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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan, CM;
Inventor:
Christopher G. Hoppe, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 34/32 (2020.01); D06F 33/00 (2020.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 34/32 (2020.02); D06F 33/00 (2013.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
Abstract
An appliance and method utilize a context-sensitive fixed-position user interface including cycle type controls used to select a cycle type and cycle configuration controls used to configure settings associated with particular cycle types. Indicators of the cycle type and cycle configuration controls are selectively set to active or inactive states during cycle type selection and cycle configuration phases to facilitate user configuration of settings for the appliance prior to performing an appliance cycle.