Patent · US Expired

Intelligent coffeemaker appliance

US7151968B2 · kind B2 · utility

36Cited by
215References
29Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateNov 1, 2001
Grant dateDec 19, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 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.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.