IP Library Granted Patent US 11,574,138
Granted Patent B2
US 11,574,138 · App. 17/514,068 · Granted Feb 7, 2023

Training system for use with janitorial and cleaning products

Inventors: Matthew Jon Schenk (Knoxville, TN); Sam Matthew Johnston (Knoxville, TN); Steven L. Powers (Knoxville, TN)
Assignee: MIDLAB, INC.
G06K7/1417G06K7/1413
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Patent No.
US 11,574,138
App. No.
17/514,068
Granted
Feb 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for training in the cleaning of a room. The system includes a room having a plurality of locations to be cleaned; a plurality of optical tags, each of the optical tags positionable to be located at one of the locations to be cleaned and containing codes that link to a website having information about one or more pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products and the use thereof at the one of the locations to be cleaned; and a reader operable by a user and configured to scan the codes of the optical tags and display to the user the room and selectively the 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.

Claims (9)

1. A system for interactive training and guiding of a user in the cleaning of a room, the system comprising:

a room having a plurality of locations to be cleaned by a user using one or more pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products at each of the locations in the room;

a training website for the pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products and having information about the one or more pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products and the use thereof at the locations to be cleaned, the information comprising product information and use information for training and guiding the user in selection and use of the pre-selected cleaning and janitorial products for each of the locations in the room including product specific webpages, and product training videos configured to facilitate training in the selection and use of the pre-selected cleaning and janitorial products; and

a reader operable by the user to interface with the locations to be cleaned and recognize the locations to be cleaned, the reader also being interactive with each of the pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products each of which has a label thereon with indicia readable by the reader to link to the website and display to the user selectively the 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, the reader being configured to display to the user an icon corresponding to each of the locations and a selector image that the user can position on a desired one of the icons and interact with by movement to access and interact with the website to view the displayed information and to allow the user to interact with the displayed information and select amongst the one or more pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products for each of the locations and selectively access the product and use information for training and guidance in selection and use of the pre-selected cleaning and janitorial products for each of the locations in the room.

2. A method for interactive training and guiding of a user in the cleaning of a room, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a room having a plurality of locations to be cleaned by a user using one or more pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products at each of the locations in the room;

providing a training website associated with the pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products and having information about the one or more pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products and the use thereof at the one of the locations to be cleaned, the information comprising product information and use information for training and guiding the user in selection and use of the pre-selected cleaning and janitorial products for each of the locations in the room including product specific webpages, and product training videos configured to facilitate training in the selection and use of the pre-selected cleaning and janitorial products;

providing a reader operable by the user to interface with the locations to be cleaned and recognize the locations to be cleaned, the reader also being interactive with each of the pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products each of which having a label thereon with indicia readable by the reader to link to the website and display to the user selectively the 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 user operate the reader to display to the user an icon corresponding to each of the locations and a selector image that the user selectively positions on desired ones of the icons and interacts with by movement to access and interact with the website to view the displayed information and to allow the user to interact with the displayed information and select amongst the one or more pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products for each of the locations and selectively access the product and use information for training and guidance in selection and use of the pre-selected cleaning and janitorial products for each of the locations in the room.

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 Oct 29, 2021
From: SCHENK, MATTHEW JON; JOHNSTON, SAM MATTHEW; POWERS, STEVEN L.
To: MIDLAB, INC.
Reel/Frame 057958/0859 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17127094 · Dec 18, 2020
Continuation 16838143 · Apr 2, 2020
Continuation 16354618 · Mar 15, 2019
Continuation In Part 16256585 · Jan 24, 2019
Provisional Application 62649726 · Mar 29, 2018
Related Publication 20220050981A1 · Feb 17, 2022