Work Procedure Display System with Segmented View and Magnification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional work instruction systems struggle to effectively display important assembly areas and positions within complex device bodies, leading to difficulties in recognizing the start and end of work procedures, especially when using moving images that are repeatedly displayed without clear indicators.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that displays an entire work object image recognizable by the worker, increases magnification of the target site, shows a moving image of the work content, and provides clear start and end indicators, allowing workers to accept completion instructions, with these steps repeated until the work is finished.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the entire device body is displayed in the work instruction manual image, then the overall structure is visible, but the important assembly area becomes too small to be recognized
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into multiple regions: a first region showing the entire device body and a second region showing an enlarged view of the assembly position. This segmentation allows workers to simultaneously see both the overall structure and the detailed assembly area, resolving the contradiction between displaying the entire device and highlighting important areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-dimension display (either entire device or detailed view) to a multi-dimensional display by showing both the entire device body and the enlarged assembly position concurrently in different display regions. This dimensional expansion allows workers to access both levels of detail without losing information about either the overall structure or the specific assembly location.
2Loss of information
If only the important assembly area is displayed in an enlarged manner, then the assembly position is visible, but the worker cannot understand which portion of the device body the assembly position is located
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into multiple regions: a first region showing the entire device body and a second region showing an enlarged view of the assembly position. This segmentation allows workers to simultaneously see both the overall structure and the detailed assembly area, resolving the contradiction between displaying the entire device and highlighting important areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The first display region acts as an intermediary that provides context for the second display region. By showing the entire device body in the first region, workers can understand the location and context of the assembly position shown in the enlarged second region, thus maintaining both detailed visibility and contextual understanding.
3Ease of operation
If the moving image is repeatedly displayed to facilitate understanding of work content, then the work procedure is clear, but it becomes difficult to recognize which portion is the beginning and end of work
Solution Approach 1:
The system displays a still image of the entire device body before the moving image of the assembly work. This preliminary still image serves as a preparation step that clearly marks the beginning of the work procedure, allowing workers to understand the overall context before viewing the detailed moving image, thus resolving the confusion about work start and end points.
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A work procedure display method of displaying a work procedure on a work object by a computer displaying a moving image, the method comprising: (a) displaying an entire image of the work object so that start of work is recognizable by a worker; (b) increasing display magnification of the work object so that a working target site of the work object is displayed in an enlarged manner; (c) displaying a moving image showing content of work; (d) displaying an image for the worker to recognize end of work; and (e) accepting instruction to complete the work; wherein steps (a) to (d) are repeatedly executed until instruction to complete the work is accepted, is disclosed. A work procedure display method and system and computer program of the same is also disclosed.