Cooking apparatus, cooking apparatus controlling system, and method of controlling cooking apparatus

Abstract

A cooking apparatus, a cooking apparatus controlling system, and a method of controlling a cooking apparatus are provided. The cooking apparatus controlling system includes a first cooking apparatus having a user interface configured to receive a user command from a user and a second cooking apparatus separated from the first cooking apparatus and configured to receive the user command input to the first cooking apparatus and operate according to the user command. The user interface receives one or more of a user command related to the first cooking apparatus and a user command related to the second cooking apparatus. The first cooking apparatus includes a first communicator. The second cooking apparatus includes a second communicator configured to communicate with the first communicator.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cooking apparatus controlling system comprising:
 a first cooking apparatus having a user interface configured to receive a user command from a user; and   a second cooking apparatus separated from the first cooking apparatus and configured to receive the user command input to the first cooking apparatus and operate according to the user command,   wherein the user interface receives one or more of a user command related to the first cooking apparatus and a user command related to the second cooking apparatus,   wherein the first cooking apparatus includes a first communicator, and   wherein the second cooking apparatus includes a second communicator configured to communicate with the first communicator.   
     
     
         2 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes a first inputter configured to receive the user command related to the first cooking apparatus and a second inputter configured to receive the user command related to the second cooking apparatus. 
     
     
         3 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 1 , wherein the first cooking apparatus includes a user interface controller configured to determine whether the user command input through the user interface is the user command related to the first cooking apparatus or the user command related to the second cooking apparatus. 
     
     
         4 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes a display configured to display one or more of a state of the first cooking apparatus and a state of the second cooking apparatus. 
     
     
         5 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 4 , wherein the display includes a first display configured to display the state of the first cooking apparatus and a second display configured to display the state of the second cooking apparatus. 
     
     
         6 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 1 , wherein the user command related to the second cooking apparatus includes one or more of commands related to starting cooking, stopping cooking, ending cooking, scheduling cooking using the second cooking apparatus, setting a cooking duration, an operation mode of the second cooking apparatus, and cleaning the second cooking apparatus. 
     
     
         7 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 1 , wherein the first communicator and the second communicator communicate with each other using one or more of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth low energy communication, ZigBee, Wi-Fi direct (WFD), ultra-wideband (UWB) communication, infrared data association (IrDA) communication, and near field communication (NFC). 
     
     
         8 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 1 , wherein the second cooking apparatus includes a stop command inputter configured to temporarily interrupt or non-temporarily stop an operation of the second cooking apparatus. 
     
     
         9 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 1 , wherein the second cooking apparatus includes an operation state display configured to display whether the second cooking apparatus is operating according to a user command received from the first cooking apparatus. 
     
     
         10 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 9 , wherein the operation state display includes one or more of a light emitting diode (LED) lamp, a fluorescent lamp, an ultraviolet (UV) lamp, a halogen lamp, a mercury lamp, a sodium lamp, and an incandescent lamp. 
     
     
         11 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first cooking apparatus and the second cooking apparatus includes one or more of an electric oven, a gas oven, and a microwave oven. 
     
     
         12 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 1 , wherein the second cooking apparatus is disposed below the first cooking apparatus. 
     
     
         13 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 1 , further comprising a third cooking apparatus installed between the first cooking apparatus and the second cooking apparatus. 
     
     
         14 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 13 , wherein the third cooking apparatus has an upper surface facing a bottom surface of the second cooking apparatus. 
     
     
         15 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 13 ,
 wherein the first cooking apparatus includes an exhaust configured to suction smoke generated due to a cooking operation of one or more of the second cooking apparatus and the third cooking apparatus and installed in a direction in which the third cooking apparatus is arranged, and   wherein the exhaust starts operating corresponding to an operation of one or more of the second cooking apparatus and the third cooking apparatus when the one or more of the second cooking apparatus and the third cooking apparatus starts operating or the first cooking apparatus receives a user command related to the operation of the one or more of the second cooking apparatus and the third cooking apparatus.   
     
