MXPA99009680A - Method and apparatus for managing electromagnetic radiation usage - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an interpretive BIOS machine for controlling the cooking of food in a microwave oven or the conduct of a physical, chemical, or thermodynamic process stream wherein the microwave oven or process stream functionally operates by user independent commands. The interpretive BIOS machine is implemented by a microprocessor or computer having a memory for the storing of a program that contains the operating instruction for the present invention. Data is received into the interpretive BIOS machine from a data entry mechanism. That data is specific code that represents a plurality of desired cooking or process instructions selected by the user of the microwave oven or process stream. The present invention interprets the received data and transforms that data into time durations(s) and scaled power level(s) settings for the microwave oven or process stream. The present invention monitors and adjusts the work performed on a specimen disposed within the microwave oven or process stream.

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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADMINISTERING THE USE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates, in general, to a system for the control of physical or chemical processes. In particular, the invention focuses on a machine with Basic Input and Output System (BIOS), interpretive, to control a physical or chemical process such as heating an object or objects, for example food, inside a microwave oven . The invention is particularly focused on an interpretive BIOS machine for interpreting a plurality of data and using the data to control the course and sequence of a physical, chemical, or thermodynamic process stream, such as heating of articles or food products, performed inside a microwave oven. The invention focuses more particularly on a work manager who controls the work performed on a specimen placed within the confines of a microwave oven.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A microwave oven cooks food by bombarding it with electromagnetic waves that cause food molecules to vibrate billions of times per second. Heat is created when dipolar molecules (such as water molecules) vibrate back and forth in alignment with the electric field or when the 5 ions migrate in response to the electric field. The vibrations cause heat by friction, although only at a depth of approximately 2.54 cm to 3.81 cm (approximately 1 to 1.5 inches). The heat transfer properties of the food, klO continue the cooking process, transmitting the heat to areas of the food being cooked, which are relatively cold compared to areas that have been heated by electromagnetic waves. The convenience of the microwave oven and the weather of reduced preparation are key factors in the success of . microwave. The taste and quality of the food after being cooked in the microwave oven were sometimes deficient in the first models, due to the inconsistent handling of the voltage, also due to the presence of agnetrón tubes controlled inappropriately and also due to the imperfect control of the computer programs. Utility was also deficient because, as the demand for microwavable foods increased, so did the complexity of the food. instructions to cook those meals. The inaccuracy of the cooking instructions was promoted, among other factors, by the different interfaces for the user and operating characteristics, of microwave ovens of similar and different sizes, and by the disparities of the 5 interfaces for the user and the control operational, of microwave ovens related. Consumers want the convenience of cooking with icroondas but they do not want to be constantly referring to food packs to repeatedly enter multi-stage instructions, to a microwave oven, to obtain a cooked meal, and even after all your efforts, get results below the standard, in the cooking of your food, due to operating and operating variations of the microwave oven. 15 Due to the more active lifestyles and the less time spent in the kitchen, consumer demand for products that can be cooked with microwaves is increasing along with the demand for a microwave oven that does not require a plurality from instructions for cooking food, or different instructions for the same meal, when using microwave ovens of different sizes and / or different manufacturing. The complication of the product demand problem and the microwave ovens that can be used, has was the result of the wide variation in the power output of the agnetron, of the variations in the operation, and of the control interfaces for the user, which now prevail in the universe available of microwave ovens. A food product that can be cooked perfectly in a 1200-watt oven can take three times longer to cook, in an oven that can only provide 600 watts of power. In addition, the user interface of microwave ovens is remarkably different from one manufacturer to another and is not intuitive. Something that further complicates the matter of the wide variation in the output power of the magnetron tube is the Local Service Company (Electric Power Company) that supplies electric power to the user's microwave. Utility companies are often unable to adequately balance the demand of users of electric power, with an available capacity for generating electricity. The effect of power fluctuations in a microwave oven are numerous. In particular, the suggested cooking instructions, for a particular meal, become meaningless. An example of this would be a power fluctuation of 6% by the utility company or by the source of power generation, for a short period of time. The results of the degradation of the energy supplied to the microwave oven will consist of a poorly cooked meal. This can perfectly result in damage to the health of the consumer of the food cooked in a microwave oven, if the bacteria are not exterminated through sufficient cooking. The sensitivity of the output power to the line voltage is a main interest of the people who develop food for microwave ovens, as well as for the consumer. The power measured as a function of the line voltage is shown in Figure 18 for three microwave ovens. Note the variation of the 500 watt number two furnace, which indicates a 6% change in line voltage. The output power of the magnetron tube of the microwave oven has decreased from 500 watts to 375 watts. Also note the nonlinear relationship between the line voltage and the power output of the magnetron tube of the microwave oven. This non-linear relationship will produce wide oscillations in the output power, due to quite small changes in the line voltage (Microwave Cooking and Processing, Charles R. Bufflerl9xx). Microwave ovens currently used employ several mechanisms for data entry, to enter data into a control mechanism of the oven. These mechanisms for data entry can be electrical and mechanical keyboards, card readers, optical pens, code reading devices, or the like. The control mechanism can be a computer or a controller based on a microprocessor. In general, the computer or controller has a Basic Input and Output System (BIOS) associated with the input and output of data to and from the mechanism for data entry. In these microwave ovens the user manually activates the mechanism for data entry in order to enter data concerning the type or mode of operation of the oven, desired, ie, bake, roast, reheat, etc., as well as the time of cooked desired The microprocessor-based controllers of the present are capable of receiving a substantial amount of complex information from their associated data entry mechanism. This requires that the user of the furnace or the designer of the process stream manually enter a substantial amount of information, usually a series of multiple steps of data entry through a keyboard. This information could be entered through a magnetic card that contains all the required input data, but this type of format does not allow for flexibility in changing the cooking instructions. Alternatively, the user input could retrieve a stored recipe, specific to a particular food item. Those familiar with the technique can observe that a system of stored recipes, specific to an article, is static and is inherently limited to the universe of food items known to its author at the time of its creation. This system is limited to food items or processes created subsequent to its time of manufacture, and, in any case, is a system of stored recipes, specific and limited to a set of operation of a single microwave oven or process stream in particular . In the manufacture of artifacts for consumers, such as microwave ovens, it is advantageous to assume that the overall control requirements are closely the same from one model to another. This is done to reduce the manufacturing cost of microwave ovens and to make the repair of the ovens more economical. The functions of the microwave oven, such as "automatic cooking", "automatic defrosting" and a number of other cooking parameters associated with these functions, vary from model to model, depending on factors such as the size of the microwave cavity, the size of the magnetron, and other factors well known to those skilled in the art. In this way, a controller may be required to operate correctly in different microwave oven frames having different cooking cavities. Typical sizes of the furnace cavity range from approximately 0.14 cubic meters (0.5 cubic feet) to approximately 0.57 cubic meters (2.0 cubic feet). Furnaces may also vary with respect to their effective magnetron power output. A well-known phenomenon concerning the mass of a specimen is documented in IEC publication 705. This publication defines a method for determining the output power of a microwave oven. Following the procedure of IEC 705, a specimen of water of 100 ml is placed in a microwave oven. Power is applied to the specimen through a magnetron tube. Water boils at a "specific power level in a given period. The results of this test generated a rating of 800 watts for this particular microwave oven. To further explain the phenomenon, another test can be performed following the procedures of IEC 705. A specimen containing 250 ml of water is placed in the same microwave oven used for the 100-ml specimen test and power is applied to the specimen. . Performing the same calculations performed previously for the microwave, this now seems to be a 660-watt oven. This particular phenomenon clearly states that the mass of the specimen has a pronounced effect in determining the power specification of the microwave oven.

