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Method of sorting articles for treatment according to a cycle of operation implemented by an appliance

  • US 9,003,317 B2
  • Filed: 10/03/2011
  • Issued: 04/07/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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