Patents by Inventor Jean-Christophe Alt

Jean-Christophe Alt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230376015
    Abstract: A method for collecting and pushing data from an industrial robot controller to at least one data consumer operating a consumer server, implementing a consumer data format and communication protocol, the method including the following steps implemented by a control unit of the industrial robot controller: command the data collector to collect data; command the data collector to store the data in a generic data buffer, the data being stored in a generic format; command the protocol and data adaptor to retrieve stored data from the generic data buffer, and to convert the retrieved data generic format into the consumer data format, and to push the converted data to the consumer server according to the consumer communication protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe ALT, Suresh KUMAR, Roger KULLANG
  • Patent number: 8670868
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for providing safe remote access to a plurality of robot controllers positioned at a local site for a person positioned on a remote site. The system includes a plurality of robot controllers, each capable of receiving credentials and including an authentication component for authentication of the credentials, and an authorization component for handling authorization for access to the robot controller based on the result of the authentication, a remote computer located at a remote site and capable of communicating with the robot controllers and having an interface capable of receiving credentials and configured to send the credentials to the robot controllers, a server component capable of communicating with the robot controllers, and an identifying component positioned at the local site configured to receive proof of local access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Bertil Emmertz, Jean-Christophe Alt, Steve Murphy
  • Publication number: 20130158708
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for providing safe remote access to a plurality of robot controllers positioned at a local site for a person positioned on a remote site. The system includes a plurality of robot controllers, each capable of receiving credentials and including an authentication component for authentication of the credentials, and an authorization component for handling authorization for access to the robot controller based on the result of the authentication, a remote computer located at a remote site and capable of communicating with the robot controllers and having an interface capable of receiving credentials and configured to send the credentials to the robot controllers, a server component capable of communicating with the robot controllers, and an identifying component positioned at the local site configured to receive proof of local access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Bertil Emmertz, Jean-Christophe Alt, Steve Murphy
  • Patent number: 8121729
    Abstract: A remote diagnostic system for robots including a number of at least two robots, wherein a controller of each robot of the system is locally connected to a service unit provided with local processing power, a remote service center provided with a connector server is arranged, and a communications infrastructure for transferring packets of information between a controller of a robot of the system and connector server via the service unit is arranged for performing remote monitoring and diagnostics at the remote service center, wherein the communications infrastructure uses internet and/or GPRS communication lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Dominique Blanc, Jean-Christophe Alt, Anders Ekelund, Jessica Nymark, Steve Murphy
  • Publication number: 20080247549
    Abstract: A remote diagnostic system for robots including a number of at least two robots, wherein a controller of each robot of the system is locally connected to a service unit provided with local processing power, a remote service center provided with a connector server is arranged, and a communications infrastructure for transferring packets of information between a controller of a robot of the system and connector server via the service unit is arranged for performing remote monitoring and diagnostics at the remote service center, wherein the communications infrastructure uses internet and/or GPRS communication lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Dominique Blanc, Jean-Christophe Alt, Anders Ekelund, Jessica Nymark, Steve Murphy