Patent ID: 9397518
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B25J,B60L,G05D,H02J,Y02T,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating in an environment, the method comprising: operating an autonomous mobile device to autonomously move along at least a first path within the environment during a first mode using a drive system, wherein the autonomous mobile device comprises the drive system, a wireless energy receiver and an energy storage device, and wherein the autonomous mobile device autonomously selects to operate in the first mode where a charge level of the energy storage device is above a threshold; operating the autonomous mobile device to autonomously move along at least a second path within the environment during a second mode using the drive system in order to charge the energy storage device while the autonomous mobile device moves along the second path, wherein the autonomous mobile device autonomously selects to operate in the second mode where the charge level of the energy storage device is below the threshold; wirelessly receiving energy from a wireless energy transmitter within the environment using the wireless energy receiver as the autonomous mobile device moves along at least a portion of the second path; and charging the energy storage device with the transferred energy.