Assembly manipulation method

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for operating an assembly (1) comprising at least one furniture drive (2) having at least one storage unit (3) and at least one computing unit (4), at least one furniture part (6) movably mounted on a furniture body (5) - at least one furniture part (6) may be positioned at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body (5) by at least one furniture drive (2), and at least one command transmitter (7) spatially separated from the at least one furniture drive (2), wherein the at least one furniture drive (2) and at least one command transmitter (7) each include at least one data transmission device (8). The following method steps are performed particularly in chronological order: at least one command transmitter (7) transmits at least one digital command (9) particularly by wireless signal transmission to at least one data transmission device (8) of at least one furniture drive (2) through at least one data transmission device (8) of at least one command transmitter (7); at least one computing unit (4) of at least one furniture drive (2) compares at least one digital command (9) with at least one digital data set (10) that is stored in or can be stored in at least one storage unit (3); and at least one computing unit (4) makes a selection based on the comparison result to execute at least one digital command (9).

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for operating an assembly comprising at least one furniture drive having at least one storage unit and at least one computing unit, at least one furniture part movably mounted on a furniture body—at least one furniture part may be positioned at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body by at least one furniture drive—and at least one command transmitter spatially separated from at least one furniture drive, wherein at least one furniture drive and at least one command transmitter each comprise at least one data transmission device. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a computer program product for carrying out such a method. Additionally, the present invention relates to an assembly comprising at least one furniture drive having at least one storage unit and at least one computing unit, at least one furniture part movably mounted on a furniture body—at least one furniture part may be positioned at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body by at least one furniture drive—and at least one command transmitter spatially separated from at least one furniture drive, wherein at least one furniture drive and at least one command transmitter each comprise at least one data transmission device. The present invention also relates to a furniture drive for such an assembly comprising at least one fixing device for fixing the furniture drive to a furniture body, at least one positioning device—wherein at least one movable furniture part can move relative to the furniture body—at least one drive unit—wherein at least one positioning device can be particularly electrically driven—at least one storage unit, at least one computing unit, and at least one data transfer device. Background Technology

[0002] In the prior art, it is known that command transmitters communicate with a furniture drive to move a movable furniture part—for example, from WO 2008 / 141348 A2. For this purpose, a user operates a switching element acting as a command transmitter, the drive device of the furniture drive is triggered by a wire, and the drive device moves the movable furniture part between two operating positions.

[0003] A disadvantage of the prior art is that the furniture drive does not contain any information about other furniture drives, which, for example, in an assembly of at least two furniture drives for at least two movable furniture parts, simultaneous or consecutive triggering of the furniture drives can cause collisions between the movable furniture parts, thereby creating a risk of collision between the furniture parts. Additionally, synchronization of the furniture drives is not possible, for example, in the case of two furniture drives where both are placed in movable furniture parts or where two movable furniture parts must be moved in a specific order, proper operation of the furniture parts cannot be guaranteed. The problem to be solved

[0004] Accordingly, the intended technical objective of the present invention is to disclose a method for operating such an assembly, a computer program product, such an assembly, and a furniture drive for such an assembly, which are improved over the prior art and characterized by at least partially resolving the disadvantages of the prior art and, in particular, reducing susceptibility to errors. means of solving the problem

[0005] This objective is achieved by the features of claim 1.

[0006] Accordingly, according to the present invention, the following method steps are provided to be performed particularly in chronological order:

[0007] - At least one command transmitter transmits at least one digital command to at least one data transmission device of at least one furniture drive, particularly via wireless signal transmission, through at least one data transmission device of at least one command transmitter, and

[0008] - At least one computing unit of at least one furniture drive compares at least one digital instruction with at least one digital data set stored in at least one storage unit, and

[0009] - At least one computing unit makes a choice to execute at least one digital instruction based on the result of the comparison.

[0010] This allows at least one furniture drive to have its own independent intelligence separate from the command transmitter, thereby enabling at least one furniture drive to check at least one digital command from at least one command transmitter regarding feasibility. For example, if at least one digital command cannot be executed without enduring damage to at least one movable furniture part due to an imminent collision, at least one furniture drive can prevent at least one digital command from being executed.

[0011] In addition, to realize synchronized operation of at least two furniture drives, it is possible for the command transmitter to communicate with only one furniture drive, because at least one furniture drive may store information about additional furniture drives that do not need to be known to at least one command transmitter in at least one digital data set. Following the input of at least one digital command, at least one furniture drive may communicate with additional furniture drives to instruct them to move in synchronization in the sense of sequential or simultaneous operation of at least one movable furniture part.

[0012] In addition, at least one command transmitter does not need to store any information about additional furniture drives in the digital command, as this can already be stored in at least one digital data set, so data communication between at least one command transmitter and at least one furniture drive can be done more efficiently as a reduced amount of data needs to be transmitted, and this can be done more quickly, as well as at least one command transmitter requires reduced computing power, and the resources thus obtained can be used for other digital commands, which has a positive effect.

[0013] In addition, the configuration of the assembly is simplified because at least one command transmitter does not need to know the entire information of the network where at least one furniture drive is located, and at least one furniture drive only needs to know the information essential for the proper operation of each movable furniture part.

[0014] Additionally, while at least one command transmitter may have a higher level of intelligence, the resilience of the assembly is increased because at least one furniture drive possesses information necessary for proper operation through at least one digital data set. At least one furniture drive can obtain information from additional furniture drives through connection to additional furniture drives or at least one command transmitter—which enables the exchange of at least one digital data set or information to the network. This increases the resilience of the assembly because at least one additional furniture drive knows the information of at least one digital data set of at least one furniture drive and / or can prevent collisions or enable synchronization in the event of a failure.

[0015] At least one digital data set may be stored in at least one computing unit during assembly of at least one furniture drive, for example, through an electronic device or a human-machine interface (HMI) of at least one furniture drive, and / or supplemented by the HMI of at least one electronic device or at least one furniture drive after assembly.

[0016] In addition, incorrect commands are reduced by at least one command transmitter by comparing digital commands with a digital data set.

[0017] If at least one command transmitter transmits at least one digital command via a wireless signal transmission method, the at least one command transmitter can be positioned spatially separated from at least one furniture drive without a wired connection taken from the prior art.

[0018] At least one data transmission device may include a receiving device and a spatially separated transmitting device, or may have an integrated receiving device and a transmitting device.

[0019] At least one furniture drive can direct additional furniture drives to perform the appropriate operation of furniture parts by additional digital commands, particularly after a selection is made, and synchronization between the furniture drive and the additional furniture drives is particularly desirable but not mandatory.

