Microwave oven having preparation of menu assisting function
First Claim
1. Microwave oven comprising:
- cooking means, including a microwave generator, for cooking food according to a cooking program, specifying a cooking procedure;
external memory attaching means for providing detachable attachment of both a first type and a second type external storing means, said first type external storing means for storing a plurality of kinds of main dish cooking information from cooking information relating to the cooking program and said second type external storing means for storing a plurality of kinds of sub-disk cooking information to be combined with the main cooking information in a menu, each of said plurality of kinds of main dish cooking information being related to at least one of said plurality of kinds of sub-dish cooking information;
main dish cooking information selecting means, operatively connected to the first type external storing means, for accessing a user selected one of said plurality of kinds of main dish cooking information stored in the first external storing means attached to said external attaching means;
sub-dish cooking information selecting means, operatively connected to the second type external storing means, for assisting a user, in preparation of a menu, in selecting sub-dish cooking information related to said accessed user selected main dish cooking information, said sub-dish cooking information being separately stored in said second type external storing means attached to said external attaching means;
menu storing means, operatively connected to the main dish cooking information selecting means and the sub-dish cooking information selecting means, for storing a series of cooking programs corresponding to the main dish and sub-dish selected by the user as a menu;
cooking controlling means, operatively connected to the cooking means and the menu storing means, for applying said cooking programs stored in said menu storing means to said cooking means in a predetermined order for execution of said cooking programs; and
displaying means, operatively connected to the cooking controlling means, for displaying information to assist the user in preparing a menu by said main dish cooking information selecting means and said sub-dish cooking information selecting means and for displaying information relating to the cooking programs to be executed prior to execution of the cooking programs by said cooking controlling means.
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Abstract
A microwave oven includes a cooking unit for cooking a food according to a cooking program and a memory slot to which a first type of external memory and a second type of external memory are detachably attached. These memories respectively store main cooking information and sub-cooking information. Each main cooking information is related to at least one sub-cooking information. The microwave oven further includes a main cooking information selection unit for use in selection of main cooking information stored in the external memory attached to the memory slot, a sub-cooking information selection unit for assisting user selection of sub-cooking information stored in the second type of external memory attached to the memory slot and related to the selected main cooking information to prepare a menu, a menu memory for storing a series of cooking programs selected by the user as a menu, a cooking controller for applying the cooking programs stored in the cooking memory to the cooking unit in a predetermined order and executing the programs, and a display for displaying information required for the user to prepare a menu by the main cooking and the sub-cooking information selection units and displaying information relating to the cooking program to be executed prior to execution of the cooking program by the cooking controller.
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20 Claims
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1. Microwave oven comprising:
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cooking means, including a microwave generator, for cooking food according to a cooking program, specifying a cooking procedure; external memory attaching means for providing detachable attachment of both a first type and a second type external storing means, said first type external storing means for storing a plurality of kinds of main dish cooking information from cooking information relating to the cooking program and said second type external storing means for storing a plurality of kinds of sub-disk cooking information to be combined with the main cooking information in a menu, each of said plurality of kinds of main dish cooking information being related to at least one of said plurality of kinds of sub-dish cooking information; main dish cooking information selecting means, operatively connected to the first type external storing means, for accessing a user selected one of said plurality of kinds of main dish cooking information stored in the first external storing means attached to said external attaching means; sub-dish cooking information selecting means, operatively connected to the second type external storing means, for assisting a user, in preparation of a menu, in selecting sub-dish cooking information related to said accessed user selected main dish cooking information, said sub-dish cooking information being separately stored in said second type external storing means attached to said external attaching means; menu storing means, operatively connected to the main dish cooking information selecting means and the sub-dish cooking information selecting means, for storing a series of cooking programs corresponding to the main dish and sub-dish selected by the user as a menu; cooking controlling means, operatively connected to the cooking means and the menu storing means, for applying said cooking programs stored in said menu storing means to said cooking means in a predetermined order for execution of said cooking programs; and displaying means, operatively connected to the cooking controlling means, for displaying information to assist the user in preparing a menu by said main dish cooking information selecting means and said sub-dish cooking information selecting means and for displaying information relating to the cooking programs to be executed prior to execution of the cooking programs by said cooking controlling means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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