Boil detection method and computer program
First Claim
1. A computer program stored on computer-readable medium for detecting boiling of a liquid in a vessel heated by a cooking device, the computer program comprising:
- a code segment for receiving an indication of successive temperatures of the vessel and for calculating a slope of a curve representing the successive temperatures versus time;
a code segment for detecting boiling of the liquid based on the slope of the curve; and
a code segment for providing an output which may be used to indicate the boiling of the liquid.
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Abstract
A method, computer program, and cooking device for detecting boiling of liquids. The invention is implemented with a computer program executed by a processor or other computing device of a cooking unit such as an induction range. The computer program comprises a code segment for receiving an indication of successive temperatures of the vessel and for calculating a slope of a curve representing the successive temperatures versus time; a code segment for detecting boiling of the liquid based on the slope of the curve; and a code segment for providing an output which may be used to indicate the boiling. The computer program may also include a code segment for receiving variables relating to parameters and/or characteristics of the cooking vessel to refine the boiling detection.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer program stored on computer-readable medium for detecting boiling of a liquid in a vessel heated by a cooking device, the computer program comprising:
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a code segment for receiving an indication of successive temperatures of the vessel and for calculating a slope of a curve representing the successive temperatures versus time;
a code segment for detecting boiling of the liquid based on the slope of the curve; and
a code segment for providing an output which may be used to indicate the boiling of the liquid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program stored on memory accessible by a processor contained within an induction range, the computer program being operable for detecting boiling of a liquid in a vessel heated by the induction range, the computer program comprising:
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a code segment for receiving variables relating to the vessel;
a code segment for receiving an indication of successive temperatures of the vessel over time;
a code segment for calculating a slope of a curve representing the successive temperatures versus time;
a code segment for detecting the imminent boiling of the liquid based on the variables relating to the vessel and the slope of the curve;
a code segment for calculating a threshold requirement related to the imminent boiling; and
a code segment for providing an output after the threshold has been satisfied to indicate the boiling of the liquid. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A cooking device for heating liquid within a vessel, the cooking device comprising:
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a heating element for heating the vessel;
a data input for receiving data representative of successive temperatures of the vessel over time; and
a computing device operable to detect boiling of the liquid based on the data representative of the successive temperatures over time and to provide an output which may be used to announce the boiling of the liquid to a user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of detecting boiling of a liquid in a vessel heated by a cooking unit, the method comprising the steps:
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placing the vessel on a heating element of the cooking unit;
measuring successive temperatures of the vessel over time;
detecting boiling of the liquid in the vessel based on the successive temperatures over time; and
providing an indication that the liquid is boiling. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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