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Pool cleaning system and method to automatically clean surfaces of a pool using images from a camera

  • US 10,338,599 B2
  • Filed: 05/08/2018
  • Issued: 07/02/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A pool cleaning system for cleaning debris from a submerged surface of a swimming pool comprising:

  • a self-propelled pool cleaner having rotatably-mounted supports for supporting and guiding the cleaner on the pool surface;

    a filter configured to retain the debris collected from the submerged surface of the swimming pool;

    an electric motor for enabling the rotation of the rotatably-mounted supports on the pool surface;

    at least one camera to capture imagery of the pool surface;

    a controller, in electronic communication with the at least one camera, to determine a cleanliness characteristic of the pool surface on which the cleaner has passed based on the camera imagery and generate a control signal to direct movement of the cleaner based on the cleanliness characteristic of the pool surface; and

    a portable electronic device configured to present a graphic on a display, the graphic depicting the submerged surface of the pool and those portions of the surface that remain uncleaned as the cleaner traverses the pool surface.

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