METHOD FOR SETTING UP AT LEAST ONE FURNITURE DRIVE

Abstract

A method is provided for setting up a furniture drive via an electronic device, in particular a mobile terminal, smart phone, or computer, and the furniture drive includes a storage unit. The method includes, preferably in chronological order: in an assembly operator region of the electronic device, storing a digital data set relating to at least one static parameter and/or a dynamic parameter on the storage unit via the electronic device, in particular as a wireless signal transmission; and storing in an end user region of the electronic device, a digital data set relating to the dynamic parameter on the storage unit via the electronic device, in particular as a wireless signal transmission.

Claims

1. A method for setting up at least one furniture drive via at least one electronic device, in particular a mobile terminal, a smartphone or a computer, wherein the at least one furniture drive comprises at least one memory unit, comprising the following method steps, which are preferably to be carried out in chronological order: in an assembly operator area of the at least one electronic device, at least one digital data set relating to at least one static parameter and/or at least one dynamic parameter is, in particular wireless signal transmitting, stored in the at least one memory unit via the at least one electronic device, in an end user region of the at least one electronic device, at least one digital data set in relation to the at least one dynamic parameter is, in particular wireless signal transmitting, stored in the at least one memory unit via the at least one electronic device.

2. A method for setting up a furniture arrangement via at least one electronic device, in particular mobile terminal, smartphone or computer, wherein the furniture arrangement comprises at least one furniture part positioned in a moveable manner on a furniture carcass, and at least one furniture drive with at least one memory unit, wherein the at least one furniture part can be arranged by the at least one furniture drive in at least two operating positions relative to the furniture carcass, comprising the following method steps, which are preferably to be carried out in chronological order: in an assembly operator area of the at least one electronic device, at least one digital data set in relation to at least one static parameter and/or at least one dynamic parameter is, in particular wireless signal transmitting, stored in the at least one memory unit via the at least one electronic device, in an end user region of the at least one electronic device, at least one digital data set in relation to at least one dynamic parameter is, in particular wireless signal transmitting, stored in the at least one memory unit via the at least one electronic device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic device and the at least one furniture drive are designed spatially separate from each other.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the assembly operator area and the end user region are separated from each other, preferably by separate logins and/or separate apps, on the at least one electronic device, wherein it is preferably provided that in the assembly operator area and/or the end user region, a data communication between the at least one electronic device and the at least one furniture drive is enabled in encrypted form and/or during defined time windows.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one digital data set of the assembly operator area and/or the end user region of the at least one memory unit is stored via at least one data transmission device spatially separate from the at least one electronic device, wherein it is preferably provided that the at least one electronic device communicates with the at least one data transmission device via WiFi and/or WAN, and/or the at least one data transmission device communicates with the at least one furniture drive via ESB.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein a data communication between the at least one electronic device and the at least one furniture drive is bidirectional, wherein it is preferably provided that the at least one electronic device determines information, preferably at least one digital data set, of at least one additional furniture drive, and/or of a network in which the at least one furniture drive is mapped, by a connection with at least one, preferably exactly one, furniture drive, and/or at least one, preferably exactly one, possibly present existing data transmission device.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the assembly operator area is installed on at least one electronic device, and the end user region is installed on at least one additional electronic device spatially separate from the at least one electronic device, or the assembly operator area, and the end user region are installed on the same electronic device.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic device communicates with the at least one furniture drive via BLE.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the assembly operator area and/or the end user region can be operated depending on a verbal voice command given by a user, preferably with user identification, and/or in a tactile manner.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one static parameter is provided in the form of a reference parameter, synchronization parameter, coupling parameter, state parameter and/or collision parameter, wherein it is preferably provided that the state parameter is changed depending on at least one operating position.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one dynamic parameter is provided in the form of a time parameter, locking parameter, and/or storage space parameter.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the assembly operator area: the at least one furniture drive is coupled to at least one additional furniture drive and/or synchronized via a reference drive to be carried out by a user, the at least one furniture drive is initialized via a reference drive to be carried out by a user, the at least one furniture drive is coupled to at least one command transmitter, wherein preferably the at least one command transmitter is initialized via a reference drive to be carried out by a user, a collision avoidance is stored in the at least one memory unit via a reference drive to be carried out by a user, and/or the at least one furniture drive, at least one command transmitter and/or at least one data transmission device are added to a network.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the assembly operator area: at least one network address, at least one link key and/or at least one naming is assigned and/or allocated, at least one current state, at least one piece of log information and/or at least one piece of operating information of the at least one furniture drive, at least one possibly present command transmitter and/or a possibly present data transmission device is read out, preferably at least one error message is displayed for at least one furniture drive and/or a possibly present data transmission device and/or a possibly present command transmitter, at least one furniture drive, at least one data transmission device and/or at least one command transmitter is added to form a network, at least one furniture drive, at least one possibly present data transmission device and/or at least one possibly present command transmitter is reset, unlocked or locked and/or set active or inactive, at least one update, preferably firmware update, of the at least one electronic device, of the at least one furniture drive, of a possibly present command transmitter and/or of a possibly present data transmission device is updated, and/or at least one operating manual and/or help dialog for configuration is displayed.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the end user region: at least one current state of the at least one furniture drive is read out, at least one furniture drive, at least one possibly present data transmission device and/or at least one possibly present command transmitter is set active or inactive and/or unlocked or locked, at least one support access, in particular live support access, is made possible, at least one update, preferably firmware update, of the at least one electronic device, the at least one furniture drive, a possibly present command transmitter and/or a possibly present data transmission device is updated, and/or at least one operating manual and/or help dialog for configuration is displayed.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one furniture drive comprises at least one fixing device for fixing the furniture drive to a furniture carcass, at least one positioning device, with which at least one moveable furniture part is moveable relative to the furniture carcass, and at least one drive unit, with which the at least one positioning device can be driven, in particular electrically, wherein it is preferably provided that the at least one furniture drive comprises at least one computing unit.

16. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one furniture drive comprises at least one data forwarding device via which, preferably via a data forwarding device of at least one additional furniture drive, at least one static parameter of at least one additional furniture drive, at least one dynamic parameter of at least one additional furniture drive and/or at least one piece of information, preferably at least one digital data set relating to a network in which the at least one furniture drive is located, is determined and/or stored in the at least one memory unit.

17. The method according to claim 2, wherein the entire furniture arrangement can be configured in the assembly operator area and/or in the end user region.

18. A computer program product comprising commands, which, when executed by a computing unit, cause the computing unit to execute a method according to at least one of the preceding claims using a memory unit which is or can be brought into a data connection with the computing unit.

19. The computer program product according to claim 18, wherein an assembly operator area evoked by the computer program product can be displayed on at least one electronic device, and an end user region evoked by the computer program product can be displayed on at least one electronic device that is spatially separate therefrom, or the assembly operator area evoked by the computer program product and the end user region (6) can be displayed on the same electronic device.

20. A furniture arrangement comprising at least one furniture drive having at least one memory unit and at least one furniture part movably positioned on a furniture carcass, wherein the at least one furniture part can be arranged in at least two operating positions relative to the furniture carcass by means of the at least one furniture drive and at least one electronic device, in particular a mobile terminal, a smartphone or a computer, in particular spatially separate from the at least one furniture drive, wherein it is preferably provided that the at least one furniture drive and the at least one electronic device each comprise at least one data forwarding device, wherein the at least one memory unit is designed such that at least one digital data set relating to at least one static parameter and/or at least one dynamic parameter can be stored, in particular wireless signal transmitting, in an assembly operator area of the at least one electronic device of the at least one memory unit via the at least one electronic device, in an end user region of the at least one electronic device of the at least one memory unit, at least one digital data set relating to at least one dynamic parameter can be stored, in particular wireless signal transmitting, via the at least one electronic device.

21. The furniture arrangement according to claim 20, wherein the furniture arrangement comprises at least one data transmission device and/or at least one command transmitter for transmitting at least one digital data set and/or at least one digital command.

22. The furniture arrangement according to claim 20, wherein the at least one command transmitter is designed in the form of the at least one electronic device, a remote switch element, a data transmission device, a furniture lock, a household appliance and/or an additional furniture drive.

23. A furniture drive for the furniture arrangement according to claim 20, comprising: at least one fixing device for fixing the furniture drive to a furniture carcass, at least one positioning device, with which at least one moveable furniture part can be moved relative to the furniture carcass, at least one drive unit, by means of which the at least one positioning device can be driven, in particular electrically, in particular at least one computing unit and/or at least one data forwarding device, and at least one memory unit, wherein the at least one storage unit is designed in such a way that at least one digital data set relating to at least one static parameter and/or dynamic parameter can be stored, in particular wireless signal transmitting, in the at least one storage unit via at least one electronic device, in particular a mobile terminal, a smartphone or a computer.

