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：US11686477B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US17675240

申请日：2022-02-18

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Alexander L. Clayton ,  Brandon Satanek ,  Michael Tsai ,  Christopher Cullen ,  Heng Tong Pit ,  Donald John Gilmore ,  Cristiano Vito Pastore ,  Matthew P. Ebrom ,  Pallavi Manjrekar ,  Bruce Wiatrak ,  John Doyle ,  Joshua Abdoo ,  Ariana Bruno ,  Neomar Giacomini ,  Tamara Distaso ,  Gianpiero Santacatterina ,  Seth Herndon

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  F24C7/08 ,  F24C3/12 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06V20/20 ,  G06V40/20

CPC classification number: F24C7/086 ,  F24C3/124 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06V20/20 ,  G06V40/20

Abstract: A cooking appliance can include a cooking chamber and an imaging device for capturing an image of a food item inside the chamber. The appliance can include a transparent, touchscreen display for displaying the interior contents of the cooking appliance to a user without requiring the user to open the cooking appliance, as well as providing for the user controlling, operating, and interacting with the cooking appliance.

公开(公告)号：US11047578B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US16240224

申请日：2019-01-04

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Alexander L. Clayton ,  Vince Huang ,  Xiangxu Li ,  Ken Lei ,  Hanks Hu ,  Juan Chen ,  Tracy Yu ,  Jack Li ,  Roy Qiu ,  Seth Herndon ,  Donald John Gilmore ,  Cristiano Vito Pastore ,  Dick Ge ,  Pallavi Manjrekar ,  Bruce M. Wiatrak ,  Andrea Ferrise ,  Blake Cartwright ,  Richard J. Hughes ,  Joel Fletty ,  Wyndham F. Gary, Jr. ,  Joshua G. Abdoo ,  Collin A. Stipe ,  Nicholas Brenn ,  Casey L. McCuan ,  Christopher L. Carpenter

IPC: F24C15/20 ,  A21B1/24 ,  A21B3/04 ,  F24C7/08 ,  A21B1/06 ,  A21B1/40 ,  A21B3/02

Abstract: An automatic oven having a controller and a sensor assembly for automatically determining a food type for a food item placed in a cooking chamber of the automatic oven, and cooks the automatically determined food item according to a cooking profile selected based on the determined food type, while optionally accommodating a user input on the determining of the food type, and the cooking profile, including an optional degree of doneness.

公开(公告)号：US11767983B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US17319727

申请日：2021-05-13

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Alexander L. Clayton ,  Vince Huang ,  Xiangxu Liu ,  Ken Lei ,  Hanks Hu ,  Juan Chen ,  Tracy Yu ,  Jack Li ,  Roy Qiu ,  Seth Herndon ,  Donald John Gilmore ,  Cristiano Vito Pastore ,  Dick Ge ,  Pallavi Manjrekar ,  Bruce M. Wiatrak ,  Andrea Ferrise ,  Blake Cartwright ,  Richard J. Hughes ,  Joel Fletty ,  Wyndham F. Gary, Jr. ,  Joshua G. Abdoo ,  Collin A. Stipe ,  Nicholas Brenn ,  Casey L. McCuan ,  Christopher L. Carpenter

IPC: F24C7/08 ,  A21B1/06 ,  A21B1/40 ,  A21B3/02

CPC classification number: F24C7/085 ,  A21B1/06 ,  A21B1/40 ,  A21B3/02

Abstract: An automatic oven having a controller and a sensor assembly for automatically determining a food type for a food item placed in a cooking chamber of the automatic oven, and cooks the automatically determined food item according to a cooking profile selected based on the determined food type, while optionally accommodating a user input on the determining of the food type, and the cooking profile, including an optional degree of doneness.

公开(公告)号：US11287140B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US16728426

申请日：2019-12-27

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Alexander L. Clayton ,  Brandon Satanek ,  Michael Tsai ,  Christopher Cullen ,  Heng Tong Pit ,  Donald John Gilmore ,  Cristiano Vito Pastore ,  Matthew P. Ebrom ,  Pallavi Manjrekar ,  Bruce Wiatrak ,  John Doyle ,  Joshua Abdoo ,  Ariana Bruno ,  Neomar Giacomini ,  Tamara Distaso ,  Gianpiero Santacatterina ,  Seth Herndon

IPC: G06F3/045 ,  F24C7/08 ,  F24C3/12 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A cooking appliance can include a cooking chamber and an imaging device for capturing an image of a food item inside the chamber. The appliance can include a transparent, touchscreen display for displaying the interior contents of the cooking appliance to a user without requiring the user to open the cooking appliance, as well as providing for the user controlling, operating, and interacting with the cooking appliance.

公开(公告)号：US11022322B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16728386

申请日：2019-12-27

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Alexander L. Clayton ,  Brandon Satanek ,  Michael Tsai ,  Christopher Cullen ,  Heng Tong Pit ,  Donald John Gilmore ,  Cristiano Vito Pastore ,  Matthew P. Ebrom ,  Pallavi Manjrekar ,  Bruce Wiatrak ,  John Doyle ,  Joshua Abdoo ,  Ariana Bruno ,  Neomar Giacomini ,  Tamara Distaso ,  Gianpiero Santacatterina ,  Seth Herndon

IPC: F24C7/08 ,  F24C3/12 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A cooking appliance can include a cooking chamber and an imaging device for capturing an image of a food item inside the chamber. The appliance can include a transparent, touchscreen display for displaying the interior contents of the cooking appliance to a user without requiring the user to open the cooking appliance, as well as providing for the user controlling, operating, and interacting with the cooking appliance.