Accessible operation of household appliance

A technology of household appliances and operating devices, which is applied in the field of barrier-free operation and can solve problems such as not being fully utilized

CN110651245AActive Publication Date: 2020-01-03BSH BOSCH & SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE GMBH
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
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Publication Date
2020-01-03

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Abstract

The invention relates to an operating device for a household appliance, comprising an input element; an interface for communication with the household appliance; and a processing device for controlling the household appliance in response to an actuation of the input element. Said input element is designed for actuation by a visually impaired person.
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technical field

[0001] The invention relates to the operation of household appliances. The invention relates in particular to the trouble-free operation of household appliances by persons with reduced vision. Background technique

[0002] Commercially available domestic appliances, such as washing machines, laundry dryers or coffee makers, are usually intended to be operated by a person with normal vision. Due to the ever-increasing number of possible options and manipulation programs, touch-sensitive screens (touch screens) are often used for manipulation, enabling the display of dynamic items, menus or animations for easy manipulation.

[0003] However, this manipulation concept is not suitable for persons with reduced vision, for example extremely short-sighted or far-sighted persons or persons with blurred vision.

[0004] EP 1 543 493 B1 relates to a braille display for tactile display of characters. The Braille alphabet describes a number of characters defined by re...

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[0027] figure 1 A system 100 is shown which comprises an operating device 105 , one or more domestic appliances 110 and optionally a central device 115 . Operating device 105 is provided to communicate with at least one domestic appliance 110 and to control functions of the same. To this end, information can be exchanged in one or both directions. Optionally, operating device 105 also outputs output data regarding the operating or operating state of domestic appliance 110 . Operating device 105 includes a processing device 118 , which can be designed in particular as a programmable microcomputer or microcontroller. Operating device 105 and domestic appliance 110 can each have an interface 120 , which can be designed as wired or wirelessly independently of one another. Operating device 105 can communicate with domestic appliance 110 directly or indirectly via central device 115 . Parts of the communication link between the operating device 105 and the central device 115 or ...