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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2001
Kevin Andrew Guenther, Frederick, MD (US);
Tanveer Iqbal, Louisville, KY (US);
Cecilia Maria Blanchard, Louisville, KY (US);
Brian P. Lenhart, Jr., Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A user interface for an oven including at least one heating element is described. The interface includes a reconfigurable display for indicating a plurality of oven control options and a plurality of selectors adjacent said display for user selection of said options. Each of said selectors correspond to one of said options indicated in said display, and a processor is configured to operate said display in response to manipulation of said plurality of selectors with selection specific menus and to control the heating element according to inputs obtained through said selection specific menus.