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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2021
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a basket rotatably mounted within a cabinet and defining a chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes and a camera assembly mounted within the cabinet in view of the chamber. A controller is configured to implement a leftover load detection method including determining that an operating cycle of the laundry appliance has been completed and that a user has removed the load of clothes. A camera then obtains one or more images of the chamber and the images are analyzed to determine whether any articles of clothing remain in the chamber. If the image analysis identifies a leftover article remaining in the chamber, the method includes implementing a responsive action, such as providing a user notification.