A MONITORING APPARATUS AND A FOOD PROCESSING DEVICE USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A monitoring apparatus configured to monitor a processing status of a food item under processing in a food processor, characterized in that the monitoring apparatus comprises:
- a sensor operable to determine characteristic information related to the food item in the food processor, the characteristic information being associated with a nutrient trend of the food item;
a controller configured to provide a control signal to the food processor to control an operation of the food processor when the determined characteristic information or a rate of change of characteristic information meets a predetermined criteria.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a monitoring apparatus configured to monitor a processing status of a food item under processing in a food processor, the monitoring apparatus comprising a sensor operable to determine characteristic information related to the food item in the food processor, a controller configured to provide a control signal to the food processor to control an operation of the food processor when the determined characteristic 5 information or a rate of change of the determined characteristic information meets a predetermined criteria.
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15 Claims
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1. A monitoring apparatus configured to monitor a processing status of a food item under processing in a food processor, characterized in that the monitoring apparatus comprises:
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a sensor operable to determine characteristic information related to the food item in the food processor, the characteristic information being associated with a nutrient trend of the food item; a controller configured to provide a control signal to the food processor to control an operation of the food processor when the determined characteristic information or a rate of change of characteristic information meets a predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for monitoring a processing status of a food item under processing in a food processor, characterized in that the method comprises:
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determining characteristic information related to the food item in the food processor, the characteristic information being associated with a nutrient trend of the food item; and sending a control signal to the food processor to control an operation of the food processor when the determined characteristic information or a rate of change of characteristic information meets a predetermined criteria.
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