ROBOT CLEANER, ROBOT CLEANER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME
First Claim
1. A robot cleaner comprising:
- a case;
a suction device provided in the case;
a suction nozzle configured to suck dust from a floor by driving of the suction device;
a dust collection device for collecting foreign substances contained in the air sucked via the suction nozzle;
a drive module including wheels to allow movement;
a controller configured to control the driving of the suction device and the drive module, and configured to generate cleaning history information, the cleaning history information including map information on a cleaning area and moving path information;
a memory configured to store the cleaning history information; and
a wireless communication module provided in the case and configured to transmit the cleaning history information to an external terminal upon receipt of a signal requesting cleaning history information transmitted from an external terminal.
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Abstract
A robot cleaner includes a case, a suction device provided in the case, a suction nozzle for sucking dust from a floor by driving of the suction device, a dust collection device for collecting foreign substances contained in the air sucked via the suction nozzle, a driving unit for allowing the case to drive automatically, a controller for controlling the driving of the suction device and the driving unit, and for generating cleaning history information comprising map information on a cleaning area and moving path information, a memory unit for storing the cleaning history information; and a wireless communication module provided in the case to transmit the cleaning history information to the external terminal, when the external terminal asks the cleaning history information.
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20 Claims
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1. A robot cleaner comprising:
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a case; a suction device provided in the case; a suction nozzle configured to suck dust from a floor by driving of the suction device; a dust collection device for collecting foreign substances contained in the air sucked via the suction nozzle; a drive module including wheels to allow movement; a controller configured to control the driving of the suction device and the drive module, and configured to generate cleaning history information, the cleaning history information including map information on a cleaning area and moving path information; a memory configured to store the cleaning history information; and a wireless communication module provided in the case and configured to transmit the cleaning history information to an external terminal upon receipt of a signal requesting cleaning history information transmitted from an external terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A control method of a robot cleaner comprising:
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transmitting an AP (Access Point) information of a Wi-Fi module embedded in a case of the robot cleaner to an external terminal via NFC module; allowing access to the AP by an external terminal after authentication of the AP information received from an external terminal; and communicating via Wi-Fi with an external terminal using the AP of the robot cleaner, wherein the communicating step comprises, receiving a request for cleaning history information from an external terminal; transmitting the cleaning history information to an external terminal, the cleaning history information including map information of a cleaning area and moving path information of the robot cleaner. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A control method for a robot cleaner system including a robot cleaner and an external terminal, the control method comprising:
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establishing a wireless communication between the external terminal with the robot cleaner; sending a request to the robot cleaner for cleaning history information by the external terminal; transmitting the cleaning history information including map information of a cleaning area and moving path information of the robot cleaner to the external terminal; and displaying a map on an external display of the external terminal and a moving path of the robot cleaner on the map based on the received cleaning history information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A robot cleaner system comprising:
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a robot cleaner configured to provide cleaning history information including map information of a cleaning area and moving path information; and a mobile terminal configured to request the robot cleaner for the cleaning history information, to display a map based on the received cleaning history information and to display a sequential moving path of the robot cleaner on the displayed map.
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