Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Robot control
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-30
2007-10-30
Black, Thomas (Department: 3661)
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Specific application, apparatus or process
Robot control
C700S246000, C700S250000, C700S254000, C700S260000, C700S261000, C700S262000, C318S568120, C901S001000, C901S002000, C702S188000
Reexamination Certificate
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11650149
ABSTRACT:
A method for remotely monitoring a patient. The method includes generating and transmitting input commands to the robot from a remote station. The remote station may include a personal computer that is operated by a doctor. The input commands can move the robot so that a video image and sounds of the patient can be captured by a robot camera and microphone, respectively, and transmitted back to the remote station. The robot may also have a monitor and a speaker to allow for two-way videoconferencing between the patient and a doctor at the remote station. The robot can move from room to room so that a doctor can make “patient rounds” within a medical facility. The system thus allows a doctor visit patients from a remote location, thereby improving the frequency of visits and the quality of medical care.
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Wang Yulun
Black Thomas
InTouch Technologies, Inc.
Irell & Manella LLP
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