Method for operating a domestic dishwasher, domestic dishwasher and system

Abstract

In a method for operating a household dishwasher with a control apparatus for carrying out a washing program from a plurality of washing programs for washing washware arranged in a washing chamber, an optical sensor signal of the washing chamber is captured by an optical sensor of an external facility that is external to the household dishwasher. At least one intensive washing zone for intensively washing the washware in the washing chamber is determined in response to the captured optical sensor signal, and a drive facility is actuated to drive a spraying facility for spraying the washware with washing liquid, such that the determined at least one intensive washing zone is embodied by the spraying facility.

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         16 . A method for operating a household dishwasher with a control apparatus for carrying out a washing program from a plurality of washing programs for washing washware arranged in a washing chamber, said method comprising:
 capturing an optical sensor signal of the washing chamber by an optical sensor of an external facility that is external to the household dishwasher;   determining at least one intensive washing zone for intensively washing the washware in the washing chamber in dependence on the captured optical sensor signal; and   actuating a drive facility to drive a spraying facility for spraying the washware with washing liquid, such that the determined at least one intensive washing zone is embodied by the spraying facility.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the optical sensor is a camera, with the optical sensor signal comprising an image of the washing chamber. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 recording the image of the washing chamber by the camera;   establishing actuation parameters for determining the at least one intensive washing zone depending on the recorded image based on a user input of a user on the external facility;   transmitting the established actuation parameters from the external facility to the household dishwasher; and   actuating the drive facility as a function of the transmitted actuation parameters in such a way that the determined at least one intensive washing zone is embodied in the washing chamber by the spraying facility.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 recording the image of the washing chamber by the camera;   establishing actuation parameters for determining the at least one intensive washing zone depending on the recorded image by means of an application running on the external facility,   transmitting the established actuation parameters from the external facility to the household dishwasher; and   actuating the drive facility as a function of the transmitted actuation parameters in such a way that the determined at least one intensive washing zone in the washing chamber is embodied by the spraying facility.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 storing actuation parameters for actuating the drive facility in a storage facility of the external facility;   recording an image of the washing chamber by the camera;   adjusting the stored actuation parameters depending on the recorded image by means of an application running on the external facility and/or based on a user input of a user to the application of the external facility;   transmitting the adjusted actuation parameters from the external facility to the household dishwasher; and   actuating the drive facility in response to the transmitted actuation parameters.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising illuminating the washing chamber as the optical sensor signal is captured by the optical sensor. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising capturing by the optical sensor an optical sensor signal of the washware in the washing chamber. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising feeding a spray arm of the spraying facility by a circulation pump of the drive facility with washing liquid and/or an electric drive for active driving of the spray arm. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the external facility is a mobile device of a user, and further comprising running an application on the mobile device of the user to determine the at least one intensive washing zone for intensively washing the washware in the washing chamber in response to the captured optical sensor signal. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the at least one intensive washing zone is selected by the application depending on a user input on the mobile device. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising establishing an incorrect loading of washware in a washware tray of the washing chamber of the household dishwasher depending on the captured optical sensor signal by means of the application. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , further comprising outputting the established incorrect loading to the user by means of the application and an output device of the mobile device. 
     
     
         28 . A computer program product for operating a household dishwasher with a control apparatus for carrying out a washing program from a plurality of washing programs for washing of washware arranged in a washing chamber, said computer program product comprising a computer program embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the computer program, when loaded into a program-controlled facility and executed by the program-controlled facility, causes the program-controlled facility to perform the steps of:
 capturing an optical sensor signal of the washing chamber using an optical sensor of an external facility that is external to the household dishwasher,   determining at least one intensive washing zone for intensively washing the washware in the washing chamber in dependence on the captured optical sensor signal, and   actuating a drive facility to drive a spraying facility for spraying the washware with washing liquid, such that the determined at least one intensive washing zone is embodied by the spraying facility.   
     
     
         29 . A household dishwasher, comprising:
 a washing chamber for receiving washware;   a control apparatus configured to carry out a washing program from a plurality of washing programs for washing the washware in the washing chamber;   a spraying facility for spraying the washware with washing liquid;   a drive facility configured to drive the spraying facility;   a receiver unit configured to receive an optical sensor signal of the washing chamber from an external facility which is external to the household dishwasher, with the optical sensor signal being captured by an optical sensor of the external facility;   a determination unit configured to determine at least one intensive washing zone for intensive washing of the washware in the washing chamber in dependence on the captured optical sensor signal; and   an actuation unit configured to actuate the drive facility such that the determined at least one intensive washing zone is embodied by the spraying facility.   
     
     
         30 . A system, comprising:
 a household dishwasher; and   an external facility external to the household dishwasher and comprising an optical sensor,   said household dishwasher comprising a washing chamber for receiving washware, a control apparatus configured to carry out a washing program from a plurality of washing programs for washing the washware in the washing chamber, a spraying facility for spraying the washware with washing liquid, a drive facility configured to drive the spraying facility, a receiver unit configured to receive an optical sensor signal of the washing chamber from the external facility, with the optical sensor signal being captured by the optical sensor of the external facility, a determination unit configured to determine at least one intensive washing zone for intensive washing of the washware in the washing chamber in dependence on the captured optical sensor signal, and an actuation unit configured to actuate the drive facility such that the determined at least one intensive washing zone is embodied by the spraying facility.