# US 9,519,288 B2 · Operator assistance system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,519,288 B2 - Document ID: US9519288B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/251,777 - Filed: 2014-04-14 - Published: 2014-08-14 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2013-02-08 - Assignees: Caterpillar Inc. - Applicants: Caterpillar Inc. - Inventors: Paul Friend - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9519288B2 ## CPC - G05D 1/0225: {involving docking at a fixed facility, e.g. base station or loading bay (parking aids B62D15/027)} - A23F 3/06: Treating tea before extraction (reducing or removing alkaloid content A23F3/36); Preparations produced thereby (tea extract preparations A23F3/16) - A23F 3/16: Tea extraction; Tea extracts; Treating tea extract; Making instant tea - A23L 2/52: Adding ingredients (adding preservatives A23B70/10) - A23L 33/105: Plant extracts, their artificial duplicates or their derivatives - A23L 33/15: Vitamins - A61K 8/498: {having 6-membered rings or their condensed derivatives, e.g. coumarin} - A61K 31/353: 3,4-Dihydrobenzopyrans, e.g. chroman, catechin - A61K 36/82: Theaceae (Tea family), e.g. camellia - A61Q 17/04: Topical preparations for affording protection against sunlight or other radiation; Topical sun tanning preparations - A61Q 19/08: Anti-ageing preparations - B62D 15/029: {Steering assistants using warnings or proposing actions to the driver without influencing the steering system} - A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs - A61K 2236/00: Isolation or extraction methods of medicinal preparations of undetermined constitution containing material from algae, lichens, fungi or plants, or derivatives thereof, e.g. traditional herbal medicine - A61K 2800/92: Oral administration - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - A23F: COFFEE; TEA; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF - A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B) - A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D) - A61Q: SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) - A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION ## Abstract A system having a controller is provided. The controller receives a signal indicative of an actual position and an actual orientation of a machine on a worksite, from a position detection module. The controller determines a first view of the machine on the worksite. The first view shows the actual position of the machine and a target position of the machine. The target position is located on a bucket circle. The controller determines a second view of the machine on the worksite. The second view has a first and a second indicator. The first indicator is indicative of the actual position and the actual orientation of the machine. The second indicator is indicative of the target position and a target orientation of the machine and includes a target circle. The controller displays any one of the first view and the second view based, at least in part, on the actual position of the machine relative to the target position on a display unit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for assisting an operator to maneuver a machine on a worksite, the system comprising: a position detection module configured to generate a signal indicative of an actual position and an actual orientation of the machine; a display unit; and a controller communicably coupled to the position detection module and the display unit, the controller configured to: receive the signal, indicative of the actual position and the actual orientation of the machine; determine a first view of the machine on the worksite, the first view showing the actual position of the machine and a target position of the machine, the target position being located on a bucket circle; determine a second view of the machine on the worksite, the second view having a first and a second indicator, wherein the first indicator is indicative of the actual position and the actual orientation of the machine and the second indicator is indicative of the target position and a target orientation of the machine and includes at least a portion of a target circle; and display any one of the first view and the second view based, at least in part, on the actual position of the machine relative to the target position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 further comprising an image capturing device communicably coupled to the controller, the image capturing device configured to capture a view rearwardly of the machine. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to receive, from the image capturing device, the view captured rearwardly of the machine. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the controller is configured to display the determined second view imposed on the view captured rearwardly of the machine. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 further comprising a steering angle sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a steering angle of the machine. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein the controller is further configured to determine the actual orientation of the machine based on the steering angle of the machine. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the second view further comprises distance information based on a distance between the actual position of the machine and the target position of the machine. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the second view further comprises angle information based on an angle between the actual orientation of the machine and the target orientation of the machine. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein a color of any one of the first indicator and the second indicator is based on a distance between the actual position of the machine and the target position of the machine. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first indicator includes a fixed representation based on the actual position and the actual orientation of the machine. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the second indicator includes a dynamic representation based on the target position and the target orientation of the machine. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first indicator and the second indicator include a “T” shaped configuration. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the second indicator further comprises alignment marks centered on and perpendicular to the target circle. ### Claim 14 A method for assisting an operator to maneuver a machine on a worksite, the method comprising: receiving a signal indicative of an actual position and an actual orientation of the machine; determining a first view of the machine on the worksite, the first view showing the actual position of the machine and a target position of the machine, the target position being located on a bucket circle; determining a second view of the machine on the worksite, the second view having a first and a second indicator, wherein the first indicator is indicative of the actual position and the actual orientation of the machine and the second indicator is indicative of the target position and a target orientation of the machine and includes at least a portion of a target circle; and displaying any one of the first view and the second view based, at least in part, on the actual position of the machine relative to the target position. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14 further comprising receiving a view captured rearwardly of the machine. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14 further comprising displaying the determined second view imposed on the view captured rearwardly of the machine. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14 further comprising displaying distance information in the second view, the distance information based on a distance between the actual position of the machine and the target position of the machine. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14 further comprising displaying angle information in the second view, the angle information based on an angle between the actual orientation of the machine and the target orientation of the machine. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14 wherein the second indicator further comprises alignment marks centered on and perpendicular to the target circle. ### Claim 20 A machine operating on a worksite, the machine comprising: a power source; a frame; a position detection module configured to generate a signal indicative of an actual position and an actual orientation of the machine; a display unit; and a controller communicably coupled to the position detection module and the display unit, the controller configured to: receive the signal indicative of the actual position and the actual orientation of the machine; determine a first view of the machine on the worksite, the first view showing the actual position of the machine and a target position of the machine, the target position being located on a bucket circle; determine a second view of the machine on the worksite, the second view having a first and a second indicator, wherein the first indicator is indicative of the actual position and the actual orientation of the machine and the second indicator is indicative of the target position and a target orientation of the machine and includes at least a portion of a target circle; and display any one of the first view and the second view based, at least in part, on the actual position of the machine relative to the target position. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The machine of claim 20 further comprising an image capturing device communicably coupled to the controller, the image capturing device configured to capture a view rearwardly of the machine. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The machine of claim 20, wherein the controller is configured to display the determined second view imposed on the view captured rearwardly of the machine. ### Claim 23 (depends on 20) The machine of claim 20 wherein the second indicator further comprises alignment marks centered on and perpendicular to the target circle.