General Electric Company

John P Ouseph

Jay Andrew Broniak

Martin Christopher Severance

Brian Matthew Aiken

Ashley Wayne Burt

Arun Madhav Talegaonkar

Patrick David Galbreath

Debra Miozza

Kevin D Mazzella

Michelle Dahl

Steve Root

A system and method of remotely interacting with an appliance system are provided. A remote device, such as a computer, a smartphone, a tablet, etc., can initiate communications with an appliance through a communications network. When a remote enablement mode is initiated at the appliance, the remote device can interact with the appliance. For instance, the remote device can initiate operational cycles, activate notifications, perform diagnostic routines, etc. The remote enablement mode can be initiated by a user within the proximity of the appliance using a remote enable interface. The remote enable interface can be a mechanical device, an electromechanical device, and/or a selection through a user interface coupled to the appliance.

Appliance remote control enable mode

A method for operating a refrigerator including a fresh food compartment and a door includes providing a fresh food evaporator to produce cool airflow for the fresh food compartment, providing a chiller compartment within the fresh food compartment, providing a duct member in flow communication with the fresh food evaporator and the chiller compartment, and channeling cool airflow to the chiller compartment via the duct member.

Methods and apparatus for operating a refrigerator

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Prospect, KY, United States of America

John P Ouseph