Appliance information communication system
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1. A user interface for an appliance comprising:
- a cycle selector comprising a plurality of operating cycles of an appliance with a corresponding cycle indicator for indicating which of the operating cycles is selected;
an option selector comprising a plurality of options for the plurality of operating cycles of an appliance with a corresponding option indicator for indicating a status of the option; and
a controller operably coupled to the cycle selector and the option selector wherein the controller activates the cycle indicator corresponding to a selected operating cycle of an appliance, activates in a first activation state the option indicator for each available and selected option associated with the selected operating cycle, activates in a second activation state the option indicator for each available and non-selected option associated with the selected operating cycle, and maintains the activation of the available and non-selected options after selection of the available and selected options.
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Abstract
Communicating operational information to a user of an appliance regarding the operational mode of the appliance and the options available for a selected operational mode and the options selected.
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1. A user interface for an appliance comprising:
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a cycle selector comprising a plurality of operating cycles of an appliance with a corresponding cycle indicator for indicating which of the operating cycles is selected; an option selector comprising a plurality of options for the plurality of operating cycles of an appliance with a corresponding option indicator for indicating a status of the option; and a controller operably coupled to the cycle selector and the option selector wherein the controller activates the cycle indicator corresponding to a selected operating cycle of an appliance, activates in a first activation state the option indicator for each available and selected option associated with the selected operating cycle, activates in a second activation state the option indicator for each available and non-selected option associated with the selected operating cycle, and maintains the activation of the available and non-selected options after selection of the available and selected options. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of communicating to a user of an appliance operational information related to an operational cycle of the appliance through a user interface, comprising:
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indicating options available for selection by the user for an operating cycle of the appliance; indicating which of the available options is selected by the user; distinguishing between the selected available options and the non-selected available options; continuing to indicate the non-selected available options subsequent to the selection of the selected available option; continuing to indicate the non-selected available options after the initiation of the operating cycle; and continuing to indicate the non-selected available options until the operating cycle progresses to a point beyond which the non-selected available option can be implemented. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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