Microwave oven and method of controlling the same by setting function buttons

A method of controlling a microwave oven, the microwave oven being providing with buttons through which specific functions of the microwave oven are set by a user, comprising:

• determining whether functions of the microwave oven corresponding to the buttons have been set when the buttons are pressed;
• displaying a screen allowing the user to select functions of the microwave oven which the user desires to set to the buttons when the functions of the microwave oven corresponding to the buttons have not been set;
• determining whether the user selects desired functions of the microwave oven through the screen;
• correspondingly setting the desired functions of the microwave oven to the buttons when the user selects the desired functions of the microwave oven;
• and
• deleting or executing the desired functions of the microwave oven corresponding to the buttons on the basis of continuous pressing time of the buttons if the functions of the microwave oven corresponding to the buttons have been set.

A microwave oven, comprising:

• a cooking unit to supply microwaves for use in cooking items disposed in the microwave oven;
• a memory unit previously storing a plurality of functions of the microwave oven;
• and
• a control system, coupled to the memory unit and the cooking unit, for enabling a user to set desired functions of the microwave oven, the control system comprising:
• a plurality of buttons causing specific functions of the microwave oven to be executed when pressed,
• a display unit having a screen that allows the user to select functions of the microwave oven which the user desires to set to the buttons, and
• a control unit setting desired functions of the microwave oven to the buttons in correspondence with functions selected on the display unit, allowing the desired functions of the microwave oven selected through the screen to be executed when the buttons are pressed to set the buttons to the desired functions.