System having a household appliance and a reception unit, and method for providing a piece of information
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1. A system, comprising:
- a household appliance and a reception unit;
said household appliance having a dosing apparatus with a quantity sensor being configured to sense a quantity of a detergent in said dosing apparatus, wherein the detergent is used during an operation of said household appliance, the household appliance being further configured to transmit data related to the sensed quantity of the detergent to said reception unit;
said reception unit including a position sensing facility for determining a spatial position of said reception unit;
said reception unit being configured to provide an item of information based on the data received from the household appliance and as a function of the determined spatial position;
a predetermined condition for said sensed quantity of the detergent and said determined position effects a change in how said item of information is provided in dependence on whether or not the predetermined condition is fulfilled;
said reception unit being configured to provide said item of information in accordance with a first form of presentation if said predetermined condition is not fulfilled;
said reception unit being configured to provide said item of information in accordance with a second form of presentation which differs from said first form of presentation if said predetermined condition is fulfilled;
said second form of presentation including a warning to an operator of the reception unit relating to the fulfillment of said predetermined condition.
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Abstract
A system includes a household appliance and a reception unit. The household appliance is configured to sense a property of a consumable that is used during the operation of the household appliance and to transmit data relating to the sensed property to the reception unit. The reception unit is configured to provide a piece of information on the basis of the data received from the household appliance. The reception unit has a position finding device that determines a physical position for the reception unit and provides the piece of information on the basis of the determined position.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a household appliance and a reception unit; said household appliance having a dosing apparatus with a quantity sensor being configured to sense a quantity of a detergent in said dosing apparatus, wherein the detergent is used during an operation of said household appliance, the household appliance being further configured to transmit data related to the sensed quantity of the detergent to said reception unit; said reception unit including a position sensing facility for determining a spatial position of said reception unit; said reception unit being configured to provide an item of information based on the data received from the household appliance and as a function of the determined spatial position; a predetermined condition for said sensed quantity of the detergent and said determined position effects a change in how said item of information is provided in dependence on whether or not the predetermined condition is fulfilled; said reception unit being configured to provide said item of information in accordance with a first form of presentation if said predetermined condition is not fulfilled;
said reception unit being configured to provide said item of information in accordance with a second form of presentation which differs from said first form of presentation if said predetermined condition is fulfilled;said second form of presentation including a warning to an operator of the reception unit relating to the fulfillment of said predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing information by way of a reception unit, the method comprising:
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sensing a quantity of a detergent in a dosing apparatus of a household appliance, wherein the detergent is used during an operation of said household appliance; transmitting data relating to the sensed quantity of the detergent from the household appliance to the reception unit; determining a spatial position of the reception unit; defining a condition for the sensed quantity of the detergent and for the determined spatial position; providing an item of information on the basis of the data received from the household appliance and as a function of the determined spatial position of the reception unit; if the defined condition is not fulfilled, providing the information in accordance with a first form of presentation; and if the defined condition is fulfilled, providing the information in accordance with a second form of presentation which differs from the first form of presentation; and wherein the second form of presentation includes a warning to an operator of the reception unit relating to the fulfillment of the defined condition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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