Patent ID: 11877711
Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A dishwasher, comprising:
a wash tub including a sump;
an imaging device configured to capture images of detergent in the wash tub; and
a controller coupled to the imaging device and configured to capture one or more images of the detergent and operate the dishwasher during a wash cycle based upon a detergent type determined from the captured one or more images, wherein the controller is configured to operate the dishwasher during the wash cycle based upon the detergent type determined from the captured one or more images by:
selecting between a first, relatively longer rinse operation and a second, relatively shorter and repeated rinse operation based upon a carryover associated with the determined detergent type; and
after performing a wash operation during the wash cycle, performing the selected one of the first, relatively longer rinse operation and the second, relatively shorter and repeated rinse operation.