Mobile device enabled robotic system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017201614-A1
Application number	US-201514952620-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 25, 2015
Priority date	Nov 27, 2014
Publication date	Jul 13, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with sensor modules and mobile devices (including smartphone, tablet) running intelligent software for autonomous navigation, onboard computer vision, communication, and robotic social networks, is disclosed herein.

First claim

1 . A system, comprising:
a mobile device, wherein the mobile device comprises: at least one sensor; at least one processor; at least one communication means, wherein the communication means is capable of communicating and networking among robotic mobile vehicles and between robotic mobile vehicles and humans, using social networking and/or messaging services and accessing, storing, and retrieving information from the Internet; and a mobile vehicle, wherein the mobile vehicle is physically coupled to the mobile device, and the mobile vehicle comprises:
a chassis;
at least one actuator; and
a power source.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device further comprises at least one actuator.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device further comprises a power source.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is configured to gain power from the power source of the mobile vehicle.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is configured to gain power from the power source of the mobile device.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile vehicle is a robot.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile vehicle is an unmanned aerial vehicle.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile vehicle is a humanoid.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile vehicle is an unmanned land vehicle.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile vehicle is an unmanned underwater vehicle.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile vehicle is an unmanned watercraft.

12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone.

13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is a tablet.

14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is communicatively coupled to the mobile vehicle.

15 . A system, comprising:
at least one robot, wherein the at least one robot is configured to communicate with at least one target; at least one communication means, wherein the communication means is capable of communicating and networking among robotic mobile vehicles and between robotic mobile vehicles and humans, using human social networking and/or messaging services and accessing, storing, and retrieving information from the Internet and/or dedicated robot social networking and/or messaging services, comprising intelligent software applications run on a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is attached to a vehicle, and wherein the mobile device is capable of decision making, autonomous navigation and social interactions among robots and between robot and human.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one target comprises a human.

17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one target comprises a robot.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the robot is an autonomous robot.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the autonomous robot is a home appliance and/or an autonomous vehicle.

20 . A method of communication and networking among robotic mobile vehicles and between robotic mobile vehicles and humans using human social networking or dedicated robot social networking methods, comprising running an intelligent software application on a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is attached to a vehicle, and wherein the mobile device is capable of decision making, autonomous navigation and interactions among robots and between robot and human.

21 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the human social networking comprises at least one human interacting with at least one robot to achieve a natural and intelligent interaction.

22 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the dedicated robot networking comprises at least one robot interacting with at least one other robot to achieve networking interaction.

23 . A method of communication and networking among robotic mobile vehicles and between robotic mobile vehicles and humans using messaging services or dedicated robotic messaging services, comprising running an intelligent software application on a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is attached to a vehicle, and wherein the mobile device is capable of decision making, autonomous navigation and interactions among robots and between robot and human.

24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the messaging services comprise at least one human interacting with at least one robot to achieve a natural and intelligent interaction.

25 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the dedicated robotic messaging services comprises at least one robot interacting with at least one other robot to achieve networking interaction.

Assignees

• Purdue Research Foundation

Inventors

• Deng Xinyan
• Chiu George T
• Zhang Jian

Classifications

• G06F16/2228

  Indexing structures · CPC title

• G06F16/2272

  Management thereof · CPC title

• G06F16/217 Primary

  Database tuning (G06F16/2282 takes precedence; database performance monitoring G06F11/3409) · CPC title

• G06F16/2453

  Query optimisation · CPC title

• H04W4/12

  Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements · CPC title