System and method for controlling and monitoring operation of an autonomous robot
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1. A system for monitoring operation of an autonomous robot comprising:
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an external device having a display and a transceiver for receiving data from the server;
an autonomous robot comprising a housing, a control system comprising a location tracking unit, a transceiver for transmitting signals to the server, and a central processing unit;
the central processing unit configured to transmit, via the transceiver of the autonomous robot, data indicative of a location of the autonomous robot within an area of confinement to the server based on output generated by the location tracking unit, wherein the data is transmitted while the autonomous robot is performing a task within the area of confinement;
the server configured to transmit the data indicative of the location of the autonomous robot within the area of confinement to the external device;
wherein upon receipt of the data indicative of the location of the autonomous robot within the area of confinement by the external device, a visual representation of a status of a work session of the autonomous robot at a point in time T1 and a graphical representation of the boundary and a portion of an area within the boundary in which an activity has been performed by the autonomous robot during a work session is displayed on the display of the external device; and
wherein the task is cutting grass and wherein the central processing unit is configured to detect, via a current sensor, a thickness of the grass by comparing a current value received by the current sensor to a threshold current value.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring and controlling operation of an autonomous robot. In one aspect, the autonomous robot is a lawnmower and the system comprises: an autonomous robot lawnmower comprising a housing, a transceiver, and a central processing unit; an external device in operable communication with the autonomous robot lawnmower, the external device having a transceiver for sending signals to the autonomous robot lawnmower and a display; and wherein in response to user input, the external device is configured to modify settings related to operation of the autonomous robot lawnmower.
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1. A system for monitoring operation of an autonomous robot comprising:
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a server; an external device having a display and a transceiver for receiving data from the server; an autonomous robot comprising a housing, a control system comprising a location tracking unit, a transceiver for transmitting signals to the server, and a central processing unit; the central processing unit configured to transmit, via the transceiver of the autonomous robot, data indicative of a location of the autonomous robot within an area of confinement to the server based on output generated by the location tracking unit, wherein the data is transmitted while the autonomous robot is performing a task within the area of confinement; the server configured to transmit the data indicative of the location of the autonomous robot within the area of confinement to the external device; wherein upon receipt of the data indicative of the location of the autonomous robot within the area of confinement by the external device, a visual representation of a status of a work session of the autonomous robot at a point in time T1 and a graphical representation of the boundary and a portion of an area within the boundary in which an activity has been performed by the autonomous robot during a work session is displayed on the display of the external device; and wherein the task is cutting grass and wherein the central processing unit is configured to detect, via a current sensor, a thickness of the grass by comparing a current value received by the current sensor to a threshold current value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for monitoring operation of an autonomous robot comprising:
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a server; an external device having a display and a transceiver for receiving data from the server; an autonomous robot comprising a housing, a control system comprising a location tracking unit, a transceiver for transmitting signals to the server, and a central processing unit; the central processing unit configured to transmit, via the transceiver of the autonomous robot, data indicative of a location of the autonomous robot within an area of confinement to the server based on output generated by the location tracking unit, wherein the data is transmitted while the autonomous robot is performing a task within the area of confinement; the server configured to transmit the data indicative of the location of the autonomous robot within the area of confinement to the external device; wherein upon receipt of the data indicative of the location of the autonomous robot within the area of confinement by the external device, a visual representation of a status of a work session of the autonomous robot at a point in time T1 and a graphical representation of the boundary and a portion of an area within the boundary in which an activity has been performed by the autonomous robot during a work session is displayed on the display of the external device the central processing unit is further configured to; determine a distance between a position of the autonomous robot within the confinement area and a boundary of the confinement area; move the autonomous robot at a first velocity when the distance is greater than a threshold amount; and reduce the first velocity to a second velocity when the distance is less than the threshold amount. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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