Interaction recognition and analysis system

A method of tracking an object utilized in connection with an appliance comprising the steps of:

• capturing image data in an access region adjacent to an operating volume of the appliance;
• detecting at least one part of a person's body in the access region of the operating volume based on the image data;
• determining that the object is in connection with the part of the person's body;
• determining that the object in connection with the part of the person's body is being inserted or withdrawn from the operating volume;
• determining an action for the object in connection with part of the person's body based on one or more characteristics of the object indicated in the image data;
• and
• in response to determining an action for the object, initiating the action to provide feedback to a user relating to the object in the access region.

An object tracking system comprising:

• an appliance comprising at least one operating volume and an access region through which the operating volume is accessed;
• at least one imager configured to capture image data in a field of view comprising the access region;
• and
• a controller in communication with the imager, wherein the controller is operable to:
• detect at least one part of a person's body entering or exiting the access region based on the image data;
• identify an object based on the image data;
• identify that the object is in connection with the part of the person's body upon entering or exiting the operating volume based on the image data;
• determine that the object in connection with the part of the person's body is being inserted or withdrawn from the operating volume;
• and
• initiate an advanced interaction for the object in response to the entering or exiting based on one or more characteristics of the object indicated in the image data wherein the advanced interaction provides feedback to a user relating to the object.