Control method for cleaning robots

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9520731
APP PUB NO 20130214727A1
SERIAL NO

13768546

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An embodiment of the invention provides a charging station for a cleaning robot. The charging station includes an IR transmitter and a controller. The IR transmitter outputs a first IR light beam, wherein the IR light beam includes a second boundary and a first boundary which is substantially perpendicular or perpendicular to the charging station and the cleaning robot moves to the charging station along the first boundary. The controller controls the IR transmitter to output the first IR light beam or a second IR light beam. When the controller determines that the cleaning robot is near to the charging station, the controller controls the IR transmitter to output the second IR light beam.

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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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