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(11) EP 4 387 394 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.08.2024 Bulletin 2024/35

(43) Date of publication A2:
19.06.2024 Bulletin 2024/25

(21) Application number: 24173024.1

(22) Date of filing: 13.12.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H05B 1/02(2006.01)
H05B 6/06(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H05B 2213/06; H05B 6/062; H05B 1/0261; H05B 2213/07
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
19215902.8 / 3836746

(71) Applicant: Ztove ApS
5260 Odense S (DK)

(72) Inventor:
  • Favrholdt, Peter
    5230 Odense M (DK)

(74) Representative: Patentgruppen A/S 
Aaboulevarden 31, 4th Floor
8000 Aarhus C
8000 Aarhus C (DK)

   


(54) CONTROL DELEGATION IN AN AUTOMATED LOOP COOKING PROCESS


(57) Digital control means employed for food cooking provide many benefits to the food preparation process and result, allow creative and versatile cooking. Cookware with sensors, induction cooktops with remote controls, external apps for remote management is known prior art solutions. However, most induction cooktops lack the functionality to control the cooking process flexibly with external devices and apps. Smart cookware items have their digital controls, however, mostly limited by data input, display, and power supply capabilities. Smart devices/apps (smartphones, tablets) are flexible by software, bringing compatibility between cookware and cooktops, allow smart data input and display for cooking sophisticated recipes, however, with limitation on reliable, uninterrupted and "fail-safe" controls. This invention is directed to improve induction cooking, providing flexibility and safety throughout the cooking process until the food prepared and cooktop switched-off. The invention discloses method, system, and device to control at least cooking temperature precisely and safely, by delegating controls from the external application to the induction cooktop digital control module and cookware digital control module.







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