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Interactive kitchen control system and method

  • US 20020174014A1
  • Filed: 04/02/2002
  • Published: 11/21/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for controlling preparation of a plurality of food items on a cooking apparatus having a cooking area, said system comprising:

  • a visual display screen positioned for viewing by a cook, said display screen having a surface that is laid out in a grid pattern representing the cooking area of the cooking apparatus;

    a database that stores cooking times for each of the plurality of food items; and

    a controller comprising;

    means for displaying a plurality of icons on the display screen, each of said icons corresponding to a particular one of the plurality of food items, and each of said icons being displayed on the display screen in a location corresponding to a position on the cooking area;

    means for retrieving the cooking times from the database; and

    means for indicating to the cook when the preparation of each particular food item is complete.

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