Robot cleaner, and system and method for remotely controlling the same
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1. A robot cleaner, comprising:
- an image detection unit configured to create image information by capturing a periphery;
a signal input unit configured to receive an input of a sound;
a communication unit configured to receive a control signal from an external terminal, and to transmit, to the terminal, a response signal with respect to the control signal; and
a control unit configured to execute a control command by extracting the control command from the control signal, and configured to create the response signal,wherein the control unit is configured to extract a cleaning start command or a cleaning stop command from the control signal, and is configured to perform a cleaning operation according to the cleaning start command, or to stop the cleaning operation according to the cleaning stop command, andwherein the robot cleaner transfers both the image information and the inputted sound to the external terminal simultaneously when the robot cleaner outputs a received audio signal and a received image information both of which are sent from the external terminal,wherein the external terminal includes;
a radio communication unit configured to transmit a control signal to the robot cleaner, and to receive data from the robot cleaner;
a controller configured to create the control signal, and to create a control screen using the data; and
a display unit having a touch recognition region for inputting the control command, and configured to display the control screen,wherein the touch recognition region includes;
a first region configured to display the control screen, and on which the control command is input; and
a second region having a size equal to or less than that of the first region.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a robot cleaner, and a system and method for remotely controlling the robot cleaner. Since the robot cleaner is accessed to a terminal through a network, the robot cleaner can be controlled in more various manners. A situation inside a house can be real-time checked from the outside, and the satiation can be rapidly handled according to a state of the robot cleaner. Since the terminal and the robot cleaner are connected to each other through a network, a voice call function and an interphone function can be implemented. Furthermore, the robot cleaner can perform automatic cleaning, manual cleaning, and reservation cleaning in an autonomous manner, or in a remote-controlled manner.
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1. A robot cleaner, comprising:
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an image detection unit configured to create image information by capturing a periphery; a signal input unit configured to receive an input of a sound; a communication unit configured to receive a control signal from an external terminal, and to transmit, to the terminal, a response signal with respect to the control signal; and a control unit configured to execute a control command by extracting the control command from the control signal, and configured to create the response signal, wherein the control unit is configured to extract a cleaning start command or a cleaning stop command from the control signal, and is configured to perform a cleaning operation according to the cleaning start command, or to stop the cleaning operation according to the cleaning stop command, and wherein the robot cleaner transfers both the image information and the inputted sound to the external terminal simultaneously when the robot cleaner outputs a received audio signal and a received image information both of which are sent from the external terminal, wherein the external terminal includes; a radio communication unit configured to transmit a control signal to the robot cleaner, and to receive data from the robot cleaner; a controller configured to create the control signal, and to create a control screen using the data; and a display unit having a touch recognition region for inputting the control command, and configured to display the control screen, wherein the touch recognition region includes; a first region configured to display the control screen, and on which the control command is input; and a second region having a size equal to or less than that of the first region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for remotely-controlling a robot cleaner, the system comprising:
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a robot cleaner configured to execute a control command included in a control signal by receiving the control signal, and configured to transmit one or more data including image information or a cleaning map; and a terminal configured to create the control signal corresponding to the control command and to transmit the control signal to the robot cleaner, and configured to create a control screen based on the data and to display the control screen, wherein the control command includes a cleaning start command or a cleaning stop command, and wherein the robot cleaner transfers both the image information and an inputted sound by a signal input unit to the terminal simultaneously when the robot cleaner outputs a received audio signal and a received image information both of which are sent from the terminal, wherein the external terminal includes; a radio communication unit configured to transmit the control signal to the robot cleaner, and to receive the data from the robot cleaner; a controller configured to create the control signal, and to create a control screen using the data; and a display unit having a touch recognition region for inputting the control command, and configured to display the control screen, wherein the touch recognition region includes; a first region configured to display the control screen, and on which the control command is input; and a second region having a size equal to or less than that of the first region. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for remotely-controlling a robot cleaner in a system including a robot cleaner, and a terminal for controlling the robot cleaner, the method comprising:
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the robot cleaner'"'"'s receiving a control signal from the terminal; the robot cleaner'"'"'s extracting, from the control signal, a control command including a cleaning start command or a cleaning stop command; and the robot cleaner'"'"'s performing a cleaning operation according to the cleaning start command, or the robot cleaner'"'"'s stopping the cleaning operation according to the cleaning stop command, wherein the method further comprising; the robot cleaner'"'"'s receiving an input of a sound and creating image information by capturing a periphery; the robot cleaner'"'"'s transferring both the inputted sound and the image information to the terminal simultaneously when the robot cleaner'"'"'s outputting a received audio signal and a received image information both of which are sent from the terminal, wherein the external terminal includes; a radio communication unit configured to transmit the control signal to the robot cleaner, and to receive the data from the robot cleaner; a controller configured to create the control signal, and to create a control screen using the data; and a display unit having a touch recognition region for inputting the control command, and configured to display the control screen, wherein the touch recognition region includes; a first region configured to display the control screen, and on which the control command is input; and a second region having a size equal to or less than that of the first region. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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