Contextual and user experience based mobile robot control
AssigneeiRobot Corporation
InventorsCory White, Sam Hong, Craig Michael Butterworth, Michael Foster
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Abstract
A machine-readable medium can include instructions for presenting a user interface, which when executed by a processor, can cause the processor to display an image on the user interface representing a mobile cleaning robot that is in communication with the processor. The processor can also display lines representing an environment of the mobile cleaning robot, where the image and the lines can together be indicative of a status of the mobile cleaning robot.
Claims27
A machine-readable medium including instructions for presenting a user interface, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- display an image on the user interface representing a mobile cleaning robot that is in communication with the processor;
- and
- display lines representing an environment of the mobile cleaning robot, the image and the lines together indicative of a status of the mobile cleaning robot.
A mobile cleaning robot system including a mobile cleaning robot, the system comprising:
- a display configured to present a user interface;
- and
- processing circuitry in communication with the mobile cleaning robot and the
- display, the processing circuitry configured to:
- display a plurality of cleaning routine indications of different colors each selectable to create a cleaning routine;
- display a selectable start routine indication including a play indication having a play color that matches the color of the selected cleaning routine;
- and
- instruct the mobile cleaning robot to perform the selected cleaning routine when the start routine indication is selected.
A method of operating a mobile cleaning robot system including a mobile cleaning robot and a display device, the method comprising:
- displaying a first image on a user interface of the display device, the first image indicative of a ready status of the mobile cleaning robot that is in communication with the display device;
- transmitting instructions to the mobile cleaning robot to commence a cleaning mission;
- and
- displaying a second image on the user interface after transmitting the instructions, the second image indicative of a mission status of the mobile cleaning robot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.