METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN OPERATING UNIT FOR A HOME APPLIANCE

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APP PUB NO 20130229492A1
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13785711

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An offset operating unit for a home appliance includes a camera, an evaluation unit which evaluates picture data generated by the camera for recognition of an operating gesture from a predefined set of operating gestures, wherein the operating gestures serve for operator control of the home appliance, wherein the home appliance includes a control device for function control spaced apart from the operating unit, an interface for wireless data transmission between the operating unit and the control device, wherein information regarding the recognized operating gesture is transmitted to the control device via the interface in a wireless manner, and a housing in which the camera, the evaluation unit and the interface are integrated.

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E G O ELEKTRO-GERAETEBAU GMBHBLANC-UND-FISCHER-PLATZ 1-3 OBERDERDINGEN 75038

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jungbauer, Markus Bruchsal-Obergrombach, DE 5 104
Ose, Lutz Sternenfels, DE 18 159

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