CN109997006B

CN109997006B - Home system and method for operating a home system

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Publication number: CN109997006B
Application number: CN201780073104.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: G·韦茨尔; B·黑格尔; A·K·克里格; M·M·鲍曼; E-K·里希特; S·洛贝尔; M·维德曼; 杜洁君; M·克瑙夫; D·乌尔班
Original assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2016-11-30
Filing date: 2017-11-20
Publication date: 2021-05-25
Anticipated expiration: 2037-11-20
Also published as: CN109997006A; WO2018099751A1; DE102016223752A1; US20190390898A1

Abstract

In order to improve a determination procedure, in particular for determining a storage characteristic variable, a domestic system (10) is proposed, comprising: at least one household furniture and/or household appliance (12), in particular a household refrigerator; a detection unit (14) which is provided for detecting at least one consumer product (16, 17, 18) which is arranged and/or can be arranged inside a household furniture and/or a household appliance (12) and for providing a consumer product characteristic variable which is related to the consumer product (16, 17, 18); at least one predetermined database (20) provided at least for storing predetermined consumer product characteristics (22) of different types of consumer products; and a computing unit (26) which is provided for comparing the consumer goods parameter with the predetermined consumer goods parameter (22) in order to determine a storage parameter, wherein the computing unit (26) is provided for comparing the storage parameter with a target storage parameter (36) and for generating at least one reminder message (40, 42) if the storage parameter differs from the target storage parameter (36).

Description

Home system and method for operating a home system

Technical Field

The invention relates to a home system and a method for operating a home system.

Background

DE 102014006059 a1 discloses a domestic system having a domestic appliance in the form of a domestic refrigerator, in which consumer goods are detected for the purpose of determining storage parameters and for providing storage recommendations.

Disclosure of Invention

The object of the invention is, in particular, to provide a home system of this type with improved properties with regard to the determination of the program. This object is achieved by the features of the invention, and advantageous embodiments and further developments of the invention are apparent from the invention.

A home system is proposed, having: at least one household furniture and/or household appliance, in particular a household refrigerator; a detection unit, which is provided for detecting at least one, in particular predetermined, consumer product which is arranged and/or can be arranged inside the household furniture and/or household appliance and for providing a consumer product characteristic variable which is associated with the consumer product; at least one predetermined database, which is provided at least for storing predetermined consumer product characteristics of different types, in particular predetermined consumer products; and a computing unit, which is provided to compare the consumer goods characteristic variable with the predetermined consumer goods characteristic variable, in particular to determine a storage characteristic variable. "provided" is to be understood in particular as being programmed, designed and/or equipped. An object is to be understood to mean, in particular, a function which is provided by the object for determining, and/or which implements the determined function in at least one application and/or operating state.

A "household system" is to be understood here to mean, in particular, a system for use in the home and/or for use in conjunction with household objects, which system comprises, in particular: at least one household furniture, in particular at least partially electric, such as a food storage bin and/or a condiment holder; and/or at least one domestic appliance and advantageously a domestic refrigeration appliance, such as a refrigerator, a freezer combination, and/or a wine cabinet. The consumer goods can be designed in particular as any consumer goods, in particular as goods, and/or advantageously as daily necessities, in particular as foodstuffs, which are arranged and/or can be arranged in a household furniture and/or a household appliance. Furthermore, the consumer product may comprise exactly one consumer product element, such as one single bottle, and/or a plurality of consumer product elements, such as a plurality of eggs. In the latter case, the consumer product may for example be designed as a multipack and/or as a box of eggs. The domestic system here may also comprise, in particular, consumer products. Furthermore, a "detection unit" is to be understood to mean, in particular, a unit which is preferably operatively connected to and advantageously arranged at least partially, preferably at least largely and particularly preferably completely within and/or integrated in a household item and/or a household appliance, which unit is provided, in particular, at least for detecting at least one consumer product and is advantageously provided for detecting, in particular, individually and/or advantageously simultaneously, a plurality of consumer products. Furthermore, the detection unit is advantageously provided at least for detecting an object color, an object structure and/or an object geometry of the consumer product, in particular in relation to a characteristic variable of the consumer product. Furthermore, the detection unit is preferably provided for detecting a position and/or orientation of the consumer goods, in particular in relation to the storage characteristic variable. For this purpose, the detection unit comprises in particular at least one, preferably mechanical, capacitive, resistive, tactile, electrical, electromagnetic, acoustic and/or optical detection element, which can advantageously be designed as a passive and/or active sensor. Preferably, the detection element is designed as a laser scanner, a CCD sensor and/or advantageously a camera. In addition, the detection unit is in particular at least provided for providing a detection signal which is associated with the in particular detected consumer product, in particular in accordance with and/or in relation to a consumer product characteristic and/or a storage characteristic. The expression "at least a majority" is to be understood here to mean in particular at least 55%, advantageously at least 65%, preferably at least 75%, particularly preferably at least 85% and particularly advantageously at least 95%.

