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US4258388A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 2, 1979
Grant dateMar 24, 1981
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/185
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A T.V. camera, mounted on the arm of a teleoperator remotely controlled gping hand, is used to view an object to be grasped through an in-line semi-reflective mirror and a laterally disposed reflective mirror. Alignment of the teleoperator with the object is indicated by a single superimposed image of the object on the television viewing screen. Non-alignment of the teleoperator hand and the object is indicated by double images.

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