Electronic device having moving means and operating method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12164303-B2
Application number	US-202217700094-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 21, 2022
Priority date	Sep 26, 2019
Publication date	Dec 10, 2024
Grant date	Dec 10, 2024

Abstract

An electronic device having a moving part is provided. The electronic device includes a moving part; a light emitting element; an optical sensor; a memory; a communication interface; and a controller configured to: based on the electronic device moving and being in a recording mode, output light from the light emitting element; receive the light reflected from a ground by the optical sensor; acquire information about a moving path of the electronic device based on the received light and store the information in the memory; and based on receiving a control signal for moving the electronic device along the moving path from a user terminal device through the communication interface, set an operation mode of the electronic device as a travel mode, and control the moving part so that the electronic device moves along the moving path.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a moving part comprising a wheel for recording and a wheel for travelling, the wheel for recording being attached to the electronic device through a suspension, and the wheel for travelling being attached to the electronic device without a suspension;
a light emitting element;
an optical sensor;
a memory;
a communication interface; and
a controller configured to:
based on an operation mode of the electronic device being a stand-by mode, control the wheel for recording and the wheel for travelling to be separated from the ground;
based on the operation mode of the electronic device being changed from the stand-by mode to the recording mode, control the wheel for recording to descend in a direction toward the ground;
based on the electronic device moving by the wheel for recording according to an external force applied to the electronic device and being in a recording mode, output light from the light emitting element;
receive the light reflected from a ground by the optical sensor;
acquire at least one image based on the received light;
acquire information about a moving path of the electronic device by comparing the at least one acquired image with at least one previous image acquired in the recording mode;
store the acquired information in the memory;
based on receiving a control signal for moving the electronic device along the moving path from a user terminal device through the communication interface, set the operation mode of the electronic device as a travel mode;
based on the operation mode of the electronic device being changed from the stand-by mode to the travel mode, control the wheel for recording and the wheel for travelling to descend in the direction toward the ground; and
control the wheel for travelling so that the electronic device moves along the moving path.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the moving part comprises a first wheel for recording and a second wheel for recording and driving, and
wherein the controller is further configured to:
based on the electronic device moving as the first wheel and the second wheel rotate according to an external force applied to the electronic device and being in the recording mode, acquire information about the moving path of the electronic device based on the received light and store the information in the memory; and
based on receiving the control signal from the user terminal device through the communication interface, set the operation mode of the electronic device to the travel mode, and control the second wheel so that the electronic device moves along the moving path.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the controller is further configured to:
based on receiving the control signal for moving the electronic device from the user terminal device through the communication interface, control the moving part so that the electronic device moves according to the received control signal; and
acquire information about the moving path of the electronic device based on the received light and store the information in the memory.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the controller is further configured to:
based on the operation mode of the electronic device being in the recording mode, acquire information about a plurality of moving paths and store the information in the memory, and
control the moving part so that the electronic device moves along a moving path corresponding to the received control signal among the plurality of moving paths.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the controller is further configured to:
acquire information about the moving path and a moving speed of the electronic device and store the information in the memory in the recording mode, and based on receiving the control signal for moving the electronic device along the moving path from a user terminal device through the communication interface, set the operation mode of the electronic device to the travel mode, and control the moving part so that the electronic device moves according to the moving path and the moving speed.

6. A user terminal device comprising:
a display;
a communication interface performing communication with an electronic device; and
a processor configured to:
based on an operation mode of the electronic device being a recording mode, control the display to display a plurality of user interfaces (UIs) indicating a recording state for a plurality of moving paths of the electronic device;
based on recording of the moving path that the electronic device acquired based on a plurality of images acquired in the recording mode being completed, display an interface for moving the electronic device along the moving path;
based on receiving a user command selecting the interface, set the operation mode as a travel mode and transmit a control signal for controlling the electronic device to move along the moving path to the electronic device through the communication interface;
based on receiving a user command for moving the displayed object in one direction, transmit a control signal for controlling the electronic device to move in the one direction, to the electronic device through the communication interface; and
based on receiving a user command for moving the electronic device along at least one of the plurality of moving paths, transmit a control signal for controlling the electronic device to move along the at least one moving path, to the electronic device through the communication interface.

7. The user terminal device of claim 6 ,
wherein the communication interface performs communication with a first electronic device and a second electronic device, and
wherein the processor is further configured to:
control the display to display a first UI indicating a recording state for a first moving path recorded in the first electronic device and a second UI indicating a recording state for a second moving path recorded in the second electronic device;
based on receiving a first user command for moving the first electronic device along the first moving path, transmit a first control signal for controlling the first electronic device to move along the first moving path, to the first electronic device through the communication interface; and
based on receiving a second user command for moving the second electronic device along the second moving path, transmit a second control signal for controlling the second electronic device to move along the second moving path, to the second electronic device through the communication interface.

8. The user terminal device of claim 6 ,
wherein the communication interface performs communication with the first electronic device and the second electronic device, and
wherein the processor is further configured to:
based on an order or a time sequence by which the first moving path and the second moving path are recorded, control the first electronic device and the second electronic device so that the first electronic device and the second electronic device respectively move along the first moving path and the second moving path through the communication interface.

9. The user terminal device of claim 8 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
control the display to display a third UI for indicating the recording state for the first moving path of the first electronic device and the recording state for the second moving path of the second electronic device as one record;
based on the recordings of the first electronic device and the second electronic device for the first moving path and the second moving path being completed, display an interface for moving the first electronic device and the

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Heesae
• Choe Seungyeon

Classifications

• G05D1/223

  Command input arrangements on the remote controller, e.g. joysticks or touch screens · CPC title

• G05D1/246

  using environment maps, e.g. simultaneous localisation and mapping [SLAM] · CPC title

• G05D1/226 Primary

  Communication links with the remote-control arrangements · CPC title

• G05D1/2437

  Extracting relative motion information · CPC title

• G05D1/249

  from positioning sensors located off-board the vehicle, e.g. from cameras · CPC title