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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Keehwan Ka, Suwon-si, KR;
Seongjoo Han, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/40 (2019.12); D06F 23/04 (2005.12); D06F 33/47 (2019.12); D06F 34/22 (2019.12); G06T 7/00 (2016.12); G06T 7/60 (2016.12); D06F 103/18 (2019.12); D06F 105/48 (2019.12); D06F 105/62 (2019.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/40 (2020.01); D06F 23/04 (2012.12); D06F 33/47 (2020.01); D06F 34/22 (2020.01); G06T 7/0004 (2012.12); G06T 7/60 (2012.12); D06F 2103/18 (2020.01); D06F 2105/48 (2020.01); D06F 2105/62 (2020.01); G06T 2207/30164 (2012.12);
Abstract
A washing machine and a method for controlling the washing machine are provided. The washing machine includes a washing tub configured to accommodate a laundry, a camera configured to be disposed in a direction towards an inside of the washing tub, and a processor configured to confirm whether water collection of the laundry exists by using an image captured by the camera during rotation of the washing tub.