Appliance with presence detection system
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorSteven Keith Root
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Abstract
An appliance including a control device in operative communication with a user input panel and a sensor provided. The control device is configured to emit, via the sensor, a first plurality of signals defining a first operating mode. The first operating mode includes one or more of a first scan rate or a first scan interval. The control device is configured to switch between the first operating mode and a second operating mode based on one or more of detection of a container, detection of a user, or a user input. The control device is configured to emit, via the sensor, a second plurality of signals defining the second operating mode. The second operating mode includes one or more of a second scan rate or a second scan interval different from the first operating mode.
Claims20
An appliance, comprising:
- a user input panel;
- a dispenser comprising a nozzle for dispensing a fluid, and further comprising a sensor, the sensor configured to emit and receive one or more signals indicative of a distance from the sensor;
- and
- one or more control devices in operative communication with the user input panel, the dispenser and the sensor, the one or more control devices configured to:
- emit from the sensor a first plurality of signals defining a first operating mode, wherein the first operating mode comprises one or more of a first scan range, a first scan rate, or a first scan interval;
- switch between the first operating mode and a second operating mode based on one or more of detection of a container, detection of a user, or a user input;
- and
- emit from the sensor a second plurality of signals defining the second operating mode, wherein the second operating mode comprises one or more of a second scan range, a second scan rate, or a second scan interval.
A controller for an appliance, the controller comprising:
- one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the controller to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- emitting, from a sensor, a first plurality of signals defining a first operating mode, wherein the first operating mode comprises one or more of a first scan rate or a first scan interval;
- switching between the first operating mode and a second operating mode based on one or more of detection of a container, detection of a user, or a user input;
- and
- emitting, from the sensor, a second plurality of signals defining the second operating mode, wherein the second operating mode comprises one or more of a second scan rate or a second scan interval.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.