Tracking personal items via laundry appliances reservation system
A method of identifying a lost item from a laundry appliance includes activating the laundry appliance in response to an input received from a remote user interface device associated with a first user account. Activating the laundry appliance includes performing a laundry treatment operation. The method also includes receiving an image of the lost item in or on the laundry appliance and an identifier of the laundry appliance from a remote user interface device associated with a second user account, after the laundry treatment operation is completed. The method further includes sending a notification to the remote user interface device associated with the first user account in response to receiving the image of the lost item.
1 . A method of identifying a lost item from a laundry appliance, the method comprising:
receiving an access request for the laundry appliance from a remote user interface device associated with a first user account;
reserving the laundry appliance in response to the access request;
activating the laundry appliance after reserving the laundry appliance, wherein activating the laundry appliance comprises performing a laundry treatment operation;
receiving, after the laundry treatment operation is completed, an image of the lost item in or on the laundry appliance from a remote user interface device associated with a second user account;
sending a notification to the remote user interface device associated with the first user account in response to receiving the image of the lost item; and
identifying a recent user of a nearby laundry appliance, and sending a notification to a respective remote user interface device associated with the recent user of the nearby laundry appliance.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification comprises an identification prompt for identification of the lost item.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying one or more additional recent users of the laundry appliance, and sending a notification to a respective remote user interface device associated with each of the one or more additional recent users of the laundry appliance.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the laundry appliance and the nearby laundry appliance are members of a group of laundry appliances, wherein the nearby laundry appliance is identified based on a floor plan, the floor plan comprising location information of each laundry appliance from the group of laundry appliances.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending a reward prompt to the remote user interface device associated with the first user account, receiving a positive response to the reward prompt, and applying a credit to the second user account based on the positive response to the reward prompt.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification comprises an identification prompt for identification of the lost item, further comprising receiving a negative response to the identification prompt, and, based on the negative response to the identification prompt, identifying one or more additional recent users of the laundry appliance or a nearby laundry appliance and sending a notification to a respective remote user interface device associated with each of the one or more identified additional recent users.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying a recent user of a nearby laundry appliance, and sending a notification to a respective remote user interface device associated with the recent user of the nearby laundry appliance, wherein the laundry appliance and the nearby laundry appliance are members of a group of laundry appliances, further comprising receiving, by a remote computing device, an upload comprising a floor plan of a room, the group of laundry appliances located in the room, and receiving, by the remote computing device, location information for each laundry appliance of the group of laundry appliances.
8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising receiving, by the remote computing device, dimensions of the room, and scaling the floor plan and the location information for each laundry appliance based on the dimensions.
9 . A method of identifying a lost item from a laundry appliance, the method comprising:
activating the laundry appliance in response to an input received from a remote user interface device associated with a first user account, wherein activating the laundry appliance comprises performing a laundry treatment operation;
receiving, after the laundry treatment operation is completed, an image of the lost item in or on the laundry appliance and an identifier of the laundry appliance from a remote user interface device associated with a second user account;
sending a notification to the remote user interface device associated with the first user account in response to receiving the image of the lost item; and
sending a reward prompt to the remote user interface device associated with the first user account, receiving a positive response to the reward prompt, and applying a credit to the second user account based on the positive response to the reward prompt.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the notification comprises an identification prompt for identification of the lost item.
11 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising identifying one or more additional recent users of the laundry appliance, and sending a notification to a respective remote user interface device associated with each of the one or more additional recent users of the laundry appliance.
12 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising identifying a recent user of a nearby laundry appliance, and sending a notification to a respective remote user interface device associated with the recent user of the nearby laundry appliance.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the laundry appliance and the nearby laundry appliance are members of a group of laundry appliances, wherein the nearby laundry appliance is identified based on a floor plan, the floor plan comprising location information of each laundry appliance from the group of laundry appliances.
14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the notification comprises an identification prompt for identification of the lost item, further comprising receiving a negative response to the identification prompt, and, based on the negative response to the identification prompt, identifying one or more additional recent users of the laundry appliance or a nearby laundry appliance and sending a notification to a respective remote user interface device associated with each of the one or more identified additional recent users.
15 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising identifying a recent user of a nearby laundry appliance, and sending a notification to a respective remote user interface device associated with the recent user of the nearby laundry appliance, wherein the laundry appliance and the nearby laundry appliance are members of a group of laundry appliances, further comprising receiving, by a remote computing device, an upload comprising a floor plan of a room, the group of laundry appliances located in the room, and receiving, by the remote computing device, location information for each laundry appliance of the group of laundry appliances.
16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising receiving, by the remote computing device, dimensions of the room, and scaling the floor plan and the location information for each laundry appliance based on the dimensions.
17 . A method of identifying a lost item from a laundry appliance, the method comprising:
activating the laundry appliance in response to an input received from a remote user interface device associated with a first user account, wherein activating the laundry appliance comprises performing a laundry treatment operation;
receiving, after the laundry treatment operation is completed, an image of the lost item in or on the laundry appliance and an identifier of the laundry appliance from a remote user interface device associated with a second user account;
sending a notification to the remote user interface device associated with the first user account in response to receiving the image of the lost item;
identifying a recent user of a nearby laundry appliance;
sending a notification to a respective remote user interface device associated with the recent user of the nearby laundry appliance, wherein the laundry appliance and the nearby laundry appliance are members of a group of laundry appliances;
receiving, by a remote computing device, an upload comprising a floor plan of a room, the group of laundry appliances located in the room; and
receiving, by the remote computing device, location information for each laundry appliance of the group of laundry appliances.
18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising receiving, by the remote computing device, dimensions of the room, and scaling the floor plan and the location information for each laundry appliance based on the dimensions.
19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the notification comprises an identification prompt for identification of the lost item.
20 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising identifying one or more additional recent users of the laundry appliance, and sending a notification to a respective remote user interface device associated with each of the one or more additional recent users of the laundry appliance.