Self-traveling device and self-traveling device system
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
InventorMasato Igarashi
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Abstract
A self-traveling device propelled by a motor includes a tag reader/writer configured to communicate with a wireless tag, and a processor configured to control the motor to propel the device toward a position where the wireless tag is placed, when the device reaches the position, in response to receipt of an operation program from the wireless tag through the tag reader/writer, interpret a command included in the operation program, and execute the interpreted command before controlling the motor to propel the device toward another position where another wireless tag is placed.
Claims20
A self-traveling device propelled by a motor, comprising:
- a tag reader/writer configured to communicate with a wireless tag;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- control the motor to propel the device toward a position where the wireless tag is placed,
- when the device reaches the position, in response to receipt of an operation program from the wireless tag through the tag reader/writer, interpret a command included in the operation program, and
- execute the interpreted command before controlling the motor to propel the device toward another position where another wireless tag is placed.
A self-traveling device system comprising:
- a plurality of wireless tags;
- and
- a self-traveling device comprising:
- a tag reader/writer configured to communicate with a wireless tag;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- control the motor to propel the device toward a position where the wireless tag is placed,
- when the device reaches the position, in response to receipt of an operation program from the wireless tag through the tag reader/writer, interpret a command included in the operation program, and
- execute the interpreted command before controlling the motor to propel the device toward another position where another wireless tag is placed.
A method for controlling a self-traveling device propelled by a motor, the method comprising:
- controlling the motor to propel the device toward a position where a wireless tag is placed;
- when the device reaches the position, receiving an operation program from the wireless tag;
- interpreting a command included in the operation program;
- and
- executing the interpreted command before controlling the motor to propel the device toward another position where another wireless tag is placed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.