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WO2003031876A1 - Appareil de cuisson interactif - Google Patents

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WO2003031876A1
WO2003031876A1 PCT/US2002/031701 US0231701W WO03031876A1 WO 2003031876 A1 WO2003031876 A1 WO 2003031876A1 US 0231701 W US0231701 W US 0231701W WO 03031876 A1 WO03031876 A1 WO 03031876A1
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David W. Baarman
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05BELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/64Heating using microwaves
    • H05B6/66Circuits
    • H05B6/68Circuits for monitoring or control
    • H05B6/688Circuits for monitoring or control for thawing
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24CDOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C7/00Stoves or ranges heated by electric energy
    • F24C7/08Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F24C7/082Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24CDOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C7/00Stoves or ranges heated by electric energy
    • F24C7/08Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F24C7/087Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices of electric circuits regulating heat

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  • the present invention relates to cooking and, more particularly, to programmable cooking appliances.
  • Most conventional cooking appliances include controls to adjust the amount of heat added to a meal that is prepared with the cooking appliance.
  • many ovens, ranges, microwaves and toasters including knobs or keypads that enable a user to manually set the heat applied (e.g., the temperature of the oven) and the cooking time.
  • a drawback to conventional cooking appliances is that the controls must be manually set by a user. Thus, the user must correctly estimate the precise temperature and cooking time for the meal prepared.
  • the user must be intimately familiar with the meal preparation instructions or have those instructions, nearby for frequent reference.
  • U.S. Patent 6,100,509 to Saito discloses such programming used in connection with a microwave to heat pre-packaged airplane meals.
  • a user controls the microwave with a remote control, which stores multiple codes, each code including heating temperatures and a heating time specific to a prepackaged meal.
  • the user After placing a prepackaged meal in the microwave, the user identifies and transmits the code, unique to the meal, to the microwave to initiate cooking. The microwave then cooks the meal without further interaction by the user.
  • Conventional cooking appliances simplify some aspects of meal preparation, however, they suffer several shortcomings.
  • Second, conventional cooking appliances provide little assistance where meals are cooked "from scratch," for example, where different ingredients are added at different times to prepare the meal.
  • the cooking appliances are limited to preparing meals only in accordance with the conditions stored in the remote control, which may be a limited due the memory capacity of the remote. Moreover, if a user transmits the wrong code with the remote, the meal may be over- or under-cooked. Furthermore, conventional appliances fail to provide any feedback to sense and adjust the temperature based on the food being cooked with the appliance. Accordingly, such appliances must be frequently monitored.
  • a programmable cooking appliance interacts with a user to perform operations in preparing a meal.
  • the cooking appliance receives cooking instructions downloaded from an intelligent device, which are used to control the cooking appliance and provide audio and/or visual instructions to a user so that the user performs specific operations in the course of preparing a meal.
  • the cooking appliance is an induction range including a processor that is in communication with a sensor and an output device, such as a display or an audio speaker.
  • a user downloads cooking instructions to the sensor and then the processor.
  • the processor instructs a user to perform an operation, such as adding an ingredient, adjusting the temperature, or manipulating (e.g., stirring) the food prepared.
  • the cooking appliance includes a temperature sensor to monitor the temperature of the meal being prepared on the heating surface. Based on the monitored temperature, the processor adjusts the amount of heat supplied through the heating surface according to predefined parameters of the instructions. Additionally, the processor may automatically shut-off the heat application if unsafe temperatures are sensed.
  • the present invention provides a method in which cooking instructions are downloaded from the computer network to an intelligent device and subsequently transferred to the cooking appliance.
  • the method generally includes the steps of (a) downloading cooking instructions from a computer network or database to an intelligent device, (b) transferring the cooking instructions to the cooking appliance and (c) communicating the cooking instructions to a user through the cooking appliance so that user may perform operations to prepare the meal.
  • the information downloaded to the intelligent device from the computer network or database includes ingredients of the meal. The user may access these ingredients when shopping for the ingredients in a store or market.
  • a user may program their favorite meals into a software template to create cooking instructions that are compatible with the cooking appliance. The user may share these instructions with others.
  • the present invention provides a simple and effective cooking apparatus that interacts with a user to prepare a meal.
  • the cooking appliance provides the instructions to the user, the user may prepare a desired meal with minimal thought and without reference to a cookbook.
  • the cooking appliance times the cooking operations internally for the user.
