Graphical interface for a remote presence system
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1. A robot system, comprising:
- a mobile robot that has a mobile base and a head that moves a monitor and a camera that captures an image; and
,a portable control station that is coupled to said mobile robot to receive and display said captured image, said portable control station includes a single input that allows a user to select one of a plurality of different modes, one of said modes allows a user to move said robot base through said single input and another mode allows the user to move said robot head through said single input.
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Abstract
A robot system that includes a mobile robot and a portable control station that communicate through a cellular network. Utilizing a cellular network allows the control station to be a portable device such as a laptop computer or a personal digital assistant.
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1. A robot system, comprising:
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a mobile robot that has a mobile base and a head that moves a monitor and a camera that captures an image; and
,a portable control station that is coupled to said mobile robot to receive and display said captured image, said portable control station includes a single input that allows a user to select one of a plurality of different modes, one of said modes allows a user to move said robot base through said single input and another mode allows the user to move said robot head through said single input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A robot system, comprising:
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a cellular network; a mobile robot that is coupled to said cellular network and has a mobile base and a head that moves a monitor and a camera that captures an image; and
,a portable control station that is coupled to said cellular network and said mobile robot to receive and display said captured image, said portable control station transmits a plurality of cellular signals through said cellular network that control movement of said mobile robot, said mobile robot, said portable control station includes a single input that allows a user to select one of a plurality of different modes, one of said modes allows a user to move said robot base through said single input and another mode allows the user to move said robot head through said single input. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for operating a robot, comprising:
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transmitting a plurality of signals through a network from a portable control station to a mobile robot, the mobile robot has a mobile base and a head that moves a monitor and a head; moving the mobile robot in response to the signals; transmitting an image captured by the camera of the mobile robot to the portable control station through the cellular network; displaying the image at the portable control station; changing a mode through a single input to enter a base mode; inputting commands through the single input to move the robot base; changing the mode through the single input to enter a head mode; and
,inputting commands through the single input to move the robot head. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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