Patent ID: 8823487

Claim:
Cleaning apparatus, comprising: an operating unit for operating the cleaning apparatus, at least one functional unit for carrying out an operating instruction, and a control unit for receiving operating instructions performed on the operating unit and controlling the at least one functional unit based on said operating instructions, at least one access authorization, which is associated with a corresponding authorization level and stored on an authorization carrier, being required in order to operate the cleaning apparatus, wherein the cleaning apparatus, and a detection unit operatively connected to the control unit and configured for contactless detection of the access authorization and transmission thereof to the control unit, wherein: the access authorization is verifiable for validity by the control unit, at least first and second authorization levels are provided, a first access authorization is associated with the first authorization level and a second access authorization is associated with the second authorization level, and the first authorization level is assigned for cleaning operations and the second authorization level is assigned at least for maintenance operations.