Mobile tele-presence system with a microphone system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8861750
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13432418

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A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote control station. The robot includes a binaural microphone system that is coupled to a speaker system of the remote control station. The binaural microphone system may include a pair of microphones located at opposite sides of a robot head. the location of the microphones roughly coincides with the location of ears on a human body. Such microphone location creates a mobile robot that more effectively simulates the tele-presence of an operator of the system. The robot may include two different microphone systems and the ability to switch between systems. For example, the robot may also include a zoom camera system and a directional microphone. The directional microphone may be utilized to capture sound from a direction that corresponds to an object zoomed upon by the camera system.

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  • INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jordan, Charles S Santa Barbara, US 160 26067
Pinter, Marco Santa Barbara, US 134 10586
Roe, David Bjorn Santa Barbara, US 26 2953
Sanchez, Daniel Steven Summerland, US 42 3918
Walters, Derek Goleta, US 14 2069

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