Method for operating a mobile self-propelled appliance and mobile self-propelled appliance
AssigneeBSH Hausgeräte GmbH
InventorsKristina Daniel, Frank Schnitzer, Josephine Wittkowski
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Abstract
A method operates a mobile self-propelled appliance, in particular a floor cleaning appliance, such as a robot vacuum cleaner and/or robot sweeper and/or robot mopping appliance. The mobile self-propelled appliance has at least one tactile sensor, which is provided for collision detection of the mobile self-propelled appliance with obstacles and which, in addition to the collision detection, triggers at least one user command if a user presses against the tactile sensor n times in a predetermined time period, wherein n>1.
Claims10
A method for operating a mobile self-propelled appliance having at least one tactile sensor, being provided for collision detection of the mobile self-propelled appliance with obstacles, which comprises the step of:
- triggering at least one user command if a user presses against the at least one tactile sensor n times in a predetermined time period, wherein n>1.
A mobile self-propelled appliance, comprising:
- a tactile sensor configured to trigger at least one user command in addition to collision detection if a user presses against said tactile sensor n times in a predetermined time period, wherein n>1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.