Food processor with a face recognition software
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1. An electrically operated food processor with:
- a mixing bowl;
a mixer in the mixing bowl;
a camera configured to be directed towards a user of the food processor;
an acoustic transducer; and
a computer comprising a computer processor, having a face recognition software and a face data bank both stored on the computer, and configured to receive images captured by the camera and an audio signal from a spoken word captured by the acoustic transducer; and
wherein at least one of a speech control software and a gesture control software is further stored on the computer;
wherein the face recognition software is programmed to use an image captured by the camera and the face data bank to perform face recognition;
wherein the computer processor is programmed to activate at least one of the speech control software and the gesture control software when a positive face recognition is achieved via the face recognition, the speech control software performing speech recognition using the audio signal and/or the gesture control software performing gesture recognition using a plurality of images captured by the camera; and
wherein the computer processor is programmed to cause the food processor to operate when a positive speech recognition is achieved via the speech recognition or when a positive gesture recognition is achieved via the gesture recognition.
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Abstract
An electrically operated food processor with a mixing bowl and a mixer in the mixing bowl, wherein the mixing bowl can be heated, is provided with a camera, in particular an electronic camera, which is potentially directed towards the user of the food processor, and with stored face recognition software, as well as a face data bank, it being possible to use face recognition to cause the food processor to carry out a routine task.
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16 Claims
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1. An electrically operated food processor with:
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a mixing bowl; a mixer in the mixing bowl; a camera configured to be directed towards a user of the food processor; an acoustic transducer; and a computer comprising a computer processor, having a face recognition software and a face data bank both stored on the computer, and configured to receive images captured by the camera and an audio signal from a spoken word captured by the acoustic transducer; and wherein at least one of a speech control software and a gesture control software is further stored on the computer; wherein the face recognition software is programmed to use an image captured by the camera and the face data bank to perform face recognition; wherein the computer processor is programmed to activate at least one of the speech control software and the gesture control software when a positive face recognition is achieved via the face recognition, the speech control software performing speech recognition using the audio signal and/or the gesture control software performing gesture recognition using a plurality of images captured by the camera; and wherein the computer processor is programmed to cause the food processor to operate when a positive speech recognition is achieved via the speech recognition or when a positive gesture recognition is achieved via the gesture recognition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A food processing system comprising:
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an electrically operated food processor with; a mixing bowl; a mixer in the mixing bowl; a camera configured to be directed towards a user of the food processor; an acoustic transducer; and a first computer comprising a first computer processor and configured to receive images captured by the camera and to receive an audio signal from a spoken word captured by the acoustic transducer; and a second computer comprising a second computer processor, the second computer being located externally to the electrically operated food processor, wherein a face recognition software, a face data bank, and at least one of a speech control software and a gesture control software are stored on the second computer; wherein the first computer is configured to transmit a first image captured by the camera and the audio signal to the second computer; wherein the second computer processor is configured to use the face recognition software, the first image, and the face data bank to perform face recognition; wherein the second computer is configured to transmit a positive face recognition signal to the first computer when the face recognition achieves a positive face recognition; wherein the first computer is programmed so that when a positive face recognition signal is received by the first computer, the first computer causes the acoustic transducer to capture the spoken word or causes the camera to capture a plurality of images, and the first computer transmits the audio signal or the plurality of images to the second computer; wherein the second computer is programmed to activate the speech control software or the gesture control software when the second computer receives the audio signal or the plurality of images from the first computer, respectively, and the speech control software performs speech recognition using the audio signal or the gesture control software performs gesture recognition using the plurality of images; and wherein when the speech recognition at the second computer achieves a positive speech recognition or when the gesture recognition at the second computer achieves a positive gesture recognition, the second computer sends an activation signal to the first computer, and the first computer processor is programmed to cause the food processor to operate when the first computer receives the activation signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A food processing system comprising:
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an electrically operated food processor with; a mixing bowl; a mixer in the mixing bowl; a camera configured to be directed towards a user of the food processor; an acoustic transducer; and a computer comprising a computer processor and a memory input receiving device, wherein the computer is configured to receive an image captured by the camera and to receive an audio signal from a spoken word captured by the acoustic transducer; and a memory storage device configured to be inserted into the memory input receiving device, wherein a face recognition software and a face data bank and at least one of a speech control software and a gesture control software are stored on the memory storage device; wherein the face recognition software is programmed to use the image captured by the camera and the face data bank to perform face recognition, and the computer processor is configured to execute the face recognition software when the memory storage device is inserted into the memory input receiving device of the computer; wherein the computer processor is programmed to execute at least one of the speech control software and the gesture control software when a positive face recognition is achieved via the face recognition software, the speech control software performing speech recognition using the audio signal and/or the gesture control software performing gesture recognition using a plurality of images captured by the camera; and wherein the computer processor is programmed to cause the food processor to operate when a positive speech recognition is achieved via the speech recognition or when a positive gesture recognition is achieved via the gesture recognition. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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