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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Jeff Donald Drake, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/14 (2013.01); G06F 1/1601 (2013.01); G06F 21/445 (2013.01); G06K 9/00369 (2013.01);
Abstract
A user engagement system and methods for operating the same to display notification messages are provided herein. The user engagement system may include a camera assembly, an image monitor, and a controller configured to initiate a message-display operation based on a signal received from a user device. The camera assembly may be mounted in a fixed position and directed away from a cabinet of a cooking appliance. The image monitor may be directed away from the cabinet.