The power output of the microwave can be controlled using two methods. The first is the control of the work cycle, and the second is the modulation of the amplitude. In the control of the work cycle, the average output power can be adjusted by working the magnetron at maximum power, while turning on and off the current for portions of a time interval. The percentage of the time the current is turned on, during the time interval, is referred to as the "duty cycle". The work cycle of the microwave oven is generally implemented through electromechanical relays together with the microwave oven controls. The relays provide economy of scale for an effort in manufacturing but do not adequately provide a competent electric current change. The power output of the magnetron is proportional to its current at the cathode. In the modulation of the amplitude, the cathode current is adjusted to control the instantaneous output of the magnetron. The instantaneous current of the magnetron is controlled, either by varying the high voltage level for the magnetron, or by changing the magnetic field strength in the magnetron. In the past attempts have been made to inspect the power of the magnetron tube and compensate for fluctuations in the power produced by the magnetron tube. It is well known in the art that when the operating temperature of a magnetron tube increases, the power produced decreases. The operating temperature of the magnetron tube will increase due to normal operation. The heat produced by the specimen contained inside the microwave oven and on which the work has been done will also increase the temperature of the magnetron tube. The specimen does not consume 100% of the power generated by the magnetron tube; therefore, some of the power will be radiated out of the specimen, in the form of heat. Given the close proximity of the magnetron tube to the specimen, the operating temperature of the magnetron tube will increase unduly. Verifying the output of the microwave oven and then increasing the input power to raise the power output of the magnetron tube is a self-muting effort. As more power is supplied to the magnetron tube, the power output of the magnetron tube is increased but the magnetron tube efficiency is decreased, thereby increasing the operating temperature. This means that the input power must be increased to compensate for the decrease in output power. This process will continue until a maximum input power is achieved, thereby saturating the magnetron tube and decreasing its efficiency.

