CUSTOMER SELECTION OF DESIRED REMAINING MOISTURE IN CLOTHING VIA USER INTERFACE AT MACHINE OR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of drying a load of fabric using a clothes dryer, the method comprising:
- offering one or more preset dryness levels that are selectable using a programmable dryness level selector to establish a drying cycle;
retrieving a stored target remaining moisture content that corresponds to the selected preset dryness level;
sensing a remaining moisture content of the load of fabric in the clothes dryer;
displaying the remaining moisture content of the load of fabric; and
automatically stopping the clothes dryer using a controller configured to determine when the remaining moisture content of the load of fabric reaches the corresponding stored target remaining moisture content.
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Abstract
A method of controlling the clothes dryer includes offering one or more preset dryness levels that may be selected using a programmable dryness level selector to establish a drying cycle. Each of the preset dryness levels may correspond to a stored remaining moisture content. The method additionally includes sensing a remaining moisture content of a load of fabric in the clothes dryer and displaying the remaining moisture content of the load of fabric to a user. The method further includes automatically stopping the clothes dryer using a controller configured to determine when the remaining moisture content of the load of fabric reaches the selected preset dryness level. The one or more preset dryness levels may be customizable by saving a target remaining moisture content for each preset dryness level.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of drying a load of fabric using a clothes dryer, the method comprising:
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offering one or more preset dryness levels that are selectable using a programmable dryness level selector to establish a drying cycle; retrieving a stored target remaining moisture content that corresponds to the selected preset dryness level; sensing a remaining moisture content of the load of fabric in the clothes dryer; displaying the remaining moisture content of the load of fabric; and automatically stopping the clothes dryer using a controller configured to determine when the remaining moisture content of the load of fabric reaches the corresponding stored target remaining moisture content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of controlling a clothes dryer, the method comprising:
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offering one or more preset dryness levels selectable using a programmable dryness level selector to establish a drying cycle; storing a target remaining moisture content for at least one of the preset dryness levels; sensing a remaining moisture content of a load of fabric in the clothes dryer; displaying the remaining moisture content of the load of fabric; and automatically stopping the clothes dryer using a controller configured to determine when the remaining moisture content of the load of fabric reaches the corresponding stored target remaining moisture content. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A clothes dryer comprising:
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a cabinet; a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet for receiving a load of fabric to be dried; a display adapted to present a real time remaining moisture content for the load of fabric; a controller configured to receive information from one or more sensors and a selector to determine a length of time for a drying cycle; and a control panel coupled to the cabinet;
whereinthe selector comprises a programmable dryness level selector, a temperature selector, and/or a cycle selector. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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