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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2011
Jerome Brasseur, Pordenone, IT;
Petter Karlsson, Stockholm, SE;
Martin Knausenberger, Rothenburg, DE;
Arnd Hofmann, Schallfeld, DE;
Jerome Brasseur, Pordenone, IT;
Petter Karlsson, Stockholm, SE;
Martin Knausenberger, Rothenburg, DE;
Arnd Hofmann, Schallfeld, DE;
Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V., Brussels, BE;
Abstract
On-screen help with contextual shortcut on an appliance The invention relates to an appliance () with a user interface () comprising a display () for showing indications about conditions in the appliance, and first () and second () touch-sensitive input means. The second input means causes the interface to enter an assistance mode displaying which assistance items, which a processing means () extracts from a collection () of assistance information based on the content of the display when the assistance mode is invoked. In one embodiment, a data record ensures that the user returns to the same page after consulting the assistance mode. In another embodiment, the appliance is adapted to update the collection of assistance information on the basis of data received at an external communication interface. In another embodiment, the display reacts differently to short and long activations of a given touch-sensitive input means. In another embodiment, the display includes parallax compensation.