Another method to monitor the power output of the magnetron tube is to compare the verified power value with the power supplied to the microwave oven by the electric power service company. If these values are not equal after subtracting the known losses, a compensation factor extracted from a verification table must be determined. This determined correction factor is applied mechanically or electronically to the magnetron tube. Applying this factor in this way will increase or decrease the amount of power delivered to the magnetron tube. This is an effort of self-annihilation. If the power of the magnetron tube is too high, the operating temperature of the magnetron tube will increase causing a decrease in efficiency, as discussed above. This results in a new compensation factor being applied to the power level of the magnetron tube. This cycle of applying correction factors and adjusting the power levels will continue and the result of this effort will not correct the work done on the specimen placed inside the microwave oven. A well-known principle of physics is that when a force performs work on an object, this must increase the energy of that object in a similar amount (or decrease it if the work is negative). When an object loses energy in some way, it must experience a similar increase in energy, in some other way, or it must perform a similar amount of work. The power discussed here refers to the ability to perform work over time. The power is expressed as an equation: Work = Power x time. Microprocessor-based controllers are widely used in commercially available microwave ovens. Typically, the only difference klO in the orders and control from one oven to another, is the programming stored inside the memory of the controller. It is very feasible that the control programs permanently stored in the Memory Only Reading (ROM) include parameters and appropriate instructions for a variety of oven models. However, there is still the problem of identifying for the controller, the functional characteristics of the particular furnace and the different furnace or process stream, of the main unit in which the controller resides. This particular problem is complicates over time the introduction of newer models of microwave ovens. Newer models may contain newer microprocessors and different sets of functional features that require different operating instructions. 25 Microwave ovens that have compatible physical computing elements can interact and share data. In the past it has been possible to exchange computer programs between identical types of machines, on the contrary, most of the interactions between the incompatible machines still involve transfers of data files or similar, little more than simple. Applications in computer programs written by a manufacturer of microwave ovens or written for a specific type of operating environment, however, can not be channeled or "transferred" normally to a system that has different physical characteristics without being fully rewritten. Although much progress has been made in the development of techniques for exchanging data between incompatible machines, it has not been possible to exchange computer application programs between different microwave ovens. The data presented in the form of recipe instructions, which offer static cooking conditions, differ in the characteristics of the material to be cooked. The material varies inherently with respect to its dielectric property, the relative dielectric constant and the loss factor. These properties govern both the speed and uniformity of heating and the latter is influenced by the depth of penetration of microwave energy. Accordingly, the conventional functions of fixed cooking programs do not allow the input of data concerning the conditions of the material to be cooked, the memory of the computer or the controller of a microwave oven. As a result, two materials would be cooked under the same cooking conditions despite having different material characteristics and different cooking profiles. This causes an undesirable cooking operation. It would be desirable to have a microwave oven or a process control system, which could accept programming information entered by the user, predefined, which could be interpreted and scaled to vary the operation of the magnetron or the level (s) of process efficiency and the duration (s) of the power levels, specific to a particular main unit. As a result of a predefined code introduced by a single user, the end result of a process carried out for a particular article would be independent of the article and would produce identical results for it, regardless of the functional operating characteristics of any particular oven. microwave or process stream, principal, in particular, to which the predefined code entered by the user was introduced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an interpretive BIOS machine, for controlling the cooking of food or the operation of a chemical, physical or thermodynamic process in any of a multitude of main microwave ovens, of different sizes, or different process streams, in response to a predetermined code. The present invention allows a microwave oven or main process stream to operate functionally through user-independent commands. In the preferred embodiment, a system controller is operatively placed at an intermediate location to a mechanism for data entry, provided for the introduction of a code that can be interpreted and scaled for a BIOS, predetermined, and the microwave oven or the main process stream. The controller has a central processing module, a memory module, and a plurality of input and output devices for sending and receiving data to and from the main microwave oven and the mechanism for data entry. The interpretive BIOS machine is operatively integrated into the memory of the controller. The interpretive BIOS machine has a plurality of data structures that have data determined by the predetermined code. These data structures provide the controller with instructions for ordering and controlling the microwave oven or main process stream, whereby the microwave oven or current of >; process, main, works with functional instructions, independent of the user. The present invention contains interpretative data structures that provide scalar magnitudes, altitude, calibration factors and mode selection, both factory-selected and user-defined. The calibration data structures allow the user of the present invention to regulate the power level and / or duration of the power level of the main microwave oven or of the process, in response to the degradation of operation with the age of the magnetron tube, of the elements of the process or with the variations in the elevation in si tu of the main unit, above the average level of the sea. The selection mode also allows the user of the microwave oven or main process stream to use the present invention to operate the microwave oven or main process stream in its original, conventional mode of operation. A second embodiment of the present invention is a Work Manager placed in the BIOS machine. The Work Manager controls the work done on a specimen placed within the confines of an oven with Work Manager. The Work Manager is implemented by a controller. The controller has a memory for storing a computer program or a plurality of data structures that provide commands and functions for the operation of the Work Manager. The controller also has at least one sensor operatively connected within the microwave oven, for detecting the energy supplied to the magnetron tube of the microwave oven. The sensor periodically transmits the selected power data to the BIOS machine for processing. A predetermined code is determined from the specimen and is entered by the user into the microwave oven. The default code delineates a particular job characteristic for the selected specimen. The interpretive BIOS machine receives the default code. The BIOS machine also receives the power data transmitted periodically from the power sensor, for processing. The power data and the default code are processed by the Work Manager. The Work Manager generates a set of instructions. The instruction set transforms the power data and the predetermined code into instructions for the microwave oven to perform work on the specimen. The result of this operation will be that the magnetron tube of the microwave oven (or physical, chemical, or thermodynamic process stream) supplies the required work to the sample, regardless of the power supplied to the microwave oven. A third embodiment of the present invention is a Code Producer. The Code Producer receives selected working characteristics, particular for a specimen placed in a microwave oven, which requires that work be done on it. The output of the Code Producer is a predetermined code, selected. The code format is a selected symbol that represents the code. The default code encapsulates a profile indicator of the work that is going to be done on the specimen. The profile is selected from a group consisting of the specimen heating time (s), required (s), the geometry of the specimen, the heating power levels, the specimen mass, the composition of the material of the specimen, and the like. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a BIOS that allows or makes it possible to transfer the application of computer programs through physical computing elements and operating system environments, incompatible, the result of which is identical heating or the result of the process in a specimen, regardless of power output capacity and power production capacity, of the microwave oven in operation, particular, or current of physical, chemical, or thermodynamic process. Another object of the present invention is to provide a BIOS that allows a set of semantic and syntactic rules that determine the behavior of functional units, by achieving communications through different application programs and microwave ovens or process streams. Another object is to allow food manufacturers, cookbook authors, designers of chemical or physical or thermodynamic processes, and the like, to express complete process instructions based on a universal symbolic code, interpreted by the BIOS, and friendly to the user and internally adjustable in the main unit (and still functionally rich when interpreted by the BIOS). Another object is to administer the work done in a specimen placed in a microwave oven in order to produce a heating or process result in a specimen, identical to the result produced inside other microwave ovens, different (or chemical, physical process streams or thermodynamic) with different output capabilities, or similar microwave ovens or process stream (s) of different age (s) or different elevation (s) in situ, all operating under a wide variety of conditions of power supplied. Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon reading the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention is illustrated in the drawings in which similar reference characters designate equal or similar parts, through the figures, in which: Figure 1 illustrates a schematic view of a main microwave oven, Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram showing a symbolic code that is introduced to the numerical keypad of Figure 1, Figure 3 illustrates the present invention positioned in an intermediate position to the numeric keypad of Figure 1 and the main microwave oven controller, Figure 4 illustrates a block diagram of an interpretive BIOS machine, Figure 5 illustrates a block diagram of the interpretive BIOS machine connected to the main microwave oven, Figure 6 illustrates the architecture of the interpretive BIOS machine of Figure 5, Figure 7 illustrates a flowchart of Figure 6, Figure 8 illustrates a flowchart of the validator of Figure 6, Figure 9 illustrates a diagram d e stream of the Interpreter of Figure 6, and Figure 10 is a graph of the result of the test, Figure 11 illustrates a block diagram of a second embodiment of an interpretive BIOS machine, Figure 12 illustrates a block diagram of the Interpretive BIOS machine with a Work Manager connected to the main microwave oven, Figure 13 illustrates the Work Manager of Figure 12, Figure 14 illustrates a typical electrical circuit for power monitoring, of Figure 13, Figure 15 illustrates a Coder Producer computer screen tool, to capture the work requirements of a specimen, Figure 16 illustrates a block diagram of a Codes Producer of a third embodiment of an interpretive BIOS machine, Figure 17 illustrates a functional block diagram to predetermine a code, Figure 18 illustrates the line voltage versus the power output, for an oven of microwave.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED MODALITIES The interdependence of the numbers of elements of the drawings has been referred to above and for the convenience of the reader will be reiterated here citing an example of the flow of the numbers of elements of the drawings. This example is intended to be for illustrative purposes only: the interpretive BIOS 30, Figure 3, is further illustrated in a block diagram 30, Figure 5. The architecture for the interpretive BIOS 30, Figure 5, is generally illustrated with the number 40, Figure 6. The architecture 40 is further illustrated with the number 40 ', Figure 7. The mode key 40b', Figure 7, is further illustrated at 40b ', Figure 8, containing the elements of 40b' a at 40b 'f. Figures 1 through 3 illustrate a typical microwave oven 10 used at home, in restaurants, and in other types of institutions that prepare and cook food. An example of a typical microwave oven would be a microwave oven manufactured by Cober Electronics, Inc., although any microwave oven or process stream can be used, controlled by any microprocessor, computer, or ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) and may work in conjunction with the present invention. The microwave oven 10, for purposes of illustration only, will be the focus of attention in the present invention. The main microwave oven 10 has a mechanism for data input 10a, a display 10b, and a computer or controller with memory 10c, as shown in Figure 3. The mechanism for data entry 10a can be, if if desired, any type of data entry mechanism, convenient for entering data into the main microwave oven 10. The data entry mechanism 10a can transmit its data, if desired, through a serial or serial format. in parallel, using any type of transmission medium such as, although not limited to, entry by numeric keypad, bar code reader, modem, telephone or computer communications network, or any other means that allows the transmission of data. An example of a mechanism for inputting data 10a would be a numeric keypad having the part number KBD-KPX17P, manufactured by Alps, San Jose, CA. The mechanism for data entry 10a, for purposes of illustration only, will be discussed as a conventional touch-sensitive numeric keypad, known to those of ordinary skill in the art, although any mechanism for data entry will work together with the present invention. The mechanism for data entry 10a has at least one mode key. If desired, a plurality of mode keys may be implemented, together with the present invention. For purposes of illustration only, the Fn 1, lOd, key of the data mechanism 10a will indicate the desire of the user of the microwave oven 10 to enter a predetermined, selected code, 20, as shown in Figure 2. The selected code 20 represents a set of predetermined instructions for heating or cooking a manufactured food item 20a. The predetermined code may be listed, if desired, in a cookbook 20b containing a plurality of predetermined codes. The cookbook 20b may contain, if desired, selected codes in conjunction with conventional cooking instructions. The selected code 20 may comprise, if desired, at least one number, letter or symbol. An example of selected code 20 is a series of seven numbers. The fabricated food item 20a may require a plurality of processing steps to fully cook the food in an appropriate manner. In this particular case, the selected code 20 can represent any combination of process, cooking stages, or cookbook recipe. Ordinarily, code 20 will be printed on the food package or be associated with it in any other way. Alternatively, a codebook 20 may be attached and provided to the user, most likely by the food manufacturer, a cookbook author, or the process designer. The present invention is an interpretive BIOS machine which is generally illustrated at 30, as shown in Figure 3. The interpretive BIOS machine 30 is operatively positioned between the data entry mechanism 10a of the main microwave oven 10 and the 10c driver. The interpretive BIOS 30 receives and processes the selected code 20 and then issues to the controller 10c its set of interpreted and scaled instructions. The set of interpreted instructions provides to the main microwave oven 10, independent user instructions for the cooking of food items desired by the user. The set of interpreted instructions may contain one or a plurality of data fields that will compensate for the variations that occur in the magnetron power of the furnace, the variations in the operation of other microwaves with magnetron tubes, of equal size, the elevation in if your above sea level, from the microwave oven, the aging of the main microwave oven, and the variation of the requirements of cooking recipes. An upper level illustration of the interpretive BIOS 30 is shown in Figure 4. The interpretive BIOS 30 comprises a data entry mechanism 30a, a microprocessor-based controller 30b, and a mechanism for data output 30c . As shown in Figure 5, the interpretive BIOS 30 receives its service power from the electric power source 10e. The data entry mechanism 30a comprises an intermediate accumulator which connects the output of the data entry mechanism 10a. of the main microwave oven 10 to the input of the controller 30b. An example of this intermediate accumulator would be at least an Intermediate Hexagonal Non-Investment Accumulator, MCI4050b, manufactured by Motorola, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona. The controller 30b gives commands and controls all the operative functions of the present invention. An example of controller 30b that may be used, if desired, in conjunction with the present invention, is MC68HC11 manufactured by Motorola, Inc. This particular controller has an on-board memory used to store data structures that provide controller 30b with instructions regarding to the operating characteristics of the present invention. The data emulation mechanism 30e is connected to the controller 30b and receives coded instructions from the controller 30b. 5 The data emulator 30e transforms the encoded instructions into data suitable for the controller 10c. An example of a data emulator would be a plurality or bank of CD 5053 or CD 4051 devices operatively connected. The output of the data emulator 30e is connected to the intermediate data accumulator 30. The output of mechanism 30c is connected to controller 10c. The interpretive BIOS 30 is completely compensated from the main microwave oven 10 and is transparent to the user of the main microwave oven 10. This compensation allows the main microwave oven 10 to operate using the present invention or operate in the original mode, i.e. receiving data inputs directly from the user. The architecture for the interpretive BIOS machine 30 is generally illustrated at 40, as shows in Figure 6. The architecture 40 contains a plurality of data structures that have their data determined in part by the selected code 20 and partly by the interaction between the respective data structures. These data structures provide the controller 30b instructions for giving commands and controlling the main microwave oven 10 thus allowing the main microwave oven 10 to operate independently of the users' commands. The data structure 40a, of the Mode Identifier, as shown in Figure 6, receives its data from the mechanism for