A method for the dosing of cleaning agents in cleaning machines includes the steps: receiving the control information items; wherein the control information items are dependent on an information item about a cleaning machine; determining the progress of a cleaning operation; dosing of cleaning agent depending on the received control information items and the determined progress of the cleaning operation; wherein the information item about the cleaning machine can be manually input via a user interface.

A device (12, 210, 220) is disclosed for use, inter alia, in a household appliance (11) comprising the device (12, 210, 220): a core (212, 222) comprising at least one dispensing module (213, 223) designed to dispense at least one preparation into the treatment space (111) of the household appliance (11) and/or to effect dispensing; a casing (211, 221), wherein said casing (211, 221) is designed to be positioned in a treatment space (111) of a household appliance (11), wherein said casing (211, 221) comprises a first envelope element (214, 224) and a second envelope element (215, 225), wherein the first envelope element (214, 224) is formed from a first material and the second envelope element (215, 225) is formed from a second material, and wherein the casing (211, 221) at least partially encloses the core (212, 222).

The present disclosure concerns a method performed by at least one device, including: acquiring location data indicative of a location of a device which may be placed in a liquid- and/or gas-carrying household appliance; determining treatment chamber data indicative of a conclusion as to whether or not the at least one device is placed in a treatment chamber of the household appliance, the treatment chamber data being determined at least partially based on the acquired location data; and outputting or causing the output of the determined treatment chamber data. Furthermore, the present disclosure concerns a device and a system.

An appliance, such as a dishwasher, can include a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening, a closure moveable relative to the access opening to selectively open and close the access opening and having at least one exterior surface, and a light source located within the closure. The appliance can also include a controller communicatively coupled to the light source, and an antenna communicatively coupled to the controller.

A household appliance includes a selectively mountable wireless communication module. The selectively mountable wireless communication module can be selectively mounted in a toe kick area of the household appliance. The household appliance can be, but is not limited to, a dishwasher, an oven, a refrigerator, a freezer, a microwave, a washing machine, a dryer, or a combo washer-dryer.

A wireless power supply device includes a first housing, a transmitting coil assembly mounted in the first housing, a second housing, and a receiving coil assembly mounted in the second housing and electromagnetically coupled with the transmitting coil assembly. The first housing has a U-shaped outer contour and includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The second portion and the third portion extend perpendicularly to the first portion from opposite ends of the first portion. The second portion and the third portion form a recess between the second portion and the third portion. The second housing extends into the recess.

A clean status indicator is disclosed for use with a cleaning device such as a dishwasher. At least one weight sensor may be configured to sense the weight of objects within the washing compartment. In some approaches at least one temperature sensor is configured to monitor a change of temperature occurring within a washing compartment. A visual display is positioned within a housing for conveying a clean/dirty status of objects within the washing compartment. A controller is in communication with the at least one sensor and the visual display. The controller includes a status logic receiving data from the at least one sensor to determine the clean/dirty status of objects within the washing compartment and display the clean/dirty status on the visual display.

A method for the dosing of cleaning agents in cleaning machines, including the steps: receiving control information items, wherein the control information items are dependent on information about a cleaning machine; determining the progress of a cleaning operation; dosing of cleaning agent depending on the received control information items and the determined progress of the cleaning operation; wherein the information about the cleaning machine can be determined via a sensor-based automatic recognition.

A method for remotely monitoring and operating a dishwashing machine includes providing a remote appliance monitoring and control unit. The unit has a portable housing having an indicator, a wireless network interface, a processor, and a memory having machine readable instructions configured to be executed by the processor. The instructions are executed to determine an attribute of the dishwashing machine and to control the indicator based on the determination of the attribute. The method includes communicatively coupling the unit to the dishwashing machine, and using the unit to determine the attribute of the dishwashing machine. The method comprises causing the unit to wirelessly communicate the determined attribute to a remote user computer together with a geographic location of the dishwashing machine. The method includes taking a responsive action in response to the determined attribute.

A household appliance includes a selectively mountable wireless communication module. The selectively mountable wireless communication module can be selectively mounted in a toe kick area of the household appliance. The household appliance can be, but is not limited to, a dishwasher, an oven, a refrigerator, a freezer, a microwave, a washing machine, a dryer, or a combo washer-dryer.