Mobile robot for telecommunication
First Claim
1. A remote control (RC) unit configured to wirelessly control a mobile robot moving through an environment and having a robot camera, the RC unit comprising:
- a privacy button operable by a local user and configured to engage a privacy mode of the mobile robot; and
a wireless transmitter configured to emit a wireless control signal to the mobile robot based on input from a keypad of the RC unit,wherein the wireless control signal is configured to cause the robot camera to block the field of view of the robot camera such that the environment of the mobile robot is obscured when the privacy mode of the mobile robot is engaged.
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Abstract
A remote control unit configured to wirelessly control a mobile robot moving through an environment and having a robot camera. The remote control unit comprises a privacy button operable by a local user and configured to engage a privacy mode of the mobile robot, and a wireless transmitter configured to emit a wireless control signal to the mobile robot based on input from a keypad of the RC unit. The wireless control signal is configured to cause the robot camera to block the field of view of the robot camera such that the environment of the mobile robot is obscured when the privacy mode of the mobile robot is engaged.
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20 Claims
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1. A remote control (RC) unit configured to wirelessly control a mobile robot moving through an environment and having a robot camera, the RC unit comprising:
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a privacy button operable by a local user and configured to engage a privacy mode of the mobile robot; and a wireless transmitter configured to emit a wireless control signal to the mobile robot based on input from a keypad of the RC unit, wherein the wireless control signal is configured to cause the robot camera to block the field of view of the robot camera such that the environment of the mobile robot is obscured when the privacy mode of the mobile robot is engaged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A remote control (RC) unit configured to wirelessly control a mobile robot moving through an environment and having a robot camera, the RC unit comprising:
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an input device operable by a local user and configured to engage a privacy mode of the mobile robot; and a transmitter configured to emit a control signal to the mobile robot based on input from the input device of the RC unit, wherein the control signal is configured to cause the robot camera to change position to block the field of view of the robot camera such that the environment of the mobile robot is obscured when the privacy mode of the mobile robot is engaged. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling a mobile robot having a robot camera, the method comprising:
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receiving an input at an input device of a remote control (RC) unit to engage a privacy mode of the mobile robot; emitting a control signal from the input device to the mobile robot to engage the privacy mode; and in response to receiving the emitted control signal at the mobile robot to engage the privacy mode, moving the robot camera into a conspicuously disabled orientation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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