US 12,110,627 B2
Gesture control method and system for fluid dispensing apparatus
Khalid Jamal Mashal, 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 Jan. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/570,467.
Prior Publication US 2023/0220602 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 34/14 (2020.01); D06F 39/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 34/28 (2020.02) [D06F 34/14 (2020.02); D06F 39/028 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A washing machine appliance, comprising:
a fluid station configured to dispense water, cleaning agent, or a combination thereof;
a signal receiver device configured to receive signals from a user;
a controller operably coupled to the signal receiver device, the controller being configured to:
inhibit gesture detection at the signal receiver device,
receive, subsequent to the inhibit gesture detection, a permission signal at the controller corresponding to an open door position for the washing machine appliance,
permit gesture detection in response to the received permission signal,
detect, via the signal receiver device, a gesture signal corresponding to a desired operating mode of the washing machine appliance; and
command a function at the washing machine appliance based on the gesture signal.