Abstract: A microwave oven, a relay box communicating with the microwave oven and a personal computer communicating with the relay box are provided in private. The personal computer is connected to a host computer storing home page information, through the public Internet. A home page storing unit of the host computer stores, corresponding to each of a plurality of cooking recipes, recipe data directly recognized by microwave oven including heating control data for heating and cooking the cooking recipe by the microwave oven, a button to be operated for transferring the recipe data through the Internet to personal computer and image display data for displaying information related to the cooking recipe as a home page image display. Therefore, in accordance with the heating control data downloaded and supplied to personal computer, microwave oven is controlled to heat and cook the desired cooking recipe.

Abstract: A microwave oven incorporating a toaster (400) includes a toaster door (440) provided on a toaster panel (430) for opening and closing at least one toaster entrance (421) and a tray assembly (460). The tray assembly (460) includes a tray support (462) provided inside the toaster (400) and at least one tray securely provided on top of the tray support (462) for holding a food item. The tray (461) is declined toward a front end of the tray (461) so as to enable the food item to slide down toward the front end of the tray (461), and it includes at least one elevating bracket (465) for maintaining a predetermined angle and a predetermined distance between the tray (461) and the tray support (462). The microwave oven incorporating a toaster (400) further includes a support wall provided at the front end of the tray (461) for supporting the food item so as to prevent from falling off from the tray (461).

Abstract: Disclosed is a combined toaster and microwave oven, including: a plurality of heaters disposed close to both surfaces of a slice of bread so as to apply a heat to the slice of bread inserted into a slot in a toaster; a control panel for selecting a bread kind and a bread baking level which a user desires; a display unit for displaying the bread kind and the bread baking level selected in the control panel; and a controller for controlling to selectively operate the heater according to the bread kind and the bread baking level selected in the control panel.

Abstract: At least two blowers are controlled with baffles to create circulating zones of airflow which circulate in a substantially horizontal plane within a convection oven cavity. This airflow minimizes the potential for airflow paths to be broken up or blocked by the configuration of objects placed in the oven. The substantially horizontal airflow reduces the non-uniformity of air temperature distribution within the oven cavity. The blowers may be controlled to rotate either simultaneously or alternately, depending on the selected mode of operation. The blowers and associated heating elements are controlled to operate in various cooking modes by the controller in response to a mode selector input.

Abstract: On a home page of a home page storing unit (421) of a host computer (4), information related to a plurality of recipes and recipe data (MI) corresponding to each of the plurality of recipes are included. The recipe data includes a heating control code (DS141) common among different types of microwave ovens (1) for heating and cooking the corresponding recipe. The microwave oven has a memory (11A) that stores a plurality of different pieces of procedure information (heating sequence FLi, heating mode data MDi, heater down time data HDT) indicating procedure matching the type, for executing a heating operation. The microwave oven performs the heating operation in accordance with one or more pieces of procedure information read from the memory (11A) based on the heating control code.

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a control panel which includes a rotary dial for selecting and entering control information to the cooking appliance, and a control interface for providing a prompt to guide a user through a selection process of the control information. The control information includes at least one of a cooking mode, a food type, a food weight or size, a cooking temperature, and a degree of doneness. The cooking appliance is operatively responsive to the selection of the control information from the rotary dial before and during cooking.

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a control user interface defined by a control panel arranged with a set of dedicated keys for each of various primary cooking modes. The control panel includes a display having various information display zones and various buttons which are provided on each side of and aligned with the information display zones. The buttons are used to select options and settings presented in the display. A controller, based on a hierarchical type organization, is employed to select a choice of cooking modes visually presented to a user in the display. The controller then navigates the user through a series of sub-menus to establish settings and options associated with each particular cooking mode.

Abstract: A microwave oven readily registers cooking courses in a favorites menu or deletes the cooking courses from the favorites menu in one registering or deleting operation, thereby simplifying an operation of registering or deleting the cooking courses of the favorites menu. That is, the microwave oven registers or deletes the cooking courses corresponding to the favorites menu at one time. The microwave oven has a plurality of favorites menus, and classifies and registers the cooking courses so as to allow a user to effectively use the cooking courses.

