| CPC A47L 15/4297 (2013.01) [A47L 15/0028 (2013.01); A47L 15/0055 (2013.01); A47L 15/0063 (2013.01); D06F 33/32 (2020.02); D06F 33/47 (2020.02); D06F 33/52 (2020.02); D06F 34/05 (2020.02); D06F 34/18 (2020.02); D06F 34/22 (2020.02); D06F 35/006 (2013.01); A47L 2401/11 (2013.01); A47L 2401/30 (2013.01); A47L 2501/30 (2013.01); D06F 2103/00 (2020.02); D06F 2103/64 (2020.02); D06F 2105/00 (2020.02); D06F 2105/10 (2020.02); D06F 2105/52 (2020.02)] | 17 Claims |
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1. A washing apparatus, comprising:
a housing configured to house one or more items during a wash cycle performed using one or more fluids;
a spectrometer disposed within a sump of the washing apparatus and configured to capture spectral data for the one or more items or the one or more fluids, wherein the spectral data comprises a spectral signature of the one or more items or the one or more fluids; and
a controller in communication with the spectrometer and configured to:
transmit the captured spectral data to a remote device, wherein the remote device is a remote cloud service that includes a database of possible spectral signatures and that is configured to determine, based on a comparison with the database of possible spectral signatures, chemical composition data,
receive, from the remote device, response data generated from the spectral data, wherein the response data is determined by the remote device based on a comparison of the spectral signature with the database of possible spectral signatures, and
configure one or more parameters for the wash cycle based upon the response data;
wherein the spectral data further comprises combination of emitted, reflected or absorbed electromagnetic radiation at varying wavelengths corresponding to the one or more items or the one or more fluids;
wherein the spectral signature comprises a change of optical character over a range of incident wavelengths when light passes through the one or more items or the one or more fluids.
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