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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2010
Julia Ehrensberger, München, DE;
Frank Rieser, Gröbenzell, DE;
Julia Ehrensberger, München, DE;
Frank Rieser, Gröbenzell, DE;
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
In a method for operating a household appliance, a portable operating unit is docked to a selected one of a plurality of household appliances. The selected household appliance is identified using the portable operating unit which is then configured to operate the selected household appliance only. The portable operating unit includes at least one docking element for docking to a docking station of the selected household appliance, an identification device for identifying the selected household appliance, and a configuration device for configuration of the operating unit for operating the selected household appliance only.