Robot cleaner with graphical user interface for water settings
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsInbo Shim, Byeongju Kim, Jeonghwan Moon
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Abstract
Disclosed are a robot cleaner capable of controlling a water pump of a robot cleaner by a user input through an external control device, a robot cleaning system having the same, and a control method of the robot cleaning system. According to the present invention, user convenience is increased since the amount of water supplied to the mop of the robot cleaner can be controlled according to a cleaning environment, cleaning efficiency is improved by controlling the water pump to quickly wet the mop of the robot cleaner at the beginning of a cleaning operation, and the robot cleaner can be hygienically managed since a user controls the water pump to discharge residual water inside the robot cleaner.
Claims20
A robot cleaner that autonomously cleans a surface, the robot cleaner comprising:
- a body;
- a mop coupled to the body;
- a water container detachably coupled to one side of the body;
- and
- a water pump coupled to the water container to supply water to the mop through a water supply tube,
- wherein the water pump is controlled based on a control signal input by a user through an external control device,
- wherein at least one of the control signals is a control signal that sets a water supply amount to be changed, and the water pump automatically supplies water based on the changed water supply amount, and
- wherein a warning message is displayed on a display of the external control device, when the water supply amount set by the external control device is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold at which water flows from the mop to the surface.
A robot cleaning system comprising:
- a robot cleaner configured to autonomously clean a surface, the robot cleaner including:
- a body;
- a mop coupled to the body;
- a water container coupled to the body;
- and
- a water pump coupled to the water container to supply water to the mop through a water supply tube;
- and
- an external control device including a display for displaying a control screen, the external control device being configured to:
- generate a control signal to control the water pump based on a user input inputted through the control screen;
- and
- transmit the control signal to the robot cleaner,
- wherein at least one of the control signals is a control signal that sets a water supply amount to be changed, and the water pump automatically supplies water based on the changed water supply amount, and
- wherein a warning message is displayed on the control screen, when the water supply amount set by the external control device is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold at which water flows from the mop to the surface.
A control method of a robot cleaning system, the robot cleaning system including:
- a robot cleaner configured to autonomously clean a surface, the robot cleaner including:
- a body;
- a mop coupled to the body;
- a water container coupled to the body;
- and
- a water pump coupled to the water container to supply water to the mop through a water supply tube;
- and
- an external control device including a display for displaying a control screen, the control method comprising:
- receiving, by the external control device, a user input through the control screen;
- generating, by the external control device, a control signal for controlling the water pump based on the user input;
- transmitting, by the external control device, the control signal to the robot cleaner;
- and
- receiving, by the robot cleaner, the control signal and controlling the water pump according to the control signal,
- wherein at least one of the control signals is a control signal that sets a water supply amount to be changed, and the water pump automatically supplies water based on the changed water supply amount, and
- wherein a warning message is displayed on the control screen, when the water supply amount set by the external control device is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold at which water flows from the mop to the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.