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Laundry treating appliance with bulky item detection

  • US 10,215,491 B2
  • Filed: 04/08/2016
  • Issued: 02/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling an operation of a laundry treating appliance comprising a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber, the method comprising:

  • imaging the laundry within the treating chamber, via at least one imaging device located within the treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, to generate multiple images of a laundry load within the treating chamber; and

    determining, by a controller, a size of the laundry load from the multiple images by processing image data with computer software stored on the controller to define a determined size.

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