Robot system
First Claim
1. A method of communicating with a mobile robot using a network data bridge, the method comprising:
- receiving a first communication on a broadband network interface connected to an internet protocol network, wherein the first communication is transferred in compliance with an internet protocol;
extracting a serial command from the received first communication;
forming a second communication including the serial command in compliance with a command protocol distinct from the internet protocol;
broadcasting the second communication to the mobile robot using a wireless command interface connected to a wireless command protocol network;
using the wireless command interface, receiving from the mobile robot information corresponding to a theme, the mobile robot comprising;
a detachable exterior body panel that corresponds to the theme and forms an exterior surface of the mobile robot, anda theme identification unit configured to identify the theme to generate the information corresponding to the theme;
using the broadband network interface, sending the information corresponding to the theme to a server and receiving customizable content from the server; and
sending, using the wireless command interface, the customizable content to the mobile robot.
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Abstract
A power-saving robot system includes at least one peripheral device and a mobile robot. The peripheral device includes a controller having an active mode and a hibernation mode, and a wireless communication component capable of activation in the hibernation mode. A controller of the robot has an activating routine that communicates with and temporarily activates the peripheral device, via wireless communication, from the hibernation mode. In another aspect, a robot system includes a network data bridge and a mobile robot. The network data bridge includes a broadband network interface, a wireless command interface, and a data bridge component. The data bridge component extracts serial commands received via the broadband network interface from an internet protocol, applies a command protocol thereto, and broadcasts the serial commands via the wireless interface. The mobile robot includes a wireless command communication component that receives the serial commands transmitted from the network data bridge.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of communicating with a mobile robot using a network data bridge, the method comprising:
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receiving a first communication on a broadband network interface connected to an internet protocol network, wherein the first communication is transferred in compliance with an internet protocol; extracting a serial command from the received first communication; forming a second communication including the serial command in compliance with a command protocol distinct from the internet protocol; broadcasting the second communication to the mobile robot using a wireless command interface connected to a wireless command protocol network; using the wireless command interface, receiving from the mobile robot information corresponding to a theme, the mobile robot comprising; a detachable exterior body panel that corresponds to the theme and forms an exterior surface of the mobile robot, and a theme identification unit configured to identify the theme to generate the information corresponding to the theme; using the broadband network interface, sending the information corresponding to the theme to a server and receiving customizable content from the server; and sending, using the wireless command interface, the customizable content to the mobile robot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15)
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10. A method of communicating with a mobile robot using a network data bridge, the method comprising:
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receiving a first communication on a wireless command interface from the mobile robot, wherein the wireless command interface is connected to a wireless command protocol network, and wherein the first communication is broadcasted in compliance with a command protocol; sending a second communication using a broadband network interface connected to an internet protocol network, wherein the second communication is transferred in compliance with an internet protocol distinct from the command protocol, and wherein the second communication includes the first communication and additional internet protocol header information; using the wireless command interface, receiving from the mobile robot information corresponding to a theme, the mobile robot comprising; a detachable exterior body panel that corresponds to the theme and forms an exterior surface of the mobile robot, and a theme identification unit configured to identify the theme to generate the information corresponding to the theme; using the broadband network interface, sending the information corresponding to the theme to a server and receiving customizable content from the server; and sending, using the wireless command interface, the customizable content to the mobile robot. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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