Patent ID: 11963657
Assignee: BISSELL INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method of controlling a component of a surface cleaning apparatus having a base adapted for contacting a surface of a surrounding environment to be cleaned, the method comprising:
sensing a type of the surface to be cleaned by generating floor type data during a cycle of operation of the surface cleaning apparatus with a floor type sensor on-board the surface cleaning apparatus, the floor type data correlating to a floor type of the surface being contacted by the base;
processing the floor type data to generate at least one control signal based on the floor type data, the at least one control signal comprising one of:
a pump control signal that instructs a pump to change a flow rate of cleaning fluid from the pump;
a brush motor control signal that instructs a brush motor to change a brushroll rotation speed produced by the brush motor; and
a suction source control signal that instructs a suction source to change a suction generated by the suction source; and

transmitting the at least one control signal;
transmitting the floor type data to a remote computing device;
receiving the floor type data at the remote computing device;
processing the received floor type data at the remote computing device to identify, based on the received floor type data, at least one of:
a floor type event at the surface cleaning apparatus; and
a change in the cycle of operation of the surface cleaning apparatus; and

providing a user notification from the remote computing device, the user notification based on at least one of the floor type event at the surface cleaning apparatus and the change in the cycle of operation of the surface cleaning apparatus.