Robot control method, robot, and recording medium

A method for controlling a robot in a robot control system including a first computer that communicates with the robot of a user via a network, the method executed by the first computer comprising:

• acquiring, from a second computer via the network, an electronic request for the robot to accompany the user when the user moves outside a prescribed area comprising a home of the user, the second computer being different from either the first computer or the robot;
• acquiring, from the robot via the network, event information indicating that the user of the robot has moved outside the prescribed area comprising the home of the user, the event information being generated by the robot on a basis of i) home area information that is managed in the robot control system, ii) location information and iii) confirmation information, wherein i) the home area information indicates the home of the user, ii) the location information indicates the location of the robot, and iii) the confirmation information indicates that the robot is near the user based on detection by the robot;
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• transmitting, to the robot via the network based on the event information, command program instructions for changing a setting of the robot in response to the request,
• wherein the changing the setting of the robot includes increasing a permitted speed of the robot based upon access rights assigned to the second computer at the first computer to permit the robot to move at a higher speed when located outside of the home of the user as compared to when the robot is inside the home of the user.

A method for controlling a robot in a robot control system including a first computer that communicates with a robot of a user via a network, the method executed by the first computer comprising:

• acquiring, from sensors on the robot operating in tandem with the first computer via the network, location information indicating a location of the robot and confirmation information indicating that the robot is near the user;
• outputting the location information, and the confirmation information to a second computer via the network, the second computer being different from either the first computer or the robot;
• acquiring, from the second computer via the network, an electronic request for the robot to accompany the user when it is determined by the second computer, based on home area information indicating a home of the user, the location information and the confirmation information that the user has moved outside a prescribed area comprising the home of the user;
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• transmitting, to the robot via the network based on the request, command program instructions for changing a setting of the robot,
• wherein the changing the setting of the robot includes increasing a permitted speed of the robot based upon access rights assigned to the second computer at the first computer to permit the robot to move at a higher speed when located outside of the home of the user as compared to when the robot is inside the home of the user.

A method for controlling a robot in a robot control system including a first computer that communicates with a robot of a user via a network, the method executed by the first computer comprising:

• acquiring, from the robot via the network, event information indicating that the user of the robot has moved outside a prescribed area comprising a home of the user, the event information being generated by the robot on a basis of i) home area information that is managed in the robot control system, ii) location information and iii) confirmation information, wherein i) the home area information indicates the home of the user, ii) the location information indicates the location of the robot, and iii) the confirmation information indicates that the robot is near the user based on detection by the robot;
• outputting the event information to a second computer via the network, the second computer being different from either the first computer or the robot;
• acquiring, from the second computer via the network in response to the event information, an electronic request for the robot to accompany the user;
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• transmitting, to the robot via the network based on the request, command program instructions for changing a setting of the robot,
• wherein the changing the setting of the robot includes increasing a permitted speed of the robot based upon access rights assigned to the second computer at the first computer to permit the robot to move at a higher speed when located outside of the home of the user as compared to when the robot is inside the home of the user.

A method for controlling a robot in a robot control system including a computer that communicates with the robot via a network, the computer being different from the robot, the method executed by the robot comprising:

• acquiring, from the computer via the network, an electronic request for the robot to accompany a user of the robot when the user moves outside a prescribed area comprising the home of the user;
• acquiring, from at least one internal sensor of the robot, location information indicating a location of the robot and confirmation information indicating that the robot is near the user;
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• changing a setting of the robot in response to the request, when determining the location information based on home area information indicating the home of the user and the confirmation information that the user has moved outside the prescribed area, wherein the changing the setting of the robot includes increasing a permitted speed of the robot based upon access rights assigned to the computer in the robot control system, to permit the robot to move at a higher speed when located outside of the home of the user as compared to when the robot is inside the home of the user.