Optimizing processing methods of multiple batched articles having different characteristics

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10920356-B2
Application number	US-201916437475-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 11, 2019
Priority date	Jun 11, 2019
Publication date	Feb 16, 2021
Grant date	Feb 16, 2021

Abstract

A method of batch processing that includes registering item types to be processed by a batch management system including care instructions for the item types; recording batch items being added to a batch processing machine; and determining compatibility of at least one of each of said batch items being added to the batch processing machine to a total batch with an item to be processed to registered item match generator of said batch management system. Determining compatibility includes matching at least one of each item being added to the batch processing machine to the care instructions of the registered item types. The method may further include reporting compatibility of at least one of each item being added to the batch processing machine.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer enabled method for optimizing a batch processing task comprising:
registering a user to a batch management system that collects data from the user, wherein the user can revoke permission to the batch management system at any time;
registering item types to be processed by the batch management system including care instructions for the item types;
recording batch items being added to a batch processing machine;
determining compatibility of at least one of said batch items being added to the batch processing machine to a total batch with an item to be processed to registered item match generator of said batch management system, wherein said determining compatibility comprises matching said at least one of said batch items being added to the batch processing machine to the care instructions of said registered item types; and
reporting compatibility of said at least one of said batch items being added to the batch processing machine.

2. The computer enabled method of claim 1 , wherein determining compatibility of the at least one of said each of said batch items being added to the batch processing machine to a total batch with an item to be processed to registered item match generator includes executing a set of matching instructions using artificial intelligence, the artificial intelligence being stored in memory in the item to be processed to registered item match generator for executing the matching instructions by a hardware processor.

3. The computer enabled method of claim 1 , further comprising employing machine learning to determine a user's historical preferences for batch processing; and recording the historical preferences in the user registry.

4. The computer enabled method of claim 3 , further comprising identifying processing additives for the batch processing.

5. The computer enabled method of claim 4 , wherein identifying the processing additives comprises comparing the settings of the batch processing machine, the care instructions for the item types matching the batch items, and the historical preferences to provide processing conditions, and identifying additives meeting the processing conditions.

6. The computer enabled method of claim 1 , wherein said reporting compatibility of said at least one of said each item being added to the batch processing machine is by text through a mobile device in communication with the user.

7. The computer enabled method of claim 1 , wherein said reporting compatibility of said at least one of said each item being added to the batch processing machine is by voice message through a digital assistant in communication with the user.

8. The computer enabled method of claim 1 , wherein the batch items are clothing items.

9. The computer enabled method of claim 1 , wherein the batch processed machine is clothes laundering equipment.

10. The computer enabled method of claim 1 , wherein said recording batch items being added to the batch processing machine comprises cameras taking images of the batch items.

11. The computer enabled method of claim 1 , wherein said recording batch items being added to the batch processing machine comprises scanners scanning the batch items.

12. The computer enabled method of claim 1 , wherein said recording batch items being added to the batch processing machine comprises manual entry of the batch items by the user using text communication to the batch management system.

13. A batch management system for optimizing a batch processing task comprising:
an item registry for registering item types to be processed by the batch management system including care instructions for the item types;
an article identity interface for recording batch items being added to a batch processing machine;
an item to be processed to registered item match generator for determining compatibility of at least one of said each of said batch items being added to the batch processing machine to a total batch, wherein said determining compatibility comprises matching said at least one of said each item being added to the batch processing machine to the care instructions of said registered item types; and
an item compatibility message transmitter for reporting compatibility of said at least one of said each item being added to the batch processing machine.

14. The batch management system of claim 13 , wherein determining compatibility of the at least one of said each of said batch items being added to the batch processing machine to a total batch with an item to be processed to registered item match generator includes executing a set of matching instructions using artificial intelligence, the artificial intelligence being stored in memory in the item to be processed to registered item match generator for executing the matching instructions by a hardware processor.

15. The batch management system of claim 13 , further comprising employing machine learning to determine a user's historical preferences for batch processing; and recording the historical preferences in the user registry.

16. The batch management system of claim 15 , further comprising identifying processing additives for the batch processing, wherein identifying the processing additives comprises comparing the settings of the batch processing machine, the care instructions for the item types matching the batch items, and the historical preferences to provide processing conditions, and identifying additives meeting the processing conditions.

17. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for optimizing a batch processing task, the method comprising:
registering a user to a batch management system that collects data from the user, wherein the user can revoke permission to the batch management system at any time;
registering item types to be processed by the batch management system including care instructions for the item types;
recording batch items being added to a batch processing machine;
determining compatibility of at least one of said each of said batch items being added to the batch processing machine to a total batch with an item to be processed to registered item match generator of said batch management system, wherein said determining compatibility comprises matching said at least one of said each item being added to the batch processing machine to the care instructions of said registered item types; and
reporting compatibility of said at least one of said each item being added to the batch processing machine.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein determining compatibility of the at least one of said each of said batch items being added to the batch processing machine to a total batch with an item to be processed to registered item match generator includes executing a set of matching instructions using artificial intelligence, the artificial intelligence being stored in memory in the item to be processed to registered item match generator for executing the matching instructions by a hardware processor.

19. The computer program product of claim 17 , further comprising employing machine learning to determine a user's historical preferences for batch processing; and recording the historical preferences in the user registry.

20. The computer program product of claim 17 , further comprising identifying processing additives for the batch processing.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Hatfield Jennifer M
• Bender Michael
• Dhillon Jill

Classifications

• G06N20/00

  Machine learning · CPC title

• D06F34/18 Primary

  Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight · CPC title

• G05B2219/2633

  Washing, laundry · CPC title

• H04W4/80 Primary

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• G05B19/042

  using digital processors (G05B19/05 takes precedence) · CPC title