US 12,258,696 B2
Laundry treatment appliance and method of identifying a laundry treatment appliance
Efren Rodriguez, Louisville, KY (US); and Jason Fuchs, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/829,529.
Prior Publication US 2023/0392315 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. D06F 34/05 (2020.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 34/05 (2020.02) [G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2633 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry treatment appliance, comprising:
a cabinet defining a receiving space;
a tub provided within the receiving space;
a user interface provided on the cabinet; and
a controller operably coupled to the user interface, the controller comprising a wireless communication module, memory, and a microprocessor configured to direct a notification operation, the notification operation comprising
exchanging a communication signal with a remote server;
establishing a wireless remote connection between the laundry treatment appliance and a remote terminal in response to exchanging the communication signal with the remote server;
receiving a command signal from the remote terminal in response to establishing the wireless remote connection, the command signal comprising:
a command for the laundry treatment appliance to enter a predetermined mode of operation; and
a command to output the unique identifier; and
outputting a unique identifier via the user interface to observably distinguish the laundry treatment appliance in response to establishing the wireless remote connection, the unique identifier comprising one or more indicators.