CN113558531A

CN113558531A - Cleaning apparatus, job management method thereof, readable medium, and electronic apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN113558531A
Application number: CN202110881596.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 不公告发明人
Original assignee: Tang'en Intelligent Technology Shanghai Co ltd
Current assignee: Tang'en Intelligent Technology Shanghai Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-08-02
Filing date: 2021-08-02
Publication date: 2021-10-29

Abstract

The application relates to the field of cleaning equipment, and particularly discloses cleaning equipment, an operation management method of the cleaning equipment, a readable medium and electronic equipment. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring equipment information, operation data and position data of the cleaning equipment; and generating a work map of the cleaning device according to the device information, the operation data and the position data, wherein the work map comprises a preset cleaning area, a cleaned area and an uncleaned area in the preset cleaning area. Therefore, the user can clean the uncleaned area according to the operation map, the operation quality is improved, and meanwhile, repeated operation when a plurality of users use a plurality of cleaning devices to perform collaborative operation is avoided.

Description

Cleaning apparatus, job management method thereof, readable medium, and electronic apparatus

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a cleaning device, and more particularly, to a cleaning device, a work management method thereof, a readable medium, and an electronic device.

Background

In large places such as hotels, airports, railway stations and the like, due to the fact that the working area needing cleaning and maintenance is large, multi-user multi-equipment partition operation is generally required to be arranged to improve cleaning efficiency and cleaning quality.

However, in an actual operation, since the area to be cleaned cannot be divided into areas in a manner visible to the human eye, it is not possible to ensure coverage of all the areas to be cleaned when cleaning is performed using the cleaning apparatus, and there may be a case where, for example, a plurality of operators operate the cleaning apparatus to perform repeated operations on the same area or a case where operations are missed in some areas to be cleaned.

Therefore, it is necessary to effectively manage the work area of the cleaning device, distinguish the area where cleaning has been completed from the area where cleaning has not been completed, and avoid the above-mentioned problems such as repetitive work or missing work.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, embodiments of the present application provide a cleaning device, a job management method thereof, a readable medium, and an electronic device. The cleaned area and the uncleaned area of the cleaning equipment are determined by acquiring the equipment information, the operation data and the position data of the cleaning equipment, so that the uncleaned area can be cleaned, the quality of the cleaning operation is improved, and repeated operation is avoided when a plurality of cleaning equipment perform cooperative operation.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for managing a job of a cleaning device, where the method includes: acquiring equipment information, operation data and position data of the cleaning equipment; and generating a work map of the cleaning device according to the device information, the operation data and the position data, wherein the work map comprises a preset cleaning area, a cleaned area and an uncleaned area in the preset cleaning area.

In the embodiment of the application, the operation management method can be executed by the cleaning device, the server or the terminal device carried by the operator of the cleaning device, so that the user can perform cleaning operation on an uncleaned area in a preset cleaning area (to-be-cleaned area) according to an operation map (operation data), and the quality of the cleaning operation is improved. Further, when a plurality of cleaning apparatuses perform cooperative work, by acquiring the work maps of the plurality of cleaning apparatuses at the same time, it is also possible to avoid repeated work.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the method further includes: and displaying the operation map.

In the embodiment of the application, a work map can be displayed by the cleaning device or the electronic device carried by the operator of the cleaning device, so that the operator of the cleaning device can view the cleaned area and the uncleaned area from the map and perform cleaning work on the uncleaned area.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the method further includes: and sending the data of the work map to the cleaning equipment.

In the embodiment of the present application, when the job map is generated by the server or the terminal device of the user, the job map data may be transmitted to the cleaning device.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the method further includes: a cleaning path of the cleaning device is generated based on the job map such that the cleaning device cleans an uncleaned area along the cleaning path.

In the embodiment of the present application, the cleaning path of the cleaning device, for example, the cleaning path to the uncleaned area, may be generated by a server, the cleaning device, or a terminal device carried by an operator of the cleaning device.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the method further includes: and sending the data of the cleaning path to a terminal device carried by the cleaning device or an operator of the cleaning device.

In this embodiment of the application, when the server generates the cleaning path, the server may send data of the cleaning path to the cleaning device or a terminal device carried by an operator of the cleaning device; when the cleaning path is generated by a terminal device carried by an operator of the cleaning device, the terminal device may transmit cleaning path data to the cleaning device.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the method further includes: the cleaning apparatus or a terminal apparatus carried by an operator of the cleaning apparatus displays the cleaning path.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the method further includes: and sending an instruction for going to the operation of the uncleaned area to the cleaning equipment closest to the uncleaned area or the terminal equipment carried by the operator of the cleaning equipment closest to the uncleaned area based on the operation map.

