Method for operating an operating system, operating device and movable operating device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooking systems face challenges in providing safe, standard-compliant, and user-friendly operation, particularly in inductive cooking systems, where remote control and regulation can lead to safety hazards and increased complexity, cost, and effort.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing a movable operating device with haptic transmitting elements that generate perceivable signals for user feedback and data transmission, allowing for safe and compliant operation by detecting user inputs and transmitting haptic signals to the operating device, which can influence the cooking system's operation and ensure correct pairing without the need for additional data transfers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If radio transmission (transponder technology) is used for communication between cookware and hob, then information exchange and automated control are enabled, but remote effects occur allowing operation outside line of sight which endangers user safety
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary optical communication system (LEDs and photodetectors) between the cookware and hob. This optical intermediary enables automated control while requiring direct line of sight, thereby preventing remote operation outside the user's field of view and eliminating the safety hazards associated with radio frequency transponder technology.
2Shape
If controls are relocated to cookware for visual blending into the kitchen, then aesthetic integration is improved, but complexity of the operating system increases requiring additional communication protocols
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal optical communication interface using standard LEDs and photodetectors that can be integrated into various cookware designs. This multi-functional approach allows the same simple optical components to handle both aesthetic integration into the cookware appearance and all necessary control signal transmissions, avoiding the need for complex specialized communication protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex electronic communication systems with a simpler optical mechanism. By using visible light transmission between LEDs on the hob and photodetectors on the cookware, the system achieves reliable communication with minimal complexity, eliminating the need for sophisticated radio frequency protocols while maintaining aesthetic integration.
3Reliability
If additional sensors and communication units are added to enable safe operation detection, then safety and compliance are improved, but manufacturing cost and assembly effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the communication function and safety detection function into a single integrated optical system. The same LEDs and photodetectors that enable control communication also serve as the primary means for verifying cookware-hob connection and preventing remote operation. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate sensor assemblies and reduces manufacturing complexity while maintaining full safety compliance.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach enhances user safety and compliance with standards by providing intuitive, cost-effective, and energy-efficient operation, reducing the technical effort required for assembly and use, while preventing remote effects and ensuring accurate device positioning.
Implementation Method 1
the haptic transmitting element of the movable operating device is designed and configured to generate a haptic signal which can be perceived by a user on the movable operating device and also detected by the haptic receiving element of the operating device when the movable operating device is arranged on the receptacle of the operating device
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AI summary
Method for operating a control system (1, 2), preferably a cooking system (1, 2), particularly preferably an inductive cooking system (1, 2), wherein the control system (1, 2) comprises a movable control device (2), preferably a cooking vessel (2), with an input element (23) and with a haptic transmitter element (24) and an operating device (1), preferably a cooktop (1), particularly preferably an inductive cooktop (1), with a receptacle (11), preferably a cooking area (11), for the movable control device (2) and with a haptic receiver element (12), wherein the haptic transmitter element (24) of the movable control device (2) is designed and configured to generate at least one haptic signal which can be perceived both by a user at the movable control device (2), preferably at the input element (23), and by the haptic receiver element (12) of the operating device (1).when the movable control device (2) is arranged on the receptacle (11) of the operating device (1), the method comprising at least the following steps: • detecting (200) user input at the input element (23) of the movable control device (2), • in response to the detected input, generating (300) a haptic signal by means of the haptic transmitter element (24) of the movable control device (2), and • detecting (400) the haptic signal by means of the haptic receiver element (12) of the operating device (1).