Multi-camera mobile teleconferencing platform
US9198728B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H80/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A remote controlled robot system that includes a mobile robot and a remote control station. A user can control movement of the robot from the remote control station. The mobile robot includes a camera system that can capture and transmit to the remote station a zoom image and a non-zoom image. The remote control station includes a monitor that displays a robot view field. The robot view field can display the non-zoom image. The zoom image can be displayed in the robot view field by highlighting an area of the non-zoom field. The remote control station may also store camera locations that allow a user to move the camera system to preset locations.
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