Method for Controlling a Heating Device and System for Carrying Out Said Method

Abstract

A method for controlling a warming device includes: providing a system including the warming device and a household appliance, the system configured to at least one of process and prepare at least one of a beverage and a food; and automatically turning on a heating element of the warming device by a selection of a future activation time at which the household appliance is switched from a standby state to an ON state, the selection being made using the household appliance.

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       9 : A method for controlling a warming device, the method comprising:
 providing a system including the warming device and a household appliance, the system configured to at least one of process and prepare at least one of a beverage and a food; and   automatically turning on a heating element of the warming device by a selection of a future activation time at which the household appliance is switched from a standby state to an ON state, the selection being made using the household appliance.   
   
   
       10 : The method as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the automatically turning on the heating element is performed so as to turn on the heating element at a point in time subsequent to the selection of the activation time of the household appliance and prior to the activation time. 
   
   
       11 : The method as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the automatically turning off the heating element is performed so as to turn off the heating element at a point in time subsequent to a selection of a future deactivation time of the household appliance and prior to the deactivation time. 
   
   
       12 : The method as recited in  claim 10 , further comprising automatically turning off the heating element using the household appliance at a point in time subsequent to a selection of a future deactivation time of the household appliance and prior to the deactivation time. 
   
   
       13 : A system configured to at least one of process and prepare at least one of beverages and foods, the system comprising:
 a household appliance configured to select a future activation time at which the household appliance is switched from a standby state to an ON state; and   a warming device including a heating element configured to be automatically turned on by the selection of the future activation time.   
   
   
       14 : The system as recited in  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the household appliance and the warming device is configured to preset a time interval between the activation of the heating element and the activation of the household appliance. 
   
   
       15 : The system as recited in  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the household appliance and the warming device is configured to preset a time interval between a deactivation of the heating element and a deactivation time of the household appliance. 
   
   
       16 : The system as recited in  claim 14 , wherein at least one of the household appliance and the warming device is configured to preset a time interval between a deactivation of the heating element and a deactivation time of the household appliance. 
   
   
       17 : The system as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the warming device includes a control element configured to turn off the heating element independently of settings made using the household appliance prior to the turning off. 
   
   
       18 : The system as recited in  claims 14 , wherein the warming device includes a control element configured to turn off the heating element independently of settings made using the household appliance prior to the turning off. 
   
   
       19 : The system as recited in  claims 15 , wherein the warming device includes a control element configured to turn off the heating element independently of settings made using the household appliance prior to the turning off. 
   
   
       20 : The system as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the household appliance includes a control element configured to turn off the household appliance manually and independently of settings made using the household appliance prior to the turning off. 
   
   
       21 : The system as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the household appliance includes a control element configured to turn off the household appliance manually and independently of settings made using the household appliance prior to the turning off. 
   
   
       22 : The system as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the household appliance includes a control element configured to turn off the household appliance manually and independently of settings made using the household appliance prior to the turning off.