Personal care system and device
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsMAURITS KOENEN, LUIGI BALESTRINI
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Abstract
A personal care system comprises a personal care device and a cleaning device. The personal care device has a motion sensor, and the cleaning device has a supporting structure for supporting the personal care device in a cleaning position for cleaning the personal care unit, and it used a cleaning device motor. The cleaning device implements a cleaning device cleaning program in response to a user action, and the personal care device implements a corresponding personal care device cleaning program in response to detection of the cleaning device cleaning program from the motion sensor signals.
Claims16
A personal care system comprising a personal care device and a cleaning device wherein:
- the personal care device comprises:
- a care device motor
- a personal care unit driven by the care device motor;
- a motion sensor;
- and
- a care device controller and
- the cleaning device comprises:
- a supporting structure for supporting the personal care device in a cleaning position for cleaning the personal care unit;
- a cleaning unit;
- and
- a cleaning device controller, wherein:
- there is no electrical communication and no mechanical drive coupling between the personal care device and the cleaning device,
- the cleaning device controller is configured to implement a cleaning device cleaning program in response to a user action;
- and
- the care device controller is configured to implement a corresponding personal care device cleaning program in response to detection of the cleaning device cleaning program from the motion sensor signals.
A personal care device comprising:
- a motor
- a personal care unit driven by the motor;
- a motion sensor;
- and
- a care device controller,
- wherein the care device controller is configured to implement a personal care device cleaning program in response to detection of motion of the personal care device, using the motion sensor, resulting from movements generated by the start of a cleaning program of a remote cleaning device which supports the personal care device in a cleaning position for cleaning the personal care unit, and
- wherein the personal care device cleaning program is started based on motion sensor signals with no electrical communication and no mechanical drive coupling between the personal care device and the cleaning device.
A method of controlling a personal care system comprising a personal care device and a cleaning device, the method comprising:
- implementing a cleaning device cleaning program in response to a user action, thereby to drive a cleaning unit of the cleaning device;
- and
- detecting motion of the personal care device resulting from movements generated by the cleaning device cleaning program, using a motion sensor of the personal care device, and in response implementing a corresponding personal care device cleaning program,
- such that the personal care device cleaning program is implemented with no electrical communication and no mechanical drive coupling between the personal care device and the cleaning device.
A method of controlling a personal care device comprising a motor, a personal care unit driven by the motor and a motion sensor, wherein the method comprises:
- detecting motion of the personal care device resulting from movements generated by a cleaning device cleaning program of a remote cleaning device which supports the personal care device in a cleaning position for cleaning the personal care unit, using the motion sensor of the personal care device, and in response implementing a corresponding personal care device cleaning program,
- such that the personal care device cleaning program is implemented with no electrical communication and no mechanical drive coupling between the personal care device and the cleaning device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.