Cooking system with error detection

Abstract

According to one example, a system comprises a plurality of cooking device systems that are each operable to be used in cooking a food item during a cooking process; a heat source system comprising a plurality of heat sources that are each operable to provide an amount of energy to be used to cook the food item; and a sensor operable to detect information associated with the cooking process. The system further comprises a processor operable to determine an identity of a first cooking device system and determine an identity of a first heat source. The processor is further operable to receive an indication of the detected information; determine whether there is an error in the cooking process based on the indication; and following a determination that there is an error in the cooking process, transmit an indication of the error in the cooking process.

1 - 7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . A system, comprising:
 a. heat source system comprising a plurality of heat sources, each heat source operable to provide an amount of energy to be used to cook a food item during a cooking process;   b. a sensor operable to detect information associated with the cooking process;   c. a processor operable, when executed, to:
 i. determine an identity of a first cooking device system to be used in cooking the food item; 
 ii. determine an identity of a first heat source of the plurality of heat sources to be used to provide the amount of energy to be used to cook the food item; 
 iii. receive an indication of the detected information associated with the cooking process; 
 iv. based on the indication of the detected information associated with the cooking process, determine whether the first cooking device system is positioned properly with regard to the first heat source; and 
 v. following a determination that the first cooking device system is not positioned properly with regard to the first heat source, transmit an indication of the error in the cooking process. 
   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the system further comprises a wireless device that comprises the processor. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is further operable to transmit the indication of the error in the cooking process for display to a user. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the sensor comprises a weight sensor operable to detect a weight or force applied to at least one of the plurality of heat sources. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the sensor comprises a Near Field Communication (NFC) sensor or a radio frequency identification (RFID) sensor operable to detect a wireless signal transmitted by the first cooking device system. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the sensor comprises a motion sensor operable to detect one or more motions associated with at least one of the plurality of heat sources. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the sensor comprises a camera operable to generate one or more images of the plurality of heat sources. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the sensor comprises a temperature sensor operable to detect a temperature associated with at least one of the plurality of heat sources. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is further operable to determine that the first cooking device system is not positioned properly with regard to the first heat source when the first cooking device system is not positioned on or in the first heat source. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is further operable to determine that the first cooking device system is not positioned properly with regard to the first heat source when the first cooking device system is positioned on or in another heat source of the plurality of heat sources. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is further operable to determine that the first cooking device system is not positioned properly with regard to the first heat source when another cooking device system is positioned on or in the first heat source. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the sensor is positioned in or in the heat source system. 
     
     
         20 . A system, comprising:
 a. a plurality of cooking device systems, each cooking device system operable to be used in cooking a food item during a cooking process;   b. a sensor operable to detect information associated with the cooking process;   c. a processor operable, when executed, to:
 i. determine an identity of a first cooking device system of the plurality of cooking device systems; 
 ii. receive an indication of the detected information associated with the cooking process; 
 iii. based on the indication of the detected information associated with the cooking process, determine whether the first cooking device system is currently being used in the cooking process; and 
 iv. following a determination that the first cooking device system is not currently being used in the cooking process, transmit an indication of the error in the cooking process. 
   
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein the system further comprises a wireless device that comprises the processor. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein the processor is further operable to transmit the indication of the error in the cooking process for display to a user. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein the sensor comprises a motion sensor operable to detect one or more motions associated with the first cooking device system. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein the sensor comprises a temperature sensor operable to detect a temperature associated with the food item. 
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein the sensor comprises a pressure sensor operable to detect a pressure applied to at least a portion of the first cooking device system. 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein the sensor comprises a Near Field Communication (NFC) sensor or a radio frequency identification (RFID) sensor operable to detect a wireless signal transmitted by a heat source system. 
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein the sensor comprises an electromagnetic radiation sensor operable to detect electromagnetic radiation emitted by a heat source. 
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein the processor is further operable to determine that the first cooking device system is not currently being used in the cooking process when a user is holding or moving another cooking device system of the plurality of cooking device systems. 
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein the processor is further operable to determine that the first cooking device system is not currently being used in the cooking process when another cooking device system of the plurality of cooking device systems is positioned on or in a heat source. 
     
     
         30 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein the sensor is positioned in or on the cooking device system. 
     
     
         31 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein:
 a. the sensor is positioned in or on the first cooking device system;   b. the system further comprises a heat source system that comprises:
 i. a heat source operable to provide an amount of energy to be used to cook the food item during the cooking process; and 
 ii. a second sensor positioned in or on the heat source system, the second sensor operable to detect additional information associated with the cooking process; and 
   c. the processor is further operable, when executed, to:
 i. receive an indication of the detected additional information associated with the cooking process; and 
 ii. based on the indication of the detected information associated with the cooking process and further based on the indication of the detected additional information associated with the cooking process, determine whether the first cooking device system is currently being used in the cooking process. 
   
     
     
         32 - 37 . (canceled)