Patent ID: 11946187
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D  H | IPC D  H

Claim 10:
11. A method of operating a washing machine appliance, the washing machine appliance comprising a cabinet including a tub, a wireless communication module provided within the cabinet and configured to send and receive wireless signals, and a controller in operative communication with the wireless communication module, the method comprising:
receiving an initiation signal for a laundry operation to be performed by the washing machine appliance;
sending a wake-up signal to a mobile electronic device via the wireless communication module in response to receiving the initiation signal;
emitting a laundry operation trigger prior to initiating the laundry operation;
determining that the mobile electronic device is within a predetermined distance from the washing machine appliance in response to generating the laundry operation trigger;
receiving a cycle authorization signal; and
initiating the laundry operation.