System for configuring and controlling home appliances
First Claim
1. A single common graphical user interface for a network of home appliances, comprising:
- a communication window, connected to the network, further comprising;
agent utterance bubbles associated with a software agent, the agent utterance bubbles displaying agent utterances;
user utterance bubbles associated with a user of the appliances, the user utterances bubbles displaying user utterances to be selected by the user in response to the agent utterances; and
a task window, connected to the network, further comprising;
a selection window for selecting tasks and appliances; and
an application program interface for a selected one of the tasks and appliances.
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Abstract
A system includes a single common graphical user interface for a network of home appliances, comprising a communication window and a task window, both of which are connected to the network. A communication window includes agent utterance bubbles associated with a software agent, and user utterance bubbles associated with a user of the appliances. The agent utterance bubbles display agent utterances, and the user utterance bubbles display user utterances to be selected by the user in response to the agent utterances. A task window includes a selection window for selecting tasks and appliances, and an application program interface for a selected task and appliance. A network of home appliances includes several home appliances connected to an appliance controller by a network. The appliance controller includes the single common graphical user interface.
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18 Claims
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1. A single common graphical user interface for a network of home appliances, comprising:
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a communication window, connected to the network, further comprising;
agent utterance bubbles associated with a software agent, the agent utterance bubbles displaying agent utterances;
user utterance bubbles associated with a user of the appliances, the user utterances bubbles displaying user utterances to be selected by the user in response to the agent utterances; and
a task window, connected to the network, further comprising;
a selection window for selecting tasks and appliances; and
an application program interface for a selected one of the tasks and appliances. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A network of home appliances, comprising:
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a plurality of home appliances;
a network connected to the plurality of home appliances;
a single appliance controller for the plurality of home appliances, the single appliance controller further comprising;
a communication window, connected to the network, for displaying agent utterances and user utterance forming a dialog; and
a task window, connected to the network, for selecting user tasks and appliance operations.
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