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Appliance communication system

  • US 5,987,105 A
  • Filed: 06/24/1998
  • Issued: 11/16/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An appliance comprising:

  • sound generating means adapted to, upon appropriate energisation, produce audible tones ordinarily provided as a warning and/or verification signal to a user,user input means to allow a user to enter instructions to said appliance,data storage means which stores information on the operation of said appliance,control means which stores a program which causes the controller to;

    i) receive said instructions from said user input means,ii) enter a special operating mode in response to said user input, andiii) energize said sound generating means to issue audible tones in a predetermined sequence corresponding to information stored in said data storage means.

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