WO2020099196A1 - Method and system for controlling a household appliance, in particular a cooking appliance - Google Patents
Method and system for controlling a household appliance, in particular a cooking appliance Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- WO2020099196A1 WO2020099196A1 PCT/EP2019/080302 EP2019080302W WO2020099196A1 WO 2020099196 A1 WO2020099196 A1 WO 2020099196A1 EP 2019080302 W EP2019080302 W EP 2019080302W WO 2020099196 A1 WO2020099196 A1 WO 2020099196A1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- user
- signal
- household appliance
- confirmation
- appliance
- Prior art date
Links
Classifications
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F24C7/00—Stoves or ranges heated by electric energy
- F24C7/08—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
- F24C7/082—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination
- F24C7/083—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination on tops, hot plates
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a method for controlling a household appliance, in particular a cooking appliance, e. g. a cooking hob. Further, the invention relates to a system for con trolling a household appliance, in particular a cooking appli ance, e. g. a cooking hob.
- a remote control of many household appliances is not generally allowed due to legal safety requirements.
- the re mote control of a cooking hob is not allowed.
- the con trol of household appliances by remote device e.g. smartphones or tablets, and/or by using human voice is increasing and de sired by many users.
- the control of the household appliance by the remote device could be allowed, if the distance between the user and the household appliance would be controlled to be within a safe value in order to allow a manual control or inter vention of the household appliance.
- the object is achieved by the fea tures of claim 1.
- the object is achieved by the features of claim 7.
- a method for controlling a household appliance, in particular a cooking appliance, for ex ample a cooking hob comprising the following steps :
- an information signal in particular a com mand signal
- a control unit and/or a user interface of the household appliance by a user of the household appli ance with the help of a remote control device
- the invention also provides that the confirmation signal, sourc ing from the user, indicates the user' s presence close by or next to the household appliance.
- the main idea of the present invention is that the household ap pliance, in particular the cooking hob, is controlled by the re mote control device and respective user' s commands are processed only, if not only the command signal for the control of the household appliance, but also the confirmation signal for con firming the user' s presence near by the household appliance is received by the household appliance, in particular by its con trol unit and/or its user interface.
- a predefined value for the user's distance to the household appliance may be set.
- the control unit is not processing the information signal, in particular the command signal, as long as not having received the confirmation signal.
- the control unit is waiting for receiving the confirmation signal.
- the control unit may stay in the waiting state ad infinitum.
- a preferred method provides a predefined time interval, in the space thereof the confirmation signal is accepted by the control unit or the user interface.
- the time interval may be predefined with a range of any conceiv able duration. It may be feasible, though, to define a period with a duration of 1 to 300 seconds, preferably with a duration of 5 to 180 seconds and more preferably with a duration of 10 to 300 seconds.
- a further step may be comprised which provides a communication of the received information signal, in particular the command signal, by the control unit or the user interface after the receipt thereof.
- the communication may be performed by displaying the information signal on a display on the control unit or the user interface or a voice output of the received in formation signal by means of a loudspeaker.
- the confirmation signal may be activated, in particular actively activated, by the user, particularly after having observed the communication of the information signal by the control unit or the user interface.
- the confirmation signal is triggered by the presence of the user merely by his physical presence close by the household appliance.
- the confirmation signal may be realized by pressing or activat ing a confirmation button by the user.
- This confirmation button may be a wired button or a wirelessly connected key, possibly even a software key.
- the button may be arranged or designed in a way that only an authorized user is able to press or activate it.
- the confirmation signal may be a direct, in particular physical, operation of a device or appliance by the user, which device or appliance is arranged near by the household appliance.
- Another option for a confirma tion signal may be a presence detection signal which identifies a user's, particularly an authorized user's, presence close by the household appliance.
- Such a presence detection and indica tion may be realized by an infrared signal, a camera signal, a photo sensor signal, a light beam signal and/or an acoustic sig nal.
- a confirmation signal which en sures confirmation of line of sight of the user to the hob.
- the confirmation signal may be conveyed by direct con tact of user and hob, particularly physical or semi-physical in teraction of the user and the hob.
- Physical interaction as used herein preferably means direct contact of user and appliance or a confirmation signal input means capable of transmitting the confirmation signal to the hob control unit.
- Semi-physical in teraction as used herein preferably means the indirect interac tion such as voice signal transfer, gesture signal or the like.
