Refrigerator camera modules and methods for addressing persistent conditions on the camera lens

A refrigerator appliance may include a cabinet, a door, a camera module, and a controller. The cabinet may define a chilled chamber. The door may be rotatably hinged to the cabinet to provide selective access to the chilled chamber. The camera module may be mounted to the cabinet within the chilled...

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Hauptverfasser:	Schroeder, Michael Goodman, Kyriacou, Stephanos
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING CALCULATING COLD ROOMS COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS COMPUTING COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS COUNTING ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS HEATING ICE-BOXES IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL LIGHTING LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PHYSICS PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION REFRIGERATION OR COOLING REFRIGERATORS WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A refrigerator appliance may include a cabinet, a door, a camera module, and a controller. The cabinet may define a chilled chamber. The door may be rotatably hinged to the cabinet to provide selective access to the chilled chamber. The camera module may be mounted to the cabinet within the chilled chamber. The controller may be operably coupled to the camera module. The controller may be configured to initiate an operation routine. The operation routine may include receiving one or more images for each of a plurality of capture sequences, detecting a pervasive obfuscation condition at the camera module based on the received one or more images, and directing a responsive action on the refrigerator appliance in response to detecting the pervasive obfuscation condition.