Granted Patent B2

US 12,639,647 · App. 18/401,699 · Granted May 26, 2026

Inventor: Bita Safari (Santa Ana, CA)

Assignee: GIGO Clean Technology Inc.

G06Q10/063118G16C20/20

Abstract

Claims (89)

1 . An automated method of providing health security for cleaning a building, the method comprising:

by a processor of a server, receiving a request from a first electronic device for cleaning a building, the request comprising a time and a date of cleaning, a set of one or more health issues of occupants of the building, and an identification of items that require cleaning in the building, an identification of a first set of cleaning products to be avoided at the building, and an identification of a second set of cleaning products requested by the first electronic device;

by the processor of the server, identifying a plurality of cleaning products for cleaning the items that require cleaning in the building;

by the processor of the server, identifying a plurality of chemical ingredients of the plurality of cleaning products by searching a cleaning products' chemical ingredient database for the chemical ingredients associated with the plurality of cleaning products;

by the processor of the server, identifying a third set of one or more cleaning products in the plurality of cleaning products for cleaning of the building based on the health issues of occupants of the building and the chemical ingredients of the plurality of cleaning products, wherein identifying the third set of one or more cleaning products comprises excluding the first set of cleaning products that are to be avoided at the building and including the requested second set of cleaning products;

by the processor of the server, providing the time and date, an identification of the building, and the identification of the third set of one or more cleaning products to electronic devices of a plurality of janitorial workers;

by the processor of the server, receiving a request from a second electronic device in the electronic devices of the plurality of janitorial workers to clean the building using the first third set of cleaning products at the time and date of cleaning;

by the processor of the server, a threshold time before the time and date of cleaning, sending a request to the second electronic device to (i) turn on geolocation tracking and (ii) when the second electronic device is within a geofence defining a threshold distance of the building, enable a camera of the second electronic device, and take a set of one or more geotagged images of a fourth set of cleaning products carried by the janitorial worker;

by the processor of the server, receiving, from the second electronic device, a set of one or more geotagged images of labels of the fourth set of cleaning products;

by the processor of the server, determining, based on the geotags of the geotagged images, whether the set of one or more geotagged images were captured within the threshold distance of the building;

when the set of one or more geotagged images were captured within the threshold distance of the building, by the processor of the server, identifying, from the images of the labels of the fourth set of cleaning products, names of the cleaning products in the fourth set of cleaning products;

when the set of one or more geotagged images were not captured within the threshold distance of the building, returning to the step of receiving, from the second electronic device, a set of one or more geotagged images of labels of the fourth set of cleaning products;

by the processor of the server, identifying chemical ingredients associated with the fourth set of cleaning products, by at least one of (i) identifying, from the images of the labels in the set of one or more geotagged images, the chemical ingredients listed on the labels, or (ii) searching a cleaning products' chemical ingredient database for the chemical ingredients associated with the names of the cleaning products in the fourth set of cleaning products;

by the processor of the server, determining whether the fourth set of cleaning products are included in the third set of one or more cleaning products, and that the cleaning products in the fourth set of cleaning products include the requested second set of cleaning products, and are not among the first set of cleaning products to be avoided at the building;

when the fourth set of cleaning products is not included in the third set of one or more cleaning products, or when the cleaning products in the fourth set of cleaning products do not include the requested second set of cleaning products, sending a message to the second electronic device indicating that the products carried by the janitorial worker are not proper for the cleaning job and withholding the clearance; and

when (i) the set of one or more geotagged images were captured within the threshold distance of the building and (ii) the fourth set of cleaning products are included in the third set of one or more cleaning products and include the requested second set of cleaning products, providing, by the processor of the server, a clearance to the janitorial worker to perform the cleaning of the building.

2 . The automated method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, by the processor of the server, from the second electronic device, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) measurements made by a microbial detection sensor on a first surface in the building;

selecting, by the processor of the server, at least one cleaning product in the third set of one or more cleaning products to clean the first surface based on the ATP measurements; and

sending, by the processor of the server, an instruction to the person associated with the second electronic device to use the at least one product on the first surface.