Furthermore, a "database" is to be understood to mean, in particular, a unit which comprises at least one storage unit and is provided, in particular, for the storage, in particular, consistently and advantageously continuously, of a plurality of predetermined consumer product parameters, for example at least 50 predetermined consumer product parameters, at least 100 predetermined consumer product parameters and/or at least 500 predetermined consumer product parameters, of consumer products, in particular of different types. A "database" is also to be understood as a design which allows the storage of consumer product parameters in the form of weights of a neural network. In this embodiment, the computation unit and at least part of the database are advantageously implemented by a neural network.

A "predetermined object" is to be understood here to mean, in particular, an object which is applied, specified and/or determined during a setup process, an initialization process and/or an update process, in particular of a database and/or a home system. The predetermined consumer product characteristic variable is advantageously already applied, specified and/or determined and in particular stored in the database, in particular during a setup process, an initialization process and/or an update process of the database and/or the domestic system. Furthermore, the expression "consumer product characteristic parameters of different types of consumer products" is to be understood in particular as consumer product characteristic parameters of different designs of consumer products and/or different types of consumer products. The first type of consumer product may here correspond, for example, to tomatoes, while the second type of consumer product may, for example, correspond to eggs.

Furthermore, a "computer unit" is to be understood to mean, in particular, an electrical and/or electronic unit having an information processing device and an information output device. Advantageously, the computing unit also has at least one processor, at least one memory, at least one input and/or output device, at least one operating program, at least one regulating program, at least one control program and/or at least one computing program. The computing unit can in particular be part of a server network and/or a cloud network and in particular be connected to the internet. Advantageously, however, the computing unit is integrated into the household furniture and/or the household appliance and/or a further household furniture and/or a further household appliance of the household system, whereby it is advantageously possible to determine the storage characteristic independently of the internet connection. Furthermore, the computing unit can be provided for manual operation, in particular by user activation, and/or advantageously for automatic and/or automated determination of the storage characteristic variable, for example at regular time intervals and/or as a function of a determined and/or determinable trigger result, for example the closing of a household furniture and/or a household appliance. Furthermore, the computing unit can be provided for retrieving further consumer product characteristics, for example using a network unit, in particular from at least one internet database, and advantageously stored in the database and/or integrated into the database. By "consumer product parameter" is to be understood, in particular, a parameter which is associated, in particular, with a consumer product which has been arranged and/or can be arranged, in particular, inside a household furniture and/or a household appliance. Advantageously, the computing unit can infer the type of consumable product and/or determine the type of consumable product at least from the characteristic variables of the consumable product. The consumer product characteristic variable advantageously corresponds here to at least one, advantageously exactly one, detection signal of the detection unit which is characteristic of the consumer product and/or of the type of consumer product. Furthermore, "storage characteristic parameter" is to be understood in particular to mean a preferably predetermined characteristic parameter which is associated in particular with the storage, in particular the storage volume, the shelf life, the storage orientation, for example, standing or lying, and/or the advantageous storage position of the consumer goods which are arranged and/or can be arranged in particular inside the household furniture and/or the household appliance. Advantageously, the computing unit can infer and/or determine the current storage quantity, the current shelf life, the current storage orientation and/or the current storage location of the consumer goods at least from the storage characteristic variables.

Furthermore, the home system may comprise a network unit and/or an output unit, in particular a haptic, acoustic and/or preferably optical output unit. A "network unit" is to be understood here to mean, in particular, a unit of a network device, which is provided to provide, in particular, a wired and/or wireless network connection and/or network capability, in particular to generate a local area network, for example a LAN network and/or a WLAN network, and/or a non-local area network, for example a WAN network. The embodiment described makes it possible to provide a domestic system with improved properties with regard to a determination program, in particular for determining the storage parameter. In particular, it is advantageously possible to easily, quickly and/or accurately determine the storage characteristic variable. Furthermore, the determination procedure can be advantageously simplified, in particular because complex object recognition algorithms can be dispensed with, as a result of which errors in the detection of consumer goods can be advantageously avoided. Furthermore, an advantageously user-friendly home system can be provided, in particular because the assistance of the user can be cancelled.

