Method for operating a household appliance and household appliance intended for use in such a method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8793658
APP PUB NO 20130074047A1
SERIAL NO

13617174

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A method for operating a household appliance uses a computer that is communicatively connectable to the household appliance or is part of the household appliance. The household appliance includes a memory containing a control program and at least one appliance program executable by the control program, and a processing unit configured to execute the control program. The computer is communicatively connectable to the Internet and includes a computer program configured to exchange data between the household appliance and a database available on the Internet. At least one appliance program available in the database is selected using the computer under control of the computer program, is transmitted to the computer and is transferred into the memory of the household appliance from the computer.

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MIELE & CIE KG33332 GÜTERSLOH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Herden, Rudolf Herzebrock-Clarhotz, DE 4 50
Meyer, Annette Brake, DE 4 17
Schoening, Achim Bielefeld, DE 2 13
Schrutek, Christian Karlsruhe, DE 2 13
Westerheide, Ralf Hilter, DE 3 64

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