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RFID-controlled smart range and method of cooking and heating

  • US 6,953,919 B2
  • Filed: 01/31/2003
  • Issued: 10/11/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2003
  • Status: Expired
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1. A method of heating a vessel using a range having an RFID reader/writer, wherein the vessel includes an RFID tag and a temperature sensor, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) reading a set of heating instructions from an external storage medium, wherein the heating instructions include a sequence of one or more heating steps, with at least one of the heating steps including a desired temperature;

    (b) detecting the vessel and identifying vessel information;

    (c) reading the actual temperature of the vessel from the RFID tag;

    (d) determining a temperature differential between the desired temperature of the set of heating instructions and the actual temperature; and

    (e) controlling heating of the vessel based at least in part upon the temperature differential.

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