Method of display for a laundry treating appliance

• US 10,036,115 B2
• Filed: 07/20/2015
• Issued: 07/31/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
• Original Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
• Inventors: Bilancio, Nathan L., Kim, Jae Y., Satanek, Brandon L., Tucker, Jaymeson M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bycer, Eric J
• Application Number:
  US14/803,220
• Publication Number:
  US 20170022651A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,107 Days
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2101/00 User input for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 33/34 of water filling
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/14 Arrangements for detecting or measuring specific parameters
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/28 Arrangements for program selection, e.g. control panels therefor; Arrangements for indicating program parameters, e.g. the selected program or its progress
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1692 the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/025 'Virtual' control panels, e.g. Graphical User Interface [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00435 arranged in a predetermined sequence, e.g. using next and previous buttons
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00437 Intelligent menus, e.g. anticipating user selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00501 Tailoring a user interface [UI] to specific requirements

Abstract

A method of displaying selection information on a display of a user interface for a laundry treating appliance, including displaying on the display user-selectable options for laundry type and treatment type, in response to receiving user selections for the laundry type and treatment type, displaying on the display a group of user-selectable presets.

Claims

1. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance, the method comprising:

displaying, on the display, user-selectable options for laundry type and user-selectable options for treatment type where the combination of a selected laundry type and a selected treatment type has at least one variable;

receiving, via a controller, a single user selection for the laundry type and a singe user selection for the treatment type;

in response to receiving the single user selection for the laundry type and the single user selection for the treatment type, automatically displaying, on the display, a group of user-selectable presets for the at least one variable indicating that the group of user-selectable presets for at least one variable are pre-selected;

receiving, via the controller, at least one user selection from the group of user-selectable presets for the at least one variable and wherein the at least one user selection from the group of user-selectable presets is an acceptance of the group of user-selectable presets or a modification of the group of user-selectable presets;

defining a specific treating cycle according to the single user-selected laundry type, the single user-selected treatment type, and the at least one user selection for at least one variable; and

operating, via the controller, at least one of a dispensing system, a liquid supply system, a drive system, a heating system, or a drain system of the laundry treating appliance to implement the defined specific treating cycle.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the user-selectable options for laundry type comprise at least two of:

mixed, casuals, whites, delicates, bulky or towels.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the user-selectable options for treatment type comprise at least two of:

normal, quick, cold, deep water, color saver, sanitize, gentle, heavy duty, timed dry.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one variable comprises at least one of:

a temperature variable, a soil level variable, a spin speed variable, an extra rinse variable, a presoak variable, or a dryness variable.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the group of user-selectable presets for the temperature variable comprises at least two of:

no heat, cold, warm, or hot.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the group of user-selectable presets for the soil level variable comprises at least two of:

light, medium, or heavy.

7. The method of claim 4 wherein the group of user-selectable presets for the spin speed variable comprises at least two of:

none, low, medium, or high.

8. The method of claim 4 wherein the group of user-selectable presets for the dryness variable comprises less or more.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the specific treating cycle is a laundry washing treating cycle and the laundry type comprises at least two of:

mixed, casuals, whites, delicates, of bulky/sheets; and

the treatment type comprises at least two of;

normal, quick, cold, deep water, or color saver.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the specific treating cycle is a laundry drying treating cycle and the laundry type comprises at least two of:

mixed, casuals, towels, delicates, of bulky/sheets; and

the treatment type comprises at least two of;

normal, sanitize, gentle, heavy duty, or timed dry.

11. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance, the method comprising:

displaying, on the display, user-selectable options for laundry type and user-selectable options for treatment type;

receiving, via a controller, a single user selection for the laundry type and a single user selection for the treatment type;

in response to receiving the user selection for the laundry type and the user selection for the treatment type, automatically displaying, on the display, a group of user-selectable presets for at least one variable indicating that the group of user-selectable presets for at least one variable are pore-selected;

receiving, via the controller, at least one user selection from the group of user-selectable presets for at least one variable and wherein the at least one user selection from the group of user-selectable presets is an acceptance of the group of user-selectable presets or a modification of the group of user-selectable presets; and

in response to receiving at least one user selection from the group of user-selectable presets, preforming a look up, in a memory of the laundry treating appliance, of a specific treating cycle based on the user-selected laundry type, user-selected treatment type, and the user-selected at least one variable; and

operating via the controller, at least one of a dispensing system, liquid supply system, drive system, heating system, or drain system of the laundry treating appliance to implement the specific treating cycle.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the user-selectable options for laundry type comprise at least two of:

mixed, casuals, whites, delicates, bulky or towels.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the user-selectable options for treatment type comprise at least two of:

normal, quick, cold, deep water, color saver, sanitize, gentle, heavy duty, timed dry.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the at least one variable comprises at least one of:

a temperature variable, a soil level variable, a spin speed variable, an extra rinse variable, a presoak variable, or a dryness variable.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein the receiving at least one user selection from the group of user-selectable presets comprises receiving a user selection to start the treating cycle with the indicated group of user-selectable presets.

16. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance, the method comprising:

displaying, on the display, user-selectable options for laundry type and treatment type, with the user-selectable options for laundry type comprising at least two of;

mixed, casuals, whites, delicates, bulky or towels, and the user-selectable options for treatment type comprising at least two of;

normal, quick, cold, deep water, color saver, sanitize, gentle, heavy duty, timed dry;

receiving, via a controller, a single user-selected laundry type and a single user-selected treatment type;

in response to receiving the single user-selected laundry type and the single user-selected treatment type, automatically displaying, on the display, a group of user-selectable presets for at least one variable, which is based on a combination of the user-selected laundry type and the user-selected treatment type, wherein the displaying indicates that the group of user-selectable presets for at least one variable are pre-selected and with the at least one variable comprising at least one of;

a temperature variable, a soil level variable, a spin speed variable, an extra rinse variable, a presoak variable, or a dryness variable;

receiving, via the controller, at least one user selection from the group of user-selectable presets for the at least one variable and wherein the at least one user selection from the group of user-selectable presets is an acceptance of the group of user-selectable presets or a modification of the group of user-selectable presets;

in response to receiving the at least one user selection from the group of user-selectable presets, defining a treating cycle defined according to the single user-selected laundry type, the single user-selected treatment type, and at least one user selection from the group user-selected presets for the at least one variable; and

operating, via the controller, at least one of a dispensing system, liquid supply system, drive system, heating system, or drain system of the laundry treating appliance to implement the defined treating cycle.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the group of user-selectable presets for the temperature variable comprises at least two of:

no heat, cold, warm, or hot.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the group of user-selectable presets for the soil level variable comprises at least two of:

light, medium, or heavy.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the group of user-selectable presets for the spin speed variable comprises at least two of:

none, low, medium, or high.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the group of user-selectable presets for the dryness variable comprises at least two of:

less or more.