Programmable cooking system and method

• US 8,342,080 B2
• Filed: 12/04/2009
• Issued: 01/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harrison R. Keith, Steven M. Richardson
• Original Assignee: Harrison R. Keith, Steven M. Richardson
• Inventors: Harrison, R. Keith, Richardson, Steven M.
• Primary Examiner(s): ALEXANDER, REGINALD
• Application Number:
  US12/592,893
• Publication Number:
  US 20110132201A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,124 Days
• Field of Search: 993/25, 993/26, 993/27, 993/28, 993/29.R, 993/31, 993/32, 993/33, 993/39, 219/393, 219/396, 219/398, 219/400, 219/411, 219/413, 219/489, 219/681, 219/685, 126/337.R, 126/332, 126/337.A, 126/339, 126/39.BA, 126/39.J, 126/39.H
• US Class Current: 99/328
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 7/08 Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices

Abstract

A programmable cooking system includes a controller, at least one of a cooking range and an oven interfacing with the controller, a set of scales interfacing with the controller, a timer interfacing with the controller and at least one data entry component interfacing with the controller.

Claims

1. A programmable cooking system, comprising:

a controller having a database;

a display monitor interfacing with said controller;

a cooking range comprising;

a cooking range housing having a keyboard slot;

a keyboard support selectively extendable from said cooking range housing through said keyboard slot;

a keyboard interfacing with said controller and carried by said keyboard support;

at least one set of scales carried by said cooking range housing and interfacing with said controller; and

at least one cooking range burner carried by said at least one set of scales, respectively, and connected to said controller;

an oven comprising;

an oven housing having an oven housing interior;

at least one oven rack selectively extendable from said oven housing interior;

at least one set of scales carried by said at least one oven rack and interfacing with said controller; and

at least one heating element provided in said oven housing interior and connected to said controller;

a timer interfacing with said controller; and

at least one of a media drive and a communication network having a user interface interfacing with said controller.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein at least one of a media drive and a communication network comprises a communication network and further comprising a camera and microphone disposed in communication with said communication network.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising a telephone interfacing with said controller.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising conventional controls connected to said at least one cooking range burner and said at least one heating element.