# US 11,079,117 B2 · Connected food preparation system and method of use > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,079,117 B2 - Document ID: US11079117B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/124,177 - Filed: 2020-12-16 - Published: 2021-05-20 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2015-05-05 - Assignees: June Life, Inc. - Applicants: June Life, Inc. - Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal; Matthew Van Horn; Seunghoon Park; Ravishankar Sivalingam; Christopher Russell Clark - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11079117B2 ## CPC - F24C 7/086: {touch control} - A23L 5/15: {using wave energy, irradiation, electrical means or magnetic fields, e.g. oven cooking or roasting using radiant dry heat} - A23L 5/17: {in a gaseous atmosphere with forced air or gas circulation, in vacuum or under pressure} - A47J 36/321: {the electronic control being performed over a network, e.g. by means of a handheld device} - A47J 37/0623: {Small-size cooking ovens, i.e. defining an at least partially closed cooking cavity (A47J37/0605 takes precedence)} - A47J 37/0664: {Accessories} - F24C 3/124: {Control panels} - F24C 7/085: {on baking ovens} - F24C 7/087: {of electric circuits regulating heat} - F24C 15/008: {Illumination for oven cavities} - F24C 15/2021: {Arrangement or mounting of control or safety systems} - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H05B 1/0263: {Ovens} - A23L 5/10: General methods of cooking foods, e.g. by roasting or frying - A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs - F24C 7/062: {on stoves} - F24C 15/003: {moisturising of air} - F24C 15/2007: {from oven cavities} - F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION - A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B) - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL - A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION ## Abstract A connected oven, including a set of in-cavity sensors and a processor configured to automatically identify foodstuff within the cooking cavity, based on the sensor measurements; and automatically operate the heating element based on the foodstuff identity. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A connected oven, comprising: an oven body defining a cooking cavity, the oven body comprising an oven base and an oven top; an oven door mounted to the oven body, the oven door comprising a transparent window coextensive with at least part of the cooking cavity, the transparent window optically connecting an ambient environment with the cooking cavity; an optical sensor defining a field of view, the optical sensor mounted to the oven body with the field of view directed toward the cooking cavity; a heating element mounted to the oven body; a user interface unit comprising a touchscreen overlaying a display, the user interface unit defining a broad face, the user interface unit mounted to the oven door and arranged with a normal vector to the broad face intersecting the cooking cavity; and a processing system connected to the optical sensor, the heating element, and the user interface unit, the processing system configured to: determine a classification for foodstuff within the cooking cavity based on an image recorded by the optical sensor; and operate the heating element based on the classification. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The connected oven of claim 1, further comprising convection fans mounted to the oven body and controlled by the processing system. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The connected oven of claim 2, wherein the processing system is configured to dynamically control heating element and convection fan operation to achieve a target cooking cavity temperature. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The connected oven of claim 1, wherein the heating elements comprise carbon fiber heating elements. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The connected oven of claim 1, wherein the oven body comprises thermal insulation. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The connected oven of claim 5, wherein the thermal insulation comprises foam insulation. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The connected oven of claim 1, wherein the optical sensor is mounted along a corner of the oven body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The connected oven of claim 7, wherein the optical sensor is arranged in an upper region of the oven body. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The connected oven of claim 1, wherein the optical sensor is mounted to a wall of the oven body. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The connected oven of claim 1, further comprising a wireless communication system connected to the processing system. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The connected oven of claim 10, wherein the wireless communication system comprises a cellular communication system. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The connected oven of claim 1, wherein the processing system receives cooking instructions from a remote system. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The connected oven of claim 1, wherein the oven is remotely controllable by a user device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The connected oven of claim 1, wherein the processing system determines the classification using a neural network. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The connected oven of claim 1, wherein the optical sensor comprises a stereocamera system. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The connected oven of claim 1, wherein the optical sensor comprises a wide-angle camera. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The connected oven of claim 1, wherein the oven door comprises a first and second panel offset by a gap, wherein the transparent window is defined by aligned transparent regions of the first and second panels. ### Claim 18 (depends on 7) The connected oven of claim 7, wherein the transparent regions comprise a coating. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The connected oven of claim 1, wherein the display is opaque. ### Claim 20 A connected oven, comprising: an oven body defining a cooking cavity; an oven door mounted to the oven body and comprising a window optically connecting an ambient environment with the cooking cavity; an optical sensor mounted to an upper region of the oven body and arranged with a field of view directed toward the cooking cavity; cooking elements, comprising: heating elements mounted to a top of the oven body; convection elements mounted to a back of the oven body; a touchscreen mounted to the window; and a processing system connected to the optical sensor, the cooking elements, and the touchscreen, the processing system configured to: classify food within the cooking cavity based on an image recorded by the optical sensor; and operate at least one of the cooking elements based on the classification. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The connected oven of claim 20, wherein the optical sensor is mounted along a corner of the oven body. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The connected oven of claim 21, wherein the optical sensor is mounted to a side of the oven body. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The connected oven of claim 22, wherein the optical sensor is further arranged with the field of view directed toward a front of the cooking cavity. ### Claim 24 (depends on 20) The connected oven of claim 20, wherein the oven door comprises a dual-pane door defining an airgap. ### Claim 25 (depends on 20) The connected oven of claim 20, wherein the optical sensor comprises a stereocamera system. ### Claim 26 (depends on 20) The connected oven of claim 20, wherein the optical sensor comprises a wide angle camera. ### Claim 27 (depends on 20) The connected oven of claim 20, wherein the heating elements comprise carbon fiber heating elements. ### Claim 28 (depends on 20) The connected oven of claim 20, wherein the processing system is configured to classify the food using a machine learning method. ### Claim 29 (depends on 20) The connected oven of claim 20, wherein the window substantially coextensive with the cooking cavity.