Intelligent coffeemaker appliance
US7151968B2 · kind B2 · utility
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29Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J31/521
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention may be broadly conceptualized as an approach in which a coffeemaker (116) receives a plurality of timer settings from a network and communicates the state of the coffeemaker (116) to another network device while keeping a real-time clock (1112) synchronized and correctly set by receiving period time synchronization messages.
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