Control method for cleaning robots

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9476771
APP PUB NO 20130214726A1
SERIAL NO

13767990

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An embodiment of the invention provides a cleaning robot including a light detector and a controller. The light detector detects a light beam. The controller is coupled to the light detector to control the cleaning robot. When the controller determines that the light beam is being output by a charging station, the controller controls the cleaning robot to move to the charging station along a first boundary of the light beam, which is substantially perpendicular to the charging station.

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MSI COMPUTER (SHENZHEN) CO LTD518108 GUANGDONG CITY OF SHENZHEN PROVINCE SHIYAN TOWN TANGTOU VILLAGE LONGMA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL PARK SHENZHEN CITY GUANGDONG PROVINCE 518108

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hung, Shih-Che Hsinchu, TW 32 234
Teng, You-Wei New Taipei, TW 17 181
Yeh, Yi-Chih New Taipei, TW 6 42

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