Method for uncovering a branch in a pipe system by virtual projection thereof
AssigneePipetronics, Inc.
InventorsChristian Noll, Herbert Wind
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for uncovering a branch of a pipe system that is renovated with a lining tube, comprising the following steps, in particular in this sequence: a) providing an uncovering device in the renovated pipe and arranging the uncovering device in front of the branch to be uncovered; b) virtually representing for a user the branch that is concealed by the lining tube; and c) uncovering the branch by the user by means of the uncovering device, based on the virtual representation.
Claims9
A method for uncovering a branch of a pipe system that is renovated with a lining tube, comprising the following steps, in this sequence:
- a) providing an uncovering device in the renovated pipe and arranging the uncovering device in front of the branch to be uncovered;
- b) virtually representing for a user the branch that is concealed by the lining tube by projecting a virtual representation onto the lining tube or by displaying the virtual representation on a display device, as a superimposition of a camera image, in real time;
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- c) uncovering the branch by the user by means of the uncovering device, based on the virtual representation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.