data entry 10a. The data structure 40a of the Mode Identifier has data elements that determine whether the interpreting BIOS machine is requested to activate or whether the user of the main microwave oven 10 wishes to operate the oven in its predetermined mode. The predetermined mode, once detected by the data structure 40a of the Mode Identifier, works without the aid of the interpretive BIOS machine 30. The data structure 40a of the Mode Identifier passes the request made for the activation of the BIOS machine, to the data structure 40b of the Validator. The data structure 40b of the Validator has elements that determine the validity of the input code 20 selected by the user. If the data structure 40b of the Validator determines that the selected code 20 is valid, the data structure 40b will pass that result to the data structure 40c of the Interpreter. Upon receiving the result of the Validator, the structure 40c of the Interpreter will transform the entry code 20 of the user into a set of data elements containing a plurality of data fields representing the set of requested process instructions, relating to the duration and power level, of the selected code 20. The structure 40c of the Interpreter can transform, if desired, the user's entry code 20 into a set of data elements containing a plurality of data fields representing the set of user instructions. requested processes, relating to the duration of time and the variable power level, of the selected code 20. The scalar data structure 40d receives the set of data elements from the data structure 40c of the Interpreter. The scalar data structure 40d transforms those data fields into requirements of duration and power level, depending on the predetermined selection of the scale factor, by the manufacturer of the furnace, and of scale factor (s), additional (s) , defined (s) by the user. The scale factor (s) will be described in more detail later. The power data and scale duration elements are encoded in a format that is comprised by the main microwave oven 10. Figure 7 shows a logical flow diagram, which is indicated generally as 40 ', of the operating characteristics of the interpretive BIOS 30 provided by the architecture 40. From the main microwave oven 10 an input data signal 40a 'is received. This entry can be accompanied, if desired, by data generated by the user by pressing the mode key Fn 1, lOd, at least once. The operating mode selected by the user is determined at this time. If Fn 1 lOd is present, the interpretive BIOS 30 has been selected. If Fn 1, lOd, is not present, the user has selected the predetermined mode and that selection 40e is transmitted to the main microwave oven 10. The validity 40b 'of the input data signal 30a' is now verified. If a user error occurs in the input data signal 30a 'the user will be notified through instructions appearing on the screen 10b. If the inaccuracies in the data signal 30a 'can not be resolved, the validity check 40b 'will by default send a clear / stop function 40f and transmit that signal to the predetermined mode of the main microwave oven 10. If the validity 40b' is verified, the data signal 30a 'is interpreted 40c' and transformed into a set of 'data 40c' elements containing the power levels and the duration (s) of time. The set of data elements 40c 'is then scaled in block 40d' to the operating characteristics of the main microwave oven 10. Those scaled values 40d 'are then transmitted in block 40g to the main microwave oven 10 for implementation in the cooking process of the food product 20a. Figure 8 shows a more detailed diagram 40b 'of the validation data structure 40b. The Mode 40a function transmits an encoded data stream that is received by the validated data structure 40b '. These data contain at least one data bit and, if desired, may contain a plurality of data bits. In the preferred embodiment, the mode function, in block 40a, transmits a five-digit code in block 40b 'a. This transmission is for illustrative purposes only. In effect, any number of digits can be transmitted. An eight-digit code can be transmitted in block 40b 'b, a ten-digit code in block 40b' c, and another (s) code format (s) recognized by the interpretive BIOS machine in block 40b 'd . If the code in block 40b 'e is valid, it is transmitted to the data structure 40c of the Interpreter. If the code in block 40b 'f is invalid, the clear / stop function is transmitted to the main microwave oven 10. Figure 9 shows a more detailed diagram of the data structure 40c of the Interpreter, which is illustrated in the block 40c '. A validated code in block 40b 'e is received and the code entry is interpreted in block 40c' a as a five, eight, or ten digit code. If the interpreted code is five digits in block 40c 'b, the first digit n 1 is equal to or greater than one and equal to or less than nine and is interpreted by the BIOS as Power Level 1 (PLL), expressed as a percentage of the total output capacity of the magnetron tube; that is, 100%, 5 90%, and so on. For a five-digit code the power level PL2 is equal to 0%. The duration of PLl is equal to the digit n2, n3, and n4 multiplied by one second. The five-digit code is now interpreted and transformed into a new code representing the klO requirements of the 20a specimen for processing or cooking. This requirement for processing or cooking will vary depending on the specimen involved. This new five-digit code is transmitted 40c 'c to the scalar data structure 40d. If an eight-digit code in the block 40c 'd is received by the code input of the Interpreter in block 40c' a, the digit ni and n2 are equal to or less than ninety-nine and equal to or greater than twenty. The PLl power level is less than or equal to one hundred percent and equal to or greater than twenty percent. The power level PL2 is less than or equal to one hundred percent and equal to or greater than zero percent. If PL1 is equal to or greater than PL2 in block 40c 'e, the digits n3, n4 and n5 are multiplied by one second and are equal to the duration of time one. The duration for PL2 is equal to the digit n6 and n7 multiplied by ten seconds If PL2 is equal to or greater than PLl 40c 'e, the digits n3, n4 and n5 multiply by one second and are equal to the duration of power level two. The duration for PL1 is equal to the digit n6 and n7 multiplied by ten seconds. The duration of time three is equal to n8 multiplied by sixty seconds and the power level PL3 is equal to zero in block 40c 'f. The eight-digit code is now decoded and transformed into a new code that represents the requirement for the processing or cooking of specimen 20a. This new eight-digit code is transmitted in block 40c 'c to scalar data structure 40d. A ten-digit code is transformed in the same way as the eight-digit code except for the digit n9 that is multiplied by 60 seconds and then equals the time that has been consumed from the beginning of the process to the one pause. The nlO digit is multiplied by sixty seconds and then equals the time consumed from the end of pause one to pause two. (Enabling pause one and pause two allows user intervention and intermediate user actions during the processing or cooking sequence). The user determines when the pause has ended and the control program is finished by pressing Fn l-10d. Like the five and eight digit code, the ten digit code is transmitted to the scalar data structure 40d. Scalar data structure 40d has components selected by both the manufacturer and the user. The scalar data structure 40d has its universe of data selected by the manufacturer, derived empirically from the analysis of a plurality or universe of microwave ovens. A statistically derived sample from the universe of microwave ovens was selected. The sample furnaces were analyzed in an environmentally controlled and reproducible atmosphere, to ensure repeatability of the test due to variations in ambient temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure. A control microwave oven was also analyzed to ensure the accuracy and repeatability of the test. An example of the control microwave oven would be a microwave oven selected by Cober Electronics, Inc. The control microwave oven was analyzed with respect to a control standard defined as a microwave oven containing a 1200 watt magnetron tube. The furnace is placed in an environment that is maintained at an atmospheric pressure corresponding to that of an altitude of zero meters (zero feet) above the average sea level at a constant temperature of 20 ° C and at an ambient humidity of 80%. The test comprised a series of test iterations, the purpose of which was to characterize the effective work output (that is, work done on a sample and that can be calculated in watts-seconds) of a microwave oven (or a stream of thermodynamic, chemical, or physical process) when the samples of variable mass and composition are heated, and dimensions 5 and vessel geometries also variable. The present invention describes a single test in a defined mass and composition sample as well as defined container geometry. The test included placing one liter of water of chemical composition, molarity, molality, and dielectric hlO properties, specifically known and reproducible, in each microwave oven with a pyrometer placed in each liter of water. The magnetron tube of a selected microwave oven was activated and the time required to raise the temperature of one liter of water to one degree was recorded. centigrade The results of that test are illustrated, generally, in graph 60 of Figure 10. The mean time interval versus the universe of microwave ovens is illustrated at point 60a. The highest deviation from point 60a is illustrated at point 60b. The deviation below point 60a is illustrated at point 60c. Points 60a, 60b and 60c can be correlated with the highest power, measured in watts, of the magnetron tube used in each test. Conversely, points 60d, 60e, and 60f can be correlated with the lowest power, measured in watts in the magnetron tube used in this test.

