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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Matthew P. Ebrom, Holland, MI (US);
Mark E. Glotzbach, Granger, IN (US);
Layne E. Heilman, Osceola, IN (US);
Richard A. Mccoy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Phillip A. Molloy, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Matthew P. Ebrom, Holland, MI (US);
Mark E. Glotzbach, Granger, IN (US);
Layne E. Heilman, Osceola, IN (US);
Richard A. McCoy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Phillip A. Molloy, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An appliance having a smart device in communication with multiple components of the appliance and a user interface of the appliance, the smart device having an updatable demonstration software that takes over control of the multiple components from the controller when executing the demonstration software to implement a demonstration of the appliance by controlling the actuation of the components and display related multimedia information on the multimedia user interface.