Finding a called party

摘要

A method is provided for initiating a telepresence session with a person, using a robot. The method includes receiving a request to host a telepresence session at the robot and receiving an identification for a target person for the telepresence session by the robot. The robot then searches a current location for a person. If a person is found, a determination is made regarding whether the person is the target person. If the person found is not the target person, the person is prompted for a location for the target person. The robot moves to the location given by the person in response to the prompt.

主权项

1. A system for conducting a telepresence session with a target person in an environment using a robot, comprising:
a motor configured to move the robot through the environment; a sensor system comprising:
a camera; anda microphone; and a processor configured to implement modules for a robot, wherein the modules comprise:
a navigation module configured to move the robot through the environment;a facial recognition module configured to identify that a face is present in an image from the camera; anda person location module configured to accept a designation of a target person and to use data from the facial recognition module, or the navigation module, or any combinations thereof to locate the target person in the environment wherein the person location module is to:determine if a found person is the target person; and, if the person found is not the target person, the person location module is to:
prompt the found person for a location of the target person; andmove the robot to the location provided in an answer given in response to the prompt.