Patent ID: 11861054
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 7:
8. A method for controlling a robot including a main body provided with a handle, a driving unit configured to move the main body, a sensing unit configured to sense at least one of state information of the main body, a communication unit communicating with a communication target element of the robot, an output unit displaying a control screen of the robot, and a controller configured to determine position information of the main body based on at least one of a result of sensing by the sensing unit or a result of communication by the communication unit, and control the driving unit such that the main body is controlled to travel in a travel area, the method comprising:
detecting a theft occurrence of the robot based on the result of sensing by the sensing unit and the position information;
displaying an input screen on the output unit for requesting an input of a preset usage code; and
controlling driving of the driving unit and the output unit depending on the usage code entered through the input screen,
wherein sensing by the sensing unit comprises sensing a gripped state of the handle and sensing a posture of the main body,
wherein the input screen is displayed on the output unit after the theft occurrence is detected, and before the power supplied to the driving unit and the output unit is cut off, and
wherein the method further comprises:
determining that the robot is not stolen when the usage code entered through the input screen matches the preset usage code, and maintain the power supplied to the driving unit and the output unit;
determining that the robot is stolen when the usage code entered through the input screen does not match with the preset usage code, and cut off the power supplied to the driving unit and the output unit; and
cutting off the power supplied to the driving unit and the output unit when the usage code entered through the input screen is entered incorrectly a predetermined number of times.