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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2011
Kishore Lankalapalli, Springboro, OH (US);
Mike Tanner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Justin Shultz, Franklin, OH (US);
Larry D. Lucous, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Robert Keith Strong, Hamilton, OH (US);
Kishore Lankalapalli, Springboro, OH (US);
Mike Tanner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Justin Shultz, Franklin, OH (US);
Larry D. Lucous, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Robert Keith Strong, Hamilton, OH (US);
GLEASON METROLOGY SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A remote pendant for a metrology machine. The pendant comprises a non-configurable user interface which is an extension of the main computer monitor wherein the screens shown on a monitor of the pendant are created by application and/or control software running on the computer control of the machine. The remote pendant further comprises camera and/or webcam features as well as voice recording capabilities. With the remote pendant, the machine operator can view messages appearing on the main computer screen and respond to any prompts via a touch screen on the pendant thereby eliminating the need to return to the machine operator station.