US 12,229,731 B2
Appliance monitoring systems
Martin Kelly Jones, Vancouver (CA); and Scott Andrew Horstemeyer, Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/212,964.
Application 18/212,964 is a continuation of application No. 17/891,223, filed on Aug. 19, 2022, granted, now 11,720,864.
Application 17/891,223 is a continuation of application No. 17/007,842, filed on Aug. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,436,569, issued on Sep. 6, 2022.
Application 17/007,842 is a continuation of application No. 16/505,795, filed on Jul. 9, 2019, granted, now 10,817,848, issued on Oct. 27, 2020.
Application 16/505,795 is a continuation of application No. 16/001,530, filed on Jun. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,366,372, issued on Jul. 30, 2019.
Application 16/001,530 is a continuation of application No. 14/627,248, filed on Feb. 20, 2015, granted, now 10,013,677, issued on Jul. 3, 2018.
Application 14/627,248 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/761,636, filed on Feb. 7, 2013, granted, now 8,981,930, issued on Mar. 17, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/595,931, filed on Feb. 7, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0334437 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. G08B 1/08 (2006.01); G06Q 10/20 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04L 67/125 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 10/20 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0631 (2013.01); H04L 12/2825 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/125 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method implemented in a host computer system associated with a site having one or more appliances that communicate with the host computer system via one or more networks, comprising:
monitoring health data concerning an appliance or an appliance part;
determining that the appliance or appliance part exhibits a maintenance issue based upon the health data;
determining that the maintenance issue is associated with an electrical function;
turning off or disabling the appliance or the electrical function associated with the maintenance issue by operation of the host computer:
accessing a remote computer system over an Internet;
receiving one or more suggestions on where to order, purchase, or seek repair for the appliance or appliance part from the remote computer system;
producing a notification regarding the maintenance issue, the notification including the one or more suggestions and price information pertaining to each of the suggestions.