Autonomous vacuum cleaner and autonomous vacuum cleaner network system
First Claim
1. An autonomous vacuum cleaner comprising:
- obstacle detection sensors, which are provided for autonomous movement of the autonomous vacuum cleaner, and which are provided for detecting obstacles each located in a moving direction of the autonomous vacuum cleaner and for measuring distances to the obstacles;
a moving means for the autonomous movement of the autonomous vacuum cleaner while avoiding the obstacles based on a result of detection by the obstacle detection sensors;
a cleaning means for cleaning an area in which the autonomous vacuum cleaner moves;
a timer device for storing reservation information including scheduled cleaning start time and for managing time to start cleaning; and
a communication module for making wireless communication with a terminal device which is connected to the autonomous vacuum cleaner via a network and which is provided for setting the reservation information, wherein the autonomous vacuum cleaner receives, using the communication module, the reservation information set by the terminal device, and stores the reservation information in the timer device, and further operates on the basis of the reservation information.
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Abstract
An autonomous vacuum cleaner network system comprises an autonomous vacuum cleaner and two terminal devices connected to the autonomous vacuum cleaner via a network. Using one of the terminal devices, a user inputs reservation information. The autonomous vacuum cleaner receives the input reservation information via a wireless LAN, and stores it, and further executes a self-diagnostic program immediately before a scheduled cleaning start time. If there is abnormality in the result of the self-diagnosis, the autonomous vacuum cleaner sends the result of the self-diagnosis as maintenance information to the other terminal device which is selected and assigned by the user as an addressed device. The autonomous vacuum cleaner network system makes it possible to set reservation information of the autonomous vacuum cleaner without requiring the user to go to the place where the autonomous vacuum cleaner is placed, and makes it possible to surely inform the user whether the autonomous vacuum cleaner can operate smoothly at the scheduled cleaning start time.
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8 Claims
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1. An autonomous vacuum cleaner comprising:
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obstacle detection sensors, which are provided for autonomous movement of the autonomous vacuum cleaner, and which are provided for detecting obstacles each located in a moving direction of the autonomous vacuum cleaner and for measuring distances to the obstacles;
a moving means for the autonomous movement of the autonomous vacuum cleaner while avoiding the obstacles based on a result of detection by the obstacle detection sensors;
a cleaning means for cleaning an area in which the autonomous vacuum cleaner moves;
a timer device for storing reservation information including scheduled cleaning start time and for managing time to start cleaning; and
a communication module for making wireless communication with a terminal device which is connected to the autonomous vacuum cleaner via a network and which is provided for setting the reservation information, wherein the autonomous vacuum cleaner receives, using the communication module, the reservation information set by the terminal device, and stores the reservation information in the timer device, and further operates on the basis of the reservation information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An autonomous vacuum cleaner network system comprising an autonomous vacuum cleaner and a terminal device connected to the autonomous vacuum cleaner via a network,
the autonomous vacuum cleaner comprising: -
obstacle detection sensors, which are provided for autonomous movement of the autonomous vacuum cleaner, and which are provided for detecting obstacles each located in a moving direction of the autonomous vacuum cleaner and for measuring distances to the obstacles;
a moving means for the autonomous movement of the autonomous vacuum cleaner while avoiding the obstacles based on a result of detection by the obstacle detection sensors;
a cleaning means for cleaning an area in which the autonomous vacuum cleaner moves;
a timer device for storing reservation information including scheduled cleaning start time and for managing time to start cleaning; and
a first communication module for making wireless communication with the terminal device, and the terminal device comprising;
a second communication module for making communication with the autonomous vacuum cleaner;
a reservation information setting means for accepting setting of the reservation information of the autonomous vacuum cleaner; and
a reservation information sending means for sending, using the second communication module, the reservation information set by the reservation information setting means to the autonomous vacuum cleaner, wherein the autonomous vacuum cleaner receives, using the first communication module, the reservation information set by the terminal device, and stores the reservation information in the timer device, and further operates on the basis of the reservation information. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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