DE102017209377A1 - Laundry care device with a controller - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry care device (100) having a controller (105) for controlling the laundry care device (100), wherein the controller (105) can be connected to a user device (117) for outputting a message to a user of the laundry care device (100). The controller (105) is connectable to a program selector (107) for selecting a plurality of laundry maintenance programs. The controller (105) is configured to detect a user washing behavior of the user of the laundry care device (100) during a reference period. The user device (117) is designed, during a washing period following the reference period, to inform the user, as a function of the detected user washing behavior, of selecting at least one laundry care program.

Description

The present invention relates to a laundry care device with a controller.

To ensure effective laundry care of various types and amounts of laundry in a laundry care appliance, the user of the laundry care appliance may select a desired laundry care program from a plurality of selectable laundry care programs of the laundry care appliance. A control of the laundry care appliance here ensures that the laundry care appliance starts the laundry care program selected by the user and carries out the corresponding washing process. Here, a sorting of the various laundry items to be washed, the selection of items to be washed at a given time, or the reminder when a particular laundry care program should be started for the user of the laundry care device depending on professional or private time design a considerable overhead mean.

In the EP 1 467 015 A1 is a washing machine with a container for receiving laundry items disclosed.

In the EP 1 911 871 A2 a washing machine with a removable laundry basket for receiving laundry is disclosed.

In the US 2009/0113638 A1 a laundry receiving device is disclosed with a plurality of receiving boxes for receiving different types of laundry items.

It is the object underlying the invention to provide a laundry care device in which the performance of washing operations for the user of the laundry care device can be facilitated.

This object is solved by the objects with the features according to the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims, the description and the drawings.

According to a first aspect, the object according to the invention is achieved by a laundry care appliance having a controller for controlling the laundry care appliance, wherein the controller can be connected to a user device for outputting an instruction to a user of the laundry care appliance, the controller having a program selection device for selecting a plurality of laundry care programs connectable, wherein the controller is adapted to detect a user washing behavior of the user of the laundry care device during a reference period, and wherein the user device is adapted during a washing period adjoining the reference period to inform the user depending on the detected user washing behavior to select at least one laundry care program ,

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the user device can remind the user of the laundry care device during the washing period in an advantageous manner to carry out a laundry care program or several laundry care programs. This ensures that the users of the laundry care appliance have the laundry items required by the user at the desired times in a cleaned state.

The controller first detects the user's specific user washing behavior during a reference period, e.g. at which point in the reference period certain laundry care programs are selected. For example, the controller detects that, during the reference period, the user selects once a week a sportswear laundry program and once every two weeks a shirt laundry program. Thus, the controller learns during the reference period, e.g. How many times the user of the laundry care appliance uses which laundry care programs.

Depending on the detected user washing behavior, the controller may then, during a washing period subsequent to the reference period, select a time or a time frame when a particular laundry care program or several laundry care programs are to be performed by the user depending on the detected user washing behavior. Through the connection between the controller and the user device, the user device can subsequently advise the user to select at least one laundry care program.

Thus, the laundry care operations for the user of the laundry care program can be facilitated by the support by means of the controller and the user device, since the user can be given particular advantage depending on his own user washing behavior, when a particular laundry care program or several laundry care programs should be selected. As a result, the occupational and / or private timing of the user may be less severely restricted with respect to the performance of various laundry care programs.

A laundry care device is understood to mean a device which is used for laundry care, such as a washing machine or a tumble dryer. In particular, such a laundry care appliance is understood as a household laundry care appliance. So a laundry care device, which is used in the context of household management, and is treated with the laundry in normal household quantities.

In an advantageous embodiment of the laundry care appliance, the detected user wash behavior during the reference period comprises one or more of the user's choices: the frequency of selection of at least one laundry care program, the start time of at least one laundry maintenance program, the end time of at least one laundry maintenance program, the duration of at least one Laundry care program, the type of at least one laundry care program, in particular, a laundry program, easy-care laundry program, fine laundry program and / or Wollwäscheprogramm, the intervals between different laundry care programs during the reference period, further settings of at least one laundry care program, in particular the selection of the amount and / or the type of Wäschepflegesubstanz used , the duration and / or spin speed during a spin cycle of at least one laundry maintenance program, energy saving functions, time saving functions and / or additional cleaning functions of at least one laundry care program.

