User interface for oven: info mode

• US 9,961,721 B2
• Filed: 01/17/2013
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Guilleminot, Raphael, Montanye, Phillip, Sadtler, Graham, Tannen, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE
• Application Number:
  US13/743,462
• Publication Number:
  US 20140201664A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,930 Days
• Field of Search: 715771
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 7/08 Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 7/086 touch control
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 1/0263 Ovens
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/6435 Aspects relating to the user interface of the microwave heating apparatus

Abstract

A method for controlling a domestic appliance having a display, at least two distinct user input components, and a controller, the method comprising: displaying a first screen on the display; detecting user input to a first user input component; displaying a second screen on the display, said second screen comprising an info mode home screen; detecting user input to a second user input component; determining an info mode sub-category associated with the user input to the second user input component with the controller; and displaying a third screen on the display based on the info mode sub-category determined by the controller, said third screen comprising one of an accessories selection screen showing a plurality of accessories, a food category selection screen showing a plurality of food categories, and an oven mode selection screen showing a plurality of oven modes.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a domestic appliance having a display, at least two distinct user input components, and a controller, the method comprising:

displaying a first screen on the display;

detecting user input to a first user input component;

displaying a second screen on the display in response to the user input to the first component, said second screen comprising an info mode home screen displaying a plurality of info mode sub-categories, and said plurality of info mode sub-categories including;

an accessories sub-category associated with an accessories selection screen showing a plurality of accessories;

a contents sub-category associated with a contents category selection screen showing a plurality of contents categories; and

a treatment most sub-category associated with a treatment mode selection screen showing a plurality of treatment modes;

detecting user input to a second user input component, said user input being associated with one of the plurality of info mode sub-categories;

determining the info mode sub-category associated with the user input to the second user input component with the controller; and

displaying a third screen on the display in response to the user input associated with the info mode sub-category determined by the controller, said third screen comprising one of the accessories selection screen, the contents category selection screen, and the treatment mode selection screen.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the contents category selection screen comprises a food category selection screen showing a plurality of food categories and the treatment mode selection screen comprises an oven mode selection screen showing a plurality of oven modes.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein when the controller determines that the user input was made to the treatment mode sub-category, the third screen is the oven mode selection screen and the method further comprises:

detecting user input associated with one of the plurality of oven modes to the second user input component; and

displaying an oven mode info screen associated with and showing information about the selected oven mode in response to the user input associated with one of the plurality of oven modes.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

detecting user input to the second user input component;

determining whether the user input is associated with a page advance or a quantity of oven racks with the controller;

when the user input is determined to be associated with the page advance, displaying an additional oven mode info screen associated with and showing information about the selected oven mode; and

when the user input is determined to be associated with the quantity of oven racks, displaying a rack position info screen showing information about oven rack positioning.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein when the controller determines that the user input was made to the accessories sub-category, the third screen is the accessories selection screen and the method further comprises:

detecting user input associated with one of the plurality of accessories to the second user input component; and

displaying an accessory info screen associated with and showing information about the selected accessory in response to the user input associated with one of the plurality of accessories.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

detecting user input associated with a page advance to the second user input component; and

displaying an additional accessory info screen associated with and showing information about the selected accessory in response to the user input associated with the page advance.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein when the controller determines that the user input was made to the contents sub-category, the third screen is the food category selection screen and the method further comprises:

detecting user input associated with one of the plurality of food categories to the second user input component;

displaying a food type selection screen associated with the selected food category and showing a plurality of food types in response to the user input associated with one of the plurality of food categories;

detecting user input associated with one of the plurality of food types to the second user input component; and

displaying a food type info screen associated with and showing information about the selected food type in response to the user input associated with one of the plurality of food types.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

detecting user input to the second user input component;

determining whether the user input is associated with a page advance or a quantity of oven racks with the controller;

when the user input is determined to be associated with the page advance, displaying an additional food type info screen associated with and showing information about the selected food type; and

when the user input is determined to be associated with the quantity of oven racks, displaying a rack position info screen showing information about oven rack positioning.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting user input to the first user input component; and

displaying the first screen on the display.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

tracking a period of time with a timer without user input being detected by the first user input component or the second user input component; and

displaying the first screen on the display after a predetermined period of time tracked by the timer has elapsed.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user input component comprises at least one button, and

wherein the second user input component comprises a touch panel and said second user input component is substantially coextensive with said display and separate from the first user input component.