Now, from the graph 60, a plurality of scalar values can be determined. These scalar values are derived from the distance from a selected scalar point to the median 60a, measured along the vertical axis of graph 60. If desired, any number of points can be placed along any line vertical that extends from the midline 60a. An example of that scalar value is a scalar point 60g that represents a value of 0.25 and the scalar point 60h of 4.0. The selected scalar values, when applied to the set of data elements 40c ', transform the power and duration of time contained in the set of data elements 40c' into operating characteristics for the microwave oven 10. To compensate for the magnetron tube ( and other components) as well as the degradation of the output of the power level of the microwave oven 10 during the lifetime of the oven, a scalar component of dynamic BIOS calibration initiated by the user can be activated. The dynamic BIOS calibration updates, in real time, the performance and performance characteristics of the power output of the microwave oven 10 to the scale level of the BIOS output selected at the time of manufacture. One method for implementing the calibration of the microwave oven 10 is to press Fn 1, 10d twice, whereby the screen 10b will indicate the current level of operation of the BIOS. Pressing Fn 1 lOd simultaneously with a numeric keypad number, selected that corresponds to the BIOS grade, the level of the synchronized duration output scale will increase the desired value of the scale. An example of this would be pressing 1 which would cause an increase in the scale level of the BIOS output of 5%, pressing 3 would cause an increase of the scale level of the BIOS output, of 10%, etc. The screen will flash at least three times, indicating that calibration is in progress and screen 10b will now display the selected increment or decrement for the scaled BIOS value. To reset the scaled BIOS value to the original value, press Fn 1 lOd together with the zero key. Another method for calibrating the duration of the power level of the microwave oven 10 is by pressing Fn 1 lOd simultaneously with the start key lOe. This action will begin the BIOS calibration with the National Postal Code ("zip code"). Screen 10a will flash showing the National BIOS Postal Code, adjusted at the factory. If this code is different from the current postal code of the user, the user can, if desired, enter their current National Postal Code. The interpretive BIOS 30 reads a stored National Postal Code corresponding to the elevation above the average sea level and the machine BIOS 30 performs an automatic calibration to adjust the duration of the power level and reflect the increase in elevation. The elevation above the average sea level can be entered, if desired, directly or a direct entry can be entered in digits, read from a Table of Elevation Intervals-Operating Characteristics. In all cases, the interpretive BIOS 30 will perform an automatic calibration to increase or decrease the power level duration of the microwave oven 10. The user of the main microwave oven 10 can now cook the food product 20a without taking into account the microwave oven employee, the power or aging of the magnetron tube of the selected microwave oven, or the elevation in itself above the average sea level, of the installed microwave oven, or of the process stream. In FIG. 11 a representation of the upper level of the second embodiment of an interpretive BIOS machine 70 is illustrated. The interpretive BIOS machine 70 comprises a mechanism for data entry 30a, a controller 70a based on a microprocessor, and a mechanism for data entry 30c. As shown in Figure 5, the interpretive BIOS machine 70 receives its operational power from the electric power source IOe. The mechanism for data input 30a and the mechanism for data output 30c are interactively connected to controller 70 and main microwave oven 10 (which was discussed above). The controller 70a comprises in part a power j verifier 70b, Figure 12, and the Work Manager 70c, Figure 12. The controller 70a gives commands and controls all the operational functions of the second embodiment of the present invention. An example of the controller 70a that may be used, if desired, together with the second embodiment of the present invention is the MC68HC11 manufactured by Motorola, Inc. This particular controller has an on-board memory used to store a computer program or data structure. which provides the controller 70a with instructions, such as the operating characteristics of the second embodiment of the present invention. The Work Manager 70b is a computation program or a plurality of data structure stored in the memory of the controller 70a. The program provides the Work Manager 70c with instructions for interactively controlling the work function of the microwave oven. An example of this control could be that the Work Manager 70b inspects, corrects, adjusts, or modifies the work done on a specimen. Another example would be that the Work Manager collects data from at least one sensor and transforms the data into instructions for the power of the magnetron tube to the controller 70a. The controller 70a has a power verifier 70b connected to the power source supplied to the microwave oven to detect the energy consumed by the >furnace; microwave. The power verifier 70b may be, if desired, a sensor connected to the magnetron tube of the microwave oven. The sensor can, if desired, inspect, collect or transmit data to the Work Manager 70c. The data should be, if desired, in a serial or parallel format. The collected data can be derived, if desired, from the voltage, current, power, power factor or any phase relationship between any of the aforementioned. An example of a physical measurement of the power verifier is the voltage reading 70b 'and the current reading 70b ", Figure 13. These two readings, 70b' and 70b", are transmitted to the Work Manager 70c for processing. The data transmission means of the power verifier 70b to the Work Manager 70c may consist of any ordinary transmission means known to those experienced in the data transmission technique. The data generated by the power verifier 70b is periodically transmitted to the Work Manager 70c or if desired, the Work Manager 70c may require or interrogate one or all of the power verifiers to initiate the transmission of the verified data. The power verifier 70b may receive, if desired, data from the magnetron tube, at different speeds or duty cycles, depending on the selection or manufacturing design of the magnetron tube and / or the power verifier 70b. The data emulation mechanism 30e is operatively connected to the controller 70a and receives coded instructions therefrom. The data emulator 30e transforms those encoded instructions into data suitable for the controller 10c. An example of a data emulator would be a plurality or bank of CD 5053 or CD 4051 devices operatively connected. The output of the data emulator 30e is connected to the data output buffer 30c. The output of mechanism 30c is connected to controller 10c. The second embodiment of the interpretive BIOS machine 70 is fully compensated from the main microwave oven 10 and is transparent to the user in the main microwave oven 10. This compensation allows the main microwave oven 10 to operate using the present invention or operate in the mode default, that is, receiving data entries directly from the user. The Work Manager 70c receives the data structure of the power verifier 70b and the data structure of the BIOS machine 70, through the controller 70a. The data structure of the BIOS 70 machine delineates the work requirements that will be made in a specimen placed within the confines of a microwave oven 10. The work requirements were introduced to the microwave oven 10 by a user, in the default code form 20. The specimen work requirements can, if desired, be transparent to the user. The user simply extracts the predetermined code 20 from a specimen and enters the predetermined code 20 into the microwave oven 10. The Work Manager 70c processes the data structure of the BIOS machine 70 and the data structure of the power verifier 70b. The processing of the data structures transforms them into functions of orders that contain data that represent the work done in the specimen or the work that is going to be done in the specimen. The controller 70a generates a set of instructions comprising in part the instruction function provided by the Work Manager 70c. A typical example of the operation of the power checker 70b is illustrated in Figure 13. A voltage signal 70b 'and a current signal 70b "are received from the magnetron tube of the main microwave oven 10. The format and transmission of the signals can be be, if desired, any convenient method known to those skilled in the art.In this particular example an electronic circuit is provided, Figure 14, which delineates the internal functionality of the power verifier. The Work Manager 70c, Figure 13, receives signals 70b 'and 70b' and integrates them with respect to time, thereby producing a plurality of selected work functions. These work functions accumulate at a selected speed to determine the work done by the magnetron tube of the microwave oven 10. The Work Manager 70c has received the maximum time and power duration (work function) suggested for the BIOS 70 machine. At 90% of the suggested work duration, the cumulative work function is compared to the work performed on the specimen contained within the microwave oven 10. If a true comparison is made (yes) no change is made in the work instructions provided to the BIOS 70 machine. If a false result (no) is presented in the comparison, a complementary work function is derived. This complementary work function adds or subtracts work from the suggested work function, provided by the BIOS 70 machine. A control function containing the adjusted work function is generated. This control function is transmitted to the magnetron tube of the microwave oven 10 where the microwave oven 10 adjusts the work done by its magnetron tube. If desired, this can be a repeated process, performed at any selected interval or duration. The duty cycle of the microwave oven 10 can be reflected by this process or synchronized along with any duty cycle of any microwave oven known in the art. A third embodiment of the present invention is a Code Producer Tool which is illustrated, in general, as a block diagram at 80, Figure 16. The Code Producer Tool 80 provides the specimen manufacturer with a convenient method for implementing a predetermined code that it may, if desired, be attached to the specimen in a convenient manner known in the art. The specimen may be represented, if desired, as a plurality of unique descriptors that delineate unique characteristics of the specimen. Examples of some of those descriptors are type 80a, weight 80b, packing geometry 80c, and package dimensions. These are transmitted to the Code Producer 80 and are received by the same. The Code Producer 80 correlates these descriptors in a selected profile 80e which is presented in a computer screen tool 90, Figure 15. The 80e profile provides all the selected information and a suggested profile based on a history of all the descriptors mentioned above. . The profile 80e is displayed in the screen tool 90 for the convenience of the user. An 80f language is provided which has as its syntax all the descriptors introduced by the user and suggested by the Code Producer 80. The language expresses a calculated 80g symbol that encapsulates all the descriptors mentioned above. The symbol can have, if desired, any length, configuration, geometry, or symbol. A typical example of that 80g symbol comprises the digits 4-0-1. The grammar of the code that provides the limits and boundaries for the 80f language, can comprise any format that allows the descriptors provided by a user, to be transformed into symbols or symbols that fit a specimen. An example of the code grammar that can be used, if desired, in conjunction with the screen tool 90 is illustrated, generally, at 80f, Figure 17. An input 80f is selected, weighing less than 175 grams, 80f b. The cooked profile 80f e is selected as "nothing high". This profile is selected first and then presented in the screen tool 90. The working duration of the specimen 80f 'f is derived and presented in the screen tool 90 as a symbol 401 80f' g. A preferred mode of operation, of the present invention, is to provide the controller 30b with a memory that contains an integrated interpretive BIOS machine 30. The controller 30b is operatively positioned within the microwave oven 10. The microwave oven 10 provides a mechanism for data entry 10a that it is operatively connected to the furnace 10 and the controller 30b. The data entry mechanism 10a receives user data from the microwave oven 10 and then transmits that data to the interpretive BIOS machine 30. The interpretive BIOS 30 selects a mode of operation to klO from the received data. The interpretive BIOS 30 then validates the selected operating mode, interprets the received data as duration of time and power level data, converts the data of time duration and power level, into power level (s) and duration (s) of time of the selected BIOS power level (s). The resulting set of process control instructions, through a series of scalars, is then scaled in the main kiln or main process. The interpretive BIOS machine 30 then transmits the data interpreted and scaled, to the microwave oven 10 whereby the microwave oven operates according to duration (s) of time and power level (s), interpreted and scaled by the BIOS. A preferred mode of operation of the second The method of the present invention is to provide the controller 70a with a memory that contains an integrated, interpretive BIOS machine 70. The controller 70a is operatively placed in the microwave oven 10. The microwave oven 10 provides a mechanism for the input of data 10a which is operatively connected to the furnace 10 and the controller 70a. The mechanism for data entry 10a receives the work requirements from the user of the microwave oven 10 and then transmits those requirements to the interpretive BIOS machine 70. The Work Manager 70c placed inside and in communication with the BIOS 70 machine receives signals from the power verifier 70b. The Work Manager 70c interprets the job requirements received from the BIOS 70 machine and the signals received from the Power Verifier 70b. The Work Manager 70c processes the work requirements of the BIOS 70 machine and the signals of the power verifier 70b. The processing transforms the signals and requirements, interpreted, into functions of orders that contain data that represent the work done in the specimen, or the work that is going to be performed in it. The controller 70a generates a set of instructions comprising in part the command function provided by the Work Manager 70c. The controller 70c then transmits this set of instructions to the microwave oven 10 to allow work to be performed on the specimen. A preferred mode of operation of the third embodiment of the present invention is to provide a Coefficient Producer tool 80 that provides the specimen manufacturer with a convenient method for implementing a predetermined code that can be adjusted, if desired, to the specimen, in a convenient manner known in the art. The specimen can be represented, if desired, as a plurality of unique descriptors that delineate unique characteristics of the specimen. The Code Producer 80 correlates these descriptors in a selected profile 80e that represents the requirements of the specimen work. The descriptors are formulated in a convenient arrangement of numbers and other symbols governed by the codes grammar rules. That number or symbol (default code) is then fitted to the specimen. The data entry mechanism 10a receives the user's predetermined code from the microwave oven 10 and then transmits that predetermined code to the interpretive BIOS machine 70. The Work Manager 70c in communication with the BIOS 70 machine receives signals from the Power verifier. 70b. The Work Manager 70c interprets the job requirements received from the BIOS 70 machine and the signals received from the Power Verifier 70b. The Work Manager 70c processes the work requirements of the BIOS 70 machine and the signals of the Power Verifier 70b. The processing transforms the interpreted signals and requirements, in functions of instructions that contain the data that represent the work done in the specimen or the work that is going to be done in it. The controller 70a generates a set of instructions comprising in part the command function provided by the Work Manager 70c. The controller 70c then transmits this instruction set to the microwave oven 10 to allow proper work to be performed on the specimen. The present invention can be programmed, if desired, in any suitable programming language, known to those skilled in the art. An example of this programming language is described in C Programming Language, 2 / e Kernighan &; Ritchie, Prentice Hall, (1989). Although the present invention has been specifically described with respect to microwaves as the energy source employed, it should be understood that other energy sources may be employed in the electromagnetic radiation spectrum by modifying or using different ovens or housings. For example, ultraviolet radiation, laser light, infrared radiation, alpha radiation, beta radiation, gamma radiation, or X-ray radiation, or combinations thereof, may be employed. It would only be a matter of developing the specific profiles for the articles that are to be "processed" by the radiation. These items are not limited to food, but also include, but are not limited to, painted items where the paint will be cured by infrared or ultraviolet light, coatings that can be cured by ultraviolet light, ultraviolet light polymerization, irradiation of objects through radioactive energy beams, cutting, heating or melting objects by infrared or laser light, and the like. In essence, wherever energy is going to be directed to an article and wherever multiple-step or multi-phase (or single-stage or phase) operations occur, wherever a profile can be developed. of application of radiation, the present invention can be used to allow that profile to be introduced in a BIOS or machine that accepts and converts the data into operating signals that control, through a microprocessor or similar controller, the drive, direction and characteristics of the energy source with respect to the item to be processed. Instead of excitation of water molecules, the respective energy processing properties can be determined with reasonable predictability to develop standard codes for processing standard articles. These items can then be processed in a predictable and repeatable manner, to reduce random variation in results, and improve quality control and assurance. Therefore, although the present invention has been described with respect to food and microwaves, the description is intended to encompass the variations and alternatives mentioned above. Although the specific mechanisms for each radioactive source and articles to be processed are not described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the respective art to be able to standardize the profiles with minimal experimentation and modify the physical computing elements described therein. , to adapt a different energy source, with the concomitant protective and safety features, considered. Although the present invention has been described in relation to certain preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to the particular forms presented, but rather to cover those alternatives, modifications, and equivalents, as they may be included within. of the spirit and scope of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

