METHOD FOR OPERATING A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, CORRESPONDING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND SYSTEM WITH A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE

• US 20180172343A1
• Filed: 05/25/2016
• Published: 06/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: GRIMMINGER, JOCHEN, KLINGSHIRN, ASTRID, GEBLER, MARTIN
• Application Number:
  US15/736,111
• Publication Number:
  US 20180172343A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2500/06 Stock management
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2700/06 Sensors detecting the presence of a product
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 29/00 Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices

Abstract

A method includes taking a picture of the interior of a household appliance by using a camera, identifying at least one object in the picture, and editing the object. A household appliance having a processing unit for performing the method and a system having a household appliance and at least one further component are also provided.

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. A method, comprising the following steps:

taking a picture of an interior of a household appliance by using a camera;

identifying at least one object in the picture; and

editing the object.

12. The method according to claim 11, which further comprises carrying out the step of editing the object by creating, modifying or deleting information associated with the object.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the information includes at least one of the following:

a content of the object;

an intended use of the object;

an owner of the object;

an instruction relating to the object;

a condition associated with the object;

or

a predefined action to be executed if a condition is met.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the household appliance is one of the following appliances:

a kitchen appliance,

a cooking appliance, or

a refrigerator/freezer appliance.

15. The method according to claim 11, which further comprises carrying out the step of taking the picture by using the camera when a door of the household appliance is open or closed.

16. A household appliance, comprising a processing unit for performing the following steps:

taking a picture of an interior of a household appliance by using a camera;

identifying at least one object in the picture; and

editing the object.

17. A system, comprising:

a household appliance having a camera for taking a picture of an interior of the household appliance; and

at least one further component having a processing unit for;

identifying at least one object in the picture and

editing the object.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein said at least one further component includes a memory configured to be accessed by a network interface and configured to store the picture by the camera.

19. The system according to claim 17, wherein said at least one further component has a display device with an input interface and a screen, said input interface is configured to edit the object, and said screen is configured to show the object and information.

20. The system according to claim 19, wherein said display device is a smartphone or a computer.