Monitoring system for cooking station
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1. A monitoring system, comprising:
- an image sensor adapted to provide first image signals of a cooking station based on electromagnetic waves in the visible light spectrum and second image signals of the cooking station based on electromagnetic waves in the infrared light spectrum; and
a control circuit configured to receive the first image signals and the second image signals and process the first image signals and the second image signals to obtain a digital image of the cooking station based on the first image signals and the second image signals and to process the digital image to determine at least one state of the cooking station and provide alarm signals based on the digital image.
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Abstract
A monitoring system comprising an image sensor adapted to provide image signals of a cooking station, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to receive the image signals and process the image signals to determine at least one state of the cooking station.
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1. A monitoring system, comprising:
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an image sensor adapted to provide first image signals of a cooking station based on electromagnetic waves in the visible light spectrum and second image signals of the cooking station based on electromagnetic waves in the infrared light spectrum; and
a control circuit configured to receive the first image signals and the second image signals and process the first image signals and the second image signals to obtain a digital image of the cooking station based on the first image signals and the second image signals and to process the digital image to determine at least one state of the cooking station and provide alarm signals based on the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a plurality of monitors adapted to monitor a plurality of cooking stations, wherein each of the plurality of monitors is configured to provide at least one signal that indicates at least one state of one of the plurality of cooking stations and each of the plurality of monitors comprises;
an image sensor adapted to provide first image signals of at least one of the plurality of cooking stations based on electromagnetic waves in the visible light spectrum and second image signals of the at least one of the plurality of cooking stations based on electromagnetic waves in the infrared light spectrum; and
a control circuit configured to receive the first image signals and the second image signals and process the first image signals and the second image signals to obtain a digital image of the at least one of the plurality of cooking stations based on the first image signals and the second image signals and to process the digital image to determine the at least one state of the at least one of the plurality of cooking stations based on the digital image; and
a control system configured to receive the at least one signal from each of the plurality of monitors and respond to an external source based on the received at least one signal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of monitoring a cooking station, comprising:
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transmitting first image signals of the cooking station, which are based on electromagnetic waves in the visible light spectrum;
transmitting second image signals of the cooking station, which are based on electromagnetic waves in the infrared light spectrum;
receiving the first image signals and the second image signals at a control circuit;
processing the first image signals and the second image signals to obtain a digital image of the cooking station based on the first image signals and the second image signals; and
processing the digital image to determine at least one state of the cooking station. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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