Patent ID: 7783175
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: A47J,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A liquid heat-cooking device comprising: a cooking vessel that accommodates liquid; a heating means that heats the liquid in the cooking vessel; a temperature detecting means that detects a temperature of the liquid; a customer-congestion detecting means that detects customer congestion in a predetermined area; a temperature setting means that sets a standby temperature of the liquid according to a detection result of the customer-congestion detecting means; and a heat controlling means that controls an operation of the heating means so that the liquid is at the standby temperature set by the temperature setting means, wherein the temperature setting means, sets a first standby temperature when the detection result of the customer-congestion detecting means indicates a value equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and sets a second standby temperature lower than the first standby temperature when the detection result of the customer-congestion detecting means indicates a value smaller than the predetermined value.