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Traveling cleaning appliance and method for operating such an appliance

  • US 9,629,514 B2
  • Filed: 12/04/2013
  • Issued: 04/25/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A traveling cleaning appliance or floor care appliance or floor treatment appliance, the appliance comprising:

  • a camera configured to create photographic pictures of a surface to be traveled on, anda microcontroller comprising software configured to evaluate a picture taken by the camera with regard to the type of a floor covering,wherein the software is configured to formulate a traveling strategy depending on the type of the floor covering,wherein the software is configured to set cleaning parameters selected from the group consisting of a floor clearance, a size of secondary air openings, and a brush speed depending on the type of the floor covering, andwherein the software is configured to perform a reflectivity evaluation of the floor covering and/or a statistical evaluation of characteristic patterns or grains of the floor covering in a color space.

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