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AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsAndrew L. Reder, Paul Goodjohn, Timothy D. Worthington
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An appliance, as provided herein, may include a cabinet, a control board, an intermediate dongle, and an electrical feature. The control board may be mounted within the cabinet to selectively direct one or more operation of the appliance. The intermediate dongle may be spaced apart from the control board within the cabinet. The intermediate dongle may include a connector body and a memory device housed within the connector body. The intermediate dongle may be in electrical communication with the control board. The electrical feature may be connected to the intermediate dongle within the cabinet of the appliance. The electrical feature may be in electrical communication with the control board through the intermediate dongle.
An appliance comprising:
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A method of operating an appliance comprising a cabinet, a control board mounted within the cabinet, an intermediate dongle spaced apart from the control board within the cabinet in electrical communication with the control board, an electrical feature connected within the appliance in electrical communication with the control board through the intermediate dongle, and a secondary dongle spaced apart from the electrical feature and selectively coupled to the intermediate dongle in electrical communication between the control board and the intermediate dongle, wherein the intermediate dongle and the secondary dongle are coupled in a selectively separable port-plug relationship, the method comprising:
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.