ROBOT CLEANER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOT CLEANER
First Claim
1. A robot cleaner, comprising:
- at least one sound obtaining device;
at least one image obtaining device; and
a controller configured to determine whether a sound obtained through the at least one sound obtaining device is abnormal, sense a direction in which an abnormal sound is generated, and obtain images in the direction in which the abnormal sound is generated through the at least one image obtaining device.
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Abstract
A robot cleaner having a monitoring function and minimizing power consumption and/or securing communication efficiency and a method of controlling a robot cleaner are provided. The robot cleaner may include at least one sound obtaining device; at least one image obtaining device; and a controller configured to determine whether a sound obtained through the at least one sound obtaining device is abnormal, sense a direction in which an abnormal sound is generated, and obtain images in the direction in which the abnormal sound is generated. The robot cleaner may automatically recognize a surrounding situation, and when necessary, the robot cleaner may rotate and/or move in a corresponding direction and/or position to obtain images or transmit the obtained images to a remote terminal, thereby minimizing power consumption of the robot cleaner with limited power.
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20 Claims
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1. A robot cleaner, comprising:
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at least one sound obtaining device; at least one image obtaining device; and a controller configured to determine whether a sound obtained through the at least one sound obtaining device is abnormal, sense a direction in which an abnormal sound is generated, and obtain images in the direction in which the abnormal sound is generated through the at least one image obtaining device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A robot cleaner comprising:
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at least one sound obtaining device configured to obtain a sound; a controller configured to detect a location of a sound obtained through the at least one sound obtaining device; a drive configured to control rotation or movement of the robot cleaner; and a cleaning unit configured to suck in foreign objects to perform cleaning, wherein the controller controls the drive to be moved to a source of the sound and controls the cleaning unit to perform cleaning at the location of the sound source. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for controlling a robot cleaner, the method comprising:
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obtaining a sound through at least one sound obtaining device; determining whether the sound is abnormal; and obtaining images in a direction in which the abnormal sound is generated through at least one image obtaining device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for controlling a robot cleaner, the method comprising:
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recognizing a sound; detecting a location of the sound; and moving to the detected location of the sound to perform cleaning at the location of the sound. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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