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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2010
Jeremy F. Knopow, Burlington, WI (US);
David Curtis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Everett F. Carter, Jr., Monterey, CA (US);
Ted Larson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Bob Allen, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Jeremy F. Knopow, Burlington, WI (US);
David Curtis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Everett F. Carter, Jr., Monterey, CA (US);
Ted Larson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Bob Allen, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
A floor cleaning device that is manually trainable for subsequent automatic operation. Prior to automatic operation, a user trains the cleaning device by manually manipulating the device through one or more desired cleaning paths. After training of the device, the device is configured to automatically initiate subsequent cleaning operations in accordance with the trained routine(s). Preferably, the training routine includes user specification of one of a number of cleaning modalities that are supported by the flooring cleaning device. In addition to automatic navigation, the floor cleaning device is configured to initiate a desired cleaning modality as a function of the device's position with respect to one or more of the trained routine(s).