Cooking apparatus having display unit and item selection unit
First Claim
1. A cooking apparatus having a display unit and a selector for selecting an item displayed on the display unit, the display unit displaying one screen after another so as to correspond to one item after another selected thereon, comprising:
- a bookmark attachment requesting member for requesting attachment of a bookmark to a specific screen displayed on the display unit;
a memory for storing data related to the bookmarked screen;
a bookmarked screen display requesting member for requesting display of the bookmarked screen; and
a display controller for displaying the bookmarked screen in accordance with the data stored in the memory in response to a request from the bookmarked screen display requesting member.
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Abstract
A cooking apparatus has a display and a selector for selecting an item displayed on the display. The display displays one screen after another so as to correspond to one item after another selected thereon. The cooking apparatus further has a bookmark attachment requester for requesting attachment of a bookmark to a specific screen displayed on the display unit, a storage for storing data related to the bookmarked screen, a bookmarked screen display requesting member for requesting display of the bookmarked screens and a display controller for displaying the bookmarked screen in accordance with the data stored in the storage in response to a request from the bookmarked screen display requester.
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23 Claims
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1. A cooking apparatus having a display unit and a selector for selecting an item displayed on the display unit, the display unit displaying one screen after another so as to correspond to one item after another selected thereon, comprising:
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a bookmark attachment requesting member for requesting attachment of a bookmark to a specific screen displayed on the display unit; a memory for storing data related to the bookmarked screen; a bookmarked screen display requesting member for requesting display of the bookmarked screen; and a display controller for displaying the bookmarked screen in accordance with the data stored in the memory in response to a request from the bookmarked screen display requesting member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A cooking apparatus having a display unit and a selector for selecting an item displayed on the display unit, the display unit displaying one screen after another so as to correspond to one item after another selected thereon, comprising:
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an index key for displaying, as items displayed on the display unit, a list of names of groups into which cooking menus are classified by a first letter of the cooking menus; and a display controller for displaying a list of cooking menus belonging to a group selected by the selector.
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6. A cooking apparatus having an operation panel including a display unit and a data entry unit, the data entry unit controlling switching of screens displayed on the display unit, the data entry unit comprising:
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data entry keys that are individually operable; and a transparent touch panel laid over a front surface of the display unit for entering cooking conditions, the display unit interactively switching the screens displayed responsive to operation of the touch panel, the touch panel including transparent substrate having a first transparent electrode formed thereon, a flexible transparent film having, a second transparent electrode formed thereon, the transparent film being laid over the transparent substrate and bonded thereto at edges of the transparent substrate, an air layer being formed between the transparent substrate and the transparent film with the first and second transparent electrodes facing each other, a connector for connecting to one end of a key cable the key cable, having a second end connected to a control circuit in the touch panel, and an air passage near the connector for providing an air flow path into and out of the air layer. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of displaying bookmarked screens on a display unit of a cooking apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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a) displaying one screen after another responsive to selection of items on the screens; b) attaching a bookmark to specific screens responsive to bookmark requests; c) storing data related to the bookmarked screens; and d) displaying the bookmarked screens in accordance with the stored data responsive to bookmarked screen display requests. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method of displaying cooking menus on a display unit of a cooking apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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a) displaying one screen after another responsive to selection of items on the screens; b) displaying a list of names of groups into which cooking menus are classified by a first letter of the cooking menus, responsive to an index display request; and c) displaying a list of cooking menus belonging, to a selected group responsive to selection from the list of names of groups. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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Specification