In the embodiment of the application, the server can send an instruction for going to the operation of the uncleaned area to the cleaning device closest to the uncleaned area or the terminal device of the operator of the cleaning device according to the position data of the uncleaned area, namely the cleaning device, in the operation map, so as to schedule the cleaning device to perform the cleaning operation on the uncleaned area, and improve the cleaning efficiency when a plurality of cleaning devices perform the cooperative operation.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the position data includes position data of the cleaning device or position data of an electronic device carried by an operator of the cleaning device.

In the embodiment of the application, when the cleaning device cannot provide the position data, the position data of the electronic device carried by the operator of the cleaning device can be used as the position data of the cleaning device.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the device information includes a working radius or a working width of the cleaning device.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the operation data includes a time for which the cleaning device performs the cleaning operation.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for managing a job of a cleaning device, including: the cleaning device transmits device information, operation data, and position data of the cleaning device to a server or a terminal device carried by an operator of the cleaning device.

In one possible implementation of the second aspect, the method further comprises: the cleaning device receives a job map of the cleaning device from the server or the terminal device, wherein the job map includes a preset cleaning area, a cleaned area in the preset cleaning area, and an uncleaned area, and the job map is generated by the server or the terminal device according to the device information, the operation data, and the position data.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a readable medium, in which instructions are stored, and when the instructions are executed by an electronic device, the instructions cause the electronic device to implement the first aspect and any possible implementation thereof, and the second aspect and any possible implementation thereof, to implement the provided job management method for the cleaning device.

In a fourth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a cleaning device, further comprising a memory for storing instructions for execution by at least one processor of the cleaning device; and at least one processor which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the cleaning apparatus to carry out the second aspect described above and any one of which may carry out the provided method of job management for the cleaning apparatus.

In a fifth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide an electronic device, which includes a memory for storing instructions to be executed by at least one processor of the electronic device; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to enable the electronic device to implement the first aspect and any one of the possible implementations of the provided method for managing the operation of the cleaning device.

Drawings

FIG. 1A illustrates an application scenario diagram of a job management method of a cleaning device, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 1B illustrates a display interface diagram of job data, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 2 illustrates a flow diagram of a method of job management for a cleaning appliance, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 3A illustrates an interface schematic for an operator using the handpiece 20 in association with a cleaning device, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 3B illustrates an interface diagram for an operator selecting an operator when using cell phone 20 in association with a cleaning device, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 3C illustrates an interface diagram of an operator selecting an association when using cell phone 20 to associate a cleaning device, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 3D illustrates a schematic view of an association information confirmation interface for an operator using cell phone 20 in association with a cleaning device, in accordance with some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic view of cleaning device operational data displayed by the handpiece 20, in accordance with some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 5 illustrates an application scenario diagram of a cleaning device job management method, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 6 illustrates a flow diagram of a method of job management for a cleaning appliance, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 7 illustrates a display interface diagram of job data, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 8 illustrates a schematic view of cleaning device operational data displayed by a cell phone 50, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 9A illustrates a schematic diagram of job data, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 9B illustrates a display interface diagram of a handset 20 receiving a job message, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 9C illustrates an interface diagram for a cell phone to display job data, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 9D illustrates an interface diagram of a cell phone displaying a job path, in accordance with some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 10A illustrates a schematic structural view of a cleaning robot 10, according to some implementations of the present application;

FIG. 10B illustrates a schematic diagram of a structure of a handset 20, according to some implementations of the present application;

fig. 10C illustrates a schematic diagram of a server 30, according to some implementations of the present application.

Detailed Description

The embodiment of the application comprises but is not limited to a cleaning device, a job management method thereof, a readable medium and an electronic device.

For further explanation of technical solutions and advantages of embodiments of the present application, the following detailed description is provided with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1A illustrates an application scenario diagram of a job management method of a cleaning device, according to some embodiments of the present application.