Preferably, the consumer product characteristic variable comprises an image characteristic variable of the consumer product and preferably a representation of the consumer product, whereby an advantageously easy detection of the consumer product and/or an advantageously easy determination of the storage characteristic variable can be realized in particular.

If the storage parameter is at least correlated with the storage position of the consumer goods, an advantageous checking and/or monitoring of the storage position of the consumer goods, in particular a modified and/or advantageous storage position, can be achieved. The detection unit can be arranged, for example, in the form of a camera and/or a portable detection unit, outside and/or outside the household furniture and/or the household appliance, and is provided in particular for detecting an ambient region of the household furniture and/or the household appliance and/or for interacting with a user. It is advantageously provided, however, that the detection unit is provided at least for detecting an interior, in particular an effective space, of the household furniture and/or the household appliance, in which interior, in particular the consumer goods, are arranged in at least one operating state. The detection unit is also provided in particular here for detecting the inside of a door of a household furniture and/or a household appliance. Preferably, the detection unit is integrated into the household furniture and/or the household appliance and is preferably arranged at least largely within the household furniture and/or the household appliance. In this way, it is possible to achieve particularly advantageously easy detection of consumer goods arranged inside the household furniture and/or the household appliance, wherein advantageously the assistance of the user can be dispensed with.

In one embodiment of the invention, the detection unit has at least two, preferably at least three and particularly preferably at least four detection elements which are preferably arranged in different corner regions of the household furniture and/or the household appliance. The detection unit can be a different type of detection element here. Preferably, however, the detection elements are designed to be at least substantially structurally identical. The detection elements are preferably each designed as optical detection elements and particularly preferably as cameras. An "at least substantially structurally identical" object is to be understood here to mean, in particular, an object which has an outer shape which is designed at least substantially identically to one another, but which may differ, in particular, in terms of at least one feature, preferably an inner structure and/or a functional manner. Preferably, however, the at least substantially structurally identical objects are identical to one another apart from manufacturing tolerances and/or within the scope of production engineering possibilities and/or within the scope of standardized tolerances. This makes it possible in particular to improve the detection of consumer goods, wherein advantageously also at least partially concealed consumer goods can be detected.

The database may for example be accessed into the internet and in particular be part of a server network and/or a cloud network. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, however, it is provided that the database is a local database. Preferably, the database is integrated into the household furniture and/or the household appliance. Furthermore, the database may, for example, be accessed into and/or form part of a home network and/or an intranet, in particular a locally restricted home network and/or intranet. This advantageously makes it possible to determine the storage characteristic independently of the internet connection.

Alternatively or additionally, it is proposed that the database is a cloud database, whereby an advantageously networked database can be provided.

It is furthermore proposed that the predetermined database is a region-specific, in particular country-specific database. The database is provided in particular in this case in relation to the use location of the household furniture and/or the household appliance and/or the household system, in particular, for storing region-specific consumer goods, at least partially depending on the region-specific predetermined consumer goods characteristic variables and/or predetermined consumer goods characteristic variables. The computing unit can be provided in particular for retrieving consumer product parameters, which differ from predetermined consumer product parameters, which differ in particular from one another in terms of area, in particular from an internet database, and can advantageously be stored in the database and/or integrated into the database. A particularly advantageous adaptation to domestic furniture and/or domestic appliances can thereby be achieved. Furthermore, undesired and/or not at all required consumer product characteristics can advantageously be excluded, whereby resources can advantageously be saved.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the computing unit is provided for taking into account at least one state information of the consumer product when determining the storage parameter and, in particular, when comparing the consumer product parameter with a predetermined consumer product parameter. The computing unit is provided in particular for using the state information when determining the storage parameter and in particular when comparing the consumer product parameter with a predetermined consumer product parameter. The state information is advantageously stored in a database, which is in particular predetermined. "state information" is to be understood in particular as information which relates to the state of the consumer product, for example "packaged", "intact", "cut in half", "shredded", "diced" and/or "sliced", and in particular at least approximately and advantageously unambiguously represents, in particular, a characteristic of the consumer product. In this way, the storage characteristic can be determined particularly advantageously easily.

