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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jongjin Ko, Suwon-si, KR;
Heejun Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Jongwon Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Sunghoon Byeon, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaegeun Son, Suwon-si, KR;
Donghoon Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaechan Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
A robot cleaner having a function of performing a wireless connection with a home appliance in an insufficient wireless coverage area inside a home includes a brush for performing cleaning to suck in dust while the robot cleaner is moving, a driving unit configured to move the robot cleaner to perform cleaning through the brush, a processor configured to, based on determining that the wireless connection with a first home appliance inside the home is unavailable, drive and control the driving unit to move within a predetermined distance from the first home appliance to establish the wireless connection with the first home appliance, and a communication interface configured to receive a connection request signal from the first home appliance, and upon receiving the connection request signal, establish the wireless connection based on the connection request signal.