METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATIVELY COUPLING INTERNAL COMPONENTS WITHIN APPLIANCES, AND APPLIANCES WITH EXTERNAL COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES
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Apr 11, 2019
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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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