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US 2024/0225352 A9Published application
Smart Cooktop System and Method of Using Same
OwnerXiaowei Zhouinventor
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Abstract
A cooktop system is configured to detect cooking events during a cooking process performed on a cooktop. The system includes a cooktop having one or more cameras integrated into the cooking surface and a controller that is configured to receive the image data generated by the cameras, process the image data to identify a corresponding cooking event, and perform a response function based on the identified cooking event.
Claims17
A cooktop, comprising:
- a base panel including an outer surface, an inner surface that is opposite the outer surface and a transparent first viewing region;
- a first heating element that is secured to the inner surface in such a way as to be able to supply heat to a first heating region of the base panel;
- a first camera that is positioned on a side of the base panel corresponding to the inner surface at a location corresponding to the first viewing region, the first camera configured to collect image data from a first imaging volume, where the first imaging volume is positioned on a side of the base panel corresponding to the outer surface at a location corresponding to the first heating region and the first camera views the first imaging volume through the first viewing region;
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- a controller that is configured to
- receive the image data collected by the first camera,
- process the image data to identify a corresponding cooking event, and
- perform a response function based on the identified cooking event.
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A system for detecting cooking events during a cooking process performed on a cooktop, the system comprising:
- the cooktop, the cooktop including:
- a base panel comprising an outer surface, an inner surface that is opposite the outer surface and a transparent first viewing region,
- a first heating element that is secured to the inner surface in such a way as to be able to supply heat to a first heating region of the base panel, and
- a first camera that is positioned on a side of the base panel corresponding to the inner surface at a location corresponding to the first viewing region, the first camera configured to detect image data in a first imaging volume, where the first imaging volume is positioned on a side of the base panel corresponding to the outer surface at a location corresponding to the first heating region and the first camera views the first imaging volume through the first viewing region;
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- a controller that is configured to
- receive the image data generated by the first camera,
- process the image data to identify, a corresponding cooking event, and
- perform a response function based on the identified cooking event.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.