KR101601273B1 - Terminal having messanger program robot device controlled through messanger program and method for driving robot device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention comprises a memory configured to store a messenger program; A communication unit configured to communicate with an external electronic device; A display unit; And controlling the messenger program to transmit a control command to the external electronic device through the messenger program and to receive execution result data from the external electronic device through the communication unit and to display the execution result data on the display unit A terminal including the control unit, a robot apparatus related to the terminal, and a control method of the robot apparatus.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a terminal having a messenger program, a robot device controlled through a messenger program, and a driving method of the robot device.

The present invention relates to a terminal having a messenger program, a robot device controlled through a messenger program, and a driving method of the robot device.

[0003] With the development of networks such as the Internet, various chat services such as web-based chatting, mobile chatting and the like are now being provided. These chat services are being used as an important means to secure users of Internet portal companies.

Generally, a messenger is a service for exchanging user bilateral or multilateral text messages via the Internet. Currently, additional functions such as file exchange or note function are included.

Messenger can be used for real-time checking of presence of other party and real-time chatting. Therefore, it is useful for business purposes. Moreover, it provides users with convenience of easy conversation with personally acquaintances. It is becoming a part of everyday life.

A robotic device is a machine that has the ability to work on its own. An automated robot that performs assembling, welding, and handling at a manufacturing plant is called an industrial robot, and a robot that has the ability to recognize the environment and judge itself is called an 'intelligent robot'

Recently, home robotic devices have been developed, for example, robot cleaners.

The present invention is for enabling a user to remotely transmit a control command to a robot apparatus by using a messenger program so that a user can specify a desired operation.

In addition, through the messenger program, it is possible to confirm the progress of the task that the user instructed.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal comprising: a memory configured to store a messenger program; A communication unit configured to communicate with an external electronic device; A display unit; And controlling the messenger program to transmit a control command to the external electronic device through the messenger program and to receive execution result data from the external electronic device through the communication unit and to display the execution result data on the display unit And a control unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the messenger program includes an item corresponding to the control command, and when the item is selected, the control unit may transmit the corresponding control command to the external electronic device .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal further includes a user input unit, and the control unit analyzes a word inputted through the user input unit, and when a word corresponding to the control command is identified, And can transmit the corresponding control command to the external electronic device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a robot apparatus comprising: a communication unit configured to receive a control command from an external terminal; A memory configured to store instant messenger programs and artificial intelligence programs; A driving unit; And a control unit for driving the driving unit using the artificial intelligence program when the control command is received through the messenger program.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the execution of the driving unit according to the control command is completed, the control unit can transmit the execution result data through the communication unit using the messenger program.

 Here, the execution result data may be any one of an emoticon and an icon.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the communication unit may include a short-range communication module.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of driving a robot apparatus, comprising: driving a messenger program pre-stored in a memory of the robot apparatus to be connected to an external terminal; Receiving a control command from the external terminal through the messenger program; And driving the driving unit of the robot apparatus according to the control command.

The driving method of the robot apparatus may further include generating result data of the driving unit and transmitting the result data to an external device.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, a user can issue a work order to an external robot apparatus through a terminal having a messenger program, and the result of the work command can be confirmed in real time through a messenger.

Hereinafter, a terminal having a messenger program according to an embodiment of the present invention, a robot device controlled through a messenger program, and a driving method of the robot device will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an entire system including a terminal and a robot apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, an overall system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes terminals 100-1 and 100-2 and a robot apparatus 200. [

The terminal 100 is, as shown, not only a fixed terminal 100-2 such as a desktop computer, A mobile terminal 100-1 such as a PDA, a mobile phone, and a laptop computer. That is, it is an electronic device having a display unit and capable of driving a messenger program.

The terminal may perform wireless communication with the robot apparatus 200 through a short-range communication module such as a wireless LAN, ZigBee, or Bluetooth, or wireless communication may be performed through a mobile communication module.

Hereinafter, the configurations of the terminal 100 and the robot apparatus 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

2 is a block diagram of a terminal and a robot apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a block diagram of a terminal, and FIG. 2B is a block diagram of a robot apparatus.

Although FIG. 2A illustrates the mobile terminal as an example, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that the mobile terminal can be applied to a fixed terminal as shown in FIG.

2A is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

For example, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only And a Digital Broadcasting System (ISDB-T) (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes an image frame such as a still image or moving image obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141.

The output unit 150 is for generating output related to the visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154 .

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI are displayed.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display display, and a 3D display.

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like. The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display portions may be spaced apart from one another or may be disposed integrally with each other, or may be disposed on different surfaces.

