US 12,033,430 B2
Appliance having a customizable user profile
Mayuresh Prashant Arankalle, Pune (IN); Gregory A. Ferro, Elkhart, IN (US); and Ameya S. Kshirsagar, Pune (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/072,989.
Application 18/072,989 is a division of application No. 16/657,320, filed on Oct. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,544,963.
Prior Publication US 2023/0091537 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/10 (2012.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01); G06Q 20/08 (2012.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01)
CPC G06V 40/172 (2022.01) [G06F 16/2379 (2019.01); G06Q 20/0855 (2013.01); G06Q 20/102 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3821 (2013.01); G06V 40/161 (2022.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry appliance, comprising:
a body having a drum for receiving items to perform a laundry cycle;
a scanning device coupled to the body and configured to conduct a facial scan for gathering a facial data set;
an interface panel coupled to the body, wherein the interface panel includes a proximity sensor defining a detection field extending from the body, and wherein the interface panel is adjusted to an activated state when a user is detected in the detection field of the proximity sensor; and
a controller operably coupled to the scanning device, wherein the controller is configured to:
activate the scanning device to conduct the facial scan and gather the facial data set in response to the user being sensed within the detection field of the proximity sensor;
receive the facial data set from the scanning device;
compare the facial data set to stored verification data sets in a profile database;
match the facial data set to a profile in the profile database;
present a mode of operation for the laundry cycle at the interface panel based on the matched profile;
communicate a payment request to an electronic payment source based on a selected mode of operation for the laundry cycle; and
perform the laundry cycle based on the selected mode of operation upon payment from the electronic payment source.