- a confirmation signal input means is capable of receiving an audio, preferably vocal signal, and is capable of transmitting the confirmation signal to the hob control unit.
- a confirma tion signal input means may comprise a light path, which may be interrupted to generate the confirmation signal.
- a system for controlling a household appliance, in particular a cooking appliance, for ex ample a cooking hob is provided.
- the system comprises
- control unit controlling the operation of the household appliance and processing commands issued by a user of the household appliance, a control unit or the user interface of the household ap pliance receiving the user' s commands and transmitting the commands to the control unit ,
- a first transmission path for transmitting the user' s commands to the control unit or the user interface by means of remote control
- a remote control device connected to the transmission path and receiving the user's commands
- a second transmission path for transmitting a confirma tion signal from the user to the control unit or the user interface
- a confirmation key or confirmation trigger arrangement connected to the second transmission path and receiving the user's confirmation signal
- a timer controlling a time period which depends on the receipt of the user' s command by the user interface and/or the control unit.
- the inventive system is further characterized in that the first and/or the second transmission path/paths is/are wired or wire less and that the confirmation signal indicates or suggests the user's presence close by the household appliance.
- the first transmission path and the second transmission path may be congruent or identical. But preferably, in order to increase the system security, the first transmission path is different and independent from the second transmission path.
- the remote control device is a voice control, which enables the user to provide the information sig nal, particularly a command, to the household appliance, in par ticular the control unit and/or the user interface thereof.
- the voice control may be connected to or implemented in a digital or virtual assistant, for example "Google Home” (trademark, regis tered by Google LLC with effect for many countries) , "ALEXA” (trademark, registered by Amazon Technologies, Inc. with effect for many countries) or "SIRI” (trademark, registered by Apple Inc. with effect for many countries), or the like.
- the remote control device may be a near field remote control device, in particular an infrared or Bluetooth remote control device.
- the voice control arrangement in particular the digital or virtual assistant, is positioned next to the house hold appliance. In such arrangement, it sends a position identi fication signal to the household appliance.
- the confirmation key or confirmation trigger arrangement may be a key, preferably a physical key, in particular a knob or a but ton, which is arranged at the household appliance. It may be a specific knob or button only dedicated for the purpose of providing a confirmation signal.
- a further embodiment provides for the confirmation key or con firmation trigger arrangement being arranged in and/or monitor ing the installation location, in particular the installation room, of the household appliance.
- the confirmation key or confir mation trigger arrangement is or is allocated to a camera, a mi crophone, a vibration sensor, an infrared sensor and/or a light beam monitoring the environment or surroundings of the household appliance.
- the confirmation key or confirmation trigger arrangement is arranged next to the household appliance.
- the confirmation key or confirmation trigger ar rangement may be capable of receiving and optionally operating a presence detection signal, capable of identifying a user or a user's presence, in particular an authorized user's, presence close by the household appliance.
- the presence detection signal in particular may be an infrared signal, a camera signal, a photo sensor signal, a light beam signal, a gesture signal, a modulated or unmodulated electromagnetic signal, particularly selected from the group comprising RFID, a short range device, or an acoustic signal.
- the invention may be specifically designed for a household ap pliance which is a cooking hob, wherein the confirmation key or the confirmation trigger arrangement is arranged at an appli ance, in particular another household appliance, which may be an oven or an exhaust hood.
- a specific embodiment of the invention may provide a system with different types of commands, wherein not all types are designated for being processed only after transmission of a confirmation signal, rather, only specific commands, for example starting the household appliance, need to be confirmed by a con firmation signal.
- FIG 1 illustrates a schematic perspective view of a cooking ar rangement comprising a cooking hob and an exhaust hood and a remote control device.
- FIG 1 illustrates a schematic perspective view of a cooking ar rangement comprising a cooking hob 1 and an exhaust hood 3.
- the cooking hob comprises a cooking area with four cooking zones 5 and an operator control panel comprising a control unit or the user interface 7.
- the control unit or the user interface 7 is equipped with operating buttons 9 and a display unit 11.
- a micro control unit 13 is arranged for controlling the operation of the cooking hob 1.
- the control unit or the user interface 7 is internally connected with the micro control unit 13 for data exchange between these two components.
- the exhaust hood 3 is arranged above the cooking hob 1 by fully covering the cooking area of the cooking hob 1 with its suction area 15.
