Patent ID: 11898291
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D  H | IPC D  H

Claim 10:
11. A laundry appliance, comprising:
a cabinet forming a receiving space;
a user interface provided on the cabinet, the user interface comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting diodes is associated with an operational indicator of the laundry appliance;
a microphone provided within the user interface; and
a controller operably connected with the microphone and the user interface, the controller being configured to perform a series of operations, the series of operations comprising:
receiving an input trigger;
activating the plurality of light emitting diodes according to a predetermined listening sequence indicating the microphone is active and listening in response to receiving the input trigger;
receiving an input command via the microphone in response to activating the plurality of light emitting diodes; and
activating the plurality of light emitting diodes according to a predetermined recognition sequence, the predetermined recognition sequence being different from the predetermined listening sequence.