Wireless reception and transmission

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating an arrangement system (1) comprising at least one furniture element (2), preferably a furniture drive (3) or a furniture lock (4), by means of which at least one component (5) of a piece of furniture (6) can be driven or activated, and at least one control device (7), for controlling the at least one furniture element (2) by means of control instructions via operating instructions, wherein, in a first receiving method step (c), the at least one control device (7) wirelessly receives at least one digital operating instruction by means of at least one receiving device (9), and in a sending method step (f), wirelessly sends at least one digital control instruction by means of at least one sending device (8) to a receiving device (11) of the at least one furniture element (2).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for operating an arrangement system comprising at least one furniture element and at least one control device. Furthermore, the present invention relates to such an arrangement system. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a computer program product for implementing such a method. The present invention also relates to a control device for such an arrangement system. Background Art

[0002] Known in the prior art are methods for operating an arrangement comprising at least one furniture element and at least one control device for driving or activating a furniture component, and corresponding arrangements. These methods for operating corresponding arrangements (which can be used, for example, for assisted drive opening of drawers or furniture doors) typically involve rigidly defined processes within a fixed, established system architecture. The construction, configuration, and operation of these known, often highly integrated and proprietary arrangements can only be accomplished with considerable effort. The operation, expansion, or modification of the functional scope of such arrangements is often only possible using development environments and methods predefined by the manufacturer. This creates rigid prerequisites for the interaction of the various operating elements and components of the arrangement. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The object of the present invention is to specify a method, an arrangement, a computer program product and a control device which do not have the disadvantages discussed above and which in particular allow a simplified design, simplified configuration and simplified operation.

[0004] This object is achieved by a method according to the invention for operating an arrangement comprising at least one furniture element and at least one control device, a computer program product for implementing such a method, such an arrangement and a control device for such an arrangement.

[0005] The method essentially involves operating an arrangement comprising at least one furniture element, preferably a furniture drive or furniture lock, with which at least one component of the furniture can be driven or activated, and at least one control device, which controls the at least one furniture element using control commands via operating commands.

[0006] The arrangement system operated according to the method can comprise at least one furniture element, which is preferably designed as a furniture drive or furniture lock, with which at least one component of the furniture can be driven or activated by the method.

[0007] The furniture drive or furniture lock can in particular be designed with an actuator motor or servomotor.

[0008] Parts of furniture can be understood as drawers, furniture flaps or furniture doors in particular. Usually, parts of furniture can be understood as parts that are movable relative to the furniture body, or parts that can be activated, for example, lockable or unlockable.

[0009] In one method step, at least one component of a piece of furniture, for example a retractable and extendable drawer, a pivotable furniture flap or a pivotable furniture door, can be driven using a furniture element designed as a furniture drive.

[0010] In one method step, at least one component of a piece of furniture, such as a lockable drawer, a lockable furniture flap or a lockable furniture door, can be activated, ie, released or locked, for example, for access by a user, using a furniture element designed as a furniture lock.

[0011] In one method step, when the furniture element is designed as a furniture lock, for example, components of the furniture lock, such as a rotary lever or a locking pin, can be activated and, if necessary, also driven.

[0012] It should not be excluded that the furniture element designed as a furniture drive provides a furniture lock in such a way that the activatability of the furniture drive can be released or locked.

[0013] The method is characterized in that the at least one control device wirelessly receives at least one digital operating instruction by means of at least one receiving device in a first receiving method step and wirelessly transmits at least one digital control instruction to a receiving device of the at least one furniture element by means of at least one transmitting device in a transmitting method step.

[0014] Wireless control of the at least one furniture element is possible via the at least one control device. The at least one furniture element can be controlled wirelessly by the at least one control device using control commands via wirelessly received operating commands.

[0015] For example, in a first receiving method step, at least one incoming operating instruction can be wirelessly received by a control device of the arrangement system, and depending on the at least one received operating instruction, at least in a sending method step, an outgoing control instruction for controlling at least one furniture element can be wirelessly sent by at least one control device.

[0016] To implement the transmission method step, it can be provided that the at least one control device has at least one transmission device, by means of which at least one digital control command can be wirelessly transmitted to the at least one furniture element. The transmission device can transmit a digital signal via a wireless transmission path to the at least one furniture element, wherein the digital signal can be a digitally encoded control command.

[0017] It is advantageous here if the at least one furniture element has a suitable receiving device.

[0018] The control instructions sent in the sending method step can generally be digitally encoded data packets which are suitable for controlling furniture elements.

[0019] To implement the receiving method step, it can be provided that the at least one control device has at least one receiving device, by means of which at least one digital operating instruction transmitted according to a transmission protocol can be received. A digital signal can be received by the control device via the receiving device via a wireless transmission path, wherein the digital signal can be a digitally encoded operating instruction according to the transmission protocol.

[0020] The operating instructions can generally be digitally encoded data packets, which can be received by the receiving device of the control device in a receiving method step.

