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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jong-Chull Shon, Suwon, KR;
Keun-Seuk Oh, Suwon, KR;
So-Hyun Lee, Suwon, KR;
Won-Woo Lee, Suwon, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/68 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/68 ;
Abstract
A microwave oven, and method of controlling the same, including a magnetron generating high-frequency waves and a sensor detecting the environmental state of air in a cooking cavity. During a first cooking time, outputs of the sensor are sampled at predetermined periods, with the duration of first cooking period being calculated, by a controller, based on the result of the sampling. Thereafter, a second cooking time is calculated, by the controller, based on the first cooking time and the kind of food. A cooking operation is then completed for the second cooking time.