Cooking appliance and method for image capture
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United States of America
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Feb 25, 2025
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Dec 21, 2023
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Abstract
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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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
- HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
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- 2022 Application Filing Year
- F24C Class
- 465 Applications Filed
- 101 Patents Issued To-Date
- 21.73 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Chapman,, Jr John Gilman | Louisville, US | 13 | 335 |
# of filed Patents : 13 Total Citations : 335 | |||
Morris, Sarah Virginia | Louisville, US | 11 | 1 |
# of filed Patents : 11 Total Citations : 1 |
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