Controlling refrigeration appliances with a portable electronic device
First Claim
1. A method of interacting with a refrigeration appliance using a portable electronic device, wherein the refrigeration appliance comprises an ice maker comprising a refrigeration system and a water system, the refrigeration system comprising one or more of a compressor, a condenser fan, and a hot gas valve, and the water system comprising one or more of a water pump, a water inlet valve, and a purge valve, and a controller adapted to control the refrigeration system and the water system by executing a stored software module interacting with stored operating parameters and wherein the portable electronic device comprises an application for interacting with the controller, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning the portable electronic device in proximity to the ice maker;
establishing a wireless communication connection between the ice maker and the portable electronic device;
displaying information on the portable electronic device corresponding to the ice maker to which the portable electronic device is connected;
sending one or more signals from the portable electronic device to the controller; and
operating by the controller one or more of the compressor, the condenser fan, the hot gas valve, the water pump, the water inlet valve, and the purge valve in accordance with the one or more signals from the portable electronic device, instead of the stored software module.
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Abstract
A method of interacting with a refrigeration appliance using a portable electronic device, wherein the refrigeration appliance comprises a refrigeration system comprising one or more refrigeration components and a controller adapted to control the one or more refrigeration components and wherein the portable electronic device comprises an application for interacting with the controller of the refrigeration appliance. The method comprising the steps of positioning the portable electronic device in proximity to the refrigeration appliance, establishing a wireless communication connection between the refrigeration appliance and the portable electronic device, and displaying information on the portable electronic device corresponding to the refrigeration appliance to which the portable electronic device is connected.
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1. A method of interacting with a refrigeration appliance using a portable electronic device, wherein the refrigeration appliance comprises an ice maker comprising a refrigeration system and a water system, the refrigeration system comprising one or more of a compressor, a condenser fan, and a hot gas valve, and the water system comprising one or more of a water pump, a water inlet valve, and a purge valve, and a controller adapted to control the refrigeration system and the water system by executing a stored software module interacting with stored operating parameters and wherein the portable electronic device comprises an application for interacting with the controller, the method comprising the steps of:
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positioning the portable electronic device in proximity to the ice maker; establishing a wireless communication connection between the ice maker and the portable electronic device; displaying information on the portable electronic device corresponding to the ice maker to which the portable electronic device is connected; sending one or more signals from the portable electronic device to the controller; and operating by the controller one or more of the compressor, the condenser fan, the hot gas valve, the water pump, the water inlet valve, and the purge valve in accordance with the one or more signals from the portable electronic device, instead of the stored software module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of interacting with a refrigeration appliance using a portable electronic device, wherein the refrigeration appliance comprises an ice maker comprising a refrigeration system and a water system, the refrigeration system comprising one or more of a compressor, a condenser fan, and a hot gas valve, and the water system comprising one or more of a water pump, a water inlet valve, and a purge valve, and a controller adapted to control the refrigeration system and the water system in accordance with stored operating settings and wherein the portable electronic device comprises an application for interacting with the controller of the ice maker, the method comprising the steps of:
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positioning the portable electronic device in proximity to the ice maker; establishing a wireless communication connection between the ice maker and the portable electronic device; and sending one or more signals from the portable electronic device to the controller to modify one or more of the stored operating settings, wherein the stored operating settings comprise an ice thickness, a purge quantity, a time of day ice production limit, and a maximum ice production limit.
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30. A method of interacting with a refrigeration appliance using a portable electronic device, wherein the refrigeration appliance comprises an ice maker comprising a refrigeration system and a water system, the refrigeration system comprising one or more of a compressor, a condenser fan, and a hot gas valve, and the water system comprising one or more of a water pump, a water inlet valve, and a purge valve, and a controller adapted to control the refrigeration system and the water system and wherein the portable electronic device comprises an application for interacting with the controller of the ice maker, the method comprising the steps of:
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positioning the portable electronic device in proximity to the ice maker; establishing a wireless communication connection between the ice maker and the portable electronic device; and sending one or more signals from the portable electronic device to the controller to initiate a function, wherein the function is selected from the group consisting of an ice making cycle, a cleaning cycle, a harvest cycle, and a defrost cycle.
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