Furthermore, the computing unit is provided for comparing the storage characteristic variable with the target storage characteristic variable and for generating at least one, preferably predetermined, reminder message if the storage characteristic variable differs from the target storage characteristic variable, which is advantageously implemented by calling the reminder message from a further database. Preferably, the further database is at least partially identical to the database. Particularly preferably, an output unit is provided for outputting the reminder information. Advantageously, the output unit comprises at least one output element designed as a display for this purpose. Alternatively or additionally, the output unit can have an output element designed as a communication element, which can be provided, for example, for sending a reminder message to an advantageously mobile electronic device, such as a laptop, a tablet, a smartphone, a smart watch, and/or a comparable electronic device. A "nominal storage characteristic" is to be understood in particular to mean a characteristic which is advantageously predetermined and which is particularly preferably stored in a, in particular predetermined, database, which characteristic is associated in particular with a nominal storage, in particular a nominal storage quantity, a nominal shelf life, a nominal storage orientation, for example standing upright or lying down, and/or an advantageously nominal storage position of a consumer product, which in particular has been arranged and/or can be arranged inside a household furniture and/or a household appliance.

Advantageously, the computing unit deduces and/or determines the nominal storage quantity, the nominal storage period, the nominal storage orientation and/or the nominal storage position of the consumer goods at least from the nominal storage characteristic quantity. This makes it possible in particular to implement an advantageous reminder function. Furthermore, an advantageously intelligent and/or user-friendly home system may be provided in particular.

In particular, if the reminder information is a storage suggestion of the consumer goods outside the household furniture and/or the household appliance in at least one operating state, the user can be informed that the consumer goods are stored incorrectly inside the household furniture and/or the household appliance.

In particular, the user can be informed that the consumer goods are stored in the interior of the household furniture and/or household appliance with inconvenience if, in at least one further operating state, the reminder information is a storage suggestion for the consumer goods in a specific partial region of the household furniture and/or household appliance, in particular a different partial region than the current partial region, for example in an upper region of the household furniture and/or household appliance, in a lower region of the household furniture and/or household appliance, in a vegetable compartment of the household furniture and/or household appliance, in a refrigerating compartment of the household furniture and/or household appliance, and/or in a freezer compartment of the household appliance.

In a further embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the domestic system has an output unit, in particular the output unit described above, which is provided for outputting a reminder message, wherein the reminder message is a graphic representation of an object associated with the consumer product, advantageously in a view of the interior of the domestic furniture and/or the domestic appliance and/or in an exemplary context. This makes it possible in particular to generate advantageously intuitive notification messages.

Furthermore, a method for operating a household system is proposed, wherein the household system comprises at least one predetermined database which is provided at least for storing predetermined consumer product characteristics of different types of consumer products, in particular predetermined consumer products, wherein at least one, in particular predetermined consumer product which is arranged and/or can be arranged inside a household furniture and/or a household appliance, in particular a household refrigeration appliance, is detected, in particular by means of a detection unit, wherein a consumer product characteristic related to the consumer product is provided, in particular by means of the detection unit, and wherein the consumer product characteristic is compared, in particular compared, by means of a calculation unit, with the predetermined consumer product characteristic to determine a storage characteristic. This makes it possible to improve, in particular, the determination procedure for determining the storage characteristic variable. In particular, an advantageously easy, rapid and/or accurate determination of the storage characteristic variable can be achieved here. Furthermore, the determination procedure can be advantageously simplified, in particular because complex object recognition algorithms can be dispensed with, as a result of which errors in the detection of consumer goods can be advantageously avoided. Furthermore, an advantageously user-friendly home system can be provided, in particular because the assistance of the user can be cancelled.

The home system and the method for operating a home system should not be limited to the aforementioned applications and embodiments. The home system and the method for operating a home system can in particular have a number which is different from the number of individual elements, components and units mentioned here in order to implement the functional manner described here.

Drawings

Further advantages result from the following description of the figures. Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings. The figures and the description contain a number of features in combination. The person skilled in the art expediently also studies the features individually and summarizes them as meaningful further combinations.

