METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING LAUNDRY ITEMS
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1. A method of operating a clothes dryer having at least one automatic cycle of operation for drying laundry, the method comprising:
- receive as an input, to a controller for the clothes dryer, an indication of a dye transfer event for the laundry to be dried according to the automatic cycle of operation; and
control implementation of the at least one automatic cycle of operation of the clothes dryer, by a controller, based on the indication of the dye transfer event.
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Abstract
A clothes dryer for drying fabric items in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, includes a treating chamber receiving fabric items for treatment and a controller having a memory in which is stored a set of executable instructions comprising at least one user-selectable cycle of operation, the controller may receive an indication of a dye transfer event and implement a cycle of operation based thereon.
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1. A method of operating a clothes dryer having at least one automatic cycle of operation for drying laundry, the method comprising:
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receive as an input, to a controller for the clothes dryer, an indication of a dye transfer event for the laundry to be dried according to the automatic cycle of operation; and control implementation of the at least one automatic cycle of operation of the clothes dryer, by a controller, based on the indication of the dye transfer event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A clothes dryer for drying fabric items in accordance with an automatic cycle of operation, for drying laundry, comprising:
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a treating chamber for receiving fabric items for treatment; a controller having a memory in which is stored a set of executable instructions comprising at least one user-selectable cycle of operation; and at least one of;
a user interface operably coupled with the controller and providing an input and output function for the controller and providing an indication of a dye transfer event or a data communicator for receiving information from a washing machine and outputting information to the controller to provide an indication of a dye transfer event; andwherein the controller receives an indication of the dye transfer event from the user interface or the data communicator and is configured to control implementation of the at least one automatic cycle of operation based on the indication of the dye transfer event. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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