Self-propelled cleaner
First Claim
1. A self-propelled cleaner which includes a body having a cleaning mechanism with a suction motor for vacuuming up dust and a drive mechanism with drive wheels at the left and right sides of the body whose rotation can be individually controlled for steering and driving the cleaner, and can perform a game function, comprising:
- a sound output processor which can make a prescribed sound;
a human body detection processor which checks whether there is a human body moving nearby;
an imaging device which takes an image and outputs a taken image as image data;
an image display processor which displays an image based on the image data;
a game control processor which makes the sound output processor issue a prescribed successful capture message when the human body detection processor detects a player in motion after the end of each cycle of a prescribed game message repeatedly issued by the sound output processor at prescribed times and makes the imaging device take an image of the player and makes the image display processor display the image and, when a predetermined number of players are detected or when it is detected that a given game end key provided on the body has been pressed while the game message is being issued, ends the game; and
a human body detection ability adjustment processor which adjusts the human body detection processor'"'"'s ability of detecting a player in motion, in plural steps.
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Abstract
A self-propelled cleaner which is more attractive as a playmate. A game control processor makes a sound output processor issue a prescribed successful capture message when a human body detection processor detects a player in motion after the end of each cycle of a prescribed game message repeatedly issued by the sound output processor at prescribed times. Also it makes an imaging device take an image of the player and makes an image display processor display the image. If a predetermined number of players are detected or if it is detected that a given game end key on the cleaner body has been pressed while the game message is being issued, it ends the game. As a consequence, the self-propelled cleaner not only functions as a cleaner but also as an opponent for a human player in a given game, taking full advantage of its self-propelling function.
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7 Claims
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1. A self-propelled cleaner which includes a body having a cleaning mechanism with a suction motor for vacuuming up dust and a drive mechanism with drive wheels at the left and right sides of the body whose rotation can be individually controlled for steering and driving the cleaner, and can perform a game function, comprising:
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a sound output processor which can make a prescribed sound;
a human body detection processor which checks whether there is a human body moving nearby;
an imaging device which takes an image and outputs a taken image as image data;
an image display processor which displays an image based on the image data;
a game control processor which makes the sound output processor issue a prescribed successful capture message when the human body detection processor detects a player in motion after the end of each cycle of a prescribed game message repeatedly issued by the sound output processor at prescribed times and makes the imaging device take an image of the player and makes the image display processor display the image and, when a predetermined number of players are detected or when it is detected that a given game end key provided on the body has been pressed while the game message is being issued, ends the game; and
a human body detection ability adjustment processor which adjusts the human body detection processor'"'"'s ability of detecting a player in motion, in plural steps.
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2. A self-propelled cleaner which has a body with a cleaning mechanism, and a drive mechanism capable of steering and driving the cleaner and can perform a game function, comprising:
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a sound output processor which can make a prescribed sound;
a human body detection processor which checks whether there is a human body moving nearby; and
a game control processor which, when the human body detection processor detects a player in motion after the end of a prescribed game message issued by the sound output processor, notifies the outside of that detection, and when the human body detection processor detects a predetermined number of players or when a given instruction to end the game is received from the outside while the game message is being issued, ends the game. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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