Patent ID: 11957292
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 0:
1. An article-distribution system for a dishwasher comprising a rack assembly, the article-distribution system comprising:
a camera assembly directed at the rack assembly;
a display screen spaced apart from the rack assembly; and
a controller in operative communication with the camera assembly and the display screen, the controller configured to direct a dishwasher coverage operation, the dishwasher coverage operation comprising:
receiving an image of the rack assembly from the camera assembly,
identifying, based on the received image, an uncleanable article, the uncleanable article being in an uncleanable position within the rack assembly,
determining, based on identifying the uncleanable article in an uncleanable position in the image, an unclean zone of the image that contains the uncleanable article;
presenting the image at the display screen, and
overlaying an identifier onto the presentation of the image based on the identified uncleanable article and the identified unclean zone, wherein the identifier is a zone identifier.