Cooking appliance and control knob with integrated display

A cooking appliance comprising:

• a heat source configured to heat a cooking vessel or contents of a cooking vessel;
• a controller configured to control output of the heat source;
• and
• a control knob configured to select an operating condition of a plurality of operating conditions of the controller, the control knob comprising:
• an electronic display screen, wherein at least a portion of the electronic display screen is touch sensitive to provide a graphic user interface (GUI) to interface a user with one or more operations of the control knob, wherein the GUI is configured to display a plurality of icons on the touch sensitive portion of the electronic display screen to be responsive to contact of the user, and wherein contacting one of the plurality of icons by the user selects one of the plurality of operating conditions, wherein the plurality of icons comprise a constant power output icon that is associated with a constant power output operating condition of the plurality of operating conditions, and further comprise a predetermined temperature icon that is associated with a predetermined temperature operating condition of the plurality of operating conditions,
• a bezel positioned around the electronic display, wherein the bezel is configured to rotate relative to the electronic display when manipulated by the user to control a parameter of the selected operating condition,
• a sensor to determine the relative orientation of the bezel, and
• a display controller in signal communication with the sensor to obtain the relative orientation of the bezel and modulate the GUI to display a value for the parameter of the selected operating condition that corresponds to the relative orientation of the bezel,
• wherein, following a selection by the user of the constant power output icon, the controller is configured to cause the heat source to provide a constant power output to the cooking vessel or contents of the cooking vessel,
• wherein, following a selection by the user of the predetermined temperature icon, the controller is configured to cause the heat source to provide sufficient power to maintain a predetermined temperature in the cooking vessel or contents of the cooking vessel, and
• wherein, following the selection by the user of the predetermined temperature icon, the GUI is further configured to alternate between displaying the value for the predetermined temperature and at least one of a word or abbreviation for a cooking phase associated with the predetermined temperature.

A control knob configured to select an operating condition of a plurality of operating conditions of a controller configured to control an output of a heat source of a cooking appliance, the control knob comprising:

• an electronic display screen, wherein at least a portion of the electronic display screen is touch sensitive to provide a graphic user interface (GUI) to interface a user with one or more operations of the control knob, wherein the GUI is configured to display a plurality of icons on the touch sensitive portion of the electronic display screen to be responsive to contact of the user, wherein contacting one of the plurality of icons by the user selects one of the plurality of operating conditions, wherein the plurality of icons comprise a constant power output icon that is associated with a constant power output operating condition of the plurality of operating conditions, and further comprise a predetermined temperature icon that is associated with a predetermined temperature operating condition of the plurality of operating conditions,
• a bezel positioned around the electronic display, wherein the bezel is configured to rotate relative to the electronic display when manipulated by the user to control a parameter of the selected operating condition,
• a sensor to determine the relative orientation of the bezel, and
• a display controller in signal communication with the sensor to obtain the relative orientation of the bezel and modulate the GUI to display a value for the parameter of the selected operating condition that corresponds to the relative orientation of the bezel,
• wherein, following a selection by the user of the constant power output icon, the relative orientation of the bezel is operative to select a value for the constant power output to be provided by the heat source, and the GUI is configured to display an indication of the selected value for the constant power output to be provided by the heat source in response to the relative orientation of the bezel, and
• wherein, following a selection by the user of the predetermined temperature icon, the relative orientation of the bezel is operative to select the predetermined temperature that the heat source is configured to heat a cooking vessel or contents of the cooking vessel to, and the GUI is configured to alternate between displaying the predetermined temperature and at least one of a word and abbreviation for a cooking phase associated with the predetermined temperature.