24. The furniture drive according to claim 23, wherein the at least one data forwarding device comprises at least one ELB module for data communication with the at least one electronic device via ELB, and/or at least one ESB module for data communication with at least one command transmitter, at least one data transmission device and/or at least one additional furniture drive via ESB.

25. The furniture drive according to claim 23, wherein at least one digital command of the at least one command transmitter and/or of the at least one data transmission device can be transmitted to the at least one data forwarding device of the at least one furniture drive, preferably wireless signal transmitting, wherein the at least one computing unit is designed to compare the at least one digital command with at least one digital data set stored in the at least one memory unit, and the at least one computing unit is designed to make a selection for executing the at least one digital command depending on a result of the comparison.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0093] Further details and advantages of the present invention are explained in more detail below by means of the figure description with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

[0094] They show:

[0095] FIG. 1 shows a furniture arrangement of four furniture drives, an electronic device, and a plurality of command transmitting units connected in a network, in a schematic overview illustration,

[0096] FIG. 2a-2f show a data communication of electronic devices or command transmitting units to a furniture drive, wherein the furniture drive is in data communication with an additional furniture drive, in a schematic illustration,

[0097] FIG. 2g-2h show an electronic device in data connection with a furniture lock and a command transmitter in a schematic illustration,

[0098] FIG. 3a shows two electronic devices, wherein an assembly operator area is displayed on one electronic device, and an end user region is displayed on the second electronic device, during a transmission of two digital data sets to a furniture drive in a schematic illustration,

[0099] FIG. 3b shows an electronic device with an installed app with the assembly operator area and the end user region, a transmission of a digital data set to a data forwarding device of the furniture drive in a schematic illustration,

[0100] FIG. 4a shows a furniture arrangement consisting of a piece of furniture with a furniture carcass and a moveable furniture part in the form of a furniture flap as well as two command transmitting units in a perspective view,

[0101] FIG. 4b shows a furniture arrangement with a piece of furniture and five pieces of furniture in the form of drawers which are moveable relative to a furniture carcass, as well as an electronic device and a data transmission device in a perspective view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0102] FIG. 1 shows a furniture arrangement 7 comprising four furniture drives 1, each with a storage unit 3 and a moveable furniture part 9 arranged on the furniture drive 1 located at the bottom left, which is indicated in dotted lines. In general, a moveable furniture part 9 arranged on the respective furniture drive 1 is arranged on all furniture drives 1. The furniture part 9, which is moveably positioned on a furniture carcass 8, is arranged by the furniture drive 1 in at least two operating positions relative to the furniture carcass 8. The furniture arrangement 7 comprises an electronic device 2 which is spatially separate from the furniture drive 1, as well as further electronic devices 13 which are in data connection with the electronic device 2 or can be brought into such a connection.

[0103] A data communication of the network is generated in a signal-transmitting manner via radio connections, wherein a wired data communication is also possible. The electronic device 2 is present in the form of a smartphone, wherein a further electronic device 13 in the form of a mobile terminal is designed as a speech recognition system. In general, the speech recognition system can also be integrated in the smartphone. In general, electronic devices 2 in the form of computers, tablets, mobile terminals or the like are also possible.

[0104] The electronic device 2 and the furniture drives 1 are designed spatially separate from each other.

[0105] Command transmitting units 14 are present in the form of the electronic device 2, remote switch elements 22, each of which is in signal-transmitting connection with a furniture drive 1, a data transmission device 10, a furniture lock 23, three household appliances 24 in the form of a microwave, a coffee machine and a vacuum cleaner robot, and additional furniture drives 11.

[0106] However, the furniture drives 1 can generally also act as command transmitting units 14 themselves, in order to transmit a digital command to an additional furniture drive 11 following a digital command from a command transmitter 14, in order to generate a synchronized motion of moveable furniture parts 9, for instance. Collision parameters for impending collisions with moveable furniture parts 9 are stored in the form of static parameters in the digital data sets 5, which are present in the storage units 3.

[0107] If a furniture drive 1 moves a moveable furniture part 9 to a new operating position, the static parameter is updated in the form of a state parameter. Dynamic parameters such as storage space designations and/or contents designations can be stored at any time, for instance by the additional electronic device 13 in the form of the speech recognition system in the form of a digital data set 5, which is translated from a verbal command in a cloud, the storage unit 3 of the furniture drive 1 and/or via the end user region.

