Robot, radio detection system, radio detection method and recording medium storing radio detection processing program

• US 20070276540A1
• Filed: 05/14/2007
• Published: 11/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Matsukawa, Yoshihiko, Mizuno, Osamu, Okuda, Akinobu
• Application Number:
  US11/798,418
• Publication Number:
  US 20070276540A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/245
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0272 comprising means for registering the travel distance, e.g. revolutions of wheels measuring distance traversed on the ground by vehicles, e.g. using odometers G01C22/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/028 using a RF signal

Abstract

A robot is provided with a position setting unit for setting the position information of a destination, a locomotion unit for a movement to the set position, an actuator for driving the locomotion unit to the set position of movement, and a radio detection system for detecting the presence or absence of an unauthorized radio wave based on received radio waves. The radio detection system includes a radio receiver for detecting radio signals at mutually different positions in accordance with position information, a radio signal storage for storing the detected radio signals, a radio signal verifier for detecting the presence or absence of a radio signal having the same characteristics by comparing a detected radio signal and the radio signal stored in the radio signal storage, and an unauthorized radio wave detector for detecting the presence of an unauthorized radio wave when the radio signal having the same characteristics is present.

Claims

1. A robot, comprising:

a locomotion unit for movements to a plurality of positions;

a radio receiver for receiving radio waves at a plurality of mutually different positions to detect a plurality of radio signals;

a radio signal verifier for detecting the presence or absence of a radio signal having the same characteristics by comparing the plurality of detected radio signals;

an unauthorized radio wave detector for detecting the presence of an unauthorized radio wave if the radio signal having the same characteristics is present; and

a notifier for giving notification when the unauthorized radio wave is detected.

2. A robot according to claim 1, further comprising:

a trigger signal generator for generating trigger signals at specified time intervals; and

a position detector for detecting a plurality of pieces of position information at mutually different timings in accordance with the trigger signals;

wherein the radio receiver detects the plurality of radio signals based on the plurality of pieces of position information.

3. A robot according to claim 1, further comprising an own radio signal storage for storing an own radio signal, wherein the radio signal verifier compares radio signals obtained by removing the own radio signal stored in the own radio signal storage from the plurality of radio signals.

4. A robot according to claim 1, further comprising a stop controller for controlling whether or not to stop a specified function, wherein the stop controller stops the specified function while the radio receiver is detecting the plurality of radio signals.

5. A robot according to claim 1, further comprising a detection sound generator for generating a sound;

wherein the detection sound generator generates sounds while the radio receiver is detecting the plurality of radio signals.

6. A robot according to claim 5, wherein;

the detection sound generator generates a specific sound;

the radio signal verifier demodulates a detected radio signal and detects the presence or absence of a radio signal having the same characteristics as the specific sound; and

the unauthorized radio wave detector detects the presence of an unauthorized radio wave if the radio signal having the same characteristics as the specific sound is present.

7. A robot according to claim 1, further comprising:

a detection result storage for storing a detection result of the radio signal verifier on the radio signal having the same characteristics;

a setting unit for the settings for the display of the detection result; and

a display unit for displaying the detection result stored in the detection result storage based on the settings.

8. A robot according to claim 1, further comprising:

a map storage for storing a radio intensity map representing the intensities of radio waves at positions in a utilization space of the robot in correspondence with the respective positions; and

a measurement position selector for selecting measurement positions where the intensity of environmental radio waves is small by referring to the radio intensity map;

wherein the radio receiver receives radio waves at the measurement positions to detect a plurality of radio signals.

9. A robot according to claim 1, further comprising:

a luggage detector for generating a trigger signal upon detecting the placement of luggage on the robot; and

a position detector for detecting the present position information in accordance with the trigger signal,

wherein the radio receiver detects the plurality of radio signals based on a plurality of pieces of position information detected by the position detector.

10. A robot, comprising:

a locomotion unit for movements to a plurality of positions;

a luggage detector for generating a trigger signal upon detecting the placement of luggage on the robot;

a radio receiver for receiving radio waves in accordance with the trigger signal to detect a plurality of radio signals;

a radio signal verifier for detecting the presence or absence of a radio signal having the same characteristics by comparing the plurality of detected radio signals;

an unauthorized radio wave detector for detecting the presence of an unauthorized radio wave when the radio signal having the same characteristics is present; and

a notifier for giving notification when the unauthorized radio wave is detected.

11. A radio detection system, comprising:

a radio receiver for receiving radio waves at a plurality of mutually different positions to detect a plurality of radio signals;

a radio signal verifier for detecting the presence or absence of a radio signal having the same characteristics by comparing the plurality of detected radio signals; and

an unauthorized radio wave detector for detecting the presence of an unauthorized radio wave when the radio signal having the same characteristics is present.

12. A radio detection system according to claim 11, further comprising:

a trigger signal generator for generating trigger signals at specified time intervals; and

a position detector for detecting a plurality of pieces of position information at mutually different timings in accordance with the trigger signals,

wherein the radio receiver detects the plurality of radio signals based on the plurality of pieces of position information.

13. A radio detection method, comprising:

a radio reception step of receiving radio waves at a plurality of mutually different positions to detect a plurality of radio signals;

a radio signal verification step of detecting the presence or absence of a radio signal having the same characteristics by comparing the plurality of detected radio signals; and

an unauthorized radio wave detection step of detecting the presence of an unauthorized radio wave when the radio signal having the same characteristics is present.

14. A computer-readable recording medium storing a radio detection processing program, the radio detection processing program causing a computer to function as:

a radio signal verifier for detecting the presence or absence of a radio signal having the same characteristics by comparing a plurality of radio signals detected at mutually different positions; and

an unauthorized radio wave detector for detecting the presence of an unauthorized radio wave when the radio signal having the same characteristics is present.