# US 11,442,422 B1 · Method for devising a schedule based on user input > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,442,422 B1 - Document ID: US11442422B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/667,206 - Filed: 2019-10-29 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-03 - Assignees: AI Incorporated - Applicants: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi - Inventors: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11442422B1 ## CPC - G05B 19/0426: {Programming the control sequence} - G05D 1/0088: {characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours (using knowledge based models G06N5/00)} - A47L 9/2852: {Elements for displacement of the vacuum cleaner or the accessories therefor, e.g. wheels, casters or nozzles} - A47L 9/2857: {User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays} - A47L 11/4011: {Regulation of the cleaning machine by electric means; Control systems and remote control systems therefor} - B25J 9/161: {Hardware, e.g. neural networks, fuzzy logic, interfaces, processor} - B25J 11/0085: {Cleaning} - A47L 2201/022: Recharging of batteries - A47L 2201/04: Automatic control of the travelling movement; Automatic obstacle detection - G05B 2219/25419: Scheduling - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - 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) - B25J: MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES ({manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery A61B34/70; manipulators used in cleaning hollow articles B08B9/04}; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J13/10; {manipulators associated with picking-up and placing mechanisms B23P19/007}; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B30/00; {vehicles with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members B62D57/02, B62D57/032; devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials between conveyors B65G47/90, B65G47/91; manipulators with gripping or holding means for transferring packages B65H67/065}; cranes B66C; {manipulators used in the protection or supervision of pipe-line installations F17D5/00; walking equipment adapted for nuclear steam-generators F22B37/006}; manipulators specially adapted for, or associated with, nuclear reactors G21C; {apparatus used for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor H10P72/50}) ## Abstract Some aspects include a schedule development method for a robotic floor-cleaning device that recognizes patterns in user input to automatically devise a work schedule. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for scheduling cleaning by a robotic floor-cleaning device, comprising: providing, to a software application executed on an internet-connected device, a new schedule or an adjustment to an existing schedule for operating a cleaning unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device; receiving, by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device, the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule from the software application; inferring, by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device, a schedule for operating the cleaning unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device comprising at least one date and time using a machine learning algorithm that uses at least a plurality of user inputs historically provided to the software application, the at least a plurality of user inputs designating at least a plurality of schedules previously executed by the robotic floor-cleaning device at a particular past date and time specified in each of the plurality of schedules; storing, by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device, the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule in a database; actuating, by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device, the cleaning unit based on the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule; actuating, by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device, at least one motor to drive a plurality of wheels of the robotic floor-cleaning device based on the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule; and controlling, by a control device of the robotic floor-cleaning device, the robotic floor-cleaning device to move along a movement path based on the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting, by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device, the inferred schedule to the software application; providing, to the software application, an adjustment to the inferred schedule; receiving, by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device, the adjustment to the inferred schedule from the software application; and updating, by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device, the database based on the adjustment to the inferred schedule. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the machine learning algorithm comprises reinforcement learning. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule comprises at least a date and a time. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the internet-connected device comprises at least one of: a remote control, a smartphone, a computer, and a tablet. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by an interface of the robotic floor-cleaning device, a new schedule or an adjustment to an existing schedule for operating the cleaning unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device; and receiving, by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device, the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule from the interface. ### Claim 7 A system for scheduling cleaning by a robotic floor-cleaning device, comprising: a software application executed on an internet-connected device; and the robotic floor-cleaning device, comprising: a chassis; a set of wheels coupled to the chassis and driven by at least one motor, a control device for controlling movement of the robotic floor-cleaning device; and a tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by the control unit effectuate operations comprising: receiving, by the control unit, the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule from the software application; inferring, by the control unit, a schedule for operating the cleaning unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device comprising at least one date and time using a machine learning algorithm that uses at least a plurality of user inputs historically provided to the software application, the at least a plurality of user inputs designating at least a plurality of schedules previously executed by the robotic floor-cleaning device at a particular past date and time specified in each of the plurality of schedules; storing, by the control unit, the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule in a database; actuating, by the control unit, the cleaning unit based on the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule; actuating, by the control unit, the at least one motor to drive the set of wheels based on the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule; and controlling, by the control device, the robotic floor-cleaning device to move along a movement path based on the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the operations of the robotic floor-cleaning device further comprise: transmitting, by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device, the inferred schedule to the software application; receiving, by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device, the adjustment to the inferred schedule from the software application; and updating, by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device, the database based on the adjustment to the inferred schedule. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the machine learning algorithm comprises reinforcement learning. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule comprises at least a date and a time. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the internet-connected device comprises at least one of: a remote control, a smartphone, a computer, and a tablet. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the operations of the robotic floor-cleaning device further comprise: receiving, by an interface of the robotic floor-cleaning device, a new schedule or an adjustment to an existing schedule for operating the cleaning unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device; and receiving, by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device, the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule from the interface. ### Claim 13 A robotic floor-cleaning device, comprising: a chassis; a set of wheels coupled to the chassis and driven by at least one motor, a control unit; a cleaning unit; a control device for controlling movement of the robotic floor-cleaning device; and a tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by the control unit effectuate operations comprising: receiving, by the control unit, a new schedule or an adjustment to an existing schedule for operating the cleaning unit from a software application; inferring, by the control unit, a schedule for operating the cleaning unit using a machine learning algorithm that uses at least a plurality of user inputs historically provided to the software application, the at least a plurality of user inputs designating at least a plurality of schedules previously executed by the robotic floor-cleaning device at a particular past date and time specified in each of the plurality of schedules; storing, by the control unit, the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule in a database; actuating, by the control unit, the cleaning unit based on the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule; actuating, by the control unit, the at least one motor to drive the set of wheels based on the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule; and controlling, by the control device, the robotic floor-cleaning device to move along a movement path based on the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The robotic floor-cleaning device of claim 13, wherein the machine learning algorithm comprises a reinforcement learning. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The robotic floor-cleaning device of claim 14, wherein the operations of the robotic floor-cleaning device further comprise: transmitting, by the control unit, the inferred schedule to the software application; receiving, by the control unit, an adjustment to the inferred schedule from the software application; updating, by the control unit, the database based on the adjustment to the inferred schedule; and updating, by the control unit, at least one input to the reinforcement learning model based on the adjustment to the inferred schedule. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The robotic floor-cleaning device of claim 13, wherein the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule comprises at least a date and a time. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The robotic floor-cleaning device of claim 13, wherein the internet-connected device comprises at least one of: a remote control, a smartphone, a computer, and a tablet. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The robotic floor-cleaning device of claim 13, wherein the operations of the robotic floor-cleaning device further comprise: receiving, by an interface of the robotic floor-cleaning device, a new schedule or an adjustment to an existing schedule for operating the cleaning unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device; and receiving, by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device, the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule from the interface. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the user input designates a schedule for operating the cleaning unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the user input designates a schedule for operating the cleaning unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device.