Patent ID: 7754025

Claim:
A dishwasher comprising: a housing having a plurality of portions including a door, the housing defining at least part of a washing area, the door defining at least part of the washing area when the door is closed; a support member connected to the housing, the support member configured to support a plurality of dishes in the washing area; at least one supply housing positioned within one of the portions of the housing, the supply housing sized to hold an amount of liquid dish washing supply which is sufficient for a plurality of wash cycles, the supply housing have an outlet; at least one dispenser supported by the door, the dispenser having: (a) an inlet fluidly connected to the outlet of the supply housing to receive a portion of the liquid dish washing supply for each one of the wash cycles, and (b) an outlet positioned on the door, the outlet operable to output each one of the received portions of the liquid dish washing supply to the washing area for each one of the wash cycles; and an indicator supported by the housing, the indicator including: (a) a display device configured to display: (i) how much of the liquid dish washing supply remains in the supply housing after each of a plurality of the portions of the liquid dish washing supply is output by the dispenser for the plurality of wash cycles, and (ii) a plurality of different images associated with a plurality of different brands of liquid dish washing supplies; and (b) a touch screen configured to operate with the display device to receive an input from a user of one of said plurality of different displayed images to cause a selection of one of said plurality of different brands of liquid dish washing supplies.