[0020] As stated in the introduction, protection is also claimed for a computer program product comprising instructions that, when performed by a computing unit, cause the computing unit to perform a method according to at least one of the prior claims from a storage unit that is data-connected with or capable of data-connecting with the computing unit.

[0021] As stated in the introduction, protection is also claimed for an assembly according to the preamble of claim 21, wherein at least one command transmitter is designed such that at least one digital command is transmitted, particularly in a wireless signal transmission manner, to at least one data transmission device of at least one furniture drive through at least one data transmission device of at least one command transmitter, and at least one computing unit of at least one furniture drive is designed to compare at least one digital command with at least one digital data set stored in at least one storage unit, and at least one computing unit is designed to make a choice to execute at least one digital command according to the result of the comparison.

[0022] As stated in the introduction, protection is also claimed for a furniture drive according to the preamble of claim 24, and such computer program product that can be executed by at least one computing unit is stored in the furniture drive.

[0023] A computer program product can be stored in at least one storage unit and executed by at least one computing unit, for example.

[0024] Advantageous embodiments of the present invention are set forth in the dependent claims.

[0025] Advantageously, at least one digital command in the form of a closing command or an opening command, in which at least one furniture part can be positioned from an operating position relative to the furniture body to a different operating position by at least one furniture drive, and / or a locking command or an unlocking command in which at least one furniture part is maintained in an operating position.

[0026] Generally, a lock command may lock at least one furniture drive to prevent the opening and / or closing of at least one movable furniture part. Generally, at least one furniture drive may also be designed as a furniture lock, and the lock command moves the locking device of the furniture lock to a locked position where operation of at least one movable furniture part is not possible. Similar considerations apply to an unlock command regarding an unlock position. The digital command may generally include additional control signals and / or operation commands.

[0027] It has been proven that the choice is passed to a Boolean variable, and that the Boolean variable has a value of 0 or 1 if at least one digital instruction is executable, and a value of 1 or 0 if at least one digital instruction is not executable.

[0028] This allows data communication to be particularly efficient because at least one furniture drive can encode a selection by a boolean variable with only 1 bit of information and / or transmit it to at least one command transmitter.

[0029] It has been proven that, in the case of selecting the executable capability of at least one digital command, at least one data transfer device of at least one furniture drive preferably communicates with at least one data transfer device of at least one additional furniture drive via an ESB, preferably at least one furniture drive and at least one additional furniture drive are preferably arranged together in parallel or sequentially at an additional operation position separated from the operation position relative to the furniture body from the operation position of at least one furniture part, and / or at least one furniture part is locked at the operation position.

[0030] In this way, based on a digital command for exactly one furniture drive, the operation of at least one movable furniture part can be performed by a plurality of furniture drives, and appropriate operation is ensured by considering the synchronization parameters, collision parameters, and / or state parameters of at least one digital data set of at least one furniture drive. Additionally, a comparison of the digital data sets of the furniture drives can be performed, and / or a digital data set of at least one additional furniture drive can be transmitted by at least one furniture drive to at least one command transmitter.

[0031] An advantageous variation is provided in which at least one digital data set comprises static parameters related to a network in which at least one additional furniture drive is located, particularly preferably, the static parameters are preferably in the form of reference parameters, synchronization parameters, coupling parameters, state parameters, and / or collision parameters, and preferably the state parameters are changeable according to at least one operation position.

[0032] Reference parameters are, for example, defined end positions of at least one positioning device defining the operating positions of at least one furniture drive. Synchronization parameters are, for example, time-defined sequences of operation of at least one drive unit to coordinate multiple furniture drives for moving at least one furniture part. Linkage parameters are understood as the linkage of the furniture drive with a command transmitter, appliance, wireless switch element, additional furniture drive, etc., to define the connection between two entities of a network, for example. State parameters refer to, for example, the lock and / or position of at least one positioning device imaging an open or closed movable furniture part, and the state parameters are changeable during the transition between the operating positions of at least one movable furniture part.

[0033] In a subsequent method step, it is particularly desirable that at least one furniture drive, in particular wireless signal transmission, transmits at least one digital information to at least one data transmission device of at least one command transmitter through at least one data transmission device of at least one furniture drive, depending on the choice, and

[0034] - If at least one digital instruction is executable, at least one digital information includes a confirmation of executable status, and

[0035] - If at least one digital command is unexecutable, at least one digital information includes confirmation of unexecutability, and at least one digital information preferably includes a reason for unexecutability, particularly preferably including the reason for unexecutability in the form of a diagnosis related to the selection.

[0036] It is particularly desirable.

[0037] At least one piece of digital information can confirm to at least one command transmitter that a digital command is executable. If it is not executable, at least one command transmitter may initiate an error analysis of the non-executability, particularly based on diagnosis, and / or, particularly after resolving the cause of the non-executability, retransmit at least one digital command.

[0038] It can also be envisioned that at least one command transmitter learns through machine learning and / or artificial intelligence via at least one piece of digital information.

[0039] In one embodiment of the present invention, at least one data transmission device of at least one furniture drive and at least one command transmitter communicate bidirectionally in parallel or bidirectionally sequentially.

[0040] Generally, data communication can be understood as data transmission through transmission and reception, and preferably, only transmission or reception occurs at least temporarily. However, unidirectional data communication in which only control commands are transmitted can also be envisioned. Particularly preferred is data communication via wireless signal protocols, and generally, line-bound data communication is also possible. The receiving unit and the transmitting unit may be integrated on a chip, for example, or exist spatially separated from each other.

[0041] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least one data transmission device of at least one furniture drive transmits at least one digital information to at least one data transmission device of at least one command transmitter when there is a change in the state of at least one furniture drive, and a state message regarding the change in state is preferably displayed on an electronic device in the form of a mobile terminal, a smartphone, or a computer.

[0042] In this way, after a change in state based on at least one digital command—such as locking at least one furniture drive or changing the operating position of at least one movable furniture part—the user can recognize that at least one digital command has been successfully executed. When the change in state is transmitted to an electronic device, the user has an overview of the movements of at least one movable furniture part.

[0043] It has been proven that it is advantageous for at least one command transmitter to communicate with at least one data transfer device of at least one furniture drive via BLE and / or ESB, and / or for at least one data transfer device of at least one furniture drive to communicate with at least one additional furniture drive via ESB.

[0044] The technical term BLE, as a wireless protocol, refers to Bluetooth Low Energy, which is integrated into commercial electronic devices such as smartphones and computers.

[0045] The technical term ESB as a wireless protocol refers to Enhanced Shockburst™, which has proven to be particularly advantageous for controlling furniture drives compared to BLE, primarily due to its low latency times.

[0046] Additionally, preferably, at least one digital command is transmitted from at least one command transmitter to at least one data transmission device of at least one furniture drive through at least one data transmission device spatially separated from at least one command transmitter, and preferably, at least one data transmission device communicates with at least one data transmission device of at least one furniture drive through an ESB.

