Wireless controllable cleaning robot and remote controlling system for controlling the same

• US 20060235570A1
• Filed: 12/08/2005
• Published: 10/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jung, Il-Kyun
• Application Number:
  US11/296,366
• Publication Number:
  US 20060235570A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/245
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2201/06 Control of the cleaning action for autonomous devices; Automatic detection of the surface condition before, during or after cleaning
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0022 characterised by the communication link data switching networks in general H04L12/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 2201/0203 Cleaning or polishing vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 2201/0215 Vacuum cleaner

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a wireless controllable cleaning robot and remote controlling system for controlling the same, wherein a drive of the cleaning robot is controlled by means of various control signals which are transmitted from a lot of external apparatuses having various wireless communication functions. The cleaning robot includes a wireless communication module and a microprocessor. The wireless communication module receives control signals transmitted from external apparatuses on the basis of various wireless communication protocols. The microprocessor decodes the control signals received through the wireless communication module on the basis of the corresponding wireless communication protocol, and controls a driving of the cleaning robot in response to the decoded operation commands.

Claims

1. A cleaning robot being capable of controlling by wireless, the cleaning robot comprising:

a wireless communication module for receiving control signals transmitted from external apparatuses on the basis of various wireless communication protocols; and

a microprocessor for decoding the control signals received through the wireless communication module on the basis of the corresponding wireless communication protocol, and controlling a driving of the cleaning robot in response to the decoded operation commands.

2. The cleaning robot as set forth in claim 1, wherein the wireless communication module includes a wireless LAN communication unit for receiving control signals transmitted on the basis of an 802.11-based wireless LAN communication protocol.

3. The cleaning robot as set forth in claim 1, wherein the wireless communication module includes a Bluetooth communication unit for receiving control signals transmitted on the basis of a Bluetooth communication protocol.

4. The cleaning robot as set forth in claim 1, wherein the wireless communication module includes a Zigbee communication unit for receiving control signals transmitted on the basis of a Zigbee communication protocol.

5. The cleaning robot as set forth in claim 1, wherein the wireless communication module includes an infrared communication unit for receiving control signals transmitted on the basis of an infrared communication protocol.

6. A remote controlling system of a cleaning robot which is controlled operations thereof in response to control signals transmitted by wireless, the remote controlling system comprising:

a host device for receiving operation commands for the cleaning robot transmitted from external apparatuses, converting the operation commands into wireless signals, and transmitting the wireless signals to the cleaning robot.

7. The remote controlling system as set forth in claims 6, wherein the host device comprising:

a DTMF signal detecting unit for detecting dual tone multi frequency (DTMF) signals received from an external telephone through a telephone line;

a control unit which contains a DTMF signal processing unit for converting the DTMF signals detected by the DTMF signal detecting unit, into operation commands for the cleaning robot; and

a wireless communication unit for transmitting by wireless the operation commands of the control unit to the cleaning robot.

8. The remote controlling system as set forth in claims 7, wherein the host device outputs voice response messages for remote controlling of the cleaning robot, to the telephone connected through the telephone line.

9. The remote controlling system as set forth in claims 7, wherein, the host device includes an operation signal detecting unit for detecting operation signals transmitted through a network such as an internet, and

the control unit further includes an operation signal processing unit for converting the operation signals detected by the operation signal detecting unit, into operation commands for the cleaning robot.

10. The remote controlling system as set forth in claims 9, wherein the operation commands for the cleaning robot contains identification information of the corresponding host device.

11. The remote controlling system as set forth in claims 10, wherein the identification information is an internet protocol (IP) address.

12. The remote controlling system as set forth in claims 7, wherein the wireless communication unit transmits the operation commands to the cleaning robot on the basis of an 802.11-based wireless LAN communication protocol.

13. The remote controlling system as set forth in claims 7, wherein the wireless communication unit transmits the operation commands to the cleaning robot on the basis of a Bluetooth communication protocol.

14. The remote controlling system as set forth in claims 7, wherein the wireless communication unit transmits the operation commands to the cleaning robot on the basis of a Zigbee communication protocol.

15. The remote controlling system as set forth in claims 7, wherein the wireless communication unit transmits the operation commands to the cleaning robot on the basis of an infrared communication protocol.