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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Choon Jae Ryu, Prospect, KY (US);
Michael Goodman Schroeder, Louisville, KY (US);
Andrew Poos, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/248 (2017.01); G06T 7/74 (2017.01); G06V 40/28 (2022.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01); G06V 2201/07 (2022.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a refrigerator, as provided herein, may include initiating a first image capture sequence at a camera module and identifying a first stored item based on a first two-dimensional image of the first image capture sequence. The method may further include determining an internal location of the first stored item within a chilled chamber or generating an expanded image of the first stored item and a second stored item spaced apart from the first stored item.