Use of external information in the operation of a household device
AssigneeHenkel AG & Co. KGaA
InventorsArnd Kessler, Lars Zuechner, Robert Ruiz Hernandez
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Abstract
The present disclosure concerns a method for operating or controlling an operation of a household appliance (100, 300) performed by at least one device (100, 200, 300, 400). The method includes: obtaining external information representative of at least one external given situation outside the household appliance (100, 300); and operating or controlling an operation of the household appliance (100, 300) at least taking into account the external information obtained. In addition, the present disclosure concerns a device and a system for performing such a method.
Claims15
A method for controlling an operation of a laundry treatment machine performed by at least one device, the method comprising:
- obtaining external information representative of at least a weather condition, outside the laundry treatment machine, the weather condition being indicative of an odor condition, and
- controlling the operation of the laundry treatment machine in response to the external information received.
A method for controlling the operation of laundry treatment machine performed by at least one device the method comprising:
- obtaining external information representative of a weather condition outside the laundry treatment machine, the weather condition being indicative of an odor condition in clothing being washed, and
- controlling the operating condition of the laundry treatment machine including the amount of detergent in response to the weather condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.