[0021] Operating instructions can generally be used to operate or also to configure the arrangement or components of the arrangement.

[0022] The digital encoding and wireless transmission of the operating instructions can take place according to one or more transmission protocols, wherein it should not be excluded that the transmission protocols may correspond to known standards.

[0023] By wirelessly receiving digital operating instructions in the receiving method step and wirelessly transmitting digital control instructions in the transmitting method step, the method allows the operation of the arrangement system to be easily adapted to a varying number of control devices and / or furniture elements. Wireless reception and transmission also simplify the installation, configuration, and maintenance of the arrangement system, as the installation, routing, and maintenance of wired control lines can be eliminated.

[0024] It should not be excluded that the at least one control device has at least one transmitting device, which is designed to wirelessly transmit operating instructions, so that in the first transmission method step, for example, the operating instructions received by the control device of the arranged system in the receiving method step can be wirelessly transmitted to at least another control device.

[0025] In one advantageous embodiment of the method, the digital operating instructions received in the receiving method step and the digital control instructions sent in the sending method step are received and sent using different transmission protocols. This allows different transmission protocols to be used in the respective method steps depending on the requirements for receiving and sending. For example, the following requirements may be important for the use or selection of a transmission protocol: range, data rate, security, energy requirements, infrastructure, redundancy, latency, and / or availability.

[0026] In an advantageous embodiment of the method, in the step of transmitting the at least one digital control command can be transmitted to a receiving device of the at least one furniture element by means of at least one of the following measures:

[0027] The transmission can be carried out unidirectionally between the control device and the receiving device of the at least one furniture element. Bidirectional communication should not be excluded, but can contribute to shortening waiting times and reducing energy requirements.

[0028] The transmission can directly address the receiving device of the at least one furniture element. This eliminates the need for a pairing before each transmission, which can have a positive impact on latency. The address of the receiving device of the furniture element can be stored in a memory of the control device, for example, in configuration mode.

[0029] The sending can be performed without a confirmation of receipt by the sending device of the furniture element. This can, for example, avoid the need to switch the furniture element back and forth from an operating mode in which the furniture element is ready to receive to an operating mode in which the furniture element is ready to send. Preferably, the sending can be performed without unnecessary confirmation of receipt. While sending can generally be performed without confirmation of receipt, there is the option of requiring confirmation of receipt (e.g., depending on the configuration of the control command).

[0030] The transmission can be performed without checking the reception readiness of the receiving device of the at least one furniture element. Advantageously, the receiving device of the at least one furniture element is essentially in a state of readiness to receive and need not be brought into this state of readiness to receive during operation. This should not be excluded from the possibility that the furniture element can be brought into a state of readiness to transmit by means of corresponding control commands.

[0031] The transmission can be carried out using a fixed or settable route of the at least one digital control command. For example, the control commands that are subsequently transmitted in a further transmission method step can follow a fixed or settable route between the furniture elements of the arrangement system.

[0032] In an advantageous embodiment of the method, in the receiving method step, the at least one digital operating instruction is received according to a transmission protocol in accordance with the IEEE 802.11 standard and / or the Bluetooth standard.

[0033] The IEEE 802.11 standard is a known family of standards for wireless local area networks (WLANs). The selected transmission protocol allows for high data rates and wide compatibility with control devices of devices from which operating instructions can be received using the first receiving means of the control device.

[0034] The Bluetooth standard is an industrial standard for transmitting data between devices over short distances using radio technology. The selected transmission protocol allows for low energy consumption and extensive compatibility with device controllers, which can use their receiving devices to receive operating instructions from the devices.

[0035] In an advantageous embodiment of the method, in the sending method step, the sending of the at least one digital control command is carried out according to a ShockBurst TM or Enhanced ShockBurst TM The transmission protocol is carried out.

[0036] ShockBurst TM or Enhanced ShockBurst TM is a known wireless transmission protocol and is designed for operation in the worldwide ISM band at 2.4 GHz. The transmission protocol selected in this way allows for minimal energy consumption and minimal latency for controlling at least one furniture element.

[0037] In an advantageous embodiment of the method, the control device has at least one user operating mode and a configuration operating mode, wherein

[0038] - in the user operating mode, digital operating instructions are received by the receiving device of the at least one control device for controlling at least one furniture element; and / or

[0039] In the configuration operating mode, digital operating commands are received by the receiving device of the at least one control device for configuring the control device.

[0040] In the user operating mode, digital operating instructions for controlling at least one furniture element can be received by the receiving device of the at least one control device. The user operating mode can correspond to a typical use of the arrangement system, for example, to everyday use of the furniture of the arrangement system configured according to the arrangement system.

[0041] In the configuration operating mode, digital operating instructions for configuring the control device and / or arranging components of the system can be received by the receiving device of the at least one control device.

