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Autonomous mobile device

  • US 9,244,461 B2
  • Filed: 04/17/2014
  • Issued: 01/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An autonomous mobile device, comprising:

  • an acquisition unit to acquire position information on an object in a vicinity;

    a creation unit to create a plurality of partial maps configuring an environmental map of a mobile area based on the position information on the object acquired by the acquisition unit;

    a setting unit to receive input from a user of the autonomous mobile device and set connection points that connect the plurality of partial maps when the plurality of partial maps are created by the creation unit;

    a selection unit to select the connection points of each of the plurality of partial maps that are mutually connected, from among the connection points set by the setting unit; and

    a connecting unit to set forth a connection relation between the connection points selected by the selection unit;

    whereinthe connection points are designated by the input from the user of the autonomous mobile device.

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