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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2001
Bobby Hayes, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark Weaver, Crestwood, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for estimating the time required to perform an operational cycle of an appliance, the cycle including at least one variable operational mode. The method includes providing a memory for storing historical data of previously executed cycles of the appliance, accessing the memory in light of a user-selected option for a present cycle, and computing an initial estimated time for performing the present cycle of the appliance based, at least in part, on a time estimate for the at least one operational mode. The method continues with determining an actual time used for performing at least one occurrence of the operational mode, relating the actual time used to the time estimate used for computing the initial estimated time for performing the present cycle of the appliance, and adjusting the initial estimated time for performing the present cycle in light of any differences between the actual and estimated times for the at least one operational mode.