# US 9,518,744 B2 · Method and apparatus for cooking using coded information associated with food packaging

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- Number: US 9,518,744 B2
- Document ID: US9518744B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/875,412
- Filed: 2015-10-05
- Published: 2016-01-28
- Granted: 2016-12-13
- Earliest claimed: 2013-03-13
- Applicants: Ryder C. Heit; Warren S. Heit
- Inventors: Ryder C. Heit; Warren S. Heit
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9518744B2

## CPC

- F24C 3/124: {Control panels}
- B65D 25/20: External fittings (of containers made by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/44)
- B65D 25/205: {Means for the attachment of labels, cards, coupons or the like; (cards or coupons for the other types of rigid or semi-rigid containers B65D25/36 takes precedence)}
- B65D 81/3446: {specially adapted to be heated by microwaves}
- F24C 7/082: {on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination}
- F24C 7/085: {on baking ovens}
- F24C 15/00: Details
- G06K 7/00: Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, {e.g. for reading patterns} (methods or arrangements for marking the record carrier in digital fashion G06K1/00; pattern recognition G06F18/00; arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding G06V10/00; character recognition, recognising digital ink or document-oriented image-based pattern recognition G06V30/00)
- G06K 7/10009: {sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves}
- G06K 7/10297: {arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092 (cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; network security protocols H04L63/00; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; network protocols for data switching network services H04L67/00)}
- G06K 7/1404: {Methods for optical code recognition}
- G06K 7/1417: {2D bar codes}
- B65D 2203/10: Transponders
- F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS

## Abstract

A cooking apparatus capable of reading or detecting coded information printed on or otherwise associated with food packaging is provided. Food packaging capable of being read or detected by a cooking apparatus is also provided. The cooking apparatus sets cooking time and cooking temperature as a result of reading or detecting coded information printed on or otherwise associated with food packaging. The cooking apparatus is capable of interacting with a user of the cooking apparatus to further assist the cooking process started as a result of reading or detecting coded information printed on or otherwise associated with food packaging. The cooking apparatus capable of connecting to a remote computer and server and receiving and displaying web pages generated by the remote server to further assist the cooking process.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for cooking comprising:
a cooking apparatus having
a housing containing a controllable cooking element for cooking food, the cooking housing supporting at least one manually actuatable input device for manually inputting an instruction to cook the food and a sensor for sensing first information from an enclosure for enclosing food brought proximate to the housing;
a microprocessor contained within the housing for receiving second information from the sensor relating to the first information sensed from the enclosure;
the manually actuatable input device controllably connected to the controllable cooking element for controlling the cooking of food, and
the microprocessor controllably connected to the controllable cooking element for controlling the cooking of food based on the second information; and
a portable electronic flat panel device having a sensor for sensing first information from an enclosure for enclosing food brought proximate to the housing;
a microprocessor contained within the portable electronic flat panel device for receiving third information from the sensor relating to the first information sensed from the enclosure;
the portable electronic flat panel device capable of communicating with the cooking apparatus fourth information corresponding to instructions to cook of the enclosed food.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cooking system of claim 1, wherein the first information comprises instructions for cooking the enclosed food, the cooking instructions including at least one cooking level and one duration for cooking the enclosed food.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The cooking system of claim 1, wherein the first information comprises an identifier associated with the enclosed food.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The cooking system of claim 1, wherein the first information comprises a quantity of associated with the enclosed food.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The cooking system of claim 1, wherein the cooking instructions includes a second cooking level and a second duration for cooking the enclosed food.