Thereby, the technical advantage is achieved that the controller can capture a particularly comprehensive picture of the user washing behavior during the reference period by detecting a multiplicity of selection and setting possibilities during the passage of the laundry care programs by the user during the reference period. As a result, during the subsequent washing period, the user device can transmit particularly precise information on the selection of at least one laundry care program to the user of the laundry care appliance.

In an advantageous embodiment of the laundry care appliance, the controller is configured to detect an end time of at least one selected laundry care program during the reference period, and the user device is configured to prompt the user to select the at least one laundry care program if a time interval at a wash time during the wash period between the end time and the washing time exceeds a reference time interval.

In this way, the technical advantage is achieved that, in the assessment of whether the at least one laundry care program is to be selected during the washing period, the controller takes into account not only the user washing behavior detected during the reference period, but also the time elapsed since the last execution of the at least one laundry care program. This ensures that the user device transmits the notification to the user only when the time interval since the last execution of the at least one laundry care program exceeds the reference time interval.

In an advantageous embodiment, the controller is designed to automatically start the at least one selected laundry care program during the wash period if the time interval exceeds the reference time interval.

This achieves the technical advantage that items of laundry introduced by the user into the laundry care appliance can be automatically washed when the time interval exceeds the reference time interval, whereby a separate manual start of at least one laundry care program by the user is no longer necessary.

In an advantageous embodiment, the user device has an input module for inputting at least one laundry care program, wherein the program selection device is configured to select at least one laundry care program from the plurality of laundry care programs, wherein the selected laundry care program corresponds to the entered laundry care program, and wherein the controller is configured, to start the selected laundry care program.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the user device not only allows the user of the laundry care device to receive instructions to select at least one laundry care program. Through the input module of the user device, the user can enter the desired at least one laundry care program directly, so that the program selection device selects the entered laundry care program accordingly, and the controller then launches the selected laundry care program.

In an advantageous embodiment, the laundry care device has the user device, wherein the user device has in particular a display, in particular a touch-sensitive display.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that a arranged on the laundry care device User device allows the user directly to the laundry care device to receive an indication that select at least one laundry care program, or a touch-sensitive display allows the user to enter the at least one laundry care program directly to the laundry care device. In particular, the user device is not limited exclusively to the laundry care device, but may include other external user devices that are connectable to the controller.

In an advantageous embodiment, the controller has a communication interface which can be connected to a communication network, wherein the communication network is in particular one of the following communication networks: GSM communication network, UMTS communication network, wireless LAN communication network, Bluetooth communication network or Ethernet communication network.

This provides the technical advantage that the controller can communicate with external devices through the communication interface. If, for example, the program selection device and / or the user device are not arranged on the laundry care device itself, the controller can receive a selection of at least one laundry care program by the program selection device by means of the communication interface, and / or the control can send an indication to the user by means of the communication interface to the external user Transmit user device.

In an advantageous embodiment, the controller is configured to communicate through the communication network with a device controller of a mobile device, in particular a smart device, personal computer, laptop, tablet or smart phone, and the mobile device has the user device.

This achieves the technical advantage that a user device arranged on the mobile device allows the user to receive the indication that the at least one laundry care program can be selected at a location spaced from the laundry care device. Thus, the user does not need to be present directly at the laundry care device to receive the alert. As a result, the user may, for example, communicate at his workstation, during a trip or during other recreational activities by means of the user device on the mobile device through the communication network with the laundry care device to receive the hint to select at least one laundry care program or to submit an input to the laundry care device to start the at least one laundry care program. In particular, the user device is not limited exclusively to the mobile device, but may include other user devices that are arranged on the laundry care device and are connectable to the controller.

In an advantageous embodiment, the laundry care device and / or the mobile device has the program selection device.

This achieves the technical advantage that the program selection device can be arranged either on the laundry care device or on the mobile device. Here, the laundry care programs can be stored in particular on a memory on the laundry care device or on a memory on the mobile device. Alternatively, components of the program selector may also be located on the laundry machine and other components of the program selector may be located on the mobile device. Thus, the user may make a selection of at least one laundry care program on the laundry care appliance itself or on the go by the mobile device to select the at least one laundry care program.

