Robot apparatus, information providing method carried out by the robot apparatus and computer storage media
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1. A robot apparatus, comprising:
- a computer program storage device that stores cueing point information and user information,said cueing point information including position information and level of care information associated with said position information,said user information including identification information of a user and user-specific level of care information associated with the identification information of the user;
circuitry configured to;
decide to issue a cue based on at least said cueing point information and said user information;
recognize said user and a position of the user; and
issue at least one of an audio cue and a visual cue when the circuitry decides to issue the cue, whereinthe circuitry decides to issue the cue by (a) identifying whether the position of the user identified by the circuitry is in a predetermined range of a corresponding cueing point based on the position information, (b) identifying the user-specific level of care information based on the identification information of the user identified by the recognizing by the circuitry, and (c) comparing the level of care information associated with the position information of the corresponding cueing point with the user-specific level of care information identified by the circuitry.
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Abstract
A robot apparatus, method and computer program storage device use a memory that stores cueing point information and user information to assist a user in an external environment. The cueing points are distributed within an environmental map held by the robot apparatus, and when the user is detected by the robot apparatus as approaching a predetermined region within the external environment classified as a cueing point, the robot apparatus reacts by providing a cue to the user. The cue may user-specific, or optionally provided based on a level of care required by the user.
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24 Claims
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1. A robot apparatus, comprising:
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a computer program storage device that stores cueing point information and user information, said cueing point information including position information and level of care information associated with said position information, said user information including identification information of a user and user-specific level of care information associated with the identification information of the user; circuitry configured to; decide to issue a cue based on at least said cueing point information and said user information; recognize said user and a position of the user; and issue at least one of an audio cue and a visual cue when the circuitry decides to issue the cue, wherein the circuitry decides to issue the cue by (a) identifying whether the position of the user identified by the circuitry is in a predetermined range of a corresponding cueing point based on the position information, (b) identifying the user-specific level of care information based on the identification information of the user identified by the recognizing by the circuitry, and (c) comparing the level of care information associated with the position information of the corresponding cueing point with the user-specific level of care information identified by the circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information providing method performed with a robot apparatus, comprising:
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storing and subsequently retrieving from a computer program storage device cueing point information and user information, said cueing point information including position information and level of care information associated with said position information, said user information including identification information of a user and user-specific level of care information associated with the identification information of the user; determining with a processor to issue a cue based on at least said cueing point information and said user information; recognizing said user and a position of the user; and issuing at least one of an audio cue and a visual cue when the processor decides to issue the cue, wherein the determining is conducted by (a) identifying whether the position of the user identified by the recognizing is in a predetermined range of a corresponding cueing point based on the position information, (b) identifying the user-specific level of care information based on the identification information of the user identified by the recognizing, and (c) comparing the level of care information associated with the position information of the corresponding cueing point with the identified user-specific level of care information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium including executable instructions, that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform an information providing method performed with a robot apparatus, the method comprising:
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storing and subsequently retrieving from a computer program storage device cueing point information and user information, said cueing point information including position information and level of care information associated with said position information, said user information including identification information of a user and user-specific level of care information associated with the identification information of the user; determining with the processor to issue a cue based on at least said cueing point information and said user information; recognizing said user and a position of the user; and issuing at least one of an audio cue and a visual cue when the processor decides to issue the cue, wherein the determining is conducted by (a) identifying whether the position of the user identified by the recognizing is in a predetermined range of a corresponding cueing point based on the position information, (b) identifying the user-specific level of care information based on the identification information of the user identified by the recognizing, and (c) comparing the level of care information associated with the position information of the corresponding cueing point with the identified user-specific level of care information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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