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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2018
Quanta Computer Inc., Taoyuan, TW;
Yu-Ching Chen, Taoyuan, TW;
Tao-Chih Hsu, Taoyuan, TW;
Yang-Sheng Wang, Taoyuan, TW;
Chun-Ting Chen, Taoyuan, TW;
QUANTA COMPUTER INC., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan, TW;
Abstract
A method of distributing task areas, adapted to a cleaning device, is provided, including: receiving a task map; obtaining a shape that corresponds to the task map; dividing the task map into a plurality of sub-regions according to a plurality of recesses in the shape; merging the two adjacent sub-regions that have a common long side or short side, and obtaining a plurality of merge results that correspond to each of the merge actions; calculating a plurality of cleaning times for each of the merge results for the cleaning device; selecting the merge result that has the shortest cleaning times as a first distribution result; and enabling the cleaning device to perform a cleaning task according to the first distribution result.