Patents by Inventor Garrett Strobel

Garrett Strobel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12246453
    Abstract: A method of operating an autonomous cleaning robot includes presenting, on a display of a handheld computing device, a graphical representation of a map including a plurality of selectable rooms, presenting, on the display, at least one selectable graphical divider representing boundaries of at least one of the plurality of selectable rooms, the at least one selectable graphical divider being adjustable to change at least one of the boundaries of the plurality of selectable rooms, receiving input, at the handheld computing device, representing a selection of an individual selectable graphical divider, receiving input, at the handheld computing device, representing at least one adjustment to the individual selectable graphical divider, the at least one adjustment including at least one of moving, rotating, or deleting the individual selectable graphical divider, and presenting, on the display, a graphical representation of a map wherein the individual selectable graphical divider is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Vanessa Wiegel, Stephen O'Dea, Kathleen Ann Mahoney, Qunxi Huang, Michael Foster, Brian Ratta, Garrett Strobel, Scott Marchant
  • Publication number: 20210268655
    Abstract: A method of operating an autonomous cleaning robot includes presenting, on a display of a handheld computing device, a graphical representation of a map including a plurality of selectable rooms, presenting, on the display, at least one selectable graphical divider representing boundaries of at least one of the plurality of selectable rooms, the at least one selectable graphical divider being adjustable to change at least one of the boundaries of the plurality of selectable rooms, receiving input, at the handheld computing device, representing a selection of an individual selectable graphical divider, receiving input, at the handheld computing device, representing at least one adjustment to the individual selectable graphical divider, the at least one adjustment including at least one of moving, rotating, or deleting the individual selectable graphical divider, and presenting, on the display, a graphical representation of a map wherein the individual selectable graphical divider is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Vanessa Wiegel, Stephen O'Dea, Kathleen Ann Mahoney, Qunxi Huang, Michael Foster, Brian Ratta, Garrett Strobel, Scott Marchant
  • Publication number: 20210252708
    Abstract: A method of operating an autonomous cleaning robot includes presenting, on a display of a handheld computing device, a graphical representation of a map including a plurality of selectable rooms, presenting, on the display, at least one selectable graphical divider representing boundaries of at least one of the plurality of selectable rooms, the at least one selectable graphical divider being adjustable to change at least one of the boundaries of the plurality of selectable rooms, receiving input, at the handheld computing device, representing a selection of an individual selectable graphical divider, receiving input, at the handheld computing device, representing at least one adjustment to the individual selectable graphical divider, the at least one adjustment including at least one of moving, rotating, or deleting the individual selectable graphical divider, and presenting, on the display, a graphical representation of a map wherein the individual selectable graphical divider is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Vanessa Wiegel, Stephen O'Dea, Kathleen Ann Mahoney, Qunxi Huang, Michael Foster, Brian Ratta, Garrett Strobel, Scott Marchant
  • Patent number: 11007644
    Abstract: A method of operating an autonomous cleaning robot includes presenting, on a display of a handheld computing device, a graphical representation of a map including a plurality of selectable rooms, presenting, on the display, at least one selectable graphical divider representing boundaries of at least one of the plurality of selectable rooms, the at least one selectable graphical divider being adjustable to change at least one of the boundaries of the plurality of selectable rooms, receiving input, at the handheld computing device, representing a selection of an individual selectable graphical divider, receiving input, at the handheld computing device, representing at least one adjustment to the individual selectable graphical divider, the at least one adjustment including at least one of moving, rotating, or deleting the individual selectable graphical divider, and presenting, on the display, a graphical representation of a map wherein the individual selectable graphical divider is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Vanessa Wiegel, Stephen O'Dea, Kathleen Ann Mahoney, Qunxi Huang, Michael Foster, Brian Ratta, Garrett Strobel, Scott Marchant
  • Publication number: 20200070345
    Abstract: A method of operating an autonomous cleaning robot includes presenting, on a display of a handheld computing device, a graphical representation of a map including a plurality of selectable rooms, presenting, on the display, at least one selectable graphical divider representing boundaries of at least one of the plurality of selectable rooms, the at least one selectable graphical divider being adjustable to change at least one of the boundaries of the plurality of selectable rooms, receiving input, at the handheld computing device, representing a selection of an individual selectable graphical divider, receiving input, at the handheld computing device, representing at least one adjustment to the individual selectable graphical divider, the at least one adjustment including at least one of moving, rotating, or deleting the individual selectable graphical divider, and presenting, on the display, a graphical representation of a map wherein the individual selectable graphical divider is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Vanessa Wiegel, Stephen O'Dea, Kathleen Ann Mahoney, Qunxi Huang, Michael Foster, Brian Ratta, Garrett Strobel