User interface—demo mode
First Claim
1. A method for demonstrating functionality of a domestic appliance, the domestic appliance having a controller, a display, and at least one user input component, the method comprising:
- displaying a series of images including a first image, a second image, and a third image in accordance with a predetermined order on the display, each image in the series of images being displayed automatically for a predetermined period of time in the predetermined order, and each image being associated with a different feature of the domestic appliance to describe that feature to a user;
detecting at least one user input provided to the at least one user input component with the controller while the display is automatically displaying an image of the series of images in the predetermined order;
correlating the at least one user input to one of a plurality of gesture types;
determining a first gesture type from among the plurality of gesture types by the controller;
responsive to the first gesture type determined, displaying an interactive simulation on the display, the interactive simulation being associated with the image displayed when the at least one user input is detected, the interactive simulation being responsive to additional user input, and the interactive simulation comprising a plurality of simulation images that allow the user to interact with the domestic appliance without performing a treatment functionality associated with the interactive simulation; and
receiving additional user input detected by the at least one user input component with the controller while the display is displaying the interactive simulation subsequent to an amount of time, and in response to said additional user input, resuming displaying the series of images on the display in accordance with the predetermined order with another image of the series of images.
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Abstract
A method for demonstrating a domestic appliance, the domestic appliance having a controller, a display, and at least one user input component, the method comprising: displaying a plurality of images in accordance with a predetermined order on the display; while displaying a first image of the plurality of images in accordance with the predetermined order on the display, detecting at least one user input that is provided to the at least one user input component; responsive to the at least one user input, displaying a second image of the plurality of images that is associated with the at least one user input on the display for an amount of time; and subsequent to the amount of time, displaying the plurality of images on the display in accordance with the predetermined order resuming with a third image, said second image being different from said first image and said third image.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for demonstrating functionality of a domestic appliance, the domestic appliance having a controller, a display, and at least one user input component, the method comprising:
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displaying a series of images including a first image, a second image, and a third image in accordance with a predetermined order on the display, each image in the series of images being displayed automatically for a predetermined period of time in the predetermined order, and each image being associated with a different feature of the domestic appliance to describe that feature to a user; detecting at least one user input provided to the at least one user input component with the controller while the display is automatically displaying an image of the series of images in the predetermined order; correlating the at least one user input to one of a plurality of gesture types; determining a first gesture type from among the plurality of gesture types by the controller; responsive to the first gesture type determined, displaying an interactive simulation on the display, the interactive simulation being associated with the image displayed when the at least one user input is detected, the interactive simulation being responsive to additional user input, and the interactive simulation comprising a plurality of simulation images that allow the user to interact with the domestic appliance without performing a treatment functionality associated with the interactive simulation; and receiving additional user input detected by the at least one user input component with the controller while the display is displaying the interactive simulation subsequent to an amount of time, and in response to said additional user input, resuming displaying the series of images on the display in accordance with the predetermined order with another image of the series of images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A domestic appliance having a user interface for demonstrating functionality of said domestic appliance, the domestic appliance comprising:
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at least one user input component programmed to detect at least one user input; a display; and a controller configured to; instruct the display to automatically display a series of images in a predetermined order for a predetermined period of time, the series of images comprising a first image, a second image, and a third image, and each image in the series of images being associated with a different feature of the domestic appliance to describe that feature to a user; receive user input detected by the at least one user input component while instructing the display to automatically display an image of the series of images in the predetermined order; correlate the at least one user input to one of a plurality of gesture types; determine a first gesture type from among the plurality of gesture types by the controller; responsive to the gesture type determined, instruct the display to display an interactive simulation, the interactive simulation being associated with the image displayed when the at least one user input is detected, the interactive simulation being responsive to additional user input, and the interactive simulation comprising a plurality of simulation images that allow the user to interact with the domestic appliance without performing a treatment functionality associated with the interactive simulation; and subsequent to an amount of time, receive additional user input detected by the at least one user input component while the display is displaying the interactive simulation and, in response to receiving said additional user input, instruct the display to resume displaying the series of images in accordance with the predetermined order by resuming with display of another image of the series of images. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for execution by at least one processor included in a domestic appliance that includes a display and at least one user input device, the stored instructions comprising instructions configured to:
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automatically output a series of images to the display in accordance with a predetermined order after a predetermined period of time, the series of images including a first image, a second image, and a third image, and each image being associated with a different feature of the domestic appliance to describe the feature to a user; while an image of the series of images is automatically displayed on the display, determine at least one user input that is detected by the at least one user input device; correlate the at least one user input to one of a plurality of gesture types; determine a first gesture type from among the plurality of gesture types; responsive to the first gesture type determined, display an interactive simulation on the display, the interactive simulation being associated with the image displayed when the at least one user input is detected, the interactive simulation being responsive to additional user input, and the interactive simulation comprising a plurality of simulation images that allow the user to interact with the domestic appliance without performing a treatment functionality associated with the interactive simulation; and subsequent to an amount of time, receive additional user input detected by the at least one user input device while the display is displaying the interactive simulation and, in response to said additional user input detected, resume outputting of the series of images to the display in accordance with the predetermined order by resuming with another image in the series of images.
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