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US 2021/0277576 A1Published application
Laundry treating appliance having a user interface and methods of operating same
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsMEGAN CLAYTON, FERDINANDO VALENTI
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Abstract
A laundry treating appliance includes a treating chamber provided for receiving laundry for treatment, a controller having a memory in which is stored a set of executable instructions including a set of cycles of operations. The laundry treating appliance also includes a user interface operably coupled with the controller and having a touchscreen configured to provide an input and output function for the controller.
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A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry, the laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a treating chamber provided for receiving the laundry for treatment according to a cycle of operation;
- a dispensing system including a bulk dispenser having a set of bulk reservoirs, each bulk reservoir of the set of bulk reservoirs configured to store multiple doses of a treating chemistry, each bulk reservoir of the set of bulk reservoirs fluidly coupled with the treating chamber and configured to deliver a charge of treating chemistry from at least one bulk reservoir of the set of bulk reservoirs to the treating chamber;
- a controller having a memory in which is stored a set of executable instructions comprising the cycle of operation;
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- a user interface operably coupled with the controller and having a screen configured to provide an input and output function for the controller;
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- wherein the controller is configured to receive input from the user interface or a sensor related to the set of bulk reservoirs, the controller is configured to operate the user interface to selectively display an icon related to each bulk reservoir of the set of bulk reservoirs on the user interface, defining a set of icons, wherein the controller is configured to determine a status of the set of bulk reservoirs based on the received input and update the display of the set of icons based on the determined status to define dynamic icons and wherein the controller is configured to determine a user selection of at least one icon of the set of icons and display user-selectable parameter selections related to the bulk dispenser.
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A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry, the laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a treating chamber provided for receiving the laundry for treatment according to a cycle of operation;
- a dispensing system including a bulk dispenser having a set of bulk reservoirs, each bulk reservoir of the set of bulk reservoirs configured to store multiple doses of a treating chemistry, each bulk reservoir of the set of bulk reservoirs fluidly coupled with the treating chamber and configured to deliver a charge of treating chemistry from at least one bulk reservoir of the set of bulk reservoirs to the treating chamber;
- a controller having a memory in which is stored a set of executable instructions comprising the cycle of operation;
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- a user interface operably coupled with the controller and configured to provide an input and output function for the controller;
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- wherein the controller is configured to receive input from the user interface or a sensor related to the set of bulk reservoirs, the controller is configured to operate the user interface to selectively display an icon related to each bulk reservoir of the set of bulk reservoirs on the user interface, defining a set of icons, wherein the controller is configured to determine a status of the set of bulk reservoirs based on the received input and update the display of the set of icons based on the determined status to define dynamic icons and wherein the controller is configured to determine a user selection of at least one icon of the set of icons and display user-selectable parameter selections related to the bulk dispenser.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.