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Dishwasher having avatar display portion

  • US 7,658,806 B2
  • Filed: 06/30/2006
  • Issued: 02/09/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A dishwasher having an avatar display portion, the dishwasher comprising:

  • a tub for housing dishes;

    a pump for forcing wash water into the tub;

    a system microcomputer for controlling loads of the dishwasher including the pump;

    a display unit including;

    an avatar display portion for displaying a selected avatar image according to an operating state and a load state of the dishwasher under control of the system microcomputer;

    an operation display portion for displaying operating state information of the dishwasher;

    a display microcomputer for controlling an avatar image display operation, wherein the display microcomputer further includes a first controller for controlling a display operation of the avatar display portion and a second controller for controlling a display operation of the operation display portion; and

    a display driver including a first display driver for driving the avatar display portion and a second display driver for driving the operation display portion.

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