Medical Tele-robotic system with a master remote station with an arbitrator
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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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101 Claims
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61. A robot system, comprising:
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a robot that has a camera;
a first remote station that can access said robot;
a second remote station that can access said robot; and
,an arbitrator that can control access to said robot by said first and second remote stations. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A robot system, comprising:
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a robot that has a camera;
a first remote station that can access said robot;
a second remote station that can access said robot; and
,arbitration means for controlling access to said robot by said first and second remote stations. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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81. A method for controlling access to a remote controlled robot, comprising:
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transmitting a request to access a robot from a first remote station;
determining, with an arbitrator, whether the first remote station should have access to the robot;
allowing access to the robot;
transmitting video images from the robot to the first remote station transmitting a request to access a robot from a second remote station;
determining, with an arbitrator, whether the second remote station should have access to the robot;
allowing access to the robot; and
,transmitting video images from the robot to the second remote station. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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91. A robot system, comprising:
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a mobile robot that has a monitor, and a camera that captures a video image, said monitor and camera move together in at least one degree of freedom;
a first remote station that has a first monitor and an input device that receives input to cause movement of said mobile robot, said first monitor displays the video image, said first remote station being separate from said robot; and
,a second remote station that has a second monitor that also displays the video image, said second remote station being separate from said robot. - View Dependent Claims (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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98. A method for operating a robot, comprising:
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controlling movement of a robot through a first remote station that is separate from the robot, the robot having a monitor and a camera that captures a video image, said monitor and camera move together in at least one degree of freedom;
displaying the video image at the first remote station and a second remote station that is separate from the robot. - View Dependent Claims (99, 100, 101)
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Specification