System for spot cleaning by a mobile robot

This invention describes a system for directing a robotic cleaner to a specific dirty spot using a separate mobile device, like a smartphone. The mobile device uses its camera to identify a dirty area and the robot's location, then tells the robot where to go. One specific version of this system uses a trained artificial intelligence (AI) model to help the mobile device recognize the robot and its surroundings.

Why it matters: Filed before significant advancements in mobile AI and computer vision models. The neural network mentioned in Claim 3 is now much easier to train and deploy on mobile devices for real-time object recognition and localization.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedSoftware logic, neural network training, robot integration

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