Microwave oven and method of controlling the operation thereof
First Claim
1. A microwave oven comprising:
- operating means including a plurality of keys for inputting key signals representing functions of a cooking operation,key select means for selecting a desired one of said plurality of keys on said operating means to simulate the operation of said microwave oven;
simulated operation change means for changing the operation of said microwave oven to the simulated operation in response to said key being selected by said key select means; and
control means, including a microcontroller, for storing an algorithm to simulate the operation of said microwave oven, wherein during the simulated operation, a magnetron is not operated.
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Abstract
A microwave oven and a method of controlling the operation thereof in which an algorithm is provided to operate the microwave oven virtually. The microwave oven comprises a control unit including a microcontroller for storing a program therein, an operating panel including a plurality of keys for inputting key signals regarding various functions of a cooking operation, a display unit for displaying the contents inputted through the operating panel, and a magnetron for generating a microwave under the control of the control unit. The microwave oven further comprises a key select device for selecting a desired one of the plurality of keys on the operating panel to operate the microwave oven virtually, and a simulated operation change device for changing the operation of the microwave oven to a simulated operation in response to the key being selected by the key select device.
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10 Claims
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1. A microwave oven comprising:
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operating means including a plurality of keys for inputting key signals representing functions of a cooking operation, key select means for selecting a desired one of said plurality of keys on said operating means to simulate the operation of said microwave oven; simulated operation change means for changing the operation of said microwave oven to the simulated operation in response to said key being selected by said key select means; and control means, including a microcontroller, for storing an algorithm to simulate the operation of said microwave oven, wherein during the simulated operation, a magnetron is not operated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of controlling the operation of a microwave oven, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting a desired one of a plurality of keys on an operating means to simulate the operation of said microwave oven; (b) changing the operation of said microwave oven to the simulated operation in response to said key being selected at said step (a) and then simulating the operation of said microwave oven by selectively using said plurality of keys on said operating means; (c) interrupting the operation of a magnetron during the simulated operation of the microwave oven; (d) adapting to scale a simulated operating time so that the simulated operating time is less than a set operating time input via the operating means; (e) decreasing the set operating time when 10 reference clock pulses have elapsed; and (f) ending the simulated operation when the set operating time is zero. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method of controlling the operation of a microwave oven, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting a desired one of a plurality of keys on an operating means to simulate the operation of the microwave oven; (b) changing the operation of the microwave oven to the simulated operation in response to the key being selected in step (a), and then simulating the operation of the microwave oven by selectively using the plurality of keys on the operating means; and (c) interrupting the operation of a magnetron during the simulated operation of the microwave oven. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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