Domestic appliance device
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1. A household appliance apparatus, comprising:
- a housing configured to be coupled to one of a household kitchen appliance and a household laundry appliance;
a display screen;
an input unit having at least one substantially transparent input device which only covers a partial region of the display screen; and
an electronic operating unit programmed to control an operation of the one of the household kitchen appliance and the household laundry appliance based on an input to the input unit,wherein the input unit has at least one rotary switch,wherein the rotary switch is disposed on the input unit adjacent to the display screen, andwherein the electronic operating unit is programmed to control the operation of the one of the household kitchen appliance and the household laundry appliance, to change a symbol displayed on the display screen based on a position of the rotary switch, and to change a functionality of the at least one substantially transparent input device corresponding to the symbol based on the position of the rotary switch.
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Abstract
A household appliance apparatus includes a display screen and an input unit which has at least one substantially transparent input device. In order to achieve advantageous ease of use with little design expenditure, the input device covers only a partial region of the display screen. The input device may hereby be configured as a conductive layer.
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27 Claims
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1. A household appliance apparatus, comprising:
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a housing configured to be coupled to one of a household kitchen appliance and a household laundry appliance; a display screen; an input unit having at least one substantially transparent input device which only covers a partial region of the display screen; and an electronic operating unit programmed to control an operation of the one of the household kitchen appliance and the household laundry appliance based on an input to the input unit, wherein the input unit has at least one rotary switch, wherein the rotary switch is disposed on the input unit adjacent to the display screen, and wherein the electronic operating unit is programmed to control the operation of the one of the household kitchen appliance and the household laundry appliance, to change a symbol displayed on the display screen based on a position of the rotary switch, and to change a functionality of the at least one substantially transparent input device corresponding to the symbol based on the position of the rotary switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A household appliance, comprising:
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a housing, wherein the household appliance is one of a household kitchen appliance and a household laundry appliance; and a household appliance apparatus on the housing of the one of the household kitchen appliance and the household laundry, said household appliance apparatus, comprising; a display screen; an input unit having at least one substantially transparent input device which only covers a partial region of the display screen; and an electronic operating unit programmed to control an operation of the one of the household kitchen appliance and the household laundry appliance based on an input to the input unit, wherein the input unit has at least one rotary switch, wherein the rotary switch is disposed on the input unit adjacent to the display screen, and wherein the electronic operating unit is programmed to control the operation of the one of the household kitchen appliance and the household laundry appliance, to change a symbol displayed on the display screen based on a position of the rotary switch, and to change a functionality of the at least one substantially transparent input device corresponding to the symbol based on the position of the rotary switch. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A household appliance apparatus, comprising:
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a housing configured to be coupled to one of a household kitchen appliance and a household laundry appliance; a display screen; an input unit having at least one substantially transparent input device which only covers a partial region of the display screen; and an electronic operating unit programmed to control an operation of the one of the household kitchen appliance and the household laundry appliance based on an input to the input unit, wherein the electronic operating unit is programmed to combine the input device and the partial region of the display screen to form an adjustable key, wherein the input unit includes at least one rotary switch disposed on the input unit adjacent to the display screen, and wherein the electronic operating unit is programmed to control the operation of the one of the household kitchen appliance and the household laundry appliance, to change a symbol displayed on the display screen based on a position of the rotary switch, the symbol corresponding to a location of the at least one substantially transparent input device and visible through the at least one substantially transparent input device, and to change a functionality of the at least one substantially transparent input device corresponding to the symbol based on the position of the rotary switch.
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26. A household appliance, comprising:
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a housing, wherein the household appliance is one of a household kitchen appliance and a household laundry appliance; and a household appliance apparatus on the housing of the one of the household kitchen appliance and the household laundry, said household appliance apparatus, comprising; a display screen; an input unit having at least one substantially transparent input device which only covers a partial region of the display screen; and an electronic operating unit programmed to control an operation of the one of the household kitchen appliance and the household laundry appliance based on an input to the input unit, wherein the electronic operating unit is programmed to combine the input device and the partial region of the display screen to form an adjustable key, wherein the input unit includes at least one rotary switch disposed on the input unit adjacent to the display screen, and wherein the electronic operating unit is programmed to control the operation of the one of the household kitchen appliance and the household laundry appliance, to change a symbol displayed on the display screen based on a position of the rotary switch, the symbol corresponding to a location of the at least one substantially transparent input device and visible through the at least one substantially transparent input device, and to change a functionality of the at least one substantially transparent input device corresponding to the symbol based on the position of the rotary switch.
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27. A household appliance, the household appliance being one of a household kitchen appliance and a household laundry appliance, the one of the household kitchen appliance and the household laundry appliance comprising:
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a housing; and a household appliance control apparatus on the housing, the household appliance control apparatus, comprising; a display screen on the housing; an input unit on the housing, the input unit having at least one substantially transparent input device which covers only a partial region of the display screen; and an electronic operating unit programmed to control an operation of the one of the household kitchen appliance and the household laundry appliance based on an input to the input unit, wherein the electronic operating unit is programmed to change a symbol displayed on the display screen based on an input to the input unit, the symbol corresponding to a location of the at least one substantially transparent input device and visible through the at least one substantially transparent input device, and to change a functionality of the at least one substantially transparent input device corresponding to the symbol based on the input to the input unit for controlling the operation of the one of the household kitchen appliance and the household laundry appliance, wherein the input unit includes at least one rotary switch on the housing, the at least one rotary switch configured to supply the input to the input unit to change the symbol displayed on the display screen and to change the functionality of the at least one substantially transparent input device for controlling the operation of the one of the household kitchen appliance and the household laundry appliance.
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