USER INTERFACE - OVEN TIMER

• US 20140192623A1
• Filed: 01/07/2013
• Published: 07/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Montanye, Phillip, Sadtler, Graham, Soffer, Elysa, Tannen, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 9,058,024 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 368/10
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 7/08 Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 15/003 acting only at one preselected time or during one adjustable time interval

Abstract

A domestic appliance with timer control for the treatment of contents, the domestic appliance comprising a timer configured to track a treatment time period, a display configured to display a plurality of screens, at least one user input component programmed to receive a treatment time input corresponding to a treatment time and receive an expiration function input corresponding to an expiration function subsequent to receiving the treatment time input, and a controller programmed to set the timer with the treatment time in accordance with the received treatment time input and set the expiration function.

Claims

1. A domestic appliance with timer control to treat contents, the domestic appliance comprising:

a timer programmed to track a treatment time period;

a display configured to display a plurality of screens;

at least one user input component programmed to;

receive a treatment time input corresponding to a treatment time; and

receive an expiration function input corresponding to an expiration function subsequent to receiving the treatment time input; and

a controller programmed to;

set the timer with the treatment time in accordance with the received treatment time input; and

set the expiration function.

2. The domestic appliance of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one treatment element configured to treat the contents; and

wherein the expiration function comprises;

an alert function, further comprising the audible alert and/or the visual alert;

or

a shut-off function, further comprising shutting off the at least one treatment element and at least one of the audible alert and the visual alert.

3. The domestic appliance of claim 2, further comprising:

an audio transducer configured to emit an audible alert;

the display being configured to display a visual alert; and

wherein the controller is configured to;

direct the audio transducer to emit an audible alert;

direct the display to emit a visual alert; and

/or

control the at least one treatment element.

4. The domestic appliance of claim 3, wherein the controller is programmed to shut off the at least one treatment element in accordance with the shut-off function.

5. The domestic appliance of claim 4, wherein the timer is programmed to indicate to the controller that the treatment time has expired.

6. The domestic appliance of claim 5, wherein the controller is programmed to initiate the expiration function after the treatment time has expired.

7. The domestic appliance of claim 1, further comprising:

an oven;

a treatment chamber; and

a door to enclose the contents in the treatment chamber.

8. The domestic appliance of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a thin film transistor display.

9. The domestic appliance of claim 1, wherein the at least one user input component comprises a capacitive touch input element.

10. The domestic appliance of claim 1, further comprising;

a memory device to store the treatment time input and the expiration function input.

11. The domestic appliance of claim 1, wherein the plurality of screens comprise a treatment mode screen, a treatment temperature screen, a set timer screen, a treatment time screen, and an expiration function screen.

12. The domestic appliance of claim 1, wherein the controller is programmed to direct which of the plurality of screens is displayed by the display.

13. A method for controlling a domestic appliance to treat contents having a display, and at least one user input component, the method comprising:

displaying a treatment time screen;

receiving a treatment time input corresponding to a treatment time from the at least one user input component; and

subsequent to receiving the treatment time input;

displaying an expiration function screen; and

receiving an expiration function input corresponding to an expiration function from the at least one user input component.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the domestic appliance further comprises a timer, and

wherein the method further comprises programming the timer to track a treatment time.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

tracking a treatment time with the timer.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the domestic appliance further comprises a controller, and

wherein the method further comprises programming the controller to perform the expiration function upon expiration of the treatment time.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the domestic appliance further comprises at least one treatment element, and

wherein the method further comprises:

treating the contents of the domestic appliance with the at least one treatment element for the duration of the treatment time; and

performing the expiration function upon expiration of the treatment time, wherein said expiration function comprises an alert function to alert a user or a shut-off function to cease treatment of the contents and alert the user.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the domestic appliance further comprises an audio transducer, and

wherein the method further comprises:

performing, according to the expiration function input, the alert function by emitting an audible alert with the audio transducer and/or emitting a visual alert with the display, or

performing the shut-off function by shutting off the at least one treatment element and at least one of emitting an audible alert with the audio transducer and emitting a visual alert with the display.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising;

displaying a treatment mode screen;

receiving a treatment mode input corresponding to a treatment mode from the at least one user input component;

displaying a treatment temperature screen;

receiving a treatment temperature input corresponding to a treatment temperature from the at least one user input component;

displaying a set timer screen; and

receiving a set timer input from the at least one user input component.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the domestic appliance further comprises a memory device, and

wherein the method further comprises storing the treatment mode input, the treatment temperature input, the set timer input, the treatment time input, and the expiration function input on the memory device.