Patents by Inventor James Gordon Wolfe

James Gordon Wolfe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Autonomous Behaviors for a Remove Vehicle
    Publication number: 20080086241
    Abstract: A system and method for allowing an operator to switch between remote vehicle tele-operation and one or more remote vehicle autonomous behaviors, or for implementing remote vehicle autonomous behaviors. The system comprises an operator control system receiving input from the operator including instructions for the remote vehicle to execute an autonomous behavior, and a control system on the remote vehicle for receiving the instruction to execute an autonomous behavior from the operator control system. Upon receiving the instruction to execute an autonomous behavior, the remote vehicle executes that autonomous behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Emilie Phillips, Pavlo E. Rudakevych, Orjeta Taka, James Gordon Wolfe, Tom Frost