Information
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Patent Grant
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6584374
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Patent Number
6,584,374
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Date Filed
Wednesday, March 14, 200123 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, June 24, 200321 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
- Picard; Leo
- Swindell; W. Russell
Agents
- Bushnell, Esq.; Robert E.
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 352 85
- 700 207
- 700 211
- 219 391
- 219 386
- 099 3236
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International Classifications
- G06F1900
- G03B2132
- F24C710
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Abstract
Disclosed is a cooking system comprising a cooking apparatus having a main body formed with a cooking chamber and a cooker driver cooking food within the cooking chamber; an aroma generator provided in the cooking apparatus, selectively diffusing at least one food aroma; an external unit connected to the cooking apparatus via an interface; and a controller controlling the aroma generator provided in the cooking apparatus, to allow the food aroma according to the selected cooking menu through the external unit to be diffused. With this configuration, if a cooking menu is selected through an external unit accessible to the Internet, data on the selected cooking menu is supplied to a cooking apparatus, and a food aroma and a smell remover are generated according to the selected cooking menu, thereby providing a user with complete information on a cooking menu.
Description
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
This application makes reference to, incorporates the same herein, and claims all benefits accruing under 35 U.S.C. ยง119 from my application entitled
Cooking System And Control Method Thereof
filed with the Korean Industrial Property Office on Mar. 23, 2000 and there duly assigned Ser. No. 2000-14884.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a cooking system having a function of generating an If aroma, and a method for controlling the same.
2. Description of Related Art
Generally, a cooking apparatus is formed with a cooker part accommodating therein food to be cooked, and a cooker driver supplying energy required for cooking the food in the cooker part. The cooking apparatus includes, but is not limited to, a microwave oven and an electric rice cooker using electricity as a cooking energy source, and a gas range and a gas oven using gas as a cooking energy source.
FIG. 7
is a perspective view of a conventional microwave oven. As shown therein, the conventional microwave oven
101
is comprised of a main body
103
formed with a cooking chamber
105
and a component chamber
107
, and an external case
109
surrounding the main body
103
, defining an external appearance of the microwave oven. A door
111
opening and closing a front opening part of the cooking chamber
105
is installed in front of the cooking chamber
105
. A control panel
113
having a keyboard
115
is installed adjacent to the door
111
.
On the bottom of the cooking chamber
105
is mounted a tray
117
upon which food to be cooked rests. Within the component chamber
107
are housed a high voltage transformer (HVT)
119
generating a high voltage by means of an external power supply, a magnetron
123
generating electromagnetic waves by means of the high voltage generated by the HVT
119
, and a fan
121
drawing outdoor air into the component chamber
107
.
When a cooking menu and cooking conditions corresponding to the cooking menu are selected by a user through the keyboard
115
, a controller (not shown) activates the magnetron
123
to generate the electromagnetic waves, and supplies the generated electromagnetic waves into the cooking chamber
105
, thereby cooking the food placed in the cooking chamber
105
.
In consideration of the tendency of many consumers preferring to a cooking apparatus having various and supplementary functions or being easy to use, a microwave oven is needed to be equipped with additional function(s) to its main function of cooking. In this regard, the microwave oven can be equipped with an aroma generating device for diffusing a variety of aromas corresponding to a selected food in order to stimulate the user's appetite while the user is waiting the food cooked. In addition, if the food aroma remained in and around the microwave oven after cooking operation can be removed, the air dispersed around and contained in the microwave oven can be maintained more pleasantly to the user. Furthermore, if an aroma good for a human being's health is generated while the microwave oven is not in operation, this would serve to improve our health.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described shortcomings, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking system which is capable of selecting a cooking menu externally, providing a cooking device with data on the selected cooking menu, and producing a food aroma according to the selected cooking menu, and a method for controlling the same.
This and other objects of the present invention may be achieved by a provision of a cooking system comprising a cooking apparatus having a main body formed with a cooking chamber and a cooker driver cooking food within the cooking chamber; an aroma generator provided in the cooking apparatus, selectively diffusing at least one food aroma; an external unit connected to the cooking apparatus via an interface; and a controller controlling the aroma generator provided in the cooking apparatus, to allow the food aroma according to the selected cooking menu through the external unit to be diffused.
