Cooking appliance and method for image capture

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12234997
APP PUB NO 20230408104A1
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17840702

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A cooking appliance and a method for operating a cooking appliance are provided. The cooking appliance includes a heating element configured to provide heat to a cooking chamber. The cooking chamber is configured to receive foodstuffs for cooking. An imaging device is configured with a field of view including at least a portion of the cooking chamber. A controller is in operable communication with the imaging device. The controller is configured to acquire, via the imaging device, an image at a rate of capture, the image corresponding to foodstuffs at the cooking chamber; determine, from the image, a doneness prediction corresponding to foodstuffs at the cooking chamber; and adjust the rate of capture based on comparing a rate of change of the foodstuffs to a change threshold.

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  • HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.

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  • 2022 Application Filing Year
  • F24C Class
  • 465 Applications Filed
  • 101 Patents Issued To-Date
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Chapman,, Jr John Gilman Louisville, US 13 335
Morris, Sarah Virginia Louisville, US 11 1

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