Patent ID: 7516629
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A laundry appliance comprising: means for inputting a particular stain to be addressed in a laundering operation; means for automatically establishing a laundering operation based on the particular stain in combination with additional, default parameters; and means for selectively turning an automatic start feature, which controls whether the laundry appliance performs the laundry operation based only on the particular stain in combination with the additional, default parameters, on and off wherein, when the automatic start feature is off, the laundry appliance operates in a first mode wherein the user must select between various soil levels of the laundry in order to initiate the laundry operation and, when the automatic feature is on, the laundry appliance operates in a second mode wherein the laundry operation can be automatically started based on the particular stain selection and the default parameters, while a selection between the various soil levels is avoided.