Preferably, the cooking system further comprises a computer aroma generator producing a food aroma outside of the external unit
5
, wherein the controller activates the computer aroma generator, to diffuse the food aroma according to the cooking menu selected through the external unit.
The external unit is preferably comprised of a computer system accessible to Internet.
Preferably, at least one smell remover corresponding to the food aroma is stored in the computer aroma storage unit.
Effectively, the computer aroma generator is comprised of a computer aroma storage unit storing therein a food aroma according to the cooking menu, and a computer aroma diffuser to diffuse the food aroma from the computer aroma storage unit.
Preferably, a smell remover is produced by mixture of the aroma substances stored in the computer aroma storage unit.
Effectively, the computer aroma generator is comprised of a computer aroma storage unit storing therein a plurality of aroma substances to be mixed to produce a food aroma, and a computer aroma diffuser diffusing the food aroma produced by mixture of the aroma substances.
More effectively, the computer aroma diffuser is provided with at least one computer diffusing nozzle diffusing the food aroma, and the computer aroma diffuser is provided with at least one computer diffusing nozzle diffusing the food aroma or the smell remover.
Preferably, the aroma generator is comprised of an aroma storage unit storing therein at least one food aroma, and an aroma diffuser diffusing the food aroma from the aroma storage unit.
Desirably, the aroma generator is comprised of an aroma storage unit storing therein a plurality of aroma substances to be mixed to produce a food aroma corresponding to the selected cooking menu, and an aroma diffuser diffusing the food aroma produced by mixture of the aroma substances.
At least one smell remover corresponding to the food aroma is preferably stored in the aroma storage unit, and a smell remover is produced by mixture of the aroma substances stored in the aroma storage unit.
Effectively, the aroma diffuser is comprised of at least one diffusing nozzle diffusing the food aroma.
Desirably, the diffusing nozzle diffuses the food aroma either to the outside of the main body or to the inside of the cooking chamber, and the aroma diffuser is comprised of at least one diffusing nozzle diffusing the food aroma or the smell remover.
The diffusing nozzle desirably diffuses the food aroma or the smell remover either to the outside of the main body or to the inside of the cooking chamber.
The food aroma is effectively diffused for a predetermined period of time after the cooking menu is selected.
Preferably, the smell remover is diffused when the selected cooking menu is completely cooked.
According to another aspect of the present invention, this and other objects may also be achieved by a provision of a method for controlling a cooking system including a cooking apparatus having a main body formed with a cooking chamber, and a cooker driver cooking the food accommodated within the cooking chamber, comprising the steps of connecting the cooking apparatus to an external unit through an interface; selecting a cooking menu through the external unit; and diffusing a food aroma according to a selected cooking menu to the inside or outside of the cooking apparatus.
Effectively, the method further comprises the step of diffusing the food aroma outside of the external unit.
Desirably, the food aroma is produced by mixture of a plurality of aroma substances.
Preferably, the food aroma is diffused for a predetermined period of time after the cooking menu is selected.
Preferably, the food aroma is diffused increasingly, and the food aroma is diffused intermittently.
The method desirably further comprises the step of diffusing a smell remover corresponding to the food aroma when cooking is finished.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A more complete appreciation of the invention, and many of the attendant advantages thereof, will be readily apparent as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which like reference symbols indicate the same or similar components, wherein:
FIG. 1
is a perspective view of a cooking system according to the present invention;
FIG. 2
is a perspective view of a microwave oven according to the present invention;
FIGS. 3 and 4
are enlarged sectional views showing operation states of an aroma diffuser device of
FIG. 2
;
FIG. 5
is a control block diagram according to the present invention;
FIG. 6
is a control flow chart showing a method for controlling the cooking system according to the present invention; and
FIG. 7
is a perspective view of a conventional microwave oven.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to
FIGS. 1 through 5
, a cooking system according to the present invention is comprised of a microwave oven
1
having a main body
3
(see
FIG. 2
) formed with a cooking chamber
5
and a magnetron
23
(see
FIG. 2
) generating electromagnetic waves for cooking food placed within the cooking chamber
5
, the microwave oven
1
being used as a cooking device, and a computer
70
connected through an interface
60
to the microwave oven
1
.
