Patent ID: 11916692
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A domestic appliance, comprising:
a cabinet forming a receiving space;
a control panel attached to the cabinet, the control panel comprising one or more control inputs;
a wireless transmitter provided within the control panel to emit a signal;
a wireless communication module provided within the control panel, the wireless communication module establishing a wireless connection between the domestic appliance and a remote terminal; and
a controller provided within the control panel, the controller being configured to perform a series of operations, the series of operations comprising:
emitting, via the wireless transmitter, the signal, wherein the signal contains a predetermined code to identify the domestic appliance and retrieve an input sequence for altering an operational mode of the domestic appliance;
receiving, via the one or more control inputs provided on the control panel, the input sequence after emitting the signal, wherein the one or more control inputs is retrieved via the remote terminal from a lookup table;
activating the wireless communication module to establish the wireless connection between the domestic appliance and the remote terminal after receiving the input sequence, wherein activating the wireless communication module comprises placing the domestic appliance in a wireless service mode; and
transmitting, via the wireless connection, a prompt to the remote terminal, the prompt configured to allow the remote terminal to adjust one or more operating parameters of the domestic appliance.