Household appliances connection management

1 . A method of operating a cooking appliance, the cooking appliance comprising a controller and a communication module, the method comprising:

receiving a connection request from a first device;

receiving a connection request from a second device;

looking up a connection priority database, wherein the connection priority database includes a plurality of tiers with at least one device in each tier;

determining an urgent flag of the first device;

confirming a special cooking mode of the cooking appliance corresponding to the first device is activated; and

connecting to only the first device based on the connection priority database, the urgent flag, and the special cooking mode.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each tier of the plurality of tiers includes a priority rating, further comprising determining a first tier of the first device in the connection priority database, and determining a second tier of the second device in the connection priority database.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the urgent flag has an expiration time, wherein the second tier of the second device has a higher priority rating than the first tier of the first device, further comprising disconnecting the first device and connecting to the second device after the expiration time.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the second device is a remote user interface device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each tier of the plurality of tiers includes a service or feature provided by the at least one device in the respective tier.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the connection request from the first device is a first short-range radio connection request and the connection request from the second device is a second short-range radio connection request.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication module is a dual-radio chipset.

8 . A cooking appliance, comprising:

a communication module; and

a controller, wherein the controller is configured for:

receiving a connection request from a first device;

receiving a connection request from a second device;

looking up a connection priority database, wherein the connection priority database includes a plurality of tiers with at least one device in each tier;

determining an urgent flag of the first device;

confirming a special cooking mode of the cooking appliance corresponding to the first device is activated; and

connecting to only the first device based on the connection priority database, the urgent flag, and the special cooking mode.

9 . The household appliance of claim 8 , wherein each tier of the plurality of tiers includes a priority rating, wherein the controller is further configured for determining a first tier of the first device in the connection priority database, and determining a second tier of the second device in the connection priority database.

10 . The household appliance of claim 9 , wherein the urgent flag has an expiration time, wherein the second tier of the second device has a higher priority rating than the first tier of the first device, further comprising disconnecting the first device and connecting to the second device after the expiration time.

11 . The household appliance of claim 10 , wherein the second device is a remote user interface device.

12 . The household appliance of claim 8 , wherein each tier of the plurality of tiers includes a service or feature provided by the at least one device in the respective tier.

13 . The household appliance of claim 8 , wherein the connection request from the first device is a first short-range radio connection request and the connection request from the second device is a second short-range radio connection request.

14 . The household appliance of claim 8 , wherein the communication module is a dual-radio chipset.