BULK DISPENSE USER ADJUSTABLE CONTROLS
First Claim
1. A method for custom delivery of at least one additive to a household appliance, the method comprising:
- receiving user input of an amount of the at least one additive to be delivered to the household appliance;
receiving user input defining timing of delivery of the amount of the at least one additive;
delivering the at least one additive in accordance with the amount and timing defined by the user input, wherein the amount and timing of delivery of the at least one additive is variable and defined by the user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for delivering an additive to an appliance are disclosed. The systems may include a user interface configured to accept a user input and a controller connected to the user interface. The controller may be configured to receive the user input and cause an additive delivery system to deliver at least one additive to the appliance. The methods include receiving an amount of the additive to be delivered to the appliance and receiving a time at which the additive is to be delivered to the appliance during a cycle. The method may further include activating an additive delivery system to deliver the amount of the additive at the time to the appliance.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for custom delivery of at least one additive to a household appliance, the method comprising:
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receiving user input of an amount of the at least one additive to be delivered to the household appliance; receiving user input defining timing of delivery of the amount of the at least one additive; delivering the at least one additive in accordance with the amount and timing defined by the user input, wherein the amount and timing of delivery of the at least one additive is variable and defined by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A apparatus for controlling delivery of additives to a household appliance, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory storage; and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to; receive user input from a user interface, wherein the user input defines an amount of at least one additive to be delivered to the household appliance and timing of delivery of the amount of the at least one additive; retrieve a preprogrammed routine from the memory storage, the preprogrammed routine including commands that implement the delivery of the at least one additive in accordance with the amount and timing defined by the user input; and send the commands to the additive delivery system, wherein the commands indicate at least one additive is to be delivered to an appliance and at what time during a cycle the at least one additive is to be delivered to the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for controlling delivery of additives to a household appliance, the method comprising:
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receiving an amount of the at least one additive to be delivered to the household appliance; receiving a time at which the at least one additive is to be delivered to the household appliance during a cycle, wherein the time received may be any timing sequence defined by a user; receiving data representative water hardness and adjusting the amount of the at least one additive being delivered to the household appliance in response to the data representative water hardness; and activating an additive delivery system, wherein the additive delivery system delivers the amount of the at least one additive at the time at which the at least one additive is to be delivered to the household appliance. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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