[0042] As already mentioned, operating instructions can be used to configure the arrangement system or components of the arrangement system. These operating instructions can be used to store, during a configuration method step, for example in a memory of a control device, which furniture elements comprise the arrangement system and how these furniture elements are to be controlled by the control instructions. By setting such a configuration operating mode, initial configuration can be performed in a simple manner, as well as subsequent adaptations of the arrangement system at a later point in time.

[0043] In the configuration operating mode, in a configuration method step, digital operating instructions can be used in the control device to store in a memory, for example, the address of a receiving device of a furniture element, the functional assignment of the furniture element with respect to its design as a furniture drive or furniture lock, the assignment of the individual furniture elements to a drivable or activatable component of at least one piece of furniture of the arrangement system, information for configuring a transmission protocol, or the general network architecture of the arrangement system.

[0044] In an advantageous embodiment of the method, the at least one furniture element can have at least one user operating mode and at least one configuration operating mode, wherein at least one of the following measures can be taken:

[0045] - The receiving device of the at least one furniture element can be or can be placed in a state ready to receive in the user operating mode.

[0046] - The reception of digital control commands by the receiving device of the at least one furniture element in the user operating mode for activating the at least one furniture element can take place, for example, in an activation method step.

[0047] - Receipt of digital control commands by the receiving device of the at least one furniture element in user operating mode according to ShockBurst TM or Enhanced ShockBurst TM The transmission protocol is carried out.

[0048] - The reception of digital control commands by the receiving device of the at least one furniture element is carried out in a configuration operating mode for configuring the furniture element. TM or Enhanced ShockBurst TM The transmission protocol receives the control instructions. This can be done, for example, in a further configuration method step for configuring a furniture element.

[0049] The digital control commands are received by the receiving device of the at least one furniture element in a configuration operating mode according to the Bluetooth transmission protocol. This can be done, for example, in a further configuration method step for configuring the furniture element.

[0050] In an advantageous embodiment of the method, in the first generation method step, the generation of the at least one digital operating instruction can be performed by a user via a user interface.

[0051] The user can generate at least one operating instruction via a possibly menu-guided user interface, for example by selecting a menu item and confirming it by interacting with an input device.

[0052] In an advantageous embodiment of the method, the user can generate the

[0053] - via a touch-sensitive screen (touch screen) of the input device, and / or

[0054] - by voice input into a voice recognition device, and / or

[0055] - by means of operating elements of the input device that can be operated manually or by foot by the user (buttons, foot switches), and / or

[0056] - by gesture control of the input device that can be performed by the user (for example using a sensor such as an infrared sensor or an ultrasonic sensor or a camera).

[0057] In principle, the method is suitable for the operation of an arrangement having one or more input devices.

[0058] The input device can basically be a user-operable device, such as a computer, tablet or smartphone. A configuration of the input device similar to a remote control (for example in the form of a radio button) or an operating console should not be excluded.

[0059] The input device can have a transmitting device, with which at least one operating command can be transmitted wirelessly in the transmitting method step.

[0060] In an advantageous embodiment, in the second generating method step, at least one control command can be generated using the at least one operating command wirelessly received in the receiving method step.

[0061] Here, depending on the operating instructions received in the receiving method step, it is possible

[0062] - in the generating method step, generating different digital control instructions; and / or

[0063] ——In the sending method step, different digital control instructions are sent.

[0064] It is possible to control different furniture elements by different digital control commands and / or to control furniture elements differently depending on received operating instructions, for example generated by a user. The control can differ in speed, distance, permissibility or execution.

[0065] In an advantageous embodiment of the method, in a further receiving method step, the at least one wirelessly transmitted digital control command is received by a receiving device of the at least one furniture element.

[0066] Thus, in the activation method step, the furniture element is activated, in particular the driving or activation of at least one component of the furniture by the furniture element, by means of the at least one received digital control command.

[0067] In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the method, activation of the at least one furniture element by means of at least one control command wirelessly received by a receiving device of the furniture element can be performed within a time interval of less than 100 ms, preferably less than 50 ms, from the sending of the digital control command by the control device.

[0068] It should not be excluded that in the second transmission method step at least one furniture element wirelessly transmits at least one previously wirelessly received digital control command to a receiving device of a further furniture element by means of at least one transmitting device assigned to the furniture element.

[0069] Protection is also claimed for a computer program product comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer unit, cause the computer unit to carry out the method as described above from a memory unit which is or can be brought into data communication with the computer unit.

[0070] The computer program product can be stored, for example, in at least one memory unit of the control device and can be executed by the at least one processing unit of the control device.

[0071] Furthermore, protection is claimed for an arrangement comprising at least one furniture element, preferably a furniture drive or furniture lock, with which at least one component of a piece of furniture can be driven or activated, and at least one control device for controlling the at least one furniture element. Such an arrangement may comprise at least one control device, at least one transmitting device, with which at least one digital control command can be wirelessly transmitted to the at least one furniture element, and at least one receiving device, with which at least one digital operating command can be wirelessly received.

