REFRIGERATORS HAVING INTERNAL CONTENT CAMERAS, AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet;
an internal compartment disposed within the cabinet;
a closing member operatively coupled to the cabinet providing selective access to the internal compartment;
two cameras disposed in the compartment and positioned to capture images of different portions of the compartment;
two light sources disposed in the compartment; and
a controller communicatively coupled with the cameras and light sources and configured to control the light sources to provide two different illuminations for respective ones of the two cameras.
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Abstract
Example refrigerators having internal content cameras, and methods of operating the same are disclosed. A disclosed example refrigerator includes a cabinet, an internal compartment disposed within the cabinet, a closing member operatively coupled to the cabinet providing selective access to the internal compartment, two cameras disposed in the compartment and positioned to capture images of different portions of the compartment, two light sources disposed in the compartment, and a controller communicatively coupled with the cameras and light sources and configured to control the light sources to provide two different illuminations for respective ones of the two cameras.
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20 Claims
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
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a cabinet; an internal compartment disposed within the cabinet; a closing member operatively coupled to the cabinet providing selective access to the internal compartment; two cameras disposed in the compartment and positioned to capture images of different portions of the compartment; two light sources disposed in the compartment; and a controller communicatively coupled with the cameras and light sources and configured to control the light sources to provide two different illuminations for respective ones of the two cameras. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a refrigerator having two or more cameras, and illumination sources disposed within a compartment of the refrigerator, the method comprising:
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controlling the illumination sources to provide a first illumination while one of the cameras captures a first image of the compartment; and controlling the illumination sources to provide a second illumination different than the first illumination while another of the cameras captures a second image of the compartment, wherein the first and second images are of different portions of the compartment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A refrigerator comprising:
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a cabinet; an internal compartment disposed within the cabinet; a closing member operatively coupled to the cabinet providing selective access to the internal compartment; a plurality of cameras disposed in the compartment and positioned to capture images of different portions of the compartment; a plurality of light sources disposed in the compartment; and a controller communicatively coupled with the cameras and light sources and configured to control the light sources to provide at least two different illuminations for respective ones of the at least two cameras. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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