Patent ID: 11925306
Assignee: BISSELL INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G  H  Y | IPC A  G  H

Claim 16:
17. A method for docking an autonomous floor cleaner with a docking station, the autonomous floor cleaner having a plurality of distance sensors configured to detect obstacles, the method comprising:
registering a return-to-dock event at the autonomous floor cleaner;
searching for docking signals transmitted by the docking station;
turning off the plurality of distance sensors of the autonomous floor cleaner upon detecting a first docking signal transmitted by the docking station;
receiving, with at least one passive receiver of the autonomous floor cleaner, at least one other docking signal transmitted by the docking station;
driving the autonomous floor cleaner toward the docking station based on the at least one other docking signal received by the at least one passive receiver;
maneuvering the autonomous floor cleaner to align charging contacts on the autonomous floor cleaner with charging contacts on the docking station; and
docking the autonomous floor cleaner with the docking station.