Artificial barrier for autonomous floor cleaner
US11033165B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 10, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D2111/14
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system providing a barrier for an autonomous floor cleaner includes an artificial barrier generator that radiates one or more infrared emission patterns. An autonomous floor cleaner can be configured to detect an overlapping emission pattern made of partially overlapping encoded infrared emissions. Methods for containing an autonomous floor cleaner within a user-determined boundary are disclosed.
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