In an advantageous embodiment, the controller can be connected to a user input device for inputting the user washing behavior of the user of the laundry care appliance.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the user can transmit his user washing behavior by the user input device directly to the controller. This has the particular advantage that e.g. at the beginning of operation of the laundry-care appliance, if sufficient information on the user's washing behavior of the user during the reference period has not yet been detected by the controller itself, the user non-user behavior control by user input behavior still has information about user washing behavior, so that the user User device can give the user during the washing period a meaningful clue. In particular, the user input device may be part of the user device and arranged on the laundry care device and / or on the mobile device.

In an advantageous embodiment, the controller is designed to detect a further user washing behavior of the user of the laundry care appliance during the washing period, and the user device is configured, during one or more subsequent washing periods following the washing period, the user depending on the user washing behavior and further User wash behavior to indicate at least one laundry care program to select.

This achieves the technical advantage that the controller is designed to detect a change in the user's washing behavior, so that the user device can output correspondingly changed instructions to the user during further washing periods subsequent to the washing period as soon as the further user washing behavior in FIG changes the subsequent further washing periods.

In an advantageous embodiment, the laundry care device has a laundry container for receiving laundry and a laundry drum for maintaining laundry, the laundry care appliance has a transfer device which is designed to transfer laundry received in the laundry container from the laundry container into the laundry drum, in particular to transfer it when the at least one laundry care program is entered by the user into the input module of the user device.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the user is given the opportunity to bring the laundry to be maintained in the laundry container, wherein the transfer device allows automatic transfer of the laundry from the laundry container into the laundry drum. This can be of particular advantage if the user inputs the at least one laundry care program to be selected via the input module of the user device, since then an automatic start of a laundry care operation can be carried out by the control of the laundry care appliance.

In an advantageous embodiment, the laundry container has various compartments for accommodating different types of laundry, the transfer device being designed to transfer the type of laundry corresponding to the selected laundry care program from the respective compartment of the laundry container into the laundry drum depending on a laundry care program selected by the user.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that an advantageous automated laundry care is ensured, since the user can bring this different types of laundry to be maintained in the various compartments of the laundry container. Depending on the selection of the desired laundry care program, the desired laundry can be transferred from the respective compartment into the laundry drum by the transfer device. If the user device e.g. is arranged on a mobile device of the user, a corresponding input of at least one selectable laundry care program can be performed by the user decentralized from the laundry care device, whereby a particularly effective automated laundry care is ensured.

According to a second aspect, the object according to the invention is achieved by a method for washing laundry in a laundry care appliance, wherein the laundry care appliance has a controller for controlling the laundry care appliance, the controller being connectable to a program selector for selecting a plurality of laundry care programs, and wherein the controller connectable to a user device for outputting an indication to a user of the laundry machine, the method comprising the steps of detecting a user wash behavior of the user of the laundry device during a reference period by the controller, and notifying the user by the user device during a reference period subsequent washing period depending on the detected user washing behavior to select at least one laundry care program.

This achieves the technical advantage that the controller can advantageously detect the user washing behavior during the reference period, so that during the subsequent washing period the user can advantageously be informed by the controller as a function of the detected user washing behavior to select a specific laundry care program.

In an advantageous embodiment, after the user has been instructed by the user, the method further comprises the following steps, inputting the at least one selected laundry care program by the user by means of the user device, and starting the at least one entered laundry care program by the controller.

Thereby, the technical advantage is achieved that the user can select an advantageous laundry care program by the user device itself after starting by the user device and start by means of the controller. When the user device is arranged on a user's mobile device and connected to the laundry care device through a communication network, the user can start the laundry care program particularly advantageously, even if the user is not present at the laundry care device.

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings and will be described in more detail below.

• 1 eine schematische Ansicht eines Wäschepflegegeräts;
• 2 eine schematische Darstellung eines Wäschepflegegeräts mit einer Steuerung zum Steuern des Wäschepflegegerät gemäß einer ersten Ausführungsform;
• 3 eine schematische Darstellung eines Wäschepflegegeräts mit einer Steuerung zum Steuern des Wäschepflegegeräts gemäß einer zweiten Ausführungsform; und
• 4 eine schematische Darstellung eines Verfahrens zum Waschen von Wäsche in einem Wäschepflegegerät.

