Patent ID: 6694194
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: B25J,G05B

Abstract:
A remote work supporting system comprising:a first unit including photographing means operated by a first operator for photographing a work target machine to generate an image signal, a first display located near the respective photographing means for displaying an image based on the image signal supplied thereto, a first communication interface unit, and a first controller for controlling said photographing means and first display to cause the first display to superpose the image created based on the image signal and a screen indicating instruction contents of an instruction signal fed via the first communication interface unit, and for feeding the image signal to the first communication interface; and a second unit including an operation unit for generating the instruction signal based on an instruction input made by a second operator, a second display located near the operation unit for displaying an image based on the image signal supplied thereto, a second communication interface unit for transmitting a signal supplied via the first communication interface and communication network in both directions, and a second controller for causing the respective second display to superpose a screen indicating the instruction signal and a screen indicating the image signal supplied via the first interface unit and for feeding the instruction signal to the second communication interface unit.