Robotic system display method for displaying auxiliary information
A Robotic control system has a wand, which emits multiple narrow beams of light, which fall on a light sensor array, or with a camera, a surface, defining the wand's changing position and attitude which a computer uses to direct relative motion of robotic tools or remote processes, such as those that are controlled by a mouse, but in three dimensions and motion compensation means and means for reducing latency.
1. A method for displaying information on a robotic system viewer, the method comprising:
receiving a first image of at least a portion of a remote worksite;
causing the first image to be displayed on the robotic system viewer; and
causing an overlay of a first icon representing a first set of available tools to be displayed at a first region of the robotic system viewer.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising causing an overlay of a second icon representing a second set of available tools to be displayed at a second region of the robotic system viewer.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the second region is within a region occupied by the first image on the robotic system viewer.
4. The method of claim 2 wherein the overlay of the second icon is configured to be resized, repositioned or turned off.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the first region is within a region occupied by the first image on the robotic system viewer.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising causing a characteristic of the first icon to change to represent a selection of one of the first set of available tools.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein causing a characteristic of the first icon to change comprises causing a portion of the first icon to be bolded.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the first icon visually generally corresponds to the first set of available tools.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the method further comprises receiving a second image of at least one of an operator's hand and an input controller and causing an overlay of the second image to be displayed at a third region of the robotic system viewer.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the third region is within a region occupied by the first image on the robotic system viewer.
11. The method of claim 1 further comprising causing an overlay representing a summary of available input control functions relating to the first set of available tools to be displayed at a fourth region of the robotic system viewer.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the fourth region is within a region occupied by the first image on the robotic system viewer.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein the overlay of the first icon is configured to be resized, repositioned or turned off.
14. A method for displaying information on a robotic system viewer, the method comprising:
receiving an image of at least a portion of a remote worksite;
causing the image to be displayed on the robotic system viewer; and
causing an overlay of icons to be displayed at a region of the robotic system viewer, the icons representative of a set of different physical tools available for selection.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the icons include images of the different physical tools.