Oven comprising a camera

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10808941-B2
Application number	US-201815904748-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 26, 2018
Priority date	Apr 7, 2014
Publication date	Oct 20, 2020
Grant date	Oct 20, 2020

Abstract

Oven comprising: a muffle; operating means for heating an active zone defined within the volume delimited by said muffle; a camera for detecting one or more images showing food positioned in said active zone; a transmission unit associated with said camera and configured for sending said one or more images to an auxiliary device configured for at least displaying said one or more images.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of monitoring food goods, comprising:
downloading one or more reference images and storing the one or more reference images in a memory associated with an auxiliary device, wherein the one or more reference images downloaded are of a colorimetric type;
warming or cooking food in an active zone of an oven;
detecting, by a camera within the oven, one or more images showing said food positioned and being cooked or warmed in the active zone;
transmitting, from the oven to the auxiliary device, the one or more images showing said food positioned and being cooked or warmed in the active zone; and
displaying, on a display screen associated with the auxiliary device, a comparison between said one or more images transmitted by said camera and the one or more reference images stored in the memory associated with the auxiliary device.

2. The method of monitoring food goods according to claim 1 , further comprising:
providing access to the active zone through a door coupled to the oven.

3. The method of monitoring food goods according to claim 1 , further comprising:
wirelessly transmitting images to the auxiliary device.

4. The method of monitoring food goods according to claim 3 , further comprising:
verifying the degree of cooking of the food without gaining access to the active zone of the oven.

Assignees

• Whirlpool Emea Spa
• Whirlpool Co

Inventors

• Matarazzi Filippo
• Ratti Carlo Filippo
• Pedrazzo Marco Maria

Classifications

• F24C7/08 Primary

  Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices · CPC title

• H04N1/0005

  in service, i.e. during normal operation · CPC title

• F27D21/02

  Observation or illuminating devices · CPC title

• H04N1/00079

  remotely · CPC title

• F24C15/008

  Illumination for oven cavities · CPC title