Methods and apparatus for communicatively coupling internal components within appliances, and appliances with external components and accessories
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Jun 25, 2019
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Jul 28, 2016
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Feb 29, 2016
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Jun 9, 2005
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Example methods and apparatus for communicatively coupling internal components and accessories appliances, and appliances with external components and accessories are disclosed herein. A disclosed example method of operating a domestic appliance having at least one of an internal communications network and/or an external communications network among at least two components includes identifying the components, communicating the capabilities of each identified component, communicating the status of each identified component, providing a command interface for operating the components, facilitating communication between the components, and operating the appliance using the command interface and the facilitated communication.
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- H04M:TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L:TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAP....
- D06F:LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING T....
- H05B:ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE ....
- G05B:CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTION....
- G06F:ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G04G:ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
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