IP Library Granted Patent US 12,433,966
Granted Patent B2
US 12,433,966 · App. 17/018,761 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Intelligent disinfection carpet, and carpet disinfection method and device

Inventors: Zheng Xing (Beijing, CN); Yingchun Xie (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
A61L2/24A47G27/0243A61L2/16G08C17/02G09G5/36A61L2202/14A61L2202/26
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Patent No.
US 12,433,966
App. No.
17/018,761
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an intelligent disinfection carpet, a carpet disinfection method, and a carpet disinfection device. The intelligent disinfection carpet can include a control module and a plurality of mutually independent disinfection elements. The control module is communicatively connected with the disinfection elements for controlling some or all of the plurality of mutually independent disinfection elements to release disinfection media.

Claims (15)

1. A carpet disinfection method, comprising:

determining a disinfection area in an intelligent disinfection carpet, wherein the intelligent disinfection carpet includes a controller and a plurality of disinfection elements that are mutually independent, and the controller is communicatively coupled with the plurality of disinfection elements for controlling at least one of the plurality of disinfection elements to release disinfection media; and

controlling a disinfection element in the disinfection area to release disinfection media and disinfecting the disinfection area;

wherein the determining the disinfection area in the intelligent disinfection carpet comprises:

receiving a disinfection instruction from a mobile terminal to indicate an area to be disinfected; and

determining an area including at least the area to be disinfected in the intelligent disinfection carpet as the disinfection area based on the disinfection instruction;

wherein each of the plurality of disinfection elements comprises a disinfection component communicatively coupled to the controller, and the disinfection component comprises a shell and an ultraviolet lamp arranged in the shell;

wherein a light guide overlies the shell and guides ultraviolet light emitted by the ultraviolet lamp.

2. The carpet disinfection method according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of disinfection elements further comprises a pressure sensor, and the determining the disinfection area in the intelligent disinfection carpet further comprises:

when a depressing pressure is detected by a first pressure sensor of a first disinfection element in the intelligent disinfection carpet, marking a carpet area including the first disinfection element; and

determining an area including the carpet area marked in the intelligent disinfection carpet as the disinfection area;

wherein a first disinfection component and the first pressure sensor of the first disinfection element are communicatively coupled to the controller, and the controller is configured to selectively control the first disinfection component to release the disinfection media when the first pressure sensor detects the depressing pressure.

3. The carpet disinfection method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

controlling some of the ultraviolet lamps that are distributed in a lattice to emit light in a shape of a designated graphic.

4. The carpet disinfection method according to claim 3 , wherein the designated graphic includes at least one of an arrow for dispersing a pedestrian flow and an X-shaped graphic for indicating a no-entry region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2020
From: XING, ZHENG; XIE, YINGCHUN
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053760/0218 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010442925.7 · May 22, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210361809A1 · Nov 25, 2021
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