Thermal Imaging Cooking System
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1. A grill temperature sensor comprising:
- a controller including a camera coupled thereto, the camera identifying thermal properties of at least one food item on a grill;
a display in communication with the controller, the controller transmitting data representative the thermal properties of the at least one food item for display;
a selection received in connection with the data and associating a temperature with the at least one food item;
the controller monitoring a thermal value of the at least one food item and generating an alert indicative of when the temperature is reached for the at least one food item.
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Abstract
A cooking temperature sensor having a controller including a thermal imaging camera which identifies at least one food item in a cooking environment. A display is in communication with the controller and the controller transmits data representative of the at least one food item for display. A selection is received in connection with the data and associates a temperature with the at least one food item. The controller monitors a thermal value of the at least one food item and generates an alert indicative of when the temperature is reached for the at least one food item.
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1. A grill temperature sensor comprising:
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a controller including a camera coupled thereto, the camera identifying thermal properties of at least one food item on a grill; a display in communication with the controller, the controller transmitting data representative the thermal properties of the at least one food item for display; a selection received in connection with the data and associating a temperature with the at least one food item; the controller monitoring a thermal value of the at least one food item and generating an alert indicative of when the temperature is reached for the at least one food item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A cooking temperature sensor comprising:
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a controller; a camera in communication with said controller, the camera identifying thermal properties of at least one food item in a cooking environment based at least in part on infrared energy emitted by the at least one food item as measured by the camera; said controller configured to receive signals from the camera, the signals indicative of the thermal properties; a selection received by the controller to associate a temperature with the at least one food item; and software executing on the controller which determines a thermal value of the at least one food item based on the thermal properties identified by the camera, said software generating an alert indicative of when the temperature is reached for the at least one food item. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of measuring a temperature of one or more food items in a cooking environment comprising the steps of:
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capturing with an imaging device an infrared energy associated with an area of the cooking environment; identifying the one or more food items based on a drop in the infrared energy being measured in a closed loop pattern within the area; associating a temperature with at least one of the identified one or more food items; and generating an alert when the temperature is reached. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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