| 摘要 |
<p>A control system in a microwave oven is disclosed for use with an article having printed thereon an information bearing code identifying a cooking cycle program for a food item. The control system includes a printed code reader and an oven controller connected to the reader for directing oven operation in accordance with the program identified by the printed code. The printed code preferably is in the form of a bar pattern and the reader is an easily manipulated light pen reader of the reflective sensor type which is modulated in accordance with the bar pattern as the code is scanned by the light pen reader. The control system further comprises a memory for storing at least one predetermined cooking cycle program and a decoder/translator connected to the reader and memory for selecting from the memory a program identified by the information contained in the code and for supplying the thusly selected program to the controller for execution in accordance therewith. There is further disclosed an information carrying article for use with the microwave oven control system, the article having printed thereon at least one recipe containing instructions for the preparation of a food item and a corresponding information bearing code identifying a desired cooking program for such food item.</p> |
