METHOD, MEDIUM AND APPARATUS CLASSIFYING AND COLLECTING AREA FEATURE INFORMATION ACCORDING TO A ROBOT'S MOVING PATH, AND A ROBOT CONTROLLED BY THE AREA FEATURES

• US 20130274924A1
• Filed: 06/04/2013
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Hyun-jeong, Kim, Hyun-jin, Myeong, Hyeon, CHUNG, Seung-Nyung
• Granted Patent: US 8,755,591 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/259
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 19/023 including video camera means
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0238 using obstacle or wall sensors G05D1/0246 and G05D1/0289 take precedence; lidar systems designed for anti-collision purposes G01S17/93
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0274 using mapping information stored in a memory device navigation using map-matching G01C21/30

Abstract

A method of classifying and collecting feature information of an area according to a robot'"'"'s moving path, a robot controlled by area features, and a method and apparatus for composing a user interface using the area features are disclosed. The robot includes a plurality of sensor modules to collect feature information of a predetermined area along a moving path of the robot, and an analyzer to analyze the collected feature information of the predetermined area according to a predetermined reference range and to classify the collected feature information into a plurality of groups.

Claims

1. An apparatus for composing a user interface using area features, comprising:

a menu construction module to construct a plurality of menus using feature information of a predetermined area, the feature information being collected along a moving path of a robot; and

a transmitter to transmit a control signal corresponding to the menus.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an output module outputting the menus to a screen, wherein the menus comprise at least one of a floor material of an area where the robot is located, a dust pollution level, a cleaning frequency, and information regarding an obstacle located above the robot.

3. A method of composing a user interface using area features, comprising:

constructing a plurality of menus using feature information of a predetermined area, the feature information being collected along a moving path of a robot; and

transmitting a control signal corresponding to the menus.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising outputting the menus to a screen, wherein the menus comprise least one of a floor material of an area where the robot is located, a dust pollution level, a cleaning frequency, and information regarding an obstacle located above the robot.

5. At least one medium comprising computer readable code to control at least one processing element to implement the method of claim 4.