Mobile tele-presence system with a microphone system
First Claim
1. A remote controlled robot system, comprising:
- a robot with a camera system and a binaural microphone system; and
,a remote control station that transmits commands to control said robot, said remote control station includes a speaker system that is coupled to said binaural microphone system and a monitor coupled to said robot camera.
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Abstract
A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote control station. The robot includes a binaural microphone system that is coupled to a speaker system of the remote control station. The binaural microphone system may include a pair of microphones located at opposite sides of a robot head. The location of the microphones roughly coincides with the location of ears on a human body. Such microphone location creates a mobile robot that more effectively simulates the tele-presence of an operator of the system. The robot may include two different microphone systems and the ability to switch between systems. For example, the robot may also include a zoom camera system and a directional microphone. The directional microphone may be utilized to capture sound from a direction that corresponds to an object zoomed upon by the camera system.
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42 Claims
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1. A remote controlled robot system, comprising:
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a robot with a camera system and a binaural microphone system; and
,a remote control station that transmits commands to control said robot, said remote control station includes a speaker system that is coupled to said binaural microphone system and a monitor coupled to said robot camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A remote controlled robot system, comprising:
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a robot with a camera system and a microphone system that move together in at least two degrees of freedom, said robot converts sound captured by said microphone system into a plurality of audio channels; and
,a remote control station that transmits commands to control said robot, said remote control station includes a speaker system that is coupled to said microphone system, and a monitor coupled to said robot camera. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for hearing sound produced at a site of a robot, comprising:
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capturing sound with a binaural microphone system of a robot that has a camera system; transmitting the sound to a remote control station; and
,producing the sound at the remote control station. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for hearing sound produced at a site of a robot, comprising:
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capturing sound with a microphone system of a robot that is coupled to a robot head that has a camera system; converting the sound into a plurality of audio channels; transmitting the sound to a remote control station; producing the sound at the remote control station; and
,moving the robot head. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A remote controlled robot system, comprising:
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a robot with a camera system and a microphone system; and
,a remote control station that transmits commands to control said robot, said remote control station includes a speaker system that is coupled to said microphone system, said remote control station further includes a monitor that displays a display user interface with a graphical depiction of an origin of sound. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A remote controlled robot system, comprising:
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a robot with a camera system, a binaural microphone system and a directional microphone; and
,a remote control station that transmits commands to control said robot, said remote control station having a speaker system and switches a speaker output between said binaural microphone system and said directional microphone. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A remote controlled robot system, comprising:
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a robot with a camera system, a first microphone system and a second microphone system; and
,a remote control station that transmits commands to control said robot, said remote control station having a speaker system and switches a speaker output between said first and second microphone systems. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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