[0047] If at least one command transmitter does not have a wireless protocol for communicating with at least one furniture drive, at least one data transmission device can transmit at least one digital command through a wireless protocol—wherein at least one furniture drive can receive digital data—wherein the data transmission device generates a conversion between two wireless protocols.

[0048] At least one command transmitter can communicate with at least one data transmission device via an ESB, WiFi, and / or WAN, and data communication between the data transmission device and at least one furniture drive is particularly preferably provided via the ESB. In particular, reception may be performed according to a transmission protocol according to the IEEE 802.11 standard and / or Bluetooth standard.

[0049] Alternatively, it is possible for at least one command transmitter to determine information of a network in which at least one furniture drive is imaged by connecting to at least one additional furniture drive and / or at least one data transmission device, preferably at least one digital data set.

[0050] This enables at least one command transmitter to obtain information about all entities located in the network without the need to query each entity individually when connected to only one entity in the network.

[0051] Generally, each entity of the network—for example, at least one furniture drive—can determine information of additional furniture drives and / or the network by connecting to at least one data transmission device and / or at least one additional furniture drive.

[0052] In a further preferred embodiment, at least one command transmitter determines information of at least one additional furniture drive and / or information of a network in which at least one furniture drive is imaged, preferably at least one digital data set, which is determined by a connection with at least one, preferably exactly one, data transmission device of at least one furniture drive and / or at least one, preferably exactly one, data transmission device.

[0053] In this way, the correlations of the network, in particular the synchronization parameters and / or conflict parameters of the furniture drives, are known to at least one command transmitter and can be used, for example, for fault diagnosis and / or appropriate digital commands. Generally, at least one command transmitter may also represent at least one additional furniture drive and / or a furniture drive communicating with a home appliance.

[0054] According to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, in a preceding method step, preferably through at least one electronic device in the form of a mobile terminal, a smartphone, or a computer,

[0055] - At least two furniture drives are coupled to each other and / or synchronized via a reference ride performed by a user,

[0056] - At least one furniture drive is initialized through a standard ride performed by the user, and

[0057] - At least one furniture drive is coupled to at least one command transmitter and / or at least one command transmitter is initialized via a reference ride performed by the user,

[0058] - At least one digital data set is stored in at least one storage unit according to a reference ride performed by a user and / or

[0059] - At least one furniture drive, at least one command transmitter, and / or at least one data transmission device are added to the network, preferably the network is provided to be transmitted to at least one command transmitter, and / or

[0060] - Particularly preferably having a help dialog box, at least one digital information regarding an error message is optionally transmitted to at least one command transmitter for at least one furniture drive and / or data transmission device,

[0061] This is provided.

[0062] In this way, at least one digital data set may be filled with digital data related to the operation sequence of at least one furniture part. At least one digital data set may be used by at least one furniture drive to move at least one movable furniture part appropriately between operation positions in consideration of additional furniture drives, in particular to instruct additional furniture drives to perform appropriate actions by transmitting digital commands, and / or to make the digital data set available or accessible to entities through connection with entities of a network.

[0063] If a selection is made not to perform, this may be transmitted to the command transmitter along with an error message in the form of digital information. For example, the error message may include information regarding a problematic network structure, incorrect adjustment of the drive unit, insufficient installation depth, a moving furniture part continuously pressing the wireless radio, and / or defective firmware. Generally, the digital information may also be transmitted without a prior selection of not to perform.

[0064] According to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, at least one command transmitter is provided to include at least one computing unit and at least one storage unit, and preferably, at least one state parameter of at least one furniture drive and / or data transmission device, at least one log information, and / or at least one operation information is provided to be read from at least one storage unit.

[0065] By accessing at least one computing unit to at least one storage unit, error commands resulting from insufficient digital commands can be reduced particularly effectively. Additionally, the user can determine, for example, unwanted openings, the frequency of opening of at least one movable furniture part, etc., and use these for analysis purposes, for example.

[0066] If a movable furniture part is moved by an unauthorized person, or if the desired operation of a movable furniture part has not yet been performed at a specific point in time, this information is accessible to the user.

[0067] Advantageously, at least one command transmitter is provided to be designed in the form of a wireless switch element, a data transmission device, a furniture lock, a home appliance, an additional furniture drive, and / or preferably an electronic device in the form of a mobile terminal, a smartphone, or a computer.

[0068] At least one furniture drive can receive a lock command or an unlock command by operating, for example, a wireless switch element spatially separated from the furniture drive, a smartphone and / or mobile terminal in the form of a voice recognition system—which is connected directly or through a data transmission device to at least one data transmission device of at least one furniture drive by a wireless signal transmission method.

[0069] Digital commands for a home appliance in the form of a robot vacuum cleaner are also possible, which request the opening of at least one movable furniture part by at least one furniture drive to allow it to enter and exit the furniture. Generally, the home appliance may be, for example, a microwave oven or a coffee machine, and while operating the home appliance, the closing of at least one movable furniture part is prohibited. Generally, data communication between the robot vacuum cleaner and at least one furniture drive can also be envisioned via ultrasound.

[0070] On the one hand, by transmitting a lock command through at least one command transmitter, or on the other hand, by selecting that a closing command cannot be executed by at least one computing unit, it may be prohibited to prevent at least one movable furniture part from moving to a closed position as an operating position.

[0071] It has been proven advantageous for at least one command transmitter and / or at least one data transmission device to make a preliminary selection to execute at least one digital command based on information of a network in which at least one furniture drive is preferably located.

[0072] In this way, the number of digital instructions that lead to the inability to execute digital instructions due to synchronization parameters, conflict parameters, or other presets can be reduced in a particularly advantageous manner.

[0073] According to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, data communication between at least one data transmission device of at least one command transmitter and at least one data transmission device of at least one furniture drive is provided to be enabled in an encrypted form and / or during a specified time period.

[0074] This provides particularly secure, fast, and / or robust data communication, and it is especially desirable to provide authentication and / or signature of data and / or encryption of data links.

[0075] In the preceding method step, it has been proven advantageous that at least one verbal voice command and / or at least one tactile command given by the user, preferably along with user identification, is converted into at least one digital command through at least one electronic device in the form of a mobile terminal, a smartphone, or a computer, particularly preferably.