The computer
70
is accessible to an Internet
80
and is provided with a computer aroma generator generating an aroma corresponding to a cooking menu supplied through the Internet
80
. The computer aroma generator
71
is, as shown in
FIG. 5
, comprised of a computer aroma storage unit
73
and a computer aroma diffuser
75
. The computer aroma storage unit
73
stores therein food aromas corresponding to cooking menus, and a plurality of aroma substances which are mixed to produce respective food aromas corresponding to the cooking menus, and the computer aroma diffuser
75
diffuses the food aromas or the mixed aromas stored in the computer aroma storage unit
73
.
The computer aroma generator
71
is similar in configuration and operation to an aroma generator
30
provided in the microwave oven, which will be described later.
As shown in
FIG. 2
, the microwave oven is comprised of the main body
3
formed with the cooking chamber
5
and the component chamber
7
, and a casing
9
surrounding the main body
3
, defining an external appearance of the main body
3
. In front of the cooking chamber
5
is installed a door
11
opening and closing a front opening part of the cooking chamber
5
. A control panel
13
having a keyboard
15
is mounted adjacent to the door
11
.
A tray
17
upon which food to be cooked rests is placed on the bottom of the cooking chamber
5
. Within the component chamber
7
are housed a high voltage transformer (HVT)
19
generating a high voltage by means of an external power supply, a high voltage condenser (HVC)
21
storing the generated high voltage, a magnetron
23
generating electromagnetic waves by means of the high voltage generated by the HVT
19
, and a fan
24
drawing outdoor air into the component chamber
7
.
The aroma generator
30
is provided within the main body
3
of the microwave oven
1
, the aroma generator generating food aromas and aromas to remove the food aromas or smells (that is, smell remover(s)).
Referring to
FIG. 3
, the aroma generator
30
is comprised of a plurality of aroma storage units
31
for storing a plurality of food aromas corresponding with a variety of foods to be cooked or a plurality of aroma substances in a molecular state to produce each food aroma, and an aroma diffuser
40
to diffuse the food aromas stored or produced in the aroma storage units
31
. In addition, a plurality of smell removers or a plurality of aroma substances in a molecular state to produce each smell remover are stored in the aroma storage units
31
. The smell remover is used to remove the food aroma or smell generated from the cooking menu or to remove the food aroma with an aroma corresponding with the food aroma.
The aroma storage units
31
contain the respective aroma substances to produce the food aromas and the smell removers therein, and each of the storage units has an outlet port
56
through which the aroma substance is discharge out. At the outlet port
56
for discharging out each aroma substance is mounted a first control valve
57
for controlling the amount of the aroma substance to be mixed depending upon the selected cooking menu. A variety of valves including a solenoid valve can be used as the first control valve
57
.
The aroma diffuser
40
is comprised of an inlet port
47
connected to the aroma storage units
31
, a cylinder
41
having diffusing nozzles diffusing a food aroma or a smell remover according to a selected cooking menu, and a driving means
51
activating a piston
49
accommodated in the cylinder
41
. A second control valve
55
controlling the amount of a food aroma or a smell remover which is produced by combination of the aroma substances and diffused into the cylinder
41
, is mounted on the inlet port
47
of the aroma diffuser
40
.
The diffusing nozzles are comprised of an outside diffusing nozzle
43
and an inside diffusing nozzle
45
. The outside diffusing nozzle
43
diffuses the food aroma or the smell remover according to the selected cooking menu toward the outside of the main body
3
and the inside diffusing nozzle
45
diffuses the food aroma or the smell remover into the inside of the cooking chamber
5
. Nozzle control valves
53
to control the amount of the food aroma or the smell remover diffused from the cylinder
41
are installed on the diffusing nozzles
43
and
45
. A variety of valves including a solenoid valve can be employed as the nozzle control valves
53
.
Referring to
FIG. 2
, the control panel
13
has a first diffusing hole
25
formed through its planar surface, for diffusing outside the food aroma or the smell remover flowing through the outside diffusing nozzle
43
. The cooking chamber
5
has also a plurality of second diffusing holes
27
formed through its sidewall, for diffusing into the cooking chamber
5
the food aroma or the smell remover flowing through the inside diffusing nozzle
45
.
