Remote Camera Orientation Interface with Input Repositioning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing user interfaces for controlling camera orientations on robotic devices lack efficient and intuitive methods for remote operation, particularly in determining the proximity of user inputs to pre-set locations, leading to potential inaccuracies and user frustration.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that receive inputs on a remote interface indicating camera orientation commands for robotic devices, provide indicators representing these inputs, and reposition the indicators to pre-set locations within a defined distance threshold, enhancing user control and accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a remote interface is used to control camera orientation on a robotic device, then user accessibility and remote operation capability are improved, but input precision and alignment accuracy with pre-set locations deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveremote operation capabilityVSAvoidinput alignment accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides visual feedback by displaying an indicator that shows the current input location on the interface. This feedback mechanism allows users to see where their input is being registered and makes adjustments to achieve precise alignment with pre-set locations, thereby resolving the accuracy issue while maintaining remote operation capability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-positions indicators at predetermined locations on the interface that correspond to specific camera orientations. These pre-set locations are prepared in advance, allowing users to simply align their input with the indicator rather than manually calculating precise coordinates, thus improving input accuracy without compromising remote accessibility

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If manual alignment of input with pre-set locations is required, then positioning precision can be achieved, but operation time and user effort increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepositioning precisionVSAvoidoperation time

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects when the input indicator aligns with a pre-set location and autonomously determines the corresponding camera orientation command. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for users to manually verify alignment or perform additional adjustment steps, achieving precise positioning while minimizing operation time and user effort

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS9344623B2Methods and systems for providing functionality of an interface to control orientations of a camera on a device

Publication Date: 2016.05.17 GDM HOLDING LLC

AI summary

Methods and systems for providing functionality of an interface to control orientations of a camera on a device are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving an input on an interface indicating a command for an orientation of a camera on a robotic device, and the interface may be provided on a device remote from the robotic device. An indicator may be provided on the interface representing a location of the input, and the indicator may be representative of the command for the orientation of the camera on the robotic device. The method may also include determining that the location of the input on the interface is within a distance threshold to a pre-set location on the interface, and repositioning the indicator on the interface to be at the pre-set location.