COOKING DEVICE WITH LIGHT PATTERN PROJECTOR AND CAMERA
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Abstract
A cooking appliance includes a cooking chamber having a loading opening which is closable by a door. A light pattern projector is arranged in a fixed manner relative to the cooking chamber and configured to generate and radiate a light pattern into the cooking chamber. A camera captures images from a region being irradiated by the light pattern projector when the cooking chamber is closed, and is arranged in a fixed manner relative to the cooking chamber, Coupled to the camera is an analysis facility which repeatedly calculates a three-dimensional shape by light pattern analysis of an object located in the region being irradiated by the light pattern projector during operation of the cooking appliance.
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24 Claims
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1-12. -12. (canceled)
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13. A cooking appliance, comprising:
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a cooking chamber having a loading opening which is closable by a door; a light pattern projector arranged in a fixed manner relative to the cooking chamber and configured to generate and radiate a light pattern into the cooking chamber; a camera for capturing images from a region being irradiated by the light pattern projector even when the cooking chamber is closed, said camera being arranged in a fixed manner relative to the cooking chamber; and an analysis facility coupled to the camera and configured to repeatedly calculate a three-dimensional shape by light pattern analysis of an object located in the region being irradiated by the light pattern projector during operation of the cooking appliance. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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