As shown in fig. 1A, the operator a holds the electronic apparatus 20 and operates the cleaning apparatus 10 to perform a cleaning operation on the cleaning region 01. Operator a establishes a communication connection with cleaning device 10 via electronic device 20 and server 30 establishes a communication connection with electronic device 20. Server 30 acquires position data of electronic device 20, identity information of operator a, and operation data of cleaning device 10 (e.g., cleaning device 10 job time, etc.) and device information (e.g., job radius, etc.) and the like, and generates job data (also referred to as a job map) of cleaning device 10 including, but not limited to, an area where cleaning device 10 has completed a job, an area where cleaning device 10 has not completed a job, an operator of cleaning device 10, and the like, by integrating the above data and information.

Referring to fig. 1B, the server 30 may acquire a travel trajectory of the cleaning device 10 by acquiring position data of the electronic device 20 or position data of the cleaning device 10, for example, S1 in fig. 1B, where the working width of the cleaning device 10 is L, and on the trajectory S1, when the cleaning device 10 travels between M point and N point without performing cleaning work, an area where the cleaning device 10 completes cleaning work is an area having a width of L with S1 as a center line, that is, an area filled with oblique lines in the drawing, and the unfilled area is an unfilled area. The server 30 transmits job data of the cleaning apparatus 10 to the electronic apparatus 20, and prompts the operator a to perform a cleaning job for an uncleaned area in the cleaning-target area 01. In this way, effective management of the working area of the cleaning device 10 can be achieved, an operator can be prompted to perform cleaning work on an uncleaned area, and the quality and efficiency of the cleaning work are improved.

It is understood that, in some embodiments, in the case that the cleaning device 10 is capable of displaying the job data, the server 30 may also transmit the job data to the cleaning device 10, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

It is understood that in some embodiments, server 30 may obtain the identity information, position data, operation data, and device information of operator a of cleaning device 10 in real time, generate and send job data of cleaning device 10 to electronic device 20 or cleaning device 10, and operator a may view job data of cleaning device 10 in real time and adjust the path of the cleaning job in real time, further improving the quality and efficiency of the cleaning job.

It is understood that the cleaning device 10 can be a floor washing machine, a cleaning robot, a sweeper, a vacuum cleaner, etc., and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

It is understood that the electronic device 20 may be a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer, a wearable device, a head-mounted display, a mobile email device, a portable game console, a portable music player, a reader, etc., and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

Taking the cleaning robot 10 of the cleaning device 10 and the electronic device 20 as the mobile phone 20 as an example, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application will be described in detail with reference to the application scenario of fig. 1.

FIG. 2 illustrates a flow diagram of a method for job management of a cleaning appliance, according to some embodiments of the present application. The process is executed by the server 30, and specifically includes the following steps.

Step 201: the device information, the operation data, and the identity information of the operator of the cleaning robot 10 are acquired.

Specifically, the server 30 may establish a Communication connection including, but not limited to, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Near Field Communication (NFC), Infrared (IR), Ultra Wide Band (UWB) connection, etc., with at least one of the cleaning robot 10 and the cell phone 20, and the server 30 may acquire identity information, device information, and operation data of an operator of the cleaning robot 10.

It should be noted that, in a case where both the mobile phone 20 and the cleaning robot 10 can establish a communication connection with the server 30, the server 30 acquires identity information of an operator of the cleaning robot 10 from the mobile phone 20, and acquires device information and operation data of the cleaning robot 10 from the cleaning robot 10; in the case where the cleaning robot 10 cannot directly establish a communication connection with the server 30 but can establish a communication connection with the cell phone 20, the cleaning robot 10 transmits device information and operation data to the cell phone 20, and the server 30 acquires identity information, device information, and operation data of an operator of the cleaning robot 10 from the cell phone 20; in the case where the handy phone 20 cannot directly establish a communication connection with the server 30 but can establish a communication connection with the cleaning robot 10, the handy phone 20 transmits the identity information of the operator of the cleaning robot 10 to the cleaning robot 10, and the server 30 acquires the identity information of the operator, the device information, and the operation data from the cleaning robot 10.

Specifically, when the operator uses the cleaning robot 10, the identity information of the operator may be entered through an application installed on the mobile phone 20, so that the identity information of the operator is associated with the device information of the cleaning robot 10. By way of example, fig. 3A-3D illustrate interface changes of cell phone 20 during the process of operator a associating the identity information of the operator with cleaning robot 10 via a cleaning device job management application installed on cell phone 20, according to some embodiments of the present application.

