Robotic vacuum cleaner monitoring pet and method for controlling the same

• Main Authors: JUNG JAE YOUNG, OH HEUNG RYONG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 09.05.2023
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CALCULATING; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES; COFFEE MILLS; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; FISHING; FORESTRY; FURNITURE; HAND TOOLS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; MANIPULATORS; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORTING; TRAPPING

Provided is a method for controlling a robot vacuum cleaner, which comprises the steps of: receiving a UWB signal from a first UWB device by using a plurality of UWB antennas; obtaining location information of a companion animal based on UWB signals detected by the plurality of UWB antennas; and performing an operation of monitoring the companion animal based on the location information of the companion animal. 로봇 청소기를 제어하는 방법에 있어서, 복수의 UWB 안테나를 이용하여, 제1 UWB 장치로부터 UWB 신호를 수신하는 단계; 상기 복수의 UWB 안테나에서 감지된 UWB 신호에 기초하여, 반려 동물의 위치 정보를 획득하는 단계; 및 상기 반려 동물의 위치 정보에 기초하여, 상기 반려 동물을 모니터링하는 동작을 수행하는 단계를 포함하는 로봇 청소기 제어 방법이 제공된다.