US20090008385A1 - Electronic Cooker and Method for Game Using the Same - Google Patents

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US20090008385A1
US20090008385A1 US12/159,437 US15943707A US2009008385A1 US 20090008385 A1 US20090008385 A1 US 20090008385A1 US 15943707 A US15943707 A US 15943707A US 2009008385 A1 US2009008385 A1 US 2009008385A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/45—Controlling the progress of the video game
    • A63F13/48—Starting a game, e.g. activating a game device or waiting for other players to join a multiplayer session
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C7/00—Stoves or ranges heated by electric energy
    • F24C7/08—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F24C7/082—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination
    • A63F13/10—
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/45—Controlling the progress of the video game
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/45—Controlling the progress of the video game
    • A63F13/49—Saving the game status; Pausing or ending the game
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/64—Heating using microwaves
    • H05B6/6435—Aspects relating to the user interface of the microwave heating apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/64—Heating using microwaves
    • H05B6/6435—Aspects relating to the user interface of the microwave heating apparatus
    • H05B6/6438—Aspects relating to the user interface of the microwave heating apparatus allowing the recording of a program of operation of the microwave heating apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/64—Heating using microwaves
    • H05B6/6447—Method of operation or details of the microwave heating apparatus related to the use of detectors or sensors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/60—Methods for processing data by generating or executing the game program
    • A63F2300/63—Methods for processing data by generating or executing the game program for controlling the execution of the game in time
    • A63F2300/638—Methods for processing data by generating or executing the game program for controlling the execution of the game in time according to the timing of operation or a time limit
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/60—Methods for processing data by generating or executing the game program
    • A63F2300/69—Involving elements of the real world in the game world, e.g. measurement in live races, real video
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/80—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game specially adapted for executing a specific type of game
    • A63F2300/8094—Unusual game types, e.g. virtual cooking

