Patent ID: 7554463
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A user interface for an appliance comprising: a cycle selector comprising a plurality of operating cycles of an appliance with a corresponding cycle indicator for indicating which of the operating cycles is selected; an option selector comprising a plurality of options for the plurality of operating cycles of an appliance with a corresponding option indicator for indicating a status of the option; and a controller operably coupled to the cycle selector and the option selector wherein the controller activates the cycle indicator corresponding to a selected operating cycle of an appliance, activates in a first activation state the option indicator for each available and selected option associated with the selected operating cycle, activates in a second activation state the option indicator for each available and non-selected option associated with the selected operating cycle, and maintains the activation of the available and non-selected options after selection of the available and selected options.