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NOVELTY OF THE INVENTION Having described the foregoing invention, it is considered as a novelty, and therefore, the content of the following is claimed as property: CLAIMS

1. A working manager for a microwave oven, characterized in that it comprises: a specimen that requires work to be performed therein, placed inside the microwave oven; a controller placed inside the microwave oven, the controller has a memory and a sensor to detect the power consumed by the microwave oven; a program operatively placed in the memory; the program receives data from the microwave oven that define the work requirements of the specimen; the program receives power data from the sensors; the program processes the data of work and power requirements; and, a set of instructions generated by the program, the set of instructions gives operational orders to the microwave oven, whereby the work done on the specimen remains independent of the power consumed by the microwave oven.

2. A Work Manager for a microwave oven, the microwave oven has a cavity therein, the cavity is of such size to receive a specimen that is intended to perform work, at least one power sensor operatively placed within the microwave oven, for detecting the power supplied to the microwave oven, characterized in that it comprises: a predetermined code extracted from the specimen and introduced to the microwave oven; a machine with Basic Input and Output System (BIOS) operatively placed inside the microwave oven, the BIOS machine receives the predetermined code; the BIOS machine receives power data from the power sensor; the processing of the power data and the code, by the BIOS machine; and, a set of instructions generated by the BIOS machine, the set of instructions transforms the power data and the code, in orders for the microwave oven to perform a work on the specimen, for which the specimen receives the required work, regardless of the power supplied to the microwave oven.

