IP Library Granted Patent US 10,658,083
Granted Patent B2
US 10,658,083 · App. 16/045,608 · Granted May 19, 2020

Graphical user interfaces including touchpad driving interfaces for telemedicine devices

Inventors: Charles S. Jordan (Santa Barbara, CA); Andy Young (Santa Barbara, CA); Mei Sheng Ng (Santa Barbara, CA); Yair Lurie (Santa Barbara, CA); Fuji Lai (Goleta, CA); Timothy C. Wright (Santa Barbara, CA); Cody Herzog (Santa Barbara, CA); Blair Whitney (Santa Barbara, CA); Bill Rizzi (Santa Barbara, CA); James Ballantyne (Santa Barbara, CA); Yulun Wang (Goleta, CA); Cheuk Wah Wong (Bedford, MA); Justin Kearns (Somerville, MA); Orjeta Taka (Bedford, MA); Ramchandra Karandikar (Goleta, CA)
Assignee: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,658,083
App. No.
16/045,608
Filed
Jul 25, 2018
Granted
May 19, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2651
USPC
348/14.03
Abstract

The present disclosure describes various aspects of remote presence interfaces (RPIs) for use on portable electronic devices (PEDs) to interface with remote telepresence devices. An RPI may allow a user to interact with a telepresence device, view a live video feed, provide navigational instructions, and/or otherwise interact with the telepresence device. The RPI may allow a user to manually, semi-autonomously, or autonomously control the movement of the telepresence device. One or more panels associated with a video feed, patient data, calendars, date, time, telemetry data, PED data, telepresence device data, healthcare facility information, healthcare practitioner information, menu tabs, settings controls, and/or other features may be utilized via the RPI.

Claims (33)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

retrieving a list of patients;

selectively displaying the list of patients;

receiving a selection of a patient from the patient list;

automatically selecting a remote presence device from a plurality of remote presence devices, wherein automatically selecting comprises:

connecting to an admissions, discharges, and transfers (ADT) data source for a facility;

determining using the ADT data source a current location of the selected patient within the facility; and

selecting a remote presence device nearest the current location of the selected patient within the facility;

communicatively connecting an electronic device to the selected remote presence device;

displaying a live video feed from a camera of the remote presence device in a video panel on an electronic display of the electronic device; and

updating the live video feed as the selected remote presence device moves to the selected destination.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

receiving a selection of a patient from the patient list;

displaying an endpoint list including a plurality of remote presence devices and their respective connectivity states, wherein the endpoint list is text searchable and includes one or more persons who are currently or scheduled for a period of time to be associated with the selected patient;

communicatively connecting an electronic device to a selected remote presence device;

displaying a live video feed from a camera of the remote presence device in a video panel on an electronic display of the electronic device; and

updating the live video feed as the selected remote presence device moves to the selected destination.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein the operation of communicatively connecting an electronic device to a remote presence device is responsive to receiving a selection of a remote presence device from the endpoint list.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein the connectivity states include at least two of ready state, a busy state, and an offline state.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein the endpoint list is filterable based on a filtering parameter.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein the filtering parameter includes at least one of endpoint type, manufacturer, status, facility, building, floor, room, customer, and group.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein the endpoint list includes a name of a person.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein the destination list includes at least one of a room name or a room number.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein the endpoint list includes a name of a person that is scheduled for a period of time to be associated with the selected patient.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

receiving a selection of a patient from the patient list;

automatically selecting a remote presence device from a plurality of remote presence devices in proximity to the selected patient while minimizing travel to the selected patient through an area of poor wireless connectivity;

communicatively connecting an electronic device to the selected remote presence device;

displaying a live video feed from a camera of the remote presence device in a video panel on an electronic display of the electronic device; and

updating the live video feed as the remote presence device moves to the selected destination.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein a remote presence device within a same room as the selected patient is automatically selected.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein a remote presence device on a same floor as the selected patient is automatically selected.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the automatically selected remote presence device is a remote presence device that has been previously assigned to the selected patient.

Assignments (16)
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Recorded Nov 25, 2025
From: TCG SENIOR FUNDING L.L.C., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: SANTRUM HONG KONG CO., LIMITED, AS SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (049209/0584) Recorded Jul 25, 2025
From: MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST, AS AGENT
To: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (F/K/A INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.)
Reel/Frame 072253/0060 →
CONFIRMATORY GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: TELADOC HEALTH, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 072066/0931 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2025
From: MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST, AS AGENT
To: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; ACUTECARE TELEMEDICINE, LLC.; C3O CORPORATION; INTOUCH HEALTH PROVIDERS, LLC; ITH DTC, LLC
Reel/Frame 071691/0548 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2025
From: IROBOT CORPORATION
To: TELADOC HEALTH, INC.
Reel/Frame 071376/0085 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2023
From: IROBOT CORPORATION
To: TCG SENIOR FUNDING L.L.C., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 064532/0856 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2023
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: IROBOT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064430/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2022
From: IROBOT CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 061878/0097 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EXECUTION DATE OF THE MERGER FROM 01/11/2020 TO 07/01/2020 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 053705 FRAME: 0839. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 14, 2021
From: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; JONATA SUB TWO, INC.
To: JONATA SUB TWO, INC.
Reel/Frame 054999/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EXEUTION DATE OF THE MERGER FROM 01/11/2020 TO 07/01/2020, PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 053705 FRAME 0728. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER. Recorded Jan 14, 2021
From: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; JONATA SUB ONE, INC.
To: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 054986/0508 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 4, 2020
From: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; JONATA SUB TWO, INC.
To: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 054690/0327 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2020
From: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: TELADOC HEALTH, INC.
Reel/Frame 053743/0661 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 4, 2020
From: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; JONATA SUB TWO, INC.
To: JONATA SUB TWO, INC.
Reel/Frame 053705/0839 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 4, 2020
From: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; JONATA SUB ONE, INC.
To: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 053705/0728 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2019
From: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; ACUTECARE TELEMEDICINE, LLC; C3O CORPORATION; INTOUCH HEALTH PROVIDERS, LLC; ITH DTC, LLC; REACH HEALTH, INC.; ITH PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC.
To: MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST, AS AGENT
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2018
From: JORDAN, CHARLES S.; YOUNG, ANDY; NG, MEI SHENG; LURIE, YAIR; LAI, FUJI; WRIGHT, TIMOTHY C.; HERZOG, CODY; WHITNEY, BLAIR; RIZZI, BILL; BALLANTYNE, JAMES; WANG, YULUN; WONG, CHEUK WAH; KEARNS, JUSTIN; TAKA, ORJETA; KARANDIKAR, RAMCHANDRA
To: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; IROBOT CORPORATION
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