Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag

Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.v.

Fabienne Reinhard-Herrscher

Christoph Luckhardt

Kersten Kaiser

Christoph Walther

Sandro Comuzzi

Daniel Arler

Arnd Hofmann

Klaus Winkelmann

Jennifer Burkhardt

Michael Herzog

Filippo Tisselli

Francesco Corleoni

Karl Leidig

Thomas Fich Pedersen

Eva Holzgreve

Reiner Horstmann

Erhardt Koitzsch

Eric Bosscher

Martin Kessler

David Joao Machado Martins

Fransesco Corleoni

Nicolas Monroy

Maike Meider

Michael Keidel

Gerhard Münzberg

Vera Bodechtel

Stefan DÄNZER

Mirko Gummersbach

Erhard Koitzsch

A mobile device for communicating with a smart appliance is disclosed. The mobile device includes a sensing element for detecting a current value of an operational feature of the smart appliance. A memory including a database including a table of data of other values associated with operational features is included or accessible online. The mobile device includes a processor for accessing the database, comparing the relevant current and other values and, when they do not match, generate instructions to the smart appliance to adjust its settings so as to bring the current and other values into alignment. The mobile device is configured to communicate with the smart appliance in a first state wherein data flows from the smart appliance to the mobile device only; and in a second state wherein the data flows in both directions.

Method for data communication with a domestic appliance by a mobile computer device, mobile computer device and domestic appliance

A mobile device for communicating with a smart appliance and the Internet is disclosed. The mobile device includes a sensing element for detecting a current value of an operational features of the smart appliance. A memory including relationships between other values and operational features is provided. A processor is also provided for accessing the memory and comparing the current and other values to determine whether there is a match. If the values do not match, the process generates and sends instructions to the smart appliance to adjust its settings so as to bring the current and other values into alignment. The mobile device is also in communication with the Internet where the mobile device may draw upon online resources to perform or support performing any of the above steps.

A method for data communication with a domestic appliance by a mobile computer device. The domestic appliance and the mobile computer device are interconnected or interconnectable via a wireless data connection. The wireless data connection is adapted for transferring signals between the domestic appliance and the mobile computer device. Further, the present invention relates to application software for the mobile computer device. Moreover, the present invention relates to a domestic appliance. Additionally, the present invention relates to a mobile computer device including a display or touch screen.

The invention relates to a method for calculating three-dimensional information of food received within a cavity of a food preparation entity, the method comprising the steps of: capturing at least one image of said food received within the cavity by a plenoptic camera, said image comprising information regarding the light intensity and the direction of light rays traveling in space; or capturing at least two images of said food received within the cavity, said images being taken from different positions during movement of a camera; or capturing at least two images of said food received within the cavity using a camera, said images comprising different focus points; and processing the at least one image in order to establish three-dimensional information of said food received within the cavity.

Food preparation entity

A system for preparing or semi-preparing food that includes at least one 3D printer and at least one food supporting device. The 3D printer includes at least one extruder for delivering and modelling at least one food paste and/or food powder onto the food supporting device, and at least one heating device for preheating the food paste and/or the food powder and at least one cooling device for precooling the food paste and/or the food powder. The 3D printer is controlled or controllable by a user interface, microcontroller, computer and/or computer program. The system includes at least one cooking hob for heating the modelled food on the food supporting device. The temperature for each food paste and/or food powder is individually adjustable. The food supporting device is a pan, cooking vessel, cooking pot, tray, plancha or container arranged on a cooking zone of the cooking hob.

System for preparing or semi-preparing food

The invention relates to a food preparation entity comprising a cavity () for receiving food to be prepared and an image recognition system () for gathering optical information of the food to be prepared, wherein the food preparation entity () is further adapted to store, gather and/or receive meta-information and select one or more food types out of a list of food types based on said meta-information and said captured optical information.

The present invention relates to a food probe () for determining the temperature or the temperatures in the interior of food stuff. The food probe () comprises an elongated rod (). A front portion of the rod () is provided for penetrating the food stuff. The rod () is subdivided into at least three pipe sections () arranged serially. The rod () includes a cone end () arranged at its front end. The food probe () comprises at least three temperature sensors (). A most one of the temperature sensors () is arranged inside one pipe section () and/or inside the cone end (). The food probe () comprises a connector () provided for an electric connection to a control unit. The connector comprises at least three connector elements () connected to the temperature sensors () according to the predetermined scheme. Further, the present invention relates to a method for controlling a cooking process.

Food probe for determining the temperature in the interior of food stuff

The invention relates to an oven door () for closing an oven cavity () comprising a door glass () being at least partially transparent for enabling a user to look into the oven cavity and a door handle () for opening the door, wherein the door handle () comprises a projection unit () being adapted to project light onto an projection area of the door glass () in order to provide a graphical display on the door glass () and wherein the door glass () is adapted to emit or reflect light towards the space in front of the oven door () based on the light provided by the projection unit () in order to provide information to a user in front of the oven door ().

Oven door and oven comprising an oven door

A domestic appliance, in particular a cooking oven, with a camera. The domestic appliance includes a treatment chamber and a door for opening and closing the treatment chamber. The door includes a window or a transparent part. The door includes a door handle arranged at an outer side of said door. The camera is arranged inside the door handle, wherein the lens coverage of the camera extends from said camera through the window or transparent portion of the door into the interior of the treatment chamber. Picture signals generated by the camera are represented or representable by a picture displaying device, wherein said picture displaying device is a part of the control unit of the domestic appliance and/or a part of an external device connected or connectable to said domestic appliance.

Domestic appliance, in particular cooking oven, with a camera

A heatable cavity () for a kitchen appliance (), particularly for an oven, wherein the heatable cavity () comprises a plurality of cavity walls defining a cooking chamber () for cooking foodstuff, and a central opening for placing foodstuff into the cooking chamber (), wherein the outer surface of at least one of the cavity walls comprises a coating () that comprises a material with a low emissivity, preferably wherein said material with a low emissivity has a lower emissivity than oxidized steel.

Heatable cavity for a kitchen appliance having a low emissivity coating

A domestic oven () comprising a heatable oven cavity () having a frontal opening (), and a door () for closing said frontal opening (), wherein the door () comprises a first door wing () and a second door wing (), wherein each door wing () comprises a first vertical edge () that is mounted pivotally about a vertical axis (a, a') respectively on one of the opposite sides () of said frontal opening () to a structure () of the domestic oven () for a movement between a closed position (c) and an open position (b) of the door (), wherein in said closed position (c) of the door () the door wings () form a vertical gap () between adjacent second vertical edges () of either door wing ().

Domestic oven having a door with two door wings

The invention in particular is directed to an oven cavity () adapted to be used with a baking and/or steaming oven (). The cavity () comprises several cavity walls (), wherein at least one load bearing wall section of at least one of the cavity walls () is made in self-supporting configuration from at least one of a high temperature resistant polymer material and technical textile material.

Oven cavity and oven

An actuation system for automatic actuation of at least one element covering an opening of a household appliance. The actuation system includes at least one actuation element constituted by at least one shape memory alloy element. The actuation system is adapted to actuate the element when applying heat to the actuation element.

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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

Fabienne Reinhard-Herrscher