In the drawings:

fig. 1 shows an exemplary domestic system for determining a storage parameter of at least one consumer product arranged in the interior of a domestic appliance in the form of a domestic refrigeration appliance,

FIG. 2 shows exemplary database contents of a predetermined database of a home system, an

Fig. 3 shows an interior view of the household appliance.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 schematically illustrates an exemplary home system 10. The home system 10 is provided for use in home care. The home system 10 comprises a home appliance 12. The household appliance 12 is designed as a household refrigerator, in particular as a refrigerator in this case. The household system 10 is provided for determining a storage parameter of at least one

consumer product

16, 17, 18 which is and/or can be arranged inside the household appliance 12 (see in particular fig. 3). The storage characteristic corresponds in this case to the storage location characteristic and is associated with the storage location of the

consumer goods

16, 17, 18. The

consumer goods

16, 17, 18 can be designed here as any consumer goods and in particular comprise a single consumer goods element or a plurality of consumer goods elements. The consumer goods element can be designed, for example, as an energy storage element, an adhesive material and/or preferably as a food product, such as vegetables, fruits, bread and/or eggs or the like. Preferably, the appearance of the

consumer goods

16, 17, 18 is here independent of the determined manufacturing plant and/or agent. In this case, fig. 3 shows purely by way of example three

different consumer goods

16, 17, 18 arranged in the domestic appliance 12, wherein a first consumer goods 16 is designed by way of example as an orange, a second consumer goods 17 is designed by way of example as meat, and a third consumer goods 18 is designed by way of example as a lettuce in iceberg. Furthermore, the

consumer goods

16, 17, 18 are exemplarily arranged at a storage plate 46 of the household appliance 12. Alternatively or additionally, the domestic system can also comprise any domestic furniture and/or domestic appliance different from a domestic refrigeration appliance, for example a cooking appliance, in particular a microwave oven, a rinsing machine, a food storage bin, for example without refrigeration function and/or with a storage function corresponding to a domestic refrigeration appliance, a condiment holder and/or a food storage compartment. It is also conceivable that the consumer product is designed as any consumer product which differs from the consumer product shown in fig. 3 by way of example. It is also conceivable for the consumer goods to be arranged on a household appliance designed as a domestic refrigeration appliance and/or on a door shelf of the household appliance. In principle, the storage characteristic can also correspond to an arbitrary further storage characteristic, for example a storage quantity characteristic and in particular be correlated with the storage quantity.

The home system 10 comprises a computing unit 26. The computing unit 26 is in this case integrated into the household appliance 12, in particular into the housing of the household appliance 12. The calculation unit 26 is provided for controlling the operation and/or processing data. For this purpose, the computing unit 26 has a processor, a memory and an operating program stored in the memory, which operating program is provided for implementation by the processor. Alternatively, however, the computing unit 26 can also be designed separately from the household appliance and/or be part of a server network and/or a cloud network, in particular connected to the internet.

Further, the home system 10 comprises an output unit 44. The output unit 44 is in this case integrated into the household appliance 12, in particular into the housing of the household appliance 12. The output unit 44 is in communication with the calculation unit 26.

The output unit 44 comprises at least one

output unit

48, 50. In this case, the output unit 44 illustratively comprises two

output units

48, 50. A first output unit 48 of the

output units

48, 50 is designed as an optical output element, in this case in particular as a display. The first output unit 48 is arranged on the front side of the household appliance 12. A second output unit 50 of the

output units

48, 50 is designed as a communication element. The first output unit 48 is communicatively connected and/or connectable with an electronic device 52, in this case in particular, for example, a smartphone. Alternatively, however, the output unit can also be designed separately from the household appliance and/or comprise at least one output element of mobile design, for example a portable display. Furthermore, the output unit may have at least three and/or at least four output elements. In principle, it is also conceivable for at least one output element to be provided for speech output.

Further, the home system 10 comprises a network unit 54. The network unit 54 is in this case integrated into the household appliance 12, in particular into the housing of the household appliance 12. The network unit 54 is communicatively connected with the calculation unit 26. The network element 54 is arranged to provide network connectivity and/or network capabilities. Alternatively, however, the network unit can also be designed separately from the household appliance and/or integrated into the computing unit.