3. A work manager according to claim 2, characterized in that the predetermined code delineates a particular work characteristic for the specimen.

4. A work manager according to claim 3, characterized in that the characteristic is selected from a group consisting of the mass of the specimen, the dimensional and geometric characteristics of the specimen, and the composition of the specimen material.

5. A Work Manager according to claim 4, characterized in that the code containing the composition, geometric, dimension, and mass, of the specimen, is transmitted to the BIOS machine, and the BIOS machine interprets the code containing the composition, geometric , dimensional, and mass, of the specimen.

6. A Work Manager according to claim 5, characterized in that the BIOS machine interactively comprises at least one microprocessor, at least one memory, at least one power sensor operatively connected to the microwave oven, the sensor periodically transmits the selected power data , to the BIOS machine, for processing.

7. A work manager according to claim 6, characterized in that the power data are selected from the group consisting of voltage, current, work, time, power factor, peak voltage, and peak current.

8. A Work Manager according to claim 7, characterized in that the power data includes the phase relationship between the members of the group.

9. A Work Manager according to claim 8, characterized in that the specimen is an organic material having a defined mass.

10. A Work Manager according to claim 9, characterized in that the specimen is an inorganic material having a defined mass.

11. A Work Manager in accordance with claim 10, characterized in that the material is a food group.

12. A Work Manager for a microwave oven, characterized in that it comprises: a specimen contained within the microwave oven, the microwave oven has performed work on the specimen; a controller operatively positioned in the microwave oven, the controller has a memory and at least one power sensor operatively connected to the microwave oven; the sensor periodically transmits power data to the controller; a program stored operatively in the memory of the controller; a predetermined code extracted from the specimen and introduced to the microwave oven; the code has a data structure that delineates the dimensional characteristics, geometry, food group, composition, and mass of the specimen; the controller operatively receives the data structure from the microwave oven; the program processes the power data and the data structure, the program transforms the processed data, at least according to orders; a set of instructions generated by the controller, the set of instructions contains the commands of the function; and the set of instructions, implemented by the controller, gives commands and controls the power generated by the microwave oven, whereby the controller gives commands and controls the work done on the specimen, independently of the power supplied to the microwave oven.

13. A Work Manager according to claim 2, characterized in that the predetermined code comprises a profile indicative of the work to be performed on the specimen.

14. A Work Manager according to claim 13, characterized in that the profile is selected from a group consisting of the altitude, atmospheric pressure, time, geometry, power, dimensions and geometric shape of the specimen, mass of the specimen, and composition of the specimen. specimen material. klO

15. A Work Manager according to claim 14, characterized in that the predetermined code comprises at least one symbol.

16. A language operatively installed in a 15 machine with a Basic Input and Output System (BIOS) to interpret a user-defined descriptor, characterized in that it comprises: a screen tool generated by a computer, which receives the user's descriptor; a profile of the specimen that has at least one 20 data structure containing data that delineate the descriptor; and, a language compiler, which receives the data structure, the compiler transforms the data structure into a symbol, and the symbol is displayed in the screen tool, whereby the symbol represents the 25 specimen profile for the BIOS machine.

17. A machine with a Basic Input and Output System (BIOS) interpretive, for a microwave oven or chemical, physical, or thermodynamic, main, computer controlled or microprocessor process stream, the furnace or process stream has a mechanism for the data entry, operatively placed therein, characterized in that it comprises: (a) a controller of the system having a memory, the controller is operatively placed in an intermediate position between the mechanism for data entry and the microwave oven or stream of process, main; (b) means for deriving a code for input to the data mechanism; (c) means, stored in memory, to receive and interpret the code; and, (d) a scaling data structure, which has data predetermined by the interpreted code, the data is scaled to the mass of the sample, sample geometry, and work-producing performance characteristics, specific to the composition of the sample, elevation in situ, and performance characteristics degraded by the age of the microwave oven or the main process stream, whereby the controller provides the microwave oven or main process stream with independent operating commands of the user.