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• 1 a schematic view of a laundry care device;
• 2 a schematic representation of a laundry care device with a controller for controlling the laundry care device according to a first embodiment;
• 3 a schematic representation of a laundry care device with a controller for controlling the laundry care device according to a second embodiment; and
• 4 a schematic representation of a method for washing laundry in a laundry care device.

1 shows a schematic view of a general laundry care device 100 , such as a washing machine. The laundry care device 100 includes an induction bowl 101 , in which detergents or other liquid substances can be filled. The laundry care device 100 includes a door 103 for loading the laundry care device 100 with laundry.

2 shows a schematic representation of a laundry care device 100 with a control for controlling the laundry care device 100 according to a first embodiment.

The laundry care device 100 has a controller 105 for controlling the laundry care device 100 on, being the controller 105 with a program selector 107 is connectable to the selection of a plurality of laundry care programs. In the in 1 illustrated first embodiment, the controller 105 even the program selector 107 on. Here, in particular, the majority of laundry care programs on a memory of the controller 105 saved.

The control 105 also has a communication interface 109 on which with a communication network 111 is connectable, the communication network 111 in the in 2 shown view is shown only schematically. The communication network 111 includes in particular a GSM communication network 113 , a UMTS communications network 111 , a wireless LAN communication network 111 , a Bluetooth communication network 111 and / or an Ethernet communication network 111 ,

The communication network 111 is in particular with a device control 115 a mobile device 113 , in particular smart device, personal computer, laptop, tablet and / or smart phone, connected. The mobile device 113 has a user device 117 which is formed, an indication to a user of the laundry care device 100 leave. The user device 117 is through a control connection 119 with the device control 115 connected.

In a first step, the controller detects 105 of the laundry care device 100 a user washing behavior of the user of the laundry care device 100 during a reference period. The reference period may in this case in particular comprise at least one week, in particular a period of one week to four weeks.

That through the controller 105 detected user wash behavior of the user during the reference period may in particular include one or more of the following choices: the frequency of selection of at least one laundry maintenance program, the start time of at least one laundry maintenance program, the end time of at least one laundry maintenance program, the duration of at least one laundry maintenance program, the type of at least one laundry care program, in particular a cookware program, easy-care laundry program, fine-laundry program and / or wool-wash program, the intervals between different laundry care programs during the reference period, further settings of at least one laundry care program, in particular the selection of the amount and / or the type of laundry fabric used, the duration and / or or spin speed during a spin cycle of at least one laundry care program, energy saving functions, time saving functions and / or additional clean igungsfunktionen of at least one laundry care program.

In a second step, the controller communicates 105 by means of the communication network 111 with the user device 117 of the mobile device 113 so that the user device 117 During a washing period subsequent to the reference period, the user may be advised to select at least one laundry care program depending on the detected user washing behavior.

This will become the user of the laundry care device 100 when he should carry out a specific laundry care program or several specific laundry care programs to ensure that garments of the corresponding type of textile are available to him. Thus, the request to wash a particular type of laundry may be issued based on, in particular, the elapsed time since the last such laundry process, in accordance with the user's regular user washing behavior. For example, sportswear can typically be washed once a week while shirts are washed once every two weeks, for example.

It is assumed that the user must wash certain types of textile due to his professional or private clothing habits, even if the laundry items in the laundry drum do not reach the maximum recommended amount of charge of the respective laundry care program.

The user device 117 informs the user when he has enough laundry for a laundry load together. In particular, the time for such information does not depend on the actual level of the laundry drum, but on the individual user washing behavior of the user. The control 105 So learn, for example, how often the user uses which type of laundry care program. For example, if a user owns only three pieces of silk clothing, which he wears regularly and therefore washes once a week, the user will be reminded once a week about this type of laundry during the washing period, even if only three items of laundry are being washed. The information about his user washing behavior, for example, once a week at 60 ° C color laundry, once a week at 30 ° C delicates the user on the user device 117 communicated, wherein the user device 117 , in particular an app on the mobile device 113 includes, by means of which automatically collected information about user washing behavior of the user are provided.

