公开(公告)号：US10887545B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-05

申请号：US15464164

申请日：2017-03-20

Applicant: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： David Stuart ,  Daniel Steven Sanchez ,  Fuji Lai ,  Kevin Hanrahan ,  Charles S. Jordan ,  David Roe ,  James Rosenthal ,  Amante Mangaser ,  Blair Whitney ,  Derek Walters

IPC: H04N7/14 ,  H04N5/232 ,  B25J9/16 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06F19/00 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N5/247 ,  H04N5/265

Abstract: A tele-presence system that includes a cart. The cart includes a robot face that has a robot monitor, a robot camera, a robot speaker, a robot microphone, and an overhead camera. The system also includes a remote station that is coupled to the robot face and the overhead camera. The remote station includes a station monitor, a station camera, a station speaker and a station microphone. The remote station can display video images captured by the robot camera and/or overhead camera. By way of example, the cart can be used in an operating room, wherein the overhead camera can be placed in a sterile field and the robot face can be used in a non-sterile field. The user at the remote station can conduct a teleconference through the robot face and also obtain a view of a medical procedure through the overhead camera.

公开(公告)号：US10882190B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-05

申请号：US16741670

申请日：2020-01-13

Applicant: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Yulun Wang ,  Charles S. Jordan ,  Marco Pinter ,  Jonathan Southard

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G16H40/63

Abstract: A robotic system that includes a robot and a remote station. The remote station can generate control commands that are transmitted to the robot through a broadband network. The control commands can be interpreted by the robot to induce action such as robot movement or focusing a robot camera. The robot can generate reporting commands that are transmitted to the remote station through the broadband network. The reporting commands can provide positional feedback or system reports on the robot.

公开(公告)号：US10882180B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-05

申请号：US16679697

申请日：2019-11-11

Applicant: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Timothy C. Wright ,  Fuji Lai ,  Marco Pinter ,  Yulun Wang

IPC: A61B34/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J19/02 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G06Q50/24 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G16H10/60 ,  G16H40/63

Abstract: A robotic system that can be used to treat a patient. The robotic system includes a mobile robot that has a camera. The mobile robot is controlled by a remote station that has a monitor. A physician can use the remote station to move the mobile robot into view of a patient. An image of the patient is transmitted from the robot camera to the remote station monitor. A medical personnel at the robot site can enter patient information into the system through a user interface. The patient information can be stored in a server. The physician can access the information from the remote station. The remote station may provide graphical user interfaces that display the patient information and provide both a medical tool and a patient management plan.

公开(公告)号：US10808882B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-20

申请号：US12907420

申请日：2010-10-19

Applicant: Yulun Wang ,  Timothy C Wright ,  Daniel S Sanchez ,  Marco C Pinter

Inventor： Yulun Wang ,  Timothy C Wright ,  Daniel S Sanchez ,  Marco C Pinter

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  F16M13/00 ,  F16M11/20 ,  F16M11/10

Abstract: A robot system that includes a robot face with a monitor, a camera, a speaker and a microphone. The robot face is connected to a stand that can be placed in a chair. The stand is configured so that the robot face is at a height that approximates the location of a person's head if they were sitting in the chair. The robot face is coupled to a remote station that can be operated by a user. The face includes a monitor that displays a video image of a user of the remote station. The stand may be coupled to the robot face with articulated joints that can be controlled by the remote station. By way of example, the user at the remote station can cause the face to pan and/or tilt.

公开(公告)号：US10532463B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-14

申请号：US15967368

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Yulun Wang ,  Charles S. Jordan ,  Marco Pinter ,  Jonathan Southard

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G16H40/63

Abstract: A robotic system that includes a robot and a remote station. The remote station can generate control commands that are transmitted to the robot through a broadband network. The control commands can be interpreted by the robot to induce action such as robot movement or focusing a robot camera. The robot can generate reporting commands that are transmitted to the remote station through the broadband network. The reporting commands can provide positional feedback or system reports on the robot.