- the vapour and/or fume which is/are resulting from the cooking processes are sucked by an exhaust fan (not shown) ar ranged inside the exhaust hood 3 and removed from the kitchen, in which the cooking arrangement is installed, to the environ ment by means of an exhaust tube 17.
- Hood operating buttons 19 are positioned on a front face of the exhaust hood 3 for the op eration thereof by the user.
- the operation of the cooking hob 1 can be performed twofold.
- a conventional, direct operation may be realized by the user manipulating the hob operating buttons 9 arranged on the control unit or the user interface 7 in order to set or mod ify the power level of the respective cooking zone 5.
- the exhaust hood 3 may be operated also directly in a conventional way by the user manipulating the hood operating buttons 19, thereby controlling the speed of the exhaust fan.
- both the cooking hob 1 and the exhaust hood 3 may be operated by the user using a remote control device 21.
- the remote control device Via a first transmission path 23 (in FIG. 1 only illustrated for the connection to the cooking hob 1), the remote control device
- the 21 transmits the information signals to either the cooking hob 1 or to the exhaust hood 3.
- the first transmission path may be a WIFI or a near field connection.
- a switch button (not explicitly shown) is comprised by the remote control device 21 for select ing either control of the cooking hob 1 or control of the ex- haust hood 3 by the remote control device 21.
- the user inputs the commands for the control of either the cooking hob 1 or the exhaust hood 3 by means of universal operating buttons 9' ar ranged on the remote control device 21.
- the exhaust hood 3 may be controlled via the remote con trol device 21 without any limitation, the operation of the cooking hob 1 is only allowed, following safety standards, in case of the user of the cooking hob 1 being in close distance to the cooking hob in order to be in a position to intervene in case of any unexpected or dangerous situation resulting from the cooking hob operation.
- the micro control unit 13 will receive a control command transmitted via the first transmission path 23 and forwarded by the control unit or the user interface 7, the micro control unit 13 will not immediately process the received control command. Rather, the micro control unit is waiting for also receiving a confirmation signal indicating the presence of the user in close distance to the cooking hob 1.
- Said confirmation signal indicating the user' s presence is pro vided by a microphone 25, also arranged at the front face of the exhaust hood 3.
- the microphone 25 is connected to the control unit or the user interface 7 of the cooking hob 1 by means of a second transmission path 27, which may be an infrared signal connection.
- the microphone 25 may be designed as a directional microphone in order to filter out or reduce the operational noise, sourcing from the operation of the exhaust fan or its driving motor.
- the microphone 25 is adapted for receiving any sound or noise created by a user being in close distance to the cooking hob 1. Such sound or noise may be a vocal sound, a snipping with fin gers or the like.
- the sound or noise may be also created by the user working on the kitchen, in particular handling with spe cific devices, e. g. bumping with a pot 29 positioned on a cook ing zone 5 of the cooking hob 1, toggling with a lid 31 of the pot 29, operating a water tap (not shown) in the kitchen, etc.
- the microphone 25 may be replaced in its function as a user' s presence detector by a specific button or knob to be manipulated by the user in order to trigger a con firmation signal, by a camera or another type of kitchen obser vation system monitoring the user moving around, by a light beam device indicating the user passing the kitchen door or by an other household appliance arranged next to the cooking hob 1 which other household appliance is directly operated by the user and is in a communication interlocking with the cooking hob 1.
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a household appliance (1), in particular a cooking appliance, for example a cooking hob. The method comprises the following steps: - transmission of an information signal, in particular a command signal, to a user interface (7) of the household appliance (1) by a user of the household appliance (1) with the help of a remote control device (21), - starting a time period for waiting for a confirmation signal from the user, - receiving the user's confirmation signal via a confirmation key or confirmation trigger arrangement (25), - processing the information signal by a control unit (13) of the household appliance (1).15 The confirmation signal indicates the user's presence close by the household appliance (1). The present invention also relates to a system for controlling a household appliance (1), in particular a cooking appliance, for example a cooking hob.
Description
Description
Method and system for controlling a household appliance, in par ticular a cooking appliance
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a household appliance, in particular a cooking appliance, e. g. a cooking hob. Further, the invention relates to a system for con trolling a household appliance, in particular a cooking appli ance, e. g. a cooking hob.
