COOKING OVEN CONTROL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS
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1. An oven, comprising:
- a cooking chamber with at least one associated cooking source;
a user interface;
a scanning mechanism for scanning product codes associated with food products to be cooked;
a controller for receiving scanned product code information and connected for (i) receiving input from the user interface and (ii) controlling operation of the cooking source,wherein in a cook ready mode the controller operates such that upon receiving a scanned product code the controller;
(a) implements a cook preparation sequence associated with the scanned product code, including operating the cooking source to prepare the cooking chamber for cooking and setting a timer to a duration associated with the scanned product code; and
(b) maintains the oven in a ready state, without initiating countdown of the timer, until a start cooking input is received via user actuation of a portion of the user interface.
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Abstract
An oven includes a scanning mechanism that facilitates cooking food items according to cooking recipes/programs associated with the food items. The oven may include a Bluetooth link to facilitate receipt of cooking programs and other information, as well as export of data.
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26 Claims
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1. An oven, comprising:
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a cooking chamber with at least one associated cooking source; a user interface; a scanning mechanism for scanning product codes associated with food products to be cooked; a controller for receiving scanned product code information and connected for (i) receiving input from the user interface and (ii) controlling operation of the cooking source, wherein in a cook ready mode the controller operates such that upon receiving a scanned product code the controller; (a) implements a cook preparation sequence associated with the scanned product code, including operating the cooking source to prepare the cooking chamber for cooking and setting a timer to a duration associated with the scanned product code; and (b) maintains the oven in a ready state, without initiating countdown of the timer, until a start cooking input is received via user actuation of a portion of the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An oven, comprising:
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a cooking chamber with at least one associated cooking source; a user interface; a scanning mechanism for scanning product codes associated with food products to be cooked; a controller for receiving scanned product code information and connected for (i) receiving input from the user interface and (ii) controlling operation of the cooking source, wherein in a cook ready mode the controller operates such that upon receiving a scanned product code the controller identifies a stored cooking program associated with the scanned product code; wherein in a cooking program input/modify mode selectable via the user interface, the controller operates such that; (i) a program link selection for a specific cooking program can be activated by a user; (ii) upon user activation of the program link selection the controller initiates a timeout operation; (iii) upon receipt of a scanned product code prior to completion of the timeout operation, the scanned product code is linked, in memory of the controller, to the specific cooking program; and (iv) upon receipt of a scanned product code after completion of the timeout operation, the scanned product code is not linked to the specific cooking program. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of communicating oven cooking programs to an oven, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing multiple cooking programs in a file with a binary format; uploading the binary file to a portable hand-held device including Bluetooth communication capability; utilizing the hand-held device, selecting the binary file for transfer to an oven having Bluetooth communication capability; transferring the binary file to the oven via the Bluetooth communication link between the oven and the hand-held device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of retrieving information from a food equipment device, the method comprising the steps of:
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configuring an information request as a binary file; uploading the binary file to a portable hand-held device including Bluetooth communication capability; utilizing the hand-held device, selecting the binary file for transfer to the food equipment device, wherein the food equipment device has Bluetooth communication capability; transferring the binary file to the food equipment device via the Bluetooth communication link between the food equipment device and the hand-held device; the food equipment device includes a controller and responsive to receipt of the binary file the controller identifies the information request and transfers the information in a text file format to the hand-held device via the Bluetooth communication link. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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