US 11,798,683 B2
Remote presence system including a cart that supports a robot face and an overhead camera
David Stuart, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Daniel Steven Sanchez, Goleta, CA (US); Fuji Lai, Goleta, CA (US); Kevin Hanrahan, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Charles S. Jordan, Santa Barbara, CA (US); David Roe, Santa Barbara, CA (US); James Rosenthal, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Amante Mangaser, Goleta, CA (US); Blair Whitney, Santa Barbara, CA (US); and Derek Walters, Campbell, CA (US)
Assigned to TELADOC HEALTH, INC., Purchase, NY (US)
Filed by TELADOC HEALTH, INC., Purchase, NY (US)
Filed on Nov. 11, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/95,371.
Application 17/095,371 is a continuation of application No. 15/464,164, filed on Mar. 20, 2017, granted, now 10,887,545.
Application 15/464,164 is a continuation of application No. 14/743,733, filed on Jun. 18, 2015, granted, now 9,600,631, issued on Mar. 21, 2017.
Application 14/743,733 is a continuation of application No. 14/157,470, filed on Jan. 16, 2014, granted, now 9,089,972, issued on Jul. 28, 2015.
Application 14/157,470 is a continuation of application No. 12/717,806, filed on Mar. 4, 2010, granted, now 8,670,017, issued on Mar. 11, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0074423 A1, Mar. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 23/661 (2023.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01); H04N 5/265 (2006.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC G16H 40/67 (2018.01) [B25J 9/1689 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04N 5/265 (2013.01); H04N 7/142 (2013.01); H04N 7/185 (2013.01); H04N 23/631 (2023.01); H04N 23/64 (2023.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); H04N 23/661 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); H04N 23/635 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A surgical mentoring system comprising:
a cart including:
a first camera;
a second camera;
a speaker;
a microphone; and
an input device, wherein
the second camera is coupled to the cart via a boom that includes one or more joints configured to allow a distance between a first end of the boom and a second end of the boom to be varied,
the cart is configured to be coupled to a remote station via a network, the remote station including a camera, a monitor, a microphone, and a speaker, wherein the remote station is configured to display a user interface on the remote station monitor, the user interface includes a remote view field, a remote station view field, and a plurality of graphical controls,
the plurality of graphical controls includes two or more of a control to selectively display video from the first camera or the second camera, a control to display a still image captured by the first camera or the second camera in the remote view field, a control to selectively display an image captured by the remote station camera on the cart monitor, and a control allowing a user of the remote station to annotate an image displayed on the cart monitor from the remote station,
the station view field displays an image captured by the station camera, the station speaker reproduces a sound captured by the cart microphone, the station microphone captures a sound that is transmitted to and reproduced by the cart speaker, and
the orientation of the first camera and the orientation of the second camera can be independently controlled via an input device of the remote station.