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

Claim 7:
8. A method for initiating a service mode for an appliance, the appliance comprising a cabinet, one or more control inputs provided on a control panel of the appliance, a wireless communication module provided within the cabinet, and a controller operatively coupled with the one or more control inputs and the wireless communication module, the method comprising:
emitting a wireless signal via the wireless communication module, the wireless signal comprising a predetermined code to identify the domestic appliance and retrieve an input sequence associated with the appliance;
determining that a remote terminal has received the wireless signal;
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.