US 12,331,445 B2
Systems and methods for detecting objects on top of laundry treatment appliances
MyungGeon Chung, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/969,047.
Prior Publication US 2024/0133098 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0229317 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. D06F 31/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/74 (2020.01); D06F 105/58 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 33/74 (2020.02) [D06F 2105/58 (2020.02)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry operation system comprising:
a laundry treatment appliance comprising a cabinet defining an exterior surface;
a camera directed at the exterior surface to capture one or more images of the exterior surface of the laundry treatment appliance; and
a controller operably coupled to the camera, the controller configured to perform an operation, the operation comprising:
obtaining an image of the exterior surface of the laundry treatment appliance;
detecting, based on the obtained image, a presence of an object on the exterior surface of the laundry treatment appliance;
determining a user of the laundry treatment appliance after detecting the presence of the object; and
notifying the user as to the presence of the object on the laundry treatment appliance.