USER INTERFACE FOR COLOR TRANSFER CONTROL IN TEXTILE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

• US 20080003904A1
• Filed: 06/28/2006
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gregory W. Rybczynski, Kavita Agrawal, Lakshmi N. Potluri, William K. Bodin
• Original Assignee: Gregory W. Rybczynski, Kavita Agrawal, Lakshmi N. Potluri, William K. Bodin
• Inventors: Potluri, Lakshmi N., Bodin, William K., Rybczynski, Gregory W., Agrawal, Kavita
• Granted Patent: US 8,108,063 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 442/121
• 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 2103/20 Washing liquid condition, e.g. turbidity
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2105/02 Water supply
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2105/08 Draining of washing liquids
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2105/42 Detergent or additive supply
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2105/60 Audible signals
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2105/62 Stopping or disabling machine operation
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/22 Condition of the washing liquid, e.g. turbidity
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/30 characterised by mechanical features, e.g. buttons or rotary dials
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/32 characterised by graphical features, e.g. touchscreens
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 35/006 for washing or rinsing only
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/2508 Coating or impregnation absorbs chemical material other than water

Abstract

A system, method, and computer-readable medium encoded with software for allowing a user to configure controls of dye transfer in a dying machine or washing machine, including a user display having a user-operable selection device, a first dialog with primary color level indicators for setting a threshold to trigger a dye transfer control action, and threshold adjustment controls, and a second dialog having one or more control action enablers for enabling one or more control actions to be taken upon detection of a color reaching the threshold.

Claims

1. A system for controlling dye transfer comprising:

a user display having a user-operable selection device;

a first dialog shown on a portion of the user display and having one or more color level indicators for setting a threshold to trigger a dye transfer control action, and having one or more threshold adjustment controls operable by the selection device; and

a second dialog having one or more control action enablers for enabling one or more control actions to be taken upon detection of a color reaching the threshold.

2. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first dialog comprises three primary color threshold indicators.

3. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first dialog comprises three primary pigment threshold indicators.

4. The system as set forth in claim 3 wherein said primary pigment threshold indicators comprise subtractive primary pigment indicators.

5. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first dialog comprises a bar graph display.

6. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said selection device comprises a touch-screen display.

7. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said selection device comprises a device selected from the group of a pointer icon, a button, a slider, a knob and a digital number.

8. An automated method for controlling dye transfer comprising:

showing on a portion of a user display a dialog having one or more color level indicators for setting a threshold to trigger a dye transfer control action, and having one or more threshold adjustment controls operable by the selection device;

responsive to user operation of the threshold adjustment controls, changing one or more dye transfer control parameters for initiation of one or more control actions;

providing one or more user-operable control action enablers for enabling one or more control actions to be taken upon detection of a color reaching the threshold; and

responsive to user operation of the enablers, enabling one or more logical operations of a dye transfer control process which are to be performed in response to the color threshold being met.

9. The method as set forth in claim 8 wherein the dialog comprises three primary color threshold indicators.

10. The method as set forth in claim 8 wherein the dialog comprises three primary pigment threshold indicators.

11. The method as set forth in claim 10 wherein the primary pigment threshold indicators comprise subtractive primary pigment indicators.

12. The method as set forth in claim 8 wherein the dialog comprises a bar graph display.

13. A device comprising:

a computer-readable medium suitable for storage of computer-executable software;

one or more computer-executable software components stored in said computer-readable medium, the software configured to perform the steps of;

(a) showing on a portion of a user display a dialog having one or more color level indicators for setting a threshold to trigger a dye transfer control action, and having one or more threshold adjustment controls operable by the selection device;

(b) responsive to user operation of the threshold adjustment controls, changing one or more dye transfer control parameters for initiation of one or more control actions;

(c) providing one or more user-operable control action enablers for enabling one or more control actions to be taken upon detection of a color reaching the threshold; and

(d) responsive to user operation of the enablers, enabling one or more logical operations of a dye transfer control process which are to be performed in response to the color threshold being met.

14. The device as set forth in claim 13 wherein the dialog comprises three primary color threshold indicators.

15. The device as set forth in claim 13 wherein the dialog comprises three primary pigment threshold indicators.

16. The device as set forth in claim 15 wherein the primary pigment threshold indicators comprise subtractive primary pigment indicators.

17. The device as set forth in claim 13 wherein the dialog comprises a bar graph display.