A remote control of many household appliances is not generally allowed due to legal safety requirements. In particular, the re mote control of a cooking hob is not allowed. However, the con trol of household appliances by remote device, e.g. smartphones or tablets, and/or by using human voice is increasing and de sired by many users. The control of the household appliance by the remote device could be allowed, if the distance between the user and the household appliance would be controlled to be within a safe value in order to allow a manual control or inter vention of the household appliance.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and/or a system for controlling a household appliance, wherein the distance between the household appliance and a user is reli ably controlled by low complexity.
With respect to the method, the object is achieved by the fea tures of claim 1. With respect to the system, the object is achieved by the features of claim 7.
According to the present invention a method for controlling a household appliance, in particular a cooking appliance, for ex ample a cooking hob, is provided, comprising the following steps :
transmission of an information signal, in particular a com mand signal, to a control unit and/or a user interface of the household appliance by a user of the household appli ance with the help of a remote control device,
starting a time period for waiting for a confirmation sig nal from the user,
receiving the user' s confirmation signal via a confirmation key or confirmation trigger arrangement,
processing the information signal by a control unit of the household appliance.
The invention also provides that the confirmation signal, sourc ing from the user, indicates the user' s presence close by or next to the household appliance.
The main idea of the present invention is that the household ap pliance, in particular the cooking hob, is controlled by the re mote control device and respective user' s commands are processed only, if not only the command signal for the control of the household appliance, but also the confirmation signal for con firming the user' s presence near by the household appliance is received by the household appliance, in particular by its con trol unit and/or its user interface. A predefined value for the user's distance to the household appliance may be set.
The control unit is not processing the information signal, in particular the command signal, as long as not having received the confirmation signal. Preferably after receipt of the infor mation signal, or alternatively by simultaneous receipt, the
control unit is waiting for receiving the confirmation signal. The control unit may stay in the waiting state ad infinitum. A preferred method, however, provides a predefined time interval, in the space thereof the confirmation signal is accepted by the control unit or the user interface.
The time interval may be predefined with a range of any conceiv able duration. It may be feasible, though, to define a period with a duration of 1 to 300 seconds, preferably with a duration of 5 to 180 seconds and more preferably with a duration of 10 to 300 seconds.
In order to increase the safety of the controlling of the house hold appliance, a further step may be comprised which provides a communication of the received information signal, in particular the command signal, by the control unit or the user interface after the receipt thereof. The communication may be performed by displaying the information signal on a display on the control unit or the user interface or a voice output of the received in formation signal by means of a loudspeaker.
The confirmation signal may be activated, in particular actively activated, by the user, particularly after having observed the communication of the information signal by the control unit or the user interface. Alternatively, the confirmation signal is triggered by the presence of the user merely by his physical presence close by the household appliance.
The confirmation signal may be realized by pressing or activat ing a confirmation button by the user. This confirmation button may be a wired button or a wirelessly connected key, possibly even a software key. The button may be arranged or designed in a way that only an authorized user is able to press or activate it. Additionally or alternatively, the confirmation signal may
be a direct, in particular physical, operation of a device or appliance by the user, which device or appliance is arranged near by the household appliance. Another option for a confirma tion signal may be a presence detection signal which identifies a user's, particularly an authorized user's, presence close by the household appliance. Such a presence detection and indica tion may be realized by an infrared signal, a camera signal, a photo sensor signal, a light beam signal and/or an acoustic sig nal. Particularly preferred is a confirmation signal, which en sures confirmation of line of sight of the user to the hob. For example, the confirmation signal may be conveyed by direct con tact of user and hob, particularly physical or semi-physical in teraction of the user and the hob. Physical interaction as used herein preferably means direct contact of user and appliance or a confirmation signal input means capable of transmitting the confirmation signal to the hob control unit. Semi-physical in teraction as used herein preferably means the indirect interac tion such as voice signal transfer, gesture signal or the like. For receiving a confirmation signal in the form of a voice sig nal a confirmation signal input means is capable of receiving an audio, preferably vocal signal, and is capable of transmitting the confirmation signal to the hob control unit. For receiving a confirmation signal in the form of a gesture signal a confirma tion signal input means may comprise a light path, which may be interrupted to generate the confirmation signal.
