Reference based positioning of handheld tools
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1. A method for positioning and orienting a handheld tool comprising:
- receiving, at said handheld tool from an entity that is not within a structure that said handheld tool will perform a task on, information for positioning a working end of said handheld tool at a desired position with respect to said structure, wherein the desired position is different than a current position of said handheld tool;
displaying, on said handheld tool, at least one cue for positioning said working end of said handheld tool at said desired position;
receiving, at said handheld tool from said entity, instructions for orienting said handheld tool at said desired position to a desired orientation, wherein the desired orientation is different than a current orientation of said handheld tool; and
displaying, on said handheld tool, at least one cue for aligning said handheld tool to said desired orientation.
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Abstract
A method for positioning a handheld tool is disclosed. In one embodiment, information is received at a handheld tool for positioning a working end of the handheld tool at a desired position. Information is also received at the handheld tool for aligning the handheld tools at the desired position.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for positioning and orienting a handheld tool comprising:
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receiving, at said handheld tool from an entity that is not within a structure that said handheld tool will perform a task on, information for positioning a working end of said handheld tool at a desired position with respect to said structure, wherein the desired position is different than a current position of said handheld tool; displaying, on said handheld tool, at least one cue for positioning said working end of said handheld tool at said desired position; receiving, at said handheld tool from said entity, instructions for orienting said handheld tool at said desired position to a desired orientation, wherein the desired orientation is different than a current orientation of said handheld tool; and displaying, on said handheld tool, at least one cue for aligning said handheld tool to said desired orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A handheld tool comprising:
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a data receiver configured to receive, from an entity that is not within a structure that said handheld tool will perform a task on, positioning information describing a desired position of a working end of said handheld tool to perform said task on said structure, wherein the desired position is different than a current position of said handheld tool, said data receiver further configured to receive a set of alignment data for orienting said handheld tool when said working end is situated at said desired position; a display integrated with said handheld tool and configured to display, on said handheld tool, at least one cue for positioning said working end of said handheld tool at said desired position and at least one cue for orienting said handheld tool at said desired position to a desired orientation, wherein the desired orientation is different than a current orientation of said handheld tool; and a tool position detector configured to provide data verifying that said working end of said tool is located at said desired position and that said handheld tool is oriented in accordance with said alignment data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing positioning information to handheld tools, said system comprising:
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an information management system for accessing task data for a site; a handheld tool comprising; a user interface integrated with said handheld tool; and a tool position detector configured to determine a position of a working end of said handheld tool and an orientation of said handheld tool; and a positioning infrastructure wirelessly coupled with said information management system and configured to correlate the task data with said position of said working end of said handheld tool and to generate at least one cue for positioning said working end of said handheld tool at a desired position of said site and to generate at least one cue for orienting said handheld tool at said desired position to a desired orientation wherein the desired orientation is different than a current orientation of said handheld tool, wherein the desired position is different than a current position of said handheld tool, and wherein said user interface is configured to display, on said handheld tool, at least one cue for positioning a working end of said handheld tool at said desired position of said site and said at least one cue for orienting said handheld tool at said desired position to said desired orientation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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