[0072] The at least one control device can essentially be used as an interface for networking different input devices and different furniture elements.

[0073] In an advantageous embodiment of the arrangement it is possible that:

[0074] - the at least one digital operation instruction can be received by the receiving device according to the IEEE 802.11 standard and / or according to the Bluetooth standard; and / or

[0075] - The at least one digital control instruction can be based on ShockBurst TM or Enhanced ShockBurst TM Standard delivery.

[0076] In an advantageous embodiment of the arrangement, the digital operating instructions can be generated by the user via a user interface, wherein the user interface can be generated by:

[0077] - a touch-sensitive screen (touch screen) for input devices, and / or

[0078] - voice input to a voice recognition device, and / or

[0079] - operating elements of the input device that can be operated manually or by foot by the user (buttons, foot switches), and / or

[0080] - user-controllable gestures of input devices (e.g., using sensors such as infrared or ultrasonic sensors or cameras)

[0081] constitute.

[0082] In an advantageous embodiment, the arrangement system may comprise at least one voice recognition device for generating digital operating instructions, wherein the voice recognition device may comprise:

[0083] - At least one microphone for picking up user voice commands,

[0084] - at least one conversion device for generating digital operating instructions from voice instructions,

[0085] - At least one transmitting device for transmitting digital operating instructions to the control device.

[0086] The individual components of the speech recognition system can be distributed across different devices and services. Thus, in one embodiment, a microphone can be present in an input device, such as a smartphone, and a conversion device can be present for generating digital operating commands from voice commands via a computer-supported service (possibly decentralized in a cloud service). Furthermore, a transmission device can be present for transmitting the digital operating commands to a control device, again in the input device, such as a smartphone.

[0087] In an advantageous embodiment of the arrangement system, the control device and the furniture element can be designed to be structurally separate from one another and can be arranged or arranged spatially separate from one another. In such an embodiment, the control device and the furniture element can be designed to be independent of one another.

[0088] Protection is also claimed for a control device for a system arranged as described above.

[0089] Advantageously, such a control device can have at least one computing unit and at least one memory unit which is in or can have data connection with the at least one computing unit. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0090] Embodiments of the present invention are discussed with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0091] Figure 1 A schematic diagram illustrating one embodiment of an arrangement system;

[0092] Figure 2 A schematic diagram illustrating an embodiment of an input device;

[0093] Figure 3 A schematic diagram showing another embodiment of an arrangement system;

[0094] Figure 4a and Figure 4b A perspective view showing an embodiment of the furniture;

[0095] Figure 5 A perspective view showing another embodiment of the furniture;

[0096] Figure 6 A perspective view showing another embodiment of the furniture;

[0097] Figure 7 A schematic flow chart illustrating one embodiment of the method; and

[0098] Figure 8 A schematic sequence of another specific embodiment of the method is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0099] Figure 1 An embodiment of an arrangement 1 is shown, comprising a furniture element 2 (e.g., a furniture drive 3 or a furniture lock 4), with which at least one component 5 of a piece of furniture 6 can be driven or activated, and a control device 7 for controlling the at least one furniture element 2 using control commands via operating commands. The control device 7 has at least one transmitting device 8, with which at least one digital control command can be wirelessly transmitted to a receiving device 11 associated with the furniture element 2. In the embodiment shown, the digital operating commands transmitted according to a transmission protocol 21 can be received by the receiving device 9. In the embodiment shown, the control device 7 has a further receiving device 10, with which digital operating commands transmitted according to a second transmission protocol 22, which differs from the first transmission protocol 21, can be received. The provision of the further receiving device 10 is not absolutely necessary.

[0100] The sending device 8 can be used to send at least one digital operating instruction according to a third transmission protocol 23 that is different from the first transmission protocol 21 and the second transmission protocol 22 in this embodiment. The sending device can be used to wirelessly send the at least one digital control instruction to the at least one furniture element 2.

[0101] The first transmission protocol 21 may advantageously be a wireless transmission protocol according to the IEEE 802.11 standard.

[0102] The second transmission protocol 22 may advantageously be a wireless transmission protocol according to the Bluetooth standard.

[0103] Advantageously, the digital control instructions can be sent according to a third transmission protocol 23, which is different from the first and second transmission protocols 21 and 22 as shown in this embodiment, wherein the third transmission protocol 23 can be a ShockBurst TM or Enhanced ShockBurst TM Standard wireless transmission protocol.

[0104] Optionally, the furniture element 2 can have a transmission device 43. It is conceivable that the digital control commands can be transmitted using the optional transmission device 43 according to the third transmission protocol 23.

[0105] In the embodiment shown, the control device 7 has a computing unit 25 and a memory unit 26 that is in or can be connected to a data link 27 with the computing unit. In such an embodiment, the control device 7 can be adapted to be a computer program product that includes instructions that, when executed by the computing unit 25, cause the computing unit to execute the method described further below from the memory unit 26.