Abstract: A microwave oven includes a control panel having a separate upper and lower panel parts. The control panel comprises the upper panel part and the lower panel part which are separate from each other. A display unit is arranged on, for example, the upper panel part, and a manipulation unit is arranged on, for example, the lower panel part, thus establishing the control panel. During a production of the microwave oven, one of variously designed upper panel parts and one of variously designed lower panel parts can be selected and combined to form the control panel. Accordingly, the microwave oven can have a customizable control panel with customizable features.

Abstract: A system is described for programming a household appliance that has electronic control means for executing a plurality of control programs. The household appliance operates in accordance with conventional functions, able to perform standard programs, and has the feature of being prearranged for receiving and retaining additional operating programs, coming from outside, according to the user's specific requirements; such new programs are designed and stored in the control system of the household appliance through an external electronic device, such as a Personal Computer programmed accordingly. The control system of the household appliance comprises a duly prearranged microcontroller, associated with suitable memory means and means for interfacing with said external electronic device; a protected part, i.e.

Abstract: A microwave cooking appliance includes an oven cavity, a magnetron and a load sensing system. The load sensing system is used to detects the presence of a load in the oven cavity by introducing a high frequency energy burst into the oven cavity, with the energy burst being reflected back. A controller, based on a time period between emitted and reflected signals, determines whether a load is present in the oven cavity. If no load is present, operation of the magnetron is terminated. Preferably, the high frequency energy burst is an ultrasonic acoustic frequency energy burst in a range between approximately 10 kHz and 100 kHz.

Abstract: A microwave oven and a method of controlling the same determine if a plurality of buttons causing specific functions of the microwave oven to be executed have been pressed to set buttons for desired functions in a memory unit. If the desired functions have not been set, a control unit reads out the functions stored in the memory unit, causes the functions to be displayed on the display unit, allows a user to select the desired functions, and correspondingly sets the desired functions to the buttons. Meanwhile, if the desired functions have been set, the control unit deletes or executes the desired functions corresponding to the buttons on the basis of a continuous pressing time of the buttons. Accordingly, the microwave oven and the method may selectively set various functions of the microwave oven to a predetermined number of function buttons, allowing execution of desired functions rapidly and easily.

Abstract: A microwave-heatable apparatus for defrosting a windshield includes a housing that has first and second sections integral with each other and selectively movable between open and closed positions. The first and second sections each has an elongated slot formed therein and for advantageously allowing air to flow upwardly therethrough respectively. The first and second sections each has a chamber defined about the respective slots thereof and a plurality of heat-absorbing members positioned within the chambers respectively for dissipating thermal energy so that as air passes upwardly through the slot the air will become heated.

Abstract: A television and oven combination device includes an oven having a back wall, front wall, a pair of side walls and a top wall. A flat-panel monitor has a viewing side, a rear side, a bottom edge, a top edge and a pair of side edges. At least one monitor support is attached to the back wall of the oven. The at least one monitor support includes an elongated member having an upper end and a lower end. The elongated member is vertically orientated. A coupler is attached to the upper end for coupling the elongate member to the flat-panel monitor.

Abstract: A control system for a an oven having at least one cooking element and a surface warmer includes a microprocessor, a memory, and a user input interface for user entry of cooking recipes including a cooking mode, an oven temperature, and a cooking time. Up to five favorite recipes can be stored in system memory for selection by a user, and two recipes can be combined for automatic sequential execution. The surface warmer is operable upon manipulation of two input selectors within a pre-determined time, and a preheat algorithm preheats the surface warmer by applying a 100% duty cycle to the surface warmer until an oven thermal limiter input switch reaches a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: Disclosed is a microwave oven having a toaster, in which slices of bread can be baked. The microwave oven has a heating chamber for heating food therein; an instrument compartment containing electric components for generating microwave oven supplied to the heating chamber; a toaster casing disposed in front of the instrument compartment with its front open; a toaster door for opening and closing the open front of the toaster casing; and at least a heater disposed in the toaster casing so as to heat bread. In the microwave oven, the toaster section is arranged in front of the instrument compartment, so that the space in the microwave oven is most effectively utilized.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for carrying out the automated preparation of foodstuffs by portions, especially french fries made of potato sticks or the like that are previously fried in oil, by baking them inside an oven cavity (15). The oven cavity (15) is surrounded by a casing (1) which is provided with a bar code reader (9) that is connected to a control (44). Said control enables or refuses the actuation of the device according to the information contained in the bar code that has been read, and/or controls the baking time and/or the baking temperature and/or a preheating temperature.

