US 2011/0214440 A1 · REFRIGERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD

Abstract

A refrigerating apparatus having two or more climate controlled compartments is disclosed. The refrigerating apparatus has a climate control device capable of controlling the climate of the compartments. The control device is electrically connected to an interactive display, wherein the display presents a compartment selection element to a user and, upon selection of a compartment by the user, the display presents a predetermined climate control element corresponding to the selected compartment. The compartment selection element comprises a plurality of compartment icons corresponding to the climate controlled compartments of the refrigerating apparatus. The climate control element may comprise, for example, a temperature control icon or a plurality of food-type icons. Preferably, the elements of the display are presented sequentially as the user makes selections. It is also preferred that the user's selections should be highlighted in some manner, for example a color change of the selected icon within an element.

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Dependent claims

A refrigerating apparatus comprising:

(a) two or more climate controlled compartments;
and
(b) a climate control device capable of controlling the climate of the compartments electrically connected to an interactive display, wherein the display comprises a climate control activation element, a compartment selection element, and a climate control element, wherein upon activation of the climate control activation element, the display presents a compartment selection element to a user, and wherein upon selection of a compartment by the user, the display presents a predetermined climate control element corresponding to the selected compartment.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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