Oven with electronic remote controller
First Claim
1. An electronically controlled oven comprisinga main body anda remote controller which is physically separable from said main body, said remote controller includinga start button means,a scanner means for scanning a code and outputting a code signal indicative of said scanned code,a transmitter means for transmitting electromagnetic wave signals, anda processing means for receiving said code signal from said scanner for a predetermined period of time after said start button means is operated, judging whether said received code signal is in a transmittable form or not, and causing said transmitter means tp transmit said code signal a predetermined number of times repeatedly if said received code signal is judged to be in a transmittable form,said main body includinga receiver means for receiving said code signal transmitted form said transmitter means and converting said received code signal into an electric code signal,memory means for storing cooking programs,control means for retrieving from said memory means a particular one of said stored cooking programs corresponding to said electric code signal indicative of said received code signal and outputting heater-controlling signals describing said particular one of said cooking programs,a cooking chamber,heater means for heating items inside said cooking chamber, andheater-control means for receiving said heater-controlling signals and controlling the operation of said heater means according to said received heater-controlling signals.
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Abstract
An electronically controlled oven comprises a main body and a remote controller which is separate from said main body. The remote controller includes a scanner for scanning a code representing a recipe and outputting a code signal indicative of the selected recipe, a computer for judging whether this code signal should be transmitted to the main body or not, and a transmitter for transmitting code signals in a wireless form such as by infrared radiation. The main body includes a receiver for receiving the signals from the remote controller and converting it into an electric code signal, memories for storing cooking programs, a main computer for retrieving from the memories a particular cooking program corresponding to the selected recipe and outputting heater-controlling signals according to this particular cooking program, a cooking chamber, heaters for heating items inside this cooking chamber, and a heater-control device for controlling the operation of the heaters according to the heater-control signals from the main computer. This oven makes it easy for the user to set correctly for a large variety of cooking programs.
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1. An electronically controlled oven comprising
a main body and a remote controller which is physically separable from said main body, said remote controller including a start button means, a scanner means for scanning a code and outputting a code signal indicative of said scanned code, a transmitter means for transmitting electromagnetic wave signals, and a processing means for receiving said code signal from said scanner for a predetermined period of time after said start button means is operated, judging whether said received code signal is in a transmittable form or not, and causing said transmitter means tp transmit said code signal a predetermined number of times repeatedly if said received code signal is judged to be in a transmittable form, said main body including a receiver means for receiving said code signal transmitted form said transmitter means and converting said received code signal into an electric code signal, memory means for storing cooking programs, control means for retrieving from said memory means a particular one of said stored cooking programs corresponding to said electric code signal indicative of said received code signal and outputting heater-controlling signals describing said particular one of said cooking programs, a cooking chamber, heater means for heating items inside said cooking chamber, and heater-control means for receiving said heater-controlling signals and controlling the operation of said heater means according to said received heater-controlling signals.
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5. An electronically controlled over comprising
a main body, a remote controller which is physically separable from said main body, said remote controller including a scanner means for scanning a code and outputting a code signal inactive of said scanned code, a first transmitter means for transmitting electromagnetic wave signals, as display means, and a processing means connected to said scanner means to receive said code signal outputted from said scanner means, said processing means being so programmed as to judge whether said received code signal is in a transmittable form and to cause said transmitter means to transmit said code signal electromagnetically if said received code signal is judged transmittable, said main body including a first receiver means for receiving said code signal transmitted from said first transmitter means and converting said received code signal into an a electric code signal, memory means storing cooking programs and display programs of time sequences individually associated with said cooking programs. a cooking chamber, heater means for heating items inside said cooking chamber, control means so connected as to receive said electric code signal and so programmed as to retrieve from said memory means a particular one of said stored cooking programs corresponding to said electric code signal and one of said display programs associated with said particular one of said cooking programs, said control means being further so programmed as to output heater-controlling signals according to said retrieved cooking program, heater-control means so connected as to receive said heater-controlling signals and to control operations of said heater means according to said received heater-controlling signals, and a second transmitter means for transmitting signals electromagnetically, said control means being further so programmed as to cause said second transmitter means to transmit display signals according to said retrieved display program, said remote controller further including a second receiver means for receiving said display signals, converting said display signals into electrical display signals and transmitting said electrical display signals to said processing means, and said processing means being further so programmed as to display the progress in the execution of said retrieved program in said display means in response to said received display signals.
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10. An electronically controlled oven comprising
a main body, a remote controller which is physically separable from said main body, said remote controller including a scanner means for scanning a code and outputting a code signal indicative of said scanned code, a first transmitter means for transmitting electromagnetic wave signals, a display means, and a processing means connected to said scanner means to receive said code signal outputted form said scanner means, said processing means being so programed as to judge whether said received code signal is in a transmittable form and to cause said transmitter means to transmit said code signal electromagnetically if said received code signal is judged transmittable, said main body including a first receiver means for receiving said code signal transmitted form said first transmitter means and converting said received code signal into an electric code signal, memory means storing cooking programs and display programs of time sequences individually associated with said cooking programs, a cooking chamber, heater means for heating items inside said cooking chamber, control means so connected as to receive said electric code signal and so programmed as to retrieve from said memory means a particular one of said stored cooking programs corresponding to said electric code signal and one of said display programs associated with said particular one of said cooking programs, said control means being further so programmed as to output heater-controlling signals according to said retrieved cooking program, heater-control means so connected as to receive said heater-controlling signals and to control operations of said heater means according to said received heater-controlling signals, and a second transmitter means for transmitting signals electromagnetically, said control means being further so programmed as to cause said second transmitter means to transmit display signals according to said retrieved display program, said remote controller further including a second receiver means for receiving said display signals, converting said display signals into electrical display signals and transmitting said electrical display signals to said processing means, said remote controller further including input means for receiving user'"'"'s commands for having data related to said retrieved program displayed in said display means and/or modifying said retrieved program, and said processing means being further so programmed as to cause said display means to make a display according to said display signal received by said second receiver means and to cause said first transmitter means to transmit command signals in response to said commands received by said input means.
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Current AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
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Original AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
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InventorsEdamula, Kaoru
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Primary Examiner(s)Leung, Philip H.
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Application NumberUS07/131,284Time in Patent Office544 DaysField of Search219/10.55 B, 219/10.55 R, 219/506, 219/487, 219/412-414, 219/488, 219/490, 99/325, 235/462, 235/472, 340/825.69, 340/825.72, 340/870.16, 340/870.17, 340/696, 340/539, 364/477US Class Current219/714CPC Class CodesH05B 6/6438 allowing the recording of a...H05B 6/6441 allowing the input of coded...H05B 6/6482 combined with radiant heati...H05B 6/668 Microwave heating devices c...
