Appliance communication system and method
First Claim
1. An intelligent appliance control system comprising:
- a data interface adapted to place an associated appliance in data communication with an associated remote user interface;
means adapted for acquiring state information from the associated appliance, which state information is representative of at least one of a current and future state of the associated appliance;
means adapted for communicating the state information to the data interface, whereby the state information is made available for communication to the associated remote user interface;
the data interface including means adapted for acquiring state change information received from the associated remote user interface, representative of at least one altered, desired future state of the associated appliance;
means adapted for generating a state change signal representative of the desired future state of the associated appliance;
the means adapted for generating a state change signal include means adapted for selecting an operation to be performed;
means adapted for communicating the state change signal to the associated appliance;
wherein the operation to be performed is one of the group consisting of retrieving a list of available dishes, creating a new dish, modifying an existing dish, and deleting a stored dish.
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Abstract
A method for communicating with and controlling an intelligent appliance by a user from a remote device. The intelligent appliance includes an integrated controller, such as a single board computer, user-interface and integrated networking capabilities. Typically, the remote device is a personal data assistant, a tablet, a personal computer or a web-enabled cellular phone. The remote device establishes a connection with the intelligent appliance over a computer network, using wired or wireless connection techniques. The intelligent appliance verifies the identity of the user and provides the user with status updates. The remote device transmits a set of cooking instructions to the appliance. The intelligent appliance then cooks or refrigerates in accordance with the set of cooking instructions transmitted from the remote device and communicates this back to the remote device.
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46 Claims
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1. An intelligent appliance control system comprising:
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a data interface adapted to place an associated appliance in data communication with an associated remote user interface; means adapted for acquiring state information from the associated appliance, which state information is representative of at least one of a current and future state of the associated appliance; means adapted for communicating the state information to the data interface, whereby the state information is made available for communication to the associated remote user interface; the data interface including means adapted for acquiring state change information received from the associated remote user interface, representative of at least one altered, desired future state of the associated appliance; means adapted for generating a state change signal representative of the desired future state of the associated appliance; the means adapted for generating a state change signal include means adapted for selecting an operation to be performed; means adapted for communicating the state change signal to the associated appliance; wherein the operation to be performed is one of the group consisting of retrieving a list of available dishes, creating a new dish, modifying an existing dish, and deleting a stored dish. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for controlling an intelligent appliance comprising the steps of:
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acquiring state information from an associated appliance, which state information is representative of at least one of a current and future state of the associated appliance; communicating the state information to a data interface, which data interface is in communication with an associated remote user interface, whereby the state information is made available for communication to the associated user interface; acquiring state change information received from the associated remote user interface, by the data interface, which state change information is representative of at least one altered, desired future state of the associated appliance; generating a state change signal representative of the desired future state of the associated appliance, wherein the step of generating a state change signal further comprises the step of selecting an operation to be performed; and communicating the state chance signal to the associated appliance; wherein the operation to be performed is one of the group consisting of retrieving a list of available dishes, creating a new dish, modifying an existing dish, and deleting a stored dish. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. The computer-implemented method for controlling an intelligent appliance comprising the steps of:
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acquiring state information from an associated appliance, which state information is representative of at least one of a current and future state of the associated appliance; communicating the state information to a data interface, which data interface is in communication with an associated remote user interface, whereby the state information is made available for communication to the associated user interface; acquiring state change information received from the associated remote user interface, by the data interface, which state change information is representative of an altered, desired future state of the associated appliance; generating a state change signal representative of the desired future state of the associated appliance, wherein the step of generating a state change signal further comprises the step of selecting an operation to be performed; and communicating the state change signal to the associated appliance;
wherein the operation to be performed is one of the group consisting of retrieving a list of available dishes, creating a new dish, modifying an existing dish, and deleting a stored dish. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. The computer-readable medium of instructions having computer-readabel instructions stored thereon for controlling an intelligent appliance comprising:
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a data interface adapted to place an associated appliance in data communication with an associated remote user interface; means adapted for acquiring state information from the associated appliance, which state information is representative of at least one of a current and future state of the associated appliance; means adapted for communicating the state information to the data interface, whereby the state information is made available for communication to the associated user interface; the data interface including means for acquiring state change information received from the associated remote user interface, representative of an altered, desired future state of the associated appliance; means adapted for generating a state change signal representative of the desired future state of the associated appliance; the means adapted for generating a state change signal include means adapted for selecting an operation to be performed; and means adapted for communicating the state change signal to the associated appliance; wherein the operation to be performed is one of the group consisting of retrieving a list of available dishes, creating a new dish, modifying an existing dish, and deleting a stored dish. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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