User interface—oven timer
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1. A domestic appliance with timer control to treat contents, the domestic appliance comprising:
- a timer programmed to track a treatment time period;
a display configured to display a plurality of screens;
at least one user input component programmed to;
receive a treatment time input corresponding to a treatment time; and
receive an expiration function input corresponding to an expiration function subsequent to receiving the treatment time input;
a treatment element;
an expiration element; and
a controller programmed to;
set the timer with the treatment time in accordance with the received treatment time input;
set the expiration function;
control the treatment element to perform a treatment of the contents for the duration of the treatment time; and
at the expiration of the treatment time, control the treatment element to end the treatment of the contents and control the expiration element of the domestic appliance to perform the expiration function.
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Abstract
A domestic appliance with timer control for the treatment of contents, the domestic appliance comprising a timer configured to track a treatment time period, a display configured to display a plurality of screens, at least one user input component programmed to receive a treatment time input corresponding to a treatment time and receive an expiration function input corresponding to an expiration function subsequent to receiving the treatment time input, and a controller programmed to set the timer with the treatment time in accordance with the received treatment time input and set the expiration function.
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19 Claims
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1. A domestic appliance with timer control to treat contents, the domestic appliance comprising:
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a timer programmed to track a treatment time period; a display configured to display a plurality of screens; at least one user input component programmed to; receive a treatment time input corresponding to a treatment time; and receive an expiration function input corresponding to an expiration function subsequent to receiving the treatment time input; a treatment element; an expiration element; and a controller programmed to; set the timer with the treatment time in accordance with the received treatment time input; set the expiration function; control the treatment element to perform a treatment of the contents for the duration of the treatment time; and at the expiration of the treatment time, control the treatment element to end the treatment of the contents and control the expiration element of the domestic appliance to perform the expiration function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for controlling a domestic appliance to treat contents, the domestic appliance having a display, at least one user input component, a treatment element, an expiration element, and a controller, the method comprising:
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displaying a treatment time screen; receiving a treatment time input corresponding to a treatment time from the at least one user input component; subsequent to receiving the treatment time input; displaying an expiration function screen; and receiving an expiration function input corresponding to an expiration function from the at least one user input component; controlling the treatment element with the controller to perform a treatment of the contents for the duration of the treatment time; and at the expiration of the treatment time, controlling the treatment element with the controller to end the treatment of the contents and controlling the expiration element of the domestic appliance with the controller to perform the expiration function. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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