公开(公告)号：US10471588B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-12

申请号：US13432365

申请日：2012-03-28

Applicant: Timothy C. Wright ,  Fuji Lai ,  Marco Pinter ,  Yulun Wang

Inventor： Timothy C. Wright ,  Fuji Lai ,  Marco Pinter ,  Yulun Wang

IPC: A61B34/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J19/02 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G06Q50/24 ,  G16H40/63

Abstract: A robotic system that can be used to treat a patient. The robotic system includes a mobile robot that has a camera. The mobile robot is controlled by a remote station that has a monitor. A physician can use the remote station to move the mobile robot into view of a patient. An image of the patient is transmitted from the robot camera to the remote station monitor. A medical personnel at the robot site can enter patient information into the system through a user interface. The patient information can be stored in a server. The physician can access the information from the remote station. The remote station may provide graphical user interfaces that display the patient information and provide both a medical tool and a patient management plan.

公开(公告)号：US10404939B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US15464152

申请日：2017-03-20

Applicant: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Yulun Wang ,  Charles S. Jordan ,  Marco Pinter ,  Daniel Steven Sanchez ,  Kevin Hanrahan

IPC: H04N7/14 ,  G06F19/00 ,  H04N21/4788

Abstract: A tele-presence system that includes a portable robot face coupled to a remote station. The robot face includes a robot monitor, a robot camera, a robot speaker and a robot microphone. The remote station includes a station monitor, a station camera, a station speaker and a station microphone. The portable robot face can be attached to a platform mounted to the ceiling of an ambulance. The portable robot face can be used by a physician at the remote station to provide remote medical consultation. When the patient is moved from the ambulance the portable robot face can be detached from the platform and moved with the patient.

公开(公告)号：US10315312B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US15818420

申请日：2017-11-20

Applicant: InTouch Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Yulun Wang ,  Charles S. Jordan ,  Keith Phillip Laby ,  Jonathan Southard

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G05B19/04 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J19/02 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G16H40/63

Abstract: A robotic system that includes a mobile robot linked to a plurality of remote stations. One of the remote stations includes an arbitrator that controls access to the robot. Each remote station may be assigned a priority that is used by the arbitrator to determine which station has access to the robot. The arbitrator may include notification and call back mechanisms for sending messages relating to an access request and a granting of access for a remote station.

公开(公告)号：US10073950B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US14594729

申请日：2015-01-12

Applicant: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Yulun Wang ,  Charles S. Jordan ,  Kevin Hanrahan ,  Daniel Sanchez ,  Marco Pinter

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  H04N7/15 ,  B25J5/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G16H40/67

CPC classification number: G16H40/67 ,  A61B5/0013 ,  A61B5/7445 ,  A61B5/7465 ,  B25J5/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/3418 ,  G16Z99/00 ,  H04N7/15

Abstract: A remote controlled robot with a head that supports a monitor and is coupled to a mobile platform. The mobile robot also includes an auxiliary camera coupled to the mobile platform by a boom. The mobile robot is controlled by a remote control station. By way of example, the robot can be remotely moved about an operating room. The auxiliary camera extends from the boom so that it provides a relatively close view of a patient or other item in the room. An assistant in the operating room may move the boom and the camera. The boom may be connected to a robot head that can be remotely moved by the remote control station.

公开(公告)号：US09715337B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-25

申请号：US14454686

申请日：2014-08-07

Applicant: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： James Ballantyne ,  Kelton Temby ,  James Rosenthal ,  David Roe

IPC: H04N7/14 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F19/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/14 ,  A61B34/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/04847 ,  A61B5/7465 ,  A61B34/25 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/1454 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/3418 ,  G16H40/63 ,  H04N7/142 ,  H04N7/148

Abstract: A tele-presence system that includes a remote device coupled to a control station through a communication link. The remote device includes a remote monitor, a remote camera, a remote speaker and a remote microphone. Likewise, the control station includes a station monitor, a station camera, a station speaker and a station microphone. The control station displays a plurality of graphical icons that each represents a different type of communication link between the control station and the remote device. The graphical icons can be selected to allow a user of the control station to change the communication link between the remote device and its initial node.