TIME-DEPENDENT NAVIGATION OF TELEPRESENCE ROBOTS

• Main Authors: Hanrahan Kevin, Wright Tim, Sanchez Daniel, Chan Michael, Farlow Timothy Sturtevant, Wang Yulun, Pinter Marco, Ballantyne James, Lai Fuji, Jordan Charles S, Temby Kelton, Herzog Cody, Kearns Justin H, Wong Cheuk Wah, Whitney Blair, Rauhut Eben Christopher
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.03.2018
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES; COMPUTING; CONTROLLING; COUNTING; HAND TOOLS; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; MANIPULATORS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; REGULATING; SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES; TRANSPORTING

A telepresence robot may include a drive system, a control system, an imaging system, and a mapping module. The mapping module may access a 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 map, or by using a joystick or other peripheral device.