Patent ID: 11866869
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 10:
11. A method of operating a washing machine appliance, the washing machine appliance comprising a cabinet, a wash tub, and a wash basket, the wash tub being mounted within the cabinet, and the wash basket being rotatably mounted within a wash tub and defining a wash chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes, the method comprising:
obtaining one or more images of an external basket spaced apart from the washing machine appliance from a camera assembly, obtaining one or more images comprising receiving a video signal from the camera assembly;
analyzing an obtained image of the one or more images using an image recognition process to estimate a fill level of a load of clothes within the external basket;
detecting transfer of the load of clothes to the wash basket;
matching the estimated fill level to an estimated load size following detecting transfer of the load of clothes; and
directing a wash cycle within the washing machine appliance based on the estimated load size.