Cloud system for controlling outdoor grill with mobile application
First Claim
1. A cloud computing platform for communicating with and controlling operation of a wood-pellet grill comprising a hopper having an auger and for loading combustible pellets into a combustion area of the wood-pellet grill, the cloud computing platform comprising:
- at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the cloud computing platform to;
receive inputs from a mobile device including at least a first input indicating that the wood-pellet grill is permitted to communicate with the cloud computing platform;
generate notifications that are to be sent to a software application of the mobile device;
send at least one generated notification to the software application, the generated notification indicating that the cloud computing platform is communicably connected to the wood-pellet grill;
receive a second input from the software application of the mobile device indicating one or more specified functions to be performed by the wood-pellet grill; and
sending one or more instructions to the wood-pellet grill to perform the one or more specified functions.
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to communicating with and controlling operation of electronically-controlled appliances. In one scenario, a computer system receives a first input from a computing system indicating that an electronically-controlled appliance is permitted to communicate with a cloud computing platform. The computer system generates a notification that is to be sent to a software application, where the software application is configured to control functions of the electronically-controlled appliance. The computer system transmits the generated notification to the software application, where the generated notification indicates that the cloud computing platform is communicably connected to the electronically-controlled appliance. The computer system then receives a second input from the software application indicating that specified functions are to be performed on the electronically-controlled appliance, and transmits instructions to the electronically-controlled appliance to perform the specified functions. These functions are then interpreted and carried out by a hardware controller on the electronically-controlled appliance.
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20 Claims
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1. A cloud computing platform for communicating with and controlling operation of a wood-pellet grill comprising a hopper having an auger and for loading combustible pellets into a combustion area of the wood-pellet grill, the cloud computing platform comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the cloud computing platform to; receive inputs from a mobile device including at least a first input indicating that the wood-pellet grill is permitted to communicate with the cloud computing platform; generate notifications that are to be sent to a software application of the mobile device; send at least one generated notification to the software application, the generated notification indicating that the cloud computing platform is communicably connected to the wood-pellet grill; receive a second input from the software application of the mobile device indicating one or more specified functions to be performed by the wood-pellet grill; and sending one or more instructions to the wood-pellet grill to perform the one or more specified functions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling a wood-pellet grill, the wood-pellet grill comprising a controller and a hopper having an auger and for loading combustible pellets into a combustion area of the wood-pellet grill, the method comprising:
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receiving a first input from a mobile device indicating that at least a first wood-pellet grill is permitted to communicate with a cloud computing platform; generating a notification that is to be sent to a software application of the mobile device; transmitting the generated notification to the software application of the mobile device, the generated notification indicating that the cloud computing platform is communicably connected to the wood-pellet grill; receiving a second input from the software application of the mobile device indicating one or more specified functions are to be performed by the wood-pellet grill; and transmitting one or more instructions to the wood-pellet grill to perform the one or more specified functions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A cloud computing platform for communicating with and controlling operation of a wood-pellet grill comprising a hopper having an auger and for loading combustible pellets into a combustion area of the wood-pellet grill, the cloud computing platform comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the cloud computing platform to; receive inputs from a remote device including at least a first input indicating that the wood-pellet grill is permitted to communicate with the cloud computing platform; receive a second input from the remote device indicating that one or more specified functions are to be performed by the wood-pellet grill; generate control signals that are to be sent to the wood-pellet grill, the control signals being configured to control functions of the wood-pellet grill according to the received second input; and transmit the generated control signals to the wood-pellet grill to perform the one or more specified functions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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