Temperature sensing and indication for foodstuff
AssigneeInsight Direct USA, Inc.
InventorJuan M. Orlandini
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Abstract
A temperature sensing and indication system generates information regarding the temperature of a foodstuff and provides an indication of the temperature by an Internet of Things (IoT) device. A transceiver receives temperature data from a temperature sensor and transmits the temperature data to a cloud platform. A controller downloads the temperature data from the cloud platform and generates cook status data based on the temperature data. The controller generates and transmits instructions to an IoT device to cause the IoT device to output an indication of the cook status of the foodstuff.
Claims20
A food temperature measurement (FTM) system comprising:
- an Internet of Things (IoT) device;
- a temperature sensor configured to generate temperature reading data regarding an internal temperature of a foodstuff;
- a transceiver communicatively connected to the temperature sensor to receive the temperature reading data from the temperature sensor and transmit sensed temperature data to a cloud platform, the sensed temperature data based on the temperature reading data;
- and
- a controller communicatively connected to the cloud platform to receive temperature status data from the cloud platform, the temperature status data based on the sensed temperature data, the controller comprising:
- control circuitry;
- and
- computer-readable memory storing instructions that, when executed by the control circuitry, cause the controller to:
- compare the temperature status data to a first temperature threshold to determine a cook status;
- generate a first status signal based on the determined cook status;
- and
- transmit the first status signal to the IoT device to cause the IoT device to emit a first status indicator regarding a cooking state of the foodstuff.
A food temperature measurement (FTM) system comprising:
- an Internet of Things (IoT) device;
- a temperature sensor configured to generate temperature reading data regarding a temperature of a foodstuff;
- a transceiver communicatively connected to the temperature sensor to receive the temperature reading data from the temperature sensor, the transceiver configured to transmit sensed temperature data to a cloud platform, the sensed temperature data based on the temperature reading data;
- and
- a controller communicatively connected to the cloud platform to receive temperature status data from the cloud platform, the temperature status data based on the sensed temperature data, the controller comprising:
- control circuitry;
- and
- computer-readable memory storing instructions that, when executed by the control circuitry, cause the controller to:
- compare the temperature status data to a plurality of temperature thresholds;
- generate cook status data based on the comparison of the temperature status data and the plurality of thresholds;
- generate a status signal based on the cook status data;
- and
- transmit the first status signal to the IoT device to cause the IoT device to emit a status indicator regarding a cooking state of the foodstuff;
- wherein the controller is configured to cause the IoT device to output a unique status indicator based on each threshold of the plurality of thresholds.
A method of determining a cooking state of a foodstuff and providing information regarding the cooking state, the method comprising:
- generating, by a temperature sensor, temperature reading data regarding a temperature of the foodstuff;
- receiving, at a transceiver, the temperature reading data from the temperature sensor;
- transmitting, by the transceiver, sensed temperature data to a cloud platform, the sensed temperature data based on the temperature reading data;
- receiving, at a controller, temperature status data from the cloud platform, the temperature status data based on the sensed temperature data;
- comparing, by the controller, the temperature status data to a temperature threshold and determining a cook status based on the comparison;
- generating, by the controller, a status signal based on the determined cook status;
- transmitting, by the controller, the status signal to an Internet of Things (IoT) device;
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- emitting, by the IoT device, a status indicator regarding the cooking state of the foodstuff.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.