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Hood with telephone communication functionsHood with telephone communication functions description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070034203, Hood with telephone communication functions. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[0001] The present invention relates to a hood, in particular for a household kitchen. [0002] Such hoods are used to remove, in particular by suction, fumes and steam from the environment where the hood is located and is operating. [0003] The present invention arises from reflections made by the Applicant concerning those cases in which, for instance, a housewife receives and has to answer a call on her cellular telephone or fixed home telephone, while having her hands busy carrying out household duties such as, for example, cooking food on the burners of the hob, manually kneading dough, or laying the table. Such cases are getting more and more frequent as the use of telephones, in particular cellular telephones, is constantly increasing. [0004] Nowadays, the housewife can either give up answering the call or suspend the cooking, for example by putting out the flame to prevent the food from overcooking or burning, or wash her hands quickly to be able to pick up the telephone handset, risking however to be too late and miss the call. [0005] A similar problem is encountered by the housewife whenever she needs to make a call, the housewife must suspend her work, wash her hands if necessary, and then pick up the telephone handset, dial the desired number and hold the handset in her hand during the conversation. [0006] The Japanese Patent Application No. 2003009256 discloses a household conditioning apparatus comprising a short-distance radio transmission/reception device being operated through signals sent by a cellular telephone. The system can recognize the cellular telephone from which the control signal has been sent and activate those functions corresponding to that control signal. An important aspect of the solution described in the above Japanese Patent Application consists in the use of the Bluetooth technology for the transmission and/or reception of signals. [0007] The American Patent Application No. 2003161490 discloses a household hood comprising a voice control unit, which includes a microphone and a sensor working as a motion detector. When the motion signal detected by the sensor is received, the control unit is adapted to turn on the microphone, making it ready for receiving a voice signal coming from the user. The received voice signal is then sent to a voice analysis unit adapted to activate the corresponding function of the hood. [0008] These known solutions, which have been cited herein merely for providing all information available, do not face or solve the above-described problems at all. [0009] The general object of the present invention is to solve the above-described drawbacks, thus making it easier for a user working in a kitchen to answer or make telephone calls. [0010] Said object is achieved through a hood incorporating the features of the annexed claims, which form an integral part of the present description. [0011] The idea at the basis of the present invention is to use the hood to facilitate telephone communications; this is advantageous because, when a person is working in a kitchen, he/she often stands in front of the hob, therefore facing the hood; moreover, the hood is located in a very good position for voice detection and emission. [0012] Further features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, provided as a non-limiting example and referring to the annexed drawings, wherein: [0013] FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a hood according to the prior art; [0014] FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the circuit system of a hood according to the prior art; [0015] FIG. 3 shows a schematic representation of a hood according to the present invention; [0016] FIG. 4 shows a first block diagram of the circuit system of a hood according to the present invention; [0017] FIG. 5 shows a second block diagram of the circuit system of a hood according to the present invention; [0018] FIG. 6 shows a third block diagram of the circuit system of a hood according to the present invention; [0019] FIG. 7 shows a fourth block diagram of the circuit system of a hood according to the present invention; and [0020] FIG. 8 shows a fifth block diagram of the circuit system of a hood according to the present invention. [0021] Both said description and said drawings are to be considered as non-limiting examples. [0022] As to the description of the annexed drawings, it can be noticed that FIG. 1 represents, in a schematic and simplified manner, a typology of kitchen hood 1 according to the prior art. [0023] Hood typologies may be grouped into several families depending on their structure. Some examples are: standard suction hoods, also called classic hoods, being positioned on the wall directly above the hob, or under a wall unit, or inserted between kitchen elements; pull-out or sliding hoods equipped with a self-moving glass or metal carriage, which allows when in use to increase the fume capture area and can be retracted when not in use in order to align the hood perfectly with the other kitchen elements; or chimney hoods mainly used when a decorative touch is to be added to the kitchen environment. There are also recirculating, exhausting or convertible system hoods; in any case, the above typologies can be generally represented by the configuration shown in FIG. 1. [0024] The configuration of FIG. 1 shows a hood 1 comprising: [0025] a casing C, i.e. the external structure enclosing all of the elements making up the hood. Said casing is generally made of metal sheet (e.g. painted steel, stainless steel, copper or brass); [0026] an electromechanic assembly for motor-ventilation (FIG. 1 schematically shows the motor E only whereas the fan is not shown); [0027] external sensors SE for detecting, for example, the presence of fumes or the temperature on the hob; [0028] an operation board SC with press buttons allowing a user to activate or deactivate some functions of the hood; [0029] a control board SP adapted to control and adjust the functionalities of the hood. Continue reading about Hood with telephone communication functions... 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