Washing control device and washing control system
AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsKouichi Yasutake, Syusuke Haruna, Yuki Kusumi, Takuya Sekiguchi, Toshihiro Hishida
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Abstract
A washing process control procedure displayed as a mark is read and its content is interpreted. After this, washing processes are automatically controlled in accordance with the interpreted washing process control procedure. As a result, a most suitable washing method can be achieved in accordance with the washing agent used and the garment to be washed.
Claims9
A washing control system for executing washing processes by automatically controlling each washing process according to an appropriate washing process control procedure, comprising:
- a washing process control procedure display mark which is an encoded set of washing instructions fixed according to at least one of a washing agent and a garment to be washed, said display mark being displayed on one of a washing agent package, a garment to be washed and a booklet;
- reading means for reading the washing process control procedure display mark and at least one of a washing agent identification code displayed as a mark and a garment identification code displayed as a mark;
- storage means for storing read washing process control procedures;
- retrieval means for retrieving an appropriate washing process control procedure out of the stored washing process control procedures;
- interpretation means for interpreting information in a retrieved washing process control procedure;
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- execution means for automatically controlling every washing process in accordance with the interpreted information in the washing process control procedure, wherein the washing process control procedure, the washing agent identification code and the garment identification code read by the reading means are each represented by a separate bar code, and the read washing process control procedure is a predetermined set of an execution order for each washing process, a number of executions for each washing process, an execution duration for each washing process and any other control information, for each separate washing case in accordance with one of a kind of washing agent, a kind of garment to be washed, and a combination of a kind of washing agent and a kind of garment to be washed.
A washing system for automatically setting a washing process in a washing machine comprising;
- a garment to be washed having a machine readable code setting forth characteristic washing procedures for the garment;
- a container for a washing agent, the container having a machine readable code operatively associated with it for setting forth characteristic washing procedures for the washing agent;
- machine reading means for reading the codes on the garment and the container and providing output signals;
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- execution means for responding to the output signals and providing control signals appropriate to the characteristic washing procedures for the garment to enable the washing process of the washing machine.
A washing system for automatically setting a washing process in a washing machine in correlation with a container for a washing agent, the container having a machine readable code operatively associated with it for setting forth characteristic washing procedures for the washing agent and a garment to be washed having a machine readable code setting forth characteristic washing procedures for the garment, comprising:
- machine reading means for reading the respective codes on the garment and on the container to provide a garment output signal appropriate to the characteristic washing procedures for the garment and a washing agent output signal appropriate to the appropriate characteristic of the washing agent;
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- execution means for responding to the garment output signal and the washing agent output signal to set forth characteristic washing procedures suitable for the garment with the specific washing agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.