Patent ID: 8136046
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: D06F,G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A method of conveying information on a display screen of an appliance which is selected from the group consisting of a washing machine, a clothes dryer, a dishwasher and a refrigerator and includes a door movable to expose an inner portion of the appliance, the method comprising: dividing the screen into a plurality of selectable zones; displaying a first set of information in one of the plurality of selectable zones; and causing said one of the plurality of selectable zones to become enlarged, while automatically presenting a second set of information with the first set of information, the second set of information representing additional details concerning the first set of information on the screen, wherein said one of the plurality of selectable zones, including both the first and second sets of information, substantially, entirely encompasses the screen.