Laundry care appliance, and method for the operation of such a laundry care appliance

Abstract

A laundry care device, wherein an operating program is selectively stored in a memory unit, wherein the operating program has operating program parameters, and wherein specific operating values of the operating program parameters are assigned to the stored operating program. The laundry care device includes a user setting element to set an adjustable variable and a control unit to automatically change at least one of the operating program parameters so as to match it to the adjustable variable set by the user setting element. The adjustable variable is an end result to be achieved with the execution of a selected operating program and at least one operating value is automatically altered as a function of the end result.

1 - 21 . (canceled) 
     
     
         22 . A laundry care device, comprising:
 a first memory unit;   at least one operating program selectively stored in the first memory unit, the at least one operating program having a plurality of operating program parameters, wherein respective specific operating values of the plurality of operating program parameters are assigned to the stored at least one operating program;   a user setting element to set an adjustable variable; and   a control unit to automatically change at least one of the plurality of operating program parameters so as to match the at least one of the plurality of operating program parameters to the adjustable variable set by the user setting element;   wherein the adjustable variable is an end result to be achieved with an execution of a selected operating program; and   wherein at least one operating value of the respective specific operating values of the operating program parameters of the selected operating program is automatically altered as a function of the end result.   
     
     
         23 . The laundry care device of  claim 22 , wherein, if a setting of the adjustable variable for the selected operating program causes one of an alteration and a deterioration of at least one additional end result to be achieved with the execution of the selected operating program, for at least one of a specific operating value and at least one additional specific operating value of the plurality of operating program parameters the at least one operating value is determined with which the end result is to be achieved that most closely approximates additional achievable end results that were originally assigned to the respective specific operating values of the selected operating program. 
     
     
         24 . The laundry care device of  claim 22 , wherein the user setting element is provided for the user to set at least one of an operating program duration, a cleaning result, a rinsing result, a drying result, a residual spin moisture, water consumption, and energy consumption. 
     
     
         25 . The laundry care device of  claim 22 , wherein a first extreme value for a first adjustable variable and a second extreme value for a second adjustable variable are offered in combination, and wherein a setting of the second adjustable variable is altered to the second extreme value by altering the first adjustable variable from the first extreme value towards the second extreme value. 
     
     
         26 . The laundry care device of  claim 22 , wherein the user setting element is configured for a user to set the adjustable variable to at least one value within a predetermined range. 
     
     
         27 . The laundry care device of  claim 26 , further comprising a processor to automatically compute an alteration of at least one of the plurality of operating program parameters to match the at least one value of the adjustable variable set by the user. 
     
     
         28 . The laundry care device of  claim 27 , wherein the processor is configured to automatically compute the alteration of the at least one operating value of the operating program parameters 
     
     
         29 . The laundry care device of  claim 22 , further comprising a second memory unit to store pre-specified operating program parameters. 
     
     
         30 . The laundry care device of  claim 29 , wherein the second memory unit is configured to store the pre-specified operating program parameters in respective packets, wherein at least one of the respective packets is assigned to a value of the adjustable variable. 
     
     
         31 . The laundry care device of  claim 22 , further comprising a selector switch to select the at least one operating program. 
     
     
         32 . The laundry care device of  claim 31 , wherein the user setting element is integrated into the selector switch. 
     
     
         33 . The laundry care device of  claim 22 , wherein the user setting element is adjusted in one of steps and steplessly. 
     
     
         34 . The laundry care device of  claim 33 , wherein the user setting element is one of a rotary switch, a slider switch, a slider control, a touch-sensitive switch, a touch-sensitive control, and a rocker switch. 
     
     
         35 . The laundry care device of  claim 22 , further comprising a display to display at least one of the operating program and an alteration of the operating program parameters as a function of an alteration of the adjustable variable. 
     
     
         36 . The laundry care device of  claim 35 , further comprising a display device to display a setting of the user setting element made by a user. 
     
     
         37 . The laundry care device of  claim 36 , wherein the display device is one of integrated into the user setting element and assigned to the user setting element. 
     
     
         38 . A method for operating a laundry care device, the method comprising:
 selecting at least a part of a stored operating program having a plurality of operating program parameters, wherein respective specific operating values of the plurality of operating program parameters are assigned to the stored operating program;   setting at least one adjustable variable by a user; and   automatically changing at least one of the plurality of operating program parameters so as to match the adjustable variable set by the user;   wherein the adjustable variable is an end result to be achieved with an execution of a selected operating program; and   wherein at least one operating value of the respective specific operating values of the operating program parameters of the selected operating program is automatically altered as a function of the end result.   
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 38 , wherein, if a setting of the adjustable variable for the selected operating program causes one of an alteration and a deterioration of at least one additional end result to be achieved with the execution of the selected operating program, for at least one of a specific operating value and at least one additional specific operating value of the plurality of operating program parameters the at least one operating value is determined with which the end result is to be achieved that most closely approximates additional achievable end results that were originally assigned to the respective specific operating values of the selected operating program. 
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 38 , wherein the user sets at least one an operating program duration, a cleaning result, a rinsing result, a drying result, a residual spin moisture, water consumption, and energy consumption. 
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 38 , wherein a first extreme value for a first adjustable variable and a second extreme value for a second adjustable variable are offered in combination, and wherein a setting of the second adjustable variable is altered to the second extreme value by altering the first adjustable variable from the first extreme value towards the second extreme value. 
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 38 , wherein the adjustable variable is set by the user one of in steps and steplessly, and wherein the at least one operating program parameter is automatically altered one of in steps and steplessly. 
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 38 , wherein an alteration of the least one of the plurality of operating program parameters as a function of the setting of the at least one adjustable variable is computed in a processing unit. 
     
     
         44 . The method as claimed in  claim 43 , wherein the alteration of the least one of the plurality of operating program parameters is shown on a display.