[0076] Voice commands provide particularly convenient control of at least one furniture drive, as the user can trigger the opening or closing of specific movable furniture parts, for example, by an appropriate word or series of words. Through user identification, a specific person's digital command can, for example, initiate the furniture drive to prevent the movable furniture part from moving. Voice commands can be further adapted individually; for example, the term "salt" can trigger the opening of the movable furniture part containing a salt shaker in its storage space, thereby improving the usability of the network. The number of entities located in the network is generally arbitrary. Even without knowing the exact location of the desired item, the user can access this item with the help of a simple verbal command, and the opening of the movable furniture part is triggered at least partially by at least one furniture drive to allow the desired item to be retrieved. For example, an item in a separate storage space can be accessed by a different verbal command, such as "sugar."

[0077] Through haptic commands, the user can select, for example, which movable furniture part will open when, or at what point at least one movable furniture part should not open on a smartphone.

[0078] An advantageous variation is that at least one tactile command and / or at least one verbal voice command is converted into at least one digital command by at least one command transmitter and / or at least one cloud.

[0079] In this way, commands triggered by the user in the form of digital commands can be unified and transmitted to a data transmission device via a suitable wireless protocol with low latency times.

[0080] It is particularly desirable that at least two furniture drives are arranged in at least one movable furniture part, and that at least one movable furniture part can move together in parallel between at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body by means of at least two furniture drives.

[0081] In this way, particularly heavy movable furniture parts can be moved, and synchronized operation of the furniture drives can be ensured by data communication between the furniture drives. For this purpose, at least one command transmitter only needs to transmit a digital command to one furniture drive, and improper opening of the movable furniture parts can be prevented by the intelligence of the furniture drive through a selection for execution.

[0082] In one embodiment of the present invention, at least one furniture drive is disposed in each of the at least two movable furniture parts, and the at least two movable furniture parts are provided to be able to move in parallel or sequentially between at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body by the at least two furniture drives.

[0083] In this way, multiple storage spaces covered by multiple movable furniture parts can be made accessible to the user, and collisions between the movable furniture parts are prevented by selection for execution and / or data communication between furniture drives.

[0084] It has been proven advantageous that at least one digital data set can preferably be stored in at least one storage unit through at least one data transfer device by at least one electronic device, and that at least one digital data set preferably includes static parameters in the form of reference parameters, synchronization parameters, coupling parameters, state parameters, and / or collision parameters for at least one additional furniture drive.

[0085] In this way, for example, when assembling a furniture drive, the furniture drive may be configured such that a joint or forced sequential operation of at least one movable furniture part is appropriately performed by an appropriate time sequence of operation of at least one positioning device of the furniture drives. Additionally, at least one digital data set can be adjusted at any time, for example, when a change in the network or a change in at least one movable furniture part occurs.

[0086] Non-limiting examples are given below that can be realized by the distributed intelligence of furniture drives through the comparison of at least one digital data set and at least one digital instruction for a selection for execution and / or data communication with additional furniture drives, which is particularly advantageous to the method, computer program product, assembly, and / or furniture drive according to the present invention.

[0087] In the case of furniture in the form of a shelf or base cabinet, at least one furniture drive of the interior pull-out is operated by voice command, and at least one additional furniture drive of the front pull-out is operated in a synchronized manner, either in parallel or sequentially, to move two movable furniture parts by digital command of the command transmitter. If a collision is imminent, the movement is stopped, and if the synchronization is accurate and there is no possibility of a collision, the movement is performed. The feasibility and changed state of the operating positions of the movable furniture parts are transmitted to the command transmitter in the form of digital information. After the completion of individual movements, the state parameters are changed.

[0088] In the case of furniture in the form of a cabinet, the internal pull-out can be opened by the furniture drive only when the revolving door reaches a specific minimum opening angle or a specific relative position to the furniture body. The minimum opening angle can be stored as a static parameter in the form of a collision parameter of a storage unit, and an appropriate sequence of movements in which synchronized movements by the furniture drives are performed can be guaranteed by data communication between the furniture drives. Synchronization can be stored, for example, by reference rides of the storage units performed by the user. The synchronized furniture drives can control the sequence of movements of at least one movable furniture part based on a time offset and / or based on the spatial position of at least one movable furniture part.

[0089] In the case of a movable furniture part in the form of a shared front of individual bodies, the furniture drives placed on the front must communicate with each other, and in the case of a digital command to the furniture drive, the furniture drive communicates with additional furniture drives to jointly move the front when a selection is made to execute the digital command.

[0090] Particularly desirable are movable furniture parts in the form of drawers, furniture doors, doors, flaps, and / or liftable drawers.

[0091] For example, if the digital command includes a closing command for a movable furniture part covering a microwave, oven, or coffee machine during operation, a choice is made not to execute the digital command, and the digital information is transmitted to the command transmitter. For example, the appliance may automatically transmit a lock command to the furniture drive as a command transmitter to prevent unwanted closing for safety reasons.

[0092] When transmitting at least one digital command of a command transmitter, at least one digital information of at least one furniture drive, and / or at least one information between at least one furniture drive and at least one additional furniture, in the dispatch method step, the transmission is:

[0093] - Unidirectional to the receiving device of the data transmission device, and / or

[0094] - Directly addressed to the receiving device of the data transfer device, and / or

[0095] - Performed without acknowledgment of receipt by the transmission device of the data transmission device, preferably without an acknowledgment of receipt that is not requested, and / or

[0096] - Performed without checking the reception readiness status of the receiving device of the data transmission device, and / or

[0097] - Performed with fixed, predefined, or predefinable routing, and / or

[0098] - Performed according to the ShockBurst™ or Enhanced ShockBurst™ transmission protocol,

[0099] This can be provided.

[0100] The features of the method claims are correspondingly applicable to the assembly claims and / or furniture drive claims, and vice versa. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0101] Further details and advantages of the present invention are described below in more detail based on the description of the drawings with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings. The drawings illustrate the following. FIG. 1 is an assembly of four networked furniture drives and a plurality of command transmitters, illustrated in a schematic diagram providing an overview. FIGS. 2a to 2f are schematic diagrams of data communication from a command transmitter to a furniture drive, wherein the furniture drive is data connected to an additional furniture drive. FIGS. 2g to 2h are schematic diagrams of a furniture lock and an additional furniture drive and a data-connected furniture drive. FIG. 3a is a schematic diagram of a command transmitter and a furniture drive during the transmission of a digital command from the command transmitter to the furniture drive. FIG. 3b is a schematic diagram of a command transmitter and a furniture drive during the transmission of digital information of the furniture drive to the command transmitter. FIG. 4a is an assembly consisting of a furniture body, a movable furniture part in the form of a furniture flap, and two command transmitters, illustrated in a perspective view. FIG. 4b is a perspective view of a furniture body and five movable furniture parts in the form of drawers, and a command transmitter and a data transmission device. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0102] FIG. 1 illustrates an assembly (1) of four furniture drives (2) and a movably mounted furniture part (6) positioned on the furniture drive (2) located at the lower left, indicated by dotted lines. Generally, the movable furniture part (6) positioned on each furniture drive (2) is positioned on all furniture drives (2).

