公开(公告)号：US10762641B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US16195955

申请日：2018-11-20

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Joshua George Abdoo ,  Matthew P. Ebrom ,  Neomar Giacomini ,  Donald John Gilmore ,  Brian N. Radford ,  Aaron Edward Showers ,  Collin Andrew Stipe

IPC: G06T7/246 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: An object tracking system is disclosed. The system comprises an appliance comprising at least one operating volume and an access region through which the operating volume is accessed. The system further comprises at least one imager and a controller. The controller is operable to detect at least one part of a person's body in the access region based on the image data and identify the object in connection with the part of the person's body. Based on the detection of the object in connection with the person's body, the controller is configured to identify the object. An action is determined for the object based on one or more characteristics of the physical object indicated in the image data.

公开(公告)号：US20190087966A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-21

申请号：US16195955

申请日：2018-11-20

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Joshua George Abdoo ,  Matthew P. Ebrom ,  Neomar Giacomini ,  Donald John Gilmore ,  Brian N. Radford ,  Aaron Edward Showers ,  Collin Andrew Stipe

IPC: G06T7/246 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: An object tracking system is disclosed. The system comprises an appliance comprising at least one operating volume and an access region through which the operating volume is accessed. The system further comprises at least one imager and a controller. The controller is operable to detect at least one part of a person's body in the access region based on the image data and identify the object in connection with the part of the person's body. Based on the detection of the object in connection with the person's body, the controller is configured to identify the object. An action is determined for the object based on one or more characteristics of the physical object indicated in the image data.

公开(公告)号：US09720249B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US14525823

申请日：2014-10-28

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Neomar Giacomini ,  Mark E. Glotzbach ,  Brian N. Radford ,  Eric J. Schuh

IPC: G02B27/30 ,  G02B27/34 ,  G02B27/09

CPC classification number: G02B27/30 ,  G02B27/09 ,  G02B27/34

Abstract: Light collimators and methods for human machine interfaces are disclosed. An example human machine interface includes a top surface having a decorative element to be illuminated, a light source, and a plurality of parallel light collimators that collimate visible light emitted by the light source and direct the collimated light toward the bottom side of the decorative element. An example method of illuminating a decorative element of a human machine interface includes emitting light, passing the light through a plurality of collimators defined in the human machine interface, and directing the collimated light toward the decorative element.