Patent ID: 11969128
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A dishwasher appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the dishwasher appliance comprising:
a wash tub positioned within a cabinet and defining a wash chamber;
a door pivotally mounted to the cabinet to provide selective access to the wash chamber;
a user interface panel mounted to the door; and
a controller in operative communication with the user interface panel, the controller being configured to:
detect an abnormal button interaction with the user interface panel, wherein detecting the abnormal button interaction comprises measuring a button interaction duration and determining that the button interaction duration falls outside a predetermined time range;
determine that at least one operating parameter has changed in response to the abnormal button interaction; and
implement a responsive action in response to determining that the at least one operating parameter has changed in response to the abnormal button interaction.