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US 10,649,460 B2Granted
Interactive robots positionable for optimal interactions
AssigneeFacebook, Inc.
InventorsEric Deng, Andrew Gold
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Abstract
A system may include a robot that includes (1) an imaging device that generates image data corresponding to a field of view of the imaging device and (2) a mobility subsystem that moves the robot. The system may also an imaging subsystem that (1) tracks the image data, (2) detects an object of interest in the field of view of the imaging device, and (3) generates region-of-interest image data that includes only a portion of the tracked image data corresponding to a region of interest. Additionally, the system may include a positioning subsystem that (1) determines an initial proximity of the robot to the object of interest and (2) determines a target location for the robot. Various other robots, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a robot comprising:
- an imaging device that generates image data corresponding to a field of view of the imaging device, the imaging device comprising an imaging sensor that receives light from the field of view of the imaging device;
- and
- a mobility subsystem that moves the robot;
- an imaging subsystem that:
- tracks the image data corresponding to the field of view of the imaging device;
- detects an object of interest in the field of view of the imaging device based on at least one feature of the object of interest;
- and
- generates region-of-interest image data that comprises only a portion of the tracked image data corresponding to a region of interest of the field of view of the imaging device comprising the object of interest and a selected area surrounding the object of interest;
- and
- a positioning subsystem that:
- determines an initial proximity of the robot to the object of interest based on the region-of-interest image data;
- and
- determines a target location for the robot based on the initial proximity of the robot to the object of interest and a target proximity of the robot to the object of interest, wherein the mobility subsystem moves the robot to the target location;
- wherein:
- the image data depicts a person;
- and
- the imaging subsystem generates the region-of-interest image data by cropping the portion of the tracked image data that depicts a face of the person.
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A system comprising:
- a robot comprising:
- an imaging device that generates image data corresponding to a field of view of the imaging device, the imaging device comprising an imaging sensor that receives light from the field of view of the imaging device;
- and
- a mobility subsystem that moves the robot;
- an imaging subsystem that:
- tracks the image data corresponding to the field of view of the imaging device;
- detects an object of interest in the field of view of the imaging device based on at least one feature of the object of interest;
- and
- generates region-of-interest image data that comprises only a portion of the tracked image data corresponding to a region of interest of the field of view of the imaging device comprising the object of interest and a selected area surrounding the object of interest;
- and
- a positioning subsystem that:
- determines an initial proximity of the robot to the object of interest based on the region-of-interest image data;
- and
- determines a target location for the robot based on the initial proximity of the robot to the object of interest and a target proximity of the robot to the object of interest, wherein the mobility subsystem moves the robot to the target location;
- and
- an external computing device that displays at least one of the tracked image data or the region-of-interest image data in a display area that is separate from the robot;
- wherein:
- the image data depicts a person;
- and
- the imaging subsystem generates the region-of-interest image data by cropping the portion of the tracked image data that depicts a face of the person.
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A method comprising:
- tracking image data corresponding to a field of view of an imaging device of a robot, the imaging device comprising an imaging sensor that receives light from the field of view of the imaging device;
- detecting an object of interest in the field of view of the imaging device based on at least one feature of the object of interest;
- generating region-of-interest image data that comprises only a portion of the tracked image data corresponding to a region of interest of the field of view of the imaging device comprising the object of interest and a selected area surrounding the object of interest;
- determining an initial proximity of the robot to the object of interest based on the region-of-interest image data;
- determining a target location for the robot based on the initial proximity of the robot to the object of interest and a target proximity of the robot to the object of interest;
- and
- moving the robot to the target location;
- wherein:
- the image data depicts a person;
- and
- the region-of-interest image data is generated by cropping the portion of the tracked image data that depicts a face of the person.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.