IP Library Granted Patent US 11,341,347
Granted Patent B2
US 11,341,347 · App. 17/201,113 · Granted May 24, 2022

Method for interactive training in the cleaning of a room

Inventors: Matthew Jon Schenk (Knoxville, TN); Sam Matthew Johnston (Knoxville, TN); Steven L. Powers (Knoxville, TN)
Assignee: Midlab, Inc.
G06K7/1417G06F16/9558G06K7/10386G06K7/1413G06V20/20G09B19/003
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Patent No.
US 11,341,347
App. No.
17/201,113
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for interactive training in the cleaning of a room. The method includes the steps of providing a room having a plurality of locations to be cleaned; providing pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products for each of the locations to be cleaned; providing a reader programmed to recognize surface characteristics of the locations to be cleaned and link to a website having information about one or more pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products and the use thereof at the locations to be cleaned; operating the reader to recognize surface characteristics of the locations to be cleaned to create a spatial map of the room; locating a trainee with the reader in the room and operating the reader to display to the trainee the room and selectively display to the trainee displayed information comprising information from the website about the one or more pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products and the use thereof at the locations to be cleaned; and having the trainee interact with the displayed information to select amongst the one or more pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products for each of the locations and thereby selectively access the displayed information for training in selection and use of the pre-selected cleaning and janitorial products for each of the locations in the room.

Claims (17)

1. A method for interactive training, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a reader programmed to recognize surface characteristics of one or more locations to be cleaned and link to a web site having information about one or more cleaning products;

operating the reader to recognize surface characteristics of the one or more locations to be cleaned;

operating the reader to display to a trainee information comprising information from the website about the one or more cleaning products and the use thereof at the one or more locations to be cleaned; and

having the trainee interact with the displayed information to select amongst the one or more cleaning products and thereby selectively access the displayed information for training in selection and use of the cleaning products.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the cleaning products has a label, the label including a code or other indicia readable by the reader.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trainee interacts with at least one label using the reader to link to a website having support materials for the selected cleaning products.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more locations to be cleaned comprise glass, carpet, hard surfaces, cloth surfaces, and painted surfaces.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reader displays to the trainee a name of the location to be cleaned.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information from the website comprises training brochures, training posters, product information sheets, product specific webpages, and product training videos configured to facilitate training of the trainee in the selection and use of the cleaning products.

7. A method for interactive training, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a reader programmed to recognize surface characteristics of locations to be cleaned and link to information about one or more cleaning products and the use thereof at the locations to be cleaned;

operating the reader to interface with the locations to be cleaned to link to information about one or more of the cleaning products and the use thereof;

having a trainee operate the reader to selectively display to the trainee displayed information comprising information about the one or more cleaning products and the use thereof at the locations to be cleaned; and

having the trainee interact with the displayed information to select amongst the one or more cleaning products and thereby selectively access the displayed information for training in selection and use of the cleaning products for one or more of the locations to be cleaned.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the one or more locations to be cleaned comprise glass, carpet, hard surfaces, cloth surfaces, and painted surfaces.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the reader displays a name of the location to be cleaned.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2024
From: KM HOLDING, LLC
To: INSPIRE SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 068222/0464 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2024
From: MIDLAB, INC.
To: KM HOLDING, LLC
Reel/Frame 067731/0040 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2021
From: SCHENK, MATTHEW JON; JOHNSTON, SAM MATTHEW; POWERS, STEVEN L.
To: MIDLAB, INC.
Reel/Frame 055588/0476 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 16872445 · May 12, 2020
Continuation In Part 16838143 · Apr 2, 2020
Continuation 16354618 · Mar 15, 2019
Continuation In Part 16256585 · Jan 24, 2019
Provisional Application 62649726 · Mar 29, 2018
Related Publication 20210217324A1 · Jul 15, 2021