US 12,261,714 B2
Service mode indication for domestic appliances
Richard Dean Suel, II, Louisville, KY (US); Victor Suarez, Lousiville, KY (US); and Mark Allen Butler, 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 Apr. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/714,354.
Prior Publication US 2023/0327905 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 12/2838 (2013.01) [H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04L 2012/2841 (2013.01); H04L 2012/285 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A domestic appliance, comprising:
a wireless transmitter provided within the domestic appliance, the wireless transmitter configured to emit a signal;
a wireless communication module provided within the domestic appliance, the wireless communication module establishing a wireless connection between the domestic appliance and a remote terminal; and
a controller provided within the domestic appliance, the controller being configured to perform a series of operations, the series of operations comprising:
emitting, via the wireless communication module, the signal, wherein the signal contains a table of information uniquely associated with the domestic appliance, the table of information comprising a model identification and an indication of whether the domestic appliance supports a local wireless network;
initiating a local wireless network via a user interface panel; and
establishing the wireless connection through the local wireless network, wherein the local wireless network is a direct connection between the remote terminal and the domestic appliance.