Path guidance method for autonomous mobile device
First Claim
1. A path guidance method capable guiding an autonomous mobile device to a location specified by a call unit for enabling the autonomous mobile device to perform a predetermined operation thereat, whereas the autonomous mobile device is configured with a directional wireless reception unit while the call unit is configured with a wireless transmission unit, path guidance method comprising steps of:
- (a) enabling the wireless transmission unit to issue a radio wave guidance signal;
(b)enabling the wireless reception unit to receive the radio wave guidance signal; and
(c) enabling the autonomous mobile device to evaluate and determine a moving direction with respect to the intensity and direction of the received radio wave guidance signal, and thus directing the autonomous mobile device to move accordingly.
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Abstract
A path guidance method for autonomous mobile device, by which a directional wireless reception unit, arranged on the autonomous mobile device, is enabled to receive a radio wave guidance signal issued by a call unit while the direction pointing to the call unit can be determined with respect to the intensity and direction of the received radio wave guidance signal, and thus the autonomous mobile device is directed to move toward the pointing direction until the autonomous mobile device reaches a location specified by the call unit. In a preferred aspect, the autonomous mobile device is determined to be not far from the call unit when the intensity of the radio wave guidance signal, received by the directional wireless reception unit, is larger than a predefined value.
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22 Claims
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1. A path guidance method capable guiding an autonomous mobile device to a location specified by a call unit for enabling the autonomous mobile device to perform a predetermined operation thereat, whereas the autonomous mobile device is configured with a directional wireless reception unit while the call unit is configured with a wireless transmission unit, path guidance method comprising steps of:
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(a) enabling the wireless transmission unit to issue a radio wave guidance signal; (b)enabling the wireless reception unit to receive the radio wave guidance signal; and (c) enabling the autonomous mobile device to evaluate and determine a moving direction with respect to the intensity and direction of the received radio wave guidance signal, and thus directing the autonomous mobile device to move accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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