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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2017
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 (2018.01); 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 method and appliance for a communicating on a network includes an appliance interactive display coupled to an appliance communication module, wherein the appliance communication module is configured to receive a message, and in response to the received message, the appliance is configured to send a return message that relates to the message.