A robot system that includes a robot and a remote station. The remote
station may be a personal computer coupled to the robot through a
broadband network. A user at the remote station may receive both video
and audio from a camera and microphone of the robot, respectively. The
remote station may include a graphical user interface that can be
selected to generate an alert input to the robot.
The user initially establishes a voice communication between the remote
station and the robot. To obtain video access the user may select a
graphical icon to generate and transmit the alert input to the robot. The
caller recipient at the robot may grant the request for video of
themselves by inputting a response into the robot. This procedure allows
someone at the robot to control the initiation of a video-conference with
the user of the remote station.