Furthermore, the home system 10 comprises a detection unit 14 (see in particular fig. 3). The detection unit 14 is operatively connected to the household appliance 12. The detection unit 14 is in this case integrated into the domestic appliance 12. The detection unit 14 is arranged here at least largely inside the household appliance 12. The detection unit 14 is also operatively connected to a calculation unit 26. The detection unit 14 is designed in this case as an image detection device. The detection unit 14 is provided for detecting an inner chamber 28, in particular an available space, of the household appliance 12. The detection unit 14 is arranged for detecting

consumer goods

16, 17, 18, in this case

such consumer goods

16, 17, 18. The detection unit 14 is at least arranged for providing a consumer product characteristic parameter associated with in particular the detected

consumer products

16, 17, 18, in this case in particular each detected

consumer product

16, 17, 18 of these

consumer products

16, 17, 18 provides a consumer product characteristic parameter associated with the

respective consumer product

16, 17, 18. The consumer product characteristic variable is in this case an image characteristic variable, in particular a graphical representation, of the

respective consumer product

16, 17, 18. Furthermore, the detection unit 14 is provided for detecting the position and/or orientation of these

consumer goods

16, 17, 18 in relation to the storage characteristic.

For this purpose, the detection unit 14 comprises at least one

detection element

30, 32. In this case, the detection unit 14 comprises a plurality of

detection elements

30, 32, which are in particular arranged to interact to detect these

consumer goods

16, 17, 18. The detection unit 14 comprises in this case two

detection elements

30, 32. The

detection elements

30, 32 are designed here to be at least substantially structurally identical. The

detection elements

30, 32 are designed as optical detection elements. Alternatively, however, the

detection elements

30, 32 can also be designed separately from the household appliance. Furthermore, the detection unit may comprise exactly one detection element and/or at least three, at least four and/or at least five detection elements. Furthermore, the detection unit may comprise different types of detection elements. Furthermore, at least one detection element is arranged outside and/or on the outside of the domestic appliance and is provided in particular for detecting a surrounding area of the domestic appliance and/or for interacting with a user. It is also conceivable in principle to provide consumer product parameters which differ from the image parameters.

A first detection element 30 of the

detection elements

30, 32 is designed as an optical sensor. The first detection element 30 is designed as an active sensor. The first detection element 30 is designed in this case as a camera. The first detection element 30 is integrated into the housing of the household appliance 12, in particular the household appliance 12. The first detection element 30 is at least provided for detecting the object geometry of at least one

consumer good

16, 17, 18 and advantageously at least a majority of the

consumer goods

16, 17, 18. Furthermore, the first detection element 30 is arranged for detecting the position and/or orientation of at least one

consumer product

16, 17, 18, and advantageously at least a major part of the

consumer products

16, 17, 18. Alternatively, however, the first detection element can also be designed as a laser scanner and/or as a CCD sensor. The first detection element may additionally also be arranged for detecting an optimal shelf life of the consumer product.

The second detection element 32 of the

detection elements

30, 32 is designed as an optical sensor. The second detection element 32 is designed as an active sensor. The second detection element 32 is designed in this case as a camera. The second detection element 32 is integrated into the housing of the household appliance 12, in particular the household appliance 12. The second detection element 32 is arranged here on the side of the domestic appliance 12 opposite the first detection element 30. Second sensing element 32 interacts with first sensing element 30 to, in particular, completely sense internal chamber 28. The second detection element 32 is at least provided for detecting the object geometry of at least one

consumer good

16, 17, 18 and advantageously at least a majority of the

consumer goods

16, 17, 18. Furthermore, the second detection element 32 is arranged for detecting the position and/or orientation of at least one

consumer product

16, 17, 18, and advantageously at least a major part of the

consumer products

16, 17, 18. Alternatively, however, the second detection element can also be designed as a laser scanner and/or as a CCD sensor. The second detection element may additionally also be arranged for detecting an optimal shelf life of the consumer product.

The detection unit 14 is provided to supply all detection signals of the

detection elements

30, 32 of the calculation unit 26, which are correlated with the storage characteristic. The detection unit 14 is at least provided here for combining and/or summarizing the detection signals of the

detection elements

30, 32, which are all correlated with the consumer product parameter, and for supplying them as consumer product parameters to the calculation unit 26.

Furthermore, the home system 10 comprises a predetermined database 20. The database 20 includes memory cells. The database 20 is designed as a local database. The database 20 is in this case integrated into the household appliance 12, in particular into the housing of the household appliance 12. The database 20 is communicatively connected with a computing unit 26. The database 20 is designed as an image database. Furthermore, the database 20 is designed as a region-specific database. Furthermore, the database 20 is designed to be expandable and can be expanded, updated and/or adapted as required, in particular by means of the network element 54. Fig. 2 shows exemplary database contents of the database 20.

