US 11,867,411 B2
Cooking appliance with a user interface
Joshua G. Abdoo, Stevensville, MI (US); Ariana M. Bruno, St. Joseph, MI (US); Matthew P. Ebrom, Holland, MI (US); Neomar Giacomini, St. Joseph, MI (US); and Donald J. Gilmore, Berrien Springs, MI (US)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/901,955.
Application 17/901,955 is a division of application No. 16/778,347, filed on Jan. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,448,403.
Application 16/778,347 is a continuation of application No. 15/795,641, filed on Oct. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,605,463, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0412568 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. F24C 7/08 (2006.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.01); A47J 27/00 (2006.01); A47J 36/00 (2006.01); F27D 21/00 (2006.01); F27D 21/02 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 7/086 (2013.01) [A23L 5/15 (2016.08); A47J 27/002 (2013.01); A47J 36/00 (2013.01); F24C 7/085 (2013.01); F27D 21/0014 (2013.01); F27D 21/02 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); F27D 2021/026 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of cooking a food item in a cooking appliance having a cooking chamber and a user interface comprising a display and a selector configured to allow a user to set a target degree of browning, the method comprising:
imaging, by an imaging device for capturing a real-time image, the food item inside the cooking chamber to capture the real-time image of the food item inside the cooking chamber;
receiving, by a computing device in communication with the imaging device and comprising a software module configured to receive the captured real-time image, the captured real-time image from the imaging device;
determining a real-time degree of browning of the food item based on the imaging; and
displaying on the display a visual scale indicating a progression of the real-time degree of browning during the cooking of the food item, based on the determined degree of browning and the target degree of browning, wherein the display also displays the real-time image of the food item based on the imaging.