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US 10,594,507 B2Granted
Appliance network with messaging
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsBrandon Satanek, Wen Shi
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Abstract
An appliance, communication system, and method thereof for a communicating on a network including an appliance interactive display coupled to an appliance communication module, wherein the appliance communication module is configured to receive a message including an embedded interactive element, and sending a return message that relates to the activation of the embedded interactive element.
Claims20
A communication system comprising:
- a home appliance configured to perform a cycle of operation including an appliance interactive display coupled to an appliance communication module, the appliance communication module is configured to receive a message from a source including an embedded interactive element;
- wherein the embedded interactive element is configured to operate a functionality of the appliance;
- and
- wherein a return message is sent that relates to interaction with the embedded interactive element.
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A home appliance configured to perform a cycle of operation and connected to a home network comprising:
- an appliance interactive display coupled to an appliance communication module;
- wherein the appliance communication module is configured to receive an interactive message having an embedded interactive element that is configured to operate a functionality of the home appliance;
- and
- wherein a return message is sent that relates to interaction with the embedded interactive element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.