SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING VIRTUAL PRESENCE
First Claim
1. A Global Virtual Presence (GVP) system for providing a user with a virtual presence experience, the system comprising:
- at least one virtual presence terminal (VPT) for providing a user with a virtual presence interface;
at least one robotic virtual explorer device (RVED) for acquiring a virtual presence media, the RVED is controllable by the user via the virtual presence interface;
at least one VPT Command and Control Unit (CCU) connected to the VPT for processing and sending operational directives and receiving the virtual presence media and rendering the virtual presence media to the user via the virtual presence interface;
at least one RVED Command and Control Unit (CCU) connected to the RVED for processing and sending the operational directives to the RVED and receiving and processing the virtual presence media from the RVED,wherein;
the VPT CCU is connected to the RVED CCU over a wide area network;
the user connects to the RVED via the virtual presence interface and sends the operational directives to the VPT CCU;
the VPT CCU sends the operational directives to the RVED CCU, which provides the operational directives to the RVED over a wireless connection;
the RVED acquires the virtual presence media and provides it to the RVED CCU over the wireless connection, which sends it to the VPT CCU over the wide area network; and
the VPT CCU provides the virtual presence media to the VPT virtual presence interface.
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Abstract
A Global Virtual Presence (SGVP) platform integrates communications, robotics and Men Machine Interface (MMI) technologies and provides a unique way of delivering virtual presence experience to a user. The user can control a Robotic Virtual Explorer Devices (RVEDs) and receive a real-time media stream at his virtual terminal. In addition to real-time interactive video feeds, the system provides a pre-recorded video feed gallery of various most unreachable areas of the world, thereby providing a feeling of virtual-like presence to people, who may never see these places due to physical and financial constrains.
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1. A Global Virtual Presence (GVP) system for providing a user with a virtual presence experience, the system comprising:
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at least one virtual presence terminal (VPT) for providing a user with a virtual presence interface; at least one robotic virtual explorer device (RVED) for acquiring a virtual presence media, the RVED is controllable by the user via the virtual presence interface; at least one VPT Command and Control Unit (CCU) connected to the VPT for processing and sending operational directives and receiving the virtual presence media and rendering the virtual presence media to the user via the virtual presence interface; at least one RVED Command and Control Unit (CCU) connected to the RVED for processing and sending the operational directives to the RVED and receiving and processing the virtual presence media from the RVED, wherein; the VPT CCU is connected to the RVED CCU over a wide area network; the user connects to the RVED via the virtual presence interface and sends the operational directives to the VPT CCU; the VPT CCU sends the operational directives to the RVED CCU, which provides the operational directives to the RVED over a wireless connection; the RVED acquires the virtual presence media and provides it to the RVED CCU over the wireless connection, which sends it to the VPT CCU over the wide area network; and the VPT CCU provides the virtual presence media to the VPT virtual presence interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing a user with a virtual presence experience, the method comprising:
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connecting a robotic virtual explorer device (RVED) to at least one remote user over wide area network; receiving operational directives from the user by the RVED; buffering and analyzing the operational directives; correcting the operational directives, if they are deemed unsafe; executing the operational directives by the RVED and acquiring a virtual presence media stream; providing the virtual presence media stream to a user in real-time; and storing the virtual presence media into a database for future use, wherein the operational directives are generated by the user and provided via a virtual presence user interface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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