[0108] The furniture drives 1 of the furniture arrangement 7 each comprise a fixing device 15 for fixing the furniture drive 1 to a furniture carcass 8, a positioning device 16 with which a moveable furniture part 9 is moveable relative to the furniture carcass 8, as well as a drive unit 17 with which the positioning device 16 is electrically driven.

[0109] For reasons of providing an overview, computing units 18, data forwarding devices 19 and storage units 3, which are not visible in the illustration, are comprised in each of the furniture drives 1 and the additional furniture drives 11. The storage units 3 are designed in such a way that digital data sets 5 relating to static parameters and dynamic parameters can be stored in the storage units 3 in a wireless signal transmitting manner via the electronic device 2.

[0110] The entire furniture arrangement 7 is configurable in the assembly operator area 4 and in the end user region 6, wherein in general also sub-areas of the network 12 are configurable by the electronic device 2 by depositing digital data sets 5.

[0111] For instance, during an assembly of the furniture arrangement 7, an assembler can launch an app installed on the electronic device 2, connect the electronic device 2 to the data transmission device 10 in an assembly operator area, and connect the electronic device 2 to a furniture drive 1, wherein the connection to the furniture drive 1 can transmit a data model of the furniture arrangement 7 to the data transmission device 10 and/or the electronic device 2 can obtain information about entities located in the network 12, such as additional furniture drives 11. The additional electronic device 13 in the form of the speech recognition system can be connected to the network 12 via the electronic device 13, wherein the furniture drives 1 can be actuated by verbal commands from the speech recognition system, the electronic device 2 and/or by tactile commands to the electronic device in order to move moveable furniture parts 9. Static parameters can be stored at any time to the furniture drives 1.

[0112] For instance, after an assembly of the furniture arrangement 7 has been completed, a user can start an app installed on the electronic device 2, place the furniture arrangement 7 digitally in an end user region, connect the electronic device 2 to a furniture drive 1, and configure all entities or sub-areas of the network 12 located within the latter, such as the additional furniture drives 11, by storing dynamic parameters. A connection to a furniture drive 1 is sufficient in order to be able to obtain all information of the network 12, such as the stored data sets 5.

[0113] Should problems of any kind arise during usage of the furniture drives 1, the problems can be remedied by a support access and/or by step-by-step instructions, wherein a guided process can make the need for skilled personnel obsolete, and a feedback for specific errors, for instance in the network or in case of insufficient assembly, can be generated and displayed.

[0114] A system update via the electronic device 2 can lead to an increased level of performance and extended functionality of the furniture arrangement 7. Error diagnoses can be anonymously forwarded to a support for analysis and/or evaluation, and this support can provide assistance in using the furniture arrangement 7 via a help dialog.

[0115] For instance, an error message can comprise information about a problematic network structure, an incorrect adjustment of a drive unit, an inadequate installation depth, a constant pressing of a moveable furniture part on a radio switch and/or a faulty firmware, which can be displayed and/or forwarded to the user and/or assembler at the electronic device 2.

[0116] Via the electronic device 2, furniture drives 1 can, for instance, be assigned to additional furniture drives 11 for collision avoidance and/or can be coupled to them for synchronization. Subsequently, a data model of the furniture arrangement 7, such as a kitchen, can be created, wherein each furniture drive 1 knows the additional furniture drives 11 and command transmitting units 14 assigned to it, wherein the additional furniture drives 11 and command transmitting units 14 can be determined via a connection to the furniture drive 1 and/or are stored in the digital data set 5 in the form of static parameters.

[0117] FIG. 2a shows an electronic device 2 in the form of a smartphone with a data forwarding device 19, wherein the electronic device 2 is used to configure a furniture drive 1 as well as a command transmitter 14 of the furniture drive 1.

[0118] The furniture drive 1 is in wireless signal transmitting data connection with an additional furniture drive 11, wherein the electronic device 2 communicates with the furniture drive 1 via BLE, and the furniture drive 1 communicates with the additional furniture drive 11 via ESB.

[0119] FIG. 2b differs from FIG. 2a in such a way that instead of the electronic device 2, a furniture lock 23 is located in the network 12 as a command transmitter 14. The furniture lock 23 can transmit digital commands to the furniture drive 1, which are forwarded by a data forwarding device 19 to the data forwarding device 19 of the additional furniture drive 11 in order, for instance, to be able to generate a synchronized motion of moveable furniture parts 9.

