# US 2014/0192623 A1 · User interface - oven timer

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- Number: US 2014/0192623 A1
- Document ID: US20140192623A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/735,271
- Filed: 2013-01-07
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-07
- Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
- Applicants: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation
- Inventors: Phillip Montanye; Graham Sadtler; Elysa Soffer; Robert Tannen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192623A1

## CPC

- G04G 15/003: {acting only at one preselected time or during one adjustable time interval}
- F24C 7/08: Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
- G04G: ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
- F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 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; 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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The domestic appliance of claim 1, further comprising:
at least one treatment element configured to treat the contents; and
wherein the expiration function comprises:
an alert function, further comprising the audible alert and/or the visual alert; or
a shut-off function, further comprising shutting off the at least one treatment element and at least one of the audible alert and the visual alert.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The domestic appliance of claim 2, further comprising:
an audio transducer configured to emit an audible alert;
the display being configured to display a visual alert; and
wherein the controller is configured to:
direct the audio transducer to emit an audible alert;
direct the display to emit a visual alert; and/or
control the at least one treatment element.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The domestic appliance of claim 3, wherein the controller is programmed to shut off the at least one treatment element in accordance with the shut-off function.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The domestic appliance of claim 4, wherein the timer is programmed to indicate to the controller that the treatment time has expired.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The domestic appliance of claim 5, wherein the controller is programmed to initiate the expiration function after the treatment time has expired.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The domestic appliance of claim 1, further comprising:
an oven;
a treatment chamber; and
a door to enclose the contents in the treatment chamber.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The domestic appliance of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a thin film transistor display.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The domestic appliance of claim 1, wherein the at least one user input component comprises a capacitive touch input element.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The domestic appliance of claim 1, further comprising;
a memory device to store the treatment time input and the expiration function input.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The domestic appliance of claim 1, wherein the plurality of screens comprise a treatment mode screen, a treatment temperature screen, a set timer screen, a treatment time screen, and an expiration function screen.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The domestic appliance of claim 1, wherein the controller is programmed to direct which of the plurality of screens is displayed by the display.

### Claim 13

A method for controlling a domestic appliance to treat contents having a display, and at least one user input component, the method comprising:
displaying a treatment time screen;
receiving a treatment time input corresponding to a treatment time from the at least one user input component; and
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.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, wherein the domestic appliance further comprises a timer, and
wherein the method further comprises programming the timer to track a treatment time.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, further comprising:
tracking a treatment time with the timer.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, wherein the domestic appliance further comprises a controller, and
wherein the method further comprises programming the controller to perform the expiration function upon expiration of the treatment time.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, wherein the domestic appliance further comprises at least one treatment element, and
wherein the method further comprises:
treating the contents of the domestic appliance with the at least one treatment element for the duration of the treatment time; and
performing the expiration function upon expiration of the treatment time, wherein said expiration function comprises an alert function to alert a user or a shut-off function to cease treatment of the contents and alert the user.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The method of claim 17, wherein the domestic appliance further comprises an audio transducer, and
wherein the method further comprises:
performing, according to the expiration function input, the alert function by emitting an audible alert with the audio transducer and/or emitting a visual alert with the display, or
performing the shut-off function by shutting off the at least one treatment element and at least one of emitting an audible alert with the audio transducer and emitting a visual alert with the display.

### Claim 19 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, further comprising;
displaying a treatment mode screen;
receiving a treatment mode input corresponding to a treatment mode from the at least one user input component;
displaying a treatment temperature screen;
receiving a treatment temperature input corresponding to a treatment temperature from the at least one user input component;
displaying a set timer screen; and
receiving a set timer input from the at least one user input component.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The method of claim 19, wherein the domestic appliance further comprises a memory device, and
wherein the method further comprises storing the treatment mode input, the treatment temperature input, the set timer input, the treatment time input, and the expiration function input on the memory device.