[0103] The assembly (1) includes a plurality of command transmitters (7) spatially separated from the furniture drives (2), and the furniture drives (2) and the command transmitters (7) each include a data transmission device (8).

[0104] Command transmitters (7) exist in the form of appliances (18) such as a furniture lock (17), a microwave, a coffee machine, and a robot vacuum cleaner, wireless switch elements (16), a data transmission device (15), as well as electronic devices (14) such as a smartphone and a voice recognition system. Each wireless switch element (16) communicates wirelessly with the furniture drive (2). Generally, the command transmitters may be connected to the furniture drives (2) via a wire.

[0105] Command transmitters (7) are designed to wirelessly transmit digital commands (9) to data transmission devices (8) of furniture drives (2) through data transmission devices (8) of command transmitters (7). Computing units (4) of furniture drives (2) are designed to compare digital commands (9) with digital data sets (10) stored in storage units (3). Computing units (4) are designed to make a choice to execute digital commands (9) based on the comparison result.

[0106] The furniture drives (2) of the assembly each include a fixing device (20) for fixing the furniture drive (2) to the furniture body (5), a positioning device (21)—whereby the movable furniture part (6) can move relative to the furniture body (5)—a drive unit (22)—whereby the positioning device (21) can be electrically driven—a storage unit (3), a computing unit (4), and a data transfer device (8). A computer program product that can be executed by the computing unit (4) is stored in the furniture drives (2), and the computer program product includes instructions that, when executed by the computing units (4), cause the computing units (4) to perform a method of manipulating the assembly from the storage units (3) which are data-connected to the computing units (4).

[0107] Command transmitters (7) communicate with data transmission devices (8) of furniture drives (2) via ESB, and smartphones can additionally communicate directly with data transmission devices (8) via ELB. Data transmission devices (8) of furniture drives (2) communicate with additional furniture drives (11) via ESB.

[0108] A voice recognition system and smartphone-shaped command transmitters (7) transmit digital commands (9) to data transmission devices (8) of furniture drives (2) through a data transmission device (15) spatially separated from the command transmitter (7), the data transmission device (15) communicates with the data transmission devices (8) of furniture drives (2) via an ESB, and the command transmitters (7) communicate with the data transmission device (15) via WiFi. A router is interposed between the command transmitters (7) and the data transmission device (15), which can communicate via a WAN and is connected to the cloud (19).

[0109] An electronic device (14) that communicates with the cloud (19) can be connected to the data communication and, for example, can evaluate log information for analysis purposes.

[0110] The voice recognition system and the smartphone determine information such as digital data sets (10) of furniture drives (2) and additional furniture drives (11), and information of the network (12) where the furniture drives (2) are imaged, through a connection with a data transmission device (15).

[0111] The network (12) includes entities of command transmitters (7), furniture drives (2) and additional furniture drives (11), a cloud (19), a router, and a data transmission device (15).

[0112] The furniture drives (2) can communicate with additional furniture drives (11), and the furniture drives (2) can compare digital data sets (10) and / or direct the additional furniture drives (11) to synchronize the movement of the movable furniture parts (6) without collision of the movable furniture parts (6).

[0113] The furniture drive (2) can function as a command transmitter (7) for additional furniture drives (11).

[0114] The command transmitter (7) determines information such as digital data sets (10) of the furniture drives (2) and additional furniture drives (11), and information of the network (12) in which the furniture drives (2) are imaged by connection with exactly one data transmission device (8) or data transmission device (15) of the furniture drive (2).

[0115] FIG. 2a illustrates an electronic device (14) in the form of a smartphone having a data transmission device (8) that is directly wirelessly connected to a data transmission device (8) of a furniture drive (2). The furniture drive (2) is again directly wirelessly connected to an additional furniture drive (11).

[0116] When the command transmitter (7) transmits a digital command (9) to the data transmission device (8) of the furniture drive (2) via a wireless signal transmission method through the data transmission device (8) of the command transmitter (7), the computing unit (4) of the furniture drive (2) compares the digital command (9) with the digital data set (10) stored in the storage unit (3), and the computing unit (4) makes a selection to execute the digital command (9) based on the comparison result.

[0117] The digital command (9) may include a closing command or an opening command in which the furniture part (6) is positioned by the furniture drive (2) from an operating position relative to the furniture body (5) to a different operating position, and / or a locking command or an unlocking command in which the furniture part (6) is maintained in an operating position. The furniture drives (2) may also transmit the digital commands (9) to additional furniture drives (11).

[0118] The selection is passed to a Boolean variable, which has a value of 0 if the digital command (9) is executable and a value of 1 if the digital command (9) is not executable.

[0119] In the case where the digital command (9) is an executable choice, the data transfer device (8) of the furniture drive (2) communicates with the data transfer device (8) of the additional furniture drive (11) via the ESB, and the furniture drive (2) and the additional furniture drive (11) place the movable furniture parts (6) together in parallel from the operating position to the additional operating position separated from the operating position relative to the furniture body (5), and / or lock the furniture parts (6) in the operating position. The lock may be unlocked by an additional digital command (9) including an unlock command. Generally, the two movable furniture parts (6) may also be moved together in parallel or sequentially by the furniture drive (2) and the additional furniture drive (11), taking into account particularly possible collisions and / or necessary synchronization.

[0120] FIG. 2b differs from FIG. 2a in that the command transmitter (7) exists in the form of a furniture lock (17). The data transmission device (8) of the furniture drive (2) and the command transmitter (7) communicate sequentially in both directions. However, generally, bidirectional parallel data communication is also possible.

[0121] FIG. 2c differs from FIG. 2a in that the command transmitter (7) exists in the form of a wireless switch element (16). Data communication between the data transmission device (8) of the command transmitter (7) and the data transmission device (8) of the furniture drive (2) is encrypted and takes place during a defined time period.

[0122] FIG. 2d differs from FIG. 2a in that the command transmitter (7) exists in the form of a data transmission device (15). The command transmitter (7) includes a computing unit (4) and a storage unit (3), and the current status, log information, and operation information of the furniture drive (2) and additional furniture drive (11) are read from the storage unit (3). The log information and operation information of the data transmission device (15) can be read by the electronic device (14).

[0123] The furniture drive (2) transmits digital information (13) via a wireless signal transmission method to the data transmission device (8) of the command transmitter (7) through the data transmission device (8) of the furniture drive (2), depending on the choice of comparing the digital command (9) with the digital data set (10).

