METHOD FOR ILLUMINATING KNOBS OF A COOKING APPLIANCE

1 . A method for illuminating a knob on a cooking appliance, comprising:

positioning a cooking utensil on a cooking surface of the cooking appliance;

rotating the knob in order to activate an induction heating element of the cooking appliance; and

sequentially activating each light emitting diode (LED) of a plurality of light emitting diodes if the induction heating element does not heat the cooking utensil after said step of rotating, the plurality of light emitting diodes distributed in a circular pattern below the knob.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of sequentially activating comprises a plurality of consecutive activation stages, only one LED of the plurality of light emitting diodes emitting light during each activation stage of the plurality of consecutive activation stages.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each LED of the plurality of light emitting diodes is activated after a respective adjacent LED of the plurality of light emitting diodes is deactivated during said step of sequentially activating.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes operates in a chasing pattern during said step of sequentially activating.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising constantly operating each LED of the plurality of light emitting diodes at said step of rotating and before said step of sequentially activating.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein light emitted by the plurality of light emitting diodes is a first color at said step of constantly operating and light emitted by the plurality of light emitting diodes is a second color at said step of sequentially activating, the first color being different than the second color.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the first color is red and second color is blue.

8 . A method for illuminating a knob on a cooking appliance, comprising:

positioning a cooking utensil on a cooking surface of the cooking appliance;

rotating the knob in order to activate a heating element of the cooking appliance; and

sequentially activating a plurality of light emitting diodes if a temperature of the cooking surface exceeds a predetermined temperature after said step of rotating, the plurality of light emitting diodes positioned below the knob.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein said step of sequentially activating comprises a plurality of consecutive activation stages, each LED of the plurality of light emitting diodes emitting light during alternating activation stages of the plurality of consecutive activation stages.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes operates in a flashing pattern during said step of sequentially activating.

11 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising constantly operating each LED of the plurality of light emitting diodes at said step of rotating and before said step of sequentially activating.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein light emitted by the plurality of light emitting diodes is a first color at said step of constantly operating and light emitted by the plurality of light emitting diodes is a second color at said step of sequentially activating, the first color being different than the second color.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the first color is blue and second color is red.

14 . A method for illuminating a knob on a cooking appliance, comprising:

positioning a cooking utensil on a cooking surface of the cooking appliance;

rotating the knob in order to activate an induction heating element of the cooking appliance; and

sequentially adjusting an intensity of light emitted by each light emitting diode (LED) of a plurality of light emitting diodes if the induction heating element does not heat the cooking utensil after said step of rotating, the plurality of light emitting diodes distributed in a circular pattern below the knob.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the intensity of light emitted by each LED of the plurality of light emitting diodes is adjusted after a respective adjacent LED of the plurality of light emitting diodes is adjusted during said step of sequentially adjusting.

16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes operates in a chasing pattern during said step of sequentially adjusting.

17 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising constantly operating each LED of the plurality of light emitting diodes at said step of rotating and before said step of sequentially adjusting.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein light emitted by the plurality of light emitting diodes is a first color at said step of constantly operating and light emitted by the plurality of light emitting diodes is a second color at said step of sequentially adjusting, the first color being different than the second color.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the first color is red and second color is blue.