Oven control system with operating stage indication
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring a cooking appliance having a oven cavity, at least one heating element, a controller and a display for cooking food during a cooking operation having multiple operating stages, said method comprising:
- initiating a first operating stage of said cooking appliance, wherein said first operating stage of the cooking appliance is a preheat stage;
presenting on said display a first series of images indicating operation of the cooking appliance in the first operating stage;
initiating a second operating stage of said cooking appliance;
presenting on said display a second series of images indicating operation of the cooking appliance in the second operating stage, wherein said first series of images is distinct from said second series of images such that a user can distinguish between the first and second operating stages of the cooking appliance, even from a distance, based on a particular series of images being displayed, with each of the first and second series of images being displayed as an animation throughout a respective one of the first and second operating stages; and
repeatedly displaying said first series of images during said preheat stage of the cooking appliance, wherein said first series of images is repeatedly displayed progressively faster as the preheat stage progresses.
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Abstract
A cooking appliance includes a cabinet defining an oven cavity, a door attached to the cabinet for selectively exposing and sealing the oven cavity, a cooking element mounted to the cabinet for heating the oven cavity, a control system for controlling the cooking appliance and a display. The display is adapted to show a first series of images corresponding to a first operating stage and a second series of images corresponding to a second operating stage, wherein the first series of images is distinct from the second series of images such that a user may readily identify a current operating stage of the cooking appliance, even from a distance, based on the series of images being displayed.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring a cooking appliance having a oven cavity, at least one heating element, a controller and a display for cooking food during a cooking operation having multiple operating stages, said method comprising:
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initiating a first operating stage of said cooking appliance, wherein said first operating stage of the cooking appliance is a preheat stage; presenting on said display a first series of images indicating operation of the cooking appliance in the first operating stage; initiating a second operating stage of said cooking appliance; presenting on said display a second series of images indicating operation of the cooking appliance in the second operating stage, wherein said first series of images is distinct from said second series of images such that a user can distinguish between the first and second operating stages of the cooking appliance, even from a distance, based on a particular series of images being displayed, with each of the first and second series of images being displayed as an animation throughout a respective one of the first and second operating stages; and repeatedly displaying said first series of images during said preheat stage of the cooking appliance, wherein said first series of images is repeatedly displayed progressively faster as the preheat stage progresses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A cooking appliance comprising:
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a cabinet defining an oven cavity; a door attached to the cabinet for selectively exposing and sealing the oven cavity; a heating element supported by the cabinet for heating the oven cavity; a control system establishing a cooking operation having multiple operating stages for the cooking appliance; and a display presenting a first series of images corresponding to a first operating stage and a second series of images corresponding to a second operating stage, wherein said first operating stage of the cooking appliance is a preheat stage wherein said first series of images is distinct from said second series of images such that a user can distinguish between the first and second operating stages of the cooking appliance, even from a distance, based on a particular series of images being displayed, wherein each of the first and second series of images is displayed as an animation throughout a respective one of the first and second operating stages, wherein said first series of images is displayed repeatedly during said preheat stage of the cooking appliance, and wherein said first series of images is repeatedly displayed progressively faster as the preheat stage progresses. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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