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LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH IMAGING CONTROL

  • US 20160160432A1
  • Filed: 02/17/2016
  • Published: 06/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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