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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2011
Seokbyung OH, Seoul, KR;
Jiwoon Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Kwonyul Choi, Seoul, KR;
Hyungshin Park, Yongin-Si, KR;
Seokbyung Oh, Seoul, KR;
Jiwoon Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Kwonyul Choi, Seoul, KR;
Hyungshin Park, Yongin-Si, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Various interfaces allowing users to directly manipulate an automatic moving apparatus manually, thus enhancing user convenience and efficiency, are provided. An automatic moving apparatus includes: a storage unit configured to store a traveling method; an image detection unit configured to acquire a captured image; a driving unit having one or more wheels and driving the wheels according to a driving signal; and a control unit configured to extract a traveling direction from the traveling method stored in the storage unit in a first mode, extract a traveling direction indicated by a sensing target from the captured image acquired by the image detection unit in a second mode, and generate a driving signal for moving the automatic moving apparatus in the extracted traveling direction.