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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2006
Kavita Agrawal, Austin, TX (US);
William K. Bodin, Austin, TX (US);
Lakshmi N. Potluri, Austin, TX (US);
Gregory W. Rybczynski, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Kavita Agrawal, Austin, TX (US);
William K. Bodin, Austin, TX (US);
Lakshmi N. Potluri, Austin, TX (US);
Gregory W. Rybczynski, Pflugerville, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Dye transfer in a dying machine or washing machine is controlled via a user display by showing a dialog having with color level indicators for setting a threshold to trigger a dye transfer control action, and with threshold adjustment controls; responsive to the threshold adjustment controls, changing transfer control parameters for initiation of control actions; responsive to the threshold being triggered, performing a control action by opening an abatement valve communicative to a reservoir holding a substantially liquid or gel form of a dye scavenger or inhibitor substance; and continuing to monitor the triggering of the threshold, and responsive to the threshold being triggered, continues to open the abatement valve until at least one condition is detected of a desired color threshold being met, a desired color threshold being regained, until a user intervention occurs, and until a particular wash stage is activated.