Recipe Synchronization Across Remote Kitchen Appliances

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Solution Overview

Problem

Multi-function cooking apparatuses face challenges in achieving reproducible cooking results when operating under changing conditions, particularly when using remote kitchen appliances with different technical specifications than those assumed in the recipe program.

Innovation Solution

A control system that communicates with both the cooking apparatus and remote kitchen appliances to adjust recipe parameters in real-time, ensuring that food processing steps are synchronized and compliant with the available appliances' technical capabilities, thereby maintaining reproducibility.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If remote kitchen appliances with different technical specifications are used, then the availability and flexibility of cooking equipment is improved, but the reproducibility of cooking results deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveavailability of cooking equipmentVSAvoidreproducibility of cooking results

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts recipe parameters based on the actual technical specifications of available remote kitchen appliances. The control system receives appliance specifications, compares them with expected specifications, and automatically modifies cooking parameters (temperature, time, power) to compensate for differences, ensuring reproducible results across different appliance configurations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes physical and operational parameters of the cooking process based on appliance capabilities. When a remote appliance has different heating power, temperature ranges, or cooking speeds than expected, the system modifies recipe parameters (heating power, cooking time, temperature thresholds) to maintain the desired cooking outcome despite hardware variations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If recipe parameters are adjusted in real-time to match appliance capabilities, then the reproducibility of cooking results is improved, but the complexity of the control system increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvereproducibility of cooking resultsVSAvoidcomplexity of control system

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The control system implements feedback by receiving actual technical specifications from remote kitchen appliances, comparing them with expected specifications from the recipe, and automatically adjusting cooking parameters. This closed-loop approach ensures reproducibility while keeping the system relatively simple, as the adjustments are automated rather than requiring complex manual intervention

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The control system acts as an intermediary between the recipe program and the remote kitchen appliances. It translates recipe requirements into appliance-specific commands by adjusting parameters based on appliance capabilities, thereby shielding the user from complexity while ensuring reproducible results across different hardware configurations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the cooking apparatus communicates with multiple remote appliances, then the functionality and coordination of cooking steps is improved, but the difficulty of synchronization and control increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecoordination of cooking stepsVSAvoidsynchronization control

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The control system implements a universal communication interface that can interact with multiple different types of remote kitchen appliances (ovens, microwaves, steamers, etc.). By establishing standard communication protocols and parameter adjustment rules that work across different appliance types, the system coordinates multiple appliances without requiring complex appliance-specific control logic for each device

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10660465B2Controlling food processing steps of a multi-function cooking apparatus and remote kitchen appliances

Publication Date: 2020.05.26 VORWERK & CO INTERHOLDING GMBH

AI summary

A control system, method and computer program product for controlling food processing steps performed by a multi-function cooking apparatus and food processing steps performed by one or more remote kitchen appliances for preparing a food product. A recipe program interface is configured to access on a data storage device a recipe program for preparing the food product wherein the recipe program is configured to be executed by the cooking apparatus and to synchronize food processing steps performed by the cooking apparatus with food processing steps performed by the one or more remote kitchen appliances. A validation component is configured to check if the one or more remote kitchen appliances are registered with the cooking apparatus in an appliance registry, and is further configured to check if technical specifications of registered remote kitchen appliances comply with control parameters in respective recipe program instructions.