CPC G05D 1/0276 (2013.01) [A47L 2201/04 (2013.01); G05D 1/0274 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
1. A cleaning system comprising:
a robotic surface cleaning device configured to autonomously travel about a surrounding environment while collecting dirt and debris;
a hand-held surface cleaning device comprising:
a body having a handle and a nozzle;
a power supply;
a suction motor fluidly coupled to the nozzle;
an antenna arrangement to communicate with the robotic surface cleaning device; and
at least a first sensor to capture a plurality of location data points, each location data point corresponding to a physical location in the surrounding environment; and
a controller configured to:
translate the captured location data points into a plurality of localized coordinates, each localized coordinate of the plurality of localized coordinates corresponding to locations in a map that virtually represents the surrounding environment;
identify at least one region of interest in the map based on the translated localized coordinates; and
send a command to cause the robotic surface cleaning device to remain substantially within areas of the surrounding environment corresponding to the at least one identified region of interest during cleaning operations.
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