According to the present invention a system for controlling a household appliance, in particular a cooking appliance, for ex ample a cooking hob, is provided. The system comprises
a control unit controlling the operation of the household appliance and processing commands issued by a user of the household appliance,
a control unit or the user interface of the household ap pliance receiving the user' s commands and transmitting the commands to the control unit ,
a first transmission path for transmitting the user' s commands to the control unit or the user interface by means of remote control,
a remote control device connected to the transmission path and receiving the user's commands,
a second transmission path for transmitting a confirma tion signal from the user to the control unit or the user interface,
a confirmation key or confirmation trigger arrangement connected to the second transmission path and receiving the user's confirmation signal,
a timer controlling a time period which depends on the receipt of the user' s command by the user interface and/or the control unit.
The inventive system is further characterized in that the first and/or the second transmission path/paths is/are wired or wire less and that the confirmation signal indicates or suggests the user's presence close by the household appliance.
The first transmission path and the second transmission path may be congruent or identical. But preferably, in order to increase the system security, the first transmission path is different and independent from the second transmission path.
In a preferred embodiment, the remote control device is a voice control, which enables the user to provide the information sig nal, particularly a command, to the household appliance, in par ticular the control unit and/or the user interface thereof. The voice control may be connected to or implemented in a digital or
virtual assistant, for example "Google Home" (trademark, regis tered by Google LLC with effect for many countries) , "ALEXA" (trademark, registered by Amazon Technologies, Inc. with effect for many countries) or "SIRI" (trademark, registered by Apple Inc. with effect for many countries), or the like. Additionally or alternatively, the remote control device may be a near field remote control device, in particular an infrared or Bluetooth remote control device.
Preferably, the voice control arrangement, in particular the digital or virtual assistant, is positioned next to the house hold appliance. In such arrangement, it sends a position identi fication signal to the household appliance.
The confirmation key or confirmation trigger arrangement may be a key, preferably a physical key, in particular a knob or a but ton, which is arranged at the household appliance. It may be a specific knob or button only dedicated for the purpose of providing a confirmation signal.
A further embodiment provides for the confirmation key or con firmation trigger arrangement being arranged in and/or monitor ing the installation location, in particular the installation room, of the household appliance.
In a more preferred embodiment, the confirmation key or confir mation trigger arrangement is or is allocated to a camera, a mi crophone, a vibration sensor, an infrared sensor and/or a light beam monitoring the environment or surroundings of the household appliance. In that, the confirmation key or confirmation trigger arrangement is arranged next to the household appliance.
Particularly the confirmation key or confirmation trigger ar rangement may be capable of receiving and optionally operating a
presence detection signal, capable of identifying a user or a user's presence, in particular an authorized user's, presence close by the household appliance. The presence detection signal in particular may be an infrared signal, a camera signal, a photo sensor signal, a light beam signal, a gesture signal, a modulated or unmodulated electromagnetic signal, particularly selected from the group comprising RFID, a short range device, or an acoustic signal.
The invention may be specifically designed for a household ap pliance which is a cooking hob, wherein the confirmation key or the confirmation trigger arrangement is arranged at an appli ance, in particular another household appliance, which may be an oven or an exhaust hood.
Further, a specific embodiment of the invention may provide a system with different types of commands, wherein not all types are designated for being processed only after transmission of a confirmation signal, rather, only specific commands, for example starting the household appliance, need to be confirmed by a con firmation signal.
Novel and inventive features of the present invention are set forth in the appended claims.
The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the drawing, in which
FIG 1 illustrates a schematic perspective view of a cooking ar rangement comprising a cooking hob and an exhaust hood and a remote control device.
FIG 1 illustrates a schematic perspective view of a cooking ar rangement comprising a cooking hob 1 and an exhaust hood 3. The
cooking hob comprises a cooking area with four cooking zones 5 and an operator control panel comprising a control unit or the user interface 7. The control unit or the user interface 7 is equipped with operating buttons 9 and a display unit 11. In the interior of the operator control panel, a micro control unit 13 is arranged for controlling the operation of the cooking hob 1. The control unit or the user interface 7 is internally connected with the micro control unit 13 for data exchange between these two components.
The exhaust hood 3 is arranged above the cooking hob 1 by fully covering the cooking area of the cooking hob 1 with its suction area 15. The vapour and/or fume which is/are resulting from the cooking processes are sucked by an exhaust fan (not shown) ar ranged inside the exhaust hood 3 and removed from the kitchen, in which the cooking arrangement is installed, to the environ ment by means of an exhaust tube 17. Hood operating buttons 19 are positioned on a front face of the exhaust hood 3 for the op eration thereof by the user.
