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 confirmation that the wood-pellet grill is in network communication with the cloud computing platform;
transmit a notification to a remote device that the cloud computing platform is in network communication with the cloud computing platform; and
transmit one or more instructions received from the remote device to the wood-pellet grill to perform 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 confirmation that the wood-pellet grill is in network communication with the cloud computing platform; transmit a notification to a remote device that the cloud computing platform is in network communication with the cloud computing platform; and transmit one or more instructions received from the remote device to the wood-pellet grill to perform 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 remotely controlling a wood-pellet grill via a remote device, the wood-pellet grill comprising 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 from a cloud computing platform a confirmation that the wood-pellet grill is in wireless communication with the cloud computing platform; detecting user interactions with the remote device; based on the detected user interactions, generating user-specified instructions for controlling functions of the wood-pellet grill; and transmitting the generated user-specified instructions to the cloud computing platform. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wood-pellet grill, comprising:
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a hopper and an auger; a combustion area, wherein the hopper and auger are configured to load combustible pellets into the combustion area; and a controller comprising; at least one processor at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the wood-pellet grill to; establish communication directly with a cloud computing platform; receive one or more communications from the cloud computing platform, the one or more communications comprising instructions for controlling the wood-pellet grill; in response to receiving the one or more communications, adjust at least one cooking characteristic of the wood-pellet grill based on the instructions of the one or more communications; monitor usage of the wood-pellet grill; and transmit usage data representative of the monitored usage to the cloud computing platform. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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