[0106] The control device 7 can have at least one user operating mode and a configuration operating mode, wherein:

[0107] - in user operating mode, digital operating instructions for controlling at least one furniture element 2 can be received via the first receiving device 9 and / or the second receiving device 10 of the at least one control device 7; and / or

[0108] In the configuration operating mode, digital operating instructions for configuring the control device 7 can be received via the first receiving device 9 and / or the second receiving device 10 of the at least one control device 7 .

[0109] In the configuration operating mode, the control device 7 can store, by means of digital operating commands, for example, the address of the receiving device 11 of the furniture element 2, the functional assignment of the furniture element 2 with respect to its configuration as a furniture drive 3 or furniture lock 4, the assignment of the furniture element 2 to a drivable or activatable component 5 of at least one piece of furniture 6 of the arrangement system 1, information for configuring the transmission protocols 21, 22, 23 or the general network structure of the arrangement system 1 in a memory unit.

[0110] In the embodiment shown, the control device 7 of the arrangement system 1 and the furniture element 2 are designed to be structurally separate from one another and can be or are arranged spatially separate from one another.

[0111] Figure 2 Particularly advantageous embodiments of the input device 14 are shown, wherein the input device has different embodiments of the user interface 12 .

[0112] As shown, the user interface 12 may be composed of:

[0113] - a touch-sensitive screen 13 of the input device 14, and / or

[0114] - speech input to the speech recognition device 15, and / or

[0115] - an operating element 16 of the input device 14 that can be operated manually or by foot by the user, and / or

[0116] A gesture control of the input device 14 that can be performed by the user, here for example by means of a camera 30 .

[0117] For example, operating commands can be generated and sent via the input device 14. The operating commands can be used to control the furniture element 2, configure the arrangement system 1 and in particular the control device 7, and switch the control device 7 and the furniture element 2 into different operating modes.

[0118] In contrast to what is shown, the individual user interfaces 12 can be divided among different input devices 14 that are designed to be separate from one another.

[0119] In the embodiment shown, input device 14 has a combined transmitting and receiving device 19, by means of which data transmission can take place according to transmission protocols 21, 22. Input device 14 can also have separate devices for data transmission, which are more or less sufficient.

[0120] The speech recognition device 15 for generating digital operation instructions comprises, in the embodiment shown:

[0121] - at least one microphone 17 for acquiring user voice commands,

[0122] at least one conversion device 18 for generating digital operating instructions from voice commands, wherein the conversion device 18 is formed using instructions from a memory unit 29 that can be executed by a computer unit 28,

[0123] at least one transmitting device 19 for transmitting digital operating instructions to the control device 7 , which in this embodiment is designed, for example, as a transmitting device and receiving device 19 of the input device 14 .

[0124] Different from Figure 2 In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 , a microphone 17 can be present in the input device 14, for example in a smartphone, and a conversion device 15 can be present for the voice recognition device 15 to be used for the voice recognition device 15 via a computer-supported service (if necessary decentralized in a cloud service (see FIG. Figure 3 )) Digital operating commands are generated from the voice commands, and a transmission device may be provided for transmitting the digital operating commands to the control device 7 in turn in the input device 14, for example in turn in a smartphone.

[0125] Similarly, gesture control of input device 14 that can be performed by the user is provided by means of sensors (for example, camera 30 in the embodiment shown) and by means of instructions from memory unit 29 that can be executed by computing unit 28 .

[0126] Figure 3 A particularly preferred embodiment of the arrangement 1 is shown.

[0127] The arrangement first comprises different furniture elements 2 which are designed as furniture drives 3 for different furniture flaps and furniture doors and as furniture locks 4. The arrangement 1 further comprises a control device 7 for controlling the furniture elements 2, wherein the control device 7 can be operated in principle according to Figure 1 The embodiment shown is constructed.

[0128] In the embodiment shown, the arrangement system 1 has different input devices 14, by means of which at least one digital operating instruction can be sent to the control device, the digital operating instruction being encoded according to a first transmission protocol 21 and / or according to a second transmission protocol 22 different from the first transmission protocol 21. Accordingly, provision can be made for the at least one control device 7 to include at least one first receiving device 9, by means of which at least one digital operating instruction sent according to the first transmission protocol 21 can be received, and at least one second receiving device 10, by means of which at least one digital operating instruction sent according to the second transmission protocol 22 different from the first transmission protocol 21 can be received.

[0129] The different input devices 14 can be configured, for example, as follows: Figure 2 In the form of the embodiment shown in FIG, in the form of an operating element of a kitchen appliance such as a microwave oven or a coffee machine, or in the form of a computer 33, a radio button 31, or in the form of an intelligent device such as a so-called intelligent personal assistant. Such an input device 14 can basically have functionalities such as Figure 2 Functionality of the illustrated embodiments.

