REMOTE PRESENCE SYSTEM INCLUDING A CART THAT SUPPORTS A ROBOT FACE AND AN OVERHEAD CAMERA
First Claim
1. A tele-presence system, comprising:
- a cart, said cart includes a robot face that has a robot monitor, a robot camera, a robot speaker, a robot microphone, and an overhead camera; and
,a remote station that is coupled to said robot face and said overhead camera, said remote station includes a station monitor, a station camera, a station speaker and a station microphone, wherein at least one of the robot camera and the overhead camera can be controlled from the remote station.
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Abstract
A tele-presence system that includes a cart. The cart includes a robot face that has a robot monitor, a robot camera, a robot speaker, a robot microphone, and an overhead camera. The system also includes a remote station that is coupled to the robot face and the overhead camera. The remote station includes a station monitor, a station camera, a station speaker and a station microphone. The remote station can display video images captured by the robot camera and/or overhead camera. By way of example, the cart can be used in an operating room, wherein the overhead camera can be placed in a sterile field and the robot face can be used in a non-sterile field. The user at the remote station can conduct a teleconference through the robot face and also obtain a view of a medical procedure through the overhead camera.
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30 Claims
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1. A tele-presence system, comprising:
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a cart, said cart includes a robot face that has a robot monitor, a robot camera, a robot speaker, a robot microphone, and an overhead camera; and
,a remote station that is coupled to said robot face and said overhead camera, said remote station includes a station monitor, a station camera, a station speaker and a station microphone, wherein at least one of the robot camera and the overhead camera can be controlled from the remote station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15)
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16. A method for remotely viewing a field of view, comprising:
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moving a cart, the cart includes a robot face that has a robot monitor, a robot camera, a robot speaker, a robot microphone, and an overhead camera; and
,transmitting to a remote station a video image captured by the robot camera or a video image captured by the overhead camera, the remote station includes a station monitor, a station camera, a station speaker and a station microphone; and
,controlling at least one of the robot camera and the overhead camera from the remote station. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 22, 23, 25, 26, 29, 30)
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