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Cleaner with security function and travel device with security function

  • US 20060088204A1
  • Filed: 10/18/2005
  • Published: 04/27/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A self-propelled cleaner with a security function, comprising:

  • a driving mechanism responsible for steering and driving of said self-propelled cleaner;

    a cleaner mechanism;

    a human sensor;

    a suspicious person-detecting section for detecting a suspicious person;

    a camera capable of picking up an image of the suspicious person;

    a battery for supplying electric power to said driving mechanism and said suspicious person-detecting section;

    said battery being adapted to be charged by an external charger device;

    wherein when said battery is charged, electric power supplied from said charger device is adapted to be supplied to both said battery and said suspicious person-detecting section, whereby said suspicious person-detecting section is activated under charging of said battery;

    a battery monitoring-section for detecting a residual amount of said battery;

    wherein when said suspicious person-detecting section detects the suspicious person during the charging of said battery and said residual amount of said battery that is detected by said battery monitoring-section exceeds a predetermined level, said self-propelled cleaner is adapted to be traveled so as to be operatively separated from said charger device and is then drive-controlled so as to be turned so that said suspicious person comes within an image picking-up range of said camera; and

    a suspicious person'"'"'s image picking-up section for performing picking-up of an image of the suspicious person having been detected by said camera.

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