Teleconferencing robot with swiveling video monitor
First Claim
1. A teleconferencing robot, for enabling a remote conferee to project a sense of presence into a group meeting, the teleconferencing robot comprising:
- a base;
a video monitor movably mounted to the base for receiving and displaying an image of the remote conferee;
attention getting means for getting the attention of conferees in the group meeting;
control means mounted on the base for moving the video monitor and actuating the attention getting means in response to an input control signal derived from a remote signal generated by the remote conferee and sending an outgoing data signal to the remote conferee providing feedback to the remote conferee from the teleconferencing robot; and
wherein said video monitor and attention getting means move in response to said input control signal to enable the remote conferee to project a sense of presence into the group meeting, the remote conferee can confirm the movement by said outgoing data signal.
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Abstract
A teleconferencing robot for enabling a remote conferee to project a sense of presence into a group meeting. The teleconferencing robot includes: a base; a video monitor movably mounted to the base for receiving and displaying an image of the remote conferee; an attention getting device for getting the attention of conferees in the group meeting; a control device mounted on the base for moving the video monitor and actuating the attention getting device in response to an input control signal derived from a remote signal generated by the remote conferee and sending an outgoing data signal to the remote conferee providing feedback to the remote conferee from the robot; and the video monitor and attention getting device move in response to the input control signal to enable the remote conferee to project a sense of presence into the group meeting, and to confirm the movement by the outgoing data signal.
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20 Claims
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1. A teleconferencing robot, for enabling a remote conferee to project a sense of presence into a group meeting, the teleconferencing robot comprising:
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a base;
a video monitor movably mounted to the base for receiving and displaying an image of the remote conferee;
attention getting means for getting the attention of conferees in the group meeting;
control means mounted on the base for moving the video monitor and actuating the attention getting means in response to an input control signal derived from a remote signal generated by the remote conferee and sending an outgoing data signal to the remote conferee providing feedback to the remote conferee from the teleconferencing robot; and
wherein said video monitor and attention getting means move in response to said input control signal to enable the remote conferee to project a sense of presence into the group meeting, the remote conferee can confirm the movement by said outgoing data signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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