[0120] The furniture lock 23 can send a locking command to the furniture drive 1, or can itself inhibit a motion of the moveable furniture part 9 by a locking state.

[0121] FIG. 2c differs from FIG. 2b in such a way that the command transmitter 14 is designed as a remote switch element 22. In general, the command transmitter 14 can also be present in the form of a household appliance 24, such as a microwave oven, which prevents a closing of the moveable furniture part 9 by the furniture drive 1, and/or can be present in the form of a vacuum robot, which requests an opening of the moveable furniture part 9 by the furniture drive 1 in order to be able to park in a piece of furniture 25.

[0122] FIG. 2d differs from FIG. 2b in such a way that an additional electronic device 13 is provided as command transmitter 14, which can also be used as data transmission device 10 for data communication between an electronic device 2 and a furniture drive 1. In the network 12, an additional furniture drive 11 is located, which is in direct wireless signal transmitting connection with the furniture drive 1.

[0123] FIG. 2e differs from FIG. 2a in such a way that the electronic device 2, with which the furniture drive 1 and the additional furniture drive 11 are configurable, generates a data communication via a data transmission device 10. The electronic device 2 can also generally act as a command transmitter 14. The furniture drive 1 can act as a command transmitter 14 for the additional furniture drive 11, in order to effect a synchronous motion of moveable furniture parts 9, for instance.

[0124] The electronic device 2 can be connected to the furniture drive 1 by a user and assembler, wherein the electronic device 2 communicates with the data transmission device 10 via WiFi, and the data transmission device 10 communicates with the furniture drive 1 via ESB.

[0125] The data communication between the electronic device 2 and the furniture drive 1 is bidirectional, wherein the electronic device 2 determines information such as a digital data set 5 of the additional furniture drive 11 and the network 12 in which the furniture drive 1 is mapped by connecting to the furniture drive 1 or the data transmission device 10.

[0126] The digital data sets 5 of the assembly operator area 4 or the end user region 6 are stored in the storage unit 3 via the data transmission device 10, which is spatially separate from the electronic device 2. The electronic device 2, the data transmission device 10, the furniture drive 1 and the additional furniture drive 11 have a data forwarding device 19 for data communication with any entity of the network 12. The end user region 6 as well as the assembly operator area 4 can be operated tactilely and verbally via the electronic device 2.

[0127] FIG. 2f differs from FIG. 2d in such a way that the additional electronic device 13 is designed as a speech recognition system, which can generally be spatially separate from or integrated into the electronic device 2 on which the assembly operator area 4 or the end user region 6 is displayed.

[0128] The assembly operator area 4 and the end user region 6 are operable in response to a verbal voice command given by a user. A translation of the verbal voice command can be carried out in a cloud, in the speech recognition system, or in the data transmission device 10. A data communication to the furniture drive 1 is obtained by the data forwarding devices 19.

[0129] FIG. 2g shows an electronic device 2 in connection with a furniture lock 23. The user and/or assembler can, for instance, define on the electronic device 2 a time interval in which the furniture lock 23 is to prevent a moveable furniture part 9 from opening, or couple the furniture lock 23 to a specific furniture drive 1.

[0130] FIG. 2h differs from FIG. 2g in such a way that the electronic device 2 is in signal-transmitting data communication with a remote switch element 22. The user and/or assembler can, for instance, initiate a software update on the remote switch element 22 via the electronic device 2 or set the remote switch element 22 inactive for a time interval.

[0131] FIG. 3a shows how, in a method for setting up a furniture drive 1, a furniture drive 1 is configured via an electronic device 2 in the form of a smartphone and an additional electronic device 13 in the form of a smartphone. The furniture drive 1 comprises a storage unit 3 in which two digital data sets 5 have already been stored by one of the smartphones.

[0132] In an assembly operator area 4 of the electronic device 2, a digital data set 5 relating to static parameters and dynamic parameters is stored in wireless signal transmitting form in the storage unit 3 via the electronic device 2.

[0133] In an end user region 6 of the electronic device 2, which is designed as an additional electronic device 13, a digital data set 5 relating to dynamic parameters is stored in the storage unit 3 in a wireless signal transmitting form.

[0134] The digital data sets 5 are received by the data forwarding device 19 and stored in the storage unit 3. A computing unit 18 can refer to the digital data sets 5 at any time, for instance for analysis purposes.