  • the cooking appliance assists a user in preparing a meal from scratch by providing the user with instructions to add and manipulate ingredients at specific times to optimize meal preparation.
  • a variety of different cooking instructions for different meals may be downloaded to the appliance with the intelligent device.
  • a user may easily share favorite recipes with others.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an intelligent device transferring information to and/or from the cooking appliance in accordance with the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cooking appliance during a meal preparation
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a computer and an intelligent device used in the present invention.
  • the cooking appliance generally includes a heating surface 14 on which a meal is prepared.
  • the appliance further includes a processor 16 in communication with communication port 18, an audio speaker 30 and/or control panel 24 which includes a display screen 20.
  • an intelligent device 40 downloads information to the cooking appliance, preferably using infrared or comparable wireless communication technology, however, other hard wire technology may be used for downloading.
  • the processor receives the information from the sensor and begins a cooking cycle. During the cooking cycle, the processor operates the cooking appliance according to the information, and interacts with a user to prepare a meal according to the information.
  • the processor 18 outputs operations included in the information to the audio speaker 30 and/or display screen 20 to instruct a user to perform specific operations.
  • Such operations may include, for example, adjusting the heat applied through the heating surface 14 to the meal 60, adding ingredients, manipulating the food, etc.
  • a specific recipe which includes instruction operations and/or ingredients necessary to prepare a meal, is downloaded to the intelligent device from a computer network and/or database with which the computer 50 is in communication with or which is stored in the computer 50.
  • a list of the downloaded ingredients may be accessed by a user via the intelligent device when the user goes shopping to obtain those ingredients.
  • the instructions of the recipe are downloaded to the cooking appliance as explained above. II. Structure
  • the cooking appliance 10 is an electric induction range, however, the present invention is well-suited for other cooking appliances including, but not limited to, ovens, microwaves, broilers, crock pots, grills, electric and gas ranges, and toasters.
  • cooking appliance refers generally to a device adapted to cook or otherwise prepare food.
  • “meal” means any food suitable for consumption, optionally including multiple ingredients that comprise components of the food.
  • the cooking appliance 10 includes a housing 12, also referred to as a base, with which components of the cooking appliance are joined or enclosed within.
  • the housing houses the sensor 18, processor 16, control panel 24 and related display 20, audio speaker 30 and temperature sensor 26.
  • the sensor 18 preferably is any sensor adapted to receive, and optionally transmit, data via a wireless communication from, and/or to, an intelligent device as explained below.
  • the sensor is an infrared data association ("IrDA") sensor, also referred to as an infrared sensor.
  • IrDA infrared data association
  • Different types of wireless communication methodologies are suitable for use in the present invention, and include, but are not limited to, diffuse infrared, directed infrared and/or radio frequencies.
  • the sensor may be outfitted to perform under any and/or all of these methodologies.
  • the sensor may be substituted with a hard wire communication port, for example USB port, to provide a wire or cable connection between the intelligent device and the processor so that the processor may receive cooking instructions.
  • the processor 16 is in communication with the sensor 18 to receive information downloaded to the sensor, and optionally to transmit information from the processor to the intelligent device through the sensor.
  • the processor is further adapted to process the information, also referred to as "data,” or “instructions" and perform functions based on the information.
  • the processor has sufficient processing capability to adjust heat applied through the heating surface 14 in accordance with the instructions transferred from the intelligent device.
  • the processor may indicate on the display 20 and the audio speaker 30 that the cooking instructions are being downloaded from the intelligent device, that the download is complete, or specify the meal to be prepared with the downloaded instructions.
  • the processor optionally includes a memory for storing, instructions downloaded from intelligent device 40.
  • the memory stores multiple sets of preparation instructions for different meals. A user may access or initiate a specific set of instructions by downloading an alphanumeric identifier to the cooking appliance.
  • the memory may also be used to store the instructions for a user's favorite meals so that the instructions may be rapidly accessed by entering a code with the control panel 24, without downloading instructions from the intelligent device.
  • the information includes instructions for preparing a meal including one or more operations.
  • Exemplary operations include, but are not limited to: the adjustment of the temperature of the heating surface 14, the addition of specific ingredients, and/or manipulation of the food of the ingredients of the meal.
  • manipululate means any mechanical operation to adjust the physical state of the food, including but not limited to, flipping, turning, rolling, stirring, mixing, separating or otherwise altering the physical state of the ingredients of the meal or the entire meal itself.
  • a timer also may be incorporated into the processor.
