CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM

• US 20180011457A1
• Filed: 08/14/2017
• Published: 01/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: KAWAMOTO, Kenta, IWAI, Yoshiaki, SHIMIZU, Satoru
• Granted Patent: US 10,890,884 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/40099 Graphical user interface for robotics, visual robot user interface
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/40123 Indicate, select features on display, remote manipulator will execute
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/40409 Robot brings object near operator, operator places object in correct position
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/40411 Robot assists human in non-industrial environment like home or office
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0038 by providing the operator with simple or augmented images from one or more cameras located onboard the vehicle, e.g. tele-operation images analyzed by a computer and used for automatic navigation G05D1/0246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence

Abstract

A control system, method and computer program product cooperate to assist control for an autonomous robot. The system includes a communications interface that exchanges information with the autonomous robot. A user interface displays a scene of a location in which the autonomous robot is positioned, and also receives an indication of a user selection of a user selected area within the scene. The communications interface transmits an indication of said user selected area to the autonomous robot for further processing of the area by said autonomous

Claims

1. (canceled)

3. :

The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to;

display the captured image;

generate the specific information according to the search range designated using displayed the captured image.

4. :

The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to;

provide an operation signal according to the search range arranged by user;

generate the specific information based on the operation signal.

5. :

The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to;

generate the specific information according to the search range designated using a space diagram of a space where the robot moves as the search range.

6. :

The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to;

acquire the captured image by obtained by capturing with the imaging unit.

2. :

A control apparatus for a movable apparatus that includes imaging unit and drive unit, the control apparatus comprising;

circuitry configured to;

generate a specific information used for specifying a search range, in which the movable apparatus searches a predetermined object, according to the search range designated in a region of a captured image obtained by capturing with the imaging unit;

transmit the search range to the movable apparatus.

7. :

A control method for a movable apparatus that includes imaging unit and drive unit, the control method comprising;

generating a specific information used for specifying a search range, in which the movable apparatus searches a predetermined object, according to the search range designated in a region of a captured image obtained by capturing with the imaging unit;

transmitting the search range to the movable apparatus.

8. :

The control method according to claim 7, wherein the method further comprises;

displaying the captured image;

generating the specific information according to the search range designated using displayed the captured image.

9. :

The control method according to claim 7, wherein the method further comprises;

providing an operation signal according to the search range arranged by user;

generating the specific information based on the operation signal.

10. :

The control method according to claim 7, wherein the method further comprises;

generating the specific information according to the search range designated using a space diagram of a space where the robot moves as the search range.

11. :

The control method according to claim 7, wherein the method further comprises;

acquiring the captured image by obtained by capturing with the imaging unit.