Cooking equipment running method and device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10808940-B2
Application number	US-201715482826-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 10, 2017
Priority date	Jun 28, 2016
Publication date	Oct 20, 2020
Grant date	Oct 20, 2020

Abstract

A cooking equipment running method and device are provided, and relate to the technical field of terminals. The method includes: a current running mode is acquired if it is detected that a water level of cooking equipment exceeds a preset water level during a running process of the cooking equipment; a target running mode is determined according to the current running mode, heating power in the target running mode being less than heating power in the current running mode; and the current running mode is switched to the target running mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooking equipment running method, comprising:
acquiring a current running mode when detecting that a water level of cooking equipment exceeds a preset water level during a running process of the cooking equipment;
determining a target running mode according to the current running mode, heating power in the target running mode being less than heating power in the current running mode;
acquiring a first running duration that the cooking equipment has run in the current running mode and a second running duration indicated by the target running mode;
determining a difference between the second running duration and the first running duration as a third running duration;
switching the current running mode to the target running mode; and
stopping running if a running duration reaches the third running duration during a process of running in the target running mode.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the target running mode according to the current running mode comprises:
determining the heating power in the current running mode; and
determining, from a plurality of stored running modes, a running mode in which heating power is less than the heating power in the current running mode as the target running mode.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the target running mode according to the current running mode comprises:
determining, from a stored mode switching list, a running mode to be switched corresponding to the current running mode according to the current running mode, the mode switching list being configured to store a plurality of running modes and a running mode to be switched corresponding to each of the plurality of running modes; and
determining the running mode to be switched as the target running mode.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a running instruction sent by a terminal, the running instruction carrying a running mode for instructing the cooking equipment to start in the running node; and
enabling the cooking equipment to run in the running mode.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
generating a prompt for reminding a user that the cooking equipment is about to overflow when a preset condition is met; and
sending the prompt to a terminal.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the preset condition is that the water level exceeds the preset water level, and the prompt is a first message that reminds the user to check the cooking equipment.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the preset condition is that the number of times that the water level is detected to exceed the preset water level exceed a preset threshold value within a preset time period, and the prompt is a second message that carries the current running mode and mode switching prompting information.

8. The method according to claim 5 , after sending the prompt to the terminal, the method further comprising:
receiving a mode setting instruction carrying the target running mode, the mode setting instruction being generated by the terminal according to a setting operation by the user; and
switching the current running mode to the target running mode according to the mode setting instruction.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
acquiring a working state of the cooking equipment, the working state comprising an idle state, a normal running state and a failure state, and the normal running state comprising the current running mode of the cooking equipment; and
sending the working state to the terminal.

10. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the terminal has a binding relationship with the cooking equipment.

11. The method according to claim 1 , after switching the current running mode to the target running mode, the method further comprising:
switching the cooking equipment from the target running mode back to the current running mode when detecting that the water level drops below the preset water level.

12. A cooking equipment running method, comprising:
acquiring a running mode when a remote starting operation to the cooking equipment is detected;
generating a running instruction according to the running mode, the running instruction carrying the running mode;
sending the running instruction to the cooking equipment for the cooking equipment to run in the running mode, the running mode being a current running mode;
determining a running mode in which heating power is less than heating power in the current running mode as a target running mode when a water level of the cooking equipment exceeds a preset water level;
determining a first running duration that the cooking equipment has run in the current running mode and a second running duration indicated by the target running mode;
determining a difference between the second running duration and the first running duration as a third running duration;
controlling the cooking equipment to switch from the current running mode to the target running mode; and
controlling the cooking equipment to stop running if a running duration reaches the third running duration during a process of running in the target running mode.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein acquiring the running mode comprises:
acquiring, in a plurality of stored running modes, a running mode selected by a user.

14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein acquiring the running mode comprises:
acquiring a pre-stored running mode.

15. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:
receiving, from the cooking equipment, a prompt for reminding the user that the cooking equipment is about to overflow; and
displaying the prompt.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the prompt is a first message that reminds the user to check the cooking equipment.

17. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the prompt is a second message that carries the current running mode of the cooking equipment and mode switching prompting information; and
wherein the method further comprises:
displaying the current running mode and the mode switching prompting information when the prompt is received;
acquiring a target running mode selected by the user when a setting operation by the user to the running mode is detected;
generating a mode setting instruction according to the target running mode, the mode setting instruction carrying the target running mode; and
sending the mode setting instruction to the cooking equipment for the cooking equipment to switch to the target running mode according to the mode setting instruction.

18. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:
receiving a working state of the cooking equipment;
generating working state prompting information on the basis of the working state; and
displaying the working state prompting information.

19. A cooking equipment running device, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory configured to store instructions executable by the processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
acquire a current running mode when detecting that a water level of cooking equipment exceeds a preset water level during a running process of the cooking equipment;
determine a target running mode according to the current running mode, heating power in the target running mode being less than heating power in the current running mode;
acquire a first running duration that the cooking equipment has run in the current running mode and a second running duration indicated by the target runnin

Assignees

• Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Haijun
• Kong Xiangxuan
• Hou Enxing

Classifications

• A47J37/1266 Primary

  Control devices, e.g. to control temperature, level or quality of the frying liquid · CPC title

• A47J41/0094

  Indicating means, e.g. for level or temperature · CPC title

• A47J2203/00

  Devices having filling level indicating means · CPC title

• G05B19/042 Primary

  using digital processors (G05B19/05 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A47J36/321

  the electronic control being performed over a network, e.g. by means of a handheld device · CPC title