(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen') in which a display unit 151 and a sensor for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') form a mutual layer structure, It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 2A, a proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is surrounded by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch & The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). The information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152 so that they may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sensation of the finger or arm. The haptic module 154 may include two or more haptic modules 154 according to the configuration of the portable terminal 100.

The memory 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or transmits data to the external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various command signals input by the user to the cradle may be transmitted It can be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, it carries out related control and processing for voice call, data communication, video call, etc. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the control unit 180 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented in separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the control unit 180

2B is a block diagram of the robot apparatus. The robot apparatus includes a communication unit 210, a memory 220, a control unit 230, a driving unit 240, and a power supply unit 250.

 A communication unit 210, an apparatus configured to receive a control command from an external terminal, and may include a short range communication module and a mobile communication module. The communication unit according to the present invention is an apparatus for receiving a control command from an external terminal through a messenger program. As this communication unit, a short distance communication module such as ZigBee or Bluetooth may be used.

The memory 220 is a component for storing a messenger program and an artificial intelligence program. The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. Here, the artificial intelligence program realizes a human learning ability, a reasoning ability, a perception ability, a comprehension ability, and the like, and is used to control a driving unit described later.

 When the control command is received through the messenger program, the control unit 230 drives the driving unit using the artificial intelligence program.

 The driving unit 240 operates according to a command of the control unit, and refers to hardware. If the home cleaning robot is the robot device, a traveling motor for traveling the cleaning robot and a suction motor for vacuum suction will correspond to this.

The power supply unit 250 is a component for supplying power required for the control unit and the driving unit, and includes an embedded battery and an external power supply unit.

Hereinafter, a method of transmitting and receiving a control command between the terminal and the robot apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

Hereinafter, a case where a robot cleaner is applied as a robot apparatus will be described as an embodiment.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting and receiving data between a terminal and a robot apparatus through a messenger program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, in the terminal 100, a messenger program stored in the memory 160 is executed and displayed on the display unit 151 (S1). In this state, when the robot cleaner 200 is powered on and the messenger program is activated, the terminal 100 and the robot cleaner 200 are interconnected via a messenger (S2). The connection may be connected using an Internet system, or may be connected through a local area communication system. If the messenger program of the robot cleaner 100 is not activated, the control unit of the terminal 100 may transmit a messenger program drive command signal to the robot cleaner. As described above, in a state where the terminal 100 and the robot cleaner 200 are connected to each other through a messenger, the terminal user transmits a first control command to the robot cleaner (S3). The control unit 230 of the robot cleaner that receives the first control command operates the driving unit 240 to perform a task according to the first control command (S4). The control unit 230 of the robot cleaner generates intermediate execution result data and transmits the data to the terminal 100 through the messenger program (S6). The control unit 180 of the terminal 100 receiving the intermediate execution result data displays the intermediate execution result data on the display unit 151 (S7). The intermediate execution data displayed at this time is indicated by an emoticon and an icon . Accordingly, the terminal user can check the progress of the operation of the robot cleaner in real time.

Meanwhile, the terminal user can transmit a second control command signal different from the first control command to the robot cleaner through the messenger (S8). Upon receiving the second control command, the controller 230 of the robot cleaner operates the driving unit 240 to perform the operation according to the first control command (S9). The control unit 230 of the robot cleaner generates job result data when the job is completed and transmits the job result data to the terminal 100 through the messenger program (S10, S11, S12). The control unit 180 of the terminal 100 receiving the intermediate execution result data displays the intermediate execution result data on the display unit 151 (S13). The execution result data displayed at this time may be an emoticon and an icon.

Accordingly, the terminal user can check the progress of the operation of the robot cleaner in real time.

Hereinafter, an application example of a terminal to which a terminal using a messenger program and a method of transmitting / receiving data of a robot apparatus, which is an embodiment of the present invention, is applied will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 is an image diagram of a terminal to which a method for transmitting / receiving data between a terminal and a robot device using a messenger program according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4A shows the messenger initial screen 310. FIG. The messenger initial screen 310 displays a tab area including a file tab 311, an action tab 312 and a tool tab 313 and a messenger display area including a family icon 314 and a friend icon 315 .

When the user selects the file tab 311, the file tab window 320 including the logout icon 321, the status icon 322, and the electronic device control icon 323 may be displayed in an overlay manner (See FIG. 4B). At this time, instead of the overlay method, the icons may be displayed through screen switching.

When the logout icon 321 is selected, the connection of the terminal connected to the messenger program is terminated.

When the status icon 322 is selected, a screen for changing the status of the terminal is displayed on the display unit 151. In other words, the user has his or her status 'online'. It is possible to set the status such as 'during a call', 'during a meal', or 'away'. Then, the status information of the terminal is changed, and thus, the other terminal users can check the status of the terminal user through the status information.

