Appliance having a user interface with programmable light emitting diodes
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsMark Anthony Didat, Donald James Leisl, III, Richard Gary Woodham, Jr.
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Abstract
A home appliance including a user interface with a plurality of LEDs, the LEDs being activated and deactivated according to predetermined sequences as dictated by input signals and triggers to the user interface.
Claims20
A method of operating a laundry appliance, the laundry appliance comprising a cabinet, a user interface provided on the cabinet, a microphone within the user interface, and a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged in a predetermined pattern on the user interface, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting diodes is associated with an operational indicator of the laundry appliance, the method comprising:
- receiving an input trigger via the user interface;
- activating the plurality of light emitting diodes according to a predetermined listening sequence indicating the microphone is active and listening in response to receiving the input trigger;
- receiving an input command via the microphone in response to activating the plurality of light emitting diodes;
- and
- activating the plurality of light emitting diodes according to a predetermined recognition sequence, the predetermined recognition sequence being different from the predetermined listening sequence.
A laundry appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet forming a receiving space;
- a user interface provided on the cabinet, the user interface comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting diodes is associated with an operational indicator of the laundry appliance;
- a microphone provided within the user interface;
- and
- a controller operably connected with the microphone and the user interface, the controller being configured to perform a series of operations, the series of operations comprising:
- receiving an input trigger;
- activating the plurality of light emitting diodes according to a predetermined listening sequence indicating the microphone is active and listening in response to receiving the input trigger;
- receiving an input command via the microphone in response to activating the plurality of light emitting diodes;
- and
- activating the plurality of light emitting diodes according to a predetermined recognition sequence, the predetermined recognition sequence being different from the predetermined listening sequence.
A method of operating an appliance, the appliance comprising a cabinet, a user interface provided on the cabinet, a microphone within the user interface, and a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged in a predetermined pattern on the user interface, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting diodes is associated with an operational indicator of the laundry appliance, the method comprising:
- receiving an input trigger via the user interface;
- activating the plurality of light emitting diodes according to a predetermined listening sequence indicating the microphone is active and listening in response to receiving the input trigger;
- receiving an input command via the microphone in response to activating the plurality of light emitting diodes;
- and
- activating the plurality of light emitting diodes according to a predetermined recognition sequence, the predetermined recognition sequence being different from the predetermined listening sequence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.