Heating apparatus of controlling exhaust fan and method thereof

Abstract

Provided are a heating apparatus and a method for controlling the heating apparatus. The heating apparatus includes a heating module, a display, a short-range wireless communication module, at least one memory storing one or more instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to establish a short-range wireless communication link with an exhaust device arranged on a flow path apart from an aspiration hob through the short-range wireless communication module, based on receiving a user input for turning on the heating apparatus, and control the exhaust device to perform an exhaust operation by transmitting operation information to the exhaust device through the established short-range wireless communication link, according to driving of the heating module.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A heating apparatus comprising:
 a heating module;   a short-range wireless communication module;   at least one memory storing one or more instructions; and   at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
 establish a short-range wireless communication link with an exhaust device arranged on a flow path apart from an aspiration hob of the heating apparatus through the short-range wireless communication module, based on receiving a user input for turning on the heating apparatus, and 
 control the exhaust device to perform an exhaust operation by transmitting operation information to the exhaust device through the established short-range wireless communication link according to driving of the heating module. 
   
     
     
         2 . The heating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the flow path is connected to the aspiration hob and has a reference thickness or less along a bottom surface of the heating apparatus. 
     
     
         3 . The heating apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the flow path comprises a first flow path having the reference thickness or less along the bottom surface of the heating apparatus and a second flow path connected to the first flow path to discharge sucked-in air, and
 the exhaust device is arranged on the second flow path.   
     
     
         4 . The heating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
 receive rotation speed information of an exhaust fan of the exhaust device from the exhaust device through the short-range wireless communication link,   determine whether a filter included in the flow path needs to be replaced, based on the received rotation speed information, and   display a notification indicating that the filter needs to be replaced, through a display, based on determining that the filter needs to be replaced.   
     
     
         5 . The heating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
 receive airflow information about a level of an airflow according to the driving of the exhaust device from the exhaust device through the short-range wireless communication link,   determine whether installation of the flow path is abnormal, based on the received airflow information, and   display a notification indicating that the installation of the flow path is abnormal, through a display.   
     
     
         6 . The heating apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a fine particle sensor configured to sense fine particles in the flow path,
 wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the one or more instructions to:   detect an amount of fine particles emitted from a food material through the fine particle sensor,   determine operation information about an output of a fan motor of the exhaust device based on the detected amount of fine particles, and   transmit the determined operation information to the exhaust device.   
     
     
         7 . The heating apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the fine particle sensor is provided in a buried form in an inner wall of the flow path. 
     
     
         8 . The heating apparatus of  claim 6 , further comprising a light emitting device,
 wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the one or more instructions to turn on the light emitting device based on the detected amount of fine particles.   
     
     
         9 . The heating apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of aspiration hobs and a plurality of valves corresponding to the plurality of aspiration hobs in the flow path,
 wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the one or more instructions to open at least one of the plurality of valves based on a position of a burner being heated among a plurality of burners in the heating apparatus.   
     
     
         10 . The heating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the short-range wireless communication link is a first short-range wireless communication link, and
 wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the one or more instructions to:   establish a second short-range wireless communication link with a hood device located over the heating apparatus, through the short-range wireless communication module based on receiving a user input for turning on the heating apparatus, and   transmit operation information different from the operation information transmitted to the exhaust device to the hood device based on the second short-range wireless communication link with the hood device, according to driving of the heating module.   
     
     
         11 . A method for controlling a heating apparatus, the method comprising:
 establishing a short-range wireless communication link with an exhaust device arranged on a flow path apart from an aspiration hob of the heating apparatus, based on receiving a user input for turning on the heating apparatus; and   controlling the exhaust device to perform an exhaust operation by transmitting operation information to the exhaust device through the established short-range wireless communication link, according to driving of a heating module of the heating apparatus.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the flow path is connected to the aspiration hob and has a reference thickness or less along a bottom surface of the heating apparatus. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the flow path comprises a first flow path having the reference thickness or less along the bottom surface of the heating apparatus and a second flow path connected to the first flow path to discharge sucked-in air, and
 the exhaust device is arranged on the second flow path.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 receiving rotation speed information of an exhaust fan of the exhaust device from the exhaust device through the short-range wireless communication link;   determining whether a filter included in the flow path needs to be replaced, based on the received rotation speed information; and   displaying a notification indicating that the filter needs to be replaced, based on determining that the filter needs to be replaced.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 receiving airflow information about a level of an airflow according to the driving of the exhaust device from the exhaust device through the short-range wireless communication link;   determining whether installation of the flow path is abnormal, based on the received airflow information; and   displaying a notification indicating that the installation of the flow path is abnormal.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the heating apparatus includes a fine particle sensor configured to sense fine particles in the flow path, and
 the transmitting of the operation information to the exhaust device through the established short-range wireless communication link comprises:   detecting an amount of fine particles emitted from a food material through the fine particle sensor;   determining operation information about an output of a fan motor of the exhaust device based on the detected amount of fine particles; and   transmitting the determined operation information to the exhaust device.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the fine particle sensor is provided in a buried form in an inner wall of the flow path. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the heating apparatus includes a light emitting device, and
 the method further comprises turning on the light emitting device based on the detected amount of fine particles.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the heating apparatus includes a plurality of aspiration hobs and a plurality of valves corresponding to the plurality of aspiration hobs in the flow path, and
 the method further comprises opening at least one of the plurality of valves based on a position of a burner being heated among a plurality of burners in the heating apparatus.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the short-range wireless communication link is a first short-range wireless communication link, and
 wherein the method further comprises:   establishing a second short-range wireless communication link with a hood device located over the heating apparatus, based on receiving a user input for turning on the heating apparatus; and   transmitting operation information different from the operation information transmitted to the exhaust device to the hood device based on the second short-range wireless communication link with the hood device, according to driving of the heating module.