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

Claim 0:
1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
an upright body comprising a handle and a frame;
a base adapted for contacting a surface to be cleaned, the base coupled with the upright body;
a moveable joint assembly mounting the base to the upright body, wherein the upright body is pivotable up and down about at least one axis relative to the base;
a floor type sensor configured to generate floor type data during a cycle of operation of the surface cleaning apparatus, the floor type data indicative of the surface being contacted by the base;
a controller configured to process the floor type data generated by the floor type sensor and to transmit at least one control signal based on the floor type data generated by the floor type sensor, the at least one control signal comprising one of:
a pump control signal to adjust a flow rate of cleaning fluid from a pump;
a brush motor control signal adjust a brushroll rotation speed of a brush motor; and
a suction source control signal to adjust suction generated by a suction source; and

a connectivity component configured to wirelessly transmit the floor type data to a remote computing device;
wherein the remote computing device is configured to identify, based on the transmitted floor type data, at least one of:
a type of surface being contacted by the base;
a change in the floor type of the surface being contacted by the base;
a change in the flow rate of cleaning fluid;
a change in the brushroll rotation speed; and
a change in the suction generated.