RU138976U1 - ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED COOKER AND PROGRAM DISPLAY - Google Patents

Abstract

1. Multicooker with electronic control and display of programs, made in the form of a housing with a lid, comprising: a display unit and control keys, at least one heating element and at least one temperature sensor, while the communication module is also located in the housing , a control module and its associated power module, designed to supply power to the control module, while the conclusions of the control module are connected respectively: - with the output of the specified at least one heating element that; - with the input of the display unit and control keys; - with the outputs of the indicated temperature sensors; - as well as with the output of the communication module, configured to wirelessly radio or infrared, or Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi communication with other devices designed to perform functions of control, indication, storage of information from the described device; in addition, the display unit and control keys includes a speech synthesis unit with a speaker, which performs the function of voice dubbing of current modes, actions or settings, and a voice conte system stnyh tips (references) informing the user that is activated by clicking on a separate button or by pressing a combination of 2 or more other keys upravleniya.2. A multicooker with electronic control and display programs according to claim 1, characterized in that the display unit and control keys is a touch screen.

Description

The proposed utility model relates to electrical devices for the preparation of various food products, namely, multicookers and is intended for the automatic preparation of a wide range of products according to various recipes, loaded into the multicooker via a wireless connection.

Currently, there are multicookers / rice cookers on the market, see, for example, CN 201806504 U of 04/27/2011 in which there is a voice dubbing function. This function is activated automatically and announces the current action, duplicating information on the display. The disadvantage of this device is the inability of the user to get context-sensitive help on the preparation of the product. Another disadvantage of this device is the inability to work on a recipe for preparing a product placed on a third-party device.

The closest technical solution is an electric multicooker with Wi-Fi control RU 132324 U1 from 05.24.2013. This multicooker contains a housing with at least one heating element and a removable cooking container located in the housing, while the control module is located in the housing, the terminals of which are connected respectively: with the output of the power module, intended for connection to the electric network, at least one of these heating elements; with the conclusion of the display unit; with the inputs of at least one temperature sensor and manual control unit, as well as with the first output of the microprocessor, the second output of which is connected to a conversion module configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote WI-FI router. The disadvantage of this microwave is the inability of the user to get context-sensitive help on the preparation of the product.

A real useful model is to expand the functionality and usability of the multicooker by introducing a contextual voice prompt function activated at the request of the user and the ability to work with recipes in a specific format (available multicookers) located on third-party devices: cell phone, smartphone, netbook, ... . The activation of the contextual voice prompt mode can occur by using either a separate control (buttons) or a combination of others. Thus, being in one of the modes, the user, by prompting, can get information about working with the recipe on a third-party device, about the current mode of operation, about the possibilities of this mode, both obvious and non-obvious, the range of settings, the possible result, etc. d. For example, while in the “Cooking” program, a user, upon request, can receive voice help stating that in the same mode he can use a multicooker, for example, for the functions: “sterilization”, “double boiler”, “compote”, “boiling” ”And others. Also, voice guidance can contain information about the range of possible settings in one mode or another or which settings must be used to use a function, for example,“ sterilization ”in the“ cooking ”program. The amount of help information, technically, can be any depending on the amount of memory of the control module used to store help messages.

The utility model allows you to:

1. Expand the variety of cooked foods. The user can use (download) recipes for cooking products from third-party devices.

2. Improve the usability of the multicooker, as a device with complex controls. The user can get context-sensitive help without having to look at the instructions.

3. To expand several times the number of functional programs of the multicooker, without increasing the controls or the amount of information on the screen. For example, when using 16 pre-installed programs, you can expand the functionality to 48 or more functional programs. All manufacturers seek to increase the number of pre-installed programs. However, with an increase in the number of programs, more display space is required for indication and / or more controls. This reduces the usability of the product. Voice help makes it possible to use several functional programs for one preinstalled program. The voice prompt will replace the indication necessary for this. For example, when displaying one “cooking” program, a voice help will inform you about the possibility of using several functional modes: “sterilization”, “steaming”, “boiling”, etc.

Improve usability, since voice guidance is activated by the user only when he needs it.

The technical result is an extension of the functionality and ease of use of the multicooker.

