Robot cleaner, and remote monitoring system and method of the same
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1. A robot cleaner, comprising:
- a state detection unit configured to detect one or more items of state information related to at least one of an internal or an external state of the robot cleaner using one or more sensors;
a controller configured to receive the one or more items of state information, and to generate contents based on the received one or more items of state information while a cleaning operation is stopped during cleaning performance;
a storage unit configured to store access information about an account of the robot cleaner; and
a communication unit connected to a network server providing a web-based social network service using the access information, wherein the communication unit transmits the contents to an electronic bulletin board for the robot cleaner in the network server, wherein the contents are provided to a user via a terminal device gaining access to the web-based social network service in a sequence of time.
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Abstract
A robot cleaner having a network function is capable of informing information on its internal and external states, through a network service, on a time desired by a user, or periodically, or whenever an event occurs. A remote monitoring system and method of a robot cleaner are capable of allowing a network service user to check state information of the robot cleaner real-time or when necessary, under a configuration that a robot cleaner provides state information such as a cleaning state, the occurrence of an unexpected accident, and an internal state of the robot cleaner, through a network service, by accessing a network server.
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16 Claims
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1. A robot cleaner, comprising:
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a state detection unit configured to detect one or more items of state information related to at least one of an internal or an external state of the robot cleaner using one or more sensors; a controller configured to receive the one or more items of state information, and to generate contents based on the received one or more items of state information while a cleaning operation is stopped during cleaning performance; a storage unit configured to store access information about an account of the robot cleaner; and a communication unit connected to a network server providing a web-based social network service using the access information, wherein the communication unit transmits the contents to an electronic bulletin board for the robot cleaner in the network server, wherein the contents are provided to a user via a terminal device gaining access to the web-based social network service in a sequence of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of monitoring a robot cleaner remotely, the robot cleaner including a state detection unit, a controller, a communication unit and a storage unit, the method comprising:
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detecting, by the state detection unit, one or more items of state information related to at least one of an internal state or an external state of the robot cleaner; creating, by the controller, contents comprising the one or more items of state information while a cleaning operation is stopped during cleaning performance; accessing, by the communication unit, a network server providing a web-based social network service using an access information about an account of the robot cleaner; transmitting, by the communication unit, the contents to an electronic bulletin board for the robot cleaner in the network server, wherein the contents are provided to a user via a terminal device gaining access to the web-based social network service in a sequence of time. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A remotely monitored robot cleaning system, the system comprising:
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a robot cleaner configured to create contents comprising one or more items of state information related to at least one of an internal state or an external state of the robot cleaner while a cleaning operation is stopped during cleaning performance, and to share the contents through a web-based social network service by transmitting the contents to an electronic bulletin board for the robot cleaner in a network server providing the web-based network service; and a terminal device configured to gain access to the web-based social network service, to receive the contents through the web-based network service, and to provide the contents to a user in a sequence of time, wherein the robot cleaner connects to the network server providing the web-based social network service using access information about an account of the robot cleaner. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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