US Patent Issued to Kobelco Construction Machinery on Dec. 30 for "Remote operation assistance server, remote operation assistance system, and remote operation assistance method" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,856, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Kobelco Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. (Hiroshima, Japan).

"Remote operation assistance server, remote operation assistance system, and remote operation assistance method" was invented by Hitoshi Sasaki (Hiroshima, Japan) and Yoichiro Yamazaki (Hiroshima, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "When a remote operation of a work machine 40 through one remote operation apparatus 20 as a first remote operation apparatus is stopped by one operator, operation of an engine 460 of the work machine 40 is continued without being stopped if another operator who may possibly continuously remotely operate th...