Appliance Network Recipe Implementation via Remote Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile device applications lack the ability to seamlessly identify and provide links for purchasing unregistered appliances needed for recipe preparation, and do not offer efficient remote control or notification features for registered appliances.
Innovation Solution
A method that uses a server to compare the list of required appliances with a user's registered appliances, identifies unregistered appliances, and provides a link for purchase, while also enabling remote start and control of Internet connectable appliances through a mobile device application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a mobile device application provides recipe browsing and basic appliance control, then users can access recipe information and control appliances, but the application cannot identify unregistered appliances or provide purchase links for them
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the mobile device application and the appliance purchase system. The server receives appliance identification data from the application, compares it against registered appliances, and provides purchase information. This mediator approach allows the application to gain enhanced capabilities without directly implementing the complex appliance registration and purchase logic, thus resolving the contradiction between versatility and complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the application includes comprehensive appliance management features, then users can control and monitor appliances, but remote control and notification capabilities are not efficiently provided
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the server sends notifications to the mobile device application about appliance status, registration state, and purchase information. This feedback loop enables efficient remote control by keeping the user informed of appliance states without requiring continuous manual checking, thus improving ease of operation while managing communication complexity through automated status updates.
3Loss of information
If the application stores extensive appliance and recipe data locally, then quick access is provided, but the application cannot access updated appliance registration information or purchase links
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the application pre-fetch and cache appliance registration information and purchase links from the server before they are needed. The server proactively provides updated information to the application, allowing the application to store this data locally for quick access while ensuring the information is current. This resolves the contradiction by preparing data in advance, so both quick access and information freshness are achieved.
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AI summary
An application for execution on a mobile device can include access to an appliance registration database that includes a list of registered appliances and access to a recipe database wherein at least one recipe contains a list of appliances needed to prepare the at least one recipe. A comparison module can be configured to compare the list of appliances needed to a list of appliances registered.