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US 11,115,231 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. The appliance communication module is configured to receive a message having an embedded interactive element configured to operate a functionality of the appliance embedded into the message. The message further includes a non-interactive detail.
Claims20
An appliance for a home network comprising:
- an appliance interactive display coupled to an appliance communication module;
- wherein the appliance communication module is configured to receive a message having an embedded interactive element configured to operate a functionality of the appliance embedded into the message;
- and
- wherein the message further includes a non-interactive detail.
1 more element
A method of operating an appliance having an appliance interactive display coupled to an appliance communication module, the method comprising:
- receiving in the appliance communication module an interactive message including an embedded interactive element having a functionality of the appliance embedded into the interactive message and a non-interactive detail;
- displaying the interactive message including the embedded interactive element on the appliance interactive display and displaying the non-interactive detail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.