Patent ID: 7333073

Claim:
Interface system for assisting an operator during a work stage, comprising: a support structure wearable by the operator, on which is arranged at least one transparent screen element suitable for being placed in front of at least one of the operator's eyes to permit the operator to see at least one portion of the background; virtual image generating means suitable for producing an optical signal directed towards the operator's retina in such a way as to form a virtual image at a predetermined distance from the operator's eyes and superimposed on said background; recording means integral with the operator's head, suitable for recording at least part of the operator's visual field and making available a signal representative of said visual field; processing means suitable for processing said signal from the recording means and generating a visual information signal of use to the operator for carrying out said work stage; and means of reception/transmission suitable for sending said signal from the recording means to said processing means and as a consequence rendering said information signal to said virtual image generating means, in such a way as to provide the operator with visual information relating to said work stage superimposed on said visual field of the operator.