IP Library Granted Patent US 10,983,669
Granted Patent B2
US 10,983,669 · App. 14/910,329 · Granted Apr 20, 2021

Device for displaying data associated with operation of a plurality of electronic component mounting machines at a production site

Inventors: Teruyuki Ohashi (Anjo, JP); Shigenao Otane (Himeji, JP)
Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 10,983,669
App. No.
14/910,329
Granted
Apr 20, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device displays contents of data used by an electronic component mounting machine. The data includes necessity information regarding a plurality of optional functions. The optional functions are functions which are selectively used among the functions of the electronic component mounting machine, and the necessity information is information which describes necessity of use of each of optional functions. The device includes an extraction processing section and a display section. The extraction processing section extracts the necessity information regarding a plurality of optional functions from the data used by the electronic component mounting machine. The display section visually displays the necessity information regarding the plurality of optional functions extracted by the extraction processing section.

Claims (48)

1. A display device for displaying contents of data associated with operation of a plurality of electronic component mounting machines at a production site, the display device comprising:

a display; and

one or more processors configured to:

extract necessity information from the data associated with the operation of the electronic component mounting machines, wherein

the necessity information describes necessity of use of each of a plurality of functions, which are respectively selectively usable in the electronic component mounting machines for production of workpieces by the electronic component mounting machines,

each of the plurality of functions is a function that is an interaction between one of the electronic component mounting machines and a corresponding production lot of workpieces for the production of the workpieces of the production lot,

a function, of the plurality of functions, that is described as necessary by the necessity information is a function that is required in a process performed by the one of the electronic component mounting machines for the production of the workpieces of the production lot, and

a function, of the plurality of functions, that is described as unnecessary by the necessity information is a function that is not required in the process performed by the one of the electronic component mounting machines for the production of the workpieces of the production lot;

cause the display to display a plurality of icons each corresponding to a respective function of the plurality of functions; and

cause the display to display each of the icons so as to demonstrate the necessity information of the respective function including:

displaying an icon of the function that is described as necessary,

displaying an icon of the function that is described as unnecessary, and

displaying the icon of the function that is described as necessary and the icon of the function that is described as unnecessary such that they are distinguished by at least one of at least one of a size, a shape, a color, and a behavior so as to demonstrate the necessity information of the function that is described as necessary and the necessity information of the function that is described as unnecessary, wherein

the data associated with the operation of the electronic component mounting machines includes part data which instructs an operation condition for each type of electronic component, and

the one or more processors is configured to cause the display to display a figure that illustrates a shape of the electronic component and the operation condition described by the part data at the same time as when displaying the plurality of icons.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors is configured to cause the display to display a plurality of necessary icons corresponding to functions of the plurality of functions which are described as necessary by the necessity information at the same time.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors is configured to cause the display to display a plurality of necessary icons corresponding to all functions of the plurality of functions which are described as necessary by the necessity information at the same time.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors is configured to cause the display to display a plurality of necessary icons corresponding to functions of the plurality of functions which are described as necessary by the necessity information at respective predetermined positions regardless of necessity of other functions of the plurality of functions.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein

when an operator selects one of the icons, the one or more processors is configured to cause the display to display a setting screen, and

a setting screen includes parameters related to the function of the plurality of functions that corresponds to the one of the icons.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors is configured to:

extract the necessity information from two or more pieces of instruction data, and

cause the display to display the necessity information which is extracted from one piece of the two or more pieces of instruction data and the necessity information which is extracted from another piece of the two or more pieces of instruction data at the same time.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors is configured to cause the display to simultaneously display the plurality of icons.

8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors is configured to:

cause the display to display the icon of the function which is described as necessary as selectable, and

cause the display to display the icon of the function which is described as unnecessary as selectable.

9. The device according to claim 1 , wherein

when an operator selects the icon of the function which is described as necessary, the one or more processor is configured to cause the display to display a setting screen for the function which is described as necessary,

the setting screen includes parameters related to the function which is described as necessary,

the setting screen includes the icon of the function which is described as necessary,

the setting screen includes the icon of the function which is described as unnecessary in a manner that demonstrates that the function which is described as unnecessary is unnecessary without having to scroll or change the display.

10. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors is configured to cause the display to display a plurality of necessary icons corresponding to functions of the plurality of functions which are described as necessary by the necessity information.

11. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors is configured to cause the display to display a plurality of unnecessary icons corresponding to functions of the plurality of functions which are described as unnecessary by the necessity information.

12. A system comprising:

the display device according to claim 1 ; and

the electronic component mounting machines, wherein

the workpieces are circuit boards, and

the electronic component mounting machines mount electronic components on the circuit boards in accordance with the data.

13. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the display device is a part of the one of the electronic component mounting machines.

14. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors is configured to:

cause the display to display a setting screen;

cause the display to display an indicator of the necessity of use of one of the plurality of functions on the setting screen based on the necessity information;

cause the display to display the indicator of the necessity of use of the one of the plurality of functions as necessary based on the necessity information;

accept setting of the necessity information of the one of the plurality of functions as unnecessary via the setting screen;

cause the display to display the indicator of the necessity of use of the one of the plurality of functions as unnecessary based on the setting of the necessity information.

15. The device according to claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors is configured to cause the display to display the indicator of the necessity of use of the one of the plurality of functions as a label.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 19, 2018
From: FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO., LTD.
To: FUJI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046591/0109 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: OHASHI, TERUYUKI; OTANE, SHIGENAO
To: FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037672/0488 →