Event Management Systems and Methods for Motion Control Systems

Abstract

A motion control system comprising a machine platform, at least one event destination, and an event handler. The machine platform carries out automated tasks and generates events. The event handler is configurable to receive at least one event from the machine platform and send the at least one event to the at least one event destination.

1 . A motion system comprising:
 a network;   a set of controller independent media commands;   a set of event tokens;   a set of motion events each associated with at least one event token;   a set of motion media each comprising at least one media command;   a motion control device;   a motion control component capable of executing motion media to command at least one motion control device;   a motion event manager that associates at least one event token with at least one motion media; whereby   the motion event manager instructs the motion control component to command at least one motion control device after receiving across the network at least one event token associated with at least one motion event.   
     
     
         2 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , where in at least one motion event is a text event. 
     
     
         3 . A system as recited in  claim 2 , where in at least one text event is communicated from an instant messaging service. 
     
     
         4 . A system as recited in  claim 3 , where in at least one text event is communicated by E-mail. 
     
     
         5 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , where in at least one motion event is associated with a person speaking. 
     
     
         6 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , where in at least one motion event is associated with a user action. 
     
     
         7 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , where in at least one motion event is associated with an operating system event. 
     
     
         8 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , where in at least one motion event is associated with an event from a third-party software application. 
     
     
         9 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , where in at least one motion media is comprised of scripts. 
     
     
         10 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , where in at least one motion media contains at least one controller dependent command. 
     
     
         11 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , where in the motion event manager associates at least one motion media with at least one event token. 
     
     
         12 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising at least one event provider that generates at least one event token. 
     
     
         13 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , where in the network is a wireless network. 
     
     
         14 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , where in the network is a packet-based network. 
     
     
         15 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , where in the network is associated with the Internet. 
     
     
         16 . A system as recited in  claim 13 , where in the wireless network uses WiFi. 
     
     
         17 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , where in the network is configured as a peer-to-peer network. 
     
     
         18 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a media creation tool configured to create motion media. 
     
     
         19 . A system as recited in  claim 18 , where in the media creation tool is capable of creating motion media with recorded operations. 
     
     
         20 . A system as recited in  claim 18 , where in the media creation tool is capable of creating motion media with drag-drop operations. 
     
     
         21 . A motion system comprising:
 a set of controller independent media commands;   a set of event tokens;   a set of motion events each associated with at least one event token;   a set of motion media each comprising at least one media command;   a motion control device;   a motion control component capable of executing motion media to command at least one motion control device;   a motion event manager that associates at least one event token with at least one motion media; whereby   the motion event manager instructs the motion control component to command at least one motion control device after receiving at least one event token associated with at least one motion event.   
     
     
         22 . A system as recited in  claim 21 , where in at least one motion event is a text event. 
     
     
         23 . A system as recited in  claim 22 , where in at least one text event is communicated from an instant messaging service. 
     
     
         24 . A system as recited in  claim 23 , where in at least one text event is communicated by E-mail. 
     
     
         25 . A system as recited in  claim 21 , where in at least one motion event is associated with a person speaking. 
     
     
         26 . A system as recited in  claim 21 , where in at least one motion event is associated with a user action. 
     
     
         27 . A system as recited in  claim 21 , where in at least one motion event is associated with an operating system event. 
     
     
         28 . A system as recited in  claim 21 , where in at least one motion event is associated with an event from a third-party software application. 
     
     
         29 . A system as recited in  claim 21 , where in at least one motion media is comprised of scripts. 
     
     
         30 . A system as recited in  claim 21 , where in at least one motion media contains at least one controller dependent command. 
     
     
         31 . A system as recited in  claim 21 , where in the Event Manager associates at least one motion media with at least one event token. 
     
     
         32 . A system as recited in  claim 21 , further comprising at least one event provider that generates at least one event token. 
     
     
         33 . A system as recited in  claim 21 , where in at least one event token is transferred across a network to the Event Manager. 
     
     
         34 . A system as recited in  claim 33 , where in the network is a wireless network. 
     
     
         35 . A system as recited in  claim 33 , where in the network is a packet-based network. 
     
     
         36 . A system as recited in  claim 33 , where in the network is associated with the Internet. 
     
     
         37 . A system as recited in  claim 34 , where in the wireless network uses WiFi. 
     
     
         38 . A system as recited in  claim 33 , where in the network is configured as a peer-to-peer network. 
     
     
         39 . A system as recited in  claim 21 , further comprising a media creation tool configured to create motion media. 
     
     
         40 . A system as recited in  claim 39 , where in the media creation tool is capable of creating motion media with recorded operations. 
     
     
         41 . A system as recited in  claim 39 , where in the media creation tool is capable of creating motion media with drag-drop operations.