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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 27, 2013
Applicant:

Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);

Inventors:

Steven J. Scott, Oconomowoc, WI (US);

Thong T. Nguyen, Milwaukee, WI (US);

David A. Vasko, Hartland, WI (US);

Michael Gasperi, Racine, WI (US);

David D. Brandt, New Berlin, WI (US);

Assignee:

Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/18 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to a method for performing industrial automation control in an industrial automation system. As such, the method may include detecting, via a sensor system, positions and/or motions of a human. The method may then include determining a possible automation command corresponding to the detected positions and/or motions. After determining the possible automation command, the method may implement a control and/or notification action based upon the detected positions and/or motions.


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