USER CONTROL INTERFACE FOR AN APPLIANCE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
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Abstract
A touchscreen user interface and associated method are provided for controlling a laundry appliance. The laundry appliance includes a controller device configured to direct operation of at least one operational component associated with the laundry appliance in response to at least one user selection via a touchscreen user interface in communication with the controller device. The touchscreen user interface has a display screen for displaying a series of main laundry cycle icons, each main laundry cycle icon being associated with a respective main laundry cycle capable of being implemented via the controller device. The series of main laundry cycle icons are scrollable across the display screen in opposing first and second scrolling directions, and each main laundry cycle icon is individually selectable as one of the at least one user selection via user touch interaction with the touchscreen user interface.
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157 Claims
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1-13. -13. (canceled)
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14. A method of controlling a laundry appliance, comprising:
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displaying a series of main laundry cycle icons on a display screen of a touchscreen user interface associated with the laundry appliance, the touchscreen user interface being in communication with a controller device configured to direct operation of at least one operational component associated with the laundry appliance in response to at least one user selection via the touchscreen user interface, each main laundry cycle icon being associated with a respective main laundry cycle capable of being implemented via the controller device and being individually selectable as one of the at least one user selection via user touch interaction with the touchscreen user interface; and scrolling the series of main laundry cycle icons across the display screen in one of a first and second scrolling direction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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39. A method of controlling a laundry appliance, comprising:
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displaying a series of main laundry cycle icons on a display screen of a touchscreen user interface associated with the laundry appliance, the touchscreen user interface being in communication with a controller device configured to direct operation of at least one operational component associated with the laundry appliance in response to at least one user selection via the touchscreen user interface, each main laundry cycle icon being associated with a respective main laundry cycle capable of being implemented via the controller device and being individually selectable as one of the at least one user selection via user touch interaction with the touchscreen user interface; and displaying at least one cycle parameter on the display screen adjacent to the series of main laundry cycle icons, the at least one cycle parameter being associated with a visually-distinguished one of the main laundry cycle icons corresponding to one of a default main laundry cycle icon and a selected main laundry cycle icon. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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65. A method of controlling a laundry appliance, comprising:
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displaying a series of main laundry cycle icons on a display screen of a touchscreen user interface associated with the laundry appliance, the touchscreen user interface being in communication with a controller device configured to direct operation of at least one operational component associated with the laundry appliance in response to at least one user selection via the touchscreen user interface, each main laundry cycle icon being associated with a respective main laundry cycle capable of being implemented via the controller device and being individually selectable as one of the at least one user selection via user touch interaction with the touchscreen user interface; and displaying at least one primary parameter icon on the display screen adjacent to the series of main laundry cycle icons, the at least one primary parameter icon being associated with a visually-distinguished one of the main laundry cycle icons. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 69, 70, 72, 73, 76, 77)
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89. A method of controlling a laundry appliance, comprising:
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displaying a series of main laundry cycle icons on a display screen of a touchscreen user interface associated with the laundry appliance, the touchscreen user interface being in communication with a controller device configured to direct operation of at least one operational component associated with the laundry appliance in response to at least one user selection via the touchscreen user interface, each main laundry cycle icon being associated with a respective main laundry cycle capable of being implemented via the controller device and being individually selectable as one of the at least one user selection via user touch interaction with the touchscreen user interface; displaying a cycle start icon on the display screen, the cycle start icon being user-actuatable; and actuating the cycle start icon to direct the controller device to initiate the main laundry cycle associated with a visually-distinguished one of the main laundry cycle icons corresponding to one of a default main laundry cycle icon and a selected main laundry cycle icon. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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116. A method of controlling a laundry appliance, comprising:
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displaying a series of main laundry cycle icons on a display screen of a touchscreen user interface associated with the laundry appliance, the touchscreen user interface being in communication with a controller device configured to direct operation of at least one operational component associated with the laundry appliance in response to at least one user selection via the touchscreen user interface, each main laundry cycle icon being associated with a respective main laundry cycle capable of being implemented via the controller device and being individually selectable as one of the at least one user selection via user touch interaction with the touchscreen user interface; and displaying a main options icon on the display screen adjacent to the series of main laundry cycle icons, the main options icon being associated with a visually-distinguished one of the main laundry cycle icons. - View Dependent Claims (117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 127)
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145. A method of controlling a laundry appliance, comprising:
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displaying a series of main laundry cycle icons on a display screen of a touchscreen user interface associated with the laundry appliance, the touchscreen user interface being in communication with a controller device configured to direct operation of at least one operational component associated with the laundry appliance in response to at least one user selection via the touchscreen user interface, each main laundry cycle icon being associated with a respective main laundry cycle capable of being implemented via the controller device and being individually selectable as one of the at least one user selection via user touch interaction with the touchscreen user interface; displaying a main options icon and at least one primary parameter icon on the display screen adjacent to the series of main laundry cycle icons; and display an options tab and a cycle settings tab in response to user actuation of the main options icon and the at least one primary parameter icon, respectively, via the touchscreen user interface. - View Dependent Claims (146, 147, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 156)
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