Patent ID: 11879682
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 19:
20. A method for operating a refrigeration appliance, the method comprising:
closing a circuit from an energy source to a second switch through a first switch, wherein the energy source, the first switch, and the second switch are positioned at a door, and wherein the circuit is closed when the first switch is removed from magnetic communication with a magnetic device at a cabinet when the door is opened;
energizing a control system at the door, the control system comprising the second switch, a second communications device, and a user interface device when the first switch is operably coupled to the second switch;
wirelessly coupling a first communications device at the cabinet to the second communications device at the door when the control system is energized, wherein wirelessly coupling the first communications device to the second communications device permits wireless communication of a control signal from the user interface device to a controller at the cabinet; and
opening the circuit between the first switch and the second switch to de-energize the control system at the door when the door is closed.