APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC SELF-WASHING
First Claim
1. A method of operating a washing machine comprising one or more storage tanks and a user interface, wherein the user interface enables a user to schedule an automatic recurring self-cleaning wash cycle, the method comprising:
- enabling the washing machine to automatically run the self-cleaning wash cycle according to schedule, wherein the enabling step comprises automatically dispensing an amount of self-cleaning additive from one of the one or more storage tanks into the cycle.
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Abstract
An apparatus and techniques for automatic self-washing of a clothes washing machine are provided. The clothes washing machine includes one or more storage tanks, and a user interface, wherein the user interface enables a user to schedule an automatic recurring self-cleaning wash cycle. The techniques include enabling the washing machine to automatically run the self-cleaning wash cycle according to schedule, wherein enabling the washing machine to automatically run the self-cleaning wash cycle comprises automatically dispensing an amount of self-cleaning additive from one of the one or more storage tanks into the cycle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a washing machine comprising one or more storage tanks and a user interface, wherein the user interface enables a user to schedule an automatic recurring self-cleaning wash cycle, the method comprising:
enabling the washing machine to automatically run the self-cleaning wash cycle according to schedule, wherein the enabling step comprises automatically dispensing an amount of self-cleaning additive from one of the one or more storage tanks into the cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a clothes basket rotatable about an axis; a motor coupled to the clothes basket; one or more storage tanks; one or more conveyance mechanisms between the each of the one or more storage tanks and a washing chamber; a user interface; a sensor; and a processor coupled to the motor, the one or more conveyance mechanisms, the user interface and the sensor, the processor being operative to; enable a user to schedule an automatic recurring self-cleaning wash cycle via the user interface; and enable the self-cleaning wash cycle to automatically run according to schedule via automatically dispensing an amount of self-cleaning additive from one of the one or more storage tanks into the cycle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising a tangible computer readable recordable storage medium including computer useable program code, the computer program product including:
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computer useable program code for enabling a user to schedule an automatic recurring self-cleaning wash cycle; and computer useable program code for enabling the self-cleaning wash cycle to automatically run according to schedule via automatically dispensing an amount of self-cleaning additive from one of the one or more storage tanks into the cycle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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