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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Allen Bailey, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01); G08B 7/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G08B 5/36 (2013.01); G08B 7/06 (2013.01); H04L 12/2814 (2013.01);
Abstract
An appliance including an instruction confirmation device and a method for controlling the confirmation device are provided. The appliance comprises a controller configured to communicate with a user input device and to communicate wirelessly with an external device. The confirmation device is adjustable by the user input controls and the external device to generate a confirmatory signal in response to receipt of an instruction or to not generate such a signal.