Companion robot for personal interaction
First Claim
1. A robot system, comprising:
- a base station; and
a robot;
wherein the base station comprises;
a wireless transceiver configured to communicate TCP/IP transmissions over a local wireless protocol;
a wired Ethernet connector for communicating TCP/IP transmissions over a local wired Ethernet accessing the Internet; and
an access point circuit for transferring TCP/IP transmissions between the local wired Ethernet and local wireless protocol, the access point circuit limited to a predetermined IP address locked to the robot, having a predetermined shell level encryption locked to the robot, and having predetermined ports to the Internet open only to the robot;
wherein the robot comprises;
a wireless transceiver configured to communicate TCP/IP transmissions over a local wireless protocol; and
a client circuit for transferring TCP/IP transmissions over the local wireless protocol;
wherein the predetermined IP address locked to the robot comprises an IP address known by the robot and authorized for communication with the robot, the access point circuit locked to the predetermined IP address by requiring authorization for changing the predetermined IP address;
wherein the predetermined shell level encryption locked to the robot comprises a trust boundary that encrypts and protects data communicated between the local wired Ethernet and the local wireless protocol, the access point circuit locked to the predetermined shell level encryption by requiring authorization for changing the predetermined shell level encryption; and
wherein the predetermined ports to the Internet of the access point circuit are assigned to the robot for use only by the robot.
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Abstract
A robot system includes a base station and a robot. The base station includes a wireless transceiver configured to communicate TCP/IP transmissions over a local wireless protocol, a wired Ethernet connector for communicating TCP/IP transmissions over a local wired Ethernet accessing the Internet, and an access point circuit for transferring TCP/IP transmissions between the local wired Ethernet and local wireless protocol. The access point circuit is limited to a predetermined IP address locked to the robot, a predetermined shell level encryption locked to the robot, and predetermined ports to the Internet open only to the robot. The robot includes a wireless transceiver configured to communicate TCP/IP transmissions over a local wireless protocol and a client circuit for transferring TCP/IP transmissions over the local wireless protocol.
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18 Claims
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1. 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 over a local wireless protocol; a wired Ethernet connector for communicating TCP/IP transmissions over a local wired Ethernet accessing the Internet; and an access point circuit for transferring TCP/IP transmissions between the local wired Ethernet and local wireless protocol, the access point circuit limited to a predetermined IP address locked to the robot, having a predetermined shell level encryption locked to the robot, and having predetermined ports to the Internet open only to the robot; wherein the robot comprises; a wireless transceiver configured to communicate TCP/IP transmissions over a local wireless protocol; and a client circuit for transferring TCP/IP transmissions over the local wireless protocol; wherein the predetermined IP address locked to the robot comprises an IP address known by the robot and authorized for communication with the robot, the access point circuit locked to the predetermined IP address by requiring authorization for changing the predetermined IP address; wherein the predetermined shell level encryption locked to the robot comprises a trust boundary that encrypts and protects data communicated between the local wired Ethernet and the local wireless protocol, the access point circuit locked to the predetermined shell level encryption by requiring authorization for changing the predetermined shell level encryption; and wherein the predetermined ports to the Internet of the access point circuit are assigned to the robot for use only by the robot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A robot system, including:
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a base station; and a robot, the base station including a wireless transceiver configured to communicate TCP/IP transmissions over a local wireless protocol, a wired Ethernet connector for communicating TCP/IP transmissions over a local wired Ethernet to a matchmaker, and an access point circuit for transferring TCP/IP transmissions between the local wired Ethernet and local wireless protocol, the base station reporting a current IP address to the matchmaker, the robot including a wireless transceiver configured to communicate TCP/IP transmissions over a local wireless protocol and a client circuit for transferring TCP/IP transmissions over the local wireless protocol, wherein the matchmaker is disposed along a communication path between the base station and a remote client and is adapted to maintain up to date records of the current IP address of the robot base station; wherein the matchmaker is adapted to assist in establishing a secure peer-to-peer connection between the base station and the remote client. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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