3 . The automated method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, by the processor of the server, from the second electronic device, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) measurements made by a microbial detection sensor on a first surface in the building;

selecting, by the processor of the server, one or more cleaning products in the third set of one or more cleaning products to clean the first surface based on the ATP measurements; and

updating a profile of a user of the first electronic device to recommend the use of the one or more cleaning products for cleaning the first surface in future cleaning jobs of the building.

4 . The automated method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving cleaning product preferences from the first electronic device; and

updating a profile of a user of the first electronic device, by the processor of the server, based on the received product preferences,

wherein identifying a third set of one or more cleaning products in the plurality of cleaning products for cleaning of the building further comprises identifying the third set of one or more cleaning products based on the cleaning product preferences in the profile of the user of the first electronic device.

5 . The automated method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the third set of one or more cleaning products in the plurality of cleaning products for cleaning of the building comprises:

receiving, by the processor of the server, a range of temperature predictions at the time and date of cleaning from a weather information database; and

identifying the third set of one or more cleaning products from cleaning products that are recommended to work well in the predicted range of temperature at the time and date of cleaning.

6 . The automated method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the third set of one or more cleaning products in the plurality of cleaning products for cleaning of the building further comprises:

receiving, by the processor of the server, precipitation predictions at the time and date of cleaning from a weather information database; and

identifying the third set of one or more cleaning products from cleaning products that are recommended to work well for the predicted precipitation at the time and date of cleaning.

7 . The automated method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the third set of one or more cleaning products in the plurality of cleaning products for cleaning of the building further comprises:

receiving, by the processor of the server, precipitation predictions at the time and date of cleaning from a weather information database; and

identifying the third set of one or more cleaning products from cleaning products that have less environmental impact in the predicted precipitation.

8 . The automated method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the third set of one or more cleaning products in the plurality of cleaning products for cleaning of the building further comprises:

receiving, by the processor of the server, humidity predictions at the time and date of cleaning from a weather information database; and

identifying the third set of one or more cleaning products from cleaning products based on the humidity predictions at the time and date of cleaning.

9 . The automated method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing a plurality of time and date recommendations for cleaning of the building, by the processor of the server, based on information regarding precipitations and upcoming weather events in the region where the building is located; and

receiving the time and the date for cleaning of the building from the first electronic device based on the plurality of time and date recommendations.

10 . The automated method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing a plurality of time and date recommendations for cleaning of the building, by the processor of the server, based on peak energy consumption times received from an environmental information database; and

receiving the time and the date for cleaning of the building from the first electronic device based on the plurality of time and date recommendations.

11 . The automated method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the third set of cleaning products based on the health issues of occupants of the building and the ingredients of the plurality of cleaning products comprises:

determining that an occupant of the building has asthma;

based on the determination:

eliminating any product in the plurality of products that contains phthalates; and

eliminating any product in the plurality of products that contains Quaternary ammonia compounds (QUATS).

12 . The automated method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the third set of cleaning products based on the health issues of occupants of the building and the ingredients of the plurality of cleaning products comprises:

determining that an occupant of the building has one of a respiratory system irritation condition, a skin irritation condition, and an eye irritation condition;

based on the determination:

eliminating any product in the plurality of products that contains methylisothiazolinone; and

eliminating any product in the plurality of products that contains ammonium hydroxide.

13 . The automated method of claim 1 , wherein the items that require cleaning in the building comprise marble, wherein identifying the plurality of cleaning products for cleaning the items that require cleaning in the building comprises identifying products that do not contain vinegar or lemon.

14 . The automated method of claim 1 , wherein the items that require cleaning in the building comprise granite, wherein identifying the plurality of cleaning products for cleaning the items that require cleaning in the building comprises identifying products that do not contain bleach, vinegar, lemon, and hydrogen peroxide.

15 . The automated method of claim 1 further comprising:

after providing the clearance, sending a request to the second electronic device to capture and transmit an image of the janitorial worker once the cleaning job is complete and the janitorial worker is outside the building.

