Method for adapting drying level of drying program for textile treatment appliance, method for running drying program, and textile treatment appliance

Abstract

Method for adapting a drying level of a drying program for a textile treatment appliance, method for running a drying program, and textile treatment appliance. The drying level defines a level of residual moisture in textiles at the end of the drying program. The method comprises providing a question signal to an interface of an output device at the end of the drying program in order to cause an output of a question about a satisfaction of the residual moisture in the textiles, reading in a response signal via an interface to an input device, in response to the question signal, wherein the response signal represents an operator's assessment with respect to satisfaction of the residual moisture in the textiles, and adapting a residual moisture parameter of the drying level for a subsequent run of the drying program using the response signal.

1 . A method for adapting a drying level of a drying program for a textile treatment appliance, wherein the drying level defines a level of residual moisture in textiles at the end of the drying program, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
 providing a question signal to an interface of an output device at the end of the drying program in order to cause an output of a question about a satisfaction of the level of residual moisture in the textiles addressed to an operator of the textile treatment appliance;   reading in a response signal via an interface to an input device, in response to the question signal, wherein the response signal represents an operator's assessment with respect to satisfaction with the level of residual moisture in the textiles; and   adapting a residual moisture parameter assigned to the drying level for a subsequent run of the drying program using the response signal.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein, in the adapting step, the residual moisture parameter is changed by a first value if the response signal represents too damp textiles as the assessment, and wherein, in the adapting step, the residual moisture parameter of the drying level is changed by a second value if the response signal represents too dry textiles as the assessment. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein, in the adapting step, the residual moisture parameter of the drying level is changed by a further first value if the response signal represents much too damp textiles as the assessment, and wherein, in the adapting step, the residual moisture parameter of the drying level is changed by a further second value if the response signal represents much too dry textiles as the assessment. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein, in the adapting step, the residual moisture parameter of the drying level is not adapted if the response signal represents an expected level of residual moisture of the textiles as the assessment. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein, in the adapting step, the residual moisture parameter of the drying level is only adapted if the response signal and at least one previous response signal consistently represent a too low level of residual moisture or consistently represent a too high level of residual moisture as the assessment. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising a step of storing the assessment of the response signal. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein, in the providing step, the question signal is provided to the interface of the output device, which is designed as a display device of the textile treatment appliance, and/or to an interface of an external device. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising a step of detecting an input by the operator using a touch-sensitive sensor or a microphone, which input indicates the assessment, wherein the response signal is determined in response to the input. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising a step of running the drying program, wherein a door of the textile treatment appliance is unlocked at the end of the drying program, wherein the step of providing the question signal is performed in response to the unlocking. 
     
     
         10 . A control apparatus designed to perform the steps of the method according to  claim 1  in corresponding units. 
     
     
         11 . A textile treatment appliance for running a drying program for drying textiles and comprising a control apparatus according to  claim 10  for adapting the drying level of the drying program. 
     
     
         12 . A computer program product having program code for carrying out the method according to  claim 1  wherein the computer program product is executed on a control apparatus.