Patent ID: 7850787

Claim:
A dishwashing machine capable of carrying out a washing program, the dishwashing machine comprising: a detergent dispenser with a first chamber for holding a detergent having a first detergent composition and a second chamber for holding a detergent having a second detergent composition different from the first detergent composition; a first sensor associated with the first chamber for detecting the presence of detergent in the first chamber and generating a first signal indicative of the presence of detergent having the first detergent composition; a second sensor associated with the second chamber for detecting the presence of detergent in the second chamber and generating a second signal indicative of the presence of detergent having the second detergent composition; and a central process unit storing a first program sequence adapted for use with the first detergent composition and a second program sequence adapted for use with the second detergent composition, with the second program sequence being different than the first program sequence, and executing the first program sequence in response to receiving first signal and executing the second program sequence in response to receiving the second signal.