Abstract: A microwave oven and a method of controlling the same. The microwave oven includes a control unit having an internal storage unit to store cooking data and/or operational data to perform one or more existing cooking modes. An external storage unit is arranged independently from the control unit and is electrically connected to the control unit to communicate with the control unit, and stores cooking data and/or the operational data to perform one or more new cooking modes.

Abstract: A device and method for inputting recipe data in a microwave oven is provided by which when a user adds a new recipe menu to the microwave oven, the user can input a recipe name suitable for the added recipe menu. The user inputs data for a new recipe in order to perform a new cooking in the microwave oven, and the data, including a cooking period of time and cooking power set by the user, are stored in a recipe storage unit of the device. Further, when the user inputs a new recipe name for the recipe data by inputting characters or alphabets into a display screen, the recipe name is stored in a recipe name storage unit of the device so that the user can conveniently perform the same cooking operation again in the future.

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.

Abstract: An electronically controlled appliance capable of automatically adjusting a contrast level of a data display module is disclosed. The device includes an appliance, an intelligent control electrically connected to the appliance and adapted for controlling the appliance, a data display module capable of contrast adjustment and electrically connected to the intelligent control, a data storage medium electrically connected to the intelligent control storing software instructions for monitoring the amount of time the appliance is in an active state and instructions for compensating for the temperature change associated with the amount of time by adjusting the contrast level of the data display module.

Abstract: Cooking information (CI) concerning different dishes is preliminarily registered as a standard in a mask ROM (11A) or the like of a microwave oven (1), to enable automatic cooking of a variety of dishes for every user. In practice, however, the dishes which each user cooks by a microwave oven is limited to a few of them. Then, the user selects and registers a standard recipe name (HN) of only his/her favorite dish in the mask ROM into a favorite menu in a non-volatile memory (11B). In order to execute cooking of a desired dish registered in the favorite menu, the standard recipe name of the desired dish is read not from the mask ROM but from the non-volatile memory and displayed on an LCD panel (13), so that the user needs only perform an operation to instruct start of heating through an input unit (15).

Abstract: A microwave oven and a method of controlling the same determine if a plurality of buttons causing specific functions of the microwave oven to be executed have been pressed to set buttons for desired functions in a memory unit. If the desired functions have not been set, a control unit reads out the functions stored in the memory unit, causes the functions to be displayed on the display unit, allows a user to select the desired functions, and correspondingly sets the desired functions to the buttons. Meanwhile, if the desired functions have been set, the control unit deletes or executes the desired functions corresponding to the buttons on the basis of a continuous pressing time of the buttons. Accordingly, the microwave oven and the method may selectively set various functions of the microwave oven to a predetermined number of function buttons, allowing execution of desired functions rapidly and easily.

Abstract: A wall-mounted microwave oven includes a body partitioned into a cooking cavity and a machine room, a magnetron detachably installed in the machine room, and a control panel detachably mounted on the body in front of the machine room. The magnetron is mounted on a bottom surface of the machine room so as to allow an operator to repair or replace the magnetron without removing the wall-mounted microwave oven from a wall.

Abstract: A microwave oven readily registers cooking courses in a favorites menu or deletes the cooking courses from the favorites menu in one registering or deleting operation, thereby simplifying an operation of registering or deleting the cooking courses of the favorites menu. That is, the microwave oven registers or deletes the cooking courses corresponding to the favorites menu at one time. The microwave oven has a plurality of favorites menus, and classifies and registers the cooking courses so as to allow a user to effectively use the cooking courses.

