Cooking Appliance Remote Monitoring via Wireless Video Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for data communication between domestic appliances and computer devices lack flexibility and effectiveness, particularly in controlling and monitoring cooking appliances remotely, limiting user interaction and operational efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing a wireless data connection between domestic appliances and mobile computer devices, enabling real-time video streaming, parameter monitoring, and bidirectional control, with features like recipe generation and multi-timer functions, to enhance usability and control of cooking appliances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If data communication is implemented between domestic appliances and computer devices, then operational efficiency and control capability are improved, but device complexity and system requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that mediates communication between the cooking appliance and mobile computer devices. The server handles data processing, video stream distribution, and communication coordination, thereby reducing the complexity burden on the appliance itself while enabling efficient multi-user access and control capabilities.
2Ease of operation
If video streaming and real-time monitoring are enabled, then user interaction and monitoring capability are improved, but energy consumption and data transmission requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic video streaming where the cooking appliance captures and transmits video frames at predetermined time intervals rather than continuously. This periodic action reduces energy consumption and data transmission requirements while still providing users with adequate real-time monitoring capability through the mobile device application.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple mobile devices are connected to control the appliance, then flexibility and accessibility are improved, but communication protocol complexity and data management increase
Solution Approach 1:
The server is designed with universal functionality to handle multiple mobile computer devices simultaneously through a standardized communication interface. It provides unified access control, consistent data management, and standardized video stream distribution to multiple clients, thereby enabling flexible multi-device control without proportionally increasing communication protocol complexity.
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AI summary
A method for data communication with a domestic appliance by a mobile computer device. The domestic appliance and the mobile computer device are interconnected or interconnectable via a wireless data connection. The wireless data connection is adapted for transferring signals between the domestic appliance and the mobile computer device. Further, the present invention relates to application software for the mobile computer device. Moreover, the present invention relates to a domestic appliance. Additionally, the present invention relates to a mobile computer device including a display or touch screen.