Abstract: A mobile robot that is fitted with a camera and can be controlled from a remote terminal such as a mobile phone moves about in an event site to detect and track a moving object such as a visitor and entertainer. Because the camera along with the robot itself can change its position freely autonomously and/or according to a command from the mobile terminal, a desired frame layout can be accomplished by moving the position of the robot. Therefore, the operator is not required to execute a complex image trimming process or other adjustment of the obtained picture image so that a desired picture can be obtained quickly and without any difficulty. If the user is allowed access the managing server, the user can download the desired picture images and have them printed out at will. Also, because the selected picture images can be transmitted to the managing server, the robot is prevented from running out of memory for storing the picture images.

Abstract: A mobile robot that is fitted with a camera and can be controlled from a remote terminal such as a mobile phone moves about in an event site to detect and track a moving object such as a visitor and entertainer. Because the camera along with the robot itself can change its position freely autonomously and/or according to a command from the mobile terminal, a desired frame layout can be accomplished by moving the position of the robot. Therefore, the operator is not required to execute a complex image trimming process or other adjustment of the obtained picture image so that a desired picture can be obtained quickly and without any difficulty. If the user is allowed access the managing server, the user can download the desired picture images and have them printed out at will. Also, because the selected picture images can be transmitted to the managing server, the robot is prevented from running out of memory for storing the picture images.

Abstract: In an image transmission system for a mobile robot that can move about and look for persons such as children separated from their parents in places where a large number of people congregate, a face image is cut out from a captured image of a detected human, and the cut out face image is transmitted to a remote terminal or a large screen. By thus cutting out the image of the face, even when the image signal is transmitted to a remote terminal having a small screen, the face image can be shown in a clearly recognizable manner. Also when the image is shown in a large screen, the viewer can identify the person even from a great distance. The transmitted image may be attached with various pieces of information such as the current location of the robot.

Abstract: In an image transmission system for a mobile robot that can move about and look for persons such as children separated from their parents in places where a large number of people congregate, a human is detected from the captured image and/or sound. An image of the detected human is cut out from a captured image, and the cut out image is transmitted to a remote terminal or a large screen. By thus cutting out the image of the detected human, even when the image signal is transmitted to a remote terminal having a small screen, the image of the detected human can be shown in a clearly recognizable manner. Also when the image is shown in a large screen, the viewer can identify the person even from a great distance. The transmitted image may be attached with various pieces of information such as the current location of the robot.