METHOD & APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE MOTION OF A ROBOTIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for controlling the movement of a robot comprising:
- displaying a robot movement control overlay within the field of a real-time video image;
selecting a location within the robot movement control overlay that corresponds to a robot speed and direction;
generating and sending a control message to the robot containing the selected speed and direction information; and
the robot receiving the control message and using the speed and direction information contained in the control message to move in the selected direction at the selected speed.
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Abstract
A robot movement control device is connected to a communications network in a remote location relative to a robotic device that is also connected to the communications network. The robot movement control device is an electronic device with a video display for displaying a real-time video image sent to it by a camera associated with the robot. A robot movement control overlay is displayed in the field of the real-time video image at the robot control device and robot control commands are generated by selecting locations within the boundary of the movement control overlay which include speed and directional information. The control commands are sent by the robot control device over the network to the robot which uses the commands to adjust its speed and direction of movement.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for controlling the movement of a robot comprising:
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displaying a robot movement control overlay within the field of a real-time video image; selecting a location within the robot movement control overlay that corresponds to a robot speed and direction; generating and sending a control message to the robot containing the selected speed and direction information; and the robot receiving the control message and using the speed and direction information contained in the control message to move in the selected direction at the selected speed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for controlling the movement of a robot comprising:
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a robot; and a robot control device comprising; a video display; a transceiver; a memory for storing robot movement control information and real-time video information received from the robot; and a processor that operates on the real-time video information and the movement control information to display a robot movement control overlay within the field of a real-time video image, responds to a control pointer command to select a location within the robot movement control overlay that corresponds to a robot speed and direction;
generates and sends a control message to the robot containing the selected speed and direction information to the robot which the robot uses to move in the selected direction at the selected speed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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