  • the timer may be used to ensure that operations are performed in the proper sequence and at the correct time as a meal is prepared. For example, the timer may track the passage of time after an operation is performed so that the next operation is performed within a time specified in the instructions.
  • the instructions may include specific codes to initiate the timer to begin timing an event when a certain procedure is carried out, for example, when the user turns on the heating surface 14 or operates the control panel 24.
  • the timer may time the application of heat with the heating surface 14.
  • the processor 16 is in communication with the control panel 24, which includes display 20 and controls 22, and optionally the audio speaker 30.
  • the display 20 may be any conventional display, for example, a liquid crystal display (“LCD”) display panel.
  • the display 20 may include an overlying touch sensitive resistive contact panel (not shown) to substitute or in addition to the physical controls 22 on the control panel 24.
  • the controls 22 of the control panel 24 allow a user to manually control the cooking appliance 10. For example, with the controls, a user may perform multiple operations including, but not limited to, adjusting the heat supplied through the heating surface 14, powering and de-powering the cooking appliance 10, searching for instructions for a particular meal stored in the processor 16, placing the sensor 18 and processor 16 in a download mode so that instructions may be downloaded to the cooking appliance 10, and setting or adjusting timers for timing events, for example, the addition of ingredients, during a cooking sequence.
  • the controls of the control panel 24 also may enable a user to confirm that the user has performed a specific operation.
  • the processor may activate the controls 22 to indicate to the processor that the operation has been performed.
  • the processor may control the cooking appliance to indicate another instruction to the user, and/or perform another operation without user interaction.
  • the processor 16 may automatically adjust the amount of heat supplied to the heating surface 14.
  • control panel 24 and/or the intelligent device may enable a user to adjust the portions of the meal prepared.
  • the processor 16 of the cooking appliance 10 may prompt the user via the display 20 to indicate the number of servings of the meal desired. After the user enters the number of servings, the processor 16 may adjust the operations to prepare a meal sufficient to accommodate the specified number of servings.
  • the processor 16 may be in communication with an audio output 30, which as shown, is an audio speaker.
  • the audio speaker is adapted to receive signals from the processor 16 and emit a tone or voice command or alarm to indicate to a user that an operation must be performed or that an operation has been performed.
  • the audio speaker may emit an electronic noise, for example, a beep or series of beeps to indicate to the user that a specific operation should be performed.
  • Specific audio signals for example, a unique series of beeps, may identify a particular operation in the instructions for preparing a meal.
  • the cooking appliance 10 may further include a temperature sensor 26 which monitors the heat applied through the heating surface 14.
  • the sensor relays the heat information, also referred to as temperature, to the processor 16 so that the processor may monitor and adjust, or instruct the user to adjust, the heat applied to the heating surface.
  • the processor may automatically shut-off the heating surface 14 when the sensor 26 detects unsafe temperatures on the heating surface.
  • the sensor 26 may be in the form a probe adapted to rest within or in contact with a container, for example, the pot 60 of Fig. 2, in which the meal is prepared.
  • an intelligent device includes but is not limited to: a personal digital assistant, for example, a Palm Pilot® and a Game Boy®; a cellular phone; a microprocessor; a lap top computer; and a personal computer.
  • the intelligent device preferably includes sufficient memory to store instructions for preparing a meal.
  • the memory dedicated to the instructions may be permanent or temporary, so that the user can erase the instructions and release memory capacity of the device after downloading the information to the cooking appliance.
  • the intelligent device preferably includes a transmitting and/or receiving port also referred to as a sensor, so that it can communicate with the cooking appliance 10.
  • the intelligent device includes sufficient memory to store multiple cooking instructions for the user's favorite meals so the user may download those specific instructions to the cooking appliance 10 as desired.
  • a specific intelligent device 40 mounts in a communication port 42, which is further communication with a personal computer 50.
  • Information is downloaded from the computer to the intelligent device.
  • This information may be in the form of a data file including cooking instructions for preparing a meal.
  • a list of ingredients necessary for preparing the meal may be downloaded in the same data file or in a different data file.
  • the intelligent device with the list of ingredients stored therein, may be taken by the user when acquiring the ingredients from a grocery store or market. In the store, the list of ingredients may be accessed by the user.
  • the list of ingredients preferably is not downloaded with the cooking instructions to the cooking appliance 10 to reduce the amount of memory required by the processor 16. However, if desired, the ingredients may be downloaded as the application requires.
