{"id":1269,"date":"2015-10-13T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2015-10-12T11:01:05","modified_gmt":"2015-10-12T19:01:05","slug":"iguardstove-convert-your-stove-into-a-smart-stove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/iguardstove-convert-your-stove-into-a-smart-stove\/","title":{"rendered":"iGuardStove: Convert your stove into a smart stove"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reprinted from Easter Seals Crossroads and INDATA<\/a><\/p>\n

Written by Laura Medcalf<\/p>\n

Scenario 1:
\nIn today\u2019s fast-paced society, it seems as though we\u2019re always in a rush.\u00a0 We\u2019ve been spoiled with smart technologies that provide us with instant notifications of texts, emails, and other miscellaneous alerts.\u00a0 We\u2019ve grown accustomed to everything being so instant and easy that we may neglect simple tasks, like turning off the stove.\u00a0 Such negligence may result in a fire, costly smoke damage and even injury.<\/p>\n

Scenario 2:
\nYour elderly mother is in good health overall, allowing her to live independently.\u00a0 Throughout the day, she tends to her garden, enjoys reading, and going on walks around her neighborhood.\u00a0 She does everything unaided, including meal preparation.\u00a0 After all, baking and cooking were always her favorite pastimes.\u00a0 However, as she\u2019s gotten older, she begins to forget things.\u00a0 For instance, she may forget where she placed her reading glasses, or she may forget something as major as turning the stove off.\u00a0 This too may result in a fire, costly smoke damage and even injury.<\/p>\n

iGuardStove is a device that may be useful to individuals present in these scenarios and more.\u00a0 iGuardStove converts your existing stove into a smart stove in fifteen minutes or less.\u00a0 What makes it so smart?\u00a0 Well, besides preventing stove fires and protecting one\u2019s family, iGuardStove has many other features.<\/p>\n

\"screenshot<\/a>
\n11 features of the iGuardStove:<\/p>\n

1. Auto timer<\/strong>
\nThe Auto Countdown Timer controls the time that will pass once you leave the kitchen area until the device automatically turns off the stove. The factory default is 5 minutes, but can be adjusted anywhere between 1 and 15 minutes depending on each user.\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Manual timer<\/strong>
\nThe Manual Override Timer will control the oven for those instances when the user wants to avoid the auto shut-off feature (e.g. to cook a chicken or turkey, etc.)
\nThis time can be set to a maximum of 6 hours.<\/p>\n

3. User history charts<\/strong>
\nThe user history charts provide family and caregivers the number of times the stove auto shut-off is activated. According to their website, \u201cThis is a very useful feature that can demonstrate any deterioration in the memory of the user over a period of time.\u201d The servers retain the data for 12 months<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Late night lock out<\/strong>
\nWith this feature, the stove can be locked or disabled during certain times of certain days of the week.\u00a0 This feature is available for both auto and manual timers.<\/p>\n

5. Child Safe Feature<\/strong>
\nThe new Child Safe Feature helps when children or other individuals have learned to turn the stove knobs.
\n\u201cBy default, if the stove knob is turned, the iGuardStove will allow the stove to energize.\u00a0 If you activate the Child Safe feature when the stove knob is turned, the stove will not energize unless the \u2018CONFIRMATION\u2019 button is pushed on the control panel.\u00a0 This is a simple way to lock the stove from curious hands.\u201d\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Emergency button<\/strong>
\nThe emergency button (present on the control panel) allows for users to summon help quickly.\u00a0 This can be configured to contact loved ones, caregivers and other support staff to quickly help when needed.<\/p>\n

7. Adjustable sounds and strobes<\/strong>
\nThe default settings of the device involve it beeping every moment after the unit has had to shut off automatically.\u00a0 This feature is enabled to (hopefully) remind a person that the stove was in use and to return to the kitchen.
\nThe device also features a small LED strobe light that will flash simultaneously with the beeper, helping those with hearing impairments.<\/p>\n

8. Auto email of data<\/strong>
\nThis feature automatically sends data about the auto shut-off feature frequency to caregivers and family at a time selected by the main user (e.g. daily, weekly, or monthly.)<\/p>\n

9. Smartphone notifications<\/strong>
\nNotifications and SMS Text alerts can be sent to your email or phone to let you know if the user is having difficulties with the operations of the stove, or is in need of immediate assistance.<\/p>\n

10. Multiple device access<\/strong>
\nThe admin account may be used for caregivers and family to monitor several devices at multiple locations from their desktop.
\n\u201cOne caregiver can look after as many devices as they want.\u00a0 This saves a lot of time that would normally be spend [sic] driving to each location in order to make changes to the settings.\u00a0 Individual families can also access only their family member\u2019s account from that multi-account using a guest login.\u201d<\/p>\n

11. Upgradable firmware<\/strong>
\nWhenever iGuardFire comes up with new features or software modifications for the iGuardStove, the firmware can be updated using the internet.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the iGuardStove, visit the iGuardFire website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reprinted from Easter Seals Crossroads and INDATA Written by Laura Medcalf Scenario 1: In today\u2019s fast-paced society, it seems as though we\u2019re always in a rush.\u00a0 We\u2019ve been spoiled with smart technologies that provide us with instant notifications of texts, emails, and other miscellaneous alerts.\u00a0 We\u2019ve grown accustomed to everything being so instant and easy…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[8,2,7,35,26,77,45],"class_list":["post-1269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-success-stories","tag-apps-and-software","tag-at-network","tag-at-professional","tag-daily-living-aids","tag-memory","tag-recreation","tag-success-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1269"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1273,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1269\/revisions\/1273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}