LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH IMAGING CONTROL
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1. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum defining a laundry treating chamber, the method comprising:
- imaging the laundry in the laundry treating chamber;
determining a motion condition of the laundry based on the imaging of the laundry; and
controlling the operation of the laundry treating appliance based on the determined motion condition.
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Abstract
A laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum defining a laundry treating chamber, where the laundry in the laundry treating chamber may be imaged and a motion condition of the laundry determined based on the imaging of the laundry. The operation of the laundry treating appliance may be based on the determined motion condition.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum defining a laundry treating chamber, the method comprising:
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imaging the laundry in the laundry treating chamber; determining a motion condition of the laundry based on the imaging of the laundry; and controlling the operation of the laundry treating appliance based on the determined motion condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a drum defining a laundry treating chamber, with the drum being rotated at an adjustable set speed, the method comprising:
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imaging the laundry in the laundry treating chamber; determining whether a predetermined amount of the laundry is satelliting based on the imaging of the laundry; and reducing the set speed when a predetermined amount of the laundry is satelliting. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a drum defining a laundry treating chamber, with the drum being rotated at an adjustable set speed, the method comprising:
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imaging the laundry in the laundry treating chamber; determining an amount of tumbling of the laundry based on the imaging of the laundry; and adjusting the set speed to control the amount of tumbling to a predetermined amount of tumbling. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A laundry treating appliance for imparting a treating cycle of operation on a load of laundry, comprising:
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a laundry treating chamber for receiving laundry; at least one component operable to implement at least part of a treating cycle of operation; an imaging device outputting imaging data representative of the laundry in the laundry treating chamber; a controller operably coupled to the at least one component and the imaging device, the controller configured to determine a motion condition of the laundry based on the imaging data and to control the at least one component to implement the treating cycle of operation based on the determined motion condition. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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