Interactive control system for a laundry appliance

A method of controlling a laundry appliance, comprising:

• presenting a user with a sequence of programming screens for inputting operating selections through a series of display screens, with successive screens displaying user selections which are dependent on a prior operating selection made by the user;
• and
• introducing at least one control display screen between a sequential set of the programming screens, said control display screen pausing the sequences of programming screens to display operational information to the user concerning an automatic laundry operation.

In a laundry appliance, a menu driven control system comprising:

• a display device for presenting a series of successive programming options to a user, with selected programming options of the user being adapted to be made through sequential screens on the display device;
• and
• a controller for establishing a laundry operation based on the selected programming options.

In a laundry appliance having a CPU, a memory having stored therein a laundry sequence and at least one laundry operation, and a dynamic display device adapted to depict a plurality of distinct screens, a method of controlling the laundry appliance comprising:

• simultaneously presenting a plurality of laundry options to a user through a single menu display;
• and
• selecting a plurality of the laundry options without changing the plurality of laundry options displayed on the single menu display.