US 12,283,096 B2
System for spot cleaning by a mobile robot
Angela Bassa, Stoneham, MA (US); and Husain al-Mohssen, Cambridge, MA (US)
Assigned to iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US)
Filed by iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/635,884.
Application 18/635,884 is a continuation of application No. 17/516,413, filed on Nov. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,961,285, issued on Apr. 16, 2024.
Application 17/516,413 is a continuation of application No. 16/806,661, filed on Mar. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,160,432, issued on Nov. 2, 2021.
Application 16/806,661 is a continuation of application No. 15/863,705, filed on Jan. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,575,699, issued on Mar. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0412501 A1, Dec. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. G06V 10/82 (2022.01); A47L 11/40 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G05D 1/223 (2024.01); G05D 1/246 (2024.01); G05D 1/247 (2024.01); G05D 1/249 (2024.01); G05D 1/628 (2024.01); G05D 1/648 (2024.01); G06F 18/2413 (2023.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G06V 30/19 (2022.01); G06V 30/194 (2022.01)
CPC G06V 10/82 (2022.01) [A47L 11/4038 (2013.01); A47L 11/4044 (2013.01); A47L 11/4061 (2013.01); G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); G05D 1/0234 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G05D 1/0274 (2013.01); G05D 1/223 (2024.01); G05D 1/246 (2024.01); G05D 1/247 (2024.01); G05D 1/249 (2024.01); G06F 18/2414 (2023.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G06V 30/19173 (2022.01); G06V 30/194 (2022.01); A47L 2201/04 (2013.01); G05D 1/0219 (2013.01); G05D 1/0227 (2013.01); G05D 1/0238 (2013.01); G05D 1/628 (2024.01); G05D 1/648 (2024.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for spot cleaning using a mobile cleaning robot,
the method comprising:
receiving, at the mobile cleaning robot, a plurality of coordinates corresponding to a path traveled by a mobile computing device through an environment from a first location to a second location in the environment;
by the mobile cleaning robot, traversing a floor surface of the environment along the path based on the plurality of coordinates; and
by the mobile cleaning robot, performing a cleaning operation at the second location.