The database 20 is arranged for storing predetermined consumer product characteristics 22 of different types of consumer products. In this case, the database 20 is provided for storing a plurality of different predetermined consumer product parameters 22, in particular in a consistent and continuous manner. The predetermined consumer goods characteristic 22 is designed here as a symbol, pictogram and/or illustration of the predetermined consumer goods. The predetermined consumer product parameter 22 is in this case already applied during the setting and/or initialization of the database 20 and is stored in particular in the database 20. Furthermore, the database 20 is provided in this case for storing at least partially different predetermined consumer product parameters 22 of the area-specific consumer products depending on the location of use of the household appliance 12, for example europe or china.

Furthermore, the database 20 is provided for storing, for each predetermined consumer product parameter 22, status information 34 associated with the predetermined consumer product parameter 22. The status information 34 may in this case correspond to the status of "packaged", "intact", "cut in half", "shredded", "diced" and/or "sliced". The different states are exemplarily indicated by numbers in fig. 2.

Furthermore, the database 20 is provided for storing, for each predetermined consumer product parameter 22, a predetermined nominal storage parameter 36 associated with the predetermined consumer product parameter 22. The nominal storage characteristic 36 corresponds in this case to the nominal storage position of the respective consumer goods. Alternatively, however, the predetermined database may also be accessible to the internet and in particular to a part of a server network and/or a cloud network. Furthermore, it is conceivable to eliminate the region-specific design of the database. It is also conceivable to store the status information in a further database, for example a further local database and/or an internet database. It is also conceivable to completely cancel the additional status information. It is also conceivable that the target storage characteristic is stored in a further database, for example a further local database and/or an internet database. In principle, the nominal storage characteristic can also correspond to any other storage characteristic, for example a nominal storage characteristic and in particular to the storage quantity.

The computation unit 26 may be provided to automatically and/or automatically determine the storage characteristic variable, in particular as a function of a specific trigger event, for example the switching off of the household appliance 12. Alternatively or additionally, however, the computing unit may also be provided for the determination of the storage parameter by hand operation, initiated by the user. The computing unit 26 is provided for comparing the consumer product characteristic of the

respective consumer product

16, 17, 18 with the predetermined consumer product characteristic 22 to determine a storage characteristic of the

consumer product

16, 17, 18. In particular, to minimize erroneous data, the computing unit 26 is provided here for taking into account the status information 34 of the

respective consumer goods

16, 17, 18, in particular stored in the database 20. In the case of a successful comparison of the consumer product characteristic variable of the

respective consumer product

16, 17, 18 with the predetermined consumer product characteristic variable 22, the computing unit 26 is provided to take into account the position and/or orientation of the

respective consumer product

16, 17, 18, in particular for the final determination of the storage characteristic variable.

The computing unit 26 is then provided for comparing the storage parameter with a target storage parameter 36 of the

respective consumer goods

16, 17, 18, which is stored in particular in the database 20, and for generating a

reminder message

40, 42, which is in this case in particular predetermined, if the storage parameter is different from the target storage parameter 36, as is shown in particular by way of example in fig. 3. In this case, the computing unit 26 is provided for retrieving at least two

different reminder messages

40, 42 from a further database (not shown), in particular locally. Furthermore, the computing unit 26 is provided for outputting the prompting

messages

40, 42 by means of an output unit 44. In this case, the first output element 48 is provided for outputting the prompting

messages

40, 42. Furthermore, the second output element 50 is provided for transmitting the prompting

messages

40, 42 to the electronic device 52, whereby a prompting function can advantageously be implemented.

A first cue 40 of said

cues

40, 42 is in this case assigned to the first consumer product 16 designed as an orange. The first reminder message 40 corresponds here to a storage suggestion for the consumer goods 16 outside the domestic appliance 12. First reminder information 40 is here an illustration of an object associated with first consumer product 16 in an exemplary context (see fig. 3).

A second prompting message 42 of the prompting

messages

40, 42 is in this case assigned to the third consumable 18, which is designed as iceberg lettuce. The second reminder message 42 corresponds to a storage suggestion for the third consumer goods 18 in a specific part of the household appliance 12, in this case in particular in a vegetable compartment. The second reminder message 42 is here an illustration of an object associated with the third consumable 18 in a view of the interior 28 of the household appliance 12.

