Remote guidance for object observation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11175803-B2
Application number	US-201916269834-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 7, 2019
Priority date	Feb 7, 2019
Publication date	Nov 16, 2021
Grant date	Nov 16, 2021

Abstract

A technique relates to remote guidance to observe an object. A remote user device receives remote viewing information from a guiding user device associated with a first location, the remote viewing information defining a first perspective at the first location for observing the object in an atmosphere. The remote user device translates the remote viewing information into local viewing information, the local viewing information defining a second perspective at a second location for observing the object in the atmosphere, the first location being different from the second location. The remote user device guides a view of the remote user device to the object in the atmosphere relative to the second location according to the local viewing information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method for remote guidance to observe an object, the method comprising:
receiving, by a remote user device, remote viewing information from a guiding user device associated with a first location, the remote viewing information defining a first perspective at the first location for observing the object in an atmosphere;
translating, by the remote user device, the remote viewing information into local viewing information, the local viewing information defining a second perspective at a second location for observing the object in the atmosphere, the first location being different from the second location;
guiding, by the remote user device, a view of the remote user device to the object in the atmosphere relative to the second location according to the local viewing information, the guiding comprising providing verbal instructions received from the guiding user device observing the object in the atmosphere from the first perspective to direct the view of the remote user device to the object, the guiding further comprising generating annotations on the remote user device to direct the view of the remote user device to the object, the annotations marking the object, the marking having been created by a user of the guiding user device; and
displaying on a display screen of the remote user device a split screen in which one area of the display screen displays the view of the remote user device while another area of the display screen concurrently displays a separate view of the guiding user device, wherein the separate view of the guiding user device is a result of transmitting and updating from the guiding user device to the display screen of the remote user device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the remote viewing information comprises location orientation information of the guiding user device at the first location.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the remote viewing information further comprises viewing information of the guiding user device at the first location, the viewing information comprising a viewing angle of the guiding user device observing the object in the atmosphere.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the local viewing information comprises a translated viewing angle associated with the remote user device at the second location viewing the object in the atmosphere.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein guiding, by the remote user device, the view of the remote user device to the object in the atmosphere relative to the second location according to the local viewing information comprises initiating one or more cues to direct the view of the remote user device to the object.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the view of the remote user device to the guiding user device from which the remote viewing information has been received.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , further comprising receiving from the guiding user device the annotations to be generated on the remote user device, the annotations directing the view of the remote user device to the object.

8. A device for remote guidance to observe an object, the device comprising:
a processor;
a display screen; and
memory coupled to the processor and comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
receiving, by the processor, remote viewing information from a guiding user device associated with a first location, the remote viewing information defining a first perspective at the first location for observing the object in an atmosphere;
translating, by the processor, the remote viewing information into local viewing information, the local viewing information defining a second perspective at a second location for observing the object in the atmosphere, the first location being different from the second location;
guiding, by the processor, a view of the device to the object in the atmosphere relative to the second location according to the local viewing information, the guiding comprising providing verbal instructions received from the guiding user device observing the object in the atmosphere from the first perspective to direct the view of the device to the object, the guiding further comprising generating annotations on the device to direct the view of the device to the object, the annotations marking the object, the marking having been created by a user of the guiding user device; and
displaying on the display screen of the device a split screen in which one area of the display screen displays the view of the device while another area of the display screen concurrently displays a separate view of the guiding user device, wherein the separate view of the guiding user device is a result of transmitting and updating from the guiding user device to the display screen of the device.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the remote viewing information comprises location orientation information of the guiding user device at the first location.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the remote viewing information further comprises viewing information of the guiding user device at the first location, the viewing information comprising a viewing angle of the guiding user device observing the object in the atmosphere.

11. The device of claim 8 , wherein the local viewing information comprises a translated viewing angle associated with the device at the second location viewing the object in the atmosphere.

12. The device of claim 8 , wherein guiding, by the processor, the view of the device to the object in the atmosphere relative to the second location according to the local viewing information comprises initiating one or more cues to direct the view of the device to the object.

13. The device of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises transmitting the view of the device to the guiding user device from which the remote viewing information has been received.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises receiving the annotations to be generated on the device, the annotations directing the view of the device to the object.

15. A computer program product for remote guidance to observe an object, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a remote user device to cause the remote user device to perform a method comprising:
receiving, by the remote user device, remote viewing information from a guiding user device associated with a first location, the remote viewing information defining a first perspective at the first location for observing the object in an atmosphere;
translating, by the remote user device, the remote viewing information into local viewing information, the local viewing information defining a second perspective at a second location for observing the object in the atmosphere, the first location being different from the second location;
guiding, by the remote user device, a view of the remote user device to the object in the atmosphere relative to the second location according to the local viewing information, the guiding comprising providing verbal instructions received from the guiding user device observing the object in the atmosphere from the first perspective to direct the view of the remote user device to the object, the guiding further comprising generating annotations

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Kline Eric V
• Rakshit Sarbajit K

Classifications

• G06F3/016

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title

• G06F3/011 Primary

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title

• G06F40/169

  Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes · CPC title

• G06F3/0484 Primary

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G01C21/165

  combined with non-inertial navigation instruments · CPC title