One advantage is that the user can thus more easily wash the laundry during his daily routine by passing through the user device 117 receives the indication that now, for example, would be the time to perform eg 60 ° C coloreds including drying and it would be worthwhile to start a corresponding wash-dry cycle.

The information about the user washing behavior gets the user device 117 through the controller 105 such as the user wash behavior information automatically collected during the reference period. Alternatively or additionally, the user washing behavior information may be input manually by the user through a user input device and sent to the controller 105 be transmitted.

When the device control 115 of the mobile device 113 through the communication network 111 with the controller 105 of the laundry care device 100 connected, the mobile device can 113 also with the program selector 107 the controller 105 communicate. Here, the user by the user device 117 of the mobile device 113 the desired laundry care program, eg after the appropriate notice by means of an in 2 not shown input module of the user device 117 choose yourself. Thus, a remote control of the laundry care device 100 through the mobile device 113 be performed.

Even if this is in 2 not shown, the laundry care device 100 in addition to a laundry drum for washing the laundry also have a laundry container for receiving the laundry. Here, the user of the laundry care device 100 For example, introduce different types of laundry in different separate compartments of the laundry container. An in 2 Not shown transfer device transfers here in accordance with the selection of the laundry care program by the user by means of the user device 117 the corresponding items of laundry from the respective chamber of the laundry container in the laundry drum. In a subsequent start of the selected laundry care program, the laundry care device 100 thus one by the mobile device 113 Carry out remotely controlled execution of the laundry care program.

3 shows a schematic representation of a laundry care device 100 with a controller 105 for controlling the laundry care device 100 according to a second embodiment. The laundry care device 100 has control 105 for controlling the laundry care device 100 on.

The control 105 is with a program selector 107 connected to the selection of a plurality of laundry care programs and has a communication interface 109 on which with a communication network 111 is connectable. The communication network 111 is in particular with a device control 115 one in 3 not shown mobile device 113 , in particular smart device, personal computer, laptop, tablet or smart phone, connectable.

Here, the laundry care device 100 itself and not the mobile device 113 the user device 117 on, which by another control connection 121 with the controller 105 connected, wherein the user device 117 in particular, has a touch-sensitive display. Thus, the user through the user device 117 on the laundry care device 100 even as a function of its user washing behavior receive an indication to select at least one laundry care program during the washing period, and the user can by a corresponding input module of the user device 117 start the selected laundry care program yourself.

4 shows a schematic representation of a method for washing laundry in a laundry care device 100 ,

The procedure 200 comprises as the first method step the detection 201 a user washing behavior of the user of the laundry care appliance 100 during a reference period by the controller 105 ,

The procedure 200 comprises as a second method step the hinting 203 the user through the user device 117 to select at least one laundry care program during a washing period subsequent to the reference period, depending on the detected user washing behavior.

The procedure 200 includes as optional third process step after hinting 203 the user's input 205 the at least one selected laundry care program by the user by means of the user device 117 ,

The procedure 200 includes starting as an optional fourth process step 209 the at least one entered laundry care program by the controller 105 ,

All features explained and shown in connection with individual embodiments of the invention may be provided in different combinations in the article according to the invention, in order to simultaneously realize their advantageous effects.

The scope of the present invention is given by the claims and is not limited by the features illustrated in the specification or shown in the figures.

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Laundry care device

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dispenser tray

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door

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control

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Program selector

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Communication Interface

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Communication network

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mobile device

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device control

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user equipment

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Method for washing laundry in a laundry care appliance

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First step: Detecting a user wash behavior

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Second step: To inform the user

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Third step: Entering a laundry care program

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Fourth step: Start the laundry care program

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Cited patent literature

• EP 1467015 A1 [0003]
• EP 1911871 A2 [0004]
• US 2009/0113638 A1 [0005]

Claims (15)

