Patent ID: 6873255

Claim:
An appliance capable of performing a task initiated by a human operator, comprising a. an input device for receiving operating contact information for sending a message to a human operator wherein the operator contact information is supplied by the human operator prior to the initiation of the appliance's task, and for receiving an operator identification number; b. a database for storing and associating the operator contact information and the operator identification number; c. a computer for retrieving the operator contact information associated with the operator identification number; d. a transmitter that uses the operator contact information to communicate a message at a predetermined time relative to the duration of the appliance's task from the appliance to the human operator; and e. a locking door that unlocks when a first operator identification number acquired before the appliance's task is initiated is matched with a second operator identification number, wherein the second operator identification number is supplied by the human operator to the input device after the initiation of the appliance's task.