Gesture control method and system for fluid dispensing apparatus
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorKhalid Jamal Mashal
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Abstract
An appliance, a controller, and a method for dispensing fluid are provided. The appliance including a fluid station configured to dispense water, cleaning agent, or a combination thereof, and a signal receiver device configured to receive signals from a user. A controller is operably coupled to the signal receiver device. The controller is configured to detect, via the signal receiver device, a gesture signal corresponding to a desired operating mode of the appliance, and command a function at the washing machine appliance based on the gesture signal.
Claims20
A washing machine appliance, comprising:
- a fluid station configured to dispense water, cleaning agent, or a combination thereof;
- a signal receiver device configured to receive signals from a user;
- a controller operably coupled to the signal receiver device, the controller being configured to:
- inhibit gesture detection at the signal receiver device,
- receive, subsequent to the inhibit gesture detection, a permission signal at the controller corresponding to an open door position for the washing machine appliance,
- permit gesture detection in response to the received permission signal,
- detect, via the signal receiver device, a gesture signal corresponding to a desired operating mode of the washing machine appliance;
- and
- command a function at the washing machine appliance based on the gesture signal.
A method for dispensing fluid from an appliance comprising a fluid station configured to dispense water, cleaning agent, or a combination thereof, and a signal receiver device configured to receive signals from a user, the method comprising:
- inhibiting gesture detection at the signal receiver device;
- receiving, subsequent to the inhibit gesture detection, a permission signal at a controller corresponding to an open door position for the washing machine appliance;
- permitting gesture detection in response to the received permission signal;
- detecting, via the signal receiver device, a gesture signal corresponding to a desired operating mode of the appliance;
- and
- commanding a function at the appliance based on the gesture signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.