Cooking assistive device and method for making and using same
AssigneeNewtonoid Technologies, L.L.C.
InventorsFielding B. Staton, David Strumpf
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Abstract
A cooking assistive device comprises a portable housing configured to be disposed on or proximate a food item. The device includes a plurality of sensors situated within the housing, a dispenser, and a utensil holder. The device has a memory storing computer-readable instructions, and a processor. The processor is configured to execute the instructions to: (a) obtain a wireless input from a mobile device; (b) access data stored in a remote database; (c) obtain a reading from at least one of the plurality of sensors; and (d) cause the dispenser to dispense a substance in response to the reading.
Claims19
A cooking assistive device, comprising:
- a portable housing having at least one opening formed therein;
- a sensor situated within said housing;
- a memory, operably coupled to said housing, for storing computer-readable instructions;
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- a processor in communication with said memory, said processor configured to execute said instructions to:
- (1) obtain an input from the sensor;
- (2) access data stored in a remote database;
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- (3) compare the input to the data;
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- (4) communicate with a cooking element in response to the comparison;
- wherein the cooking element is a dispenser configured to dispense a substance in response to the comparison.
A cooking assistive device, comprising:
- a portable housing configured to be disposed on or proximate a food item;
- said housing having a plurality of openings;
- a plurality of sensors situated within said housing;
- a utensil holder, said utensil holder comprising a hook;
- a memory, operably connected to said housing, for storing computer-readable instructions;
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- a processor in communication with said memory, said processor configured to execute said instructions to:
- (1) access data stored in a remote database;
- (2) obtain a reading from at least one of said plurality of sensors;
- (3) compare said reading to said data;
- (4) communicate with a cooking device in response to said comparison.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.