Abstract: A method of operating a laundry appliance includes activating the laundry appliance. Activating the laundry appliance causes the laundry appliance to perform a laundry treatment operation. The laundry appliance is activated in response to a command from a remote user interface device in communication with the laundry appliance. The method further includes displaying third-party content on the remote user interface device during the laundry treatment operation. The command is received via a laundry app on the remote user interface device and the third-party content is displayed in the laundry app.

Abstract: A washing machine appliance includes a wash basket that is rotatably mounted within a wash tub and that defines a wash chamber for receiving a load of clothes. A dispensing assembly selectively dispenses wash fluid through a discharge nozzle into the wash tub and a camera assembly is used to monitor the wash fluid and diagnose issues related to the detergent quantity. Specifically, a controller of the washing machine appliance uses the camera assembly to obtain one or more images of the load of clothes as fresh water is dispensed to determine whether detergent was added manually. The controller further determines whether a smart dispense feature is activated or deactivated and implements a responsive action in response to determining that either 1) detergent is present and the smart dispense feature is activated or 2) detergent is not present and the smart dispense feature is deactivated.

Abstract: A method using a remote server and a remote user device to operate a laundry appliance includes using the remote user device to communicate an appliance identifier to the remote server. The remote server communicates, to the laundry appliance, a target illumination sequence to be generated by a lighting system of the laundry appliance. The remote user device records and transmits a recorded illumination sequence generated by the lighting system of the laundry appliance and the remote server sends a command to the laundry appliance to initiate an operating cycle if the target illumination sequence matches the recorded illumination sequence.

Abstract: A laundry appliance may include a cabinet, a tub, a laundry basket, a heater, and a controller. The laundry basket may be rotatably mounted within the tub and define a chamber for receipt of articles for washing or drying. The heater may be configured to heat and remove moisture. The controller may be operably coupled to the heater and configured to initiate a laundry operation. The laundry operation may include directing a dry cycle, directing the dry cycle comprising activating the heater according to the dry cycle. The laundry operation may also include receiving a plurality of motion signals during the dry cycle, evaluating the plurality of received motion signals, and determining a dry state of the articles based on the evaluation of the plurality of received motion signals. The laundry operation may further include modifying direction of the dry cycle based on the determined dry state.

Abstract: A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet, and a wash tub mounted within the cabinet. The washing machine appliance further includes a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub. A method includes commencing an operating cycle, and sending, during the operating cycle, an activation command to a drain pump of the washing machine appliance. The method also includes obtaining one or more images of the wash tub, after sending the activation command, using a camera mounted within the cabinet. The method further includes analyzing the one or more images of the wash tub, and determining whether the drain pump is operating as expected based at least in part on the analysis of the one or more images. The drain pump operating as expected includes draining wash liquid from the wash tub at or above a minimum drain rate.

Abstract: A washing machine appliance includes a wash tub positioned within a cabinet, a water supply configured to selectively dispense wash fluid into the wash tub, and a conductivity sensor for measuring an electrical conductivity of the wash fluid collected in the wash tub. A controller is configured to receive a request to perform a self-clean cycle, supply a predetermined amount of wash fluid into the wash tub using the water supply, measure an initial conductivity of the wash fluid in the wash tub using the conductivity sensor, measure a final conductivity of the wash fluid in the wash tub a predetermined amount of time after measuring the initial conductivity using the conductivity sensor, determine that the self-clean cycle is needed based at least in part on the initial conductivity and the final conductivity, and perform the self-clean cycle.

Abstract: A laundry machine appliance including an imaging device configured to view a wash chamber, and a method for operation, are provided. The method includes operating the imaging device toward the wash chamber, and determining, via the imaging device, whether a detergent is provided to the wash chamber. When determined that the detergent is provided, via the user, to the wash chamber, the method transmits a communications signal to a user to determine whether a user wants detergent to be supplied, via the dispenser, to the wash basket. The method dispenses, via a dispenser, detergent to the wash chamber, when the user requests dispensation of detergent by the dispenser. When determined that the detergent is not provided, via the user, to the wash chamber, the method obtains a user control signal corresponding to a command for starting a wash cycle and dispensing, via the dispenser, detergent to the wash chamber.

Abstract: A cooking engagement system includes a cooktop appliance defining a top surface, the cooktop appliance including a plurality of heating elements defined on the top surface, an image monitor spaced apart from the top surface of the cooktop appliance along the vertical direction, a camera assembly positioned above the cooktop appliance, and a controller operably coupled with the camera assembly and the cooktop appliance, the controller being configured to initiate an operation. The operation includes directing a capture of a first front image at the camera assembly, identifying a first user based on the first image, directing a capture of a first lower image at the camera assembly, establishing a first cooktop-use profile based on the first lower image, and associating the first user with the first cooktop-use profile.

Abstract: A method of operating a plurality of laundry appliances includes receiving a user input comprising one or more selected parameters for an operation cycle of a first laundry appliance and receiving a start command for the operation cycle of the first laundry appliance. The method further includes determining that the first laundry appliance is not performing the operation cycle as expected after receiving the start command for the operation cycle. The method also includes identifying one or more additional laundry appliances that are compatible with the operation cycle and providing a user notification of the one or more identified additional laundry appliances.

