RFID-tagged textile article cleaning
US10975509B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F93/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In some embodiments, a cleaning machine automatically identifies cleaning instructions associated with a load of textile articles, e.g., wearable and/or non-wearable textile articles, using an RFID reader. At least some of the wearable textile articles in the load include a respective RFID tag that provides information to the cleaning machine. In turn, the cleaning machine can configure various cleaning settings based upon the information. Some embodiments identify incompatibilities between the various cleaning settings, and provide a notification of this incompatibility. When the various cleaning settings are compatible, some embodiments automatically start a cleaning cycle.
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