Menu driven control system for a cooking appliance
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a combination microwave and convection cooking appliance comprising:
- receiving an initial programming input for the appliance from the user through a control panel;
prompting a user for additional input; and
performing a cooking operation in an oven cavity of the cooking appliance, utilizing a calculated percentage of hot air convection and microwave energy.
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Abstract
A cooking appliance includes a controller which calculates a desired percentage of hot air convection and microwave energy needed to perform a cooking operation based on selections made by a user through a menu driven display. The display prompts a user for a programming inputs, while also displaying operational information to the user as needed. The programming options enable the user to select between various different cooking operations and also provides for appealing cooking sequences to be stored as cooking recipes. As needed, certain pre-cooking functions are automatically performed, such as heating or cooling of the oven cavity, as needed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a combination microwave and convection cooking appliance comprising:
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receiving an initial programming input for the appliance from the user through a control panel;
prompting a user for additional input; and
performing a cooking operation in an oven cavity of the cooking appliance, utilizing a calculated percentage of hot air convection and microwave energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
recalling a recipe stored in a memory of the cooking appliance; and
performing the cooking operation based on operating instructions from the recipe.
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6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
- selectively storing the cooking operation as a preferred recipe which can be later selected to establish a predetermined operating instructions for the cooking appliance.
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7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:
- storing the cooking operation under an alpha format selected and programmed by the user.
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8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
- prompting the user for a supplemental control input for further cooking instructions following the cooking operation.
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9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the supplemental control input alters the calculated percentage.
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10. The method according to claim 1, wherein programming inputs from the user are received through a touch screen.
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11. A method of controlling a cooking appliance comprising:
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presenting a user with a sequence of programming screens for inputting operating selections through screens, following an initial screen displaying user selections which are dependent on a prior operating selection made by the user; and
introducing at least one control display screen between a sequential set of the programming screens, said control display screen pausing the sequence of programming screens to display operational information to the user concerning an automatic pre-cooking operation being performed by the cooking appliance. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a cooking appliance including an oven cavity adapted to be used in cooking foods with hot air convection and microwave energy, a menu driven control system comprising:
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a display device for presenting available programming options to a user, with selected programming options of the user being adapted to be made through the display device; and
a controller for establishing a cooking operation within the oven cavity utilizing a calculated percentage of hot air convection and microwave energy based on the selected programming options. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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