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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Matthew P. Ebrom, Holland, MI (US);
Mark E. Glotzbach, Granger, IN (US);
Philip A. Molloy, Marion, OH (US);
Matthew P. Ebrom, Holland, MI (US);
Mark E. Glotzbach, Granger, IN (US);
Philip A. Molloy, Marion, OH (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of enabling adaptable demonstrations of products provides products with an internal communications network among at least two components, and includes distributing the products to vendors in different markets, providing to each vendor at least one smart device capable of assuming control of a component in the products, and distributing demonstration software to the vendors having smart devices. The demonstration software is unique to the vendor and/or the market so that the smart devices in different markets or among different vendors can be uniquely adapted to cause demonstration of the components in the products.