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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, KR;
Keehwan Ka, Suwon-si, KR;
Seongjoo Han, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A cooking apparatus including a chamber; a door configured to open or close the chamber; a plurality of supporters inside the chamber at different heights from each other, each supporter being configured to support a tray; a plurality of markers at different locations on the door; a camera configured to obtain an image of an interior of the chamber; and a controller configured to identify the location of a marker, at least a portion of which is hidden by the tray, of the plurality of markers, in an image of the interior of the chamber obtained by the camera while the tray is being supported inside the chamber by at least one supporter of the plurality of supporters, estimate a height of the tray in the chamber based on the identified location, and determine a cooking parameter to cook an object to be cooked in the chamber based on the estimated height.