US 11,898,291 B2
Appliance having a user interface with programmable light emitting diodes
Mark Anthony Didat, Floyds Knobs, IN (US); Donald James Leisl, III, Louisville, KY (US); and Richard Gary Woodham, Jr., Taylorsville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/496,113.
Prior Publication US 2023/0114238 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. D06F 34/32 (2020.01); D06F 34/14 (2020.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); H05B 47/12 (2020.01); H05B 47/115 (2020.01); D06F 34/30 (2020.01)
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
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.