US 11,246,390 B2 · Remote access and control of a hair styling device

Abstract

A hair styling device is described herein that comprises an exposed heating surface, a heating element to heat the exposed heating surface, a temperature sensor to measure a temperature of at least one of the heating element or the exposed heating surface, a heating element interface coupled to the heating element, and a network communication circuit. The hair styling device further comprises a device controller that includes a control circuit to provide a control signal to the heating element interface to modify operation of the heating element according to an instruction received by the network communication circuit over a network from an application. In an embodiment, the device controller further includes a command status monitor to generate a success or fail message, indicative of a success or failure of the instruction in the hair styling device, for transmission by the network communication circuit over the network to the application.

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Dependent claims

A hair styling device, comprising:

an exposed heating surface;
a heating element configured to heat the exposed heating surface;
a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of at least one of the heating element or the exposed heating surface;
a heating element interface coupled to the heating element and configured to cause the heating element to heat the exposed heating surface in response to a received control signal;
a network communication circuit configured to receive, over a network, an instruction to modify operation of the heating element from an application in a user device;
a location sensor configured to obtain a location of the hair styling device;
a device controller that includes:
a control circuit configured to provide the control signal to the heating element interface to modify operation of the heating element according to the instruction;
and
a status manager configured to, in response to a request for a status profile regarding the hair styling device:
determine a status of at least one operational characteristic of the hair styling device, and
generate a status message, which includes the determined status and the obtained location, for transmission by the network communication circuit over the network to the application.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon defining an application configured to execute in a user device, the program code comprising:

a status monitor configured to:
receive, over a network, from a network communication circuit of the user device, a status profile corresponding to a hair styling device, the status profile at least indicating an on/off status of the hair styling device and a location of the hair styling device, and
display the status profile in a user interface of the user device;
and
a hair styling device manager configured to:
receive an instruction input to the user interface to modify an operation of a heating element of the hair styling device, the heating element configured to heat an exposed heating surface of the hair styling device;
and
transmit the instruction to the hair styling device over the network using the network communication circuit, the instruction causing, at the hair styling device, a control signal corresponding to the instruction to be provided to a heating element interface coupled to the heating element.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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