Systems and methods for cycling a commercial appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsRyan James Scheckelhoff, Jason Fuchs
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Abstract
A method for operating a commercial appliance, includes activating the commercial appliance. The commercial appliance is configured such that initiation of operating cycles of the commercial appliance does not require a payment authorization after activating the commercial appliance. The method also includes converting the commercial appliance. The commercial appliance is configured such that initiation of subsequent operating cycles of the commercial appliance requires the payment authorization after converting the commercial appliance.
Claims17
A method for operating a commercial appliance, comprising:
- after the commercial appliance is installed at a location, initiating an operating cycle of the commercial appliance in response to a user input without requiring a payment authorization;
- converting the commercial appliance to require the payment authorization for subsequent operating cycles of the commercial appliance;
- and
- initiating another operating cycle of the commercial appliance in response to receiving the payment authorization.
A method for operating a commercial appliance, comprising:
- activating the commercial appliance, wherein the commercial appliance is configured such that initiation of operating cycles of the commercial appliance does not require a payment authorization after activating the commercial appliance;
- and
- converting the commercial appliance, wherein the commercial appliance is configured such that initiation of subsequent operating cycles of the commercial appliance requires the payment authorization after converting the commercial appliance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.