Patent abstracts

Citation

Mytum-Smithson, J. (2005), "Patent abstracts", Industrial Robot, Vol. 32 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.2005.04932fad.004

Patent abstracts

Title: Intelligent movable robotApplicant: Univ. Shanghai Communication (CN)Patent number: CN1586826Publication date: 2 March 2005

Keywords: Robotics, Patents

The intelligent movable robot includes two parts of vehicle platform and robot brain. The robot brain is one notebook computer with radio Ethernet communicator and general grouping radio service converting card. The robot is provided with orientation visual sensor, omnibearing visual sensor system comprising omnibearing visual sensors and omnibearing visual reflectors, and surrounding ultrasonic sensors. The robot brain takes charge of processing visual signal, outer communication and high-level decision; and the lower computer takes charge of the lower control of execution mechanisms in robot and transmission of the various obtained information upwards to the robot brain. The intelligent robot of the present invention may be used in robotic experiment, interactive robot, etc.

Title: Material transport methodApplicant: Amkor Technology Inc. (US)Patent number: US6889813Publication date: 10 May 2005

A controlled material transport method for carrying materials to and from workstations, test equipment, and processing and assembly tools in a common facility. The present invention includes a rigid “robot vehicle” mountable to a passive track system, which can be routed to service all processing tools on the factory floor. The robot vehicle includes a hoist assembly and gripper assembly, which together perform such functions as picking up magazines, placing magazines, and loading magazines into the processing tools. The hoist assembly is capable of functioning in an operational envelope, which includes any target location within a three-axis Cartesian coordinate system, to the extent of the range of motion of the hoist assembly. The hoist assembly also provides rigid and controlled z-axis travel, while being compact when retracted. The gripper assembly facilitates loading of the magazines, especially chute style magazines, which are commonly found on many existing processing tools.

Title: Service robot and service robot systemApplicant: Fujitsu AutomationPatent number: JP2005022029Publication date: 27 January 2005

Problem to be solved: to provide a service robot which identifies a person to be served speedily at high reliability and starting an appropriate action to a visitor or a customer. Solution: a user acquires an ID using a client, writes the ID into an ID transmitting device, and sets each item of detailed information corresponding to ID. The detailed information set on the client is transferred to a server and stored in it. The service robot, when a visitor receives ID information from the ID transmitting device carried by the visitor, requests the detailed information from the server, discriminates a visitor admission condition, and executes an action corresponding to the detailed information. A person-sensing sensor for detecting existence of a person may be provided, a person having no ID transmitting device may be recognized, and different action may be executed in response to whether the person carries the ID transmitting device. Copyright: (C) 2005, JPO&NCIPI.

Title: Home robot control system and home robot application method of itApplicant: Samsung Electronics Co. LtdPatent number: JP2004306242Publication date: 4 November 2004

Problem to be solved: to provide a home robot control system, minimizing the processing load of a robot itself, and minimizing the manufacturing cost of the robot. Solution: in this control system of a home robot using a super- computer, when a user gives a voice instruction to the home robot, in the home robot, the voice instruction is simply converted and transferred to the super-computer through a home gateway, the voice instruction is interpreted by the super-computer, the response to the instruction is generated as voice and transferred to the home robot. The home robot reproduces the voice transmitted from the super-computer through a speaker. The work requiring a large-capacity processing can be realized an inexpensive robot, and in upgrading the service, high-grade service can be continued without replacing the hardware of the robot. Copyright: (C) 2005, JPO&NCIPI.

Title: Robot, and waiting service system using robotApplicant: Taniguchi HokiPatent number: JP2004283983Publication date: 14 October 2004

Problem to be solved: to provide a waiting service system by a robot especially requiring no space by performing a waiting service using a small robot. Solution: when a visitor sits in a chair of a table, the robot goes there and takes a menu order. The robot recognizes visitor's voice or reads a food ticket, and transmits order entry information about a menu name, amount or the like to a management controller. The management controller prepares management information based on the order entry information and displays it on a monitor. The monitor displays a present state of each seat in a store. Dishes from a kitchen are delivered to a robot management control space, and an operator puts the dishes on a tray section of the robot, and specifies a seat number. The robot carries the dishes to a specified seat, and the visitor brings down the dishes from the tray section and starts eating them. In the meal, the robot performs an attraction such as singing or dancing arbitrarily or in response to a visitor's request. Copyright: (C) 2005, JPO&NCIPI.

Jessica Mytum-Smithson