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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brandon Satanek, Stevensville, MI (US);
Wen Shi, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/2823 (2013.01); H04W 4/005 (2013.01); H04W 4/12 (2013.01); H04L 2012/285 (2013.01); H04L 2012/2841 (2013.01);
Abstract
A home network comprises at least one appliance having an appliance interactive display and an appliance communication module, a server having a server communication module, and a mobile device having a mobile interactive display and a mobile communication module. The mobile device or server is configured to send a message having an embedded interactive element to the at least on appliance when the server communication module or the mobile communication module is in communication with the appliance communication module.