Electronic cooking assistant
OwnerC. Douglass Thomas, Adrienne Yeunginventors
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus, method, and system for acquiring at least one image inside a cooking device including a housing having a front surface, back surface, and an interior; at least one attachment element removably coupled to the back surface of the housing, the attachment element configured to secure the housing to an external surface of the cooking device; a camera positioned at least partially within the interior of the housing, the camera configured to acquire the at least one image; and a controller configured to manage i) acquisition of the at least one image acquired by the camera and ii) transmission of the at least one image to a remote electronic device.
Claims27
An apparatus for acquiring a plurality of images inside a cooking device, comprising:
- a housing having a front surface, back surface, and an interior;
- at least one attachment coupled to the housing, the attachment configured to removably secure the housing to an external surface of the cooking device;
- a camera positioned at least partially within the interior of the housing, the camera configured to acquire the plurality of images at predetermined periods of time;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- i) receive the plurality of images acquired by the camera and ii) transmit the plurality of images to a remote electronic device,
- wherein the cooking device is an oven, and
- wherein the external surface of the cooking device comprises a window of the oven.
An apparatus for acquiring a plurality of images inside a cooking device, comprising:
- a housing having a front surface, back surface, and an interior;
- at least one attachment coupled to the housing, the attachment configured to removably secure the housing to an external surface of the cooking device;
- a camera positioned at least partially within the interior of the housing, the camera configured to acquire the plurality of images at predetermined periods of time;
- a controller configured to:
- i) receive the plurality of images acquired by the camera and ii) transmit the plurality of images to a remote electronic device;
- and
- at least one display configured to present cooking data.
An apparatus for acquiring a plurality of images inside a cooking device, comprising:
- a housing having a front surface, back surface and a receiver opening configured to receive a portable electronic device including at least one camera;
- at least one attachment coupled to the housing, the attachment configured to removably secure the housing to an external surface of the cooking device;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- i) receive each of the plurality of images acquired by the at least one camera in accordance with predetermined criterion and ii) transmit the plurality of images to a remote electronic device,
- wherein the cooking device is an oven, and wherein the external surface of the cooking device comprises a window of the oven.
An apparatus for acquiring a plurality of images inside a cooking device, comprising:
- a housing having a front surface, back surface and a receiver opening configured to receive a portable electronic device including at least one camera;
- at least one attachment coupled to the housing, the attachment configured to removably secure the housing to an external surface of the cooking device;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- i) receive each of the plurality of images acquired by the at least one camera in accordance with predetermined criterion and ii) transmit the plurality of images to a remote electronic device,
- wherein the attachment includes at least one suction element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.