Patent ID: 7574269

Claim:
A domestic appliance assembly comprising at least two machines ( 10 , 12 ), each of which comprises: control means able to receive program inputs set by a user and operative information transmitted by the other machine so as said machines can perform their functions in an integrated and synchronised way; a wireless communication module comprising a radio frequency module ( 14 ) adapted to exchange information directly between the machines ( 10 , 12 ); and an electronic controller ( 16 ) to process said information and to synchronise the machine functioning; wherein, the control means of each machine comprises an electronic board comprising a serial port ( 17 ) which is associated with the radio frequency module ( 14 ) in order to connect the radio frequency module ( 14 ) to the electronic controller ( 16 ), wherein the radio frequency module ( 14 ) is adapted to receive information about the functioning state of the respective machine ( 10 or 12 ) from the electronic controller ( 16 ) via the serial port ( 17 ) and to send said information to the controller ( 16 ) of the other machine ( 10 or 12 ) and vice versa, and wherein one of the controllers ( 16 ) is adapted to decide about actions to be performed by both the machines.