Remote control scheduler and method for autonomous robotic device
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1. A robotic system comprising:
- a stationary charging device; and
an autonomous cleaning robot including a vacuum system, the autonomous cleaning robot configured to;
initiate, according to scheduling information, a cleaning operation in which the autonomous cleaning robot autonomously navigates about a floor surface to clean the floor surface according to a vacuum power level;
receive, from a user operable remote device, a command to initiate a docking operation in which the autonomous cleaning robot returns to the stationary charging device to dock at the stationary charging device;
send a return signal, to the user operable remote device, upon receiving the command to initiate the docking operation; and
initiate the docking operation in which the autonomous cleaning robot autonomously returns to the stationary charging device.
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Abstract
A method of scheduling a robotic device enables the device to run autonomously based on previously loaded scheduling information. The method consists of a communication device, such as a hand-held remote device, that can directly control the robotic device, or load scheduling information into the robotic device such that it will carry out a defined task at the desired time without the need for farther external control. The communication device can also be configured to load a scheduling application program into an existing robotic device, such that the robotic device can receive and implement scheduling information from a user.
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1. A robotic system comprising:
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a stationary charging device; and an autonomous cleaning robot including a vacuum system, the autonomous cleaning robot configured to; initiate, according to scheduling information, a cleaning operation in which the autonomous cleaning robot autonomously navigates about a floor surface to clean the floor surface according to a vacuum power level; receive, from a user operable remote device, a command to initiate a docking operation in which the autonomous cleaning robot returns to the stationary charging device to dock at the stationary charging device; send a return signal, to the user operable remote device, upon receiving the command to initiate the docking operation; and initiate the docking operation in which the autonomous cleaning robot autonomously returns to the stationary charging device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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10. A method of controlling operations of an autonomous cleaning robot, the method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving, from a user operable remote device, information including a command to initiate a cleaning operation; initiating departure from a stationary charging device at which the autonomously cleaning robot is docked and navigating about a floor surface to clean the floor surface in accordance with the command to initiate the cleaning operation; wirelessly receiving, from the user operable remote device, a command to initiate a docking operation; initiating the docking operation to return the autonomous cleaning robot to the stationary charging device; and wirelessly sending, to the user operable remote device, a return signal upon receiving the command to initiate the docking operation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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20. An autonomous cleaning robot comprising:
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a vacuum system; and a communication device configured to; initiate, according to scheduling information, a cleaning operation in which the autonomous cleaning robot autonomously navigates about a floor surface to clean the floor surface according to a vacuum power level; receive, from a user operable remote device, a command to initiate a docking operation in which the autonomous cleaning robot returns to a stationary charging device to dock at the stationary charging device; send a return signal, to the user operable remote device, upon receiving the command to initiate the docking operation; and initiate the docking operation in which the autonomous cleaning robot autonomously returns to the stationary charging device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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