In particular, the second consumer product 17, which is designed as meat, is not provided with a reminder message in this case, since the storage characteristic of the second consumer product 17 corresponds to the nominal storage characteristic 36 of the second consumer product 17. Alternatively, it is conceivable to generate exactly one reminder and/or a plurality of different reminders. The reminder information can alternatively or additionally also be designed as a text reminder. Furthermore, the computing unit can be provided for outputting the optimum shelf life of the consumer product by means of the output unit and/or for transmitting it to the electronic device by means of the second output element.

List of reference numerals

10 household system

12 household appliance

14 detection unit

16 consumer product

17 consumable product

18 consumer product

20 database

22 consumer product characteristic parameter

26 calculation unit

28 inner chamber

30 detection element

32 detection element

34 status information

36 nominal storage characteristic parameter

40 prompt information

42 prompt message

44 output unit

46 storage plate

48 output unit

50 output unit

52 electronic device

54 network elements.

Claims

1. A home system (10) having: at least one household furniture and/or appliance (12); a detection unit (14) which is provided for detecting at least one consumer product (16, 17, 18) which is arranged and/or can be arranged inside the household furniture and/or household appliance (12) and for providing a consumer product characteristic variable which is associated with the consumer product (16, 17, 18); at least one predetermined database (20) provided at least for storing predetermined consumer product characteristics (22) of different types of consumer products; and a computing unit (26) which is provided for comparing the consumer product parameter with the predetermined consumer product parameter (22) in order to determine a storage parameter, characterized in that the computing unit (26) is provided for taking into account at least one status information (34) of the consumer product (16, 17, 18) in the determination of the storage parameter,

wherein the computing unit (26) is provided for comparing the storage characteristic variable with a target storage characteristic variable (36) and for generating at least one prompting message (40, 42) if the storage characteristic variable differs from the target storage characteristic variable (36).

2. The household system (10) according to claim 1, wherein the consumer product characteristic parameter comprises an image characteristic parameter of the consumer product (16, 17, 18).

3. A household system (10) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the storage characteristic quantity is at least related to a storage location of the consumer goods (16, 17, 18).

4. The household system (10) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the detection unit (14) is provided for detecting at least an inner chamber (28) of the household furniture and/or household appliance (12).

5. A household system (10) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the detection unit (14) has at least two detection elements (30, 32).

6. A home system (10) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the database (20) is a local database.

7. The household system (10) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the database (20) is a cloud database.

8. The home system (10) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the database (20) is a zone-specific database.

9. The household system (10) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the reminder message (40, 42) is a storage suggestion of the consumer goods (16, 17, 18) outside the household furniture and/or household appliance (12) in at least one operating state.

10. The household system (10) according to claim 9, characterized in that the reminder message (40, 42) is, in at least one further operating state, a storage suggestion of the consumer goods (16, 17, 18) in a determined partial region of the household furniture and/or household appliance (12).

11. A home system (10) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an output unit (44) is provided, which is arranged for outputting the reminder information (40, 42), wherein the reminder information (40, 42) is a representation of an object related to the consumer product (16, 17, 18).

12. The household system (10) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the household furniture and/or household appliance (12) is a household refrigeration appliance.

13. Household furniture and/or appliance (12) for a household system (10) according to any one of the preceding claims.

14. Method for operating a household system (10) according to one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the household system (10) comprises at least one predetermined database (20) which is provided at least for storing predetermined consumer product characteristics (22) of consumer products of different types, wherein at least one consumer product (16, 17, 18) which is arranged and/or can be arranged inside the household furniture and/or household appliance (12) is detected, consumer product characteristics relating to the consumer product (16, 17, 18) are provided, and the consumer product characteristics are compared with the predetermined consumer product characteristics (22) for determining a storage characteristic, characterized in that at least one status information (34) of the consumer product (16, 17, 18) is taken into account in determining the storage characteristic,

wherein the method further comprises: the storage characteristic variable is compared with a target storage characteristic variable (36) and at least one message (40, 42) is generated if the storage characteristic variable differs from the target storage characteristic variable (36).

15. Method according to claim 14, characterized in that the household furniture and/or household appliance (12) is a household refrigeration appliance.