Image display system, image display composite system, and image display method

Abstract

An object is to provide an image display system capable of causing a user to know interaction relationships between work machines and operators related to the work machines. On an output interface 620 of an information terminal apparatus 60, face picture images and face illustration images as indicator images M1i, which are associated with the positions of work machines Qi existing in a specified area in a specified area image, or pieces of identification information about operators of the work machines Qi, and pieces of operation history information about the work machines Qi of the operators are displayed.

1 . An image display system causing an output interface of an information terminal apparatus to output specification information about interactions between work machines and operators. 
     
     
         2 . The image display system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the image display system causes the output interface of the information terminal apparatus to output indicator images associated with positions of the work machines existing in a specified area in a specified area image, the indicator images identifiably indicating current operation statuses of the work machines among a plurality of selectable or interchangeable operation statuses of the work machines, as the specification information.   
     
     
         3 . The image display system according to  claim 2 , wherein
 for each of the work machines, if the current operation status of the work machine is a first operation status, the image display system causes the output interface of the information terminal apparatus to output a corresponding indicator image among the indicator images in association with the position of the work machine, and, if the current operation status of the work machine is a second operation status, the image display system does not cause the output interface of the information terminal apparatus to output the corresponding indicator image in association with the position of the work machine.   
     
     
         4 . The image display system according to  claim 2 , wherein
 for each of the work machines, the image display system causes the output interface of the information terminal apparatus to output the corresponding indicator image identifiably indicating at least one of the following, that is, presence/absence of an operator, particular information about the operator, and attributes of the operator, as the current operation status of the work machine in association with the position of the work machine.   
     
     
         5 . The image display system according to  claim 2 , wherein
 for each of the work machines, the image display system causes the output interface of the information terminal apparatus to output the corresponding indicator image identifiably indicating a status of communication with a remote operation apparatus as the current operation status of the work machine, in association with the position of the work machine.   
     
     
         6 . The image display system according to  claim 2 , wherein
 for each of the work machines, the image display system causes the output interface of the information terminal apparatus to output, in addition to the specified area image, weather of the area where the work machine exists or weather information about a time series of the weather.   
     
     
         7 . The image display system according to  claim 2 , wherein
 if a specification operation is performed through an input interface of the information terminal apparatus, the image display system causes the output interface of the information terminal apparatus to output actual-machine-related information related to any of the work machines, the position of the work machine being associated with a specified indicator image among the indicator images.   
     
     
         8 . The image display system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the image display system causes the output interface of the information terminal apparatus to output pieces of identification information about the operators of the work machines and pieces of operation history information about the work machines of the operators, as the specification information.   
     
     
         9 . The image display system according to  claim 8 , wherein
 for each of the pieces of identification information, the image display system causes the output interface of the information terminal apparatus to output pieces of operation history information about one or more of the work machines corresponding to a piece of operation history information about a corresponding operator.   
     
     
         10 . The image display system according to  claim 8 , wherein
 if a predetermined operation for any of the work machines is performed in a state in which the pieces of operation history information are displayed on the output interface of the information terminal apparatus, the image display system causes the output interface of the information terminal apparatus to output map information.   
     
     
         11 . The image display system according to  claim 8 , wherein
 the image display system causes the output interface of the information terminal apparatus to output the plurality of pieces of operation history information in order of numerical values included in the plurality of pieces of operation history information.   
     
     
         12 . The image display system according to  claim 8 , wherein
 the image display system causes the output interface of the information terminal apparatus to output the plurality of pieces of operation history information for each work area determined in advance.   
     
     
         13 . The image display system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the work machines are remotely operated.   
     
     
         14 . The image display system according to  claim 13 , comprising a remote operation apparatus for remotely operating the work machines; wherein
 the remote operation apparatus switches an operation target from one work machine to another work machine.   
     
     
         15 . An image display composite system comprising:
 the image display system according to  claim 1 ; and   either the information terminal apparatus, or the work machines and a remote operation apparatus for remotely operating the work machines.   
     
     
         16 . An image display composite system comprising:
 the image display system according to  claim 13 ; and   either the information terminal apparatuses, or the work machines and the remote operation apparatus for remotely operating the work machines.   
     
     
         17 . An image display method comprising a process of causing an output interface of an information terminal apparatus to output indicator images associated with positions of work machines existing in a specified area in a specified area image, the indicator images identifiably indicating current operation statuses of the work machines among a plurality of selectable or interchangeable operation statuses of the work machines, as specification information. 
     
     
         18 . An image display method comprising a process of causing an output interface of an information terminal apparatus to output pieces of identification information about operators of work machines and pieces of operation history information about the work machines of the operators, as specification information.