Express cook feature
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorJesse Spalding Head
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a cooking apparatus is provided including a microprocessor responsive to a set of user actuable keypads. The control comprises a numeric selector for initiating a cook time duration in minutes corresponding to the numeric selector with a first press. The same numeric selector can add (x) time in seconds to the cook time duration with a second press. And any numeric selector can then add ½ (x) time in seconds to the cook time duration with a third press.
Claims11
A method for controlling a cooking duration, comprising:
- providing a set of tactile keypads for programming a microprocessor wherein said set of tactile keypads includes a group of independent numerical selectors;
- pressing once one of said numerical selectors of said set of tactile keypads to immediately initiate a first cooking duration in minutes;
- and,
- pressing again same said one of said numerical selectors to add thirty seconds of cooking duration thereby initiating a second cook time duration during said first cook time duration.
A method for controlling a cooking duration, comprising:
- providing a set of tactile keypads for programming a microprocessor wherein said set of tactile keypads includes a group of independent numerical selectors;
- pressing once one of said numerical selectors of said set of tactile keypads to initiate a cooking duration in minutes;
- pressing again same said one of said numerical selectors to add (x) seconds of cooking duration;
- and,
- pressing any one of said numerical selectors to add 1/2 (x) seconds of cooking duration.
A control for a cooking apparatus having a microprocessor responsive to a set of tactile keypads, the control comprising:
- a numeric selector for initiating a cook time duration in minutes corresponding to the numeric selector with a first press;
- same said numeric selector adding (x) time in seconds to said cook time duration with a second press;
- said numeric selector is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6;
- and,
- wherein any numeric selector adding 1/2 (x) time in seconds to said cook time duration with a third press.
A control for a cooking apparatus having a microprocessor responsive to a set of tactile keypads, the control comprising:
- a numeric selector for initiating a cook time duration in minutes corresponding to the numeric selector with a first press;
- same said numeric selector adding (x) time in seconds to said cook time duration with a second press;
- said numeric selector is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6;
- and,
- wherein said any numeric selector adding 1/2 (x) time in seconds to said cook time duration with every third and subsequent press.
A method for controlling a cooking duration, comprising:
- providing a set of tactile keypads for programming a microprocessor wherein said set of tactile keypads includes a group of independent numerical selectors;
- wherein said group of numerical selectors is selected from the group consisting of numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6;
- pressing once one of said numerical selectors of said set of tactile keypads to immediately initiate a first cooking duration in minutes corresponding to said numerical selector;
- pressing again same said one of said numerical selectors to add 30 seconds of cooking duration to said first cooking duration;
- and,
- pressing any one of said numerical selectors to add another 15 seconds of cooking duration to said first cooking duration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.