Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes a cooking system exhibiting a cooking site, a communication unit able to exchange information with a remote terminal according to a communication protocol, the communication unit being designed to receive a cooking parametrization information item including a set of coefficients, a control and command unit for the cooking system including a processor designed to regulate a cooking temperature according to a cooking setpoint. The control and command unit is designed to be disposed in a first configuration in which the cooking setpoint is dependent on the selected category of food, or alternatively in a second configuration in which the cooking setpoint is dependent on the set of coefficients received by the communication unit.

Abstract: A control for a resistive heating element embedded within a motor vehicle seat is disclosed. In one embodiment, a transistor is biased into conduction to energize the heating element when the temperature of the element is below a threshold that is adjusted by the vehicle operator. A fault sensing system monitors operation of the control unit and de-energizes the heating element if a fault is sensed. Sensed faults include both short circuits and undesirable open circuits. Power application to the resistive heating unit can be either pulsed or continuous. In one embodiment, once a fault is detected, the heating system cannot be re-energized until the vehicle ignition switch is turned off and then returned to its on position.