Method of controlling a cleaner

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9851720
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14712297

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Disclosed herein is a method of controlling a cleaner including a movable body for suctioning and a following body for collecting the dust suctioned by the movable body, the method including: (a) acquiring an image for a view around the following body; (b) acquiring position information of the movable body in an real space, based on the image; (c) acquiring position information of an obstacle in the real space, based on the image; (d) setting a travel direction such that the following body avoids the obstacle to follow the movable body, based on the position information of the movable body and the position information of the obstacle; and (e) controlling the following body to travel in the set travel direction.

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  • LG ELECTRONICS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baek, Seungmin Seoul, KR 50 723
Kim, Hyungrock Seoul, KR 2 1
Noh, Dongki Seoul, KR 33 436

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