Method for controlling a cooking appliance, and cooking appliance
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a cooking appliance using a mobile terminal, wherein said mobile terminal is separate from said cooking appliance, wherein said cooking appliance comprises at least one heating device, at least one user element for input of user commands by a user, a controller, a communication device for wireless communication with said mobile terminal, wherein said mobile terminal comprises a communication device, a controller, an input device for input of user commands by a user, and wherein said method comprises:
- switching on said cooking appliance or said mobile terminal;
setting up a communication link between said cooking appliance and said mobile terminal by means of a specified user process;
confirming a set-up of a communication link by means of a user process by said user on said cooking appliance;
storing a signal strength of said communication link between said communication device of said cooking appliance and said communication device of said mobile terminal at a time of confirmation of said communication link on said cooking appliance;
monitoring a current signal strength of said communication link on said cooking appliance or of said signal strength of user commands sent by said mobile terminal by radio while said communication link exists;
using said cooking appliance by means of said mobile terminal by virtue of input of user commands on said mobile terminal by said user; and
blocking user commands from said mobile terminal and/or disconnecting said communication link between said cooking appliance and said mobile terminal in an event of said signal strength of said communication link and/or of a received user command from said mobile terminal to said cooking appliance dropping below a prescribed signal strength limit value.
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Abstract
A method for controlling a cooking appliance using a mobile terminal that is separate from the cooking appliance, both of which have a controller and a BLE communication device, involves the following steps being performed: switching on the cooking appliance and the terminal, setting up a communication link between the two by means of a specified user process on the cooking appliance or on the terminal and confirming the set-up of the communication link by means of a user process by the user on the cooking appliance. A signal strength of the communication link between the two communication devices at the time of confirmation of the communication link on the cooking appliance is stored and is monitored during use. If the signal strength drops below a prescribed signal strength limit value, then user commands from the mobile terminal are blocked.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a cooking appliance using a mobile terminal, wherein said mobile terminal is separate from said cooking appliance, wherein said cooking appliance comprises at least one heating device, at least one user element for input of user commands by a user, a controller, a communication device for wireless communication with said mobile terminal, wherein said mobile terminal comprises a communication device, a controller, an input device for input of user commands by a user, and wherein said method comprises:
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switching on said cooking appliance or said mobile terminal; setting up a communication link between said cooking appliance and said mobile terminal by means of a specified user process; confirming a set-up of a communication link by means of a user process by said user on said cooking appliance; storing a signal strength of said communication link between said communication device of said cooking appliance and said communication device of said mobile terminal at a time of confirmation of said communication link on said cooking appliance; monitoring a current signal strength of said communication link on said cooking appliance or of said signal strength of user commands sent by said mobile terminal by radio while said communication link exists; using said cooking appliance by means of said mobile terminal by virtue of input of user commands on said mobile terminal by said user; and blocking user commands from said mobile terminal and/or disconnecting said communication link between said cooking appliance and said mobile terminal in an event of said signal strength of said communication link and/or of a received user command from said mobile terminal to said cooking appliance dropping below a prescribed signal strength limit value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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