Cooking Device with a Predetermined Parameter, Program and/or Mode of Operation

• US 20080295702A1
• Filed: 12/27/2004
• Published: 12/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rational AG
• Original Assignee: Rational AG
• Inventors: Wiedemann, Peter, Schuller, Erwin, Greiner, Michael, Dietmayer, Cornelia, Jurgens, Andrea, Funk, Gerd, Treu, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 9,750,089 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 99/325
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/6435 Aspects relating to the user interface of the microwave heating apparatus

Abstract

A cooking device has at least one pre-set parameter for at least one predetermined program, such as a cooking program, and/or cleaning program, and/or for at least one predetermined mode of operation, such as a cooking mode of operation or a cleaning mode of operation. The preset parameter can be modified by means of at least one modification function element of a control element of the cooking device. During a particular time period, the modification can be confirmed, accepted and/or stored by means of at least one confirmation and/or storage function element of the control element of the cooking device, and after a particular time period has elapsed, the modification can be confirmed, accepted and/or stored automatically by the cooking device.

Claims

1. A cooking device, comprising:

at least one parameter adapted to be preset for at least one of a predetermined program and a predetermined mode of operation, the parameter reflecting at least one of a country, a particular location, and a selectable operating language of the cooking device

a control element including at least one modification function element and at least one confirmation and/or storage function element,

the modification function element being operable to modify the preset parameter; and

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the confirmation and/or storage function element being operable to automatic confirm, accept and/or store the modified parameter after a predetermined time period lapses.

2. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the control element can adjust the predetermined time period.

4. The cooking device according to claim 1, further comprising predetermined unchangeable limits within which the at least one modification function element modifies the parameter.

5. The cooking device according to claim 22, wherein the locating system detects a location of the cooking device and the control element automatically presets the parameter as a function of the detected location.

16. The cooking device according to claim 22, further comprising a control and/or regulating unit in working connection with at least one of the modification function element, the confirmation and/or storage function element, and the locating system.

17. The cooking device of claim 1, wherein the predetermined program includes at least one of a cooking program and a cleaning program.

18. The cooking device of claim 1, wherein the predetermined mode of operation includes at least one of a cooking mode of operation and a cleaning mode of operation.

19. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the control element presets the parameters for each of the country, the particular location, and the selectable operating language.

20. The cooking device according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined time period is approximately one second to approximately thirty seconds after the last activation of the control element.

21. The cooking device according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined unchangeable limits include at least one of the country, the particular location, and the selectable operating language.

22. The cooking device according to claim 1, further comprising a locating system.

23. The cooking device according to claim 22, wherein the control element presets the parameter based on at least one of the locating system and the selectable operating language.

3. (canceled)

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