Surgery Assistant Robot Remote Support With Event-Triggered Media
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional remote support methods for surgery assistant robots are inefficient in quickly grasping the details of issues and providing timely support, leading to delays in resolving problems.
Innovation Solution
A remote support method and system that enables bidirectional communication between a server device and surgery assistant robots or terminal devices, allowing for the transmission of sound, images, or text in response to predetermined events, and includes image processing to obscure identifiable information and adjust frame rates for efficient data transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If conventional remote support methods using log data analysis are used, then the system can maintain simple communication infrastructure, but the time required to grasp trouble details increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures multiple communication channels (voice, video, text) and establishes bidirectional communication capability before troubles occur. When a trouble is detected, the appropriate communication channel is immediately activated, eliminating the time delay of setting up communication methods during emergency situations.
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary that receives and manages multiple types of data (voice, video, text) from both the call center and the surgery assistant robot. This intermediary structure enables efficient routing and integration of different communication modalities, allowing quick grasp of trouble details without requiring direct complex peer-to-peer connections.
2Measurement precision
If bidirectional communication with multiple data types is implemented, then the accuracy of trouble diagnosis improves, but the data transmission load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system selectively activates different communication channels based on the specific trouble situation. For example, voice communication is used for immediate acknowledgment, video is activated only when visual inspection is needed, and text is used for detailed technical discussions. This localized application of different data types reduces overall transmission load while maintaining diagnostic accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transmits only the necessary portion of data required for effective diagnosis and support. Instead of continuously streaming all available data types, the system activates specific communication channels partialy or fully based on the situation, reducing data volume while maintaining sufficient diagnostic capability.
3Loss of information
If real-time video transmission is implemented for remote support, then the ability to observe operation details improves, but the network bandwidth consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous high-bandwidth video streaming, the system uses periodic video transmission activated only when needed for specific diagnostic purposes. The video communication is transmitted in periodic intervals or triggered by specific events, reducing overall bandwidth consumption while maintaining the ability to observe operation details when necessary.
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AI summary
A method for remotely supporting a surgery assistant robot may include: receiving at least one piece of operation information concerning an operation of the surgery assistant robot, by a server device that performs a remote support for the surgery assistant robot; and transmitting, in response to a predetermined event, at least one of a sound, an image, or a text from the server device to at least one of the surgery assistant robot or a terminal device.