[0124] - If the digital command (9) is executable, the digital information (13) includes confirmation of executable, and

[0125] - If the digital command (9) is not executable, the digital information (13) includes confirmation of the non-executability, and the digital information (13) includes a diagnosis related to the selection and a valid justification of the non-executability.

[0126] FIG. 2e differs from FIG. 2a in that a smartphone-type command transmitter (7) does not communicate directly with the furniture drive (2) but a data transmission device (15) is interposed. The command transmitter (7) and the data transmission device (15) can make a preliminary selection to execute a digital command (9) based on information from a network (12) where at least one furniture drive (2) is located, but the execution of the digital command (9) by the furniture drive (2) can be rejected through the intelligence inherent to the furniture drive (2) in terms of selection by the computing unit (4).

[0127] Before the digital command (9) is received by the furniture drive (2), a haptic command given by the user may be converted into a digital command (9) through an electronic device (14). The conversion may be performed by a command transmitter (7), a data transmission device (15), or a cloud (19).

[0128] The data transmission device (8) of the furniture drive (2) transmits digital information (13) to the data transmission device (8) of the command transmitter (7) when there is a change in the state of the furniture drive (2), for example, after the movable furniture part (6) moves to a changed operating position. In relation to the change in state, a status message such as "Cupboard is open" may be displayed on the electronic device (14).

[0129] FIG. 2f is different from FIG. 2e in that the command transmitter (7) exists as a voice recognition system.

[0130] Before the digital command (9) is received by the furniture drive (2), a verbal voice command or haptic command given by the user may be converted into a digital command (9) via an electronic device (14). User identification of the voice command may further prevent unauthorized persons from verbally operating the furniture drive (2). The conversion may be performed by a command transmitter (7), a data transmission device (15), or a cloud (19).

[0131] A furniture drive (2), a command transmitter (7), and a data transmission device (15) are added to the network (12).

[0132] FIG. 2g illustrates a furniture drive (2) connected to a furniture lock (17). The furniture lock (17) can function as a command transmitter (7) by transmitting a digital command (9), such as a lock command, to the furniture drive (2). Meanwhile, the furniture drive (2) can also function as a command transmitter (7) by transmitting a lock command to the furniture lock (17) via a digital command (9) from the command transmitter (7). Data communication can generally be bidirectional or unidirectional. Generally, the furniture lock (17) may be formed by an additional furniture drive (11) that can be locked by a lock command and move the movable furniture part (6) again by an unlock command in the form of a digital command (9). Correspondingly, a robot vacuum cleaner or other appliance (18) may be placed in place of the furniture lock (17).

[0133] FIG. 2h illustrates a furniture drive (2) connected to an additional furniture drive (11). When a digital command (9) is transmitted to the furniture drive (2), the furniture drive (2) may, in particular, instruct the additional furniture drive (11) by the digital command (9) to perform an action independently without any relationship with the furniture drive (2) or to perform an action synchronized with the furniture drive (2).

[0134] The digital data set (10) of the furniture drive (2) has conflict parameters stored in relation to the additional furniture drive (11), and the digital data set (10) of the additional furniture drive (11) has conflict parameters stored in relation to the furniture drive (2). Generally, it may be sufficient for the conflict parameters to be stored only in the digital data set (10) of the furniture drive (2). A similar approach is applied to additional static parameters, such as synchronization parameters.

[0135] Data communication between the furniture drive (2) and the additional furniture drive (11) can be designed to be bidirectional, and unidirectional data communication is also possible, and particularly preferably, the additional furniture drive (11) also makes a selection based on comparison with the digital data set (10) present therein.

[0136] FIG. 3a illustrates a command transmitter (7) having a data transmission device (8) during the transmission of a digital command (9) to a data transmission device (8) of a furniture drive (2). The furniture drive (2) includes a storage unit (3) and a computing unit (4), and the data transmission device (8), the storage unit, and the computing unit (4) are connected to the signal transmission data, and may generally be designed to be integrated into a chip.

[0137] A digital data set (10) is previously stored in a storage unit (3) of a furniture drive (2) via a data transfer device (8) of an electronic device (14), and a computing unit (4) can compare a digital command (9) with the digital data set (10) in relation to feasibility and determine whether the digital command (9) will cause, for example, a collision of the movable furniture parts (6) or whether an additional furniture drive (11) should perform a synchronized movement, and the digital command (9) is transmitted to an additional furniture drive (11) via the data transfer device (8) of the furniture drive (2).

[0138] Static parameters in the form of reference parameters, synchronization parameters, combination parameters, state parameters, and collision parameters related to additional furniture drives (11) and network (12) are stored in two digital data sets (10) present in the storage unit (3). When the state of the furniture drive (2) changes, the state parameters are automatically changed according to the corresponding operation position.

[0139] To provide an overview, the movable furniture part (6) placed on the furniture drive (2) is not shown, and the furniture drive (2) moves the movable furniture part (2) through a positioning device (21) which is also not visible in the drawing.

[0140] FIG. 3b differs from FIG. 3a in that the computing unit has already made a selection regarding the executableness of a digital command (9) and transmits digital information (13) regarding the executableness back to the command transmitter (7). The digital information (13) may already include, for example, a change in state, a message regarding the reason why the digital command (9) cannot be executed, or information regarding synchronized movement with the additional furniture drive (11). Additionally, the digital information (13) may include information about the additional furniture drives (11), such as digital data sets (10) of the additional furniture drives (11), and / or information about the network (12).

[0141] The furniture drive (2) is already coupled with an additional furniture drive (11) (not shown in the drawing) and is synchronized through a reference ride performed by the user. Additionally, the furniture drive (2) is initialized through a reference ride performed by the user and is coupled to a command transmitter (7). Generally, the command transmitter (7) can also be initialized through a reference ride performed by the user.

[0142] Through the electronic device (14), two digital data sets (10) are stored in the storage unit (3) according to a reference ride performed by the user, and additional digital data sets (10) can be added to the storage unit (3) at any time.

[0143] If the digital command (9) is not executable, an error message having a help dialog box is attached to the command transmitter (7) as digital information (13), which may include, for example, a conflict with an additional furniture drive (11), the command transmitter (7), or a problematic network structure.

[0144] FIG. 4a illustrates a furniture (23) having a furniture part (6) movably mounted on a furniture body (5) in the form of a furniture flap, wherein the furniture part (6) can be positioned at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body (5) by two synchronized furniture drives (2) placed on the furniture part (6). The furniture drives (2) can be controlled via a command transmitter (7) in the form of a voice recognition system, and a voice command transmitted by a data transmission device (8) is converted into a digital command (9) in the cloud, for example, and transmitted to the furniture drive (2) via a data transmission device (15).

[0145] The command transmitter (7) communicates with the data transmission device (15) via WiFi, and the data transmission device (15) communicates with the furniture drive (2) via the ESB to minimize latency.

