Patent ID: 9095401
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: A61C,F16M,G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. Support system for the viewer-dependent positioning and alignment of a monitor, comprising: a central support column; a first arm having an adjustable length L, wherein the first arm is rotatably connected at its proximal end to the central support column and is pivotally connected at its distal end to the monitor; a second arm, wherein the second arm is connected at its distal end to a camera providing image data to the monitor of an object of interest defining a reference position; and control means for positioning and aligning the monitor such that irrespective of the position of the viewer the monitor is positioned along the line of sight of the viewer pointing towards the reference position, the distance from the monitor to the viewer is held constant, and the monitor is at a right angle with respect to the line of sight of the viewer pointing towards the reference position, wherein the control means are configured to adjust the length L of the first arm as a function of the angular position α of the viewer as follows: wherein R 2 is the horizontal distance from the reference position to the monitor, A is the horizontal distance from the reference position to the central support column projected onto a x-axis and B is the horizontal distance from the reference position to the central support column projected onto a y-axis, wherein the x-axis is defined by the horizontal line connecting the reference position and the camera and the y-axis is disposed horizontally in a perpendicular relationship with the x-axis.