Robot system that operates through a network firewall
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1. A remote controlled robot system that is coupled to a communication network, comprising:
- a remote control station that transmits a robot control command;
a robot that includes a monitor and a camera, and moves in response to said robot control command;
a communication server that establishes a communication between said remote control station and said robot for a designated time period that defines an entire allowable time interval in which said remote control station can control said robot.
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Abstract
A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote control station that communicate through a communication network. Communication with the robot is limited by a firewall coupled to the communication network. A communication server establishes communication between the robot and the remote control station so that the station can send commands to the robot through the firewall.
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1. A remote controlled robot system that is coupled to a communication network, comprising:
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a remote control station that transmits a robot control command; a robot that includes a monitor and a camera, and moves in response to said robot control command; a communication server that establishes a communication between said remote control station and said robot for a designated time period that defines an entire allowable time interval in which said remote control station can control said robot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for remotely controlling a robot that has a camera and a monitor, and being coupled to a communication network by a firewall, comprising:
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establishing, by a communication server, a communication between the robot and a remote control station through the firewall for a designated time period that defines an entire allowable time interval in which the remote controls station can control the robot; transmitting robot control commands from the remote control station to the robot; moving the robot in accordance with the robot control command; and
,terminating control of the robot by the remote control station at the end of the time interval. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A remote controlled robot system that is coupled to a communication network, comprising:
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a firewall that connects a local area network to an external network; a robot coupled to said local area network, said robot includes a monitor and a camera; and
,a remote control station that transmits a robot control command to a first robot IP address on said local area network and retransmits said robot control command to a second robot IP address on said external network if said transmission to said first robot IP address failed, and wherein said robot moves in response to said robot control command. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A remote controlled robot system that is coupled to a communication network, comprising:
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a remote control station that transmits a robot control command and is coupled to the communication network by a control station firewall; a robot that is coupled to the communication network by a robot firewall; a communication server that establishes a communication between said remote control station and said robot through the remote control station and robot firewalls by instructing said remote control station and said robot to essentially simultaneously send peer to peer packets to each other. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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