[0146] The movable furniture part (6) moves together in parallel between two operating positions relative to the furniture body (5) by furniture drives (2) (in the drawing, the second furniture drive (2) is covered by the movable furniture part (6)). The number of operating positions is generally arbitrary. Generally, the furniture part (6) may also exist in the form of two furniture parts (6), which can then be controlled individually, particularly sequentially, by two furniture drives (2).

[0147] An additional command transmitter (7) in the form of a wireless switch element (16) is placed on the furniture body (5) to operate the furniture drives (2) by direct digital commands (9) through the operation of the wireless switch element (16) and to instruct them, in particular, to move the movable furniture part (6) via the ESB. The location of the wireless switch element (16) is generally arbitrary, and the latter may be placed spatially separated from the furniture (23).

[0148] The furniture drives (2) are spatially separated from the command transmitter (7) of the assembly (1) on the furniture (23), and the command transmitter (7) and the furniture drives (2) each include a data transmission device (8).

[0149] FIG. 4b illustrates a furniture (23) having five furniture parts (6) in the form of drawers movably mounted on a furniture body (5) that can be individually moved by furniture drives (2). In this embodiment, a digital data set (10) is stored directly in the furniture drives (2) via an ELB.

[0150] Through a subsequent tactile command in the electronic device (14), the latter is digitally converted to a data transmission device (15) via a wireless signal transmission method via WiFi, converted into the form of a digital command (9), and transmitted to the furniture drive (2) via the ESB. Generally, the conversion into a digital command (9) can already be performed in the electronic device (14) as a command transmitter (7).

[0151] The five movable furniture parts (6) can be moved in parallel or sequentially between at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body (5) by furniture drives (2) (covered by the furniture parts (6) in the drawing). Explanation of the symbols

[0152] 1: Assembly 2: Furniture Drive 3: Storage unit 4: Computing unit 5: Furniture body 6: Furniture part 7: Command transmitter 8: Data transmission device 9: Digital instruction 10: Digital data set 11: Additional furniture drive 12: Network 13: Digital Information 14: Electronic Devices 15: Data transmission device 16: Wireless switch element 17: Furniture Lock 18: Home Appliances 19: Cloud 20: Fixed device 21: Positioning device 22: Drive unit 23: Furniture

