EP2470986A4 - Portable telepresence apparatus - Google Patents

Portable telepresence apparatus

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Publication number
EP2470986A4
EP2470986A4 EP10814289.4A EP10814289A EP2470986A4 EP 2470986 A4 EP2470986 A4 EP 2470986A4 EP 10814289 A EP10814289 A EP 10814289A EP 2470986 A4 EP2470986 A4 EP 2470986A4
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Prior art keywords
telepresence apparatus
portable telepresence
portable
telepresence
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Application number
EP10814289.4A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2470986A2 (en
Inventor
Kelton Temby
Charles S Jordan
Daniel S Sanchez
Steven E Butner
Derek J Walters
Fuji Lai
Kevin P Hanrahan
Joshua A Bouganim
James Rosenthal
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InTouch Technologies Inc
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InTouch Technologies Inc
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Priority claimed from US12/548,122 external-priority patent/US8384755B2/en
Application filed by InTouch Technologies Inc filed Critical InTouch Technologies Inc
Publication of EP2470986A2 publication Critical patent/EP2470986A2/en
Publication of EP2470986A4 publication Critical patent/EP2470986A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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EP10814289.4A 2009-08-26 2010-08-26 Portable telepresence apparatus Withdrawn EP2470986A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US12/548,122 US8384755B2 (en) 2009-08-26 2009-08-26 Portable remote presence robot
US39963710P 2010-07-14 2010-07-14
PCT/US2010/046740 WO2011028589A2 (en) 2009-08-26 2010-08-26 Portable telepresence apparatus

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EP2470986A2 EP2470986A2 (en) 2012-07-04
EP2470986A4 true EP2470986A4 (en) 2013-06-26

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EP (1) EP2470986A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2013503571A (en)
KR (1) KR20120068879A (en)
CN (2) CN102473081B (en)
IN (1) IN2012DN02197A (en)
WO (1) WO2011028589A2 (en)

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