Tele-presence robot system with software modularity, projector and laser pointer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10969766-B2
Application number	US-201815991782-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2018
Priority date	Apr 17, 2009
Publication date	Apr 6, 2021
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021

Abstract

A remote control station that accesses one of at least two different robots that each have at least one unique robot feature. The remote control station receives information that identifies the robot feature of the accessed robot. The remote station displays a display user interface that includes at least one field that corresponds to the robot feature of the accessed robot. The robot may have a laser pointer and/or a projector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A remote station that can access at least two different telepresence devices comprising:
a remote station configured to access one of at least first and second telepresence devices capable of providing two-way audiovisual communication with the remote station, the first telepresence device includes an actuator that can be controlled via the remote station to move a camera of the first telepresence device, the second telepresence device does not include an actuator that can be controlled via the remote station, the remote station is configured to receive information that identifies the accessed telepresence device, and the remote station is configured to display a display user interface, that the display user interface includes at least one element that corresponds to the actuator when the first telepresence device is accessed and does not include the at least one element when the second telepresence device is accessed.

2. The remote station of claim 1 , wherein the accessed telepresence device feature includes a mobile platform and said display user interface displays a field that corresponds to the mobile platform.

3. The remote station of claim 1 , wherein said the accessed telepresence device feature includes a projector and said display user interface displays a projector field.

4. The remote station of claim 1 , wherein said the accessed telepresence device feature includes a laser pointer and said display user interface displays a graphic corresponding to said laser pointer.

5. The remote station of claim 1 , wherein said remote station includes software with at least one object that relates to the actuator, said remote station instantiates and initiates at least one object that corresponds to the actuator of the first telepresence device.

6. The remote station of claim 1 , wherein the accessed telepresence device is coupled to a medical device and the display user interface displays a field that corresponds to the medical device.

7. A telepresence system, comprising:
a plurality of telepresence devices capable of providing two-way audiovisual communication with a remote station, the plurality of telepresence devices including a first telepresence device that includes an actuator that can be controlled via the remote station to move a camera of the first telepresence device, and a second telepresence device that does not include an actuator that can be controlled via the remote station,
wherein the remote station is configured to access one of said plurality of telepresence devices, receive information that identifies the accessed telepresence device, and display a display user interface that includes at least one element that corresponds to the actuator when the first telepresence device is accessed and does not include the at least one element when the second telepresence device is accessed.

8. The telepresence system of claim 7 , wherein the accessed telepresence device includes a mobile platform and said display user interface displays a field that corresponds to the mobile platform.

9. The telepresence system of claim 7 , wherein the accessed telepresence device includes a projector and said display user interface displays a projector field.

10. The telepresence system of claim 7 , wherein the accessed telepresence device includes a laser pointer and said display user interface displays a graphic corresponding to said laser pointer.

11. The telepresence system of claim 7 , wherein said remote station includes software with at least one object that relates to the actuator, said remote station instantiates and initiates at least one object that corresponds to the actuator of the first telepresence device.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the accessed telepresence device is coupled to a medical device and the display user interface displays a field that corresponds to the medical device.

13. A method for creating a display user interface for a telepresence system, comprising:
accessing from a remote station one of a plurality of telepresence devices capable of providing two-way audiovisual communication with the remote station, the plurality of telepresence devices including a first telepresence device that includes an actuator that can be controlled via the remote station to move a camera of the first telepresence device, and a second telepresence device that does not include an actuator that can be controlled via the remote station;
receiving information that identifies the accessed telepresence device at the remote station; and,
displaying a display user interface at the remote station, the display user interface includes at least one element that corresponds to the actuator when the first telepresence device is accessed and does not include the at least one element when the second telepresence device is accessed.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the accessed telepresence device includes a mobile platform and said display user interface displays a field that corresponds to the mobile platform.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the accessed telepresence device feature includes a projector and the display user interface displays a projector field.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the accessed telepresence device feature includes a laser pointer and the display user interface display a graphic corresponding to the laser pointer.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the remote station includes software with at least one object that relates to the telepresence device feature, and the remote station instantiates and initiates at least one object that corresponds to the actuator of the first telepresence device.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the accessed telepresence device is coupled to a medical device and the display user interface displays a field that corresponds to the medical device.

Assignees

• Intouch Tech Inc
• Teladoc Health Inc

Inventors

• Wang Yulun
• Pinter Marco
• Hanrahan Kevin
• Sanchez Daniel Steven
• Jordan Charles S
• Roe David Bjorn
• Rosenthal James
• Walters Derek

Classifications

• B25J5/00 Primary

  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 title

• A61B90/361

  Image-producing devices, e.g. surgical cameras · CPC title

• B25J9/1697

  Vision controlled systems · CPC title

• B25J19/022

  using lasers · CPC title

• B25J9/162

  Mobile manipulator, movable base with manipulator arm mounted on it · CPC title