Turning to
FIGS. 3 and 4
, the piston
49
accommodated in the cylinder
41
reciprocates within the cylinder
41
by the driving means
51
. More particularly, the piston
49
reciprocates between a first diffusing position (A) to open the inlet port
47
and the outside diffusing nozzle
43
, and a second diffusing position (B) to open the inlet port
47
and the inside diffusing nozzle
45
. As described above, the computer aroma generator
71
, as in the aroma generator
30
provided in the microwave oven, is provided with a plurality of diffusing nozzles, to diffuse food aromas or smell removers outside and inside of the computer.
As shown in
FIG. 5
, the cooking system is also provided with a controller
61
transferring a data signal supplied from the computer system
70
through the Internet
80
to the microwave oven
1
through the interface
60
, and activating the magnetron
23
based on the signal transferred to the microwave oven
1
.
The controller
61
activates the aroma generator
30
provided in the microwave oven
1
to thereby generate a food aroma or a smell remover according to the food during cooking. According to a cooking menu selected from the computer
70
, the controller
61
activates the computer aroma generator
71
, to thereby diffuse a food aroma or a smell remover to the outside of the computer
70
.
Referring to
FIG. 6
, a method for controlling a cooking system according to the present invention will be described in more detail.
As shown therein, a user first makes his or her computer system access to an Internet site supplying cooking menus to select his or her desired cooking menu (S
1
), and then the selected cooking menu is supplied from the Internet site (S
2
). The controller
61
produces a food aroma according to the selected cooking menu by appropriately mixing the aroma substances (S
3
), and diffuses the produced food aroma through the computer aroma generator
71
to the outside of the computer
70
(S
4
). At the same time, the controller
61
transfers data on the selected cooking menu to the microwave oven
1
through the interface
60
(S
5
). A cooking menu is selected from the microwave oven
1
, based on the cooking menu data transferred to the microwave oven
1
(S
6
), and the controller
61
produces a food aroma according to the selected cooking menu, by mixing the aroma substances stored in the aroma storage unit
31
(S
7
).
If the food aroma is produced from mixture of the aroma substances, the controller
61
activates the driving means
51
to move the piston
49
of the aroma diffuser
40
to the first diffusing position A. As the piston
49
is moved to the first diffusing position A, the inside diffusing nozzle
45
is closed (S
8
). If the inside diffusing nozzle
45
is closed by the piston
49
, the food aroma produced by mixture of the aroma substances is diffused toward the outside of the main body
3
through the outside diffusing nozzle
43
for a predetermined period of time (S
9
).
The controller
61
can control the outside diffusing nozzle
43
so as to allow the produced food aroma to be diffused increasingly or intermittently. The controller
61
can also control the outside diffusing nozzle
43
so as to allow the food aroma to be diffused only when the cooking menu is initially selected or when cooking for the selected cooking menu is finished.
The controller
61
activates the outside diffusing nozzle
43
to diffuse the food aroma outside and operates the magnetron
23
to cook the food in the cooking chamber (S
10
). While the magnetron
23
is in operation for cooking, the controller
61
drives the driving means
51
so as to allow the piston
49
of the aroma diffuser
40
to move the second diffusing position B and closes the outside diffusing nozzle
43
(S
11
). After the outside diffusing nozzle
43
is closed, the controller
61
activates the inside diffusing nozzle
45
to diffuse the food aroma produced according to the selected cooking menu into the cooking chamber
5
for a predetermined time (S
12
).
When it is determined that cooking is finished, the controller
61
produces a smell remover corresponding to the selected cooking menu by mixture of the aroma substances stored in the aroma storage units
31
(S
13
). The produced smell remover is diffused to the outside of the main body
3
and into the cooking chamber
5
through the outside diffusing nozzle
43
and the inside diffusing nozzle
45
(S
4
), respectively. Thus, the food aroma remaining inside the cooking chamber
5
and outside the main body
3
is removed.
