| 摘要 |
The invention provides a computer implemented method and system for providing a set of parameters, for example operational control parameters, to a domestic appliance for controlling operation of the appliance when processing a consumable product such as coffee, tea, wine, rice or the like. The method comprises uploading to a network based server from a third party entity such as a producer, supplier, distributor or seller of a consumable product an optimized or preferred set of one or more control parameters for processing the consumable product based on its identity and/or one or more specified characteristics of the product. The set of parameters is stored in a network storage device such as a database under control of the server. The set of parameters is stored in association with its identity and/or one or more specified characteristics. At a network connected appliance for processing a consumable product, the method includes receiving information identifying the consumable product and/or one or more characteristics of said consumable product. In response to receipt of said information at the appliance, the appliance is controlled to automatically send data over said network to said server. At the server, the data is processed to identify the consumable product and/or the identity of the one or more characteristics of said consumable product and, in response, to retrieve said stored set of one or more parameters from said network storage device and send them over said network to said appliance. |
