Washing machine
US11781260B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F2105/58
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A washing machine includes an operation manipulation interface configured to control starting or stopping of an operation of the washing machine by a touch input of a user and provided as one button or a touch panel, an operation manipulation interface configured to recognize speech of the user using a speech recognition system and control components related to the operation of the washing machine based on the recognized speech of the user, an indicator including a character indicator configured to indicate a washing operation, a rinsing operation, and a spin-drying operation, respectively, and a graph indicator configured to indicate a running time or remaining time of the operation of the washing machine, and a power control configured to turn the power of the washing machine on or off by a touch input of the user.
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