A surgical method is provided for use with a teleoperated surgical system (surgical system), the method comprising: recording surgical instrument kinematic information indicative of surgical instrument motion produced within the surgical system during the occurrence of the surgical procedure； determining respective kinematic signatures associated with respective surgical instrument motions； producing an information structure in a computer readable storage device that associates respective kinematic signatures with respective control signals； comparing, during a performance of the surgical procedure surgical instrument kinematic information during the performance with at least one respective kinematic signature； launching, during a performance of the surgical procedure an associated respective control signal in response to a match between surgical instrument kinematics during the performance and a respective kinematic signature.
