US 10,219,330 B2 · Electronic oven with splatter prevention

Abstract

This disclosure includes an electronic oven and an accompanying control system that avoid boiling or splattering in a heating chamber of the oven while an item is being heated in the chamber. A disclosed method which can be executed by the control system includes evaluating sensor data from a visible light sensor and sensor data from an infrared light sensor. The controller is communicatively coupled to the visible light sensor and the infrared light sensor. The method is directed towards generating a splatter prediction in response to the evaluation of the sensor data from the visible light sensor and the sensor data from the infrared light sensor. The method is further directed towards decreasing a power level of the microwave energy source in response to the splatter prediction. The controller is also communicatively coupled to the microwave energy source.

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Dependent claims

An electronic oven, comprising:

a chamber;
a microwave energy source coupled to an injection port in the chamber;
a visible light sensor;
an infrared light sensor;
a controller communicatively coupled to the visible light sensor, the infrared light sensor, and the microwave energy source;
and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium on the controller that stores instructions to:
generate a preprocessed sensor dataset, wherein the generation of the preprocessed sensor dataset comprises:
combining sensor data from the visible light sensor and sensor data from the infrared light sensor;
evaluate, using the preprocessed sensor dataset, the combined sensor data from the visible light sensor and sensor data from the infrared light sensor;
generate a splatter prediction in response to the evaluation of the combined sensor data from the visible light sensor and sensor data from the infrared light sensor;
and
decrease a power level of the microwave energy source in response to the splatter prediction.

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A method for heating an item in a chamber of an electronic oven using a microwave energy source, wherein each step is executed by a controller in the electronic oven comprising:

generating a preprocessed sensor dataset, wherein the generation of the preprocessed sensor dataset comprises:
combining sensor data from the visible light sensor and sensor data from the infrared light sensor;
evaluating, using the preprocessed sensor dataset, the combined sensor data from a visible light sensor and sensor data from an infrared light sensor, wherein the controller is communicatively coupled to the visible light sensor and the infrared light sensor;
generating a splatter prediction in response to the evaluation of the combined sensor data from the visible light sensor and sensor data from the infrared light sensor;
and
decreasing a power level of the microwave energy source in response to the splatter prediction, wherein the controller is also communicatively coupled to the microwave energy source.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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