Blender base with food processor capabilities

A blender base comprising:

• a motor;
• a user interface;
• a display;
• a microcontroller in communication with the motor and the user interface, and comprising memory, the memory including preprogrammed motor routines, each associated with a different sequence of motor functions, the microcontroller being operative to retrieve a first preprogrammed motor routine from the memory in response to user selection of an input associated with the first preprogrammed motor routine;
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• the microcontroller being operative to display a menu of preprogrammed motor routines on the display, and wherein the preprogrammed motor routines displayed as a menu is variable based upon one or more operating conditions of the blender base.

A blender base comprising:

• a motor;
• a user interface;
• a microcontroller in communication with the motor and the user interface, and comprising memory, the memory including preprogrammed motor routines, each associated with a different sequence of motor functions, the microcontroller being operative to retrieve a preprogrammed motor routine from the memory in response to user selection of an input on the user interface associated with the preprogrammed motor routine;
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• a pause switch on the user interface, the microcontroller being operative upon a first activation to pause operation of a currently operating preprogrammed motor routine and being operative upon a second activation to resume operation of the currently operating preprogrammed motor routine.

A blender base comprising:

• a motor;
• a user interface;
• a microcontroller in communication with the motor and the user interface, and comprising memory, the memory including preprogrammed motor routines, each associated with a different sequence of motor functions, each preprogrammed motor routine being associated with a continuation routine that includes at least one motor function, the microcontroller being operative to retrieve at least one preprogrammed motor routine from the memory in response to user selection of an input on the user interface associated with the at least one of the preprogrammed motor routines;
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• a pulse switch connected to the microcontroller, the microcontroller being operative to operate the motor in the continuation routine for a preprogrammed motor routine in response to activation of the pulse switch after the preprogrammed motor routine has been completed.

A blender base comprising:

• a motor;
• a user interface having a manual speed selector;
• a microcontroller in communication with the motor and the user interface, and comprising memory, the memory including preprogrammed motor routines, each associated with a different sequence of motor functions;
• wherein the microcontroller is operative to retrieve the at least one preprogrammed motor routine from the memory in response to user selection of an input associated with the at least one of the preprogrammed motor routines, and operates the motor based on the preprogrammed motor routine;
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• wherein the microcontroller is operative to increment the speed of each of the functions in a preprogrammed motor routine responsive to a user actuating the manual speed selector during operation of the preprogrammed motor routine.