Method of sorting articles for treatment according to a cycle of operation implemented by an appliance
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1. A method of sorting by a mobile device a plurality of selected laundry articles currently needing treatment in a laundry treating appliance, the method comprising:
- displaying on the mobile device a list of a plurality of user-selectable laundry articles;
receiving at the mobile device inputs representative of the plurality of selected laundry articles, at least two of the selected articles appearing on the list and having different types;
identifying at least one treating criterion for each of the types;
identifying two or more groups of the selected laundry articles based on the treating criteria, the groups intended for treatment in separate cycles of operation;
automatically determining by the mobile device a cycle of operation for the appliance for each of the two or more groups; and
displaying on the mobile device a representation of which selected laundry articles were identified as part of each of the two or more groups, and the determined cycle of operation for each group.
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Abstract
A method of sorting articles for subsequent treatment in an appliance. The method may sort the articles on a mobile device and the sorted articles may be treated according to a cycle of operation implemented by the appliance.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of sorting by a mobile device a plurality of selected laundry articles currently needing treatment in a laundry treating appliance, the method comprising:
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displaying on the mobile device a list of a plurality of user-selectable laundry articles; receiving at the mobile device inputs representative of the plurality of selected laundry articles, at least two of the selected articles appearing on the list and having different types; identifying at least one treating criterion for each of the types; identifying two or more groups of the selected laundry articles based on the treating criteria, the groups intended for treatment in separate cycles of operation; automatically determining by the mobile device a cycle of operation for the appliance for each of the two or more groups; and displaying on the mobile device a representation of which selected laundry articles were identified as part of each of the two or more groups, and the determined cycle of operation for each group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mobile device comprising:
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a touch sensitive screen; a processor; and a memory storing machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the mobile device to sort a plurality of selected laundry articles currently needing treatment in a laundry treating appliance by at least; displaying on the touch-sensitive screen a list of a plurality of user-selectable laundry articles; receiving on the touch-sensitive screen inputs representative of the plurality of selected laundry articles, at least two of the selected articles appearing on the list and having different types; identifying at least one treating criterion for each of the types; identifying two or more groups of the selected laundry articles based on the treating criteria, the groups intended for treatment in separate cycles of operation; determining a cycle of operation for the appliance for each of the two or more groups; and displaying on the touch-sensitive screen a representation of which selected laundry articles were identified as part of each of the two or more groups, and the determined cycle of operation for each group. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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