Automatic clean machine control method and automatic clean machine

• US 10,111,571 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2016
• Issued: 10/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PixArt Imaging Incorporated
• Original Assignee: PixArt Imaging Incorporated
• Inventors: Chang, Yen-Min
• Primary Examiner(s): Beaulieu, Yonel
• Application Number:
  US15/174,985
• Publication Number:
  US 20170215680A1
• Time in Patent Office: 876 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4011 Regulation of the cleaning machine by electric means; Control systems and remote control systems therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2201/06 Control of the cleaning action for autonomous devices; Automatic detection of the surface condition before, during or after cleaning
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0088 characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours using knowledge based models G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0274 using mapping information stored in a memory device navigation using map-matching G01C21/30

Abstract

Disclosed is a computer readable recording media recording at least one program. An automatic clean machine control method applied to an automatic clean machine can be performed while the program is executed. The automatic clean machine control method comprises: (a) controlling the automatic clean machine to acquire a map; (b) selecting at least part of the map as a region to be cleaned; and (c) controlling the automatic clean machine to perform a first clean operation to the region to be cleaned.

Claims

1. A computer readable recording media, recording at least one program, an automatic clean machine control method is performed if the program is executed, which comprises:

(a) controlling the automatic clean machine to acquire a map;

(b) directly selecting a region to be cleaned on the map by a user, wherein the map is determined by the user; and

(c) controlling the automatic clean machine to perform a first clean operation to the region to be cleaned;

wherein the automatic clean machine control method further comprises;

providing at least one guiding device;

controlling the automatic clean machine to perform a second clean operation according to a guiding signal generated by the guiding device; and

taking back the guiding device via the automatic clean machine after the second clean operation is completed.

2. The computer readable recording media of claim 1, wherein the automatic clean machine control method further comprises:

providing obstacle information on the map;

wherein the step (c) controls the automatic clean machine to plan a clean path according to the obstacle information to perform the first clean operation.

3. An automatic clean machine, comprising:

a storage device, configured to store a map; and

a control circuit, configured to perform the following steps;

(a) receiving a select signal generated via directly selecting a region to be cleaned on the map by a user, wherein the map is determined by the user; and

(b) controlling the automatic clean machine to perform a first clean operation to the region to be cleaned;

wherein the automatic clean machine further comprises a guiding signal detecting circuit configured to detect a guiding signal generated by at least one guiding device, wherein the control circuit controls the automatic clean machine to perform a second clean operation according to the guiding signal;

wherein the control circuit controls the automatic clean machine to take back the guiding device after the second clean operation is completed.

4. The automatic clean machine of claim 3,

wherein the map further comprises obstacle information;

wherein the step (b) controls the automatic clean machine to plan a clean path according to the obstacle information to perform the first clean operation.

5. An automatic clean machine, comprising:

a guiding signal detecting circuit, configured to detect a guiding signal generated by at least one guiding device; and

a control circuit, configured to control the automatic clean machine to perform a clean operation according to the guiding signal;

wherein the guiding device generates the guiding signal responding to an active signal from the automatic clean machine after the guiding device receives the active signal;

wherein the control circuit controls the automatic clean machine to take back the guiding device after the clean operation is completed.