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US 12,232,441 · App. 17/044,014 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Maintenance for a robotic working tool

Inventor: Mikael Robertsson (Gränna, SE)
Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
A01D34/008G05B19/4155G05D1/0088A01D2101/00G05B2219/34348G05D1/0219G05D1/0274
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Patent No.
US 12,232,441
App. No.
17/044,014
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for use an original robotic working tool and a replacement robotic working tool, the method comprising: connecting the original robotic working tool to the replacement robotic working tool; transferring operational data from the original robotic working tool to the replacement robotic working tool and enabling the replacement robotic working tool to operate as a replacement for the original robotic working tool.

Claims (17)

1. A robotic working tool comprising a controller and a memory arranged to store operation data, the robotic working tool being configured to:

receive original operation data of a second robotic working tool, wherein the original operation data relates to features of a work area associated with the second robotic working tool,

store said original operation data in said memory, and

operate according to said original operation data, thereby enabling the robotic working tool to act as a replacement working tool for the second robotic working tool in a robotic working tool system of the second robotic working tool,

wherein the original operation data further comprises authorization data to permit the robotic work tool to operate within the work area.

2. The robotic working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the robotic working tool further comprises a communication interface configured to enable a connection to the second robotic working tool.

3. The robotic working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the robotic working tool is further configured to enable a replacement mode when executed, and the original operation data is received.

4. The robotic working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the robotic working tool is further configured to operate as a replacement robotic working tool for a time period.

5. The robotic working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the original operation data relates to an identifier of the robotic working tool.

6. The robotic working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the original operation data relates to a controlling application of the robotic working tool.

7. The robotic working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the original operation data relates to control signal characteristics.

8. The robotic working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the robotic working tool is a robotic lawnmower.

9. A method for use in a robotic working tool comprising a memory arranged to store operation data, the method comprising:

the robotic working tool receiving original operation data of a second robotic working tool, wherein the original operation data relates to features of a work area associated with the second robotic working tool,

storing said original operation data in said memory, and

operating according to said original operation data, thereby enabling the robotic working tool to act as a replacement working tool for the second robotic working tool in a robotic working tool system of the second robotic working tool,

wherein the features of the work area define outdoor terrain classification information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2020
From: ROBERTSSON, MIKAEL
To: HUSQVARNA AB
Reel/Frame 053943/0846 →
Priority Claims (1)
SE 1850371-4 · Apr 4, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210029874A1 · Feb 4, 2021
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