Abstract: A method of operating a washing machine appliance includes obtaining, by a remote user interface device, an image of a wash basket of the washing machine appliance and a load of articles therein. The method also includes determining, based on the image, a load size of the load of articles in the wash basket. The method further includes comparing the determined load size to a maximum load size threshold.

Abstract: A method of operating a group of laundry appliances includes identifying a washing machine appliance from the group of laundry appliances which is accessed by a user. The method also includes determining a dryer appliance from the group of laundry appliances is available for use and is closest to the identified washing machine appliance and reserving the determined dryer appliance for the user. The method further includes activating the reserved dryer appliance.

Abstract: A laundry treatment appliance includes a cabinet, a wash tub, a wash basket, and a controller, the controller being configured to direct a laundry operation. The laundry operation includes receiving wash requests from a plurality of unique users, wherein each of the wash requests includes a unique laundry load weight provided by each unique user of the plurality of unique users, matching a first unique user and a second unique user from the plurality of users, the first user having a first unique laundry load weight and the second user having a second unique laundry load weight, determining a first individual cost for the first unique user and a second individual cost for the second unique user in response to confirming the first and second unique laundry load weights, and generating a joint washing cycle.

Abstract: A method of drying a load of articles in a wash basket of a washing machine appliance includes rotating the wash basket within the washing machine appliance. The method may also include monitoring a humidity within the washing machine appliance while rotating the wash basket and comparing the monitored humidity within the washing machine appliance to a humidity threshold. The method may also include estimating a remaining moisture content of the load of articles. The method further includes terminating the drying in response to at least one of the monitored humidity and the estimated remaining moisture content.

Abstract: A method of operating a dryer appliance includes obtaining an image of a drum of the dryer appliance and a load of articles therein. The image of the drum may be obtained by a remote user interface device. The method further includes detecting a load type of the load of articles in the drum. The load type detected may be based on the image of the drum. The method additionally includes determining a recommended incremental cycle time. The method further includes adjusting a base cycle time with the recommended incremental cycle time.

Abstract: A method of operating a laundry appliance may include a step locking the laundry appliance. The method also may include a step of projecting acoustic waves. The acoustic waves may be modulated to carry an indicium of the laundry appliance. The acoustic waves may be projected by the laundry appliance. The method may also include a step of receiving the acoustic waves by a remote user interface device. The method may further include creating a session of the laundry appliance. The method may additionally include activating the laundry appliance after creating the session of the laundry appliance.

Abstract: A method of identifying a laundry appliance of a group of laundry appliances includes receiving an upload including a floor plan of a room. The group of laundry appliances is located in the room. In addition, the floor plan includes location information of each laundry appliance. The method further includes providing a user notification in response to receiving the upload. The user notification may be provided on a remote user interface device. The method additionally includes displaying an image of the room in response to an affirmative action to the user notification. The image may be displayed on the remote user interface device. The method further includes receiving an input. The input may be received on the remote user interface device. In addition, the input may include an association of the laundry appliance in the image of the room with the location information of the laundry appliance.

Abstract: A laundry operation system includes a laundry treatment appliance including a cabinet defining an exterior surface; a camera directed at the exterior surface to capture one or more images of the exterior surface of the laundry treatment appliance; and a controller operably coupled to the camera, the controller configured to perform an operation. The operation includes obtaining an image of the exterior surface of the laundry treatment appliance; detecting, based on the obtained image, a presence of an object on the exterior surface of the laundry treatment appliance; determining a user of the laundry treatment appliance after detecting the presence of the object; and notifying the user as to the presence of the object on the laundry treatment appliance.

Abstract: A laundry treatment appliance includes a cabinet; a wash tub; a wash basket; and a controller provided within the cabinet to direct a laundry operation. The laundry operation includes receiving a plurality of wash requests from a plurality of unique users, wherein each wash request of the plurality of wash requests comprises an image of a unique laundry load; analyzing, by one or more computing devices using a machine learning image recognition model, each image to evaluate one or more laundry load characteristics of a first unique laundry load and a second unique laundry load; matching a first unique user and a second unique user from the plurality of users, the first user and the second user having a matching laundry load characteristic from the one or more laundry load characteristics; and generating a joint washing cycle subsequent to matching the first and second unique users.

Abstract: A method of identifying a laundry appliance of a group of laundry appliances includes receiving an upload including a floor plan of a room. The group of laundry appliances is located in the room. In addition, the floor plan includes location information of each laundry appliance. The method further includes providing a user notification in response to receiving the upload. The user notification may be provided on a remote user interface device. The method additionally includes displaying an image of the room in response to an affirmative action to the user notification. The image may be displayed on the remote user interface device. The method further includes receiving an input. The input may be received on the remote user interface device. In addition, the input may include an association of the laundry appliance in the image of the room with the location information of the laundry appliance.

Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treatment appliance includes receiving an input command on the laundry treatment appliance; initiating a predetermined lighting sequence of at least one light source in response to receiving the input command; receiving a request for a remote connection from a remote device in response to initiating the predetermined lighting sequence; establishing the remote connection between the laundry treatment appliance and the remote device; and receiving laundry operation instructions from the remote device via the remote connection.