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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
May. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Jianwu Li, Louisville, KY (US);
Jason Andrew May, Prospect, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01); F25D 17/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 29/00 (2013.01); F25D 17/042 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06T 11/00 (2013.01); F25D 2400/361 (2013.01); F25D 2700/06 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a refrigerator appliance is provided. The refrigerator appliance includes a controller and a plurality of food storage compartments. The method includes identifying a food item, such as in response to a user input. The method also includes retrieving optimal or preferred storage conditions for the identified food item. The method may include modifying the conditions of a selected food storage compartment and/or providing instructions to modify the conditions of the selected food storage compartment.