Laundry treating appliance (100) comprising a controller (105) for controlling the Wäschepflegeräts (100), wherein the controller (105) having a user device (117) for outputting an indication to a user of the laundry care appliance (100) is connectable, characterized in that Controller (105) is connectable to a program selection device (107) for selecting a plurality of laundry care programs, that the controller (105) is designed to detect a user washing behavior of the user of the laundry care device (100) during a reference period, and that the user device (117) is designed, during a subsequent to the reference period washing period to inform the user depending on the detected user washing behavior to select at least one laundry care program. Laundry care appliance (100) after Claim 1 characterized in that the detected user wash behavior during the reference period comprises one or more of the user's choices: the frequency of selecting at least one laundry service program, the start time of at least one laundry maintenance program, the end time of at least one laundry maintenance program, the duration of at least one laundry maintenance program the type of at least one laundry care program, in particular cookware program, easy-care laundry program, fine-laundry program and / or wool-wash program, the intervals between different laundry care programs during the reference period, further settings of at least one laundry care program, in particular the selection of the amount and / or the type of laundry fabric used, the duration and / or spin speed during a spin cycle of at least one laundry care program, energy saving functions, time saving functions and d / or additional cleaning functions of at least one laundry care program. Laundry care appliance (100) after Claim 1 or 2 characterized in that the controller (105) is adapted to detect an end time of at least one selected laundry routine during the reference period, and that the user device (117) is adapted to alert the user to the at least one at a washing time during the washing period To select a laundry care program if a time interval between the end time and the washing time exceeds a reference time interval. Laundry care appliance (100) after Claim 3 characterized in that the controller (105) is adapted to automatically start the at least one selected laundry maintenance program during the wash period when the time interval exceeds the reference time interval. The laundry care device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the user device (117) comprises an input module for inputting at least one laundry care program that the program selection device (107) is adapted to select at least one laundry care program from the plurality of laundry care programs the selected laundry care program corresponds to the entered laundry care program, and wherein the controller (105) is configured to start the selected laundry care program. Laundry care appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the laundry care appliance (100) has the user device (117), wherein the user device (117) in particular has a display, in particular a touch-sensitive display. Laundry care appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the controller (105) has a communication interface (109) which can be connected to a communication network (111), wherein the communication network (111) in particular one of the following communication networks (111) is: GSM communication network (111), UMTS communication network (111), wireless LAN communication network (111), Bluetooth communication network (111), or Ethernet communication network (111). Laundry care appliance (100) after Claim 7 , characterized in that the controller (105) is formed by the communication network (111) with a device controller (115) of a mobile device (113), in particular smart device, personal computer, laptop, tablet and / or smart phone communicate, and that the mobile device (113) comprises the user device (117). Laundry care device (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the laundry care device (100) and / or the mobile device (113) has the program selection device (107). The laundry care appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the controller (105) is provided with a user input device for entering the User washing behavior of the user of the laundry care device (100) is connectable. A laundry care appliance (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the controller (105) is adapted to detect another user wash behavior of the user of the laundry care appliance (100) during the wash period, and wherein the user device (117) is formed during one or more of a plurality of further washing periods subsequent to the washing period to alert the user, depending on the user washing behavior and the further user washing behavior, to select at least one laundry care program. Laundry care appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the laundry care appliance (100) has a laundry container for holding laundry and a laundry drum for the care of laundry, that the laundry care appliance (100) has a transfer device, which is formed in the To transfer laundry container recorded laundry from the laundry container into the laundry drum, in particular to transfer when the at least one laundry care program by the user in the input module of the user device (117) is entered. Laundry care appliance (100) after Claim 12 , characterized in that the laundry container has different compartments for receiving different types of laundry, wherein the transfer device is adapted to transfer depending on a selected by the user laundry care program corresponding to the selected laundry care program type of laundry from the respective compartment of the laundry container in the laundry drum. Method (200) for washing laundry in a laundry care appliance (100), wherein the laundry care appliance (100) has a controller (105) for controlling the laundry care appliance (100), wherein the controller (105) is provided with a program selector (107) for selecting one A plurality of laundry care programs is connectable, and wherein the controller (105) is connectable to a user device (117) for outputting a message to a user of the laundry care device (100), characterized in that the method (200) comprises the following steps, detecting ( 201) of a user washing behavior of the user of the laundry care device (100) during a reference period by the controller (105), and pointing (203) of the user by the user device (117) during a subsequent washing period to the reference period depending on the detected user washing behavior at least one laundry care program select. Method (200) according to Claim 14 characterized in that the method (200) after user pointing (203) further comprises the steps of: inputting (205) the at least one selected laundry maintenance program by the user via the user device (117), and starting (207) the at least one an input laundry maintenance program by the controller (105).

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