Robot user interface for telepresence robot system

Abstract

A robot system that includes a remote control station and a robot that has a camera, a monitor and a microphone. The robot includes a user interface that allows a user to link the remote control station to access the robot. By way of example, the user interface may include a list of remote control stations that can be selected by a user at the robot site to link the robot to the selected control station. The user interface can display a connectivity prompt that allows a user at the robot site to grant access to the robot. The connectivity prompt is generated in response to a request for access by a remote control station. The robot may include a laser pointer and a button that allows a user at the robot site to turn the laser pointer on and off.

1 - 28 . (canceled) 
     
     
         29 . A telepresence system, comprising:
 a first telepresence device in the vicinity of a patient, the first telepresence device including a controller, a camera, a monitor, a speaker, a microphone, an input device, a wireless transceiver, at least one motor that can move the camera, and a battery, wherein the monitor displays a user interface displays a list that includes names of a plurality of healthcare facilities, the controller is configured to establish a communication session with a second telepresence device in response to a selection via the input device of at least one of the names of the plurality of healthcare facilities, and during the communication session, the camera moves in response to a command generated by the second telepresence device and received via the wireless transceiver.   
     
     
         30 . The telepresence system of  claim 29 , wherein each of the names of the plurality of healthcare facilities is associated with a telepresence device. 
     
     
         31 . The telepresence system of  claim 29 , wherein the user interface displays a list of names of a plurality of doctors. 
     
     
         32 . The telepresence system of  claim 31 , wherein each of the names of the plurality of doctors is associated with a telepresence device. 
     
     
         33 . The telepresence system of  claim 32 , wherein the controller is configured to establish a telepresence session with a third telepresence device in response to a selection via the input device of at least one of the names of the plurality of doctors. 
     
     
         34 . The telepresence system of  claim 29 , wherein the input device is a menu button. 
     
     
         35 . The telepresence system of  claim 29 , wherein the user interface includes a connect button. 
     
     
         36 . The telepresence system of  claim 29 , wherein the monitor is a touchscreen device. 
     
     
         37 . The telepresence system of  claim 29 , wherein the user interface displays a connectivity prompt. 
     
     
         38 . The telepresence system of  claim 29 , wherein the telepresence device includes a laser pointer and the user interface includes a button that deactivates the laser pointer. 
     
     
         39 . A method for establishing a communication session in a telepresence system, the method comprising:
 displaying a user interface on a monitor of a first telepresence device, the user interface including a list of names of a plurality of healthcare facilities;   receiving a selection via an input device of the first telepresence device, the selection including at least one of the names of the plurality of healthcare facilities;   establishing a communication session with a second telepresence device; and   moving a camera of the first telepresence device in response to a command generated by the second telepresence device and received via a wireless transceiver of the first telepresence device.   
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 39 , wherein each of the names of the plurality of healthcare facilities is associated with a telepresence device. 
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 39 , wherein the user interface displays a list of names of a plurality of doctors. 
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 41 , wherein each of the names of the plurality of doctors is associated with a telepresence device. 
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 42 , further comprising establishing a telepresence session with a third telepresence device in response to a selection via the input device of at least one of the names of the plurality of doctors. 
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 39 , wherein the input device is a menu button. 
     
     
         45 . The method of  claim 39 , wherein the user interface includes a connect button. 
     
     
         46 . The method of  claim 39 , wherein the monitor is a touchscreen device. 
     
     
         47 . The method of  claim 39 , further comprising displaying a connectivity prompt. 
     
     
         48 . The method of  claim 39 , wherein the first telepresence device includes a laser pointer and the user interface includes a button that deactivates the laser pointer.