IP Library Granted Patent US 11,353,218
Granted Patent B2
US 11,353,218 · App. 17/075,464 · Granted Jun 7, 2022

Integrated management method and system for kitchen environment using artificial intelligence

Inventor: Yoosool Yoon (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
F24C15/2021G01N33/0063G06N3/08H04L12/2816H04L67/125H04W4/38H04L2012/285H04L2012/2841
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Patent No.
US 11,353,218
App. No.
17/075,464
Granted
Jun 7, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are an integrated management method and system for a kitchen environment using artificial intelligence. The integrated management system for the kitchen environment includes: a range hood placed above a cooking appliance including a heater, the range hood including a sensor that measures information on an atmosphere environment changed due to an operation of the cooking appliance; a server determining whether to execute a kitchen environment management mode, on the basis of a result of measurement by the sensor; and multiple environment appliances registered in a user account and cooperating over a network, each of the multiple environment appliance receiving a control command corresponding to the kitchen environment management mode from the server, and operating according to the control command.

Claims (46)

1. An integrated management system for a kitchen environment using artificial intelligence, the system comprising:

a range hood configured to be placed above a cooking appliance including a heater, the range hood including a sensor that measures information on an atmosphere environment changed due to an operation of the cooking appliance;

a server configured to determine whether to execute a kitchen environment management mode, based on a result of measurement by the sensor; and

multiple environment appliances registered in a user account and cooperating over a network, each of the multiple environment appliances receiving a control command corresponding to the kitchen environment management mode from the server, and operating according to the control command,

wherein the range hood further includes a camera placed above the cooking appliance and acquiring an image of cookware with which cooking is performed and transmits the image of the cookware photographed by the camera to the server, and

wherein the server estimates a degree of pollution of the cookware based on the image of the cookware and a variation of the atmosphere environment by using a pollution degree model of the cookware which is previously stored.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor detects at least one among gas, oil mist, and smoke discharged due to the operation of the cooking appliance.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the range hood transmits a warning signal to the server when the at least one among the gas, the oil mist, and the smoke detected by the sensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, and

the server controls the cooking appliance so that output of the cooking appliance is decreased, when the warning signal is provided.

4. The system of claim 2 , further comprising:

a user terminal displaying details of the control commands provided to the multiple environment appliances,

wherein the server provides the user terminal with a warning message in a warning mode, and

the user terminal outputs the warning message.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server detects a change in the information on the atmosphere environment by using a learning model in which the image of the cookware and the information on the atmosphere environment are previously stored.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the multiple environment appliances include a dishwasher, and

the server determines a washing cycle of the dishwasher, washing time, and an amount of detergent based on the estimated degree of pollution.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the multiple environment appliances include an air purifier or an air conditioner, and

the server generates, when the kitchen environment management mode is executed, the control command for increasing output of the air purifier or the air conditioner, and provides the control command to the air purifier or the air conditioner.

8. An integrated management method of a kitchen environment using artificial intelligence, the method comprising:

measuring, by a range hood placed above a cooking appliance including a heater, information on an atmosphere environment changed due to an operation of the cooking appliance, by using a sensor;

determining, by a server based on a result of measurement, whether to execute a kitchen environment management mode;

driving multiple environment appliances by using a control command corresponding to the kitchen environment management mode,

wherein the multiple environment appliances are registered in a user account and cooperate over a network,

wherein measuring information on an atmosphere environment changed due to an operation of the cooking appliance comprises acquiring, by a camera placed above the cooking appliance, an image of the cookware with which cooking is performed, and

wherein determining whether to execute a kitchen environment management mode comprises estimating, by the server, a degree of pollution of the cookware based on the image of the cookware and a variation of the atmosphere environment by using a previously stored pollution degree model of the cookware.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the sensor detects at least one among gas, oil mist, and smoke discharged due to the operation of the cooking appliance.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

executing a warning mode when the at least one among the gas, the oil mist, and the smoke detected by the sensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value; and

when the warning mode is executed, controlling the cooking appliance so that output of the cooking appliance is decreased.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

providing, by the server, a user terminal with a warning message in the warning mode; and

outputting, by the user terminal, the warning message.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining, by the server, of whether to execute the kitchen environment management mode comprises:

detecting a change in the information on the atmosphere environment based on the image of the cookware and the information on the atmosphere environment by using a previously stored learning model.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the multiple environment appliances include a dishwasher, and

the server determines a washing cycle of the dishwasher, washing time, and an amount of detergent based on the estimated degree of pollution.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the multiple environment appliances include an air purifier or an air conditioner, and

the driving of the multiple environment appliances by using the control command corresponding to the kitchen environment management mode comprises:

generating the control command for increasing output of the air purifier or the air conditioner and providing the control command to air purifier or the air conditioner.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor to perform:

measuring, by a range hood placed above a cooking appliance including a heater, information on an atmosphere environment changed due to an operation of the cooking appliance, by using a sensor;

determining, by a server based on a result of measurement, whether to execute a kitchen environment management mode;

driving multiple environment appliances by using a control command corresponding to the kitchen environment management mode,

wherein the multiple environment appliances are registered in a user account and cooperate over a network,

wherein measuring information on an atmosphere environment changed due to an operation of the cooking appliance comprises acquiring, by a camera placed above the cooking appliance, an image of the cookware with which cooking is performed, and

wherein determining whether to execute a kitchen environment management mode comprises estimating, by the server, a degree of pollution of the cookware based on the image of the cookware and a variation of the atmosphere environment by using a previously stored pollution degree model of the cookware.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2020
From: YOON, YOOSOOL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 054114/0321 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0157411 · Nov 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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