Patent ID: 11935448
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G  A  D  F | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. A home appliance, comprising:
a cabinet;
a user interface provided on the cabinet, the user interface comprising a limited display comprising one or more indicators and at least one input device;
a wireless communication module configured to receive wireless transmissions; and
a controller provided within the cabinet and operably coupled with the user interface and the wireless communication module, the controller comprising one or more processing devices operable to execute programming instructions and being configured for:
receiving a notification that a software update for the home appliance is available via the wireless communication module;
displaying a predetermined notification sequence by illuminating at least one of the one or more indicators according to a predetermined pattern indicating that the software update is available in response to receiving the notification;
receiving a confirmation via a user input to the at least one input device to install the software update after displaying the predetermined notification; and
instructing the wireless communication module to obtain the software update in response to receiving the confirmation.