Patent ID: 7110909

Claim:
A system for the production of documentation for work processes in the form of work steps for a service technician or fitter, comprising: at least one camera for recording images of real objects in one or more work processes; a tracking mechanism for determining the position and orientation of the camera relative to the real objects; and a mobile computer for processing the images recorded by the camera and the position and orientation of the camera, and for relaying the processed images as image data, together with the position and orientation of the camera as tracking data, to a remote computer system, wherein the remote computer system comprises: a first reproduction mechanism for reproducing the images from the image data; a processing mechanism for producing items of supplementary information that document the one or more work processes in the form of graphical elements, items of text and/or references to other items of information, and for assigning the items of supplementary information to points in space relative to respective real objects in the one or more work processes; a storage mechanism for storing the items of supplementary information, their assignment to points in space, and the tracking data, as documentation for the work processes; and a second reproduction mechanism for displaying the items of supplementary information to the service technician or fitter to guide the service technician or fitter in performing the work processes on the real objects.