Abstract: A method and system for a refrigerator having an integrated presentation mode is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a cabinet, a refrigerating compartment disposed within the cabinet, a display operatively connected to the cabinet, an intelligent control electrically connected to the display, wherein the intelligent control is adapted to provide a product message related to the refrigerator on the display. The method includes providing a refrigerator adapted for communicating an audio-visual message containing product information about the refrigerator, playing an audio portion of the message, and displaying a visual portion of the message.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring power outages in a household appliance such as a refrigerator are disclosed. According to the method, a household appliance determines a prior occurrence of a power outage to the appliance. The household appliance then computes a duration of the power outage. Further, the household appliance alerts a user of the duration of the power outage.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring power outages in a household appliance such as a refrigerator are disclosed. According to the method, a household appliance determines a prior occurrence of a power outage to the appliance. The household appliance then computes a duration of the power outage. Further, the household appliance alerts a user of the duration of the power outage.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring power outages in a household appliance such as a refrigerator are disclosed. According to the method, a household appliance determines a prior occurrence of a power outage to the appliance. The household appliance then computes a duration of the power outage. Further, the household appliance alerts a user of the duration of the power outage.

Abstract: A method and system for a refrigerator having an integrated presentation mode is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a cabinet, a refrigerating compartment disposed within the cabinet, a display operatively connected to the cabinet, an intelligent control electrically connected to the display, wherein the intelligent control is adapted to provide a product message related to the refrigerator on the display. The method includes providing a refrigerator adapted for communicating an audio-visual message containing product information about the refrigerator, playing an audio portion of the message, and displaying a visual portion of the message.

Abstract: An adapter is connected between a peripheral controller and an intelligent peripheral device. The adapter allows the peripheral device to communicate with the controller. The adapter has control logic rather than a microprocessor for transmitting and receiving data. The control logic is comprised of combinatorial logic circuitry and a command register. The command register allows the controller to configure the cominatorial logic circuitry in order to control adapter operation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer system having a sequence controller for allowing direct memory access devices to access peripheral devices. The sequence controller allows the peripheral devices access to a global bus by providing access in a round-robin fashion. A microprocessor associated with the sequence controller and direct memory access has access to the global bus after each direct memory access. The amount of data allowed to be transferred in each direct memory access is restricted so that each device is equally serviced.

Abstract: In a computer system having at least a bus with at least one central processing unit (CPU), one random access memory (RAM), and a first configuration of a plurality of different types of peripheral units (e.g. tape drives, disk drives, diskette drives, printers, unit record peripherals, etc.) coupled to the bus, an apparatus for controlling the first configuration and also capable of controlling a predetermined number of other configurations of different types of peripheral units when any of that predetermined number of configurations of peripheral units is coupled to the bus.