Biometric control for kitchen appliance
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1. A kitchen appliance comprising:
- a biometric input device for capturing a biometric characteristic;
a database, containing user profile information including at least a biometric identity data corresponding to said biometric characteristic;
a computer operatively coupled to said biometric input device, and said database for controlling operation of said kitchen appliance in response to said biometric characteristic and as a function of said user profile information.
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Abstract
A kitchen appliance including a biometric detector for capturing biometric characteristic. A database contains user profile information including at least a biometric identity data corresponding to a biometric characteristic. A computer is operatively coupled to the biometric input device and database for controlling the operation of the kitchen appliance in response to the biometric characteristic and as a function of the user profile information.
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31 Claims
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1. A kitchen appliance comprising:
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a biometric input device for capturing a biometric characteristic;
a database, containing user profile information including at least a biometric identity data corresponding to said biometric characteristic;
a computer operatively coupled to said biometric input device, and said database for controlling operation of said kitchen appliance in response to said biometric characteristic and as a function of said user profile information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for operating a kitchen appliance comprising:
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a first kitchen appliance, said first kitchen appliance including a first biometric input device for capturing a biometric characteristic;
a second kitchen appliance, having a second biometric input device for capturing one of said biometric characteristic or a second biometric characteristic, a database, containing user profile information including at least a biometric identity data corresponding to said biometric characteristic and said second biometric characteristic; and
a computer operatively coupled to said first kitchen appliance and first biometric input device, and said database for controlling operation of said first kitchen appliance in response to said biometric characteristic, and as a function of said user profile information; and
said computer being operatively coupled to said second kitchen appliance and second biometric input device for controlling operation of said second kitchen appliance in response to said biometric characteristic or said second biometric characteristic and as a function of said user profile information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for operating a kitchen appliance including the steps of:
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capturing a biometric characteristic at said kitchen appliance;
comparing said biometric characteristic with biometric characteristics of known users of said kitchen appliance; and
controlling operation of said kitchen appliance in response to said biometric characteristic and as a function of known user profile information associated with known users. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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