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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2008
Applicants:
Randell L. Jeffery, Stevensville, MI (US);
Richard A. Mccoy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Inventors:
Randell L. Jeffery, Stevensville, MI (US);
Richard A. McCoy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 58/28 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 58/28 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); D06F 2210/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An appliance is configured to establish a communications link through the appliance between a user and a service representative as part of installing, diagnosing and servicing the appliance.