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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Blayne C. Smith, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08B 3/10 (2006.01); A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 3/10 (2013.01); A47L 15/0049 (2013.01); A47L 15/4257 (2013.01); A47L 2401/26 (2013.01); A47L 2501/26 (2013.01); A47L 2501/32 (2013.01); G08B 5/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for preventing input and/or interaction on an apparatus having a user interface (UI) with input elements located on a door rotatable about an axis relative to an earth horizontal, the method includes detecting the horizontal position of the door and disabling input from the UI input elements based on the horizontal position of the door.