     
         16 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 15 ,
 wherein the third cooking apparatus includes an ignition switch and an ignition switch manipulation sensor configured to sense an operation of the ignition switch and transmit a sensed result to the first cooking apparatus, and   wherein the exhaust starts operating according to the sensed result.   
     
     
         17 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 16 ,
 wherein the ignition switch comprises:
 a first driven portion configured to move according to rotation of a first driver formed at a cam member rotating corresponding to rotation of a gripping portion; and 
 a first contact portion configured to come into contact with or be spaced apart from the first driven portion according to the movement of the first driven portion, 
   wherein an electrical signal transmitted due to contact between the first driven portion and the first contact portion is transmitted to an ignition plug,   wherein the ignition switch manipulation sensor comprises:
 a second driven portion configured to move according to rotation of a second driver formed at a cam member rotating corresponding to rotation of the gripping portion; and 
 a second contact portion configured to come into contact with or be spaced apart from the second driven portion according to the movement of the second driven portion, and 
   wherein an electrical signal transmitted due to contact between the second driven portion and the second contact portion is transmitted to the first cooking apparatus.   
     
     
         18 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 13 , wherein one or more of the second cooking apparatus and the third cooking apparatus includes a stop command inputter configured to temporarily interrupt or non-temporarily stop an operation of the second cooking apparatus. 
     
     
         19 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first cooking apparatus and the second cooking apparatus communicates with a terminal device separated from the first cooking apparatus and the second cooking apparatus and receives a user command input through the terminal device or transmits a state of one or more of the first cooking apparatus and the second cooking apparatus to the terminal device. 
     
     
         20 . The cooking apparatus controlling system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second cooking apparatus comprises a sensor configured to sense a state of the second cooking apparatus,   wherein the second cooking apparatus is configured to transmit the sensed state of the second cooking apparatus to the first cooking apparatus, and   wherein the first cooking apparatus is further configured to control an operation of the second cooking apparatus according to the sensed state of the second cooking apparatus.   
     
     
         21 . A method of controlling a cooking apparatus, the method comprising:
 receiving of a user command by a user interface provided at a first cooking apparatus;   determining whether the user command is related to the first cooking apparatus or related to a second cooking apparatus separated from the first cooking apparatus;   performing, by the first cooking apparatus, an operation according to the user command when the user command is determined to related to the first cooking apparatus;   transmitting, by the first cooking apparatus, the user command to the second cooking apparatus when the user command is determined to be related to the second cooking apparatus; and   performing, by the second cooking apparatus, an operation according to the user command transmitted from the first cooking apparatus.   
     
     
         22 . A method of controlling a cooking apparatus according to  claim 21 ,
 the receiving one or more of a user command related to a first cooking apparatus and a user command related to a second cooking apparatus comprising:   operating at least one of a first inputter configured to receive the user command related to the first cooking apparatus and a second inputter configured to receive the user command related to the second cooking apparatus.   
     
     
         23 . The method of controlling a cooking apparatus according to  claim 21 , further comprising:
 displaying, by the first cooking apparatus, at least one of a state of the first cooking apparatus and a state of the second cooking apparatus   
     
     
         24 . The method of controlling a cooking apparatus according to  claim 21 , wherein the first cooking apparatus and the second cooking apparatus communicate with each other using at least one of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth (BT), Bluetooth low energy (BLE), ZigBee, Wi-Fi direct (WFD), ultra-wideband (UWB) communication, infrared data association (IrDA) communication, and near field communication (NFC). 
     
     
         25 . A cooking apparatus comprising:
 a communicator configured to receive a control command from other cooking apparatus; and   a cooker configured to start a cooking operation according to the control command.   
     
     
         26 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 25 , further comprising:
 a stop command inputter configured to stop the operation of the cooking apparatus temporarily or non-temporarily.   
     
     
         27 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 25 , further comprising:
 an operation state display configured to display whether the cooking apparatus is operating or not.   
     
     
         28 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 25 , wherein the communicator configured to communicate with the other cooking apparatus using at least one of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth (BT), Bluetooth low energy (BLE), ZigBee, Wi-Fi direct (WFD), ultra-wideband (UWB) communication, infrared data association (IrDA) communication, and near field communication (NFC).