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Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 12, 2018
Applicant:

Tennant Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Inventors:

Daniel P. Longhenry, Bloomington, MN (US);

Mark Steven Citsay, Lake Elmo, MN (US);

Daniel Messer, Golden Valley, MN (US);

Assignee:

Tennant Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 21/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); A47L 11/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/10 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); A47L 13/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/30 (2018.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01); H04W 4/33 (2018.01); G01S 1/02 (2010.01); G06Q 10/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 25/10 (2013.01); A47L 11/00 (2013.01); A47L 13/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/10 (2013.01); G01C 21/206 (2013.01); G01S 1/022 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0639 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06398 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); H04W 4/027 (2013.01); H04W 4/30 (2018.02); H04W 4/33 (2018.02); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); G06Q 10/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for detecting a site maintenance operation done by a maintenance device are described. At least one motion sensor and at least one localization sensor can each be operatively coupled to the maintenance device to detect one or more motion parameters of the maintenance device via the motion sensor and the localization sensor. The maintenance device can be localized (e.g., its position located) on the indoor map. A movement of the maintenance device can be characterized and/or tracked on the indoor map. A motion map can be displayed to illustrate (e.g., visually represent) the characterized movement. An offsite computer can be used to determine whether the site maintenance operation has commenced at the indoor location, measure one or more maintenance parameters of the site maintenance operation and/or compare the one or more maintenance parameters to predetermined benchmark parameters to determine whether the site maintenance operation has been completed.


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