Remotely operated universal programmable oven controller
First Claim
1. A universal programmable food oven system, comprising:
- an oven with a control board that communicates with a controller, including a microprocessor with a memory and a modem, and an oven temperature control including a first temperature sensor within the oven for measuring an internal oven temperature and a second temperature sensor comprising a thermal probe inserted into a food product within the oven for measuring an internal food product temperature; and
, an ADC for digitizing said internal oven and food product temperatures;
first means for programming the oven with a programmed cooking sequence;
second means for self-analyzing for realized compliance with the sequence;
third means for interrogating for intervention with the sequence;
fourth means for modifying the sequence;
fifth means for creating a new cooking sequence;
sixth means for holding, stopping and restarting a cooking cycle;
seventh means for deleting a current cooking sequence;
eighth means for replacing a current cooking sequence and initiating a newly created cooking sequence.
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for automatically programming and controlling an oven, such as a food oven. The oven and its controller can be remotely operated over great distances by using a personal computer having a modem, and transmitting and receiving bidirectionally over a telephone interconnection, to display the cooking progress, modify a cooking sequence or prepare a new program sequence. An ergonomically designed operating panel provides an interactive intuitive method of programming the desired cooking sequences. Switch selections are monitored by a microprocessor which branches to the various preprogrammed functions. In addition, self-analysis and self-diagnostics aid the user in displaying a walk-back of the stored times and temperatures that occurred during an operating cycle before a power outage. A novel integrated oven design conserves the floor space and exhaust fan floor installation and operating costs.
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18 Claims
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1. A universal programmable food oven system, comprising:
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an oven with a control board that communicates with a controller, including a microprocessor with a memory and a modem, and an oven temperature control including a first temperature sensor within the oven for measuring an internal oven temperature and a second temperature sensor comprising a thermal probe inserted into a food product within the oven for measuring an internal food product temperature; and
, an ADC for digitizing said internal oven and food product temperatures;first means for programming the oven with a programmed cooking sequence; second means for self-analyzing for realized compliance with the sequence; third means for interrogating for intervention with the sequence; fourth means for modifying the sequence; fifth means for creating a new cooking sequence; sixth means for holding, stopping and restarting a cooking cycle; seventh means for deleting a current cooking sequence; eighth means for replacing a current cooking sequence and initiating a newly created cooking sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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