Methods and apparatus for controlling operation of a microwave oven in a network
First Claim
1. A microwave oven system, comprising:
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an information processing apparatus having an output a unit outputting a home page image display and transmitting/receiving information through said Internet;
a microwave oven including a control unit for controlling a heating operation in accordance with recipe data being received from the information processing unit wherein the recipe data includes descriptive information regarding material and how to cook the desired recipe and further including heating control data; and
a host computer connected to said Internet and having an information storing unit storing home page information corresponding to said home page image display including a cooking recipe screen;
wherein said home page information includes recipe data corresponding to each of a plurality of cooking recipes and including descriptive information describing at least one of the how-to-cook and materials and said heating control data recognized by said microwave oven for heating and cooking the cooking recipe, and information corresponding to each of a plurality of cooking recipes and used to display a transfer instructing button provided on said cooking recipe screen displaying said descriptive information and operated to transfer said recipe data through said Internet to said information processing apparatus.
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Abstract
A microwave oven, a relay box communicating with the microwave oven and a personal computer communicating with the relay box are provided in private. The personal computer is connected to a host computer storing home page information, through the public Internet. A home page storing unit of the host computer stores, corresponding to each of a plurality of cooking recipes, recipe data directly recognized by microwave oven including heating control data for heating and cooking the cooking recipe by the microwave oven, a button to be operated for transferring the recipe data through the Internet to personal computer and image display data for displaying information related to the cooking recipe as a home page image display. Therefore, in accordance with the heating control data downloaded and supplied to personal computer, microwave oven is controlled to heat and cook the desired cooking recipe.
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14 Claims
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1. A microwave oven system, comprising:
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the Internet;
an information processing apparatus having an output a unit outputting a home page image display and transmitting/receiving information through said Internet;
a microwave oven including a control unit for controlling a heating operation in accordance with recipe data being received from the information processing unit wherein the recipe data includes descriptive information regarding material and how to cook the desired recipe and further including heating control data; and
a host computer connected to said Internet and having an information storing unit storing home page information corresponding to said home page image display including a cooking recipe screen;
whereinsaid home page information includes recipe data corresponding to each of a plurality of cooking recipes and including descriptive information describing at least one of the how-to-cook and materials and said heating control data recognized by said microwave oven for heating and cooking the cooking recipe, and information corresponding to each of a plurality of cooking recipes and used to display a transfer instructing button provided on said cooking recipe screen displaying said descriptive information and operated to transfer said recipe data through said Internet to said information processing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A microwave oven, comprising:
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a control unit for controlling operation of the microwave oven;
a display unit, disposed on the exterior of the microwave oven controlled by said control unit;
data receiving unit receiving recipe data directly recognized by said control unit of the microwave oven, said recipe data being transferred from an information processing apparatus receiving said recipe data downloaded by operating a transfer instructing button displayed on a home page image display received via the Internet, said recipe data including data to be displayed on said display unit including a name of a desired cooking recipe previously selected on the home page image display and descriptive information describing materials and how-to-cook of said desired cooking recipe, and heating control data for the desired cooking recipe; and
a heating unit of which heating operation is controlled by said control unit of the microwave oven in accordance with said heating control data received by said data receiving unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A microwave oven system, comprising:
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the Internet;
an information processing apparatus having a unit outputting a home page image display and transmitting/receiving information through said Internet;
a microwave oven comprising;
a control unit for controlling operation of the microwave oven;
a display unit, disposed on the exterior of the microwave oven controlled by said control unit;
data receiving unit receiving recipe data directly recognized by said control unit of the microwave oven, said recipe data being transferred from an information processing apparatus receiving said recipe data downloaded by operating a transfer instructing button displayed on a home page image display received via the Internet, said recipe data including data to be displayed on said display unit including a name of a desired cooking recipe previously selected on the home page image display and descriptive information describing materials and how-to-cook of said desired cooking recipe, and heating control data for the desired cooking recipe; and
a heating unit of which heating operation is controlled by said control unit of the microwave oven in accordance with said heating control data received by said data receiving unit; and
a host computer connected to said Internet and having an information storing unit storing home page information corresponding to said home page image display including a cooking recipe screen;
wherein said home page information includes recipe data corresponding to each of a plurality of cooking recipes and including descriptive information describing at least one of the how-to-cook and materials and said heating control data recognized by said microwave oven for heating and cooking the cooking recipe, and information corresponding to each of a plurality of cooking recipes and used to display a transfer instructing button provided on said cooking recipe screen displaying said descriptive information and operated to transfer said recipe data through said Internet to said information processing apparatus.
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