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US6292713:
Robotic telepresence system
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Jouppi, Norman P.; Palo Alto, CA
Scales, Daniel J.; Mountain View, CA
Mack, Wayne Roy; San Jose, CA
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| Assignee: |
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX
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| Published / Filed: |
2001-09-18
/ 1999-05-20
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| Application Number: |
US1999000315759
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G06F 3/00;
G06F 3/01;
G06F 3/14;
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IPC-7:
G06F 3/00;
G06F 19/00;
G09B 21/00;
G09G 5/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
G06F3/01B; G06F3/14; S06F3/14C6;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
700/245;
345/629;
434/112;
715/733;
Original:
700/245;
345/113;
345/329;
434/112;
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| Field of Search: |
700/245,246,258,259,260,264
345/326,329,330,331,335,113,114,127-130,132
348/040-41,113,114,115,116,222,236,333.01,333.11,335
434/112-114
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| Priority Number: |
| 1999-05-20 |
US1999000315759 |
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| Abstract: |
A robotic telepresence system has a user station at a first geographic location and a robot at a second geographic location. The user station is responsive to a user and communicates information to and from the user. The robot is coupled to the user station and provides a three dimensional representation of the user transmitted from the user station. The robot senses and communicates predetermined types of information to the user.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Pennie & Edmonds LLP ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Cuchlinski, Jr., Willliam A.; Nguyen, Thu
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A robotic telepresence system, comprising:
- a user station at a first geographic location, the user station being responsive to a user, and communicating information to the user, and communicating information from said user; and
- a robot at a second geographic location, coupled to the user station, the robot providing a three dimensional representation of the user transmitted from the user station, the robot comprising:
- a first sensor for sensing visual information of the second geographic location and communicating that visual information back to the user station,
- a second sensor for sensing background visual information in a direction substantially opposite the first sensor,
- a first display for displaying a front view of the user superimposed on at least a portion of the sensed background visual information, the first display facing a direction substantially diametrical to the second sensor,
- a first side sensor that senses first sideways visual information at the second geographic location in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first sensor,
- a second display for displaying a first profile view of the user superimposed on at least a portion of the first sideways visual information, the second display facing a direction substantially diametrical to the first side sensor,
- a second side sensor that senses second sideways visual information at the second geographic location in a direction substantially diametrical to the first side sensor,
- a third display for displaying a second profile view of the user superimposed on at least a portion of the second sideways visual information, the third display facing a direction substantially diametrical to the second side sensor,
- wherein the front view of the user superimposed on the portion of the sensed background visual information, the first profile view of the user superimposed on the portion of the first sideways visual information, and the second profile view of the user superimposed on the portion of the second sideways visual information are displayed simultaneously to provide a three dimensional representation of the user and to create a visual illusion that the user is physically present at the second geographic location.
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| Forward References: |
Show 33 U.S. patent(s) that reference this one
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| Other References: |
ProP: Personal Roving Presence, by Eric Paulos and John Canny, http://www.Prop.org/. Jan. 15, 1999.
"ProP: Personal Roving Presence", by Eric Paulos and John Canny 1998.
"Beating the Limitations of Camera-Monitor Mediated Telepresence with Extra Eyes", by Kimiya Yamaashi, Jermy R. Cooperstock, Tracy Narine and William Buxton, 1996.
"Artificial Force reflection Control for Teleoperated Mobile robots", Hong et al, Mechatronics v 8 n6, abstract, Sep. 1998.*
"A Mobile Camera Robotic System Controlled via a Head Mounted Display for Tele-Presence", Agah et al, IEEE International Conference, 1998.
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