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Samsung patents remote lock for cleaning robots

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

Samsung has been granted a patent for a method to remotely lock a cleaning robot via a server. The system disables the robot's physical buttons or voice controls to prevent unauthorized use. To unlock it, a user must provide specific input, which restarts the robot's power.

Why it mattersThis feature adds a layer of security for smart home devices, allowing owners to disable robots remotely if they are lost or stolen.

In the filing’s own words

An operating method of a cleaning robot. More particularly, the operating method including: receiving, from a server device, a lock setting request to set the cleaning robot to a lock state; setting the cleaning robot to the lock state by inactivating an operation button of the cleaning robot or inactivating a voice recognition function of the cleaning robot, based on the lock setting request; providing information indicating that the cleaning robot is in the lock state; and based on a user input to release the cleaning robot from the lock state being identified, restarting the cleaning robot in a lock release state.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An operating method of a cleaning robot, the operating method comprising: receiving, from a server device, a lock setting request to set the cleaning robot to a lock state; setting the cleaning robot to the lock state by inactivating an operation button of the cleaning robot or inactivating a voice recognition function of the cleaning robot, based on the lock setting request; providing information indicating that the cleaning robot is in the lock state; and based on an input of a user to release the cleaning robot from the lock state being identified, restarting the cleaning robot in a lock release state by restarting power of the cleaning robot.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
Method and system for controlling cleaning robot
Patent number
US12745884B2
Application number
18793234
Filed
Aug 2, 2024
Granted
Sep 29, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
15

Classified under

A47L 9/2894 Human necessitiesA47L 9/2857 Human necessitiesA47L 9/30 Human necessitiesG16Y 10/75 Physics & computingG16Y 40/50 Physics & computingG10L 15/22 Physics & computing
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