GRAPHICAL INTERFACE FOR A REMOTE PRESENCE SYSTEM

• US 20110301759A1
• Filed: 08/01/2011
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Teladoc Health, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Teladoc Health, Inc.
• Inventors: Wang, Yulun, Jordan, Charles S., Southard, Jonathan, Pinter, Marco
• Application Number:
  US13/195,740
• Publication Number:
  US 20110301759A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/259
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 11/009 Nursing, e.g. carrying sick persons, pushing wheelchairs, distributing drugs
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 5/00 Manipulators mounted on wheels or on carriages B25J1/00 takes precedence; programme-controlled manipulators B25J9/00 ; vehicle aspects B60, B62, e.g. remote-controlled steering for motor vehicles B62D1/24; control of position of vehicles G05D1/00
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/1689 Teleoperation

Abstract

A robot system that includes a robot and a remote station. The remote station may be a personal computer coupled to the robot through a broadband network. A user at the remote station may receive both video and audio from a camera and microphone of the robot, respectively. The remote station may include a display user interface that has a variety of viewable fields and selectable buttons.

Claims

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21. A robot system, comprising:

a mobile robot;

a base station that transmits a wireless control signal to said mobile robot; and

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a remote station that is coupled to said mobile robot through said base station, said remote station includes a display user interface that displays a signal strength of the wireless control signal, said remote station sends control signals that cause movement of said mobile robot.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein said display user interface displays an image and a first graphical input that can be selected to vary the image.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the image is provided by a camera of said mobile robot.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein said first graphical input can be selected to view a still picture image.

25. The system of claim 22, wherein said first graphical input is a slide bar that can be selected to view a plurality of still picture images.

26. The system of claim 22, wherein a still picture image provided by said mobile robot camera can be stored at said remote station by selecting said first graphical input.

27. The system of claim 21, wherein selecting said first graphical input can initiate a storage of a video segment of said image.

28. The system of claim 21, wherein said mobile robot includes a battery and said display user interface depicts how much energy is left in said battery.

29. The system of claim 22, wherein said display user interface includes a second graphical input that can be selected to vary a characteristic of the image.

30. The system of claim 21, wherein mobile robot includes a microphone and said remote station includes a speaker, said display user interface includes a graphical input that can be selected to vary a characteristic of sound provided by said microphone.

31. A method for operating a robot system, comprising:

transmitting a control signal from a remote station to a base station;

transmitting a wireless control signal from the base station to a mobile robot;

moving the mobile robot in response to the wireless control station; and

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displaying a display user interface at the remote station that is coupled to the base station, the display user interface displays a signal strength of the wireless control signal.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the display user interface displays an image and a first graphical input that can be selected to vary the image.

33. The method of claim 32, further comprising selecting the first graphical input to display a still picture image.

34. The method of claim 32, wherein the first graphical input is a slide bar and further comprising selecting the slide bar to view a plurality of still picture images.

35. The method of claim 32, further comprising selecting the first graphical input to store a still picture image provided by the mobile robot camera.

36. The method of claim 31, further comprising selecting said first graphical input to initiate a storage of a video segment of the image.

37. The method of claim 31, wherein movement of the mobile robot is controlled by the remote station.

38. The method of claim 31, wherein the mobile robot includes a battery and the display user interface depicts an amount of energy within the battery.

39. The method of claim 32, further comprising selecting a second graphical input displayed by the graphical user interface to vary a characteristic of the image.

40. The method of claim 31, wherein the mobile robot includes a microphone and the remote station includes a speaker, and further comprising selecting a graphical input to vary a characteristic of sound provided by said microphone.

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