When the electronic device control icon 323 is selected, a menu 330 (see FIG. 4C) for controlling the external electronic device is displayed. That is, the electronic device menu screen 330 indicating the connectable device among the external electronic devices having the messenger program is displayed on the display unit 151. [ The connectable device may be made by the user's presetting. Or the wireless communication unit 110 is operated to scan an external electronic device within the effective distance and then search for a controllable device through a messenger program, whereby a connectable device can be determined.

The vacuum cleaner 331, the steam cleaner 332, and the air conditioner 333 are searched by a device controllable through a messenger program and displayed on the electronic device menu screen 330 as shown in FIG. 4C.

The controllable electronic device may be automatically displayed on the messenger initial screen in Fig. 4A.

4C, when the vacuum cleaner 331 is selected, a control command screen 340 may be displayed as shown in FIG. 4D. In the control command screen 340, the rust preventive area 341, the living room cleaning area 342, and the entire cleaning area 343 icons are displayed so that the cleaning area can be specified according to the user's selection. When the user selects one of the icons, the corresponding control command is transmitted to the selected electronic device (vacuum cleaner). Then, the vacuum cleaner that has received the control command performs the operation accordingly. In the present embodiment, the user has selected "full cleaning ". In this case, when the vacuum cleaner completes the cleaning of the room 1, an intermediate execution result message is transmitted to the terminal, and an intermediate execution result message 351 is displayed in the instant message screen 350 of the terminal, as shown in FIG. do. At the same time, the reception time 352 can be displayed. At this time, the terminal user can transmit a predetermined phrase through the input window 353 of the instant message screen. This predetermined phrase corresponds to the second control command. That is, when a predetermined phrase is created and a send icon is selected, the control unit 180 of the terminal checks whether the message (stop) 360 corresponding to the second control command is present in the message, If there is a phrase 360, a second control command (job suspension) is sent to the cleaner. The cleaner that has received the second control command performs the operation according to the second control command.

In this way, the terminal user can transmit the control command to the external electronic device through the instant message screen of the messenger program, and receive the execution result through the message.

On the other hand, when the vacuum cleaner completes the operation according to the first control command (i.e., the entire cleaning), the final execution result message may be displayed on the instant message screen. At this time, the final execution result message may be distinguished from the intermediate execution result message by color, size, background color, and the like.

According to the above-described embodiment, the terminal user can transmit the control command to the external electronic device through the messenger program, and the result can be confirmed through the messenger program.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be implemented as a code that can be read by a processor on a medium on which the program is recorded. Examples of the medium that can be read by the processor include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) .

The configuration and method of the above-described embodiments are not limited to be applied to the terminal having the above-described messenger program, the robot device controlled through the messenger program, and the driving method of the robot device, All or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications can be made.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an entire system including a terminal and a robot apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of a terminal and a robot apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting and receiving data between a terminal and a robot apparatus through a messenger program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an image of a terminal to which a method for transmitting / receiving data between a terminal and a robot using a messenger program according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied; FIG.

Claims (9)

A memory configured to store the instant messenger program; A communication unit configured to perform close-range communication with an external electronic device; A display unit; And The messenger program is driven, An external electronic device communicating with the communication unit is displayed on the display unit, When one of the external electronic devices is selected, displays a control command that can be executed by the selected electronic device on the display unit, A control unit for transmitting a control command to the external electronic device through the messenger program when the control command is selected and receiving execution result data from the external electronic device through the communication unit and displaying the resultant data on the display unit Including a terminal. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the execution result data is one of an emoticon and an icon. The method according to claim 1, Further comprising a user input, Wherein, Analyzes a word input through the user input unit and transmits a control command corresponding to the word corresponding to the control command to the external electronic device. A communication unit configured to receive a control command through short-range communication from an external terminal; A memory configured to store instant messenger programs and artificial intelligence programs; A driving unit; And And a control unit for driving the driving unit using the intelligent program when the control command is received through the messenger program. 5. The method of claim 4, Wherein, And transmits the execution result data through the communication unit using a messenger program when execution of the driving unit according to the control command is completed. 6. The method of claim 5, Wherein the execution result data is one of an emoticon and an icon. delete A method of driving an external electronic device of a mobile communication terminal, Driving a messenger program pre-stored in a memory of the mobile communication terminal and connecting to an external electronic device; Displaying the connected external electronic device on a display unit of the mobile communication terminal; Displaying on the display unit a control command that can be executed by the selected electronic device when any one of the displayed external electronic devices is selected; Transmitting a control command to the external electronic device through the messenger program when the control command is selected; And Receiving short-range wireless communication of execution result data from the external electronic device and displaying it on the display unit. 9. The method of claim 8, Wherein the execution result data is one of an emoticon and an icon.

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