Cooking menu communication and methods of operating a cooking appliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooking appliances face difficulties in sharing information and controlling operations between multiple remote devices, especially when unregistered devices are involved, due to lack of prior commissioning or registration, leading to user convenience issues.
Innovation Solution
A method that allows a registered user device to select and transmit a menu set including predetermined dish options to an unregistered user device, which can then select a recipe and transmit it back to the cooking appliance for execution, enabling unregistered devices to control cooking operations without prior association or specific software installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the cooking appliance requires prior registration or commissioning of remote devices, then security and system reliability are improved, but ease of operation and accessibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud server as an intermediary that facilitates communication between the cooking appliance and unregistered remote devices. The cloud server acts as a mediator that enables temporary communication sessions without requiring direct registration between the appliance and each remote device, thus maintaining system reliability while improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing communication protocols and authentication mechanisms through the cloud server before actual cooking operations begin. This allows unregistered devices to be accommodated seamlessly without compromising the appliance's security or reliability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the appliance supports communication with multiple unregistered remote devices, then adaptability and versatility are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud server serves as an intermediary that manages multiple remote device connections without increasing the complexity of the cooking appliance itself. The appliance maintains a simple interface while the cloud server handles the complexity of managing multiple unregistered devices, enabling adaptability without proportional increases in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the communication functionality by separating the appliance's core cooking functions from the communication and device management functions. The cloud server handles the complex tasks of managing multiple remote devices, while the appliance focuses on cooking operations, thus maintaining low device complexity while achieving high adaptability.
3Ease of operation
If remote control features are implemented without requiring specific software installation, then ease of operation is improved, but loss of information or control precision may increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud server provides a universal communication platform that works across different devices without requiring specific software installation. It maintains information accuracy by using standardized data formats and protocols that ensure precise transmission of cooking parameters and device states between the appliance and various remote devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the cloud server confirms receipt and transmission of information between the cooking appliance and remote devices. This ensures that control commands are accurately transmitted and that the appliance's state information is correctly communicated back to users, preventing loss of information even without dedicated software installation.
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AI summary
A method may include receiving a menu set selection including a plurality of predetermined dish options at a registered user device and transmitting the menu set selection to an unregistered user device. The method may further include receiving a recipe selection of one or more of the plurality of predetermined dish options from the unregistered user device and directing a cooking operation at the cooking appliance based on the received recipe selection.