The operating status of a plurality of laundry appliances including washing machines and/or driers is sensed, and a controller generates and transmits corresponding status signals to remote transceivers which include visual or audio indicators for indicating the information. Each transceiver can ...http://www.google.ca/patents/US5774528?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5774528 - Condition responsive indicating system for interactively indicating status of a plurality of electrical appliances 