12. A domestic appliance to treat contents, the domestic appliance comprising:

a display;

a first user input component configured to detect user input;

a second user input component configured to detect user input and distinct from the first user input component; and

a controller programmed to;

instruct the display to display a first screen;

receive user input detected by the first user input component;

instruct the display to display a second screen in response to the user input to the first component, said second screen comprising an info mode home screen displaying a plurality of info mode sub-categories, and said plurality of info mode sub-categories including;

an accessories sub-categories associated with an accessories selection screen showing a plurality of accessories;

a contents sub-category associated with a contents category selection screen showing a plurality of contents categories; and

a treatment mode sub-category associated with a treatment mode selection screen showing a plurality of treatment modes;

receive user input detected by the second user input component, said user input being associated with one of the plurality of info mode sub-categories;

determine the info mode sub-category associated with the user input to the second user input component; and

instruct the display to display a third screen in response to the user input associated with the info mode sub-category determined by the controller, said third screen comprising one of the accessories selection screen, the contents category selection screen, and the treatment mode selection screen.

13. The domestic appliance of claim 12, wherein the contents category selection screen comprises a food category selection screen showing a plurality of food categories and the treatment mode selection screen comprises an oven mode selection screen showing a plurality of oven modes.

14. The domestic appliance of claim 13, wherein when the info mode sub-category determined by the controller is the treatment mode sub-category, the third screen is the oven mode selection screen and the controller is programmed to:

receive user input associated with one of the plurality of oven modes detected by the second user input component; and

instruct the display to display an oven mode info screen associated with and showing information about the selected oven mode in response to the user input associated with one of the plurality of oven modes.

15. The domestic appliance of claim 14, wherein the controller is programmed to:

receive user input to the second user input component;

determine whether the user input is associated with a page advance or a quantity of oven racks with the controller;

when the user input is determined to be associated with the page advance, instruct the display to display an additional oven mode info screen associated with and showing information about the selected oven mode; and

when the user input is determined to be associated with the quantity of oven racks, instruct the display to display a rack position info screen showing information about oven rack positioning.

16. The domestic appliance of claim 13, wherein when the info mode sub-category determined by the controller is the accessories sub-category, the third screen is the accessories selection screen and the controller is programmed to:

receive user input associated with one of the plurality of accessories detected by the second user input component; and

instruct the display to display an accessory info screen associated with and showing information about the selected accessory in response to user input associated with one of the plurality of accessories.

17. The domestic appliance of claim 16, wherein the controller is programmed to:

receive user input associated with a page advance detected by the second user input component; and

instruct the display to display an additional accessory info screen associated with and showing information about the selected accessory in response to the user input associated with the page advance.

18. The domestic appliance of claim 13, wherein when the info mode sub-category determined by the controller is the contents sub-category, the third screen is the food category selection screen and the controller is programmed to:

receive user input associated with one of the plurality of food categories detected by the second user input component;

instruct the display to display a food type selection screen associated with the selected food category showing a plurality of food types in response to the user input associated with one of the plurality of food categories;

receive user input associated with one of the plurality of food types detected by the second user input component; and

instruct the display to display a food type info screen associated with and showing information about the selected food type in response to the user input associated with one of the plurality of food types.

19. The domestic appliance of claim 18, wherein the controller is programmed to:

receive user input to the second user input component;

determine whether the user input is associated with a page advance or a quantity of oven racks with the controller;

when the user input is determined to be associated with the page advance, instruct the display to display an additional food type info screen associated with and showing information about the selected food type; and

when the user input is determined to be associated with the quantity of oven racks, instruct the display to display a rack position info screen showing information about oven rack positioning.

20. The domestic appliance of claim 12, wherein the controller is programmed to:

receive user input detected by the first user input component; and

instruct the display to display the first screen on the display.

21. The domestic appliance of claim 12, further comprising a timer programmed to track a period of time,

wherein the controller is programmed to instruct the display to display the first screen after the period of time tracked by the timer has elapsed without intervening user input being detected by the first user input component or the second user input component.

22. The domestic appliance of claim 12, wherein the first user input component comprises at least one button, and

wherein the second user input component comprises a touch panel and said second user input component is substantially coextensive with said display and separate from the first user input component.