Intelligent coffeemaker appliance
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a coffeemaker;
a clock with a plurality of timers;
a controller with a communication path to the clock; and
a network interface connected to the communication path in receipt of a plurality of timer settings that are set in the clock by the controller that controls the coffeemaker;
wherein the controller is configured to form a message containing a state of the coffeemaker apparatus, and the network interface transmits the state message from the network interface for reception by another device.
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Abstract
The invention may be broadly conceptualized as an approach in which a coffeemaker (116) receives a plurality of timer settings from a network and communicates the state of the coffeemaker (116) to another network device while keeping a real-time clock (1112) synchronized and correctly set by receiving period time synchronization messages.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a coffeemaker; a clock with a plurality of timers; a controller with a communication path to the clock; and a network interface connected to the communication path in receipt of a plurality of timer settings that are set in the clock by the controller that controls the coffeemaker; wherein the controller is configured to form a message containing a state of the coffeemaker apparatus, and the network interface transmits the state message from the network interface for reception by another device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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receiving at a coffeemaker apparatus with a network interface at least one timer setting at the network interface; setting a clock with the at least one timer setting; setting a state of the coffeemaker apparatus; formatting a state message containing the state; transmitting the state message from the network interface for reception by another device; and
;controlling the coffeemaker apparatus based on the state of the coffeemaker apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving at a coffeemaker apparatus at least one timer setting at the network interface; means for setting a clock with the at least one timer setting; means for setting a state of the coffeemaker apparatus; means for formatting a state message containing the state for reception by another device; means for transmitting the state message and; means for controlling the coffeemaker apparatus based on the state of the coffeemaker apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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