Apparatus and methods for controlling attention of a robot
AssigneeGoPro, Inc.
InventorPhilip Meier
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, from an imaging device associated with a robotic apparatus, an image signal including an object of interest represented in the image signal; receiving, by the robotic apparatus from an external agent, a task indication related to the object of interest, the task indication representative of a task to be performed by the robotic apparatus with respect to the object of interest; and responsive to receipt of the task indication: detecting salient features of the object of interest within the image; storing, by the robotic apparatus, a task context, the task context comprising data pertaining to the salient features and data pertaining to the task indication; and commencing, by the robotic apparatus, the task with respect to the object of interest.
Claims20
An automated control system comprising:
- a robotic apparatus comprising:
- a sensor,
- a transmitter, and
- a receiver;
- an input device comprising:
- an input/output interface,
- an interface comprising a wireless interface in communication with the robotic apparatus, wherein the interface is configured to communicate with a display device through the input/output interface,
- a transmitter, and
- a receiver;
- an attention-trigger apparatus;
- and
- memory comprising:
- task association data including one or more tasks for execution by the robotic apparatus;
- wherein the sensor processes data within a visual field;
- wherein the input device in conjunction with the attention-trigger apparatus are configured to permit an operator to remotely select an object of interest from the visual field;
- and
- wherein a task is selected from the task association data and the robotic apparatus executes the task with respect to the object of interest from the visual field.
A method comprising:
- receiving an input signal from a sensor associated with a visual field of the robotic apparatus;
- selecting an object of interest within the visual field from the input signal;
- guiding attention of the robotic apparatus to the object of interest within the visual field;
- remotely operating the robotic apparatus;
- selecting a task from task association data;
- and
- sending the task association data and information associated with the object of interest to the robotic apparatus so that the task is performed by the robotic apparatus regarding the object of interest, wherein the task performed by the robotic apparatus is to follow the object of interest.
A method comprising:
- receiving an input signal from a sensor associated with a robotic apparatus;
- selecting a task from task association data;
- selecting, using an attention-trigger apparatus, an object of interest;
- remotely operating the robotic apparatus by instructing the robotic apparatus to perform an action related to the object of interest based upon the task selected;
- and
- switching, using the attention-trigger apparatus, from the object of interest to a different object of interest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.