Patent ID: 9427863
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A47L,B25J,G05D,G08B,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A robot cleaner, comprising: a main body including a cleaning module; a driving unit to move the main body; one or more cameras to generate image information on a management object; a communication unit to communicate with an external communication device and to transmit the image information to the external communication device; a control unit to recognize the management object and control the robot cleaner such that the management object is maintained in the image information while following a position change of the management object; and a microphone to detect a voice, wherein the control unit is configured to selectively switch a mode of the robot cleaner to a normal mode performing an automatic cleaning function or a care mode generating the image information on the management object according to an external input signal and obtain location information on the management object in case of switching to the care mode, wherein the management object is recognized based on such a personal identification information as a shape or voice of the management object stored in a storing unit in advance, wherein the control unit is configured to recognize the management object in a manner of determining whether voice information detected by the microphone is matched with voice information of the management object stored in advance, and wherein if the voice information of the management object is detected by the microphone, the control unit is configured to obtain location information on a location in which the detected voice has occurred and move the main body near the location in which the voice has occurred.