As shown in fig. 3A, an operator a may perform device association by clicking an "associated device" control 301, and it can be understood that, after the operator a clicks the "associated device" control 301, the mobile phone 20 displays an "please select an operator" interface 302 as shown in fig. 3B, and the operator a may select an operator who has entered identity information on the interface 302, for example, click an "operator a" control 3021 to select the operator a, and also select an "add new operator" control 3022 to enter identity information of a new operator; after the operator a selects the operator, for example, after selecting "operator a", the mobile phone 20 displays an interface 303 of "please select an association manner", as shown in fig. 3C, the operator a may select a manner of associating the input device identifier, NFC, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), bluetooth, and a device information two-dimensional code of the scanning cleaning device with the cleaning device; when the operator associates the cleaning robot 10 by a selected manner, for example, by RFID, an interface 304 of "please confirm associated information" as shown in fig. 3D is displayed, and the interface 304 of "please confirm associated information" includes the identity information of the operator and the cleaning device, for example, the operator a and the cleaning robot 10, which are associated, it can be understood that the association between the operator a and the cleaning robot 10 is completed when the operator a clicks the "determine" control 3041.

It can be understood that the aforementioned associating the cleaning device by means of inputting the device identifier, NFC, RFID, bluetooth, scanning the device information two-dimensional code of the cleaning device, and the like is only an example, and in other embodiments, the associating may also be performed by other ways, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

It is understood that the aforementioned device information includes, but is not limited to, a device identification, a device type, a work width, a work radius, etc. of the cleaning robot 10; the aforementioned operation data includes, but is not limited to, a working time of the cleaning robot 10, a working state (working or non-working), and the like; the aforementioned operator information includes, but is not limited to, the name, the job number, and the like of the operator of the cleaning robot 10, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

Step 202: position data of the cleaning robot 10 is acquired. The server 30 acquires position data of the cleaning robot 10 from at least one of the cleaning robot 10 and the hand phone 20.

For example, the server 30 may directly acquire the position data of the cleaning robot 10 from the cleaning robot 10 when the cleaning robot 10 has the capability of providing the position data, and the server 30 may acquire the position data of the cell phone 20 and use the position data of the cell phone 20 as the position data of the cleaning robot 10 when the cleaning robot 10 does not have the capability of providing the position data.

Specifically, the position data of the cleaning robot 10 includes position information of the cleaning robot 10 at different times, and the travel path of the cleaning robot 10 can be generated by the position information of the cleaning robot 10 at different times. It is to be understood that the position data may be determined by a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), or by indoor positioning technologies such as bluetooth, UWB, and position fingerprint, and in other embodiments, may also be determined by other methods according to the sensor type of the cleaning robot 10 and/or the mobile phone 20, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

Step 203: the operation data of the cleaning robot 10 is generated based on the identification information, the equipment information, the operation data, and the position data of the operator. The server 30 generates the work data of the cleaning robot 10 from the acquired identification information, device information, operation data, and position data of the operator of the cleaning robot 10, and for example, may determine a travel path of the cleaning robot 10 based on the position data, and generate an area where the cleaning robot 10 has completed work, an area where the work has not been completed, and identification information of the operator during the work, based on the work width or work radius of the cleaning robot 10 and the operation data (for example, whether the work is done or not) on the travel path. For example, in the scene shown in fig. 1, the blank area in the drawing is an area in which the cleaning robot 10 is not completed, and the diagonally filled area in the drawing is an area in which the cleaning robot 10 has completed cleaning.

Step 204: and performing job management according to the job data. For example, in some embodiments, server 30 may send job data to cell phone 20, and operator a may view the job data through cell phone 20 and perform a cleaning job on an uncleaned area based on the job data and the position of operator a. For example, fig. 4 shows job data of the cleaning robot 10 in the scene shown in fig. 1 displayed by the mobile phone 20 according to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 4, the job data includes an uncleaned region (black filled portion) and a cleaned region (gray filled portion), and the operator a can operate the cleaning robot 10 to travel to the uncleaned region for cleaning work according to the position of the cleaning robot 10 and the job data.

It is understood that, in some embodiments, the server 30 may also transmit the job data to the cleaning robot 10, and the cleaning robot 10 displays the job data, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the server 30 may also generate the position of the operator a and the position of the uncleaned area, and generate a path for the operator a to go to the uncleaned area, for example, by acquiring map data of the area to be cleaned 01, and generating a path for the operator a to go to the uncleaned area according to the map data.

