Method for remote monitoring of the operation of a household appliance, portable communication end device, and computer program product

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for remote monitoring of the operation of a household appliance (3) by means of an in particular portable communication end device (2), by receiving of status data (9) of the household appliance (3) via a communication apparatus (7) of the communication end device (2); by detecting a current operating state of the household appliance (3) based on the received status data (9) via a control unit (6) of the communication end device (2) and by actuating a display apparatus (4) of the communication end device (2) for displaying a graphical user interface (8) for remote monitoring of the operation by the control unit (6), wherein the current operating status of the household appliance (3) is output via the user interface (8), wherein the outputting of the current operating status comprises that an image depiction (13) is generated by the control unit (6) in the user interface (8) which image depiction (13) characterizes the current operating status, wherein, in order to generate the image depiction (13), differential features between the current operating status and a reference status of the household appliance (3) are identified and a basis image (11), in which the household appliance (3) is shown in the reference status, is overlaid by at least one overlay image (12) illustrating the differential features, which overlay image (12) illustrates the household appliance (3) in the current operating status in interaction with with the basis image (11).

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method for remotely monitoring the operation of a household appliance by means of a communication terminal, in particular a portable communication terminal, wherein the status data of the household appliance are received via the communication device of the communication terminal, and the control unit of the communication terminal The current operating state of the household appliance is detected based on the received state data. The control unit controls the display device of the communication terminal to display a graphical user interface for remote monitoring of operation, wherein the current operating state of the household appliance is output via the user interface. The invention also relates to a portable communication terminal designed to carry out such a method, and to a computer program product with a storage medium, in which the computer program for carrying out such a method is stored superior. Background technique...

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Problems solved by technology

An unfavorable situation should be considered at the user interface: the current operating state of the domestic appliance is only insufficiently signaled or represented

That is, the current operating state is usually output in text form, so that a total of only insufficient information presentation is possible

Since the user is only insufficiently informed of the current state of the respective home appliance, misoperation of the home appliance cannot be completely ruled out

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