IP Library Granted Patent US 12,634,657
Granted Patent B2
US 12,634,657 · App. 18/685,104 · Granted May 19, 2026

Communication control method and apparatus of mobile cleaning device, medium, and cleaning system

Inventors: Mingfu Jin (Wuxi, CN); Pengzhan Wang (Wuxi, CN); Zhongcheng Su (Wuxi, CN); Qingyong Yu (Wuxi, CN)
Assignee: WUXI LITTLE SWAN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
H04W4/029A47L11/24A47L11/4011A47L11/4091D06F34/05A47L2201/02
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Patent No.
US 12,634,657
App. No.
18/685,104
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication control method and apparatus of a mobile cleaning device, a computer-readable storage medium, and a cleaning system are provided. The communication control method of the mobile cleaning device includes the following operations. A base station position acquisition instruction is sent to a cloud through a second wireless communication network, after it is determined that a first wireless communication network between the mobile cleaning device and a base station is disconnected. Base station position information sent by the cloud based on the base station position acquisition instruction is received through the second wireless communication network. The base station position information is acquired by the cloud from a laundry treatment device through the second wireless communication network.

Claims (28)

1 . A communication control apparatus of a mobile cleaning device, the apparatus comprising one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

send a base station position acquisition instruction to a cloud through a second wireless communication network, after it is determined that a first wireless communication network between the mobile cleaning device and a base station is disconnected; and

receive, through the second wireless communication network, base station position information sent by the cloud based on the base station position acquisition instruction,

wherein the base station position information is acquired by the cloud from a laundry treatment device through the second wireless communication network.

2 . The communication control apparatus of the mobile cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

acquire the base station position information from the base station through the first wireless communication network, after it is determined that the first wireless communication network between the mobile cleaning device and the base station is connected.

3 . The communication control apparatus of the mobile cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the laundry treatment device is connected with the base station through a wired or wireless communication network.

4 . The communication control apparatus of the mobile cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the first communication network comprises a Bluetooth communication network.

5 . The communication control apparatus of the mobile cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the second communication network comprises a wireless fidelity (WiFi) communication network.

6 . A communication control apparatus of a mobile cleaning device, the apparatus comprising one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

acquire a base station position acquisition instruction sent by the mobile cleaning device after it is determined that a first wireless communication network between the mobile cleaning device and a base station is disconnected;

acquire base station position information from a laundry treatment device through a second wireless communication network, according to the base station position acquisition instruction; and

send the base station position information to the mobile cleaning device through the second wireless communication network.

7 . The communication control apparatus of the mobile cleaning device according to claim 6 , wherein for acquiring the base station position information from the laundry treatment device through the second wireless communication network according to the base station position acquisition instruction, the one or more processors are further configured to:

send a base station position request to the laundry treatment device through the second wireless communication network, according to the base station position acquisition instruction; and

acquire, through the second wireless communication network, the base station position information sent by the laundry treatment device based on the base station position request.

8 . The communication control apparatus of the mobile cleaning device according to claim 6 , wherein the laundry treatment device is connected with the base station through a wired or wireless communication network.

9 . The communication control apparatus of the mobile cleaning device according to claim 6 , wherein the first communication network comprises a Bluetooth communication network.

10 . The communication control apparatus of the mobile cleaning device according to claim 6 , wherein the second communication network comprises a wireless fidelity (WiFi) communication network.

11 . A communication control apparatus of a mobile cleaning device, the apparatus comprising one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

acquire a base station position request sent by a cloud through a second wireless communication network; and

send base station position information to the cloud through the second wireless communication network based on the base station position request, so that the cloud sends the base station position information to the mobile cleaning device through the second wireless communication network,

wherein the base station position request is generated by the cloud after acquiring a base station position acquisition instruction sent by the mobile cleaning device, wherein the base station position acquisition instruction is sent to the cloud by the mobile cleaning device after it is determined that a first wireless communication network between the mobile cleaning device and a base station is disconnected.

12 . The communication control apparatus of the mobile cleaning device according to claim 11 , wherein before sending the base station position information to the cloud through the second wireless communication network based on the base station position request, the one or more processors are further configured to:

send position request information to the base station, so that the base station sends the base station position information to a laundry treatment device based on the position request information.

13 . The communication control apparatus of the mobile cleaning device according to claim 12 , wherein the laundry treatment device is connected with the base station through a wired or wireless communication network.

14 . The communication control apparatus of the mobile cleaning device according to claim 11 , wherein the first communication network comprises a Bluetooth communication network.

15 . The communication control apparatus of the mobile cleaning device according to claim 11 , wherein the second communication network comprises a wireless fidelity (WiFi) communication network.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2024
From: JIN, MINGFU; WANG, PENGZHAN; SU, ZHONGCHENG; YU, QINGYONG
To: WUXI LITTLE SWAN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202211131565.4 · Sep 15, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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