US 12,137,837 B2
Systems and methods for real-time monitoring of boiling fluid for food processing assistance
Tiberiu A. Andronescu, Ontario (CA); Philipp Schoessler, Scotts Valley, CA (US); Brian Harms, San Jose, CA (US); Megan Rowe, San Jose, CA (US); and Jun Yeon Cho, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Suwon si (KR)
Filed on Jan. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/581,688.
Prior Publication US 2023/0233019 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. A47J 27/56 (2006.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.01); A47J 27/21 (2006.01); A47J 31/54 (2006.01); A47J 36/32 (2006.01); F24C 15/20 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 36/32 (2013.01) [A23L 5/13 (2016.08); A47J 27/21091 (2013.01); A47J 27/21158 (2013.01); A47J 27/56 (2013.01); A47J 31/545 (2013.01); F24C 15/2021 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for monitoring for boiling fluid in a kitchen environment comprising:
accessing, from one or more sensors associated with a smart hood apparatus, sensor data indicating one or more parameters of a cooking utensil detected by the smart hood apparatus, wherein the one or more sensors comprise one or more of a camera or a thermal sensor, and wherein the cooking utensil contains a fluid;
determining, by the smart hood and based on measurements by the smart hood's thermal sensor, a temperature of the fluid in the cooking utensil;
selecting, by the smart hood and based on a comparison of the determined temperature of the fluid in the cooking utensil to one or more predetermined threshold temperatures that are less than a boiling temperature, one or more particular sensors associated with the smart hood apparatus and one or more particular boiling-event algorithms from a plurality of predetermined boiling event algorithms for detecting one or more boiling events associated with the fluid, wherein the one or more boiling events comprise a start time of a boiling of the fluid;
determining, by the smart hood, based on sensor data from the selected one or more particular sensors and based on the selected one or more particular boiling-event algorithms, information associated with one or more boiling events associated with the fluid in the cooking utensil, wherein the information comprises at least a boiling time required for the fluid to boil; and
providing, for presentation to a user, a notification comprising at least some of the information associated with the one or more boiling events.