Medical tele-robotic system with a master remote station with an arbitrator
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1. A robot system, comprising:
- a mobile robot that has a camera and a monitor;
a first remote station that can access said mobile robot; and
, a second remote station that includes an arbitrator that can control access to said mobile robot by said first and second remote stations.
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Abstract
A robotic system that includes a mobile robot linked to a plurality of remote stations. One of the remote stations includes an arbitrator that controls access to the robot. Each remote station may be assigned a priority that is used by the arbitrator to determine which station has access to the robot. The arbitrator may include notification and call back mechanisms for sending messages relating to an access request and a granting of access for a remote station.
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60 Claims
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1. A robot system, comprising:
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a mobile robot that has a camera and a monitor;
a first remote station that can access said mobile robot; and
,a second remote station that includes an arbitrator that can control access to said mobile robot by said first and second remote stations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A robot system, comprising:
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a mobile robot that has a camera and a monitor;
a first remote station that can access said mobile robot; and
,a second remote station that includes arbitration means for controlling access to said mobile robot by said first and second remote stations. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for controlling access to a remote controlled robot, comprising:
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transmitting a request to access a mobile robot from a first remote station;
determining whether the first remote station should have access to the mobile robot at a second remote station;
allowing access to the mobile robot; and
,transmitting video images between the robot and the first remote station. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A robot system, comprising:
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a broadband network;
a mobile robot that is coupled to said broadband network, and has a camera and a monitor;
a first remote station that can access said mobile robot through said broadband network; and
,a second remote station that includes an arbitrator that can control access to said mobile robot by said first and second remote stations. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A robot system, comprising:
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a broadband network;
a mobile robot that is coupled to said broadband network, and has a camera and a monitor;
a first remote station that can access said mobile robot through said broadband network; and
,a second remote station that includes arbitration means for controlling access to said robot by said first and second remote stations. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for controlling access to a remote controlled robot, comprising:
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transmitting a request to access a mobile robot from a first remote station through a broadband network;
determining whether the first remote station should have access to the mobile robot at a second remote station;
allowing access to the mobile robot through the broadband network; and
,transmitting video images between the robot and the first remote station between the broadband network. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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