Mobile application for controlling outdoor grill

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10951751-B2
Application number	US-201816193235-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2018
Priority date	Oct 23, 2015
Publication date	Mar 16, 2021
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021

Abstract

Embodiments are directed to controlling an electronically-controlled appliance using a software application and providing a user interface for controlling an electronically-controlled appliance. In one scenario, a computer system receives an indication from a remote computing system indicating that an electronically-controlled appliance is communicably connected to the remote computing system. The computer system provides a notification in the software application indicating that the electronically-controlled appliance is available to receive instructions, and receives a user input at the software application indicating that certain functions are to be performed by the electronically-controlled appliance. The computer system further generates instructions configured to control the electronically-controlled appliance based on the functions specified in the received user input, and sends the generated instructions to the electronically-controlled appliance to perform the specified functions. These functions are then interpreted and carried out on the electronically-controlled appliance via the hardware controller.

First claim

I claim:

1. A cloud computing system for communicating with and controlling operation of an electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill, the cloud computing system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors configure the cloud computing system to perform at least the following:
while the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill is unignited, receive an ignition command from a remote device via a software application, wherein the ignition command is configured to cause the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill to ignite wood-pellets within the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill;
receive an indication of a current location associated with the remote device;
determine that the ignition command is not permissible based upon a current location of the remote device; and
prevent the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill from igniting the wood-pellets within the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill based upon the current location of the remote device, wherein the cloud computing system is in direct communication with the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill.

2. The cloud computing system of claim 1 , wherein the executable instructions include instructions that are executable to configure the cloud computing system to:
receive, at the cloud computing system, a sensor reading from the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill.

3. The cloud computing system of claim 2 , wherein the executable instructions include instructions that are executable to configure the cloud computing system to:
receive the sensor reading in the form of an ambient temperature reading from the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill; and
communicate the ambient temperature reading from the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill to the remote device.

4. The cloud computing system of claim 2 , wherein the executable instructions include instructions that are executable to configure the cloud computing system to:
receive the sensor reading in the form of a food-probe temperature reading from the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill; and
communicate the food-probe temperature reading from the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill to the remote device.

5. The cloud computing system of claim 2 , wherein the executable instructions include instructions that are executable to configure the cloud computing system to:
receive from the remote device a command to increase a temperature within the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill; and
communicate to the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill a temperature command configured to cause the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill to add fuel to a combustion area within the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill.

6. The cloud computing system of claim 5 , wherein the executable instructions include instructions that are executable to configure the cloud computing system to:
receive from the remote device a command to decrease a temperature within the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill; and
communicate to the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill a temperature command configured to cause the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill to allow fuel within the interior of the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill to burn down.

7. The cloud computing system of claim 2 , wherein the executable instructions include instructions that are executable to configure the cloud computing system to:
store at least one recipe for use by the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill, wherein the at least one recipe comprises custom cooking settings that are to be carried out by the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill.

8. The cloud computing system of claim 7 , wherein the executable instructions include instructions that are executable to configure the cloud computing system to:
receive from the remote device an indication to initiate the at least one recipe at the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill; and
communicate to the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill a temperature command configured to cause the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill to achieve a particular temperature indicated by the at least one recipe.

9. A cloud computing system for communicating with and controlling operation of an electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill, the cloud computing system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors configure the cloud computing system to perform at least the following:
cause at least one command for the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill to be displayed within a software application of a remote device;
identify a relative location of the remote device with respect to the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill, wherein the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill is in an unignited state; and
based upon the relative location, prevent a received ignition command from being sent to the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill from the cloud computing system, wherein the cloud computing system is in direct communication with the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill.

10. The cloud computing system of claim 9 , wherein the executable instructions include instructions that are executable to configure the cloud computing system to cause a visual indication of a connection between the cloud computing system and the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill to be displayed within the software application of the remote device.

11. The cloud computing system of claim 9 , wherein the executable instructions include instructions that are executable to configure the cloud computing system to:
receive an ambient temperature reading from the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill; and
cause the ambient temperature reading to be displayed within the software application of the remote device.

12. The cloud computing system of claim 9 , wherein the executable instructions include instructions that are executable to configure the cloud computing system to:
receive a food-probe temperature reading from the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill; and
cause the food-probe temperature reading to be displayed within the software application of the remote device.

13. The cloud computing system of claim 9 , wherein the executable instructions include instructions that are executable to configure the cloud computing system to:
receive a command to increase a temperature within the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill from the remote device, wherein the command originates from a user input; and
communicate to the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill a temperature command configured to cause the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill to add fuel to a combustion area within the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill.

14. The cloud computing system of claim 9 , wherein the executable instructions include instructions that are executable to configure the cloud computing system to:
receive a command to decrease a temperature within the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill from the remote device, wherein the command originates from a user input; and
communicate to the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill a temperature command configured to allow fuel within the interior of the electronically-controlled wood-pellet grill to burn down.

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Assignees

• Traeger Pellet Grills Llc

Inventors

• Colston Michael Virgil

Classifications

• H04M1/72415 Primary

  for remote control of appliances · CPC title

• G08C17/02 Primary

  using a radio link · CPC title

• H04W4/00

  Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor · CPC title

• H04L67/125 Primary

  involving control of end-device applications over a network · CPC title

• H04L67/025 Primary

  for remote control or remote monitoring of applications · CPC title