For those users who visit an Internet cooking site with interest in cooking but cook no food by means of the microwave oven
1
, the computer system according to the present invention can only conduct the steps of S
1
through S
5
in
FIG. 6
, without transferring cooking data to the microwave oven. After performing S
1
through S
5
, a step of producing a smell remover, corresponding to the food aroma generated in the computer aroma generator
71
may be further comprised, to remove the remaining food aroma.
Where a user selects a cooking menu through the keyboard
15
provided in the microwave oven
1
, instead of using the Internet
80
, the steps of S
6
through S
12
in
FIG. 6
may be only conducted. After performing S
6
through S
12
, the steps of producing a smell remover, corresponding to the food aroma generated in the computer aroma generator
71
may be further comprised, to remove the remaining food aroma.
With this configuration, the user accesses a cooking-related site over the Internet
80
through the computer
70
and selects a cooking menu. If a cooking menu is selected, the selected cooking menu is displayed on the display of the computer system
70
, and at the same time, the computer aroma generator
71
is activated to diffuse a food aroma according to the selected cooking menu to the outside of the computer
70
.
When a cooking menu is selected from the computer
70
, the controller
61
transfers data on the selected cooking menu to the microwave oven
1
through the interface
60
and activates the microwave oven
1
based on the transferred cooking menu data. The controller
61
can operate the aroma generator
30
formed in the microwave oven
1
to thereby diffuse the food aroma according to the selected cooking menu to the outside of the microwave oven and the inside of the cooking chamber.
The preferred embodiment of the present invention have been described with reference to a computer system. However, the present invention may also be practiced by means of cellular phones, portable display assistants (PDAs), etc. which are accessible to the Internet.
In the above-described embodiment, the smell remover is produced by mixture of the aroma substances and diffused. However, the food aroma can be removed by providing a deodorizing filter to deodorize the remaining food aroma and a fan blowing the food aroma toward the deodorizing filter.
The diffusing nozzles
43
and/or
45
can be rotatably provided to adjust diffusing directions of the food aroma and the smell remover. Alternatively, a food aroma diffusing nozzle to diffuse the food aroma and a smell remover diffusing nozzle to diffuse a smell remover can be separately provided.
Further, an aroma to maintain the inside of a cooking chamber with a fresh air can be produced by mixing the aroma substances stored in the aroma storage unit
31
; or the aroma can be directly stored in the aroma storage unit
31
.
As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a cooking system capable of selecting a cooking menu through a computer accessed to the Internet, supplying data on the selected cooking menu to a cooking apparatus such as a microwave oven, and generating a food aroma and a smell remover according to the selected cooking menu.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.
Claims
- 1. A cooking system comprising:a cooking apparatus having a main body formed with a cooking chamber and a cooker driver cooking food within the cooking chamber; an aroma generator provided in the cooking apparatus, selectively diffusing at least one food aroma; an external unit connected to the cooking apparatus via an interface; and a controller controlling the aroma generator provided in the cooking apparatus, to allow the food aroma according to a selected cooking menu through the external unit to be diffused.
- 2. The cooking system according to claim 1, further comprising a computer aroma generator producing a food aroma outside of the external unit, wherein the controller activates the computer aroma generator, to diffuse the food aroma according to the cooking menu selected through the external unit.
- 3. The cooking system according to claim 2, wherein the external unit is comprised of a computer system accessible to Internet.
- 4. The cooking apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the computer aroma generator is comprised of a computer aroma storage unit storing therein a food aroma according to the cooking menu, and a computer aroma diffuser to diffuse the food aroma from the computer aroma storage unit.
- 5. The cooking system according to claim 4, wherein at least one smell remover corresponding with the food aroma is stored in the computer aroma storage unit.
- 6. The cooking system according to claim 2, wherein the computer aroma generator is comprised of a computer aroma storage unit storing therein a plurality of aroma substances to be mixed to produce a food aroma, and a computer aroma diffuser diffusing the food aroma produced by mixture of the aroma substances.
- 7. The cooking system according to claim 6, wherein a smell remover is produced by mixture of the aroma substances stored in the computer aroma storage unit.
- 8. The cooking system according to claim 4, wherein the computer aroma diffuser is provided with at least one computer diffusing nozzle diffusing the food aroma.