[0135] In general, the furniture drive 1 is arranged on a moveable furniture part 9 in a kitchen, wherein the electronic device 2 is suitable for setting up a furniture arrangement 7, wherein the furniture arrangement 7 comprises the furniture part 9 movably positioned on a furniture carcass 8 and the furniture drive 1 with the storage unit 3, and the furniture part 9 can be arranged in at least two operating positions relative to the furniture carcass 5 by the furniture drivel.

[0136] A computer program product comprising commands which, when executed by a computing unit 18, cause the computing unit 18 to execute a method of setup out of a storage unit 3, which is or can be brought into a data connection with the computing unit 18, is installed on both the electronic device 2 and the additional electronic device 13. For this purpose, the electronic device 2 and the additional electronic device 13 have a storage unit 3 and a computing unit 18 (not visible in the illustration).

[0137] In general, a portion of the computer program product or the computer program product can also be installed on the furniture drive 1.

[0138] The storage unit 3 of the furniture drive 1 is designed in such a way that in the assembly operator area 4 of the electronic device 2 of the storage unit 3, the digital data set 5 relating to a static or dynamic parameter can be stored in a wireless signal transmitting form via the electronic device 2. Analogously, a digital data set 5 relating to a dynamic parameter can be stored in the end user region 6 of the storage unit 3.

[0139] In this embodiment, the assembly operator area 4 is installed as well as displayed on the electronic device 2, and the end user region 6 is installed as well as displayed on the additional electronic device 13 that is spatially separate from the electronic device 2.

[0140] In the assembly operator area 4, the furniture drive 1 can be configured, initialized, synchronized, coupled with additional furniture drives 11, command transmitting units 14 or data transmitting devices 10 via reference drives, collision avoidances can be stored and added to a network 12. Furthermore, in the assembly operator area 4, network addresses, link keys and naming can be assigned, current states, log information and operating information can be read out, updates can be updated, error messages, operating instructions and help dialogs for configuration can be displayed. In addition, locking and unlocking as well as deactivating and activating the furniture drive 1 are possible.

[0141] FIG. 3b differs from FIG. 3a in such a way that the assembly operator area 4 and the end user region 6 are installed on the same electronic device 2. The assembly operator area 4 and the end user region 6 are separated from each other by separate logins and separate apps on the electronic device 2. The assembly operator area 4 evoked by the computer program product and the end user region 6 are both displayable on the electronic device 2.

[0142] In the assembly operator area 4 and the end user region 6, data communication between the electronic device 2 and the furniture drive 1 is encrypted, and enabled during defined time windows. The data forwarding device 19 of the furniture drive 1 has an ELB module 26 for data communication with the electronic device 2 via ELB, and an ESB module for data communication with a command transmitter 14, a data transmission device 10 or an additional furniture drive 11 via ESB.

[0143] Digital commands of the command transmitter 14 and the data transmitting device 10 can be transmitted to the data forwarding device 19 of the furniture drive 1 in a wireless signal transmitting manner, wherein the computing unit 18 is designed to compare the digital commands with the digital data sets 5 stored in the storage unit 3. The computing unit 18 is designed to make a selection for executing the digital commands depending on a result of the comparison.

[0144] In the end user region 6, a current state can be read out, an active setting/inactive setting and an unlocking/locking can be performed relating to the furniture drive 1, support access can be enabled, an update can be updated, and an operating manual or a help dialog for configuration can be displayed.

[0145] Via the data forwarding device 19 of the furniture drive 1, static parameters of additional furniture drives 11, dynamic parameters of additional furniture drives 11 and information such as digital data sets 5 to the network 12 in which the furniture drive 1 is located, can in particular be determined and stored in the storage unit 3 via a data forwarding device 19 of an additional furniture drive 11.

[0146] Moveable furniture drives 1 can be controlled by a suitable voice command, wherein for instance a child's voice cannot execute specific functionalities of the furniture drive 1. A voice command enables, for instance, the detection and naming of a kitchen, a living room or storage spaces and contents located therein. By means of a voice command, it is visible to a user and/or an assembler via the electronic device 2 in which current state the furniture drive 1 is. For instance, a speech recognition system of the electronic device 2 can be used to specify a point in time at which a moveable furniture part 9 is to make a coffee machine accessible by the furniture drive 1.

