Patent ID: 9402518
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A47L,G05D

Claim Text:
1. A method to operate a robotic cleaner, the method comprising: generating at least one map including information regarding a space to be cleaned using information measured by at least one sensor; setting a cleaning path as a function of a plurality of cleanliness values corresponding to a plurality of areas within the space using the at least one map; and operating the robotic cleaner to clean along the cleaning path, wherein the at least one map includes at least one of a first map that indicates a cleaning complete state, a second map that indicates activity of dynamic objects, a third map that indicates reachability of the robotic cleaner, a fourth map that indicates a cleaning state, and a fifth map that indicates a difficult area to be cleaned, and wherein the cleanliness values indicate values of a clean state corresponding to the areas.