LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH IMAGING CONTROL
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1. A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic treating cycle of operation, comprising:
- a laundry treating chamber receiving laundry for treatment;
at least one component operable to implement at least part of the automatic treating cycle of operation;
an imaging device mounted to the laundry treating appliance and having a sensor operably coupled with at least a portion of the laundry treating chamber during execution of the automatic treating cycle of operation and outputting data representative of at least a portion 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 condition of the laundry based on the data; and
a user interface operably coupled to the controller and providing an input and output function for the controller; and
wherein the controller is operably coupled to the user interface and configured to send a signal based on the determined condition to activate a portion of the user interface to notify a user of the determined 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 condition of the laundry determined based on the imaging of the laundry. A notification can be provided to a user based on the determined motion condition.
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28 Claims
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1. A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic treating cycle of operation, comprising:
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a laundry treating chamber receiving laundry for treatment; at least one component operable to implement at least part of the automatic treating cycle of operation; an imaging device mounted to the laundry treating appliance and having a sensor operably coupled with at least a portion of the laundry treating chamber during execution of the automatic treating cycle of operation and outputting data representative of at least a portion 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 condition of the laundry based on the data; and a user interface operably coupled to the controller and providing an input and output function for the controller; and wherein the controller is operably coupled to the user interface and configured to send a signal based on the determined condition to activate a portion of the user interface to notify a user of the determined condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum defining a laundry treating chamber and a controller, according to an automatic cycle of operation, the method comprising:
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imaging the laundry in the laundry treating chamber with an imaging device mounted to the laundry treating appliance and having a sensor operably coupled with at least a portion of the laundry treating chamber during execution of the cycle of operation; determining a condition of the laundry based on the imaging of the laundry; and sending a signal from the controller indicative of the determined condition of the laundry. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic treating cycle of operation, comprising:
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a laundry treating chamber receiving laundry for treatment; at least one component operable to implement at least part of the automatic treating cycle of operation; an imaging device mounted to the laundry treating appliance and having a sensor operably coupled with at least a portion of the laundry treating chamber during execution of the automatic treating cycle of operation and outputting data representative of at least a portion of the laundry in the laundry treating chamber; an indicator configured to output a signal; and a controller receiving the data and operably coupled to the indicator, the controller configured to determine a condition of concern of the laundry based on the data and to activate the indicator to emit a signal based on the determined condition to notify a user of the determined condition of concern. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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