Medical tele-robotic system with a head worn device
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1. A robot system, comprising:
- a remote station that has a camera that captures a remote station image;
a mobile robot that is controlled by said remote station and has a monitor that displays the remote station image, and a camera that captures a robot image, said monitor and said camera move together in at least two degrees of freedom; and
,a head worn device, said head worn device generates input signals in response to movement of said head worn device, said robot camera moves in conjunction with the movement of said head worn device, said head worn device displays said robot images.
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Abstract
A robot system that includes a robot and a remote station. The remote station includes a head worn device worn on the head of a user. The head worn device senses movement of the user'"'"'s head and generates corresponding input signals. The input signals are processed into robot movement commands and transmitted to the robot, typically through a broadband network. The robot movement commands move a camera of the robot. The camera movement tracks movement of the user'"'"'s head so that the user can scan the visual field without having to generate separate input commands for the robot.
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1. A robot system, comprising:
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a remote station that has a camera that captures a remote station image; a mobile robot that is controlled by said remote station and has a monitor that displays the remote station image, and a camera that captures a robot image, said monitor and said camera move together in at least two degrees of freedom; and
,a head worn device, said head worn device generates input signals in response to movement of said head worn device, said robot camera moves in conjunction with the movement of said head worn device, said head worn device displays said robot images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A robot system, comprising:
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a remote station with a camera that captures a remote station image; a mobile robot that is controlled by said remote station and has a monitor that displays the remote station image and a camera captures a robot image, said monitor and said camera move together in at least two degrees of freedom; and
,head worn means for moving said robot camera in conjunction with movement of a user'"'"'s head and displaying the robot images. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for moving a camera of a robot, comprising:
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moving a head worn device; generating input signals that correspond to the movement of the head worn device; processing the input signals into a robot command; transmitting the robot command to a robot; moving together a monitor and a camera of the robot in response to the robot command in at least two degrees of freedom; capturing a robot image with the robot camera; capturing a remote station image with a remote station camera; displaying the robot image with the head worn device; displaying the remote station image on the monitor of the robot; and
,moving the robot across a surface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A robot system, comprising:
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a broadband network; a remote station that is coupled to said broadband network and has a camera that captures a remote station image; a mobile robot that is controlled by said remote station and coupled to said broadband network and has a monitor that displays the remote station image, and a camera that captures a robot image, said monitor and said camera move together in at least two degrees of freedom; and
,a head worn device, said head worn device generates input signals in response to movement of said head worn device, said robot camera moves in conjunction with the movement of said head worn device, said head worn device displays said robot images. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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19. A robot system, comprising:
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a broadband network; a remote station that is coupled to said broadband network, said remote station has a camera that captures a remote station image; a mobile robot that is controlled by said remote station and is coupled to said broadband network and has a monitor that displays the remote station image, and a camera that captures a robot image, said monitor and said camera move together in at least two degrees of freedom; and
,a head worn device means for moving said robot camera in conjunction with movement of a user'"'"'s head and displaying the robot images. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for moving a camera of a robot, comprising:
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moving a head worn device; generating input signals that correspond to the movement of the head worn device; processing the input signals into a robot command; transmitting the robot command to a robot through a broadband network; moving together a monitor and a camera of the robot in response to the robot command in at least two degrees of freedom; capturing a robot image with the robot camera; capturing a remote station image with a remote station camera; displaying the robot image with the head worn device; displaying the remote station image on the monitor of the robot; and
,moving the robot across a surface. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A robot system, comprising:
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a remote station that has a camera that captures a remote station image; a mobile robot that is controlled by said remote station and has a single monitor that swivels and displays the remote station image, and a camera that captures a robot image; and
,a head worn device, said head worn device generates input signals in response to movement of said head worn device, said robot camera moves in conjunction with the movement of said head worn device, said head worn device displays said robot images. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A robot system, comprising:
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a remote station with a camera that captures a remote station image; a mobile robot that is controlled by said remote station and has a single monitor that swivels and displays the remote station image and a camera that captures a robot image; and
,head worn means for moving said robot camera in conjunction with movement of a user'"'"'s head and displaying the robot images. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for moving a camera of a robot, comprising:
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moving a head worn device; generating input signals that correspond to the movement of the head worn device; processing the input signals into a robot command; transmitting the robot command to a robot; swiveling a monitor and a camera of the robot in response to the robot command; capturing a robot image with the robot camera; capturing a remote station image with a remote station camera; displaying the robot image with the head worn device; displaying the remote station image on the monitor of the robot; and
,moving the robot across a surface. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A robot system, comprising:
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a broadband network; a remote station that is coupled to said broadband network and has a camera that captures a remote station image; a mobile robot that is controlled by said remote station and coupled to said broadband network and has a single monitor that swivels and displays the remote station image, and a camera that captures a robot image; and
,a head worn device, said head worn device generates input signals in response to movement of said head worn device, said robot camera moves in conjunction with the movement of said head worn device, said head worn device displays said robot images.
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45. A robot system, comprising:
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a broadband network; a remote station that is coupled to said broadband network, said remote station has a camera that captures a remote station image; a mobile robot that is controlled by said remote station and is coupled to said broadband network and has a single monitor that swivels and displays the remote station image, and a camera that captures a robot image; and
,a head worn device means for moving said robot camera in conjunction with movement of a user'"'"'s head and displaying the robot images. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method for moving a camera of a robot, comprising:
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moving a head worn device; generating input signals that correspond to the movement of the head worn device; processing the input signals into a robot command; transmitting the robot command to a robot through a broadband network; swiveling a monitor and a camera of the robot in response to the robot command; capturing a robot image with the robot camera; capturing a remote station image with a remote station camera; displaying the robot image with the head worn device; displaying the remote station image on the monitor of the robot; and
,moving the robot across a surface. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52)
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