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Granted Patent B2
US 11,917,319 · App. 17/773,397 · Granted Feb 27, 2024

Tool system, tool management method, and program

Inventors: Ryosuke Sasaki (Osaka, JP); Masanori Kurita (Osaka, JP); Kouji Ikeda (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H04N5/2628B25F5/00G06V20/50H04N23/80B25B23/1475G06V2201/07
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Patent No.
US 11,917,319
App. No.
17/773,397
Granted
Feb 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tool system includes a portable tool, an image capturing unit, an orientation detection unit, and a processing unit. The tool includes a driving unit to be activated with power supplied from a power source. The image capturing unit is provided for the tool and generates a captured image. The orientation detection unit is provided for the tool and detects an orientation of the tool. The processing unit performs processing based on the captured image and the orientation.

Claims (21)

1. A tool system comprising:

a portable tool including a driving unit, the driving unit being configured to be activated with power supplied from a power source;

an image capturing unit provided for the tool and configured to generate a captured image;

an orientation detection unit provided for the tool and configured to detect an orientation of the tool; and

a processing unit configured to perform processing based on the captured image and the orientation.

2. The tool system of claim 1 , further comprising an image correction unit configured to correct the captured image according to the orientation, wherein

the processing unit is configured to perform the processing by using the captured image corrected by the image correction unit.

3. The tool system of claim 2 , wherein

the image correction unit is configured to perform at least spin compensation on the captured image according to the orientation.

4. The tool system of claim 2 , wherein

the image correction unit is configured to perform at least distortion correction on the captured image according to the orientation.

5. The tool system of claim 1 , wherein

the processing unit is configured to receive two pieces of input information that are first information based on the captured image and second information based on the orientation, and thereby perform the processing based on both the first information and the second information.

6. The tool system of claim 1 , further comprising an orientation presentation unit configured to present orientation information based on a result of detection obtained by the orientation detection unit.

7. The tool system of claim 1 , wherein

the processing unit is configured to perform, as the processing, at least identification of a work target.

8. The tool system of claim 7 , wherein

the processing unit is configured to perform, as the processing, determination of correspondence between the work target identified and a working instruction defined by a working procedure.

9. The tool system of claim 1 , wherein

the orientation detection unit includes at least one of an acceleration sensor or a gyrosensor.

10. A non-transitory storage medium storing thereon a program designed to cause one or more processors to perform the processing unit of claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2022
From: SASAKI, RYOSUKE; KURITA, MASANORI; IKEDA, KOUJI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060128/0638 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-201821 · Nov 6, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220377256A1 · Nov 24, 2022
Cited By (1)
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