ROBOTIC SYSTEM, ROBOT AND MOBILE PHONE

• US 20090157221A1
• Filed: 12/09/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: SIP, KIM-YEUNG
• Application Number:
  US12/331,375
• Publication Number:
  US 20090157221A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/245
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/1661 characterised by task planning, object-oriented languages
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/33209 Protocol, mailbox, email, mail system
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/36159 Detachable or portable programming unit, display, pc, pda
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/36488 Record motion and emotion, mimics
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/40099 Graphical user interface for robotics, visual robot user interface
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/40123 Indicate, select features on display, remote manipulator will execute
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/008 based on physical entities controlled by simulated intelligence so as to replicate intelligent life forms, e.g. based on robots replicating pets or humans in their appearance or behaviour

Abstract

A robot includes a storage unit, a card, a wireless communication module, a center controller, action units, and drive units. The action units execute motions. The medium contains an electronic identifier to identify the robot. The storage unit stores predetermined motion control programs for control the action units to motion. The wireless communication module receives a text message from the mobile phone, the text message comprising a tag corresponding to one motion control program. A center controller invokes a corresponding one of predetermined motion control programs corresponding to the tag. The drive units drive the action units to motion under the control of the corresponding motion control program.

Claims

1. A robot comprising:

action units for executing motions;

a medium containing an electronic identifier to identify the robot;

a storage unit storing predetermined motion control programs for controlling motions of the action units;

a wireless communication module for receiving a text message from a mobile phone, the text message comprising a tag corresponding to one motion control program;

a center controller for invoking a corresponding one of motion control programs based on the tag; and

drive units for driving the action units to motion under the control of the corresponding motion control program.

2. The robot of claim 1, wherein the text message is in one of a short message format and an E-mail format.

3. The robot of claim 1, wherein the tag indicates a shift quality of the robot, the motion control program corresponding to the tag defines control parameters and the relationship between the control parameters and one or more action units to control the one or more action units to change position or direction of travel of the robot based on the tag.

4. The robot of claim 1, wherein the robot further comprises a camera for capturing images of an environment where the robot locates, and the images are sent to the mobile phone through the wireless communication module.

5. A mobile phone for manipulating a robot, the mobile phone comprising:

a storage device storing an electronic identifier of the robot;

a direction sensor for detecting moving direction of the mobile phone and generating direction data correspondingly;

a direction control unit for changing the direction data into a text message, the direction signal having a tag associated with motion control programs for being executed by the robot based on the tag;

a wireless communication module; and

a controller for receiving the electronic identifier to enable the text message to be transmitted to the robot via the wireless communication module.

6. The mobile phone of claim 5, wherein the text message is in one of a short message format and an E-mail format.

7. The mobile phone of claim 5, wherein the storage device further stores a table comprising predetermined roles, the mobile phone further comprises a display module for displaying the roles on a graphic user interface, an input module for generating a role selecting signal corresponding to an operation of selecting one of the roles, a role selecting unit for generating a text message comprising a tag to indicating that which one of the role is selected.

8. The mobile phone of claim 5, wherein the table further comprises predetermined emotion modes, the mobile phone further comprises a display module for displaying the emotion modes on a graphic user interface, an input module for generating an emotion selecting signal corresponding to an operation of selecting one of the emotion modes, an emotion selecting unit for generating the text message containing the tag to indicating which one of the emotion modes is selected.

9. A robotic system comprising:

a mobile phone comprising a storage device storing an electronic identifier, an input module for generating an input signal in response to an operation on the input unit, a processing unit for generating a text message comprising a tag based on the input signal, and a controller for receiving the electronic identifier to enable the text message to be transmitted;

a robot comprising action units for executing motions, a storage unit for storing predetermined motion control programs for controlling the motion of the action units, a media card containing the electronic identifier to identify the robot, a wireless communication module for receiving the text message from the mobile phone, and drive units for driving the action units, and a center controller, wherein the tag is associated with one of the motion control programs, the center controller invokes a corresponding one of the motion control programs based on the tag, and the drive units for driving the action units to motion under the control of the corresponding motion control program.

10. The robotic system of claim 9, wherein the text message is one of a short message and an E-mail.

11. The robotic system of claim 9, wherein the input module is a direction sensor, the direction sensor is for detecting moving direction of the mobile phone and generating the input signal correspondingly, the processing unit generates the text message containing the tag based on the input signal, wherein the tag indicates shift quality of the mobile phone.

12. The robotic system of claim 11, wherein the motion control program corresponding to the tag defines control parameters and the relationship between the control parameters and one or more action units to control the one or more action units to change position or direction of travel of the robot based on the tag.

13. The robotic system of claim 11, wherein the storage device further stores a table containing predetermined roles, the mobile phone further comprise a display module for displaying the predetermined roles on a graphic user interface, the input module for generating a role selecting signal corresponding to an input of selecting one of the predetermined roles, the processing unit for generating the text message containing the tag to indicate that which role is selected.

14. The robotic system of claim 9, wherein the input module is one of a press button and a rotary button.

15. The robotic system of claim 14, wherein some motion control programs respectively correspond to the predetermined roles, the center controller invokes one corresponding motion control program based on the tag.

16. The robotic system of claim 10, wherein the storage device further stores a table containing predetermined emotion modes, the mobile phone further comprise a display module for displaying the emotion modes on the graphic user interface, the input module for generating an emotion selecting signal corresponding to an input of selecting one of the emotion modes, the processing unit for generating a text message containing the tag to indicate that which one of the emotion modes is selected.

17. The robotic system of claim 16, some motion control programs respectively correspond to the predetermined roles, the center controller invokes one corresponding motion control program based on the tag.

18. The robotic system of claim 10, wherein the robot further comprises a camera for capturing images of the robot surroundings, and the images are sent to the mobile phone through the wireless communication module.