US 11,982,035 B2
Method of using image recognition processes for improved operation of a laundry appliance
Khalid Jamal Mashal, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/099,020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0154381 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. D06F 33/44 (2020.01); D06F 33/42 (2020.01); D06F 34/18 (2020.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 103/04 (2020.01); D06F 103/08 (2020.01); D06F 103/24 (2020.01); D06F 105/08 (2020.01); D06F 105/56 (2020.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06V 20/60 (2022.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); D06F 105/58 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 34/18 (2020.02) [D06F 33/42 (2020.02); D06F 33/44 (2020.02); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 37/266 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06V 20/60 (2022.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02); D06F 2103/08 (2020.02); D06F 2103/24 (2020.02); D06F 2105/08 (2020.02); D06F 2105/56 (2020.02); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A washing machine appliance comprising:
a wash tub positioned within a cabinet;
a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub and defining a wash chamber configured for receiving of a load of clothes;
a camera assembly mounted within the cabinet in view of the wash chamber; and
a controller operably coupled to the camera assembly, the controller being configured to:
obtain a basket speed;
obtain a plurality of images of the wash chamber using the camera assembly while the wash basket is rotating during a spin cycle, the camera assembly operating at a frame rate that is equal to the basket speed;
analyze the plurality of images using a machine learning image recognition process to determine a remaining moisture content of the load of clothes, wherein analyzing the plurality of images comprises monitoring at least one of a color tone or a volume of the load of clothes; and
adjust at least one operating parameter of the washing machine appliance based on the remaining moisture content.