Robot cleaner and controlling method thereof
US9429949B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 11, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L2201/06
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed are a robot cleaner capable of performing a cleaning operation by selecting a cleaning algorithm suitable for the peripheral circumstances based on an analysis result of captured image information, and a controlling method thereof. The robot cleaner comprises an image sensor unit configured to capture image information when an operation instructing command is received, and a controller configured to analyze the image information captured by the image sensor unit, and configured to control a cleaning operation based on a first cleaning algorithm selected from a plurality of pre-stored cleaning algorithms based on a result of the analysis.
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