It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the server may further generate a cleaning path for performing a cleaning operation on the uncleaned area according to the device information of the cleaning robot 10, such as a working radius, a shape of the uncleaned area, and a position where the cleaning robot 10 enters the uncleaned area, so that the cleaning robot 10 performs the cleaning operation on the uncleaned area more effectively.

It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the above steps may also be performed by the mobile phone 20 or the cleaning device 10, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited.

Therefore, the operation data of the cleaning robot 10 can be acquired, and the operator is prompted to clean the uncleaned area in the area to be cleaned according to the operation data, so that the quality and the efficiency of the cleaning operation performed by the operator using the cleaning robot 10 are improved.

Further, fig. 5 shows another application scenario diagram of the cleaning device job management method according to the embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 5, an operator a and an operator B perform cleaning work on an area to be cleaned 02 using a cleaning robot 10 and a cleaning robot 40, in order to avoid repetitive work and work omission, a server 30 establishes a communication connection with the cleaning robot 10 through a mobile phone 20 held by the operator a and a communication connection with the cleaning robot 40 through a mobile phone 50 held by the operator B, acquires identity information, device information, operation data, and position data of the operators of the cleaning robot 10 and the cleaning robot 40, generates work data of the area to be cleaned 02 according to the identity information, the device information, the operation data, and the position data of the operator B, and transmits the work data to the mobile phone 20 and the mobile phone 50, the operator a and the operator B perform cleaning work according to their own positions and areas not performing cleaning work in the area to be cleaned 02, therefore, repeated operation and operation leakage are avoided, and the efficiency and the quality of cleaning operation are improved.

It is to be understood that, in other embodiments, when the

cleaning robots

10 and 40 have the capability of displaying the job data, the server 30 may also directly transmit the job data of the area to be cleaned 02 to the cleaning robot 10 and/or the cleaning robot 40, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The following describes the technical solution of the present application in detail with reference to the application scenario shown in fig. 5.

FIG. 6 illustrates a flow diagram of a cleaning device job management method, according to some embodiments of the present application. The execution subject of the flow is the server 30, and as shown in fig. 4, the job management method includes the following steps:

step 601: the device information, the operation data, and the identity information of the operator of the cleaning robot 10 and the cleaning robot 40 are acquired. Similar to step 201, the description is omitted here.

Step 602: position data of the cleaning robot 10 and the cleaning robot 40 are acquired. For example, the server 30 may use the position data of the mobile phone 20 and the mobile phone 50 as the position data of the cleaning robot 10, and in other embodiments, the position data of the cleaning robot 10 and the cleaning robot 40 may be directly acquired if the cleaning robot 10 and the cleaning robot 40 have the capability of providing the position data. Similar to step 202, the detailed description is omitted here.

Step 603: and generating operation data according to the equipment information, the operation data, the identity information of the operator and the position data. The server 30 generates the work data of the cleaning robot 10 and the cleaning robot 40 based on the acquired device information, operation data, the identity information of the operator, and the position data of the cleaning robot 10 and the cleaning robot 40. For example, fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of job data of the cleaning robot 10 and the cleaning robot 40 at a certain time according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 7, the job data includes travel tracks of the cleaning robot 10 and the cleaning robot 40, a cleaned area, and an uncleaned area, where a left diagonal filled area is an area cleaned by the cleaning robot 10, a right diagonal filled area is an area cleaned by the cleaning robot 40, a cross-line filled area is an area cleaned by both the cleaning robot 10 and the cleaning robot 40, and a blank area is an uncleaned area.

Step 604: and performing job management according to the job data. For example, in some embodiments, the server 30 may transmit job data to the

cell phones

20 and 50, and the operator may adjust the job path of the cleaning device according to the job data and the position of the cleaning device to perform a job on an uncleaned area.

For example, fig. 8 shows a schematic diagram of job data displayed by the cell phone 50 after the server 30 transmits the job data to the cell phone 50, according to some embodiments of the present application. As shown in fig. 8, the operator B can acquire the cleaned area (the cleaned area completed by the operator a, the cleaned area completed by the operator B), the non-cleaned area (the unfilled area), and the position of the operator B in the job data, and proceed to the non-cleaned area for cleaning job according to the position of the operator B.

For another example, in another embodiment, the server 30 may also schedule the operator closest to the uncleaned area to perform the job on the uncleaned area according to the area without the job in the job data, and for example, may send a scheduling message to an electronic device held by the operator closest to the uncleaned area.

