SERVER CONNECTIVITY CONTROL FOR TELE-PRESENCE ROBOT
First Claim
1. A remote controlled, comprising:
- a robot that has a camera;
a remote control station that can connect to said robot, said connection including a plurality of privileges;
a server that controls which privileges are provided to said remote control station; and
,a manager control station that can access said server to establish and edit said privileges.
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Abstract
A robot system with a robot that has a camera and a remote control station that can connect to the robot. The connection can include a plurality of privileges. The system further includes a server that controls which privileges are provided to the remote control station. The privileges may include the ability to control the robot, joint in a multi-cast session and the reception of audio/video from the robot. The privileges can be established and edited through a manager control station. The server may contain a database that defines groups of remote control station that can be connected to groups of robots. The database can be edited to vary the stations and robots within a group. The system may also allow for connectivity between a remote control station at a user programmable time window.
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25 Claims
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1. A remote controlled, comprising:
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a robot that has a camera; a remote control station that can connect to said robot, said connection including a plurality of privileges; a server that controls which privileges are provided to said remote control station; and
,a manager control station that can access said server to establish and edit said privileges. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A remote controlled robot system, comprising:
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a plurality of robots that each have a camera; a plurality of remote control stations that can connect to said robots; a server that contains a database that defines groups of said remote stations that can be connected to groups of said robots; and
,a remote control station that can access said server to vary said groups of said remote stations that can be connected to groups of said robots. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A remote controller robot system, comprising:
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a robot that has a camera; a remote control station that can connect to said robot; and
,a server that controls connectivity between said remote control station and said robot, said connectivity can be established with a user programmed time window. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for connecting a remote control station to a robot, comprising:
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setting at least one connectivity privilege through a manager control station; connecting a remote control station with a robot that has a camera, the connection being limited to the connectivity privilege. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 25)
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24. A method for connecting a remote control station to a robot, comprising:
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setting a time window to establish a connection between a remote control station and a robot that has a camera; connecting a remote control station with the robot at the beginning of the time window.
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