Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving data in microwave oven
First Claim
1. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in a microwave oven having a data transmitting/receiving function from an external system, the apparatus comprising:
- a wireless data transmitting/receiving unit for conducting wireless data communication with an external system including an information appliance;
a data storage unit for storing transmitted/received data through the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit and/or downloaded data from Internet;
a display unit for displaying transmitted data from the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit;
a load drive unit for driving a magnetron and/or a heater; and
Micom interfaced with the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit, the data storage unit, the display unit, and the load drive unit, and interpreting the transmitted data from the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit and/or checking a state of the microwave oven, and controlling the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit to transmit the data on the state of the microwave oven to an information appliance.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus and method for data transmitting/receiving between a microwave oven and an information appliance PDA. The apparatus includes a wireless data transmitting/receiving unit for conducting wireless data communication with an external system including an information appliance; a data storage unit for storing transmitted/received data through the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit and/or downloaded data from Internet; a display unit for displaying transmitted data from the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit; a load drive unit for driving a magnetron and/or a heater; and Micom interfaced with the above elements, and interpreting the transmitted data from the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit and/or checking a state of the microwave oven, and controlling the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit to transmit the data on the state of the microwave oven to an information appliance. According to the invention, although the microwave oven does not include built-in networked communication equipment like a modem, it can interface with Internet through an information appliance, a PDA for example, which download data and transmits to the microwave oven. Thus, increase in price of the microwave oven with the modem is minimized and user interface is provided. Also, repair cost of the microwave oven can be minimized by checking the microwave based on the data on the internal state of the microwave being transmitted to the PDA.
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1. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in a microwave oven having a data transmitting/receiving function from an external system, the apparatus comprising:
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a wireless data transmitting/receiving unit for conducting wireless data communication with an external system including an information appliance;
a data storage unit for storing transmitted/received data through the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit and/or downloaded data from Internet;
a display unit for displaying transmitted data from the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit;
a load drive unit for driving a magnetron and/or a heater; and
Micom interfaced with the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit, the data storage unit, the display unit, and the load drive unit, and interpreting the transmitted data from the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit and/or checking a state of the microwave oven, and controlling the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit to transmit the data on the state of the microwave oven to an information appliance.
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2. A system for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data with a microwave oven comprises a wireless data transmitting/receiving information appliance that is operated by a user, wherein the information appliance having access to Internet;
- and an intermediate medium PC or server for interfacing the information appliance with the Internet.
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3. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in a microwave oven, the apparatus comprising:
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a physical layer having a data communication means for transmitting and receiving data wirelessly between an information appliance and the microwave oven, and a data storage means for storing data downloaded by the data communication means;
an application layer for interpreting and processing data information received from the physical layer, and producing data information to be transmitted to the physical layer; and
a data link layer for configuring at least a packet by using the data information transmitted from the application layer, and transmitting the packet to the physical layer, and/or processing the packet transmitted from the physical layer, so that the packet is transmitted to the application layer. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A method for transmitting and receiving data in a microwave oven, the method comprising the steps of:
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installing at a data transmitting/receiving information appliance a program to be communicated with the microwave;
receiving data from the information appliance over network or a server; and
transmitting the received data to the microwave oven. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method for transmitting and receiving data in a microwave oven, the method comprising the steps of:
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installing at a data transmitting/receiving information appliance a program to be communicated with the microwave;
receiving data from the information appliance over network or a server;
transmitting the received data to the microwave oven;
storing and/or displaying the received data; and
cooking, in the microwave oven, food based on the received data. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method for transmitting and receiving data between data transmitting/receiving microwave oven and information appliance, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying on the microwave oven or the information appliance data on a state of the microwave oven at a user'"'"'s request or according to the state of the microwave oven; and
determining the state of the microwave oven on the basis of the displayed data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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