Arrangement with an electromotive furniture drive and a data device; method for establishing a communication connection between the electromotive furniture drive and the data device; and a corresponding furniture drive

A method for establishing a communication between an electromotive furniture drive of a piece of furniture including beds and a data device integrated with a camera, comprising the steps of:

• providing an identification code of the electromotive furniture drive of the piece of furniture by an identification apparatus of the electromotive furniture drive, wherein the identification apparatus is applied or attached as an identification code by a member selected from the group consisting of laser engraving, imprinting, an imprinted or embossed sticker, cutting shaping, reshaping (embossing), molding (injection molding in the case of an injection molded housing), color sequence, and color spectrum;
• recording and imaging the identification code by the integrated camera;
• transmitting the identification code via a first transmission path between the identification apparatus and an identification unit of a communication apparatus of the data device,
• wherein the identification code is transmitted optically via the first transmission path;
• identifying the electromotive furniture drive by checking the identification code received via the first transmission path;
• establishing a communication connection between the electromotive furniture drive of the piece of furniture and the communication apparatus of the data device by using a second transmission path between a transmission apparatus of the electromotive furniture drive and a transmission unit of the communication apparatus of the data device;
• and
• transmitting control data and/or operating data of the electromotive furniture drive via the second transmission path.

An electromotive furniture drive, comprising:

• a control device to control operation of a piece of furniture including beds;
• a power supply apparatus configured to supply electric energy to the control device;
• an operating apparatus configured to operate the control device;
• a communication connection for data exchange between the electromotive furniture drive and a data device, said data device being integrated with a camera;
• an identification apparatus to transmit a first set of data via a first transmission path of the communication connection, wherein the identification apparatus is applied or attached as an identification code by a member selected from the group consisting of laser engraving, imprinting, an imprinted or embossed sticker, cutting shaping, reshaping (embossing), molding (injection molding in the case of an injection molded housing), color sequence, and color spectrum, wherein the identification code is recorded and imaged by the integrated camera;
• a transmission apparatus to transmit a second set of data via a second transmission path of the communication connection,
• wherein the identification code is transmitted optically via the first transmission path;
• and
• a communication apparatus connected to the data device, said first and second transmission paths being arranged between the electromotive furniture drive and the communication apparatus,
• wherein the electromotive furniture drive includes the identification apparatus for the first transmission path, said communication apparatus having an identification unit for the first transmission path and a transmission unit for the second transmission path,
• wherein the first transmission path is arranged between the identification apparatus and the identification unit, wherein the second transmission path is arranged between the transmission apparatus and the transmission unit.