Systems and methods for switching control between multiple instrument arms

A system comprising:

• a teleoperational assembly configured to support a plurality of instruments;
• a display system configured to display a field of view of an imaging device;
• a master controller configured to receive input from an operator to control at least one of the plurality of instruments;
• and
• a control system configured to reassign control by the master controller of a first instrument of the plurality of instruments to a second instrument of the plurality of instruments by:
• detecting activation of an instrument reassignment input;
• in response to detecting the activation of the instrument reassignment input, causing the display system to present, within the field of view of the imaging device, a first indicator, a second indicator, and a selection indicator;
• receiving a user input at the master controller;
• causing the display system to update one or more of the first indicator, the second indicator, or the selection indicator based on the received user input;
• and
• assigning control of the second instrument to the master controller based on the received user input.

A method of reassigning control by a master controller from a first instrument supported by a teleoperational assembly to a second instrument supported by the teleoperational assembly, the method comprising:

• detecting activation of an instrument reassignment input;
• in response to detecting the activation of the instrument reassignment input, causing a display system to present, within a field of view of an imaging device, a first indicator, a second indicator, and a selection indicator;
• receiving a user input at the master controller;
• causing the display system to update one or more of the first indicator, the second indicator, or the selection indicator based on the received user input;
• and
• assigning control of the second instrument to the master controller based on the received user input.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processing device of a control system, cause the control system to reassign control by a master controller from a first instrument supported by a teleoperational assembly to a second instrument supported by the teleoperational assembly by performing operations comprising:

• detecting activation of an instrument reassignment input;
• in response to detecting the activation of the instrument reassignment input, causing a display system to present, within a field of view of an imaging device, a first indicator, a second indicator, and a selection indicator;
• receiving a user input at the master controller;
• causing the display system to update one or more of the first indicator, the second indicator, or the selection indicator based on the received user input;
• and
• assigning control of the second instrument to the master controller based on the received user input.