Cleaning robot and method for controlling cleaning robot

Abstract

A cleaning robot includes a user interface to display a map image including one or more divided regions, and the user interface displays an icon corresponding to a state value of a main device on the map image.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cleaning robot comprising:
 a body;   a wheel assembly configured to move the body;   a brush unit configured to perform cleaning on a bottom surface of a moving path;   a communicator configured to communicate with a remote device; and   a controller configured to:
 determine a virtual region based on a user input received through the remote device, and 
 control the wheel assembly and the brush unit to clean a region excluding the virtual region among a cleanable region. 
   
     
     
         2 . The cleaning robot of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine a region among the cleanable region corresponding to a region selected by a user from a map image of the cleanable region as the virtual region. 
     
     
         3 . The cleaning robot of  claim 2 , wherein the user input is received by drag and drop in the map image. 
     
     
         4 . The cleaning robot of  claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to control the wheel assembly to limit entry into the virtual region. 
     
     
         5 . The cleaning robot of  claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to control the wheel assembly to autonomously travel in the region other than the virtual region among the cleanable region. 
     
     
         6 . The cleaning robot of  claim 2 , wherein the virtual region comprises a space in a virtual wall forming a closed loop. 
     
     
         7 . The cleaning robot of  claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 divide the cleanable region into at least one divided region based on a structure of the cleanable region,   generate the map image comprising the at least one divided region, and   control the communicator to transmit the map image to the remote device.   
     
     
         8 . The cleaning robot of  claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine at least one virtual wall that restricts passage in the cleanable region based on a user input received through the remote device. 
     
     
         9 . The cleaning robot of  claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the wheel assembly and the brush unit to clean a region of the cleanable region before passing through the at least one virtual wall. 
     
     
         10 . The cleaning robot of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one virtual wall is formed in a straight line or a curve line in the cleanable region. 
     
     
         11 . A remote device comprising:
 a communicator configured to communicate with a cleaning robot;   a user interface configured to:
 display a map image of a cleanable region, and 
 receive input from a user; and 
   a controller configured to control the communicator to transmit information about a virtual region to the cleaning robot in response to receiving the input for the virtual region restricting cleaning of the cleaning robot in the map image.   
     
     
         12 . The remote device of  claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine the virtual region based on drag and drop in the map image. 
     
     
         13 . The remote device of  claim 11 , wherein the virtual region is formed as a closed loop in the cleanable region. 
     
     
         14 . The remote device of  claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to transmit information about at least one virtual wall to the cleaning robot in response to receiving input for the at least one virtual wall that restricts passage of the cleaning robot in the map image. 
     
     
         15 . The remote device of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one virtual wall is formed in a straight line or a curve line in the cleanable region. 
     
     
         16 . The remote device of  claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the user interface to display the map image as at least one divided area in which the cleanable region is divided based on a structure of the cleanable region. 
     
     
         17 . A cleaning robot control system comprising:
 a cleaning robot; and   a remote device configured to receive input from a user and communicate with the cleaning robot,   wherein the cleaning robot is configured to:
 determine a virtual region based on input received through the remote device, and 
 clean a region excluding the virtual region among a cleanable region. 
   
     
     
         18 . The cleaning robot control system of  claim 17 , wherein the remote device is configured to receive the input for the virtual region based on drag and drop in a map image for the cleanable region. 
     
     
         19 . The cleaning robot control system of  claim 17 , wherein the cleaning robot is configured to restrict entry into the virtual region. 
     
     
         20 . The cleaning robot control system of  claim 17 , wherein the cleaning robot is further configured to:
 determine at least one virtual wall that restricts passage in the cleanable region based on input received through the remote device, and   control a wheel assembly and a brush unit to clean a region of the cleanable region before passing through the at least one virtual wall.   
     
     
         21 . A cleaning robot comprising:
 a body;   a wheel assembly configured to move the body;   a brush unit configured to perform cleaning on a bottom surface of a moving path;   a communicator configured to communicate with a remote device; and   a controller configured to:
 generate a map corresponding to a cleanable area; 
 transmit, via the communicator, the map to the remote device; 
 receiving, from the remote device, a user input on the map corresponding to the cleanable area; 
 based on the user input received via the remote device, identify a virtual region in the map to be excluded during cleaning; and 
 after the virtual region in the map is identified, control the wheel assembly and the brush unit to perform cleaning with respect to a first portion of the cleanable area without cleaning with respect to a second portion of the cleanable area corresponding to the virtual region of the map. 
   
     
     
         22 . The cleaning robot of  claim 21 , wherein the remote device is configured to provide a user interface for displaying the map corresponding to the cleanable area generated by the cleaning robot and for receiving a user input to drag and drop the virtual region over an area of the displayed map to be excluded during cleaning.