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  • the present invention relates to an electronic cooker, and more particularly, to an electronic cooker adapted to execute a game during a cooking time for performing a cooking operation, and a method for the game using the same.
  • an electronic cooker is a cooking apparatus for performing a cooking operation by heating a cooking material through driving of a heater or magnetron.
  • the electronic cooker When the electronic cooker receives a cooking command from a user, the electronic cooker performs a desired cooking operation by driving the heater or magnetron during a cooking time.
  • the cooking time varies according to the kinds of foods to be cooked. For example, it takes only a few seconds to a few minutes to simply warm a food, but it takes a longer time to ferment a food in the electronic cooker. For example, it takes about 8 hours to ferment yoghurt and about 48 hours to ferment soybeans.
  • the fermentation time slightly varies according to the product performance of the electronic cooker. As described above, when a user cooks a food by the electronic cooker, it takes at least a few minutes up to a few hours to complete cooking.
  • the electronic cooker does not provide any other services. Thus, the user should wait until a cooking operation is finished. If the user does not have anything to do except the cooking, or if the cooking time is too short for the user to do another job, there is a problem in that the user cannot do anything else for the cooking time but waits for completion of the cooking operation.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic cooker which enables a user to play a game during a cooking operation, and a method for the game using the same.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic cooker which allows a user to select/execute a game with a game time similar or equal to a cooking time, and to be informed of completion of cooking when the game is ended, and a method for the game using the same.
  • FIG. 1 is a view showing the configuration of an electronic cooker according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a cooking process including a method for a game using the electronic cooker according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a cooking process including a method for a game using the electronic cooker according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an electronic cooker according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the electronic cooker includes a memory 10 for storing a plurality of game programs.
  • the game programs include game programs with fixed game times, game programs executed with scores rather than game times, various simulation games, and online games.
  • the memory 10 stores various application programs including an operating system.
  • the game programs include those provided by an electronic cooker manufacturer as well as those downloaded through a computer, a notebook computer system, a portable terminal (PMP, PDA, cellular phone, digital camera), a memory stick, and the like.
  • the electronic cooker is provided with a connection port 20 to which such apparatuses are connectable.
  • the connection port 20 is preferably provided as a USB port to easily receive the game programs.
  • the electronic cooker may be provided with wireless communication ports, such as an infrared port, instead of the USB port that a wired connection medium, the electronic cooker may be provided with a wireless communication port for use in downloading the game programs in a wireless manner.
  • the electronic cooker may be provided with a communication module 30 connectable to a local area network, a general switched telephone network and a wireless communication network, for receiving and executing online games in real time.
  • the electronic cooker includes a keypad 40 for use in inputting various commands for cooking foods using the electronic cooker and in selecting/executing the game programs stored in the memory 10 .
  • the keypad 40 is constructed to have separate keypads for use in inputting the cooking commands and in selecting/executing the game programs, or to have only a single keypad with the two functions of instructing cooking and game operations.
  • the keypad 40 has a single keypad, if the cooking operation is started through input of a cooking command, the function of the keypad 40 is changed to enable a user to play games by using the game programs. For example, up/down movement button control commands for selecting a cooking menu are recognized as up/down movement commands in the games, and right/left movement button control commands for selecting a cooking menu are recognized as right/left movement commands in the games.
  • the electronic cooker includes a control unit 50 for performing cooking operations by controlling a heating cooking unit 70 , which will be discussed later, and executing the game programs stored in the memory 10 .
  • the control unit 50 accesses the plurality of game programs stored in the memory 10 , and displays them on a display unit 60 .
  • the control unit 50 performs control such that the selected game program is executed.
  • the control unit 50 performs control such that a game program, which has a game time equal to a cooking time according to the input cooking command, among the plurality of game programs stored in the memory 10 is selected/executed. If one game program exists, the control unit 50 performs control such that the game program is directly selected. If two or more game programs exist, the control unit 50 displays all the corresponding game programs on the display unit 60 . When any one of the game programs is selected through the keypad 40 , the control unit 50 performs such that the selected game program is executed.
  • a touch screen device can be used as the display unit 60 , so that the user can directly input an input command on the display unit 60 . Accordingly, if the display unit 60 is provided as a touch screen display device, manipulation of the keypad 40 is performed on the display unit 60 .
  • the electronic cooker includes the heating cooking unit 70 that comprises a magnetron for generating microwaves, a plurality of heaters for emitting heat, various blower fans for circulating or discharging hot air in or from the electronic cooker, sensors for sensing the internal state of a cooking chamber, and a turntable for rotating a cooking material.
  • the heating cooking unit 70 has the same structure as a general cooking apparatus, a detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a cooking process including a method for a game using the electronic cooker according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • step S 100 the control unit 50 (hereinafter, referred to as ‘microprocessor’) checks whether a cooking start command is input through the keypad 40 . If the cooking start command is input, the microprocessor 50 starts cooking by driving the heating cooking unit 70 in step S 102 .
  • the microprocessor 50 accesses and displays the plurality of game programs stored in the memory 10 in step S 104 , and the microprocessor 50 enables a user to select any one of the game programs in step S 106 .
  • the microprocessor 50 accesses and displays the plurality of game programs stored in the memory 10 , and enables the user to select any one of the games.
  • the microprocessor 50 performs mode conversion of the current cooking mode into a game mode for supporting the game in step S 108 .
  • the selected game program is displayed on the display unit 60 in the game mode, so that the user can play the game by manipulating the keypad 40 .
  • the microprocessor 50 While the microprocessor 50 controls both the cooking operation and the game, the microprocessor 50 counts a cooking time by using an internal timer (step S 112 ). Until the cooking time elapses, the cooking operation and the game are continuously executed.
  • step S 114 after the cooking time has elapsed, the microprocessor 50 stops the driving of the heating cooking unit 70 to complete the cooking operation.
  • the microprocessor 50 informs the user of the completion of cooking through the display unit 60 , so that the user can take out the cooked food (step S 116 ).
  • step S 118 the microprocessor 50 checks whether a game end command is input. If the game end command is input, the microprocessor 50 ends the game (step S 120 ).
  • the cooking mode is converted into the game mode for executing the game. Even after the cooking operation is terminated, the game can be selectively executed until the game end command is input.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a cooking process including a method for a game using the electronic cooker according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • step S 130 the microprocessor 50 checks whether a cooking start command is input through the keypad 40 . If the cooking start command is input, the microprocessor 50 starts cooking by driving the heating cooking unit 70 .
  • the microprocessor 50 displays, on the display unit 60 , a list of game programs, which have a game time equal to a cooking time, among the game programs stored in the memory 10 in step S 132 . If the user designates a game program in advance, the microprocessor 50 displays the game program on the display unit 60 according to the cooking start command even through the game time of the game program is not equal to the cooking time or is not predetermined.
  • the microprocessor 50 enables the user to select one of the game programs displayed on the display unit 60 (step S 134 ).
  • the microprocessor 50 When the user selects any one of the game programs, the microprocessor 50 performs mode conversion of the current cooking mode into a game mode for supporting the game (step S 136 ). Therefore, the microprocessor 50 performs the cooking operation by driving the heating cooking unit 70 and simultaneously executes the selected game program (step S 138 ).
  • step S 140 the microprocessor 50 stops the driving of the heating cooking unit 70 to complete the cooking operation in step 142 .
  • the microprocessor 50 informs the user of the completion of cooking through the display unit 60 , so that the user can take out the cooked food.
  • the game progressing time indicates the degree of cooking progression.
  • the completion of cooking is informed.
  • the present invention provides the following advantages.
  • the electronic cooker can simultaneously execute a cooking operation and a game.
  • one of game programs with a game time equal to a cooking time and game programs designated to be executed for a cooking time can be selected and executed.
  • a user of the electronic cooker can play a game during a cooking time, which provides superior competitiveness of the product.

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