COMPANION ROBOT FOR PERSONAL INTERACTION
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Abstract
A mobile robot guest for interacting with a human resident performs a room-traversing search procedure prior to interacting with the resident, and may verbally query whether the resident being sought is present. Upon finding the resident, the mobile robot may facilitate a teleconferencing session with a remote third party, or interact with the resident in a number of ways. For example, the robot may carry on a dialogue with the resident, reinforce compliance with medication or other schedules, etc. In addition, the robot incorporates safety features for preventing collisions with the resident; and the robot may audibly announce and/or visibly indicate its presence in order to avoid becoming a dangerous obstacle. Furthermore, the mobile robot behaves in accordance with an integral privacy policy, such that any sensor recording or transmission must be approved by the resident.
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24 Claims
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1-10. -10. (canceled)
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11. A robot system, comprising:
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a base station; and a robot; wherein the base station comprises; a wireless transceiver configured to communicate TCP/IP transmissions with the robot; a wired connector for accessing the Internet; and an access point circuit for transferring TCP/IP transmissions between the Internet and the wireless transceiver, the access point circuit factory configured to authenticate the robot using stored base station security information; wherein the robot comprises; a wireless transceiver configured to communicate TCP/IP transmissions with the base station; and a client circuit for transferring TCP/IP transmissions from the robot to the base station, the client circuit linked to the base station by stored robot security information corresponding to the stored base station security information, the client circuit factory configured so that, upon activation, the client circuit can authenticate to the base station using the stored robot security information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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Specification