INTERFACING WITH A MOBILE TELEPRESENCE ROBOT
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Abstract
A telepresence robot may include a drive system, a control system, an imaging system, and a mapping module. The mapping module may access a plan view map of an area and tags associated with the area. In various embodiments, each tag may include tag coordinates and tag information, which may include a tag annotation. A tag identification system may identify tags within a predetermined range of the current position and the control system may execute an action based on an identified tag whose tag information comprises a telepresence robot action modifier. The telepresence robot may rotate an upper portion independent from a lower portion. A remote terminal may allow an operator to control the telepresence robot using any combination of control methods, including by selecting a destination in a live video feed, by selecting a destination on a plan view map, or by using a joystick or other peripheral device.
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1-53. -53. (canceled)
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54. A telepresence robot comprising:
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a drive system configured to move the telepresence robot about a facility according to one or more drive instructions; a control system in communication with the drive system, the control system configured to generate the one or more drive instructions; an imaging system in communication with the control system; a mapping module in communication with the control system, the mapping module configured to access a map data source, the map data source comprising; a robot map representative of robot-navigable areas of the facility; and a destination list including destination locations within the facility, each destination location comprising spatial coordinates locatable relative to the robot map; a positioning system in communication with the control system configured to provide positioning information associated with a current position; and a communication system configured to provide a video feed from the imaging system to a remote terminal and receive control commands from the remote terminal, and wherein the control system is configured to generate the one or more drive instructions according to a control command received from the remote terminal, wherein the control command is generated by the remote terminal in response to a user input at the remote terminal selecting a movement of the telepresence robot from the current location to a destination location via one of a plurality of options on a single user interface, the options comprising; selecting a velocity-based control specifying a direction of the movement of the telepresence robot; selecting a destination location of the telepresence robot with respect to the destination list; and
,selecting a destination location of the telepresence robot with respect to the video feed. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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