CPC D06F 34/32 (2020.02) [D06F 34/14 (2020.02); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); H05B 47/115 (2020.01); H05B 47/12 (2020.01); D06F 34/30 (2020.02)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of operating a laundry appliance, the laundry appliance comprising a cabinet, a user interface provided on the cabinet, a microphone within the user interface, and a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged in a predetermined pattern on the user interface, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting diodes is associated with an operational indicator of the laundry appliance, the method comprising:
receiving an input trigger via the user interface;
activating the plurality of light emitting diodes according to a predetermined listening sequence indicating the microphone is active and listening in response to receiving the input trigger;
receiving an input command via the microphone in response to activating the plurality of light emitting diodes; and
activating the plurality of light emitting diodes according to a predetermined recognition sequence, the predetermined recognition sequence being different from the predetermined listening sequence.
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