Claims

Claim 1 A method of operating an assembly (1), wherein the assembly (1) comprises: - at least one furniture drive (2) having at least one storage unit (3) and at least one computing unit (4); - at least one furniture part (6) movably mounted on a furniture body (5) - wherein the at least one furniture part (6) may be positioned at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body (5) by the at least one furniture drive (2); and - at least one command transmitter (7) spatially separated from the at least one furniture drive (2); - wherein the at least one furniture drive (2) and the at least one command transmitter (7) each comprise at least one data transmission device (8); and - wherein the at least one command transmitter (7) transmits at least one digital command (9) to at least one data transmission device (8) of the at least one furniture drive (2) through the at least one data transmission device (8) of the at least one command transmitter (7), or transmits it via wireless signal transmission; - wherein the at least one computing unit (4) of the at least one furniture drive (2) is the at least one digital A method characterized by comprising the steps of: comparing a command (9) with at least one digital data set (10) stored in at least one storage unit (3); making a choice for the at least one computing unit (4) to execute the at least one digital command (9) based on the result of the comparison; and the at least one computing unit (4) of the at least one furniture drive (2) selecting whether the at least one digital command (9) can be executed based on information of at least one additional furniture drive (11) stored in the at least one storage unit (3). Claim 2 A method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one digital command (9) is in the form of: a closing command or an opening command in which the at least one furniture part (6) can be positioned from an operating position relative to the furniture body (5) by the at least one furniture drive (2) to an operating position different from the operating position, and a locking command or an unlocking command in which the at least one furniture part (6) is maintained in the operating position. Claim 3 A method according to claim 1, wherein the selection is passed to a Boolean variable, and the Boolean variable has a value of 0 or 1 if the at least one digital command (9) is executable, and a value of 1 or 0 if the at least one digital command (9) is not executable. Claim 4 In claim 1, in the case of selection of the executable of the at least one digital command (9), the at least one data transfer device (8) of the at least one furniture drive (2) communicates with the at least one data transfer device (8) of the at least one additional furniture drive (11) or communicates via an ESB. Claim 5 A method according to claim 4, wherein at least one of the following is provided: the at least one furniture drive (2) and the at least one additional furniture drive (11) together position the at least one furniture part (6) from the operating position to an additional operating position separated from the operating position relative to the furniture body (5), or positioned together in parallel or sequentially; and locking the at least one furniture part (6) to the operating position. Claim 6 In claim 1, the method comprises at least one digital data set (10) including static parameters related to at least one additional furniture drive (11) or to a network (12) where the at least one furniture drive (2) is located. Claim 7 In claim 6, the static parameters are in the form of at least one of reference parameters, synchronization parameters, combination parameters, state parameters, and collision parameters. Claim 8 A method according to claim 7, wherein the state parameter is changeable according to at least one operation position. Claim 9 In claim 1, in a subsequent method step, the at least one furniture drive (2) provides at least one digital information (13) to the at least one data transmission device (8) of the at least one command transmitter (7) or provides it via wireless signal transmission through the at least one data transmission device (8) of the at least one furniture drive (2) according to the selection. Claim 10 A method provided according to claim 9, wherein, when the at least one digital command (9) is executable, the at least one digital information (13) includes confirmation that it is executable, and, when the at least one digital command (9) is not executable, the at least one digital information (13) includes confirmation that it is not executable. Claim 11 In claim 10, a method is provided in which, if the at least one digital command (9) is not executable, the at least one digital information (13) includes a reason for the not executable or includes the reason for the not executable in the form of a diagnosis related to the selection. Claim 12 A method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one data transmission device (8) of the at least one furniture drive (2) and the at least one command transmitter (7) communicate bidirectionally in parallel or bidirectionally sequentially. Claim 13 A method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one data transmission device (8) of the at least one furniture drive (2) transmits at least one digital information (13) to the at least one data transmission device (8) of the at least one command transmitter (7) when there is a change in the state of the at least one furniture drive (2). Claim 14 In claim 13, a state message regarding the change of state is displayed on an electronic device (14) or an electronic device (14) in the form of a mobile terminal, smartphone, or computer. Claim 15 A method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one command transmitter (7) communicates with the at least one data transmission device (8) of the at least one furniture drive (2) via at least one of BLE and ESB, and the at least one data transmission device (8) of the at least one furniture drive (2) communicates with at least one additional furniture drive (11) via ESB. Claim 16 A method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one digital command (9) is transmitted to the at least one data transmission device (8) of the at least one furniture drive (2) through at least one data transmission device (15) spatially separated from the at least one command transmitter (7). Claim 17 In claim 16, a method is provided in which the at least one data transmission device (15) communicates with the at least one data transmission device (8) of the at least one furniture drive (2) via an ESB. Claim 18 In claim 16, the method wherein the at least one command transmitter (7) determines at least one piece of information among at least one additional furniture drive (11) and network (12), or at least one digital data set (10), by means of a connection to the at least one data transmission device (15). Claim 19 In claim 1, the method wherein the at least one command transmitter (7) determines at least one piece of information or at least one digital data set (10) among at least one additional furniture drive (11) and network (12), - determined by connection with at least one, or exactly one, data transmission device (8) of the at least one furniture drive (2) and - at least one, or exactly one, data transmission device (15). Claim 20 In claim 1, in the preceding method step, through at least one electronic device (14), or through at least one electronic device (14) in the form of a mobile terminal, a smartphone, or a computer, - a1) at least two furniture drives (2) are coupled to each other or synchronized through a reference ride performed by a user, or b1) at least two furniture drives (2) are coupled to each other and synchronized through a reference ride performed by a user, - said at least one furniture drive (2) is initialized through a reference ride performed by a user, - a2) said at least one furniture drive (2) is coupled to the at least one command transmitter (7) or said at least one command transmitter (7) is initialized through a reference ride performed by a user, or b2) said at least one furniture drive (2) is coupled to the at least one command transmitter (7) and said at least one command transmitter (7) is initialized through a reference ride performed by a user, i) at least one digital data according to a reference ride performed by a user A method wherein a set (10) is stored in the at least one storage unit (3), ii) at least one of the at least one furniture drive (2), the at least one command transmitter (7), and the at least one data transmission device (15) is added to a network (12), and iii) at least one of the following is performed: at least one digital information (13) regarding an error message or an error message having a help dialog box is transmitted to the at least one command transmitter (7) for at least one of the at least one furniture drive (2) and the data transmission device (15). Claim 21 In claim 1, the method wherein the at least one command transmitter (7) comprises at least one computing unit (4) and at least one storage unit (3). Claim 22 A method according to claim 21, wherein at least one of at least one of the at least one furniture drive (2) and the data transmission device (15)—at least one state parameter, at least one log information, and at least one operation information is read from the at least one storage unit (3). Claim 23 In claim 1, the at least one command transmitter (7) is designed in the form of at least one of a wireless switch element (16), a data transmission device (15), a furniture lock (17), a home appliance (18), an additional furniture drive (11), and an electronic device (14), or a mobile terminal, a smartphone, or a computer-type electronic device (14). Claim 24 In claim 18, at least one of the at least one command transmitter (7) and the at least one data transmission device (15) makes a preliminary selection for executing the at least one digital command (9), or makes a preliminary selection for executing the at least one digital command (9) based on information of the network (12) where the at least one furniture drive (2) is located. Claim 25 In claim 1, the data communication between the at least one data transmission device (8) of the at least one command transmitter (7) and the at least one data transmission device (8) of the at least one furniture drive (2) is activated in an encrypted form or for a specified time period, or is activated in an encrypted form and for a specified time period. Claim 26 A method according to claim 1, wherein, in the preceding method step, at least one of a verbal voice command and at least one tactile command given by a user, or with user identification, is converted into at least one digital command (9) through at least one electronic device (14), or at least one electronic device (14) in the form of a mobile terminal, a smartphone, or a computer. Claim 27 In claim 26, at least one of the at least one tactile command and at least one verbal voice command is converted into at least one digital command (9) by the at least one command transmitter (7) or in at least one cloud (19), or by the at least one command transmitter (7) and in at least one cloud (19). Claim 28 A computer program stored on a medium containing instructions, wherein, when executed by a computing unit (4), the computing unit (4) causes the method according to claim 1 to be performed from a storage unit (3), the storage unit (3) is data connected to or capable of forming such a connection with the computing unit (4). Claim 29 An assembly (1) comprising at least one furniture drive (2) having at least one storage unit (3) and at least one computing unit (4), at least one furniture part (6) movably mounted on a furniture body (5) - said at least one furniture part (6) may be positioned at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body (5) by said at least one furniture drive (2), and at least one command transmitter (7) spatially separated from said at least one furniture drive (2), wherein said at least one furniture drive (2) and said at least one command transmitter (7) each include at least one data transmission device (8), said at least one command transmitter (7) is designed to transmit at least one digital command (9) to said at least one data transmission device (8) of said at least one furniture drive (2) through said at least one data transmission device (8) of said at least one command transmitter (7), or to transmit by wireless signal transmission, and said at least one computing unit (4) of said at least one furniture drive (2) receives said at least one digital command (9) stored in said at least one storage unit (3). An assembly characterized by being designed to compare with at least one digital data set (10), wherein the at least one computing unit (4) is designed to make a selection to execute the at least one digital command (9) based on the result of the comparison, and wherein the at least one computing unit (4) of the at least one furniture drive (2) is designed to select whether the execution of the at least one digital command (9) is possible based on information of at least one additional furniture drive (11) stored in the at least one storage unit (3). Claim 30 In claim 29, at least two furniture drives (2) are disposed in the at least one movable furniture part (6), and the at least one movable furniture part (6) can move together in parallel between the at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body (5) by the at least two furniture drives (2), an assembly. Claim 31 In claim 29, in each case, at least one furniture drive (2) is disposed on at least two movable furniture parts (6), and the at least two movable furniture parts (6) can be moved in parallel or sequentially between the at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body (5) by the at least two furniture drives (2), an assembly. Claim 32 A furniture drive (2) for an assembly (1) according to claim 29, comprising: at least one fixing device (20) for fixing the furniture drive (2) to a furniture body (5); at least one positioning device (21) so that at least one movable furniture part (6) can be moved relative to the furniture body (5); at least one drive unit (22) so that the at least one positioning device (21) can be driven or electrically driven; at least one storage unit (3); at least one computing unit (4); and at least one data transfer device (8). Claim 33 A furniture drive according to claim 32, characterized in that the furniture drive (2) stores a computer program according to claim 28 that can be performed by the at least one computing unit (4). Claim 34 A household drive according to claim 32, wherein at least one digital data set (10) can be stored in the at least one storage unit (3) through at least one data transfer device (8) or can be stored in the at least one storage unit (3) through the at least one data transfer device (8) by at least one electronic device (14). Claim 35 In claim 34, the at least one digital data set (10) comprises at least one type of static parameters among reference parameters, synchronization parameters, combination parameters, state parameters, and collision parameters for at least one additional furniture drive (11).

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