Method and device for controlling household appliances
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1. A method for inputting control information into a household appliance, which comprises:
- performing a biometric fingerprint recognition of a respective user with a biometric fingerprint recognition device of a household appliance;
assigning the user to one of several authorization levels based on the biometric fingerprint recognition;
enabling at least one of a predetermined minimum range of functions and a predetermined minimum range of setting options of the appliance when at least one of a biometric recognition failure occurs and operation by an unknown user occurs;
granting children at least one of minimal user authorization and minimal setting authorization upon biometric recognition of a respective child'"'"'s fingerprint;
providing a light with the appliance; and
authorizing children to turn on the light as the minimal user authorization.
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Abstract
A method, a device, and a control system for inputting control information into an appliance, whereby a biometric recognition of a respective user is performed with the aid of a fingerprint. For purposes the method, the corresponding device, and the control system, a user is assigned to one of several user and/or authorization levels by the biometric recognition. A predetermined minimum range of functions and/or range of setting options of the appliance are enabled upon the occurrence of a biometric recognition failure occurs and/or operation by an unknown user.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for inputting control information into a household appliance, which comprises:
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performing a biometric fingerprint recognition of a respective user with a biometric fingerprint recognition device of a household appliance; assigning the user to one of several authorization levels based on the biometric fingerprint recognition; enabling at least one of a predetermined minimum range of functions and a predetermined minimum range of setting options of the appliance when at least one of a biometric recognition failure occurs and operation by an unknown user occurs; granting children at least one of minimal user authorization and minimal setting authorization upon biometric recognition of a respective child'"'"'s fingerprint; providing a light with the appliance; and authorizing children to turn on the light as the minimal user authorization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for inputting control information into a household appliance, which comprises:
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performing a biometric fingerprint recognition of a respective user with a biometric fingerprint recognition device of a household appliance; assigning the user to one of several authorization levels based on the biometric fingerprint recognition; enabling at least one of a predetermined minimum range of functions and a predetermined minimum range of setting options of the appliance when at least one of a biometric recognition failure occurs and operation by an unknown user occurs; granting children at least one of minimal user authorization and minimal setting authorization upon biometric recognition of a respective child'"'"'s fingerprint; providing a stove as the appliance; and authorizing children to at least one of turn on the light of the stove and to activate a temperature of the stove suitable for reheating prepared foods as the minimal user authorization.
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16. A method for inputting control information into a household appliance, which comprises:
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performing a biometric fingerprint recognition of a respective user with a biometric fingerprint recognition device of a household appliance; assigning the user to one of several authorization levels based on the biometric fingerprint recognition; enabling at least one of a predetermined minimum range of functions and a predetermined minimum range of setting options of the appliance when at least one of a biometric recognition failure occurs and operation by an unknown user occurs; granting children at least one of minimal user authorization and minimal setting authorization upon biometric recognition of a respective child'"'"'s fingerprint; providing a stove as the appliance; and authorizing children to at least one of turn on the light of the stove and to activate a temperature of the stove between approximately 50° and
60°
C. as the minimal user authorization.
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17. A method for inputting control information into a household appliance, which comprises:
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performing a biometric fingerprint recognition of a respective user with a biometric fingerprint recognition device of a household appliance; assigning the user to one of several authorization levels based on the biometric fingerprint recognition; enabling at least one of a predetermined minimum range of functions and a predetermined minimum range of setting options of the appliance when at least one of a biometric recognition failure occurs and operation by an unknown user occurs; and activating a childproofing function of the appliance by placement of a predetermined finger of an authorized user and not running through appliance menus. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method for inputting control information into a household appliance, which comprises:
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performing a biometric fingerprint recognition of a respective user with a biometric fingerprint recognition device of a household appliance; assigning the user to one of several authorization levels based on the biometric fingerprint recognition; enabling at least one of a predetermined minimum range of functions and a predetermined minimum range of setting options of the appliance when at least one of a biometric recognition failure occurs and operation by an unknown user occurs; and centrally monitoring at least one of;
control information entry; and
at least one of the control and monitoring of appliances, at a location in a networked household. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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