REPLACEABLE WATER FILTER AND MEMORY DEVICE FOR APPLIANCE

摘要

A water filter communication system and method of using the system. A method of periodically reading water filter data associated with a water filter and retained by the water filter that has been positioned in an appliance includes the steps of: installing a water filter into an engaged position in a filter head assembly within an interior of a cabinet of an appliance that includes a water inlet and a water outlet and periodically, based upon and after a user's interaction with the appliance or the water filter, supplying power from the appliance to the filter read-write memory device engaged to the filter housing; transmitting water filter data to the appliance from the filter read-write memory device, which retains filter information.

主权项

1. A replaceable water filter apparatus for a home appliance comprising:
a filter body comprising an engaging portion configured to be received by a filter head of the appliance; a filter inlet and a filter outlet configured to exchange water with the filter head; and a memory device comprising at least one conductive contact, the contact configured to communicatively couple the memory device to a control unit of the appliance, wherein the memory device is configured to operate on power supplied via the at least one conductive contact from a power source of the appliance and maintain data communicated from the appliance during temporal periods while deprived of the power from the power source.