For example, FIG. 9A illustrates a schematic diagram of job data, according to some embodiments of the present application. As shown in fig. 9A, when detecting the unclean area 03, the server 30 may send a scheduling message to the cell phone 20 of the operator a closest to the unclean area 03 according to the distance between the cleaning robot and the unclean area 03, and schedule the operator a to go to the unclean area 03 for work. At this time, a job prompting message box 901 shown in fig. 9B is displayed on the mobile phone 20, and when the operator a clicks the "go to job" control 9011, information of the area to be worked (i.e., information of the uncleaned area 03) and position information of the operator a as shown in fig. 9C are displayed on the mobile phone 20, and a path S3 from the current position of the operator a to the area to be worked is generated, so that the operator a can go to the uncleaned area 03 to perform cleaning work.

It is understood that in some embodiments, the server 30 may also send a scheduling message to the cleaning device, such as the cleaning robot 10, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

In addition, in other embodiments, the server 30 may further generate a work path for performing a cleaning work on the uncleaned area 03 according to the shape of the uncleaned area 03 and the scheduled work width of the cleaning device, and send the work path to the mobile phone 20 so that the user can perform the cleaning work on the uncleaned area 03 more effectively. For example, fig. 9D shows a schematic diagram of S4 of a cleaning path sent by the server 30 to the cell phone 20 displayed on the cell phone 20, and the cleaning robot 10 can perform a cleaning job on the uncleaned area 03 along the path S4.

It is understood that in other embodiments, the working path may be generated by the mobile phone 20 or the cleaning robot 10, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

Therefore, when the cleaning operation is performed on the area to be cleaned by using the plurality of cleaning devices, the area which is not operated can be obtained, so that an operator of the cleaning device can perform the cleaning operation on the area which is not operated and the position where the operator is located according to the area which is not operated, the efficiency and the quality of the cleaning operation are improved, and the repeated operation can be avoided.

Further, fig. 10A illustrates a schematic structural view of a cleaning robot 10, according to some embodiments of the present application. As shown in fig. 10A, the cleaning robot 10 includes a processor 101, a memory 102, a sensor module 103, an interface module 104, an internet of things module 105, a power module 106, a display 107, a job module 108, and a motion module 109.

The processor 101 may include one or more Processing units, for example, a Processing module or a Processing circuit that may include a central Processing Unit (cpu), (central Processing Unit), a graphics Processing Unit (gpu), (graphics Processing Unit), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a Micro-programmed Control Unit (MCU), an Artificial Intelligence (AI) processor, or a Programmable logic device (fpga), (field Programmable Gate array), etc. The different processing units may be separate devices or may be integrated into one or more processors. The processor 101 may be used to control the movement and operation of the cleaning robot 10, and in other embodiments, the processor 101 may also be used to obtain operational data of the cleaning robot 10 based on data from sensors in the sensor module 103.

A Memory 102, which may be used for storing data and software programs, and may be a Volatile Memory (Volatile Memory), such as a Random-Access Memory (RAM); or a Non-Volatile Memory (Non-Volatile Memory), such as a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Flash Memory (Flash Memory), a Hard Disk (Hard Disk Drive, HDD) or a Solid-State Drive (SSD); or a combination of the above types of memories, or may be a removable storage medium such as a Secure Digital (SD) memory card or the like. In some embodiments, the memory 103 may be used to temporarily or permanently store operational data of the cleaning robot 10.

The sensor module 103 may include, but is not limited to, a lidar, an ultrasonic sensor, an infrared sensor, a velocity sensor, an inertial sensor (e.g., accelerometer, gyroscope, etc.), a velocity sensor, and the like. In some embodiments, a speed sensor may be used to acquire the operating state of the cleaning robot 10, for example, whether the cleaning robot 10 is working may be acquired according to the speed sensor.

The interface module 104 may include an external memory interface, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, and the like. The external memory interface may be used to connect an external memory card, such as a Micro SD card, to extend the storage capability of the cleaning robot 10. The external memory card communicates with the processor 101 through an external memory interface to implement a data storage function. The universal serial bus interface is used for the cleaning robot 10 to communicate with other electronic devices.

The internet of things module 105 may include a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) (e.g., a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) network), Bluetooth (Bluetooth, BT), a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Frequency Modulation (FM), Near Field Communication (NFC), Infrared (Infrared, IR), and Ultra Wide Band (UWB) Wireless Communication solution. In some embodiments, the internet of things module 105 may be configured to obtain location data of the cleaning robot 10, and in other embodiments, the internet of things module 105 may be configured to communicate with other devices, such as to send location data, device information, and operational data of the cleaning robot 10 to the cell phone 20 and/or the server 30.

