Remote presence system including a cart that supports a robot face and an overhead camera

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8670017
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12717806

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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.

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  • INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hanrahan, Kevin Santa Barbara, US 72 4316
Jordan, Charles S Santa Barbara, US 161 26152
Lai, Fuji Goleta, US 48 2799
Mangaser, Amante Goleta, US 22 5493
Roe, David Santa Barbara, US 26 544
Rosenthal, James Santa Barbara, US 23 1128
Sanchez, Daniel Steven Summerland, US 42 3926
Stuart, David Santa Barbara, US 32 635
Walters, Derek Goleta, US 14 2073
Whitney, Blair Santa Barbara, US 40 2293

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