Patent ID: 8095239
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: G05D

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling the movement of a robotic device comprising: capturing a real-time video image of the robotic device environment using a video capture device associated with the robotic device; sending the captured real-time image to a robotic control module that is remote from the robotic device, and displaying the captured real-time image within a field on a video image display device associated with the remote robotic control module; displaying a robotic device movement control overlay within the field of the displayed real-time video image; selecting a location within the movement control overlay that corresponds to a robotic device speed and direction; generating and sending a control message to the robotic device which is comprised of the selected speed and direction information; and receiving the control message at the robotic device and using the speed and direction information contained in the control message to move in the selected direction at the selected speed.