US 12,106,678 B2
Procedure guidance and training apparatus, methods and systems
Nelson Stone, Vail, CO (US); Steven Griffith, Honeoye Falls, NY (US); and Jonathan Stone, Rochester, NY (US)
Assigned to Simulated Inanimate Models, LLC, Pittsford, NY (US)
Filed by Simulated Inanimate Models, LLC, Pittsford, NY (US)
Filed on Oct. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/972,422.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/341,234, filed on May 12, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/271,153, filed on Oct. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0129708 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. G09B 23/28 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01)
CPC G09B 23/28 (2013.01) [G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for providing communication between a trainee and a remote trainer of a procedure, said system comprising:
a) first and second headsets wearable by the trainee and remote trainer, respectively, each of said headsets having a viewing pane operable to simultaneously allow visualization by the wearer of at least two non-overlapping viewing fields concurrently, where a first viewing field is a see-through lens configured to display a first image received by the headset as a first electronic signal in a first mode and allow the wearer to see a live procedure field located adjacent the wearer in a second mode and a second viewing field, that is adjacent to the first field, displaying a second image received by the headset as a second electronic signal;
b) first and second device connection hubs connected to said first and second headsets, respectively, each of said hubs operable to receive an image from at least one imaging device;
c) a software program having telecommunication operability and accessible by each said first and second headsets and operable to project said image in said second viewing field.