System, apparatus and method for providing a portable customizable maintenance support instruction system
First Claim
1. A portable instruction system for use at a location remote from a main computer wherein instructions relating to a site specific task at the user location are stored, comprising:
- a portable computer sufficiently small to be worn by a user;
a memory connected to and under control of the computer;
a display device that can receive display signals from the computer for visual display to the user;
a video camera sufficiently small to be worn by the user;
a system that transmits images from the video camera to a remote site;
an instructional program that the computer accesses and stores in memory that contains instructional information concerning a task to be performed by the user, the program being stored in memory and responsive to a user command to display information to the program including a communications module for communicating with an assistant at a remote location; and
a communications system whereby the user interactively communicates with an assistant at the remote site concerning the task to be performed to request and receive instructions relating to the performance of the task as the assistant views the transmitted images.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for providing a user with task-specific information that includes a portable instruction system that may be worn by a user, and includes, a computer sufficiently lightweight and designed to be worn by a user to which a memory has been connected. The system includes a display device that can receive display signals from the computer for visual display to the user and an input device by which the user enters commands to the computer. An instructional program is provided that the computer accesses and stores in memory in response to a user command and displays information concerning a task to be performed by the user on the display device in response to commands from the user.
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23 Claims
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1. A portable instruction system for use at a location remote from a main computer wherein instructions relating to a site specific task at the user location are stored, comprising:
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a portable computer sufficiently small to be worn by a user;
a memory connected to and under control of the computer;
a display device that can receive display signals from the computer for visual display to the user;
a video camera sufficiently small to be worn by the user;
a system that transmits images from the video camera to a remote site;
an instructional program that the computer accesses and stores in memory that contains instructional information concerning a task to be performed by the user, the program being stored in memory and responsive to a user command to display information to the program including a communications module for communicating with an assistant at a remote location; and
a communications system whereby the user interactively communicates with an assistant at the remote site concerning the task to be performed to request and receive instructions relating to the performance of the task as the assistant views the transmitted images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of performing a task at a remote location utilizing a portable instruction system for use at a location remote from a main computer wherein instructions relating to a site specific task at the user location are stored, comprising:
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utilizing a portable computer sufficiently small to be worn by a user, the computer including a memory connected to and under control of the computer;
transmitting images relating to the task with a video camera sufficiently small to be worn by the user;
utilizing an instructional program to provide information relating to the task, the computer accessing instructional information stored in memory concerning the task to be performed by the user and responsive to a user command;
displaying information provided by the instructional program for viewing by the user; and
interactively communicating with an assistant at the remote site concerning the task to be performed to request and receive instructions relating to the performance of the task as the assistant views the transmitted images. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19)
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16. The method of 11 further comprising entering data relating to the task using a data entry system connected to the computer whereby the user enters data into a storage and retrieval device connected to and under the operation of the computer.
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20. A portable instruction system for use at a location remote from a main computer wherein instructions relating to a site specific task at the user location are stored, comprising:
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a computer sufficiently small to be worn by a user and a memory connected to and under control of the computer;
a display device that can receive display signals from the computer for visual display to the user;
a video camera sufficiently small to be worn by the user, the video camera transmitting images from the video camera to a remote site;
a communications system whereby the user interactively communicates with an assistant at the remote site concerning the task to be performed to request and receive instructions relating to the performance of the task as the assistant views the transmitted images; and
wherein the computer utilizes a communications module stored in the memory for communicating with an assistant at a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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