Augmented reality feedback of inventory for an appliance

A food storage system comprising:

• an appliance having a cabinet defining an interior, the interior comprising at least one of a shelf, a compartment, and a drawer configured to store at least one food item;
• a vision system comprising at least one imager configured to record image data related to the at least one food item stored within the interior;
• a lighting system comprising at least one light source configured to project a pattern of light;
• and
• a controller in communication with the vision system, wherein the controller is operable to:
• determine an identity of the at least one food item;
• determine a storage location for the at least one food item;
• determine heat profile data corresponding to a heat distribution of the interior;
• determine, based on the heat profile data and the determined identity of the at least one food item, a target storage location for the at least one food item;
• determine a compliance condition based on a comparison of the physical storage location to the target storage location;
• and
• control the lighting system based on the compliance condition.

A food storage system comprising:

• an appliance having a cabinet defining an interior, the interior comprising at least one of a shelf, a compartment, and a drawer configured to store a plurality of food items, the plurality of food items including a first food item and a second food item;
• a vision system comprising at least one imager configured to record image data related to the plurality of food items stored within the interior;
• a lighting system comprising at least one light source configured to project a pattern of light;
• and
• a controller in communication with the vision system, wherein the controller is operable to:
• determine an identity of the first food item;
• determine heat profile data corresponding to a heat distribution of the interior;
• generate a first instruction for the lighting system based on the heat profile data;
• communicate the first instruction to the lighting system to illuminate the interior via the pattern of light, wherein the pattern of light includes a variation of light color corresponding to the heat profile data;
• determine, based on the heat profile data and the determined identity of the at least one food item, at least one inferior storage location for the at least one food item;
• determine a physical storage location of the first food item based on the image data;
• update the at least one inferior storage location based on temperature data corresponding to a temperature of the second food item in the interior;
• and
• communicate a second instruction to the lighting system to modify the pattern of light to indicate the at least one inferior storage position.