[0147] FIG. 4a shows a piece of furniture 25 having a piece of furniture 9 in the form of a furniture flap which is moveably positioned on a furniture carcass 8, wherein the piece of furniture 9 can be arranged in at least two operating positions relative to the furniture carcass 8 by means of two synchronized furniture drives 1 which are arranged on the furniture part 9. The furniture drives 1 can be controlled via a command transmitter 14 in the form of a voice recognition system, wherein a voice command sent by the data forwarding device 19 is translated into a digital command, for instance in a cloud, and is forwarded to the furniture drive 1 via a data transmission device 10.

[0148] The command transmitter 14 communicates with the data transmission device 10 via WiFi, wherein the data transmission device 10 communicates with the furniture drive 1 via ESB in order to minimize latency.

[0149] The moveable furniture part 9 is jointly moved in parallel between two operating positions relative to the furniture carcass 8 by the furniture drives 1 (in the view, the second furniture drive 1 is hidden by the moveable furniture part 9). The number of operating positions is generally arbitrary. In general, the furniture part 9 can also be present in the form of two furniture parts 9, which can then be individually controlled by the two furniture drives 1, in particular sequentially.

[0150] An additional command transmitter 14 in the form of a remote switch element 22 is arranged on the furniture carcass 8 in order to activate the furniture drives 1 by a direct digital command via actuation of the remote switch element 22, and to instruct them to move the moveable furniture part 9, in particular via ESB. The position of the remote switch element 22 is generally arbitrary, wherein this can also be arranged spatially separate from the piece of furniture 25.

[0151] In general, the speech recognition system can be in connection with an electronic device 2 in order to configure the furniture drives 1, wherein static parameters in the form of reference parameters, synchronization parameters, coupling parameters, state parameters, and collision parameters are communicated to the furniture drives 1. In this embodiment, the static parameters have already been stored to the storage units 3, wherein a user can conveniently obtain operating the piece of furniture 25 and possibly make adaptations via the end user region 6 of the electronic device 2 or indirectly via the speech recognition system. If a state parameter of the furniture drive 1 changes, the state parameter is changed as a static parameter depending on the present operating position.

[0152] Dynamic parameters in the form of time parameters, locking parameters and storage space parameters have been stored in the furniture drives 1 so that the moveable furniture part 9 is moved into an open position by the furniture drives 1 at a defined time, is locked at another defined time and can be controlled by a defined verbal voice command.

[0153] The furniture drive 1 each comprises a fixing device 15 for fixing the furniture drive 1 to the furniture carcass 8, a positioning device 16 with which the moveable furniture part 9 is moveable relative to the furniture carcass 8, and a drive unit 17 with which the positioning device 16 can be driven electrically.

[0154] FIG. 4b shows a piece of furniture 25 with five pieces of furniture 9 in the form of drawers which are moveably positioned on a furniture carcass 8, which can be moved individually by furniture drives 1. In this embodiment, a speech recognition system integrated in the electronic device 2 is used, which controls the furniture drives 2 via the data transmission device 10 after a translation into a digital command has taken place.

[0155] The digital data sets 5 can be stored directly in the storage units 3 of the furniture drives 1 via the electronic device 2, wherein a direct proximity to the furniture drives 1 is not required. For this purpose, BLE is used as the radio protocol. The electronic device 2 can be operated in a tactile and voice-controlled manner.

[0156] The five moveable furniture parts 9 can be moved in parallel or sequentially by the furniture drives 1 (hidden in the illustration by the furniture parts 9) between at least two operating positions relative to the furniture carcass 8.

[0157] The furniture arrangement 7 comprises the data transmission device 10 and the electronic device 2 as command transmitter 14 and for configuring the furniture drives 1, in order to transmit digital data sets 5 and digital commands to the furniture drives 1.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0158] furniture drive (1) [0159] electronic device (2) [0160] storage unit (3) [0161] assembly operator area (4) [0162] digital data set (5) [0163] end user region (6) [0164] furniture arrangement (7) [0165] furniture carcass (8) [0166] moveable furniture part (9) [0167] data transmission device (10) [0168] additional furniture drive (11) [0169] network (12) [0170] additional electronic device (13) [0171] command transmitter (14) [0172] fixing device (15) [0173] positioning device (16) [0174] drive unit (17) [0175] computing unit (18) [0176] data forwarding device (19) [0177] remote switch element (22) [0178] furniture lock (23) [0179] household appliance (24) [0180] furniture (25) [0181] ELB module (26)