IP Library Granted Patent US 10,259,117
Granted Patent B2
US 10,259,117 · App. 15/226,259 · Granted Apr 16, 2019

On-demand robot virtualization

Inventors: Venson Shaw (Kirkland, WA); Jeffrey Joseph Farah (North Brunswick, NJ)
Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
B25J9/1661G06F9/45558G05B2219/33125G05B2219/40264G06F2009/4557
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Patent No.
US 10,259,117
App. No.
15/226,259
Granted
Apr 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Robots may be instantiated on-demand and may be adaptive in response to an environment, application, or event change. The adapted robot may switch functions in order to perform selective operations within medicine, agriculture, military, entertainment, or manufacturing, among other things.

Claims (39)

1. A server comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

receiving information associated with a location, the information comprising information from a sensor;

determining a type of event based on the information, wherein the type of event is an emergency event;

determining, based on the type of event, specifications for a robot;

generating a virtual machine based on the specifications for the robot; and

providing instructions to activate the virtual machine to control the robot.

2. The server of claim 1 , wherein the virtual machine is located on the server.

3. The server of claim 1 , further operations comprising in response to generating the virtual machine, transmitting the virtual machine to the robot.

4. The server of claim 1 , further operations comprising in response to generating the virtual machine, transmitting the virtual machine to a mobile device.

5. The server of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises an amount of people in an area.

6. The server of claim 1 , wherein the specifications comprises current battery life of the robot or mobile device.

7. A system comprising:

a robot; and

a server communicatively connected with the robot, the server comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

receiving information associated with a location, the information comprising information from a sensor;

determining a type of event based on the information;

determining, based on the type of event, specifications for the robot;

generating a virtual machine based on the specifications for the robot; and

providing instructions to activate the virtual machine to control the robot.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the virtual machine is located on the server.

9. The system of claim 7 , further operations comprising in response to generating the virtual machine, transmitting the virtual machine to the robot.

10. The system of claim 7 , further operations comprising in response to generating the virtual machine, transmitting the virtual machine to a mobile device.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the type of event is an emergency event.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the information comprises an amount of people in an area.

13. The server of claim 7 , wherein the specifications comprises current battery life of the robot or mobile device.

14. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, information associated with a location, the information comprising information from a sensor;

determining, by the processor, a type of event based on the information, wherein the type of event is an emergency event;

determining, by the processor, based on the type of event, specifications for a robot;

generating, by the processor, a virtual machine based on the specifications for the robot;

in response to generating the virtual machine, transmitting the virtual machine to the robot; and

providing, by the processor, instructions to activate the virtual machine to control the robot.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising in response to generating the virtual machine, transmitting the virtual machine to a mobile device.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the information comprises an amount of people in an area.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the instructions comprise authorization by a mobile device to activate the robot via near field communication.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2021
From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058135/0446 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2016
From: SHAW, VENSON; FARAH, JEFFREY JOSEPH
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Reel/Frame 039317/0038 →
Continuity (1)
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