  • meal information may be obtained from a database or computer network having specific files or sites dedicated to downloadable files including cooking instructions for meals, and, optionally, ingredients and quantities of ingredients necessary to prepare the meals.
  • a database or computer network having specific files or sites dedicated to downloadable files including cooking instructions for meals, and, optionally, ingredients and quantities of ingredients necessary to prepare the meals.
  • An example of an Internet website that will enable users to access cooking instructions and ingredients for unique meals is Quixtar.com.
  • the present invention may enable a user to create their own instructions for preparing a meal and store those customized instructions in the intelligent device 40 and/or the computer 50 for later reference and/or transfer to the cooking appliance.
  • a user may input into the intelligent device 40 or the computer 50 cooking instructions for a particular meal in a standardized format that is recognizable by the cooking appliance using a template program.
  • the template program may be available to the user in a software package or over the Internet.
  • the input instructions may be specific to a family recipe, a cookbook recipe, a recipe generally known to the user, or a recipe available from a pre-packaged meal kit, for example a meal kit available under the trade name "Hamburger Helper," available from General Mills, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • the user may abbreviate the particular instructions to a format that is preferred by the user or specified by the template program.
  • the resulting programmed instructions are ready for download and implementation with the cooking appliance.
  • a user may share their programmed instructions with other users of the cooking appliance.
  • a database of many unique instructions may be created by multiple users, and shared in a variety of ways, for example over the Internet.
  • Shared instructions likewise, may be downloaded to an intelligent device 40 and subsequently downloaded to the cooking appliance 10 to interact with a user to prepare a meal.
  • cooking instructions stored in a first user's intelligent device may be transferred to the intelligent device of another user to share the first user's cooking instructions.
  • a user accesses a database or communication network with a computer 50.
  • the file also referred to as information or a recipe, includes instructions for preparing the meal and/or a list of ingredients necessary to prepare the meal.
  • the recipe is downloaded to the intelligent device through the docking station 42 and stored in the memory of the intelligent device 40.
  • the user removes the intelligent device 40 from the docking station 42 and takes it with them to a location to obtain the ingredients, for example, a grocery store or market. There, the user may access the ingredients stored in the intelligent device to obtain the ingredients. The user may take the ingredients to the location where the cooking appliance 10 is located.
  • the user accesses the cooking instructions stored in the intelligent device 40.
  • the instructions are transferred to the sensor 18 of the appliance 10.
  • the transfer is completed via a wireless communication between the sensor 18 of the appliance 10, however, hard- wired communication may also be used for transfer as desired.
  • the appliance may or may not be turned on for the communication to be successful.
  • the processor processes the transferred cooking instructions to prepare a meal in accordance with those instructions.
  • the cooking appliance interacts with a user, cueing the user to perform certain operations included in the instructions at specific stages in the meal preparations.
  • the cooking appliance cues the user via the control panel 24 and/or audio speaker 30.
  • the user initially may be instructed by a message displayed on the display 22 to place a container or pan 60 on the heating surface 14 with certain ingredients therein.
  • the user may indicate that they have performed this operation by pressing a control button 22 on the control panel 24.
  • the processor may initiate heating of the ingredients and set an internal timer to time the application of heat and cooking cycle.
  • the timer may track the time that elapses between one operation, e.g., adding an ingredient, to index when the cooking appliance must perform or cue the user to perform a subsequent operation, e.g., adjusting the heat applied to the meal with the heating surface 14.
  • the processor After the final ingredient has been added to the meal, or the meal cooked a sufficient amount of time, the processor indicates to a user via the display screen 20 or the audio speaker 30 that the meal is ready for consumption.
  • the processor 16 optionally may adjust the amount of heat applied to the heating surface 16 to a lower temperature, such as a simmering or warming temperature, or shut-off the cooking appliance 10. IV. Examples
  • the user may desire to prepare a meal using a meal kit available under the trade name, Hamburger Helper, and a specific amount of hamburger.
  • the cooking appliance is an induction range.
  • a user may access the instructions including operations for preparing the meal stored within their cellular phone.
  • the user may then transfer via a wireless communication, e.g., infrared code, the cooking instructions to the sensor 18 of the cooking appliance.
  • the instructions are communicated to the processor 16.
  • the processor 16 informs the user via the display 20 that the cooking instructions are being downloaded for Hamburger Helper.
  • the processor 16 informs the user via textual instructions on the display 22 to begin the cooking operations, for example, to bring the heating surface 14 to a particular temperature.
