Healthcare robot and control method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12145256-B2
Application number	US-201917288276-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 22, 2019
Priority date	Dec 31, 2018
Publication date	Nov 19, 2024
Grant date	Nov 19, 2024

Abstract

A robot is disclosed. The robot comprises: a body including a transport means; a head disposed on the body and including a plurality of sensors; and a processor which controls the head on the basis of at least one sensor among the plurality of sensors and acquires information related to a user's health through the sensor of the controlled head.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A robot comprising:
a body configured to include a moving means;
a head that is disposed on the body and includes a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors comprising a camera sensor; and
a processor configured to:
perform authentication for a user using an image obtained through the camera sensor, the obtained image including the user;
identify at least one sensor among the plurality of sensors based on health-related information to be obtained from the user, among a plurality of pieces of health-related information;
identify a motion angle of the head to obtain the health-related information of the user based on at least one of a location of the at least one sensor on the head, a type of the at least one sensor, or a posture of the user included in the image;
rotate, based on the identified motion angle, the head to adjust a posture of the head at an angle suitable for the at least one sensor to obtain the health-related information;
identify a distance information to obtain the health-related information of the user based on the type of the at least one sensor;
control the moving means so that the robot accesses the user based on the identified distance information; and
obtain the health-related information of the user through the at least one sensor.

2. The robot of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
based on a time to obtain the health-related information nearing according to preset schedule information, control the body so that the robot approaches the user, and
identify the at least one sensor based on the health-related information included in the preset schedule information.

3. The robot of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
update database for the health-related information of the user based on the health-related information obtained through the at least one sensor.

4. The robot of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
based on a time for the user to take a medicine according to preset schedule information, determine whether the user takes medicine based on the obtained image, and
update database for the health-related information of the user based on whether the user takes medicine.

5. The robot of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display;
wherein the processor is further configured to:
based on an exercise time of the user nearing based on preset schedule information, display an image to guide exercise of the user on the display,
obtain information about the exercise of the user based on the image, and
display another image to guide the exercise of the user on the display based on the information about the exercise of the user.

6. The robot of claim 1 , further comprising:
a speaker,
wherein the plurality of sensors comprise a camera sensor and a microphone sensor,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
based on at least one of a voice of the user obtained through the microphone sensor or a face of the user included in the obtained image, determine an emotional state of the user, and
reproduce music corresponding to the emotional state of the user through the speaker.

7. The robot of claim 1 , further comprising:
a communicator comprising a circuitry,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
based on receiving information about an emergent situation from an external electronic device through the communicator, control the body so that the robot moves to a location corresponding to the emergent situation based on the received information about the emergent situation, and
obtain health-related information of the user present in the location using the at least one sensor.

8. The robot of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine a level of risk of health of the user present in the location based on the obtained health-related information, and
control the communicator to transmit the obtained health-related information to an external electronic device based on the determined level of risk.

9. A control method of a robot comprising a body including a moving means and a head disposed on the body and including a plurality of sensors, the method comprising:
performing authentication for a user using an image obtained through a camera sensor included in the plurality of sensors, the obtained image including the user;
identifying at least one sensor among the plurality of sensors based on health-related information to be obtained from the user, among a plurality of pieces of health-related information;
identifying a motion angle of the head to obtain the health-related information of the user based on at least one of a location of the at least one sensor on the head, a type of the at least one sensor and a posture of the user included in the image;
rotating, based on the identified motion angle, the head to adjust a posture of the head at an angle suitable for the at least one sensor to obtain the health-related information;
identifying a distance information to obtain the health-related information of the user based on the type of the at least one sensor;
controlling the moving means so that the robot accesses the user based on the identified distance information; and
obtaining the health-related information of the user through the at least one sensor.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
based on a time to obtain the health-related information nearing according to preset schedule information, controlling the body so that the robot approaches the user; and
identifying the at least one sensor based on the health-related information included in the preset schedule information.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Oh Youngjae
• Kwon Dongwook
• Kim Joonho
• Lee Sanghun
• Cho Seongje
• Han Jonghee

Classifications

• B25J19/023

  including video camera means · CPC title

• B25J11/0005

  Manipulators having means for high-level communication with users, e.g. speech generator, face recognition means · CPC title

• B25J9/1679

  characterised by the tasks executed · CPC title

• B25J9/1664

  characterised by motion, path, trajectory planning · CPC title

• B25J9/161

  Hardware, e.g. neural networks, fuzzy logic, interfaces, processor · CPC title