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1. A system allowing for navigation of a remote physical location over a computer network comprising a network access device operably coupled to the computer network;
- an image server operably coupled to the computer network to receive image requests from the network access device and transmit images in response;
an image acquisition system operably coupled to the image server;
wherein the image acquisition system captures an image of the remote physical location in response to control signals transmitted by the image server;
wherein the network access device comprises a user interface allowing a user to navigate the remote physical location by requesting and displaying images of selected regions in the remote physical location;
wherein the image server maintains an image history associated with the user.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems facilitating the creation, management and implementation of image histories associated with use of telepresence systems. The present invention extends and enhances the capabilities of current telepresence systems for both users and systems administrators.
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1. A system allowing for navigation of a remote physical location over a computer network comprising
a network access device operably coupled to the computer network; -
an image server operably coupled to the computer network to receive image requests from the network access device and transmit images in response;
an image acquisition system operably coupled to the image server;
wherein the image acquisition system captures an image of the remote physical location in response to control signals transmitted by the image server;
wherein the network access device comprises a user interface allowing a user to navigate the remote physical location by requesting and displaying images of selected regions in the remote physical location;
wherein the image server maintains an image history associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus facilitating navigation of a remote physical location via an image acquisition system located therein, comprising
an image database including a plurality of image objects representing images captured by the image acquisition system, an image server operably connected to the image acquisition system, the image server being operable to direct the image acquisition system to capture images of selected regions of the remote physical location in response to image requests transmitted by individual users; -
wherein the image server stores data representing the captured images in the image database in respective image objects;
wherein the image server maintains session objects representing respective user sessions;
the image server further being operable to associate image objects with corresponding user sessions. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70)
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49. An apparatus facilitating navigation of a remote physical location over a computer network, the remote physical location including an image acquisition system capturing images of selected regions therein, comprising
a network access module allowing for access to resources on the computer network; -
a user interface associated with the network access module, the user interface being operable to facilitate navigation of a remote physical location by requesting images of selected regions in the remote physical location over the computer network;
wherein the user interface displays requested images and an image history.
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58. A method allowing for navigation of a remote physical location over a computer network, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving an image request, the request including a session identifier;
(b) computing an image parameter set;
(c) transmitting control signals to an image acquisition system, the control signals be operable to direct the image acquisition system to capture an image defined by the image parameter set;
(d) maintaining an image history associated with the session identifier;
(e) transmitting the image and the image history associated with the session identifier in response to the image request.
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68. A method allowing for navigation of a remote physical location via a telepresence system operably connected to a computer network, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving an image request, the request including a session identifier;
(b) computing an image parameter set;
(c) transmitting control signals to an image acquisition system, the control signals be operable to direct the image acquisition system to capture an image defined by the image parameter set;
(d) maintaining an image history associated with the session identifier.
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