Apparatus and methods for removal of learned behaviors in robots

摘要

Computerized appliances may be operated by users remotely. In one implementation, a learning controller apparatus may be operated to determine association between a user indication and an action by the appliance. The user indications, e.g., gestures, posture changes, audio signals may trigger an event associated with the controller. The event may be linked to a plurality of instructions configured to communicate a command to the appliance. The learning apparatus may receive sensory input conveying information about robot's state and environment (context). The sensory input may be used to determine the user indications. During operation, upon determine the indication using sensory input, the controller may cause execution of the respective instructions in order to trigger action by the appliance. Device animation methodology may enable users to operate computerized appliances using gestures, voice commands, posture changes, and/or other customized control elements.

主权项

1. A method of operating a learning process for a computerized apparatus, the method comprising:
operating the learning process to determine a plurality of respective associations between a plurality of commands and a plurality of contexts; storing the plurality of associations, one or more of the plurality of associations being configured to enable provision of one or more of the plurality of commands based on an occurrence of one or more of the plurality of contexts; determining the one or more of the plurality of contexts via one or more sensory inputs; determining a first user indication corresponding to the one or more sensory inputs; when a given association between the one or more of the plurality of commands and the one or more of the plurality of contexts occurs, executing one or more tasks corresponding to the one or more of the plurality of commands; responsive to a second user indication, updating the one or more of the plurality of associations, the updating the one or more of the plurality of associations being configured to reduce a probability of the provision of at least one of the plurality of commands based on another occurrence of the one or more of the plurality of contexts subsequent to the updating the one or more of the plurality of associations, the second user indication comprising an unlearn indication; and when the unlearn indication is present, inhibiting execution of at least one of the one or more tasks.