Patent ID: 7617764

Claim:
A remote controllable automatic frying apparatus for preparing fried potato product from dehydrated potato stored in the apparatus, and frying the potato product with addition of at least water in subsequent operational cycles, the apparatus comprising: a frying unit with a frying oil container for the preparing of the fried potato product; electrical means for electrically heating the frying oil; electronic sensors for measuring certain selected frying parameters; storage devices, and an interface connected to a telecommunications network, wherein the storage devices comprise a status register for storing the status data and the frying parameters relating to actual and former operational cycles of the apparatus, and also for storing enabling data, wherein the status data comprise at least a number of operational cycles from a last reset, a total number of operational cycles, passed time from initial turning on, and a current operational mode, and wherein the status register content is transmitted via the telecommunications network and modified on-line.