Image Processing Apparatus And Robot System

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes a first connecting unit connected to an image pickup apparatus, a plurality of second connecting units connected to one control apparatus or one other image processing apparatus, the control apparatus being configured to control a robot; and a processing unit configured to process picked-up images picked up by the image pickup apparatus.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A controller comprising:
 a processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory so as to:
 receive status information of an image processing device that processes a captured image; 
 determine a status of the image processing device based on the status information; and 
 generate a transmission signal that is transmitted to an external apparatus based on the determined status of the image processing device. 
   
     
     
         2 . The controller according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the determined status includes:
 a normal status that corresponds to a state in which the image processing device has no failure; 
 a defective status that corresponds to a state in which the image processing device has a failure; and 
 a possible defective status that corresponds to a state in which the image processing device has a high possibility of the failure. 
   
     
     
         3 . The controller according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the status information includes a plurality of physical values that correspond to statuses of a plurality of hardware components in the image processing device, and   the processor is configured to determine a phenomenon based on each of the plurality of physical values, and the phenomenon corresponds to the status of the image processing device.   
     
     
         4 . The controller according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein the plurality of physical values include an error code, and the error code corresponds to a control of the image processing device, and   the processor is configured to determine the phenomenon based on the error code.   
     
     
         5 . The controller according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the processor is configured to associate the status of the image processing device with an identifier, and   the processor is configured to place the identifier into the transmission signal.   
     
     
         6 . The controller according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein the processor is configured to cause the external apparatus to transmit the status information including the plurality of physical values based on an request from the external apparatus.   
     
     
         7 . The controller according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein the processor is configured to cause the image processing device to transmit request information to change an output status of the image processing device based on the determined status of the image processing device.   
     
     
         8 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
 a display that displays a physical value that indicates a status of a plurality of hardware components in an image processing device; and   a processor that is configured to receive status information including a plurality of physical values that correspond to statuses of a plurality of hardware components in the image processing device based on a phenomenon that is determined according to the plurality of physical values.   
     
     
         9 . A robot system comprising:
 a robot that is configured to perform a task;   a camera that is configured to capture an image of an area where the robot performs the task;   an image processing device that is configured to process the image so as to output a result; and   a controller that is configured to control the robot based on the result from the image processing device,   wherein the controller includes a processer that is configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory so as to:
 receive status information of the image processing device; 
 determine a status of the image processing device based on the status information; and 
 generate a transmission signal that is transmitted to an external apparatus based on the determined status of the image processing device.