Receiving apparatus

• US 7,065,430 B2
• Filed: 10/12/2004
• Issued: 06/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Ito, Yoshihiro, Endo, Hiroshi, Naka, Yoji
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Marc, McDieunel
• Application Number:
  US10/960,928
• Publication Number:
  US 20050065656A1
• Time in Patent Office: 616 Days
• Field of Search: 700/245, 700/258, 700/259, 700/250, 700/253, 700/255, 318/568.11, 318/568.12, 318/568.21, 701/23, 345/156, 345/184, 901/1, 901/15
• US Class Current: 700/245
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0225 involving docking at a fixed facility, e.g. base station or loading bay parking aids B62D15/027
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0246 using a video camera in combination with image processing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/263 Arrangements for using multiple switchable power supplies, e.g. battery and AC G06F1/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/008 based on physical entities controlled by simulated intelligence so as to replicate intelligent life forms, e.g. based on robots replicating pets or humans in their appearance or behaviour

Abstract

A receiving apparatus includes a receiving section for receiving image data output from an autonomously traveling robot at a predetermined output position and a storage section for storing the image data received from the robot at the receiving section.

Claims

1. A receiving apparatus, comprising:

a receiving section for receiving image data output from an autonomously traveling robot at a predetermined output position;

a storage section for storing the image data received from the robot at said receiving section; and

a positional information transmitting section for transmitting positional information representing said output position.

2. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a charging section for charging a battery provided in said robot.

3. The receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said positional information transmitting section transmits charging position information representing a charging position as said output position.

4. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a completion signal transmitting section for transmitting a reception completion signal when the reception of the image data by said receiving section has been completed.

5. The receiving apparatus of claim 1, said receiving apparatus comprising a station for an autonomously traveling robot, the station being provided separately from the robot.

6. The receiving apparatus of claim 5, wherein the positional information transmitting section represents the position of the robot, separate from the station, in three dimensional space in relation to the station.