Patent ID: 8763184

Claim:
A method of operating a laundry machine having a rotatable drum, comprising: defining a plurality of drum motions based on drum speed, drum rotational direction, amount of drum rotation, change in drum rotational direction, and amount of force greater than zero required to overcome drum momentum and change drum direction; selecting at least three drum motions of the plurality of drum motions based on at least one of a plurality of washing conditions or a selected washing course; and operating the laundry machine based on the selected at least three drum motions, wherein selecting at least three drum motions comprises selecting at least three of: a step motion for a maximum falling and striking effect on laundry items received in the drum; a rolling motion for a friction effect on laundry items received in the drum; a scrub motion for a friction effect on laundry items received in the drum that is greater than that provided by the rolling motion; a tumbling motion for a disentangling effect on laundry items received in the drum; a filtration motion for a squeezing and circulating effect on laundry items received in the drum; or a swing motion for a minimal falling and striking effect on laundry items received in the drum.