US 12,203,661 B2
Cooking engagement system using image analysis
Myunggeon Chung, Seoul (KR); Youngmin Han, Gwangju (KR); Jee Eun Oh, Gyeonggi (KR); and Young Ryul Bae, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Jun. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/833,007.
Prior Publication US 2023/0392798 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. F24C 15/20 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 15/2021 (2013.01) [F24C 15/2042 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooking engagement system defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the cooking engagement system comprising:
a cooktop appliance defining a top surface, the cooktop appliance comprising a plurality of heating elements defined on the top surface;
a camera assembly positioned above the cooktop appliance; and
a controller operably coupled with the camera assembly and the cooktop appliance, the controller being configured to initiate an operation, the operation comprising:
directing a capture of a first front image at the camera assembly;
identifying a first user based on the first front image;
directing a capture of a first lower image at the camera assembly;
establishing a first cooktop-use profile based on the first lower image; and
associating the identified first user with the first cooktop-use profile.