REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WITH SMART DRAWERS

Methods of operating a refrigerator appliance are provided. The refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet defining a food storage chamber with a drawer slidably mounted within the food storage chamber. The refrigerator appliance also includes a sensor operable to detect an atmospheric condition with...

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Hauptverfasser:	Schroeder, Michael Goodman, Eden, Kyle Robert, Johnson, Eric Scott
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ALARM SYSTEMS BLASTING CALCULATING COLD ROOMS COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS COMPUTING COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS COUNTING HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS HEATING ICE-BOXES LIGHTING LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ORDER TELEGRAPHS PHYSICS REFRIGERATION OR COOLING REFRIGERATORS SIGNALLING SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Methods of operating a refrigerator appliance are provided. The refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet defining a food storage chamber with a drawer slidably mounted within the food storage chamber. The refrigerator appliance also includes a sensor operable to detect an atmospheric condition within the food storage chamber of the drawer and a camera assembly positioned and configured for monitoring the drawer. The methods generally include obtaining an image using the camera assembly and analyzing the image to identify a first food item and a second food item in the food storage chamber of the drawer.