Telepresence by human-assisted remote controlled devices and robots

A business transaction method for providing telepresence service over a communication network to an end-user of said telepresence service, said user located at a proximal site, said telepresence service comprising the operation by the user through a telepresence workstation located at said proximal site, of a mobile communication remote controlled system capable of video streaming and located at a remote site, said remotely controlled mobile communication system henceforth dubbed remote controlled system, said operation requiring the help of a human assistant also located at said remote site, said remote site being different from said proximal site, said business transaction comprising:

• a) performing the intake of said user, said intake comprising conveying to said user pricing information regarding said telepresence service and furthermore comprising allowing said user to define or select a venue for said telepresence service, said venue being located at a remote site and said venue defining a time for said telepresence service;
• b) allocating to said user said remote controlled system partly or wholly according to said selected venue, said allocated remote controlled system located at said remote site and requiring human assistance at said remote site for its operation;
• c) allocating to said user at least one human assistant available at said remote site partly or wholly according to said venue, to assist said allocated remote controlled system;
• d) obtaining the authorization of said user for said allocated remote controlled system and said allocated human assistant;
• e) upon receiving said authorization, reserving said allocated remote system and reserving said human assistant;
• f) at said time of telepresence service, establishing a bi-directional communication link between said telepresence workstation and said allocated remote system;
• g) providing said telepresence service, said telepresence service comprising control information flowing from said proximal site to said remote site and also comprising sensory information flowing from said remote site to said proximal site, said sensory information including said video streaming;
• h) obtaining a measure of usage of said remote system by said user, said measure being defined as a predetermined function of usage;
• i) billing said user according to said measure of usage;
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• j) said business transaction being conducted openly.

A business transaction method for providing telepresence service over a communication network to a user located at a proximal site, said telepresence service comprising the operation by said user through a telepresence workstation located at said proximal site, of a mobile communication system capable of video streaming located at a remote site, said operation requiring the help of a human assistant also located at said remote site, said communication network being connected to an auction market service, said telepresence service also comprising the transmission of sensory information from said remote site to said proximal site and furthermore comprising the transmission of control information from said proximal site to said remote site, said sensory information including said video streaming, said remote site being different from said proximal site, said business transaction comprising:

• a) said user accessing said auction market service and performing a user-defined action, said user defined action comprising:
• i. participating in said auction market to purchase said telepresence service;
• ii. sending said control information over said communication network, and
• iii. receiving said sensory information over said communication network;
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• b) said human assistant accessing said auction market and performing a human-assistant-defined action said human assistant-defined action comprising:
• i. participating in said auction market to sell said telepresence service;
• ii. sending said sensory information over said communication network;
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• iii. acting upon said control information.