METHOD FOR CLEANING OR PROCESSING A ROOM BY MEANS OF AN AUTONOMOUSLY MOBILE DEVICE
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1. A method for cleaning or processing a room by means of an autonomously mobile device (1), including the method steps:
- Creating a map of the room,Storing the map of the room in a data memory,Selection of a subarea (2) of the room by a user,Transmitting the location data for the selected subarea (2) to a processing unit connected to the data memory,Comparing the location data for the selected subarea (2) with the location data contained in the map for identification of the subarea (2) by the processing unit,Cleaning or processing the room taking into account a user command with regard to the selected subarea (2),whereinthe user selects a subarea (2) of the room by taking a photograph (3) of the subarea (2) and transmitting it to the processing unit.
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Abstract
A method for cleaning or processing a room uses an autonomously mobile device. In order the relieve the user of the task of finding the exact subarea to which the device must travel, or avoid, on a map of the room, the user in order to select a subarea takes a photograph of the subarea and transmits it to a processing unit. In this way a method is provided that is less time-consuming and more convenient for the user.
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1. A method for cleaning or processing a room by means of an autonomously mobile device (1), including the method steps:
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Creating a map of the room, Storing the map of the room in a data memory, Selection of a subarea (2) of the room by a user, Transmitting the location data for the selected subarea (2) to a processing unit connected to the data memory, Comparing the location data for the selected subarea (2) with the location data contained in the map for identification of the subarea (2) by the processing unit, Cleaning or processing the room taking into account a user command with regard to the selected subarea (2), wherein the user selects a subarea (2) of the room by taking a photograph (3) of the subarea (2) and transmitting it to the processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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5. The method according to claim 5, wherein the map of the room is stored in a data memory of the device (1).
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