The power module 106 may include a power supply, power management components, etc. for providing power to other modules.

The display 107 is used to display a human-computer interface, images, videos, and the like. The display 107 may include a display panel. The display panel may be a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode, AMOLED), a flexible light-emitting diode (FLED), a Mini-LED, a Micro-OLED, a quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED), or the like. In some embodiments, the display 107 may be used to display job data for the cleaning robot 10, and in other embodiments, the display 107 may be a touch screen through which an operator may interact with the cleaning robot 10, for example, to control the cleaning robot 10 job, to input identity information of the operator, and the like.

The task module 108 may include a driver, a motor, a task mechanism (e.g., a vacuum pan, a cleaning pan, etc.), and may perform a cleaning function of the cleaning robot 10 under the control of the processor 101.

The motion module 109 may include drives, motors, wheels, etc. for effecting movement of the cleaning robot 10 according to instructions from the processor 101.

It is understood that the structure of the cleaning robot 10 shown in fig. 10A is merely an example, and in other embodiments, the cleaning robot 10 may include fewer or more modules, or may split or combine some modules, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

Fig. 10B shows a schematic diagram of a handset 20, according to some embodiments of the present application. As shown in fig. 10B, the handset 20 includes a processor 201, a memory 202, a sensor module 203, an interface module 204, an internet of things module 205, a power module 206, and a display 207.

The internet of things module 205 may be configured to communicate with the server 30 and the cleaning robot 10, and may also be configured to obtain location data of the mobile phone 20. Display 207 may be used to display a human-machine interface through which an operator may interact with cell phone 20, such as entering the operator's name and job number.

It is understood that the structure of the mobile phone 20 shown in fig. 10B is only an example, in other embodiments, the mobile phone 20 may include more or fewer components, or some components may be combined or separated, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

Fig. 10C illustrates a schematic diagram of a structure of a server 30, according to some embodiments of the present application. As shown in fig. 10C, the server 30 includes a processor 301, a system memory 302, a non-volatile storage 303, a network interface 304, and an input/output device 305, and a system control logic 306 for coupling the processor 301, the system memory 302, the non-volatile storage 303, the network interface 304, and the input/output device 305.

The processor 301 is used for executing instructions of the job management method of the cleaning device provided by the embodiment of the application.

System memory 302 and non-volatile storage 303 may be used to temporarily or permanently store instructions 307 and may also be used to temporarily or permanently store device information, position data, and operational data from cleaning robot 10 and cleaning robot 40. The instruction 307 is an instruction for implementing a job management method of a cleaning device provided in the embodiment of the present application.

The network interface 304 is used to communicate with other devices, and for example, the server 30 may acquire the position data of the cell phone 20 and the device information, the position data, and the operation data of the cleaning robot 10 through the network interface 304.

The input/output device 305 may be used for operator interaction with the server 30, and in some embodiments, the input/output device 305 may also include a display (not shown) for displaying job data for the cleaning robot 10.

It is understood that the structure of the server 30 shown in fig. 10C is only an example, in other embodiments, the server 30 may include more or less components, and some components may be combined or separated, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited.

It is understood that the server 30 may be any electronic device capable of executing the job management method of the cleaning device, including but not limited to a mobile phone, a laptop computer, a smart television, a smart speaker, a tablet computer, a server, a wearable device, a head-mounted display, a mobile email device, a portable game console, a portable music player, a reader device, and the like, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

Embodiments of the mechanisms disclosed herein may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or a combination of these implementations. Embodiments of the application may be implemented as computer programs or program code executing on programmable systems comprising at least one processor, a storage system (including volatile and non-volatile memory and/or storage elements), at least one input device, and at least one output device.

Program code may be applied to input instructions to perform the functions described herein and generate output information. The output information may be applied to one or more output devices in a known manner. For purposes of this application, a processing system includes any system having a processor such as, for example, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a microcontroller, an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), or a microprocessor.

The program code may be implemented in a high level procedural or object oriented programming language to communicate with a processing system. The program code can also be implemented in assembly or machine language, if desired. Indeed, the mechanisms described in this application are not limited in scope to any particular programming language. In any case, the language may be a compiled or interpreted language.