Abstract: An interpretive system architecture for a seamless transfer of energy to a physical, chemical, or thermodynamic process stream, or microwave oven. The interpretive system architecture overlays the operational functions of the process stream or host microwave oven to interpret, control, and implement user independent commands. The interpretive system has at least one interpretive base class for providing operational instance to the process stream or host microwave oven. The interpretive system receives an indicia, the indicia being expressive of an externally derived predetermined compiled code disposed on the surface of a specimen, or food package, or associated thereto, the indicia communicating via at least one data entry mechanism to the process stream or host microwave oven. The interpretive system interprets the data or code and transforms it into user independent commands.

Abstract: A microwave oven includes a control panel having a separate upper and lower panel parts. The control panel comprises the upper panel part and the lower panel part which are separate from each other. A display unit is arranged on, for example, the upper panel part, and a manipulation unit is arranged on, for example, the lower panel part, thus establishing the control panel. During a production of the microwave oven, one of variously designed upper panel parts and one of variously designed lower panel parts can be selected and combined to form the control panel. Accordingly, the microwave oven can have a customizable control panel with customizable features.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a menu selection device in a microwave oven, which is constructed such that a single display device can be used in a state where it is divided into a menu guide unit and a menu selection unit. According to the present invention, a single display device 101 is divided into a menu guide unit 123 and a menu selection unit 127. Further, the menu guide unit 123 is constructed to perform only the display of menus, whereas the menu selection unit 127 is constructed in the form of a touch screen so that an arbitrary menu can be selected among the menus displayed on the menu guide unit 123. At this time, a desired menu can be selected by causing the respective menus and symbols corresponding to the menus to be displayed on the menu guide unit 123 and causing a symbol corresponding to the desired menu to be selected on the menu selection unit 127.

Abstract: A cooking appliance, such as a stove or oven, includes a food-heating unit having a computer-controlled temperature controller and an Internet-accessing appliance computer having a computer program. The program downloads a cooking recipe from the Internet. The recipe includes a food list and pre-cooking directions which are displayed to a user and also includes a cooking temperature schedule which is used by the temperature controller of the food-heating unit. A cooking system includes the cooking appliance and an Internet-accessible host computer containing cooking recipes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a microwave oven having a toaster, in which slices of bread can be baked. The microwave oven has a heating chamber for heating food therein; an instrument compartment containing electric components for generating microwave oven supplied to the heating chamber; a toaster casing disposed in front of the instrument compartment with its front open; a toaster door for opening and closing the open front of the toaster casing; and at least a heater disposed in the toaster casing so as to heat bread. In the microwave oven, the toaster section is arranged in front of the instrument compartment, so that the space in the microwave oven is most effectively utilized.

Abstract: Clock saver apparatus and methods which enable the restoration of clock operations in the event that a power outage is brief and without requiring that an operator reset the clock are described. In one embodiment, the clock is restored to a time setting equal to the time at which the power outage was detected. For example, if the power outage is detected at 11:08:32 a.m., then the restored time after restoration of power is set at 11:08:32 a.m. In another embodiment, the clock is restored to a time setting equal to the time at which the power outage was detected plus the determined time duration of the power outage. For example, if the power outage is detected at 11:08:32 a.m., and if the power outage duration is 15 seconds, then the restored time after restoration of power is set at 11:08:47 a.m.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus 151 comprises a rule generation means 101 for generating rules, and a data transmission means 102 for converting the rules generated by the rule generation means 101 into data and for transmitting the data; and a receiving apparatus 152 comprises a data receiving means 103 for receiving the data transmitted by the data transmission means 102, a rule conversion means 104 for converting the data received by the data receiving means 103 into rules, a rule storage means 105 for storing the rules converted by the rule conversion means 104, and a control means 106 for controlling a controlled apparatus, such as a microwave oven, in accordance with the rules stored in the rule storage means 105. Consequently, it is possible to reduce burdens on the chance of the received information on the information receiving terminal apparatus side.

Abstract: A speed cooking oven includes a combination of radiant cooking units and a microwave cooking unit manually controllable using a rotary dial input selector coupled to a control panel for user selection of desired oven features. An alphanumeric display displays prompts and information to guide users through a feature selection process. A microprocessor executes a cooking algorithm based upon user defined constants entered via the rotary dial according to prompts on the alphanumeric display.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microwave oven, and more particularly, to a device and method for inputting recipe data in a microwave oven by which when a user adds a new recipe menu to the microwave oven, the user can input a recipe name suitable for the added recipe menu.

