Patent ID: 7356459
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a program-controlled household appliance, which comprises: storing a set of program sequences in a memory and indicating the program sequences when required; permanently storing a set of programs specific to language regions in the memory, wherein the act of permanently storing a set of programs specific to language regions in the memory includes storing a first set of programs corresponding to a first language region and storing a second set of programs corresponding to a second language region, the first set and the second set of programs each having a different sequence of program steps from one another; individually selecting and activating at least one of the programs with an external program selector having selector positions; permanently assigning each of the selector positions to at least one of the programs; providing additional functions for manipulation of a program selected by the program selector; selecting a desired indicating language by input manipulation; and making available an associated set of programs specific to language regions for selection by the program selector when an indicating language is selected.