Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Robot apparatus, information processing method and program
- Patent Title (中): 机器人装置,信息处理方法和程序
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Application No.: US10551393Application Date: 2004-03-18
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Publication No.: US07885727B2Publication Date: 2011-02-08
- Inventor: Masanori Omote
- Applicant: Masanori Omote
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP
- Agent William S. Frommer; Ellen Marcie Emas
- Priority: JP2003-098070 20030401
- International Application: PCT/JP2004/003678 WO 20040318
- International Announcement: WO2004/089579 WO 20041021
- Main IPC: G06F19/00
- IPC: G06F19/00 ; G05B19/04 ; G05B19/418

Abstract:
A robot apparatus, an information processing method and a program therefore are capable of notifying a user of the state of communication with an access point. A humanoid robot 5, which independently determines an action in accordance with an instruction from a user or a surrounding environment, communicates with an access point 2 based on IEEE 802.11b. For example, the robot 5 controls a household electrical appliance 4-1 through a network 3 and receives a command from a personal computer 4-2 over the network 3 to execute a predetermined process. The robot 5 measures the quality of communication with the access point 2 at regular intervals. When the communication quality of a predetermined level or lower is continued for a predetermined period, the robot 5 generates speech, e.g., “I cannot see the access point. What should I do?” and waits for an instruction from the user. When receiving an instruction from the user, the robot 5 takes an action according to the instruction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060247825A1 Robot device, information processing method, and program Public/Granted day:2006-11-02
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