LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINE WITH SPEECH RECOGNITION AND RESPONSE Laundry Washing Machine with Speech Recognition and Response Capabilities, in Particular Speech Response, and a Method for Operating Thereof

A laundry washing or washing/drying machine comprising:

• a wash tub;
• an human interface device configured to receive, from a user, information regarding items to be washed;
• a control unit that is in communication with said human interface device, the control unit comprising:
• a memory means storing at least a set of washing programs and instructions for controlling the operation of said machine;
• and
• a data management means configured for acquiring information about laundry items introduced into the wash tub and for selecting a washing program from said set of washing programs on the basis of said information about the laundry items;
• and
• an output means that is in communication with the control unit;
• wherein the human interface device is configured to receive information specifying, for each of the items to be washed, essential information comprising:
• a typology of the items;
• and
• a description of the item's characteristics;
• wherein said memory means is configured to store the essential information;
• and
• wherein, based on the essential information, the data management means is configured to:
• determine a washing program among said set of washing programs, taking into account items singularly specified through said essential information when they are introduced in said wash tub;
• determine, based on said essential information, if a conflicting laundry item, which is unsuitable to be washed by the selected washing program, has been introduced into the wash tub;
• and
• when it is determined that a conflicting laundry item has been introduced into the wash tub, report to the user, by means of said output means, that the conflicting laundry item is in the wash tub.