The invention relates to an apparatus and method for data
transmitting/receiving between a microwave oven and an information
appliance PDA. The apparatus includes a wireless data
transmitting/receiving unit for conducting wireless data communication
with an external system including an information appliance; a data
storage unit for storing transmitted/received data through the wireless
data transmitting/receiving unit and/or downloaded data from Internet; a
display unit for displaying transmitted data from the wireless data
transmitting/receiving unit; a load drive unit for driving a magnetron
and/or a heater; and Micom interfaced with the above elements, and
interpreting the transmitted data from the wireless data
transmitting/receiving unit and/or checking a state of the microwave
oven, and controlling the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit to
transmit the data on the state of the microwave oven to an information
appliance. According to the invention, although the microwave oven does
not include built-in networked communication equipment like a modem, it
can interface with Internet through an information appliance, a PDA for
example, which download data and transmits to the microwave oven. Thus,
increase in price of the microwave oven with the modem is minimized and
user interface is provided. Also, repair cost of the microwave oven can
be minimized by checking the microwave based on the data on the internal
state of the microwave being transmitted to the PDA.