US 11,940,808 B2
Seasonal cleaning zones for mobile cleaning robot
Ottillia Shirhan Ni, Cambridge, MA (US); Ryan Schneider, Burlington, MA (US); Hyun Woo Paik, Ashland, MA (US); Eric Beowulf Martinson, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Danielle O'Connor Dean, Westford, MA (US)
Assigned to iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US)
Filed by iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US)
Filed on Nov. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/522,381.
Prior Publication US 2023/0142175 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0274 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0219 (2013.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a mobile cleaning robot in an environment, the method comprising:
detecting, using an optical stream from the mobile cleaning robot, a seasonal object located in the environment;
determining whether a current date is within a specified date range associated with the seasonal object;
creating a seasonal cleaning zone based on the detected seasonal object when the current date is within the specified date range;
increasing a cleaning frequency of the mobile cleaning robot within the seasonal cleaning zone when the current date is within the specified date range; and
displaying the seasonal cleaning zone on a map of the environment.