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US 7,903,838 B2Granted
Vision-enabled household appliances
AssigneeEvolution Robotics, Inc.
InventorsAlec Hudnut, William Gross
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Abstract
The invention is generally related to the systems and methods through which household appliances can provide intuitive and enhanced interactivity through visual inputs. In particular, the disclosure presents methods relating to control of a household appliance, such as a microwave or a refrigerator, via recognition of visual indicia, such as graphics, text, and the like, using a visual sensor such as a camera.
Claims10
An apparatus comprising:
- a household appliance;
- a camera for acquiring one or more images;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive the one or more images depicting a physical object;
- identify the physical object depicted in the one or more images;
- retrieve one or more operational parameters associated with the identified physical object;
- and
- physically operate on said identified physical object with the household appliance in accordance with the one or more operational parameters associated with the identified physical object;
- wherein the household appliance alters a physical state of the physical object;
- wherein the physical state altered by the household appliance is object temperature.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a household appliance configured to operate on a physical object;
- a camera for acquiring one or more images of the physical object;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive the one or more images;
- identify the physical object from the one or more images;
- retrieve one or more operational parameters associated with the identified physical object;
- and
- cause the household appliance to physically operate on the object in accordance with the one or more operational parameters associated with the physical object;
- wherein the household appliance alters a physical state of the physical object;
- wherein the physical state altered by the household appliance is object temperature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.