The operation of the cooking hob 1 can be performed twofold. On the one hand, a conventional, direct operation may be realized by the user manipulating the hob operating buttons 9 arranged on the control unit or the user interface 7 in order to set or mod ify the power level of the respective cooking zone 5. In a simi lar way, the exhaust hood 3 may be operated also directly in a conventional way by the user manipulating the hood operating buttons 19, thereby controlling the speed of the exhaust fan.
On the other hand, both the cooking hob 1 and the exhaust hood 3 may be operated by the user using a remote control device 21.
Via a first transmission path 23 (in FIG. 1 only illustrated for the connection to the cooking hob 1), the remote control device
21 transmits the information signals to either the cooking hob 1
or to the exhaust hood 3. The first transmission path may be a WIFI or a near field connection. A switch button (not explicitly shown) is comprised by the remote control device 21 for select ing either control of the cooking hob 1 or control of the ex- haust hood 3 by the remote control device 21. The user inputs the commands for the control of either the cooking hob 1 or the exhaust hood 3 by means of universal operating buttons 9' ar ranged on the remote control device 21.
While the exhaust hood 3 may be controlled via the remote con trol device 21 without any limitation, the operation of the cooking hob 1 is only allowed, following safety standards, in case of the user of the cooking hob 1 being in close distance to the cooking hob in order to be in a position to intervene in case of any unexpected or dangerous situation resulting from the cooking hob operation.
Therefore, even though the micro control unit 13 will receive a control command transmitted via the first transmission path 23 and forwarded by the control unit or the user interface 7, the micro control unit 13 will not immediately process the received control command. Rather, the micro control unit is waiting for also receiving a confirmation signal indicating the presence of the user in close distance to the cooking hob 1.
Said confirmation signal indicating the user' s presence is pro vided by a microphone 25, also arranged at the front face of the exhaust hood 3. The microphone 25 is connected to the control unit or the user interface 7 of the cooking hob 1 by means of a second transmission path 27, which may be an infrared signal connection. The microphone 25 may be designed as a directional microphone in order to filter out or reduce the operational noise, sourcing from the operation of the exhaust fan or its driving motor.
The microphone 25 is adapted for receiving any sound or noise created by a user being in close distance to the cooking hob 1. Such sound or noise may be a vocal sound, a snipping with fin gers or the like. The sound or noise may be also created by the user working on the kitchen, in particular handling with spe cific devices, e. g. bumping with a pot 29 positioned on a cook ing zone 5 of the cooking hob 1, toggling with a lid 31 of the pot 29, operating a water tap (not shown) in the kitchen, etc.
As alternative solutions, the microphone 25 may be replaced in its function as a user' s presence detector by a specific button or knob to be manipulated by the user in order to trigger a con firmation signal, by a camera or another type of kitchen obser vation system monitoring the user moving around, by a light beam device indicating the user passing the kitchen door or by an other household appliance arranged next to the cooking hob 1 which other household appliance is directly operated by the user and is in a communication interlocking with the cooking hob 1.
List of reference numerals
1 cooking hob
3 exhaust hood
5 cooking zone ( s )
7 control unit or the user interface
9 hob operating buttons
9 universal operating buttons
11 display unit
13 micro control unit
15 suction area
17 exhaust tube
19 hood operating buttons
21 remote control device
23 first transmission path
25 microphone
27 second transmission path
29 pot
31 lid
Claims
1. A method for controlling a household appliance (1), in par ticular a cooking appliance, for example a cooking hob, com prising the following steps
transmission of an information signal, in particular a command signal, to a control unit (7), particularly a control unit comprising a user interface (7) of the household appliance (1) by a user of the household appli ance (1) with the help of a remote control device (21), starting a time period for waiting for a confirmation signal from the user,
receiving the user' s confirmation signal via a confirma tion key or confirmation trigger arrangement (25) , processing the information signal by a control unit (13) of the household appliance (1),
wherein the confirmation signal indicates the user' s pres ence close by the household appliance (1) .
2. The method according to claim 1,
characterized in that
a time interval is predefined, in the space thereof the con firmation signal is accepted.
3. The method according to claim 2,
characterized in that
the time interval is a period with a duration of 1 to 300 seconds, preferably with a duration of 5 to 180 seconds, more preferably with a duration of 10 to 120 seconds.
4. The method according to any one of the claims 1 to 3,
characterized by the further step
communicating the information signal, in particular the command signal, by the user interface (7) after receipt of the information signal.
