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Customizable robotic system

  • US 9,440,356 B2
  • Filed: 03/19/2015
  • Issued: 09/13/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of remotely controlling a telepresence robot comprising connecting the telepresence robot to the internet;

  • using a camera of the telepresence robot to produce a first signal containing visual information with respect to a narrow field of view of a preferred facing direction of the telepresence robot;

    using a camera of the telepresence robot to produce a second signal containing visual information with respect to a broad field of view that includes both ground information in front of the telepresence robot and environmental information in at least a forward direction of the telepresence robot and information with respect to the narrow field of view;

    using the telepresence robot to transmit over the internet the first and second signals;

    receiving the first and second signals at a receiving device and displaying the first and second signals;

    selecting a portion of said displayed second signal on an input arrangement of said receiving device, determining information identifying the selected portion and sending to said telepresence robot said information identifying the selected portion;

    receiving at the telepresence robot the information identifying the selected portion and using the information to adjust the telepresence robot such that the facing direction of the telepresence robot is based on the selected portion.

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