LAWN MOWER ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A lawn mower robot system, comprising:
- a lawn mower robot disposed with a moving device;
a mowing device disposed in the lawn mower robot and mowing lawns;
a first communication device disposed in the lawn mower robot and transmitting an inquiry signal for state information;
a plurality of boundary display apparatuses, arranged in a lawn presence region, disposed with a second communication device for receiving the inquiry signal for the state information from the first communication device and for transmitting an acknowledge signal for the state information to the first communication device; and
a controller for recognizing a plurality of absolute coordinates from the lawn presence region based on the acknowledge signal for the state information received from the second communication device and for controlling the mowing device within the limit of the plurality of absolute coordinates.
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Abstract
The present embodiment relates to a lawn mower robot. A lawn mower robot system, comprising: a lawn mower robot disposed with a moving device; a mowing device disposed in the lawn mower robot and mowing lawns; a first communication device disposed in the lawn mower robot and transmitting an inquiry signal for state information; a plurality of boundary display apparatuses, arranged in a lawn presence region, disposed with a second communication device for receiving the inquiry signal for the state information from the first communication device and for transmitting an acknowledge signal for the state information to the first communication device; a controller for recognizing a plurality of absolute coordinates from the lawn presence region based on the acknowledge signal for the state information received from the second communication device and for controlling the mowing device within the limit of the plurality of absolute coordinates.
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1. A lawn mower robot system, comprising:
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a lawn mower robot disposed with a moving device; a mowing device disposed in the lawn mower robot and mowing lawns; a first communication device disposed in the lawn mower robot and transmitting an inquiry signal for state information; a plurality of boundary display apparatuses, arranged in a lawn presence region, disposed with a second communication device for receiving the inquiry signal for the state information from the first communication device and for transmitting an acknowledge signal for the state information to the first communication device; and a controller for recognizing a plurality of absolute coordinates from the lawn presence region based on the acknowledge signal for the state information received from the second communication device and for controlling the mowing device within the limit of the plurality of absolute coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling a lawn mower robot system, comprising:
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transmitting an inquiry signal for state information from a first communication device disposed in the lawn mower robot to each of a plurality of boundary display apparatuses; receiving an acknowledge signal for the state information for the inquiry signal for the state information from a second communication device disposed in each of the plurality of boundary display apparatuses in the first communication device; recognizing an absolute coordinate of the lawn mower robot from a lawn presence region when the first communication device receives the acknowledge signal for the state information from all the boundary display apparatuses; and driving a mowing device in the lawn presence region according to the recognized absolute coordinate and mowing lawns. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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