Pool cleaning system and method to automatically clean surfaces of a pool using images from a camera
First Claim
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, wherein the control signal directs movement of the cleaner to reclean a portion of the pool surface where the cleanliness characteristic fails to satisfy a predefined threshold.
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Abstract
A pool cleaning system for cleaning debris from a submerged surface of a swimming pool includes a self-propelled pool cleaner having rotatably-mounted supports for supporting and guiding the cleaner on the pool surface; 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, wherein the control signal directs movement of the cleaner to reclean a portion of the pool surface where the cleanliness characteristic fails to satisfy a predefined threshold.
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22 Claims
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1. A pool cleaning system for cleaning debris from a submerged surface of a swimming pool comprising:
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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, wherein the control signal directs movement of the cleaner to reclean a portion of the pool surface where the cleanliness characteristic fails to satisfy a predefined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A pool cleaning system for cleaning debris from a submerged surface of a swimming pool comprising:
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a self-propelled pool cleaner having rotatably-mounted supports for supporting and guiding the cleaner on the pool surface; an electric motor for enabling the rotation of the rotatably-mounted supports on the pool surface; a filter configured to retain the debris collected from the submerged surface of the swimming pool; at least one camera to capture imagery of the pool surface; at least one sensor to detect a cleanliness characteristic of the pool surface on which the cleaner has passed; a controller in electronic communication with the at least one camera and the at least one sensor to a generate a control signal to direct movement of the cleaner based on the cleanliness characteristic of the pool surface; and wherein the control signal directs movement of the cleaner to reclean a portion of the pool surface where the cleanliness characteristic fails to satisfy a predefined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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