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

Claim 0:
1. A laundry appliance comprising:
a cabinet;
a basket rotatably mounted within the 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;
a camera assembly mounted within the cabinet, the camera assembly comprising a lens in view of the chamber; and
a controller operably coupled to the water supply valve and the camera assembly, the controller being configured to:
determine that the water supply valve is open to permit the flow of water into the chamber;
identify an anticipated fog condition within the chamber based at least in part on the water supply valve being open;
obtain one or more images of the chamber using the camera assembly;
analyze the one or more images of the chamber to determine an actual fog condition in the chamber;
determine that the actual fog condition is different than the anticipated fog condition; and
implement a responsive action in response to determining that the actual fog condition is different than the anticipated fog condition.