Wirelessly controlled cooking system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017238751-A1
Application number	US-201715434695-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 16, 2017
Priority date	Feb 18, 2016
Publication date	Aug 24, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

According to one example, a system includes a heat source operable to provide an amount of energy to be used to cook a food item. The system further includes a processor operable to establish a first communication link with a wireless device having a cooking recipe for the food item. The processor is further operable to receive, via the first communication link, an indication of a first temperature associated with the cooking recipe. The processor is further operable to establish a second communication link with a cooking device system operable to be used in cooking the food item, and to receive, via the second communication link, an indication of a current temperature associated with the food item. The processor is further operable to, based on the indication of the first temperature and the indication of the current temperature, adjust the amount of energy provided by the heat source.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system, comprising:
a. a wireless device having a processor that is operable, when executed, to:
i. display at least a portion of a cooking recipe; and
ii. establish a first communication link with a heat source system to be used to cook a food item in accordance with the cooking recipe;
b. the heat source system, comprising:
i. a heat source operable to provide an amount of energy to be used to cook the food item in accordance with the cooking recipe; and
ii. a processor communicatively coupled to the heat source, and operable, when executed, to:
1. establish a second communication link with a cooking device system;
2. receive, via the first communication link with the wireless device, an indication of a first temperature associated with the cooking recipe;
3. receive, via the second communication link with the cooking device system, an indication of a current temperature associated with the food item; and
4. based on the indication of the first temperature and the indication of the current temperature, adjust the amount of energy provided by the heat source; and

c. the cooking device system, comprising:
i. a cooking device operable to be used in cooking the food item in accordance with the cooking recipe;
ii. one or more temperature sensors coupled to the cooking device and operable to provide a measurement of the current temperature associated with the food item; and
iii. a processor communicatively coupled to the one or more temperature sensors, and operable, when executed, to communicate the indication of the current temperature associated with the food item for reception by the heat source system via the second communication link.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor of the heat source system is further operable, when executed, to:
a. receive, via the first communication link with the wireless device, an indication of a duration of time associated with the first temperature; b. determine whether the first communication link with the wireless device has failed; and c. in response to the determination that the first communication link with the wireless device has failed:
i. determine whether the duration of time associated with the first temperature has lapsed;
ii. in response to the determination that the duration of time associated with the first temperature has not lapsed, continue to allow the heat source to provide the adjusted amount of energy.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the processor of the heat source system is further operable, when executed, to:
a. receive, via the first communication link with the wireless device, an indication of a hold temperature; and b. in response to the determination that the duration of time associated with the first temperature has lapsed, further adjust the amount of energy provided by the heat source based on the hold temperature.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor of the wireless device is further operable, when executed, to:
a. establish a third communication link with the cooking device system; b. receive, via the third communication link with the cooking device system, the indication of the current temperature associated with the food item; and c. display a graphical representation of the current temperature associated with the food item.

5 . A system, comprising:
a. a heat source operable to provide an amount of energy to be used to cook a food item; and b. a processor communicatively coupled to the heat source, and operable, when executed, to:
i. establish a first communication link with a wireless device having a cooking recipe for the food item;
ii. receive, via the first communication link with the wireless device, an indication of a first temperature associated with the cooking recipe;
iii. establish a second communication link with a cooking device system operable to be used in cooking the food item;
iv. receive, via the second communication link with the cooking device system, an indication of a current temperature associated with the food item; and
v. based on the indication of the first temperature and the indication of the current temperature, adjust the amount of energy provided by the heat source.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further operable, when executed, to:
a. receive, via the first communication link with the wireless device, an indication of a duration of time associated with the first temperature; b. determine whether the first communication link with the wireless device has failed; and c. in response to the determination that the first communication link with the wireless device has failed:
i. determine whether the duration of time associated with the first temperature has lapsed;
ii. in response to the determination that the duration of time associated with the first temperature has not lapsed, continue to allow the heat source to provide the adjusted amount of energy.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further operable, when executed, to:
a. receive, via the first communication link with the wireless device, an indication of a hold temperature; and b. in response to the determination that the duration of time associated with the first temperature has lapsed, further adjust the amount of energy provided by the heat source based on the hold temperature.

8 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further operable, when executed, to:
a. in further response to the determination that the first communication link with the wireless device has failed, scan through one or more additional communication protocols in order to attempt to reestablish the first communication link.

9 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further operable, when executed, to:
a. receive, via the first communication link with the wireless device, an indication of a duration of time associated with the first temperature; b. receive, via the first communication link with the wireless device, an indication of a second temperature associated with the cooking recipe; c. receive, via the second communication link with the cooking device system, an indication of a subsequent current temperature associated with the food item; d. determine whether the duration of time associated with the first temperature has lapsed; and e. in response to the determination that the duration of time associated with the first temperature has lapsed, further adjust the amount of energy provided by the heat source based on the indication of the second temperature and the indication of the subsequent current temperature.

10 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further operable, when executed, to:
a. receive, via the second communication link with the cooking device system, an advertisement packet from the cooking device system; b. following the reception of the advertisement packet, transmit, via the second communication link with the cooking device system, a request for additional information from the cooking device system; and c. following the transmittal of the request for additional information, receive, via the second communication link with the cooking device system, a scan response packet from the cooking device system, wherein the scan response packet includes the indication of the current temperature associated with the food item.

11 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further operable, when executed, to:
a. receive, via the first communication link with the wireless device, a unique identifier for the cooking device system; and b. establish the second communication link with the cooking device system based on the unique identifier

Assignees

• Meyer Intellectual Properties Ltd

Inventors

• Vengroff Darren Erik

Classifications

• A47J36/321

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

• G05B2219/2642

  Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house · CPC title

• G05B2219/2643

  Oven, cooking · CPC title

• G05B19/042

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

• F24C3/126

  on ranges · CPC title