Patent ID: 8578293

Claim:
A cooking appliance, comprising: at least one display device; and at least one operating device configured to receive a selected parameter that is selected by a user from a group of parameters comprising a first parameter, a second parameter, and a third parameter, wherein the at least one operating device automatically preselects, without user input, a plurality of cooking programs and/or cleaning programs in dependence on the selected parameter, each cooking program defining a cooking operation and each cleaning program defining a cleaning operation to be performed by the cooking appliance, wherein the plurality of cooking programs and/or cleaning programs that are preselected via the selected parameter are automatically displayed, without user input, on the at least one display device to a user after the cooking appliance is turned on, wherein one of these displayed programs is selectable by a user via the at least one operating device, wherein the first parameter is determined by the time of day at the installation location of the cooking appliance, the second parameter is determined by the day at the installation location of the cooking appliance, and the third parameter is determined by the season at the installation location of the cooking appliance, and wherein, in response to user selection of a displayed program, the cooking appliance is configured to perform the cooking operation or cleaning operation defined by the selected program.