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US 2012/0056732 A1Published application
Portable, in particular media-enabled console
AssigneeBSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
InventorsHeinz Bergmeier, Anna Grusczyk, Ramona Haberkamm, Tanja Haberlander, Markus Theine
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Abstract
A portable console includes at least one control and display unit, and at least one communication interface for communicating within a predefined range of functions with at least one household appliance. The range of functions includes a plurality of functional areas which are dependent on and limited by a distance of the console from the household appliance.
Claims13
1-5. (canceled)
A portable console, comprising:
- at least one control and display unit;
- and
- at least one communication interface for communicating within a predefined range of functions with at least one household appliance, wherein the range of functions comprises a plurality of functional areas dependent on and limited by a distance of the console from the household appliance.
A portable console for operating a household appliance, comprising:
- at least one communication interface to provide a communication between the console and the household appliance and to allow a user to input a control command for operating the household appliance within a predefined range of functions, and
- at least one control and display unit responsive to the input by the user and display of a selected one of the range of functions;
- wherein the range of functions that a user is able to input is dependent on a distance of the console from the household appliance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.