Abstract: A microwave oven using a dual clock allows a microcomputer to have two operation modes, preserves a memory data of a microwave oven in case of a power failure, and minimizes a power-consumption of a battery. The microwave oven having a power-supply part, a load driver and a display part includes an oscillation part for generating many clocks having a different frequency, a control unit for setting at least one among many clocks from the oscillation part as an operation clock according to a power-supply of the power-supply part; and an auxiliary power-supply part for providing a power-supply to the control unit if the power-supply part does not generate a power-supply. If a power-supply is normally applied to a microwave oven, a dual mode is set, and a general mode of using the main clock and the sub clock as an operation clock is set. If a power-supply is not provided to a microwave oven, the main clock is turned off, a power-saving mode of using the sub clock as an operation clock is set.

Abstract: An information displaying method for a microwave oven includes reading data including data that is one of data requested by a user and data required to be notified to a user from a data storage device, displaying the read data are displayed on a screen, setting scroll directions for the displayed data on the screen, and displaying the data in the set scroll directions. The microwave oven includes a display unit to display the data while scrolling the data on a screen, a storage unit to store the data to be displayed on the display unit, an input unit to set the scroll directions of data to be displayed, and a control unit to control the display of the data while scrolling the data in the set scroll directions.

Abstract: Cooking information (CI) concerning different dishes is preliminarily registered as a standard in a mask ROM (11A) or the like of a microwave oven (1), to enable automatic cooking of a variety of dishes for every user. In practice, however, the dishes which each user cooks by a microwave oven is limited to a few of them. Then, the user selects and registers a standard recipe name (HN) of only his/her favorite dish in the mask ROM into a favorite menu in a non-volatile memory (11B). In order to execute cooking of a desired dish registered in the favorite menu, the standard recipe name of the desired dish is read not from the mask ROM but from the non-volatile memory and displayed on an LCD panel (13), so that the user needs only perform an operation to instruct start of heating through an input unit (15).

Abstract: A microwave oven and a controlling method therefor employ a data receiving section connected to an external device which is connectable to the Internet to receive cooking data from the external device, and a driving section for performing the cooking operation by using the cooking data received from the Internet. The microwave oven also includes a memory for storing the cooking data received from the Internet. A user can select and cook his/her desired cooking menus from a wide range of cooking menus provided by the Internet, and can also adjust, replace and store the cooking data received from the Internet as he/she pleases.

Abstract: A shielding method for achieving highly uniform temperatures in liquids during microwave heating by substantially enhancing vertical mixing currents in said liquids, making determinations of final temperature reached in said liquids either by touch or the use of a temperature indicator efficacious, comprising: a electrically conductive shield having very low impedance at microwave frequencies; having, a generally cylindrical shape, and dimensions chosen to accommodate a variety of microwaveable containers. said shield: to be concentric with a microwaveable container, containing a liquid to be heated by microwave radiation; and, to be located so as the top edge of said shield is at or above a vertical level corresponding to the level of the liquid in said container; and, to be of sufficient height as to cover at least 10% of the height of the liquid in said container.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic cooking of a microwave oven, in particular to an automatic cooking compensation apparatus of a microwave oven and a method thereof which is capable of solving a port number restriction problem of a microcomputer when data compensation corresponding to automatic cooking time is performed. The present invention can have data variable port as same as line number of a key matrix by using the data variable port for the cooking time compensation in conjunction with key input ports, accordingly the cooking data can be compensated as same as the number of line. In other words, data variable value inputs from four˜five up to eight are possible within the range permitted by the key matrix, accordingly the present invention is capable of varying all the automatic cooking data set in advance with low material expense and a simple hardware construction.

