Cooking oven control system and related methods
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1. An oven, comprising:
- a cooking chamber with at least one associated cooking source;
a user interface;
a scanning mechanism for scanning product codes associated with food products to be cooked;
a controller for receiving scanned product code information and connected for (i) receiving input from the user interface and (ii) controlling operation of the cooking source,wherein the controller is configured with a cook ready mode in which the controller will operate such that upon receiving a scanned product code the controller;
(a) will implement a cook preparation sequence associated with the scanned product code, including operating the cooking source to prepare the cooking chamber for cooking and setting a timer to a duration associated with the scanned product code; and
(b) will maintain the oven in a ready state, without initiating countdown of the timer, until a start cooking input is received via user actuation of a portion of the user interface.
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Abstract
An oven includes a scanning mechanism that facilitates cooking food items according to cooking recipes/programs associated with the food items. The oven may include a Bluetooth link to facilitate receipt of cooking programs and other information, as well as export of data.
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19 Claims
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1. An oven, comprising:
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a cooking chamber with at least one associated cooking source; a user interface; a scanning mechanism for scanning product codes associated with food products to be cooked; a controller for receiving scanned product code information and connected for (i) receiving input from the user interface and (ii) controlling operation of the cooking source, wherein the controller is configured with a cook ready mode in which the controller will operate such that upon receiving a scanned product code the controller; (a) will implement a cook preparation sequence associated with the scanned product code, including operating the cooking source to prepare the cooking chamber for cooking and setting a timer to a duration associated with the scanned product code; and (b) will maintain the oven in a ready state, without initiating countdown of the timer, until a start cooking input is received via user actuation of a portion of the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An oven, comprising:
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a cooking chamber with at least one associated cooking source; a user interface; a scanning mechanism for scanning product codes associated with food products to be cooked; a controller for receiving scanned product code information and connected for (i) receiving input from the user interface and (ii) controlling operation of the cooking source, wherein the controller is configured with a cook ready mode in which the controller will operate such that upon receiving a scanned product code the controller will identify a stored cooking program associated with the scanned product code; wherein the controller is configured with a cooking program input/modify mode selectable via the user interface, and during the cooking program input/modify mode the controller will operate such that; (i) a user activatable program link selection for a specific cooking program will be presented on the user interface; (ii) upon user activation of the program link selection the controller will initiate a timeout operation; (iii) upon receipt of a scanned product code prior to completion of the timeout operation, the scanned product code will be linked, in memory of the controller, to the specific cooking program; and (iv) upon receipt of a scanned product code after completion of the timeout operation, the scanned product code will not be linked to the specific cooking program. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An oven, comprising:
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a cooking chamber with at least one associated cooking source; a user interface; a scanning mechanism for scanning product codes associated with food products to be cooked; a controller for receiving scanned product code information and connected for (i) receiving input from the user interface and (ii) controlling operation of the cooking source, wherein the controller is programmed such that in a cook ready mode, upon receiving a scanned product code, the controller will operate to; (a) identify a stored cooking program associated with the scanned product code; (b) implement a cook preparation sequence for the identified cooking program, including operating the cooking source to preheat the oven chamber to a specified temperature indicated by the identified cooking program to prepare the cooking chamber for cooking and setting a timer to a duration indicated by the identified cooking program; and (c) maintain the oven in a ready state, without initiating countdown of the timer, until a start cooking input is received via user actuation of a portion of the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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