| 摘要 |
The present invention provides an adaptive microwave oven capable of entering an operation mode which avoids interference with a communication device either upon detection of a communication from a communication device (e.g., a cordless telephone) operating in a microwave frequency range, or upon receipt of a command indicating the operation of a microwave device such as a cordless telephone through a suitable network (e.g., a piconet using BLUETOOTH.TM. Technology). In one embodiment, a cooki ng mode of a microwave oven is paused (or significantly reduced) to best avoid interference with microwave signals between a remote handset and a matching base unit of a cordless telephone. The activity of microwave communications within the vicinity of t he adaptive microwave oven can be determined, e.g., using a passive cordless telephone receiver which detects communication activity in the microwave range, or using direct communications from the cordless telephone using a suitable wireless network, e.g., a piconet using BLUETOOTH.TM. Technology. In another embodiment, the frequency of an adapti ve microwave oven capable of generating microwave energy at any of a plurality of microwave frequency ranges is controlled in accordance with the microwave frequency us ed by an electronic device (e.g., a cordless telephone) in the vicinity of the adapti ve microwave oven. In this embodiment, a cordless telephone receiver can provide a controller f or the adaptive microwave oven with passively detected information regarding the frequency o f communication traffic in the vicinity of the microwave oven, or a wireless network can be used to provide frequency information directly between the relevant electron ic device (e.g., cordless telephone) and the adaptive microwave oven.
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