Method of, and a device for, evaluating information regarding a treatment agent in a washing machine
AssigneeBSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
InventorsRobby Reinholz, Ingo Schulze
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Abstract
A treatment agent metering information evaluator of a washing machine includes a reader that reads portion-wise metering information from an information carrier of a storage container that is in close proximity to the reader, a controller that receives the portion-wise metering information from the reader, a meter that meters portions of treatment agent from the storage container into a treatment process of a washing treatment program, and storage that stores empirical information about experiences of the use of the treatment agent during the treatment process for subsequent application of the treatment agent. The reader includes a transmitter for transmitting the empirical information.
Claims20
A treatment agent metering information evaluator of a washing machine comprising:
- a reader configured to read portion-wise metering information from an information carrier of a storage container;
- a controller configured to receive the portion-wise metering information from the reader;
- a meter configured to meter a treatment agent from the storage container into a drum of a washing machine during a treatment process;
- and
- empirical information storage configured to store empirical information about experiences of the use of the treatment agent during the treatment process,
- wherein said controller is configured to retrieve the empirical information for use in a subsequent treatment process.
A domestic washing machine for washing laundry, the machine comprising:
- a drum to hold laundry;
- a treatment agent storage container to store a treatment agent, the container having an information carrier that carries information about the treatment agent;
- a treatment agent metering information evaluator having:
- a reader configured to read the information from the information carrier;
- a controller configured to receive the information from the reader;
- a meter configured to meter the treatment agent from the container into the drum during a treatment process in accordance with a washing treatment program;
- and
- empirical information storage configured to store empirical information about experiences of the use of the treatment agent during the treatment process,
- wherein said controller is configured to retrieve the empirical information for use in a subsequent treatment process.
A domestic washing machine for washing laundry, the machine comprising:
- a drum to hold laundry during a treatment process;
- a treatment agent storage container to store a treatment agent, the container having an information carrier that carries information about the treatment agent;
- a controller;
- and
- an empirical information storage configured to store empirical information regarding experiences obtained during the treatment process upon the use of the treatment agent, the empirical information relating to respective metering quantities, measured reactions from the treatment process, quantity and type of laundry to be treated, and/or respectively selected or adjusted treatment programs themselves and/or their measurable parameters,
- wherein said controller is configured to retrieve the empirical information for use in a subsequent treatment process which uses the treatment agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.