Appliance network with messaging

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11115231-B2
Application number	US-202017036714-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2020
Priority date	Dec 18, 2015
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

An appliance, communication system, and method thereof for a communicating on a network including an appliance interactive display coupled to an appliance communication module. The appliance communication module is configured to receive a message having an embedded interactive element configured to operate a functionality of the appliance embedded into the message. The message further includes a non-interactive detail.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An appliance for a home network comprising:
an appliance interactive display coupled to an appliance communication module;
wherein the appliance communication module is configured to receive a message having an embedded interactive element configured to operate a functionality of the appliance embedded into the message; and
wherein the message further includes a non-interactive detail.

2. The appliance of claim 1 wherein the appliance is configured to operate the functionality of the appliance embedded into the message in response to user interaction with the embedded interactive element.

3. The appliance of claim 1 wherein the embedded interactive element is configured to operate at least one of a cleaning functionality, cooking functionality, or food preservation functionality of the appliance.

4. The appliance of claim 1 wherein the embedded interactive element is configured to control functionality of the appliance related to a cycle of operation.

5. The appliance of claim 1 wherein the embedded interactive element is configured to initiate functionality of the appliance related to a cycle of operation.

6. The appliance of claim 1 wherein the embedded interactive element is configured to be responsive to the functionality of the appliance.

7. The appliance of claim 6 wherein the embedded interactive element is configured to be responsive to at least one of activation of the functionality of the appliance, or a lack of activation of the functionality of the appliance.

8. The appliance of claim 1 wherein the embedded interactive element is configured to provide feedback in response to the functionality of the appliance.

9. The appliance of claim 1 wherein the embedded interactive element is configured to further provide selectable options related to the functionality of the appliance, and wherein the appliance is configured to operate the functionality of the appliance in response to the selectable options.

10. The appliance of claim 1 wherein the non-interactive detail can include at least one of text, an image, audio, or a video.

11. The appliance of claim 1 wherein the non-interactive detail are related to at least one of selectable options related to the functionality of the appliance or the functionality of the appliance.

12. The appliance of claim 1 , further comprising send a return message that relates to at least one of activation of the functionality of the appliance, or a lack of activation of the functionality of the appliance.

13. A method of operating an appliance having an appliance interactive display coupled to an appliance communication module, the method comprising:
receiving in the appliance communication module an interactive message including an embedded interactive element having a functionality of the appliance embedded into the interactive message and a non-interactive detail;
displaying the interactive message including the embedded interactive element on the appliance interactive display and displaying the non-interactive detail.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising operating the functionality of the appliance embedded into the interactive message in response to user interaction with the embedded interactive element.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein the embedded interactive element is configured to control the operation of the functionality of the appliance related to a cycle of operation.

16. The method of claim 13 wherein operating the functionality of the appliance includes initiating the functionality of the appliance related to a cycle of operation.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein receiving the interactive message is responsive to the functionality of the appliance.

18. The method of claim 13 wherein the non-interactive detail can include at least one of text, an image, audio, or a video.

19. The method of claim 13 wherein the non-interactive detail are related to at least one of selectable options related to the functionality of the appliance or the functionality of the appliance.

20. The method of claim 13 , further comprising sending a return message that relates to at least one of activation of the functionality of the appliance, or a lack of activation of the functionality of the appliance.

Assignees

• Whirlpool Co

Inventors

• Satanek Brandon
• Shi Wen

Classifications

• H04W4/12 Primary

  Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements · CPC title

• H04W4/70

  Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] · CPC title

• H04L2012/2841

  Wireless · CPC title

• H04L12/2814

  Exchanging control software or macros for controlling appliance services in a home automation network (arrangements for maintenance or administration involving configuration of the network and network elements H04L41/08) · CPC title

• H04L12/2803

  Home automation networks · CPC title