METHOD FOR OPERATING A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SUCH A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE

摘要

A method for operating a household appliance includes detecting an identifier of the household appliance with a mobile device having a data collector, where the household appliance has a memory containing a control program and at least one appliance program executable by the control program and a processing unit configured to execute the control program. A database that is accessible on the internet is accessed using the identifier and the mobile device. At least one appliance program is selected and transmitted to the mobile device. The at least one appliance program is transferred to the memory of the household appliance.