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Patent No.:

US 12618184 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 29, 2023

Systems and methods using image recognition processes for improved operation of a laundry appliance

Applicant:

Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Inventors:

Myunggeon Chung, Seoul, KR;

Hyeonsoo Moon, Seoul, KR;

Je Kwon Yoon, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:

Dority & Manning, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Michael E Barr

Assistant Examiner:

Kevin G Lee

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 34/18 (2020.01); D06F 33/37 (2020.01); D06F 34/05 (2020.01); D06F 33/34 (2020.01); D06F 103/04 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 34/18 (2020.02); D06F 33/37 (2020.02); D06F 34/05 (2020.02); D06F 33/34 (2020.02); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02);
Abstract

A method of operating a washing machine appliance includes obtaining an image of the wash basket and a load of articles therein from a camera assembly of a remote user interface device. The method also includes analyzing the obtained image using a machine learning image recognition process. Analyzing the obtained image may include determining a ratio of a diameter of an area occupied by the load of articles to a diameter of the wash basket or determining a ratio of a maximum height of an area occupied by the load of articles to a major axis of the wash basket. The method further includes estimating a load size of the load of articles based on the analysis and directing a wash cycle within the washing machine appliance based on the estimated load size.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Chung, Myunggeon. (2026). Systems and methods using image recognition processes for improved operation of a laundry appliance (U.S. Patent No. 12618184). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12618184

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