Patent ID: 11891740
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D  G | IPC D  G

Claim 14:
15. A method of operating a laundry appliance, the laundry appliance comprising a basket rotatably mounted within a cabinet and defining a chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes, a water supply valve for regulating a flow of water into the chamber, and a camera assembly mounted within the cabinet in view of the chamber, the method comprising:
determining that the water supply valve is open to permit the flow of water into the chamber;
identifying an anticipated fog condition within the chamber based at least in part on the water supply valve being open;
obtaining one or more images of the chamber using the camera assembly;
analyzing the one or more images of the chamber to determine an actual fog condition in the chamber;
determining that the actual fog condition is different than the anticipated fog condition; and
implementing a responsive action in response to determining that the actual fog condition is different than the anticipated fog condition.