[0130] In the embodiment shown, the arrangement 1 has at least one communication device 20 suitable for the Internet, for connecting the arrangement 1, in particular the control device 7, to the Internet 24. Data transmission can take place according to a first transmission protocol 21 and / or according to a second transmission protocol 22 which is different from the first transmission protocol 21.

[0131] In addition to the aforementioned embodiment of the voice recognition device 15, the arrangement 1 alternatively or additionally has another embodiment of the voice recognition device 15 for generating digital operating instructions, which Figure 3 The illustrated embodiment includes at least the following components or component groups:

[0132] - at least one microphone 17 for acquiring user voice commands,

[0133] at least one conversion device 18 for generating digital operating instructions from voice commands, wherein the conversion device 18 can be implemented by a computer-supported service (as shown here, for example, decentralized in a cloud service 32 on the Internet 24 ),

[0134] - At least one transmitting device for transmitting digital operating instructions to the control device 7.

[0135] It is conceivable that the digital control commands sent according to the third transmission protocol 23 and received by the receiving device 11 of the furniture element 2 can be forwarded to at least one further furniture element 2 by means of the transmitting device 43 of the furniture element 2. Similarly, it is conceivable that this also applies to the forwarding of digital control commands between at least two control devices 7.

[0136] Figure 4a An embodiment of a piece of furniture 6 is shown as an upper cabinet having a component 5 in the form of a high pivoting flap which can be driven by a furniture element 3 designed as a furniture drive 3 .

[0137] Figure 4b An embodiment of a piece of furniture 6 is shown as a chest of drawers having a component 5 in the form of an individual drawer, which can be closed by a furniture element 3 designed as a furniture lock 4 .

[0138] Figure 5An embodiment of a piece of furniture 6 is shown as a chest of drawers having a component 5 in the form of an individual drawer which can be driven by a furniture element 3 designed as a furniture drive 3 .

[0139] Figure 6 An embodiment of a piece of furniture 6 is shown as a refrigerator having a component 5 in the form of a furniture door which can be driven by a furniture element 3 designed as a furniture drive 3 .

[0140] Figure 7 The execution sequence of a method for operating an embodiment of the arrangement system 1 described above is shown in a block diagram, wherein reference is made to the aforementioned components of the embodiment of the arrangement system 1 with regard to the reference numerals.

[0141] In the embodiment shown, the method comprises the following method steps:

[0142] In a receiving method step c, the at least one control device 7 wirelessly receives at least one digital operating instruction by means of at least one first receiving device 9, and

[0143] In a transmission method step f, the at least one control device 7 wirelessly transmits at least one digital control command to the receiving device 11 of the at least one furniture element 2 by means of the at least one transmitting device.

[0144] The digital operation instructions received in the receiving method step c and the digital control instructions sent in the sending method step f may be received and sent according to different wireless transmission protocols 21 , 22 , 23 .

[0145] What works is:

[0146] - in step c of the receiving method, the receiving is performed according to a first transmission protocol 21 according to the IEEE 802.11 standard; and / or

[0147] - In step c of the receiving method, the receiving is performed according to the second transmission protocol 22 in accordance with the Bluetooth standard; and / or

[0148] - In step f of the sending method, the ShockBurst TM Or according to Enhanced ShockBurst TM The third transmission protocol is distinguished from the first transmission protocol 21 and the second transmission protocol 22.

[0149] Figure 8A particularly preferred execution sequence of a method for operating an embodiment of the above-described arrangement system 1 is shown in a block diagram, wherein reference is again made to the above-described components of the embodiment of the arrangement system 1 with respect to reference numerals. It is not always necessary to carry out all described method steps to operate the arrangement system 1 .

[0150] In the embodiment shown, the method comprises at least the following method steps:

[0151] - First production method step a,

[0152] ——Step b of the operation instruction sending method,

[0153] - receiving method step c,

[0154] - optional first delivery method step d,

[0155] - second generation method step e,

[0156] - Sending method step f,

[0157] - additional receiving method step g,

[0158] - optional second transfer method step h,

[0159] ——Activation method step i,

[0160] ——Configuration method step j.

[0161] In the first generation method step a, the generation of the at least one digital operation instruction can be performed by the user through the user interface 12, wherein the generation of the at least one digital operation instruction by the interaction between the user and the user interface 12 can be performed by the user through the user interface 12.

[0162] - via the touch-sensitive screen 13 of the input device 14, and / or

[0163] - by voice input into a voice recognition device, and / or

[0164] - by means of an operating element of the input device 14 which can be operated manually or by foot by the user, and / or

[0165] - via gesture control of the input device 14 that can be performed by the user.

[0166] The sending of at least one digital operation command to at least one control device 7 can be performed in step b of the operation command sending method.

[0167] Receipt of at least one digital operation instruction similar to Figure 7 The method can be implemented in step c of the receiving method.

[0168] In the user operating mode of the control device 7 , digital operating commands are received via at least one receiving device 9 , 10 of the control device 7 for controlling at least one furniture element 2 .