5. The method according to any one of the claims 1 to 4,
characterized in that
the confirmation signal is activated or triggered by the user .
6. The method according to any one of the claims 1 to 5,
characterized in that
the confirmation signal is at least one of
pressing a confirmation button by the user, in particular a wired button or a wirelessly connected key,
directly operating a device or appliance by the user, which device or appliance is arranged near by the house hold appliance (1),
a presence detection signal, identifying a user's, in particular an authorized user's, presence close by the household appliance (1), in particular an infrared sig nal, a camera signal, a photo sensor signal, a light beam signal, a gesture signal, a modulated or unmodulated electromagnetic signal, particularly selected from the group comprising RFID, a short range device, or an acous tic signal.
7. A system for controlling a household appliance (1), in par ticular a cooking appliance, for example a cooking hob, com prising
a control unit (13) controlling the operation of the household appliance (1) and processing commands issued by a user of the household appliance (1),
a user interface (7) of the household appliance (1) re ceiving the user' s commands and transmitting the commands to the control unit (13),
a first transmission path (23) for transmitting the user's commands to the user interface (7) by means of re mote control,
a remote control device (21) connected to the first transmission path (23) and receiving the user's commands, a second transmission path (27) for transmitting a con firmation signal from the user to the user interface (7), a confirmation key or confirmation trigger arrangement (25) connected to the second transmission path (27) and receiving the user's confirmation signal,
a timer controlling a time period which depends on the receipt of the user's command by the user interface (7) and/or the control unit (13),
wherein the first (23) and/or the second (27) transmission path/paths is/are wired or wireless, and wherein the confir mation signal indicates or suggests the user' s presence close by the household appliance (1) .
8. The system according to claim 7,
characterized in that
the first transmission path (23) is different and/or inde pendent from the second transmission path (27) .
9. The system according to claim 7 or 8,
characterized in that
the remote control device (21) is a voice control, in par ticular using a digital assistant, for example "Google
Home", "ALEXA" or "SIRI", and/or a near field remote control device .
10. The system according to claim 9,
characterized in that
the voice control arrangement, in particular the digital as sistant, is positioned next to the household appliance (1) sending a position identification signal to the household appliance ( 1 ) .
11. The system according to any one of the claims 7 to 10,
characterized in that
the confirmation key or confirmation trigger arrangement is a key, in particular a knob or button, preferably a specific knob or button, arranged at the household appliance (1) .
12. The system according to any one of the claims 7 to 10,
characterized in that
the confirmation key or confirmation trigger arrangement is arranged in and/or monitors the installation location, in particular the installation room, of the household appliance (1) .
13. The system according to any one of the claims 7 to 12,
characterized in that
the confirmation key or confirmation trigger arrangement is or is allocated to a camera, a microphone (25) , a vibration sensor, an infrared sensor and/or a light beam, arranged close to the household appliance (1) .
14. The system according to any one of the claims 7 to 13,
characterized in that
the household appliance (1) is a cooking hob and the confir mation key or confirmation trigger arrangement is arranged at an oven or an exhaust hood (3) close to the cooking hob.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP18205952.7A EP3653937B1 (en) | 2018-11-13 | 2018-11-13 | Method and system for controlling a household appliance, in particular a cooking appliance |
| EP18205952.7 | 2018-11-13 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| WO2020099196A1 true WO2020099196A1 (en) | 2020-05-22 |
Family
ID=64308631
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/EP2019/080302 WO2020099196A1 (en) | 2018-11-13 | 2019-11-05 | Method and system for controlling a household appliance, in particular a cooking appliance |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| EP (1) | EP3653937B1 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2020099196A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE102020208345A1 (en) * | 2020-07-03 | 2022-01-05 | BSH Hausgeräte GmbH | Safe remote control of a home appliance by voice |
| ES2948390T3 (en) * | 2020-12-28 | 2023-09-11 | Mondragon Componentes S Coop | Method to control a cooking hob using a portable device |
Citations (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US20060263068A1 (en) * | 2005-05-19 | 2006-11-23 | Sony Corporation | Reproducing apparatus, program, and reproduction control method |
