Abstract: A passenger guidance method includes the following steps: receiving a signal that is transmitted by a transmitter and that has an identifier; calculating a position of the transmitter using the signal; and outputting the position information to the transmitter. A passenger guidance method is provided which helps the driver of a motor vehicle find his or her parked motor vehicle. To method includes a step of identifying the transmitter before outputting the position information for that purpose.

Abstract: A contact arrangement for use on an insulating rod having an upper fastening bore and a lower fastening bore has a U-shaped contact having a pair of limbs each formed with an upper bore and a lower bore. The contact is fittable around the rod with the limbs flanking the rod and the upper and lower bores of the limbs aligned with the respective upper and lower bores of the rod. Respective upper and lower contact holders each have a pair of mounts flanking the rod and respectively downwardly and upwardly engaging the limbs of the contact. The mounts of the contact holders are formed with bores aligned with the bores of the rod and with the bores of the respective limbs. Dielectric upper and lower pins extend through the bores of the mounts of the holders, the bores of the limbs, and the bores of the rod.

Abstract: The invention relates to a contact arrangement in which an electrical contact of U-shaped construction is fixed in common by two contact holders, which surround it at the top and bottom, and selectably also upper and lower screening caps, by means of two pins which go through corresponding bores not only of the described components, but also of the insulating rod at which the fastening shall take place.

Abstract: An input device for inputting control information and/or settings into a central control unit of a household appliance. The input device is designed for external input and/or output of signals and/or inner states of the household appliance control device.

Abstract: Improving voice recognition when there exist interference noises in a configuration with an electrically operated appliance, a voice input unit, and a voice processing unit that derives control signals for controlling functions of the appliance from spoken input instructions includes an operating status detection unit detecting the operating status of the household appliance or other noise sources and signals such detection results to the voice processing unit, the voice processing unit performing an interference noise correction only if a noise source is switched on.

Abstract: Improving voice recognition when there exist interference noises in a configuration with an electrically operated appliance, a voice input unit, and a voice processing unit that derives control signals for controlling functions of the appliance from spoken input instructions includes an operating status detection unit detecting the operating status of the household appliance or other noise sources and signals such detection results to the voice processing unit, the voice processing unit performing an interference noise correction only if a noise source is switched on.