Abstract: A cooker has a main body, a control panel and a heat source for cooking which is controlled by the control panel. The control panel comprises a support plate installed on a surface portion of the main body, a manipulation unit movably installed on the support plate, a memory storing a plurality of menu groups, a plurality of menus belonging to each menu group and a cooking condition for each menu, a device installed on the support plate for displaying the menu groups according to movement of the manipulation unit, a further device installed on the support plate for displaying the menus belonging to each menu group according to movement of the manipulation unit, a selection unit for selecting a desired menu group and a desired menu from the menu groups and the menu displayed on the menu group displaying device and the menu displaying device, respectively, and a controller for controlling the heat source to perform the cooking condition of the selected menu according to selection of the selection unit.

Abstract: A microwave heating apparatus operates in either a first mode or a second mode, that allow different amounts of electric power to be supplied to a load and a control circuit for driving and controlling the load. The voltage applied to a primary coil of a transformer is lower in the second mode than in the first mode. In another apparatus, no electric power is supplied to a control circuit for driving and controlling a heating member and other circuits when the apparatus is in a standby state. However, when the user operates an operation member for opening the door of a heating chamber, electric power is supplied.

Abstract: Door to a microwave oven including a door panel which forms a frame of the door, a front panel fitted to a front face of the door panel, a door frame fitted to rear face of the door panel, and a control part fitted between the front panel and the door frame for receiving a work order from a user, controlling an electric component, and indicating various information, thereby permitting handling of the door and servicing to the control part easy, and preventing damage to the first cable.

Abstract: In a microwave oven, a turn table rotates once in a period TX. During one rotation of turn table, a control circuit usually detects six pulse signals. Control circuit detects a weight of food placed on turn table based on detected intervals TA, TB, and TC of pulse signals. Note that, if six pulse signals are not detected during one rotation of turn table, the control circuit retries detection of the pulse signals and detects the weight of food placed on turn table based on TA, TB, and TC for a subsequent rotation of turn table.

Abstract: An oven for cooking a food product, at least partially by hot gas flow and at least partially by microwave energy, includes a housing defining a cooking chamber for receiving a food product for cooking, and a conduit for providing gaseous communication outside of the cooking chamber, between the chamber bottom and the chamber top, the conduit also serving as a hot gas plenum. Preferably the conduit has a free volume of space less than the free volume of space of the cooking chamber, and the oven has custom cooking and/or custom finishing capabilities.

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. The 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 the data into time duration(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.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic cooking of a microwave oven, in particular to an automatic cooking compensation apparatus of a microwave oven and a method thereof which is capable of solving a port number restriction problem of a microcomputer when data compensation corresponding to automatic cooking time is performed. The present invention can have data variable port as same as line number of a key matrix by using the data variable port for the cooking time compensation in conjunction with key input ports, accordingly the cooking data can be compensated as same as the number of line.

Abstract: This invention relates to the technical field of culinary arts. It includes an amusing way of presenting a novelty item such as a figurine or other promotional or warning message during the heating of a microwave food package which may also serve as a food ready indicator. It may be used as a retrofit to a food package or integrated into a food package.

Abstract: A shielding method for achieving highly uniform temperatures in liquids during microwave heating by substantially enhancing vertical mixing currents in said liquids, making determinations of final temperature reached in said liquids either by touch or the use of a temperature indicator efficacious, comprising: a electrically conductive shield having very low impedance at microwave frequencies; having, a generally cylindrical shape, and dimensions chosen to accommodate a variety of microwaveable containers. said shield: to be concentric with a microwaveable container, containing a liquid to be heated by microwave radiation; and, to be located so as the top edge of said shield is at or above a vertical level corresponding to the level of the liquid in said container; and, to be of sufficient height as to cover at least 10% of the height of the liquid in said container. 2.

Abstract: An interpretive system architecture for a seamless transfer of energy to a physical, chemical, or thermodynamic process stream, or microwave oven. The interpretive system architecture overlays the operational finctions of the process stream or host microwave oven to interpret, control, and implement user independent commands. The interpretive system has at least one interpretive base class for providing operational instance to the process stream or host microwave oven. The interpretive system receives an indicia, the indicia being expressive of an externally derived predetermined compiled code disposed on the surface of a specimen, or food package, or associated thereto, the indicia communicating via at least one data entry mechanism to the process stream or host microwave oven. The interpretive system interprets the data or code and transforms it into user independent commands.