Server connectivity control for tele-presence robot

A remote controlled robot system, comprising:

• a plurality of robots that each have a camera, a monitor, a microphone, and a speaker;
• a plurality of remote control stations that can connect to said robots, each of the control stations having a camera, a monitor, a microphone, and a speaker;
• a server that contains a database that defines groups, each group including one or more said remote control stations that can be connected to one or more of said robots;
• and,
• a manager control station that can access said server to add or subtract remote stations and robots to or from a group,
• wherein, when a first remote control station of said group of remote control stations is connected to a first robot of said group of robots, the monitor of said first remote control station displays an image captured by the camera of said first robot, the monitor of said first robot displays an image captured by the camera of said first remote control station, the speaker of said first remote station reproduces a sound captured by the microphone of said first robot, and the speaker of said first robot reproduces a sound captured by the microphone of said first remote control station.

A remote controlled robot system, comprising:

• a plurality of robots that each have a camera, a monitor, a microphone, and a speaker;
• a plurality of remote control stations that can connect to said robots, each of the control stations having a camera, a monitor, a microphone, and a speaker;
• a server that contains a database that defines groups and sub-groups, each group and sub-group including one or more said remote control stations that can be connected to one or more of said robots, said database including one or more connectivity privileges for said groups and sub-groups;
• and,
• a manager control station that can access said server to add or subtract connectivity privileges for one or more remote stations or one or more robots within a group or a sub-group,
• wherein, when a first remote control station of said group of remote control stations is connected to a first robot of said group of robots, the monitor of said first remote control station displays an image captured by the camera of said first robot, the monitor of said first robot displays an image captured by the camera of said first remote control station, the speaker of said first remote station reproduces a sound captured by the microphone of said first robot, and the speaker of said first robot reproduces a sound captured by the microphone of said first remote control station.