16 . A non-transitory computer-readable memory storing a program which when executed by a processor of a server provides health security for cleaning a building, the program comprising sets of instructions for:

receiving a request from a first electronic device for cleaning a building, the request comprising a time and a date of cleaning, a set of one or more health issues of occupants of the building, an identification of items that require cleaning in the building, an identification of a first set of cleaning products to be avoided at the building, and an identification of a second set of cleaning products requested by the first electronic device;

identifying a plurality of cleaning products for cleaning the items that require cleaning in the building;

identifying a plurality of chemical ingredients of the plurality of cleaning products by searching a cleaning products' chemical ingredient database for the chemical ingredients associated with the plurality of cleaning products;

identifying a third set of one or more cleaning products in the plurality of cleaning products for cleaning of the building based on the health issues of occupants of the building and the chemical ingredients of the plurality of cleaning products, wherein identifying the third set of one or more cleaning products comprises excluding the first set of cleaning products that are to be avoided at the building and including the requested second set of cleaning products;

providing the time and date, an identification of the building, and the identification of the third set of one or more cleaning products to electronic devices of a plurality of janitorial workers;

receiving a request from a second electronic device in the electronic devices of the plurality of janitorial workers to clean the building using the third set of cleaning products at the time and date of cleaning;

a threshold time before the time and date of cleaning, sending a request to the second electronic device to (i) turn on geolocation tracking and (ii) when the second electronic device is within a geofence defining a threshold distance of the building, enable a camera of the second electronic device, and take a set of one or more geotagged images of a fourth set of cleaning products carried by the janitorial worker;

receiving, from the second electronic device, a set of one or more geotagged images of labels of the fourth set of cleaning products;

determining, based on the geotags of the geotagged images, whether the set of one or more geotagged images were captured within the threshold distance of the building;

when the set of one or more geotagged images were captured within the threshold distance of the building, identifying, from the images of the labels of the fourth set of cleaning products, names of the cleaning products in the fourth set of cleaning products;

when the set of one or more geotagged images were not captured within the threshold distance of the building, returning to the step of receiving, from the second electronic device, a set of one or more geotagged images of labels of the fourth set of cleaning products;

identifying chemical ingredients associated with the fourth set of cleaning products, by at least one of (i) identifying, from the images of the labels in the set of one or more geotagged images, the chemical ingredients listed on the labels, or (ii) searching a cleaning products' chemical ingredient database for the chemical ingredients associated with the names of the cleaning products in the fourth set of cleaning products;

determining whether the fourth set of cleaning products are included in the third set of one or more cleaning products, and that the cleaning products in the fourth set of cleaning products include the requested second set of cleaning products, and are not among the first set of cleaning products to be avoided at the building;

when the fourth set of cleaning products is not included in the third set of one or more cleaning products, or when the cleaning products in the fourth set of cleaning products do not include the requested second set of cleaning products, sending a message to the second electronic device indicating that the products carried by the janitorial worker are not proper for the cleaning job and withholding the clearance; and

when (i) the set of one or more geotagged images were captured within the threshold distance of the building and (ii) the fourth set of cleaning products are included in the third set of one or more cleaning products and include the requested second set of cleaning products, providing a clearance to the janitorial worker to perform the cleaning of the building.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 16 , the program further comprising sets of instructions for:

receiving, from the second electronic device, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) measurements made by a microbial detection sensor on a first surface in the building;

selecting, by the processor of the server, at least one cleaning product in the third set of one or more cleaning products to clean the first surface based on the ATP measurements; and

sending, by the processor of the server, an instruction to the person associated with the second electronic device to use the at least one product on the first surface.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 16 , the program further comprising sets of instructions for:

receiving, from the second electronic device, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) measurements made by a microbial detection sensor on a first surface in the building;

selecting one or more cleaning products in the third set of one or more cleaning products to clean the first surface based on the ATP measurements; and

updating a profile of a user of the first electronic device to recommend the use of the one or more cleaning products for cleaning the first surface in future cleaning jobs of the building.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 16 , wherein the set of instructions for identifying the third set of one or more cleaning products in the plurality of cleaning products for cleaning of the building comprises sets of instructions for:

receiving a range of temperature predictions at the time and date of cleaning from a weather information database; and

identifying the third set of one or more cleaning products from cleaning products that are recommended to work well in the predicted range of temperature at the time and date of cleaning.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 16 , the program further comprising sets of instructions for:

after providing the clearance, sending a request to the second electronic device to capture and transmit an image of the janitorial worker once the cleaning job is complete and the janitorial worker is outside the building.

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