Cooking appliance and method for image capture

A computer-implemented method for operating a cooking appliance, the method comprising:

• acquiring, via an imaging device with a field of view of foodstuffs at a cooking chamber, an image at a rate of capture, the image corresponding to foodstuffs at the cooking chamber;
• determining, from the image, a doneness prediction corresponding to foodstuffs at the cooking chamber;
• and
• adjusting the rate of capture based on comparing a rate of change of the foodstuffs to a change threshold.

A system for cooking foodstuff, the system comprising:

• a communication system comprising a network communicatively coupling to a remote server and a cooking appliance, the cooking appliance comprising a heating element, an imaging device, and a controller, wherein the heating element is configured to provide heat to a cooking chamber, the cooking chamber configured to receive foodstuffs for cooking, and wherein the imaging device is configured with a field of view including at least a portion of the cooking chamber,
• wherein the controller is in operable communication with the imaging device and the remote server, the controller configured to:
• acquire, via the imaging device, an image at a rate of capture, the image corresponding to foodstuffs at the cooking chamber;
• transmit, via the network, the image and a parameter indicative of the rate of capture;
• and
• and wherein the remote server is configured to:
• determine, from the image received from the controller, a doneness prediction corresponding to foodstuffs at the cooking chamber;
• compare the rate of change received from the controller to the change threshold;
• determine an adjusted rate of capture based on comparing the rate of change to the change threshold;
• and
• transmit the adjusted rate of capture to the controller.