Systems and methods for onscreen menus in a teleoperational medical system

A system comprising:

• an operator control system;
• a manipulator configured for operation by an operator control device of the operator control system and further configured to support an instrument;
• and
• wherein the system is configured to:
• display an image of a field of view of an imaging device, the image of the field of view including an image of the instrument;
• receive a menu activation input;
• in response to receiving the menu activation input, display a selector user interface element and a menu in the image of the field of view and enter a menu mode for the operator control device in which the operator control device is configured to control the selector user interface element;
• and
• cause haptic feedback to be provided to the operator control device while in the menu mode.

A method comprising:

• displaying an image of a field of view of an imaging device, the image of the field of view including an image of an instrument, wherein the instrument is supported by a manipulator and wherein the manipulator is configured for operation by an operator control device of an operator control system;
• receiving a menu activation input;
• in response to receiving the menu activation input, displaying a selector user interface element and a menu in the image of the field of view and entering a menu mode for the operator control device in which the operator control device is configured to control the selector user interface element;
• and
• causing haptic feedback to be provided to the operator control device while in the menu mode.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of machine-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a system, cause the system to:

• display an image of a field of view of an imaging device, the image of the field of view including an image of an instrument, wherein the instrument is supported by a manipulator and wherein the manipulator is configured for operation by an operator control device of an operator control system;
• receive a menu activation input;
• in response to receiving the menu activation input, display a selector user interface element and a menu in the image of the field of view and enter a menu mode for the operator control device in which the operator control device is configured to control the selector user interface element;
• and
• cause haptic feedback to be provided to the operator control device while in the menu mode.