In some cases, the disclosed embodiments may be implemented in hardware, firmware, software, or any combination thereof. The disclosed embodiments may also be implemented as instructions carried by or stored on one or more transitory or non-transitory machine-readable (e.g., computer-readable) storage media, which may be read and executed by one or more processors. For example, the instructions may be distributed via a network or via other computer readable media. Thus, a machine-readable medium may include any mechanism for storing or transmitting information in a form readable by a machine (e.g., a computer), including, but not limited to, floppy diskettes, optical disks, read-only memories (CD-ROMs), magneto-optical disks, read-only memories (ROMs), Random Access Memories (RAMs), erasable programmable read-only memories (EPROMs), electrically erasable programmable read-only memories (EEPROMs), magnetic or optical cards, flash memory, or a tangible machine-readable memory for transmitting information (e.g., carrier waves, infrared digital signals, etc.) using the internet in an electrical, optical, acoustical or other form of propagated signal. Thus, a machine-readable medium includes any type of machine-readable medium suitable for storing or transmitting electronic instructions or information in a form readable by a machine (e.g., a computer).

In the drawings, some features of the structures or methods may be shown in a particular arrangement and/or order. However, it is to be understood that such specific arrangement and/or ordering may not be required. Rather, in some embodiments, the features may be arranged in a manner and/or order different from that shown in the illustrative figures. In addition, the inclusion of a structural or methodical feature in a particular figure is not meant to imply that such feature is required in all embodiments, and in some embodiments, may not be included or may be combined with other features.

It should be noted that, in the embodiments of the apparatuses in the present application, each unit/module is a logical unit/module, and physically, one logical unit/module may be one physical unit/module, or may be a part of one physical unit/module, and may also be implemented by a combination of multiple physical units/modules, where the physical implementation manner of the logical unit/module itself is not the most important, and the combination of the functions implemented by the logical unit/module is the key to solve the technical problem provided by the present application. Furthermore, in order to highlight the innovative part of the present application, the above-mentioned device embodiments of the present application do not introduce units/modules which are not so closely related to solve the technical problems presented in the present application, which does not indicate that no other units/modules exist in the above-mentioned device embodiments.

It is noted that, in the examples and descriptions of this patent, relational terms such as first and second, and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, the statement that an element is referred to by the word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

While the present application has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A method of job management for a cleaning apparatus, the method comprising:

acquiring equipment information, operation data and position data of the cleaning equipment;

generating a work map of the cleaning device according to the device information, the operation data and the position data, wherein the work map comprises a preset cleaning area, a cleaned area and an uncleaned area in the preset cleaning area.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

and displaying the operation map.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

and sending the data of the work map to the cleaning equipment.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a cleaning path for the cleaning device based on the job map such that the cleaning device cleans the uncleaned area along the cleaning path.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

and sending the data of the cleaning path to the cleaning equipment or terminal equipment carried by an operator of the cleaning equipment.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

the cleaning device or a terminal device carried by an operator of the cleaning device displays the cleaning path.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

and sending an instruction for going to the operation of the uncleaned area to the cleaning equipment closest to the uncleaned area or the terminal equipment carried by the operator of the cleaning equipment closest to the uncleaned area based on the operation map.

8. The method of any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the location data is location data of the cleaning device or location data of an electronic device carried by an operator of the cleaning device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the device information comprises a working radius or a working width of the cleaning device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the operational data includes a time at which the cleaning device is performing a cleaning job.

11. A work management method of a cleaning apparatus, characterized by comprising:

the cleaning device sends device information, operation data and position data of the cleaning device to a server or a terminal device carried by an operator of the cleaning device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

the cleaning device receives a job map of the cleaning device from the server or the terminal device, wherein the job map includes a preset cleaning area, a cleaned area and an uncleaned area in the preset cleaning area, and the job map is generated by the server or the terminal device according to the device information, the operation data and the position data.

13. A readable medium, characterized in that the readable medium has stored therein instructions, which when executed by an electronic apparatus, cause the electronic apparatus to implement the job management method of a cleaning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

14. A cleaning device, further comprising a memory for storing instructions for execution by at least one processor of the cleaning device; and at least one processor which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the cleaning apparatus to perform job management of the cleaning apparatus of claim 11 or 12.

15. An electronic device, characterized in that the electronic device comprises:

a memory to store instructions for execution by at least one processor of the electronic device; and at least one processor, which when executed by the at least one processor, causes the electronic device to implement the method of job management for a cleaning device of any one of claims 1 to 10.