  • the user may adjust the cooking temperature with the controls 22, and monitor the amount of heat supplied to the heating surface 14 via the display 22.
  • the processor senses through temperature sensor 26 that the heating surface 14 has attained the desired temperature, it alerts the user, via an audio beep through the audio speaker 30, to review the display 22 for the next instructions.
  • the display 22 displays an instruction to brown the meat at a specific temperature for a specific amount of time. The user then proceeds to brown the meat as instructed.
  • the processor indicates to the user via a beep from the speaker 30 to attend to the meal.
  • the processor also requests the user, via display 22, to confirm that the meat is brown by actuating a control 22.
  • the processor 16 displays on the screen 20 an instruction to mix the Hamburger Helper with water or other ingredients and add those combined ingredients to the browned hamburger. After so doing, the user may activate controls 22 to indicate that the operation has been performed.
  • the processor may indicate to the user that the temperature has been adjusted to adequately prepare the combined ingredients while the processor 16 adjusts the amount of heat applied to the heating surface 14. The user may then perform other tasks, such as preparing for dinner, while the induction range heats the food at the desired temperature. After the passage of a sufficient amount of time, the processor 16 indicates to the user via the display screen and/or audio speaker 30 that the meal is ready.
  • the processor will cause the audio speaker 30 to beep several times to ensure the user is adequately alarmed. If after a specific passage of time, the user does not attend the induction range, for example, by turning the range off or manipulating the control panel 24, the induction range may either turn off the heating surface or turn the heating surface 14 down to a warming temperature.
  • the induction range may either turn off the heating surface or turn the heating surface 14 down to a warming temperature.
  • the user may desire to prepare a meal of beef curry.
  • the user docks their Palm Pilot® the docking station 42, as shown in Fig. 3.
  • the user accesses a website on the Internet that includes a recipe for beef curry that is compatible with the cooking appliance of the present invention.
  • the user downloads the recipe to the intelligent device 40.
  • the recipe includes two sets of data, an ingredient data set and an instruction data set, collectively referred to in this example as "information.”
  • the user may then take the Palm Pilot® to the market for collection of the ingredients for dinner.
  • the user may access the data set for the ingredients to refresh their memory and use the data set as a grocery list while shopping.
  • the user downloads the cooking instructions in a manner similar to that of Example 1.
  • the processor indicates to the user via textual output on the display 22 to place water in the pan 60 shown in Fig. 3 and bring the water to boil.
  • the user adds the water, and optionally enters the amount added through the control panel 24.
  • the processor 16 measures the temperature of the heating surface 14 until it senses via sensor 26 that the amount of heat added to the heating surface is sufficient to boil the amount of water added to the pan 60.
  • the. processor 16 indicates via beeping through the audio speaker 30 to attend the cooking appliance 10 and simultaneously displays output on the display 20 that the water is boiling.
  • the processor then instructs the user via text on the display 22 to add vegetables.
  • a user indicates that they have completed the operation by actuating the controls 22.
  • the processor determines the amount of time to prepare the vegetables and applies heat to the heating surface for that time. After the amount of time has passed, the processor again indicates to a user to carry out another step, for example to add another ingredient, such as beef, or to manipulate the meal in the pan 60. This process is repeated until all of the ingredients of the beef curry are added and all the operations are sufficiently performed by the user as cued by the induction range to complete preparation of the meal.
  • the processor may indicate to the user that the meal is complete as in Example 1.

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L'invention concerne un appareil de cuisson programmable (10) qui interagit avec un utilisateur afin d'exécuter des tâches dans le but de préparer un repas. Selon un mode de réalisation, l'appareil de cuisson comprend un processeur (16) couplé à un élément de sortie, notamment un afficheur (20) ou un haut-parleur (30). Le processeur (16) peut être couplé à un port ou capteur (18) de manière à recevoir des signaux d'instruction de cuisson provenant d'un dispositif intelligent (40), notamment un assistant numérique, un téléphone portable ou un ordinateur. L'utilisateur télécharge les instructions de cuisson provenant d'un dispositif intelligent (40) vers le processeur (16) qui traite les instructions afin de proposer des commandes interactives audibles ou visuelles à l'utilisateur qui prépare un repas. Les commandes invitent l'utilisateur à effectuer certaines tâches, par exemple ajouter un ingrédient, régler l'application thermique ou manipuler les ingrédients d'un repas. Les instructions de cuisson peuvent être téléchargées vers le dispositif intelligent en provenance d'un réseau informatique ou d'une base de données.
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