| US20100073174A1 (en) * | 2006-11-07 | 2010-03-25 | 6036716 Canada Inc. | Wireless Smoke Detector Power Cut-Off System |
| US20160076777A1 (en) * | 2014-09-12 | 2016-03-17 | General Electric Company | Activation of appliance locking features using hand-contact interface |
| US20170329358A1 (en) * | 2016-05-10 | 2017-11-16 | William MacDonald Ferguson | Controlling heat capability of appliance according to user proximity and notifying remote users via internet for increased safety |
| CN108488850A (en) * | 2018-06-11 | 2018-09-04 | 上海海尔众智坊创客空间管理有限公司 | The control method and electromagnetic oven of electromagnetic oven |
Family Cites Families (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE102012205621A1 (en) * | 2012-04-05 | 2013-10-10 | BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH | Hob and method for controlling a hob |
| DE102015206566A1 (en) * | 2015-04-13 | 2016-10-13 | BSH Hausgeräte GmbH | Home appliance and method for operating a household appliance |
-
2018
- 2018-11-13 EP EP18205952.7A patent/EP3653937B1/en active Active
-
2019
- 2019-11-05 WO PCT/EP2019/080302 patent/WO2020099196A1/en active Application Filing
Patent Citations (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US20060263068A1 (en) * | 2005-05-19 | 2006-11-23 | Sony Corporation | Reproducing apparatus, program, and reproduction control method |
| US20100073174A1 (en) * | 2006-11-07 | 2010-03-25 | 6036716 Canada Inc. | Wireless Smoke Detector Power Cut-Off System |
| US20160076777A1 (en) * | 2014-09-12 | 2016-03-17 | General Electric Company | Activation of appliance locking features using hand-contact interface |
| US20170329358A1 (en) * | 2016-05-10 | 2017-11-16 | William MacDonald Ferguson | Controlling heat capability of appliance according to user proximity and notifying remote users via internet for increased safety |
| CN108488850A (en) * | 2018-06-11 | 2018-09-04 | 上海海尔众智坊创客空间管理有限公司 | The control method and electromagnetic oven of electromagnetic oven |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| EP3653937A1 (en) | 2020-05-20 |
| EP3653937B1 (en) | 2023-06-07 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| AU2015263408B2 (en) | Electrically operated domestic appliance having a voice recognition device | |
| TWI478049B (en) | Intelligent switch with voice control function and intelligent control system using the same | |
| KR101905279B1 (en) | Control methods, apparatus and system for smart household equipment, and devices | |
| KR101737191B1 (en) | Method and apparatus for controlling smart terminal | |
| US11334208B2 (en) | Control apparatus | |
| US10608837B2 (en) | Control apparatus and method for controlling the same | |
| EP2892244B1 (en) | Equipment control device, equipment control method, and program | |
| CN104885572B (en) | The method and control unit that are grouped to the lighting device in system, user mutual element | |
| WO2020099196A1 (en) | Method and system for controlling a household appliance, in particular a cooking appliance | |
| US8487748B2 (en) | System for the remote control of at least one electrical household appliance | |
| JP3225756U (en) | Multifunctional remote control device | |
| KR102004221B1 (en) | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER RELAY CONTROL BASED ON IoT THROUGH MULTIMEDIA CHATTING | |
| KR20210077637A (en) | Method for operating a cooking appliance, and cooking appliance | |
| US9847017B2 (en) | Remote control apparatus commanded wirelessly by a user device for controlling a target device | |
| JP6097934B2 (en) | Operation terminal, control method, and program | |
| US20220146108A1 (en) | Input and/or control system for a household appliance, method for operating a household appliance and/or for providing a household appliance with input and household appliance | |
| CN113544436B (en) | Input and/or control system for a household appliance, method for operating a household appliance and/or providing an input to a household appliance, and household appliance | |
| KR102371633B1 (en) | Method to search for the location of remote control | |
| EP4008162A1 (en) | Cooking device | |
| JP2004032540A (en) | Home control system | |
| KR200328706Y1 (en) | Home automation system | |
| TW201934064A (en) | Program and home electrical appliance system provided with program, operation terminal with program and home electrical appliance characterized by managing the operation right without being limited to a server | |
| KR200328707Y1 (en) | Multifunctional video phone system | |
| JP6168766B2 (en) | Communications system | |
| KR20000050083A (en) | Automatic environment control sytem using the high speed network |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application |
Ref document number: 19795586 Country of ref document: EP Kind code of ref document: A1 |
|
| NENP | Non-entry into the national phase |
Ref country code: DE |
|
| 122 | Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase |
Ref document number: 19795586 Country of ref document: EP Kind code of ref document: A1 |