The specified technical result is achieved in that the multicooker with electronic control and display of programs is made in the form of a housing with a lid, comprising: an indication unit and control keys, at least one heating element and at least one temperature sensor, while the housing also contains a communication module, a control module and an associated power module designed to supply power to the control module, while the conclusions of the control module are connected respectively:

- with the conclusion of the specified at least one heating element;

- with the input of the display unit and control keys;

- with the findings of these temperature sensors;

- as well as with the output of the communication module, configured to wirelessly radio or IR or Bluetooth or Wi-Fi communication with other devices designed to perform the functions of control, display, storage of information from the described device;

in addition, the display unit and control keys, includes a speech synthesis unit with a speaker, performing the function of voice acting of the current modes, actions or settings, and a system of voice contextual prompts (help) with informing the user, activated by pressing a separate key or by pressing combination 2 x and more other control keys.

The block of indications and control keys can be made in the form of a single element and represent a touch display.

It is preferable that the system of voice contextual prompts (help) with informing the user is activated by pressing a separate key or by pressing a combination of 2 or more other control keys.

The claimed technical solution is illustrated in FIG. 1-3:

- in FIG. 1 shows the main elements / blocks of a multicooker;

- in FIG. 2 shows a diagram of the interaction of the main elements / blocks of the multicooker;

- in FIG. 3 shows an example of a multicooker.

In FIG. 1-3 positions marked:

1 - housing

2 - display unit and control keys,

3 - at least one heating element,

4 - at least one temperature sensor,

7 - communication module,

8 - control module,

9 - power module,

10 - block speech synthesis with a speaker.

The slow cooker shown in Fig.1-2 works as follows. The power module 9 is connected to the electrical network. Then it supplies power to the control module 8 located inside the housing 1. The control module 8, in addition to supplying the display unit and control keys, at least one heating element, at least one temperature sensor and a communication module, periodically polls the communication module 7 for a request to connect third-party devices, for transferring a recipe from them, which is stored in the memory of the control module, for subsequent automatic installation of the operating modes of the cooked product.

The communication module will connect to other devices through a radio connection or infrared connection or a Bluetooth connection or Wi-Fi connection standard Wi-Fi Direct. Wi-Fi Direct (formerly known as Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer) is a standard (a set of software protocols) that allows two or more Wi-Fi devices to communicate with each other without routers and hot spots.

In addition, at the same time, the power module 9 supplies power to the control module 8, which in turn supplies the display unit and control keys 2, the speech synthesis unit with speaker 10 (not shown in FIG. 2), at least one heating element 3 and at least one temperature sensor 4. In this case, the control module 8 has the ability to control at least one heating element 3, while receiving information from at least one temperature sensor 4 and a command of the control keys 2. User control keys 2 can choose any preset recipe or use a cooking recipe downloaded from a third-party device, after which the control module 8 executes a program that implements one or another recipe, maintaining a certain temperature (using the temperature sensors) in a given period of time inside the multicooker case, where the cooked products are located. In addition, the user can turn on the voice prompt mode, after which the speech synthesis unit with speaker 10 will give the user some useful information necessary when working with a multicooker.

An example implementation of the model is shown in FIG. 3. In any mode, in this example “Multicook”, selected by standard control keys, the user can activate a voice prompt with the additional key “Voice Assistant” (upper left) and receive contextual voice help.

Claims (2)

1. Multicooker with electronic control and display of programs, made in the form of a housing with a lid, comprising: a display unit and control keys, at least one heating element and at least one temperature sensor, while the communication module is also located in the housing , a control module and a related power module, designed to supply power to the control module, while the conclusions of the control module are connected respectively: - with the conclusion of the specified at least one heating element; - with the input of the display unit and control keys; - with the findings of these temperature sensors; - as well as with the output of the communication module, configured to wirelessly radio or IR, or Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi communication with other devices designed to perform the functions of control, indication, storage of information from the described device; in addition, the display and control key unit includes a speech synthesis unit with a speaker, which performs the function of voice acting of the current modes, actions or settings, and a system of voice contextual prompts (help) with informing the user, activated by pressing a separate key or by pressing combination 2 x and more other control keys. 2. A multicooker with electronic control and display of programs according to claim 1, characterized in that the display unit and control keys is a touch screen.

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