LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF OPERATION FOR A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE
First Claim
1. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation implemented by a controller of the laundry treating appliance and having a user interface for communication with a user of the appliance, the method comprising:
- determine a dye has been released from the laundry within the treating chamber; and
indicate, on the user interface, information related to the dye release based on the determined dye release where the information comprises at least one of;
at least one action taken by the laundry treating appliance in response to the determined dye release, at least one consequence of the at least one action taken by the laundry treating appliance, or educational information to prevent future dye releases.
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Abstract
A laundry treating appliance and a method operating a laundry treating appliance having a dye sensor configured to output a signal indicative of the amount of dye within liquid in the treating chamber, a controller having a memory in which is stored a set of executable instructions including at least one user-selectable cycle of operation, and a user interface operably coupled with the controller and providing an input and output function for the controller and provide information related to a dye release.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation implemented by a controller of the laundry treating appliance and having a user interface for communication with a user of the appliance, the method comprising:
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determine a dye has been released from the laundry within the treating chamber; and indicate, on the user interface, information related to the dye release based on the determined dye release where the information comprises at least one of;
at least one action taken by the laundry treating appliance in response to the determined dye release, at least one consequence of the at least one action taken by the laundry treating appliance, or educational information to prevent future dye releases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, comprising:
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a treating chamber receiving laundry for treatment; a dye sensor configured to output a signal indicative of an amount of dye within liquid in the treating chamber; a controller having a memory in which is stored a set of executable instructions comprising at least one user-selectable cycle of operation; and a user interface operably coupled with the controller and providing an input and output function for the controller; wherein the controller receives the output from the dye sensor and compares it with an amount threshold stored in the memory to determine when the amount of the dye satisfies the amount threshold and correspondingly activates an output on the user interface so that the user interface provides information related to the dye release based on the determined dye release where the information comprises at least one of;
at least one action taken by the laundry treating appliance in response to the determined dye release, at least one consequence of the at least one action taken by the laundry treating appliance, or educational information to prevent future dye releases. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation implemented by a controller of the laundry treating appliance and having a user interface for communication with a user of the appliance, the method comprising:
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determine a dye has been released from the laundry within the treating chamber by sensing a released dye in liquid in the treating chamber; and indicate, on the user interface, information related to the dye release based on the determined dye release where the information comprises at least one of;
at least one action taken by the laundry treating appliance in response to the determined dye release, at least one consequence of the at least one action taken by the laundry treating appliance, or educational information to prevent future dye releases.
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