[0169] In the configuration operating mode of the control device 7 , digital operating commands are received by the receiving devices 9 , 10 of the at least one control device 7 for configuring the control device 7 , wherein the configuration can be performed in a corresponding configuration method step j.

[0170] Optionally, for example, in order to increase the range of action, in the transmission method step d, the operating instructions received in the reception method step c can be transmitted to at least one further control device 7 .

[0171] In a second generating method step e, at least one control instruction can be generated using the at least one operating instruction received in the receiving method step c.

[0172] In the second generation method step e, depending on the operation instruction received in the reception method step c,

[0173] - In step e of the generation method, different digital control instructions may be generated; and / or

[0174] - In step f of the sending method, different digital control instructions are sent.

[0175] At least one digital control instruction is sent similar to Figure 7 The method can be implemented in step f of the sending method.

[0176] In a second reception method step g, the at least one digital control command can be received by the receiving device 11 of the at least one furniture element 2 .

[0177] Optionally, for example in order to increase the range, in a second transmission method step h the control command received in the reception method step c can be transmitted to at least one further furniture element 2 .

[0178] In activation method step i, the furniture element 2 is activated, in particular the at least one component 5 of the furniture 6 is driven or activated by the furniture element 2 via the at least one received digital control command.

[0179] Reference Signs List

[0180] 1. Layout system

[0181] 2 Furniture elements

[0182] 3 Furniture drive

[0183] 4 Furniture locks

[0184] 5 parts

[0185] 6 Furniture

[0186] 7 Control device

[0187] 8 Transmitter, Control Device

[0188] 9 Receiving device

[0189] 10 Additional receiving devices

[0190] 11Receiving devices, furniture components

[0191] 12 User Interface

[0192] 13. Touch-sensitive screen

[0193] 14 Input Devices

[0194] 15. Voice recognition device

[0195] 16 operating elements

[0196] 17 Microphone

[0197] 18 conversion device

[0198] 19 Transmitter, receiver, and input device

[0199] 20 Communication device

[0200] 21 First Transport Protocol

[0201] 22 Second Transport Protocol

[0202] 23 Third Transport Protocol

[0203] 24 Internet

[0204] 25 computing units

[0205] 26 storage units

[0206] 27 Data Connection

[0207] 28 computing units

[0208] 29 storage units

[0209] 30 Camera

[0210] 31 radio buttons

[0211] 32 Cloud Services

[0212] 33 PCs

[0213] 34 Sending devices, furniture components

[0214] a First production method step

[0215] b. Operation instruction sending method steps

[0216] c. First receiving method step

[0217] dFirst transfer method step

[0218] eSecond production method step

[0219] fSending method steps

[0220] g Additional receiving method steps

[0221] h Second transfer method step

[0222] iActivation method steps

[0223] jConfiguration method steps

Claims

1. A method for operating an arrangement system (1) comprising at least one furniture element (2) by means of which at least one component (5) of a piece of furniture (6) can be driven or activated, and at least one control device (7) for controlling the at least one furniture element (2) by means of control commands via operating commands, characterized in that In a first receiving method step (c), the at least one control device (7) wirelessly receives at least one digital operating instruction by means of at least one receiving device (9), and In a transmission method step (f), at least one digital control command is wirelessly transmitted by means of at least one transmitting device (8) to a receiving device (11) of the at least one furniture element (2). Receiving and sending the digital operation instructions received in the receiving method step (c) and the digital control instructions sent in the sending method step (f) according to different transmission protocols; In step (f) of the sending method, the at least one digital control command is sent to the receiving device (11) of the at least one furniture element (2) unidirectionally between the control device (7) and the receiving device (11) of the at least one furniture element (2), and no receipt confirmation is performed by the sending device (34) of the furniture element (2).

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The at least one furniture element (2) is a furniture drive (3) or a furniture lock (4).

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: In step (f) of the transmission method, the at least one digital control command is transmitted to a receiving device (11) of the at least one furniture element (2) as follows: directly addressing a receiving device of the at least one furniture element (2); and / or The reception readiness of the receiving device (11) of the at least one furniture element (2) is not checked; and / or This is done using a fixedly defined or adjustable course of the at least one digital control command.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein: In step (f) of the sending method, no unnecessary confirmation of receipt is performed.

5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: In the first receiving method step (c), the at least one digital operation instruction is received according to a transmission protocol according to the IEEE 802.11 standard and / or the Bluetooth standard; and / or In the sending method step, the sending of the at least one digital control instruction is performed according to the ShockBurst TM or Enhanced ShockBurst TM The transmission protocol is carried out.

6. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The control device (7) has at least one user operating mode and at least one configuration operating mode, wherein: In the user operating mode, digital operating instructions are received by the receiving device (9) of the at least one control device (7) for controlling at least one furniture element (2); and / or In the configuration operating mode, digital operating commands are received by the receiving device (9) of the at least one control device (7) for configuring the control device (7).

7. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The at least one furniture element (2) has at least one user operating mode and at least one configuration operating mode, wherein: The receiving device (11) of the at least one furniture element (2) is in a ready-to-receive state or can be placed in a user operating mode; and / or Receiving a digital control command by a receiving device (11) of the at least one furniture element (2) in a user operating mode for activating the at least one furniture element (2); and / or The reception of digital control commands by the receiving device (11) of the at least one furniture element (2) in the user operating mode is carried out according to the ShockBurst TM or Enhanced ShockBurst TM transfer protocol; and / or The reception of digital control commands by the receiving device (11) of the at least one furniture element (2) is carried out in a configuration operating mode for configuring the furniture element (2); and / or The reception of digital control commands by the receiving device (11) of the at least one furniture element (2) takes place in a configuration operating mode according to the Bluetooth transmission protocol.

8. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: In the first generation method step (a), the generation of the at least one digital operation instruction is performed by a user through a user interface (12).

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein Produced by the interaction of the user with the user interface (12) via the touch-sensitive screen (13) of the input device (14), and / or By voice input into the voice recognition device (15), and / or By means of an operating element (16) of the input device (14) which can be operated manually or by foot by a user, and / or This is done via gesture control of the input device (14) that can be performed by the user.

10. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: In the second generation method step (e), at least one control command is generated using the at least one operating command received in the first reception method step (c).

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein: Depending on the operation instruction received in step (c) of the first receiving method, In the second generation method step (e), different digital control instructions are generated; and / or In step (f) of the sending method, different digital control instructions are sent.

12. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: In a second receiving method step (g), the at least one wirelessly transmitted digital control command is received by a receiving device (11) of the at least one furniture element (2).

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein: In activation method step (i), the furniture element (2) is activated by means of the at least one received digital control command.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein: In activation method step (i), at least one component (5) of the furniture (6) is driven or activated by the furniture element (2) via the at least one received digital control command.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein: The activation of the at least one furniture element (2) by means of at least one control command wirelessly received by a receiving device (11) of the furniture element (2) takes place within a time interval of less than 100 ms from the sending of the digital control command by the control device (7).

16. The method according to claim 12, wherein: The activation of the at least one furniture element (2) by means of at least one control command wirelessly received by a receiving device (11) of the furniture element (2) takes place within a time interval of less than 50 ms from the sending of the digital control command by the control device (7).

17. A computer program product comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer (25), cause the computer (25) to carry out the method according to any one of claims 1 to 16 from a storage unit (26) which is in or can enter into a data connection (27) with the computer (25).

18. Arrangement system (1) comprising at least one furniture element (2), with which at least one component (5) of a piece of furniture (6) can be driven or activated, and at least one control device (7) for controlling the at least one furniture element (2), characterized in that The at least one control device (7) comprises at least one transmitting device (8) and at least one receiving device (9), by means of which at least one transmitting device at least one digital control command can be wirelessly transmitted to a receiving device (11) of the at least one furniture element (2), and by means of which at least one receiving device at least one digital operating command can be wirelessly received, Receive digital operation instructions and send digital control instructions according to different transmission protocols; The at least one digital control command is sent to the receiving device (11) of the at least one furniture element (2) unidirectionally between the control device (7) and the receiving device (11) of the at least one furniture element (2), and no receipt confirmation is performed via the sending device (34) of the furniture element (2).

19. The arrangement system according to claim 18, wherein: The at least one furniture element (2) is a furniture drive (3) or a furniture lock (4).

20. The arrangement system of claim 18, wherein: The at least one digital operation instruction can be received by the receiving device according to the IEEE 802.11 standard and / or according to the Bluetooth standard; and / or The at least one digital control instruction can be configured according to ShockBurst TM or Enhanced ShockBurst TM Standard delivery.

21. Arrangement system according to any one of claims 18 to 20, wherein: The digital operation instruction can be generated by the user through the user interface (12), wherein the user interface (12) is generated by: a touch-sensitive screen (13) of an input device (14), and / or Speech input to a speech recognition device (15), and / or An operating element (16) of the input device (14) that can be operated manually or by foot by a user, and / or User-implementable gesture control of an input device (14) constitute.

22. Arrangement system according to any one of claims 18 to 20, wherein: The arrangement system (1) comprises at least one voice recognition device (15) for generating digital operation instructions, wherein the voice recognition device (15) comprises: at least one microphone (17) for acquiring user's voice commands, at least one conversion device (18) for generating digital operating instructions from voice instructions, At least one transmitting device (19) for transmitting digital operating instructions to the control device (7).

23. Arrangement system according to any one of claims 18 to 20, wherein: The control device (7) and the furniture element (2) are designed to be structurally separate from one another and can be or are arranged to be spatially separated from one another.

24. Control device (7) for an arrangement system (1) according to any one of claims 18 to 23.

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