A cooking apparatus is provided. The cooking apparatus includes a camera configured to obtain a cooking image by capturing a food product, a sensor configured to detect information associated with cooking while the food product is being captured, a display, a memory, and a processor configured to store information on a cooking history in the memory by matching the cooking image obtained by the camera and information associated with the cooking which is detected through the sensor, control the display to provide a user interface (UI) capable of setting a degree of cooking based on the stored cooking history, obtain control information of the cooking apparatus based on information associated with the cooking which is matched to the cooking image selected on the provided UI, and control the cooking apparatus to perform cooking based on the obtained control information of the cooking apparatus.

A method of operating a cooking appliance includes receiving an input from a user interface of the cooking appliance. The input includes a set temperature. In response to the received input, a heating element of the cooking appliance is activated. The method also includes detecting an opening and a closing of a door of the cooking appliance. The method further includes automatically initiating a timer when the closing of the door is detected.

A display and operator control device for a household appliance includes a display facility, a front screen having at least one transparent section and configured to cover the display facility, and an optically clear adhesive configured to fill up an intermediate space between the front screen and the display facility.

A method for controlling an oven that incudes selecting a function of the oven using an actuator located in or on a control panel of the oven to cause an electrical signal to be generated that identifies a function of the oven. In response to the electrical signal being generated, energizing an electrical motor that is mechanically coupled to a rotary position switch and not mechanically coupled to the actuator. The method including rotating the rotary position switch to a position corresponding to the function of the oven by use of the electric motor after the electrical signal is generated.

A cooking appliance includes a cooktop having at least one sensor operating field. The at least one sensor operating field has at least one scroll field for step by step modification of a multi-value operating parameter of the cooking appliance. The at least one scroll field has a number of discretely disposed sensor keys which are disposed below a cooktop plate.

A cooking appliance can include a cooking chamber and an imaging device for capturing an image of a food item inside the chamber. The appliance can include a transparent, touchscreen display for displaying the interior contents of the cooking appliance to a user without requiring the user to open the cooking appliance, as well as providing for the user controlling, operating, and interacting with the cooking appliance.

The present invention relates to a household appliance (1) comprising a control panel (2) having an area (A) designated thereon which provides the user to select the desired program parameters by touching, a board holder (3) situated behind the control panel (2), a circuit board (4) situated in the board holder (3), at least one touch button (7) having at least one spring (5) one end of which is fixed to the circuit board (4) and which transmits to the circuit board (4) the capacitive difference that is formed when the designated area (A) is touched and having a plate (6) which is fixed to the free end of the spring (5) so as to contact the control panel (2), and a cover (8) mounted onto the circuit holder (3) and providing the circuit board (4) to be fixed in the board holder (3). The household appliance further comprises a first element (9) that is situated on the cover (8) and that extends outwards from the cover (8) in parallel to the spring (5), and a guide (11) that provides the cover (8) to be fixed on the board holder (3) by being mounted onto the cover (8) and that has a second element (10) that forms a housing (Y) surrounding the spring (5) by joining with the first element (9) when mounted onto the cover (8).

A user interface includes a touch-sensitive display and a display control unit for controlling the touch-sensitive display. A method for controlling a household appliance using the graphical user interface includes the steps of: displaying a first graphical representation on the touch-sensitive display, the first graphical representation including one or more symbols (V1, V2), each symbol (V1, V2) being associated with an appliance subunit of the household appliance; touching a symbol (V1, V2) by a touching means in order to change of a setting value of the appliance subunit associated with the touched symbol (V1) by moving the touching means; determining the moving speed of the touching means by the display control unit; and displaying information at the touch-sensitive display depending on the determined moving speed of the touching means.

A cooking appliance includes a plurality of electrically controlled heating elements operable to elevate a temperature of food items. A user interface includes a touch-sensitive circuit that is operatively-connected to an external surface of the cooking appliance for altering operational settings of the electrically controlled heating elements. An electrovibration feedback circuit is coupled to the external surface that generates a vibratory feedback that is sensible by the user's finger at the external surface in response to adjustments of the operational settings. The electrovibration feedback circuit creates an electrostatic force on the user's finger that simulates friction between the user's finger and the external surface.

A user interface includes a touch-sensitive display and a display control unit for controlling the display. A method for controlling a household appliance using the graphical user interface includes the steps of: displaying a first graphical representation on the display, the first graphical representation including symbols, each symbol being associated with an appliance subunit of the household appliance; when a symbol is touched by a touching means, transmitting control signals from the control unit to the display to change the first graphical representation into a second graphical representation; displaying information regarding a change of a setting value of the appliance entity associated with the touched symbol when the touching means is dragged from a first position to a second position at the display; and changing the graphical representation at the display from the second graphical representation to a third graphical representation when lifting the touching means from the display.