# US 2018/0321652 A1 · Monitoring and controlling of appliances

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- Number: US 2018/0321652 A1
- Document ID: US20180321652A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/040,003
- Filed: 2018-07-19
- Published: 2018-11-08
- Earliest claimed: 2013-12-05
- Assignees: Wallflower Labs Inc.
- Applicants: Wallflower Labs Inc.
- Inventors: Victor Roman Jablokov; Jesse St Marie; Iain McDonald; Daniel Jay Kern
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180321652A1

## CPC

- G05B 19/042: using digital processors (G05B19/05 takes precedence)
- G05B 2219/2643: Oven, cooking
- G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G)

## Abstract

An electric or gas range may be monitored or controlled with an integrated appliance assistant. The range may include multiple sensors, such as sensors measuring temperature proximate to a burner, power usage by the burner (e.g., electricity or gas consumption), temperature proximate to an oven, or power usage by the oven. The measurements received from the sensors may be processed by a control board, and the control board may be configured to turn off a burner and/or the oven based on the measurements. Such an electric or gas range may provide increased safety by turning off a burner or the oven in the event of a fire or a person accidentally leaving it on.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electric range comprising:
a first burner of a stove;
a second burner of the stove;
an oven;
a first sensor that indicates electrical usage by the first burner;
a second sensor that indicates electrical usage by the second burner;
a third sensor that indicates electrical usage by a heating element of the oven;
a fourth sensor that indicates temperature proximate to the first burner;
a fifth sensor that indicates temperature proximate to the second burner;
a sixth sensor that indicates temperature proximate to the oven; and
a control board configured to:
receive measurements from each of the first sensor, the second sensor, the third sensor, the fourth sensor, the fifth sensor, and the sixth sensor,
turn off at least one of the first burner, the second burner, or the oven based at least in part on processing the received measurements.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electric range of claim 1, further comprising:
a seventh sensor that detects a position of a door to the oven; and
wherein the control board is further configured, based at least in part on a measurement from the seventh sensor, to (i) modify a temperature setting of the oven or (ii) turn off the oven.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electric range of claim 1, further comprising:
a wireless network interface to communicate with an external sensor; and
wherein the control board is further configured to:
receive a measurement from the external sensor via the wireless network interface, and
turn off at least one of the first burner, the second burner, or the oven based at least in part on the measurement from the external sensor.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electric range of claim 1, wherein the control board is further configured to:
obtain instructions regarding a sequence of operations for controlling at least one of the first burner, the second burner, or the oven; and
implement the instructions.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The electric range of claim 1, wherein the control board is further configured to send a message to a second device with information about a state of the electric range or instructions to modify a setting of the second device.

### Claim 6

An gas range comprising:
a first burner of a stove;
a second burner of the stove;
an oven;
a first sensor that indicates gas usage by the first burner;
a second sensor that indicates gas usage by the second burner;
a third sensor that indicates gas usage by a heating element of the oven;
a fourth sensor that indicates temperature proximate to the first burner of the stove;
a fifth sensor that indicates temperature proximate to the second burner of the stove;
a sixth sensor that indicates temperature proximate to the oven; and
a control board configured to:
receive measurements from each of the first sensor, the second sensor, the third sensor, the fourth sensor, the fifth sensor, and the sixth sensor,
turn off at least one of the first burner, the second burner, or the oven based at least in part on processing the received measurements.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The gas range of claim 6, further comprising:
a seventh sensor that detects a position of a door to the oven; and
wherein the control board is further configured, based at least in part on a measurement from the seventh sensor, to (i) modify a temperature setting of the oven or (ii) turn off the oven.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The gas range of claim 6, further comprising:
a wireless network interface to communicate with an external sensor; and
wherein the control board is further configured to:
receive a measurement from the external sensor via the wireless network interface, and
turn off at least one of the first burner, the second burner, or the oven based at least in part on the measurement from the external sensor.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The gas range of claim 6, wherein the control board is further configured to:
obtain instructions regarding a sequence of operations for controlling at least one of the first burner, the second burner, or the oven; and
implement the instructions.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The gas range of claim 6, wherein the control board is further configured to send a message to a second device with information about a state of the gas range or instructions to modify a setting of the second device.