LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH FLUFFING-STATE-BASED IMAGING CONTROL
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1. A method for controlling the operation of a laundry treating appliance comprising a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, the method comprising:
- imaging the laundry to generate image data; and
determining a fluffing state of the laundry based on the image data.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum defining a laundry treating chamber. The laundry in the laundry treating chamber may be imaged and a fluffing state of the laundry determined based on the imaging of the laundry. The operation of the laundry treating appliance may be based on the determined fluffing state.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for controlling the operation of a laundry treating appliance comprising a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, the method comprising:
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imaging the laundry to generate image data; and determining a fluffing state of the laundry based on the image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for controlling the operation of a laundry treating appliance comprising a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, the method comprising:
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automatically determining a state of the laundry where the surface of the laundry is substantially free of liquid regardless of the presence of liquid within the laundry; and setting at least one parameter of a treating cycle of operation of the laundry treating appliance based on the determined state. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, comprising:
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a treating chamber; an imaging device configured to generate image data representative of laundry in the treating chamber; and a controller operably coupled to the imaging device and configured to determine a fluffing state of the laundry from the image data and control the treating cycle of operation based on the determined fluffing state. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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