I
claim:
1. A
remotely operable laser pointer instruction system comprising in combination:
a laser pointer with an adjustable
pointing beam located at a first location;
a worker adjacent to the laser pointer at the first location;
a target at the first location, the pointing beam being adjustable directed to
selected portions of the target at the first location, the target being adjacent
to the worker; and
a control means for operating the laser pointer, the control means located at a
second location remote from the first location, an operator-instructor at the
second location for physically controlling the control means, the target being
not adjacent to the operator-instructor, wherein the operator-instructor at the
second location controls and adjusts the pointing beam being directed at the
target at the first location with a computer.
2. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 1, wherein the laser pointer
includes:
means for automatically adjusting an x-axis
and a y-axis.
3. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 1, wherein the control means
includes:
a second computer at the second location
having a movable mouse where the operator-instructor at the second location
viewing a screen of the laser pointer at the first location controls and adjusts
the pointing beam with the moveable mouse.
4. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 1, further comprising:
a first microphone and a first speaker at
the first location; and
a second microphone and a second speaker at the second location, wherein the
operator-instructor at the second location can verbally communicate with the
worker at the first location.
5. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 1, further comprising:
a headset to be worn by the worker
at the first location, the headset having the control means and the laser
pointer both directly attached thereto.
6. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 1, further comprising:
means for allowing the
operator-instructor to selectively turn the laser pointer on and off.
7. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 6, wherein the selective
turning means includes:
a light indicator that visibly
indicates whether the laser pointer is on and off.
8. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 1, further comprising:
a camera at the first location being aimed
at the target for allowing the operator-instructor to visually select the
selected portions of the target with the laser pointer as an instruction aid to
the worker at the first location.
9. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 1, further comprising:
means for allowing the
operator-instructor to adjust x and y axes coordinates of the laser pointer; and
a camera at the first location being aimed at the target for allowing the
operator-instructor to visually select the selected portions of the target with
the laser pointer as an instruction aid to the worker at the first location.
10. A remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system comprising in combination:
a laser pointer with an adjustable
pointing beam located at a first location;
a worker adjacent to the laser pointer at the first location;
a target at the first location, the pointing beam being adjustably directed to
selected portions of the target at the first location, the target being adjacent
to the worker;
a control means for operating the laser pointer, the control means located at a
second location remote from the first location, an operator-instructor at the
second location for physically controlling the control means, the target being
not adjacent to the operator-instructor, wherein the operator-instructor at the
second location controls and adjusts the pointing beam being directed at the
target at the first location with a first computer;
a second computer at the second location having a moveable mouse so that the
operator-instructor at the second location viewing a screen of the laser pointer
at the first location controls and adjusts the pointing beam with the moveable
mouse;
means for allowing the operator-instructor to adjust x and y axes coordinates of
the laser pointer; and
a camera at the first location being aimed at the target for allowing the
operator-instructor to visually identify the selected portions of the target
with the laser pointer as an instruction aid to the worker at the first
location.
11. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 10, further comprising:
a first microphone and a first
speaker at the first location; and
a second microphone and a second speaker at the second location, wherein the
operator-instructor at the second location can verbally communicate with the
worker at the first location.
12. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 10, further comprising:
a headset to be worn by the worker
at the first location, the headset having the control means and the laser
pointer both directly attached thereto.
13. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 10, further comprising:
means for allowing the operator-instructor
to selectively turn the laser pointer on and off.
14. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 13, wherein the selective
turning means includes:
a light indicator that visibly
indicates whether the laser pointer is on and off.
15. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 1, further comprising:
a telephone-line modem communication
link between the control means and the laser pointer.
16. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 1, further comprising:
an Internet communication link
between the control means and the laser pointer.
17. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 1, further comprising:
a satellite communication link
between the control means and the laser pointer.
18. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 10, further comprising:
a telephone-line modem communication
link between the control means and the laser pointer.
19. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 10, further comprising:
an Internet communication link between the control means and the
laser pointer.
20. The remotely
operable laser pointer instruction system of claim 1, further comprising:
a satellite communication link
between the control means and the laser pointer.