Robot cleaner, robot cleaner system and control method of the same
First Claim
1. A control method of a robot cleaner system including a robot cleaner and an external terminal, the control method comprising:
- establishing a wireless communication between the external terminal and the robot cleaner;
in response to a user selection of a diary menu displayed on a display of the external terminal, sending, by the external terminal, a request to the robot cleaner for cleaning history information, wherein the cleaning history information includes a plurality of individual lists;
in response to the request, transmitting, to the external terminal, the individual lists of the cleaning history information;
displaying, on the display of the external terminal, a screen of the individual lists of bibliographical information for distinguishing a series of cleanings from start to end of the cleanings from other cleanings, wherein a preset number of individual lists are stored in a chronological order, wherein the preset number of individual lists are stored and a new individual list replaces an oldest individual list for storage, wherein the displayed screen of the individual lists is displayed prior to receiving, at the external terminal and from the robot cleaner, a map file and a moving path file corresponding to a latest cleaning history of the individual lists,wherein the displayed screen of the individual lists includes cleaning mode information and presence of reserved cleaning, and cleaning end time information marks, and an auxiliary menu corresponding to a specific one of the cleaning end time information marks is displayed on the display at an area corresponding to a specific one of the individual lists, andin response to selection of the auxiliary menu;
requesting, from the external terminal to the robot cleaner, the map file and the map path file of the specific individual list corresponding to the selected auxiliary menu,receiving from the robot cleaner, the map file and the moving path file of the specific individual list corresponding to the selected auxiliary menu, anddisplaying on the display of the external terminal, a map showing performed cleaning, and a moving path of the robot cleaner is played on the map as a video file, and a mark corresponding to the robot cleaner is displayed on the map and a forward direction of the robot cleaner is displayed to show the moving path of the robot cleaner.
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Abstract
A robot cleaner includes a case, a suction device provided in the case, a suction nozzle for sucking dust from a floor by driving of the suction device, a dust collection device for collecting foreign substances contained in the air sucked via the suction nozzle, a driving unit for allowing the case to drive automatically, a controller for controlling the driving of the suction device and the driving unit, and for generating cleaning history information comprising map information on a cleaning area and moving path information, a memory unit for storing the cleaning history information; and a wireless communication module provided in the case to transmit the cleaning history information to the external terminal, when the external terminal requests the cleaning history information.
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10 Claims
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1. A control method of a robot cleaner system including a robot cleaner and an external terminal, the control method comprising:
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establishing a wireless communication between the external terminal and the robot cleaner; in response to a user selection of a diary menu displayed on a display of the external terminal, sending, by the external terminal, a request to the robot cleaner for cleaning history information, wherein the cleaning history information includes a plurality of individual lists; in response to the request, transmitting, to the external terminal, the individual lists of the cleaning history information; displaying, on the display of the external terminal, a screen of the individual lists of bibliographical information for distinguishing a series of cleanings from start to end of the cleanings from other cleanings, wherein a preset number of individual lists are stored in a chronological order, wherein the preset number of individual lists are stored and a new individual list replaces an oldest individual list for storage, wherein the displayed screen of the individual lists is displayed prior to receiving, at the external terminal and from the robot cleaner, a map file and a moving path file corresponding to a latest cleaning history of the individual lists, wherein the displayed screen of the individual lists includes cleaning mode information and presence of reserved cleaning, and cleaning end time information marks, and an auxiliary menu corresponding to a specific one of the cleaning end time information marks is displayed on the display at an area corresponding to a specific one of the individual lists, and in response to selection of the auxiliary menu; requesting, from the external terminal to the robot cleaner, the map file and the map path file of the specific individual list corresponding to the selected auxiliary menu, receiving from the robot cleaner, the map file and the moving path file of the specific individual list corresponding to the selected auxiliary menu, and displaying on the display of the external terminal, a map showing performed cleaning, and a moving path of the robot cleaner is played on the map as a video file, and a mark corresponding to the robot cleaner is displayed on the map and a forward direction of the robot cleaner is displayed to show the moving path of the robot cleaner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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