- 9. The cooking system according to claim 6, wherein the computer aroma diffuser is provided with at least one computer diffusing nozzle diffusing the food aroma.
- 10. The cooking system according to claim 5, wherein the computer aroma diffuser is provided with at least one computer diffusing nozzle diffusing the food aroma or the smell remover.
- 11. The cooking system according to claim 7, wherein the computer aroma diffuser is provided with at least one computer diffusing nozzle diffusing the food aroma or the smell remover.
- 12. The cooking system according to claim 1, wherein the aroma generator is comprised of an aroma storage unit storing therein at least one food aroma, and an aroma diffuser diffusing the food aroma from the aroma storage unit.
- 13. The cooking system according to claim 11, wherein at least one smell remover corresponding to the food aroma is stored in the aroma storage unit.
- 14. The cooking system according to claim 1, wherein the aroma generator is comprised of an aroma storage unit storing therein a plurality of aroma substances to be mixed to produce a food aroma corresponding with the selected cooking menu, and an aroma diffuser diffusing the food aroma produced by mixture of the aroma substances.
- 15. The cooking system according to claim 14, wherein a smell remover is produced by mixture of the aroma substances stored in the aroma storage unit.
- 16. The cooking system according to claim 10, wherein the aroma diffuser is comprised of at least one diffusing nozzle diffusing the food aroma.
- 17. The cooking system according to claim 16, wherein the diffusing nozzle diffuses the food aroma either to the outside of the main body or to the inside of the cooking chamber.
- 18. The cooking system according to claim 12, wherein the aroma diffuser is comprised of at least one diffusing nozzle diffusing the food aroma.
- 19. The cooking system according to claim 18, wherein the diffusing nozzle diffuses the food aroma either to the outside of the main body or to the inside of the cooking chamber.
- 20. The cooking system according to claim 11, the aroma diffuser is comprised of at least one diffusing nozzle diffusing the food aroma or the smell remover.
- 21. The cooking system according to claim 20, wherein the diffusing nozzle diffuses the food aroma or the smell remover either to the outside of the main body or to the inside of the cooking chamber.
- 22. The cooking system according to claim 13, the aroma diffuser is comprised of at least one diffusing nozzle diffusing the food aroma or the smell remover.
- 23. The cooking system according to claim 22, wherein the diffusing nozzle diffuses the food aroma or the smell remover either to the outside of the main body or to the inside of the cooking chamber.
- 24. The cooking system according to claim 10, wherein the food aroma is diffused for a predetermined period of time after the cooking menu is selected.
- 25. The cooking system according to claim 12, wherein the food aroma is diffused for a predetermined period of time after the cooking menu is selected.
- 26. The cooking system according to claim 11, wherein the smell remover is diffused when the selected cooking menu is completely cooked.
- 27. The cooking system according to claim 13, wherein the smell remover is diffused when the selected cooking menu is completely cooked.
- 28. A method for controlling a cooking system including a cooking apparatus having a main body formed with a cooking chamber, and a cooker driver cooking the food accommodated within the cooking chamber, comprising the steps of:connecting the cooking apparatus to an external unit through an interface; selecting a cooking menu through the external unit; and diffusing a food aroma according to a selected cooking menu to the inside or outside of the cooking apparatus.
- 29. The method according to claim 28, further comprising the step of diffusing the food aroma outside of the external unit.
- 30. The method according to claim 28, wherein the food aroma is produced by mixture of a plurality of aroma substances.
- 31. The method according to claim 29, wherein the food aroma is produced by mixture of a plurality of aroma substances.
- 32. The method according to claim 28, wherein the food aroma is diffused for a predetermined period of time after the cooking menu is selected.
- 33. The method according to claim 29, wherein the food aroma is diffused for a predetermined period of time after the cooking menu is selected.
- 34. The method according to claim 28, wherein the food aroma is diffused increasingly.
- 35. The method according to claim 28, wherein the food aroma is diffused intermittently.
- 36. The method according to claim 28, further comprising the step of diffusing a smell remover corresponding with the food aroma when cooking is finished.
- 37. The method according to claim 29, further comprising the step of diffusing a smell remover corresponding with the food aroma when cooking is finished.
Priority Claims (1)
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