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公开(公告)号:US11025447B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-01
申请号:US16205559
申请日:2018-11-30
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor: Matthew P. Ebrom , Mark E. Glotzbach , Richard A. McCoy , Andrew D. Whipple , Donald E. Maynard , Matthew J. Nibbelink
IPC: H04L12/28 , H04L29/06 , G06F9/54 , H05B6/68 , H04L29/08 , G05B15/02 , G06F8/34 , G06F8/38 , G06F9/445 , H05B1/02 , H05B6/66 , D06F33/00 , G04G7/00 , H04M1/72415
Abstract: Example methods and apparatus for communicatively coupling internal components and accessories appliances, and appliances with external components and accessories are disclosed herein. A disclosed example method of operating a domestic appliance having at least one of an internal communications network and/or an external communications network among at least two components includes identifying the components, communicating the capabilities of each identified component, communicating the status of each identified component, providing a command interface for operating the components, facilitating communication between the components, and operating the appliance using the command interface and the facilitated communication.
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公开(公告)号:US10817834B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-27
申请号:US15615369
申请日:2017-06-06
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor: Richard A. McCoy
Abstract: A refrigerator is provided with a container for storing a substance and that has a sensing and reporting system configured to determine an attribute of the substance within the container. The sensing and reporting system includes a sensor configured to sense the attribute of the substance, a transmitter, and a processor in communication with the sensor and the transmitter.
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公开(公告)号:US09277188B2
公开(公告)日:2016-03-01
申请号:US13889625
申请日:2013-05-08
Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Inventor: Matthew P. Ebrom , Richard A. McCoy
CPC classification number: H04N7/181 , G06F9/54 , H04L12/282 , H04L67/12 , H04L69/26 , H04L2012/285 , H05B6/688 , Y02B40/143
Abstract: A method of initiating a cycle of operation based on a consumable includes providing a consumable reader having a software architecture configured to image data, communicate over a network, and identify functionalities of appliances based on a unique identifier associated with each instance of a functionality, imaging data about the consumable using the consumable reader; retrieving cycle data associated with the consumable based on the imaged data; ascertaining in the software architecture at least one functionality associated with the cycle data; selecting from the plurality of appliances an appliance having the at least one functionality using the unique identifier associated with an instance of the at least one functionality; and communicating the cycle data to the selected appliance over the network of appliances wherein the selected appliance can conduct a cycle of operation associated with the consumable using the cycle data.
Abstract translation: 基于消耗品启动操作周期的方法包括提供具有被配置为基于与功能的每个实例相关联的唯一标识符的图像数据,通过网络进行通信并且识别设备的功能的软件架构的消费者读取器,成像 使用消耗品阅读器的消耗品数据; 基于所述成像数据检索与所述消耗品相关联的循环数据; 在所述软件架构中确定与所述循环数据相关联的至少一个功能; 从所述多个设备中选择具有所述至少一个功能的设备,所述设备使用与所述至少一个功能的实例相关联的唯一标识符; 以及通过所述设备网络将所述循环数据传送到所选择的设备,其中所选择的设备可以使用所述循环数据进行与所述消耗品相关联的操作循环。
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公开(公告)号:US10333731B2
公开(公告)日:2019-06-25
申请号:US15056674
申请日:2016-02-29
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor: Matthew P. Ebrom , Mark E. Glotzbach , Richard A. McCoy , Andrew D. Whipple , Donald E. Maynard , Matthew J. Nibbelink
IPC: H04L12/28 , H04L29/06 , D06F33/02 , G06F9/54 , H05B6/68 , H04L29/08 , G05B15/02 , G06F8/34 , G06F8/38 , G06F9/445 , H05B1/02 , H05B6/66 , H04M1/725 , G04G7/00
Abstract: Example methods and apparatus for communicatively coupling internal components and accessories appliances, and appliances with external components and accessories are disclosed herein. A disclosed example method of operating a domestic appliance having at least one of an internal communications network and/or an external communications network among at least two components includes identifying the components, communicating the capabilities of each identified component, communicating the status of each identified component, providing a command interface for operating the components, facilitating communication between the components, and operating the appliance using the command interface and the facilitated communication.
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