Method for Controlling a Heating Device and System for Carrying Out Said Method

10:

• The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the automatically turning on the heating element is performed so as to turn on the heating element at a point in time subsequent to the selection of the activation time of the household appliance and prior to the activation time.

11:

• The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the automatically turning off the heating element is performed so as to turn off the heating element at a point in time subsequent to a selection of a future deactivation time of the household appliance and prior to the deactivation time.

12:

• The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising automatically turning off the heating element using the household appliance at a point in time subsequent to a selection of a future deactivation time of the household appliance and prior to the deactivation time.

14:

• The system as recited in claim 13, wherein at least one of the household appliance and the warming device is configured to preset a time interval between the activation of the heating element and the activation of the household appliance.

15:

• The system as recited in claim 13, wherein at least one of the household appliance and the warming device is configured to preset a time interval between a deactivation of the heating element and a deactivation time of the household appliance.

16:

• The system as recited in claim 14, wherein at least one of the household appliance and the warming device is configured to preset a time interval between a deactivation of the heating element and a deactivation time of the household appliance.

17:

• The system as recited in claim 13, wherein the warming device includes a control element configured to turn off the heating element independently of settings made using the household appliance prior to the turning off.

18:

• The system as recited in claims 14, wherein the warming device includes a control element configured to turn off the heating element independently of settings made using the household appliance prior to the turning off.

19:

• The system as recited in claims 15, wherein the warming device includes a control element configured to turn off the heating element independently of settings made using the household appliance prior to the turning off.

20:

• The system as recited in claim 13, wherein the household appliance includes a control element configured to turn off the household appliance manually and independently of settings made using the household appliance prior to the turning off.

21:

• The system as recited in claim 14, wherein the household appliance includes a control element configured to turn off the household appliance manually and independently of settings made using the household appliance prior to the turning off.

22:

• The system as recited in claim 15, wherein the household appliance includes a control element configured to turn off the household appliance manually and independently of settings made using the household appliance prior to the turning off.