Electricity: motive power systems – Positional servo systems – Program- or pattern-controlled systems
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-24
2001-05-15
Dang, Khanh (Department: 2837)
Electricity: motive power systems
Positional servo systems
Program- or pattern-controlled systems
C318S568120
Reexamination Certificate
active
06232735
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a robot remote control system which executes remote control of a robot, and a robot image remote control processing system comprising the robot remote control system and an image remote processing system which remotely transmits images.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
As a prior art robot remote control system, there is, for example, a receiving and guiding robot system which is disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 295637 of 1995.
In the receiving and guiding robot system described in the above publication, the robot body and peripheral control apparatus are mechanically connected to each other by a data transmitting and receiving portion and a sound transmitting and receiving portion, wherein data transmitting and receiving are performed by using infrared ray signals, and sound transmitting and receiving are carried out by FM signals.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
However, in a receiving and guiding robot system proposed as a prior art robot remote control system, transmission between the robot body and a peripheral control device is enabled by infrared ray signals and/or FM signals. Therefore, it is impossible to use the system if both of these are spaced from each other by a fixed distance or more (for example, 100 m), whereby the robot system and its peripheral control device could not be used between remote locations such as Tokyo and Kitakyushu or the United States of America.
In this type of robot remote control system and robot image remote control processing system, it is requisite that remote control is possible even though a robot apparatus to be remotely controlled, and an image processing unit is disposed anywhere at least in Japan
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a robot remote control system which can be remotely controlled even though a robot apparatus to be remotely controlled is disposed anywhere at least in Japan, and a robot image remote control processing system which can be remotely controlled even though an image processing unit to be remotely controlled is disposed anywhere at least in Japan.
In order to achieve the above object, a robot remote control system of the invention is a robot remote control system comprising a remote control apparatus for remotely controlling a robot and a robot apparatus controlled on the basis of data provided by the remote control apparatus, wherein the remote control apparatus comprises a first computer which generates control data for said robot apparatus; and a first mobile transmission device which transmits the control data to a base station connected to a public communications network; and the robot apparatus comprises a second mobile transmission device for receiving the control data which is transmitted from the base station connected to the public communications network; and a second computer for processing said control data and for controlling a robot mechanism.
Therefore, a robot remote control system can be obtained, which can be remotely controlled even though a robot apparatus to be remotely controlled is placed anywhere in Japan.
In order to solve the object, a robot image remote control processing system of the invention is a robot image remote control processing system comprising a robot remote control system and an image remote processing system, wherein the robot remote control system has a robot remote control portion, a robot control portion, and a robot mechanism portion controlled by the robot control portion, and the image remote processing system has an image remote control portion and an image processing unit; the robot remote control portion has a first computer for generating action codes to provide action instructions to the robot control portion, and simultaneously control codes to control the image processing unit; a first data transmission card for converting the action codes and the control codes, which are outputted from the first computer, to first wireless transmission data; the robot control portion has a second mobile transmission device for receiving the first electric wave signals via an antenna and outputting the first wireless transmission data; a second data transmission card for converting the first wireless transmission data to the action codes and the control codes; a second computer for outputting the action codes and control codes by inputting the action codes and control codes from the second data transmission card; and a robot sequencer control portion for providing motions to the robot mechanism portion, which carries out forward or backward motions and left- and right-turning actions, etc., on the basis of the action codes outputted from the second computer, and at the same time, for outputting the control codes, as they are, which are outputted from the second computer; the robot mechanism portion has a plurality of cameras for photographing the surrounding objects and outputting these as analog image signals; and an image selecting portion for selecting and outputting analog image signals from a plurality of cameras on the basis of control codes outputted from a robot sequencer control portion of the robot control portion; the image remote control portion has an image sound converting portion for converting analog sound signals to digital sound signals or vice versa, and converting digital image signals to analog image signals; a third computer for outputting image transmission instruction data along with inputting and outputting digital sound signals and digital image signals; a third data transmission card for converting digital sound signals and image transmission instruction data outputted from the third computer to second wireless transmission data; and a third mobile transmission device for transmitting the second wireless transmission data via an antenna as second electric wave signals; and the image processing unit has a fourth mobile transmission device for outputting the second wireless transmission data upon receiving the second electric wave signals via an antenna; a fourth data transmission card for converting digital image signals to the third wireless transmission data along with converting the second wireless transmission data to digital sound signals; a fourth computer for outputting digital image signals along with inputting and outputting digital sound signals from the fourth data transmission card; an image sound converting portion for converting analog image signals from. the image selecting portion to digital image signals and outputting the same to a fourth computer along with converting digital sound signals outputted from the fourth computer to analog sound signals or analog sound signals from a microphone to digital sound signals.
Therefore, a robot image remote control processing system can be obtained, which can be remotely controlled even though an image processing unit to be remotely controlled is placed anywhere at least in Japan.
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patent: 5841258 (1998-11-01), Takenaka
patent: 5995884 (1999-11-01), Allen et al.
patent: 7-295637 (1995-11-01), None
Baba Katsuyuki
Ino Shigeaki
Takamoto Yoichi
Dang Khanh
Sughrue Mion Zinn Macpeak & Seas, PLLC
Thames Co., Ltd.
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