System and method for monitoring kitchen safety and security
AssigneeIntergalactic Ai Research LLC
InventorAnthony David Wood
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Abstract
A commercial kitchen monitoring system and method of operation or use. The system includes a plurality of computer vision cameras, a plurality of sensors, and a control system in combination with the computer vision cameras and sensors. The control system includes a feedback generator configured to automatically analyze video and sensor data and determine hygiene violations and/or safety risks. An alert module is configured to deliver information on the hygiene violations and/or safety risks. The alerts can be delivered to a worker in violation in real-time, or to management.
Claims18
A commercial kitchen monitoring system, comprising:
- a plurality of computer vision cameras;
- a plurality of sensors;
- a control system in combination with the computer vision cameras and sensors, the control system including a feedback generator configured to automatically analyze video and sensor data and determine hygiene violations and/or safety risks;
- a predetermined state-space model configured to match a corresponding kitchen installation, the state-space model comprising a plurality of regions or stations each identified for a particular kitchen purpose, wherein the feedback generator and computer vision cameras identify and classify entities within the regions or at the stations, the entities comprising persons, equipment, and food products, and track movement of each of the entities within and between the plurality of regions or stations;
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- an alert module configured to deliver information on the hygiene violations and/or safety risks by any of the entities in real-time.
A method of monitoring a commercial kitchen, comprising:
- placing a computer vision camera over each hand washing station;
- placing a computer vision camera over each of a plurality of kitchen food preparation stations;
- placing a temperature sensor in combination with each of a plurality of kitchen cooking equipment;
- monitoring each of the cameras and sensors with a control system including a feedback generator configured to automatically analyze video and sensor data and determine hygiene violations and/or safety risks, wherein the feedback generator and computer vision cameras identify and classify entities at the plurality of kitchen food preparation stations, the entities comprising persons, equipment, and food products, and track movement of each of the entities within and between the plurality of kitchen food preparation stations;
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- alerting a kitchen worker on the hygiene violations and/or safety risks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.