Cleaning robot, home monitoring apparatus, and method for controlling the cleaning robot

A cleaning robot, comprising:

• a main body;
• a moving assembly configured to move the main body around a home;
• an image capturer including a first image capturing unit and a second image capturing unit aligned at different locations of the main body,
• wherein the first image capturing unit and the second image capturing unit are configured to obtain two-dimensional (2D) images around the main body, respectively;
• a controller configured to:
• perform image processing on the captured 2D images to obtain a three-dimensional (3D) images recognize an electric device based on the obtained 3D images, and
• generate a map to which the recognized electric device is matched;
• and
• a communicator configured to transmit the map to which the recognized electric device is matched, to a home monitoring apparatus.

A cleaning robot, comprising:

• a main body;
• a moving assembly configured to move the main body around a home;
• an image capturer including a first image capturing unit configured to capture two-dimensional (2D) images and a second image capturing unit configured to capture three-dimensional 3D images;
• a controller configured to:
• generate a map by distinguishing rooms of the home based on the 3D images,
• perform image processing on at least one of the 2D and 3D images to recognize electric device, and
• generate the map to which the recognized electric device are matched;
• and
• a communicator configured to transmit the map to which the electric device are matched, to a home monitoring apparatus.

A method for controlling a cleaning robot having a main body, a moving assembly configured to move the main body around a home, and an image capturer configured to obtain images around the main body, the method comprising:

• determining whether an operation command is a command to execute a map generating mode if the operation command is input;
• operating and moving the moving assembly around the home if the operation command is a command to execute a map generating mode;
• obtaining a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) images around the main body while moving around the home;
• generating three-dimensional (3D) images using the 2D images;
• generating a map of the home based on the obtained 2D images of the generated 3D images;
• recognizing an electric device disposed around the home by performing image processing on the generated 3D images;
• matching the recognized electric device to the generated map;
• and
• transmitting the map to which the electric device is matched, to a home monitoring apparatus.

A method for controlling a cleaning robot having a main body, a moving assembly configured to move the main body around a home, and an image capturer configured to obtain images around the main body, the method comprising:

• determining whether an operation command is a command to execute a map generating mode if the operation command is input;
• operating and moving the moving assembly around the home if the operation command is a command to execute a map generating mode;
• obtaining a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) images and three-dimensional (3D) images around the main body while moving around the home;
• recognizing an electric device disposed around the home by performing image processing on the obtained 3D images;
• generating a map of the home based on the obtained 2D images or the obtained 3D images;
• matching the recognized electric device to the generated map;
• and
• transmitting the map to which the electric device is matched, to a home monitoring apparatus.

A method for controlling a cleaning robot having a main body, a moving assembly configured to move the main body around a home, and an image capturer configured to obtain images around the main body, the method comprising:

• determining whether an operation command is a command to execute a map generating mode if the operation command is input;
• determining whether communication of the electric device is performed;
• identifying location information of the electric device upon determining communication of the electric device is performed;
• and
• transmitting the generated map, the identified location information and information of the electric device, to a home monitoring apparatus.