Robot cleaner, terminal device and control method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021283773-A1
Application number	US-201716327181-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 18, 2017
Priority date	Aug 30, 2016
Publication date	Sep 16, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed is a terminal device which can be connected with a robot cleaner. The terminal device includes: a storage for storing spatial information partitioned into a plurality of spaces; a communication interface for receiving, from the robot cleaner, cleaning result information including a cleaning path; a display unit for displaying the cleaning result information; and a processor for controlling the display unit such that a cleaning area of the robot cleaner for each of the plurality of spaces is displayed on the basis of the received cleaning result information and the stored spatial information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A terminal device connectable to a robot cleaner, comprising:
a storage configured to store spatial information partitioned into a plurality of spaces; a communication interface configured to receive, from the robot cleaner, cleaning result information including a cleaning path; a display configured to display the cleaning result information; and a processor configured to control the display such that a cleaning area of the robot cleaner for each of the plurality of spaces is displayed on a basis of the received cleaning result information and the stored spatial information.

2 . The terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the processor controls the display to display a cleaning area of the robot cleaner with respect to a space in which cleaning is performed, from among the plurality of spaces.

3 . The terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the processor controls the display to display a map of a space in which cleaning is performed along with a cleaning area on the map.

4 . The terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the processor controls the display to display a cleaning area in which cleaning is performed along with a movement path of the robot cleaner on the cleaning area.

5 . The terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
partition a cleaning path included in the cleaning result information into a plurality of spaces based on the spatial information, and generate a cleaning area image of the robot cleaner by a plurality of spaces based on the partitioned cleaning path.

6 . The terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the cleaning result information comprises a plurality of cleaning paths which are partitioned by a plurality of spaces, and the processor generates a cleaning area image of the robot cleaner by a plurality of spaces based on the plurality of cleaning paths.

7 . The terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface receives, from the robot cleaner, map information generated from the robot cleaner, and the processor generates spatial information partitioned into a plurality of spaces based on the received map information and stores the same in the storage.

8 . The terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the processor, based on at least one space among the plurality of spaces being selected by a user, controls the communication interface so that a cleaning command with respect to the selected space is transmitted to the robot cleaner.

9 . The terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the processor, based on any one cleaning area being selected from among the displayed cleaning areas by spaces, controls the display to enlarge and display the selected cleaning area.

10 . A robot cleaner comprising:
a driver configured to move the robot cleaner; a suction portion configured to suck dust on a bottom of the robot cleaner; a communication interface configured to receive spatial information partitioned into a plurality of spaces from a terminal device; and a processor configured to:
move the robot cleaner to perform cleaning, and
control the communication interface to transmit cleaning result information including a cleaning path of the robot cleaner by a plurality of spaces based on the received spatial information to the terminal device.

11 . The robot cleaner of claim 10 , wherein the processor controls the communication interface to transmit, to the terminal device, cleaning result information that includes only cleaning paths of each of a space in which cleaning is performed from among the plurality of spaces.

12 . The robot cleaner of claim 10 , wherein the processor, based on a cleaning command for a specific space, from among the plurality of spaces, being received from the terminal device, controls the robot cleaner by moving the robot cleaner to the specific space to perform cleaning on a basis of the received spatial information.

13 . The robot cleaner of claim 10 ,
wherein the processor controls the communication interface to generate map information according to movement of the robot cleaner and transmit the map information to the terminal device, and wherein the spatial information, based on the generated map information being partitioned into a plurality of spaces, is location information of each of the plurality of partitioned spaces.

14 . The robot cleaner of claim 10 , wherein the communication interface receives cleaning schedule information from the terminal device, and the processor performs cleaning according to the received cleaning schedule information.

15 . A control method of a terminal device connectable to a robot cleaner, the method comprising:
prestoring spatial information partitioned into a plurality of spaces; receiving, from the robot cleaner, cleaning result information including a cleaning path; and displaying a cleaning area of the robot cleaner by the plurality of spaces based on the received cleaning result information and the stored spatial information.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ahn Hyun-Jin
• Kim Jae-Jeong
• Shin Young-Sun
• Lim Kyoung-Ae

Classifications

• A47L9/2894

  Details related to signal transmission in suction cleaners · CPC title

• A47L9/2857 Primary

  User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays · CPC title

• A47L2201/06

  Control of the cleaning action for autonomous devices; Automatic detection of the surface condition before, during or after cleaning · CPC title

• A47L2201/04

  Automatic control of the travelling movement; Automatic obstacle detection · CPC title

• B25J9/1664 Primary

  characterised by motion, path, trajectory planning · CPC title