Medical tele-robotic system with a head worn device
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1. A robot system, comprising:
- a remote station that has a head worn device, said head worn device generates input signals in response to movement of said head worn device; and
, a robot that has a monitor and a camera, said camera moves in conjunction with the movement of said head worn device and said input signals.
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Abstract
A robot system that includes a robot and a remote station. The remote station includes a head worn device worn on the head of a user. The head worn device senses movement of the user'"'"'s head and generates corresponding input signals. The input signals are processed into robot movement commands and transmitted to the robot, typically through a broadband network. The robot movement commands move a camera of the robot. The camera movement tracks movement of the user'"'"'s head so that the user can scan the visual field without having to generate separate input commands for the robot.
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1. A robot system, comprising:
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a remote station that has a head worn device, said head worn device generates input signals in response to movement of said head worn device; and
,a robot that has a monitor and a camera, said camera moves in conjunction with the movement of said head worn device and said input signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A robot system, comprising:
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a remote station with head worn means for generating input signals in response to movement of a user'"'"'s head; and
,a robot that has a monitor and a camera, said camera moves in conjunction with the movement of the user'"'"'s head and said input signals. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for moving a camera of a robot, comprising:
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moving a head worn device;
generating input signals that correspond to the movement of the head worn device;
processing the input signals into a robot command;
transmitting the robot command to a robot; and
,moving a camera of the robot in response to the robot command. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A robot system, comprising:
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a broadband network;
a remote station that is coupled to said broadband network and has a head worn device, said head worn device generates input signals in response to movement of said head worn device; and
,a robot that is coupled to said broadband network and has a monitor and a camera, said camera moves in conjunction with the movement of said head worn device and said input signals. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A robot system, comprising:
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a broadband network;
a remote station that is coupled to said broadband network, said remote station has head worn means for generating input signals in response to movement of a user'"'"'s head; and
,a robot that is coupled to said broadband network and has a monitor and a camera, said camera moves in conjunction with the movement of the user'"'"'s head and said input signals. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for moving a camera of a robot, comprising:
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moving a head worn device;
generating input signals that correspond to the movement of the head worn device;
processing the input signals into a robot command;
transmitting the robot command to a robot through a broadband network; and
,moving a camera of the robot in response to the robot command. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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