Component, domestic appliance, system and method
AssigneeBSH Hausgeräte GmbH
InventorsFrederic Dubois, Peter Oberauer, Anja Schueck, Christine Thaller, Frank Wirsing
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Abstract
A component for use with a household appliance includes an optical indication element arranged in a non-detachable manner on the component and comprising coded information relating to the component. The optical indication element is designed for detection by an optical detection facility.
Claims19
A component for use with a household appliance, the component comprising an optical indication element arranged in a non-detachable manner on the component and comprising coded information relating to the component, said optical indication element designed for detection by an optical detection facility, wherein the component is arranged movably between at least two positions, wherein, in a first position of the least two positions of the component, the optical indication element is hidden from outside the appliance and, in a second position of the least two positions of the component, the optical indication element is visible from outside the appliance.
A household appliance, comprising:
- a component coupled to the household appliance;
- and
- an optical indication element arranged in a non-detachable manner on the component and comprising coded information relating to the component, said optical indication element designed for detection by an optical detection facility;
- wherein the component is arranged movably between a first position, wherein the optical indication element is hidden from outside the appliance, and a second position, wherein the optical indication element is visible from outside the appliance.
A system, comprising:
- a household appliance comprising a component coupled to the household appliance, and an optical indication element arranged in a non-detachable manner on the component and detectable by an optical detection facility, wherein the component is arranged movably between a first position, wherein the optical indication element is hidden from outside the appliance, and a second position, wherein the optical indication element is visible from outside the appliance;
- and
- a storage facility for storing a data record relating to the component,
- wherein the optical indication element comprises coded information, which comprises a reference to the data record stored in the storage facility, and
- wherein the storage facility is designed to provide the data record relating to the component as a function of a request comprising the reference.
A method, comprising:
- moving a component used with a household appliance between a first position and a second position, wherein an optical indication element arranged in a non-detachable manner on the component is hidden in the first position and visible in the second position;
- detecting by an optical detection facility the optical indication element which is arranged in a non-detachable manner on the component used with the household appliance and which comprises coded information relating to the component;
- decoding the coded information contained in the optical indication element as a function of the detected optical indication element;
- requesting information material as a function of the decoded information;
- and
- providing the requested information material to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.