公开(公告)号：US20200367692A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16418607

申请日：2019-05-21

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： COLLIN A. STIPE ,  CRISTIANO VITO PASTORE ,  CHRISTOPHER D. CULLEN ,  ANDREA GALLIVANONI ,  GREGORY BAUMAN ,  AARON EDWARD SHOWERS ,  RAHUL S. DUDHE ,  NATALIE HILLMANN ,  TUSHAR ASHOK KALBANDE ,  AJIT JANARDAN MANOHAR ,  RAHUL R. PANDEY

IPC: A47J36/32 ,  G08B21/18 ,  G08B5/36 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A cooking assistance appliance can include a body, at least one camera, at least one sensor, and an imaging device for capturing an image of a cooking appliance. The cooking appliance can provide for monitoring use of the cooking appliance, as well as assisting the user in operating the cooking appliance. Additionally, the cooking assistance appliance can be integrated into a hood or a microwave oven and vent combination above a stovetop.