Dynamic display of favorite cycles on a laundry appliance

Abstract

A laundry appliance includes a tub positioned within a cabinet, a basket rotatably mounted within the tub and defining a chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes, a user interface panel mounted to the cabinet, and a controller in operative communication with the user interface panel. The controller is configured to determine the laundry appliance has been turned on, obtain a list of favorite operating cycles based on historical data related to operating cycles performed by the laundry appliance, and display the list of favorite operating cycles on the user interface panel for selection by a user through the user interface panel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A laundry appliance comprising:
 a cabinet;   a tub positioned within the cabinet;   a basket rotatably mounted within the tub and defining a chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes;   a user interface panel mounted to the cabinet; and   a controller in operative communication with the user interface panel, the controller being configured to:
 determine the laundry appliance has been turned on; 
 obtain a list of favorite operating cycles based on historical data related to operating cycles performed by the laundry appliance; and 
 display the list of favorite operating cycles on the user interface panel for selection by a user through the user interface panel. 
   
     
     
         2 . The laundry appliance of  claim 1 , wherein obtaining the list of favorite operating cycles based on the historical data related to the operating cycles performed by the laundry appliance comprises:
 obtain the historical data from local storage on the laundry appliance; and   analyzing the historical data to identify the list of favorite operating cycles from the historical data.   
     
     
         3 . The laundry appliance of  claim 2 , wherein analyzing the historical data to identify the list of favorite operating cycles from the historical data comprises:
 tallying the operating cycles performed in terms of frequency of use.   
     
     
         4 . The laundry appliance of  claim 2 , wherein analyzing the historical data to identify the list of favorite operating cycles from the historical data comprises:
 determining a cycle score for the operating cycles performed, wherein the list of favorites includes operating cycles with the highest cycle scores.   
     
     
         5 . The laundry appliance of  claim 4 , wherein determining the cycle score for the operating cycles performed comprises:
 multiplying the cycle score by a cycle weighting, wherein the cycle weighing decreases for older operating cycles.   
     
     
         6 . The laundry appliance of  claim 2 , wherein analyzing the historical data to identify the list of favorite operating cycles from the historical data comprises:
 running a predictive engine that classifies the operating cycles performed based on at least one of time of day, days of week, seasons, or holidays.   
     
     
         7 . The laundry appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is in operative communication with a remote server through an external network, and wherein obtaining the list of favorite operating cycles based on the historical data related to operating cycles performed by the laundry appliance comprises:
 sending the historical data to the remote server for analysis; and   receiving the list of favorite operating cycles from the remote server.   
     
     
         8 . The laundry appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the list of favorite operating cycles comprises three operating cycles. 
     
     
         9 . The laundry appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 receive user input regarding a number of operating cycles included in the list of favorite operating cycles.   
     
     
         10 . The laundry appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface panel comprises a touchscreen comprising a plurality of touch buttons, wherein each of the plurality of touch buttons are reassigned based on the list of favorite operating cycles. 
     
     
         11 . The laundry appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 identify a laundry pattern based on the historical data related to operating cycles performed by the laundry appliance;   identify a pattern change where the historical data deviates from the laundry pattern; and   remove data associated with the laundry pattern from the historical data.   
     
     
         12 . A method of operating a laundry appliance, the laundry appliance comprising a user interface panel, the method comprising:
 determining the laundry appliance has been turned on;   obtaining a list of favorite operating cycles based on historical data related to operating cycles performed by the laundry appliance; and   displaying the list of favorite operating cycles on the user interface panel for selection by a user through the user interface panel.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein obtaining the list of favorite operating cycles based on the historical data related to the operating cycles performed by the laundry appliance comprises:
 obtaining the historical data from local storage on the laundry appliance; and   analyzing the historical data to identify the list of favorite operating cycles from the historical data.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein analyzing the historical data to identify the list of favorite operating cycles from the historical data comprises:
 tallying the operating cycles performed in terms of frequency of use.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein analyzing the historical data to identify the list of favorite operating cycles from the historical data comprises:
 determining a cycle score for the operating cycles performed, wherein the list of favorites includes operating cycles with the highest cycle scores.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the laundry appliance is in operative communication with a remote server through an external network, and wherein obtaining the list of favorite operating cycles based on the historical data related to operating cycles performed by the laundry appliance comprises:
 sending the historical data to the remote server for analysis; and   receiving the list of favorite operating cycles from the remote server.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 identifying a laundry pattern based on the historical data related to operating cycles performed by the laundry appliance;   identifying a pattern change where the historical data deviates from the laundry pattern; and   removing data associated with the laundry pattern from the historical data.   
     
     
         18 . A method of operating a remote server to operate a laundry appliance, the method comprising:
 receiving historical data related to operating cycles performed by the laundry appliance;   analyzing the historical data to generate a list of favorite operating cycles based on the historical data related to the operating cycles performed by the laundry appliance; and   communicating the list of favorite operating cycles to the laundry appliance for display and selection on a user interface panel of the laundry appliance.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein analyzing the historical data to generate the list of favorite operating cycles from the historical data comprises:
 tallying the operating cycles performed in terms of frequency of use or determining a cycle score for the operating cycles performed, wherein the list of favorites includes operating cycles with the highest cycle scores.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 identifying a laundry pattern based on the historical data related to operating cycles performed by the laundry appliance;   identifying a pattern change where the historical data deviates from the laundry pattern; and   removing data associated with the laundry pattern from the historical data.