# US 10,499,785 B2 · Cleanliness monitoring > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,499,785 B2 - Document ID: US10499785B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/660,202 - Filed: 2017-07-26 - Published: 2018-02-01 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-27 - Assignees: Spot You More, Inc. - Applicants: Spot You More, Inc. - Inventors: Joel R. Setchell; James D. Haley - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10499785B2 ## CPC - A47L 13/20: Mops - A47L 11/4008: {Arrangements of switches, indicators or the like} - A47L 13/10: Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing - A47L 13/42: Details - A61B 5/103: Measuring devices for testing the shape, pattern, {colour,} size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes (measuring instruments specially adapted for dentistry A61C19/04) - G01C 19/02: Rotary gyroscopes - G01F 23/0007: {for discrete indicating and measuring (G01F23/02 - G01F23/28 take precedence)} - G01L 19/0092: {Pressure sensor associated with other sensors, e.g. for measuring acceleration or temperature (G01L9/025, G01L9/045, G01L9/065, G01L9/085, G01L9/105, G01L9/125, G01L19/02, G01L19/04 take precedence; measuring two or more variable G01D21/02; temperature sensors with pressure compensation G01K1/26)} - G01N 27/048: {for determining moisture content of the material} - G06Q 10/00: Administration; Management - G06Q 10/06315: {Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis} - A47K 10/18: Holders; Receptacles - F21V 31/04: Provision of filling media - F25D 23/028: {Details} - G01B 11/005: {coordinate measuring machines} - G01L 2019/0053: {Pressure sensors associated with other sensors, e.g. for measuring acceleration, temperature} - G06Q 10/20: Administration of product repair or maintenance - H04L 67/06: specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP] - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S) - G01F: MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME - G01L: MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE (weighing G01G) - G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) - G01B: MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A system for monitoring cleanliness in a store. The system may include a server, a database and at least one sensor. The database may be in communication with the server and may store cleanliness parameters. The system includes at least one sensor configured to transmit measured cleanliness characteristics to the server and the server is configured to transmit a message based on a comparison of the measured cleanliness characteristics and the cleanliness parameters stored in the database. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for monitoring cleanliness of a retail store, the system comprising: a server; a database in communication with the server and storing cleanliness parameters; at least one sensor configured to transmit measured cleanliness characteristics to the server, wherein the server is configured to generate and transmit a message based on a location of the consumer and a comparison of the measured cleanliness characteristics and the cleanliness parameters stored in the database. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the message is transmitted to a consumer in response to a profile associated with the consumer including a cleanliness importance setting. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the message is transmitted by the server to a store clerk, a store manager, or an equipment service company. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1 wherein the at least one sensor is configured to measure a location of a mop. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system according to claim 4, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to measure a pressure applied to the mop. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The system according to claim 4, wherein the at least one sensor comprises three sensors located at different positions and the server is configured to triangulate a location of the mop based on the three sensors. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to measure a water overflow. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to measure a door usage. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to measure a sink usage. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to measure a toilet usage. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to measure an amount of paper towels or toilet paper remaining in a dispenser. ### Claim 12 A system for monitoring cleanliness of a retail store, the system comprising: a server; a database in communication with the server and storing mop usage parameters; at least one sensor configured to transmit mop usage characteristics to the server, wherein the server is configured to generate and transmit a message to a consumer based on a location of the consumer and a comparison of the measured mop usage characteristics and the mop usage parameters stored in the database. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system according to claim 12, wherein the at least one sensor comprises three sensors located at different positions and the server is configured to triangulate a location of the mop based on the three sensors. ### Claim 14 A system for monitoring cleanliness of a retail store, the system comprising: a server; at least one database in communication with the server, the at least one database storing a consumer profile for a consumer including a cleanliness importance parameter and a cleanliness parameters; at least one sensor configured to transmit measured cleanliness characteristics to the server, wherein the server is configured to generate and transmit a message to the consumer based on the cleanliness importance parameter, a location of the consumer, and a comparison of the measured cleanliness characteristics and the cleanliness parameters stored in the database.