A cooking appliance assembly includes a cooking appliance having a heat source for heating at least one food item, a temperature sensing device, an imaging device for collecting data relating to the temperature sensing device, and a controller communicatively coupled with the cooking appliance assembly, the temperature sensing device, and the imaging device. The controller includes at least one processor for performing one or more operations, including but not limited to determining a type of the temperature sensing device based, at least in part, on the collected data relating to the temperature sensing device from the imaging device.

A cooking appliance assembly includes a cooking appliance having a heat source for heating at least one food item, a temperature sensing device, an imaging device for collecting data relating to the temperature sensing device, and a controller communicatively coupled with the cooking appliance assembly, the temperature sensing device, and the imaging device. The controller includes at least one processor for performing one or more operations, including but not limited to determining a type of the temperature sensing device based, at least in part, on the collected data relating to the temperature sensing device from the imaging device.

A processing apparatus for a thermal treatment of a workpiece is presented. The processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a workpiece support disposed within the processing chamber, a rotation system configured to rotate the workpiece support, a gas delivery system configured to flow one or more process gases into the processing chamber from the a first side of the processing chamber, one or more gas exhaust ports for removing gas from the processing chamber such that a vacuum pressure can be maintained, one or more radiative heating sources disposed on the second side of the processing chamber, one or more dielectric windows disposed between the workpiece support and the one or more radiative heating sources, and a workpiece temperature measurement system configured at a temperature measurement wavelength range to obtain a measurement indicative of a temperature of a back side of the workpiece.

A processing apparatus for a thermal treatment of a workpiece is presented. The processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a workpiece support disposed within the processing chamber, a rotation system configured to rotate the workpiece support, a gas delivery system configured to flow one or more process gases into the processing chamber from the a first side of the processing chamber, one or more gas exhaust ports for removing gas from the processing chamber such that a vacuum pressure can be maintained, one or more radiative heating sources disposed on the second side of the processing chamber, one or more dielectric windows disposed between the workpiece support and the one or more radiative heating sources, and a workpiece temperature measurement system configured at a temperature measurement wavelength range to obtain a measurement indicative of a temperature of a back side of the workpiece.

An oven appliance includes a cooking chamber positioned within a cabinet and a door rotatably mounted to the cabinet for providing selective access to the cooking chamber, the door comprising a window. A camera assembly is positioned within the door and a light blocking film configured for selectively blocking light from entering the cooking chamber through the window. Images obtained by the camera assembly are displayed on an appliance display or a remote application (e.g., via mobile phone) and the light blocking film is activated prior to obtaining the images to prevent light from passing through the window and creating undesirable reflections.

An oven appliance includes a cooking chamber positioned within a cabinet and a door rotatably mounted to the cabinet for providing selective access to the cooking chamber, the door comprising a window. A camera assembly is positioned within the door and a light blocking film configured for selectively blocking light from entering the cooking chamber through the window. Images obtained by the camera assembly are displayed on an appliance display or a remote application (e.g., via mobile phone) and the light blocking film is activated prior to obtaining the images to prevent light from passing through the window and creating undesirable reflections.

A blocking prevention device for a gasification melting system combusts and melts an object to be treated into a slag in a melting furnace after the object to be treated is converted into pyrolysis gas in a gasification furnace, the blocking prevention device including: a slag adhesion prevention device having a slag adhesion prevention capability for preventing adhesion of the slag at an opening part that may be blocked due to the adhesion of the slag; an imaging device that images the opening part; and a control device including a calculation unit that calculates a change rate of an opening area of the opening part using a plurality of images with different capturing times or a video, captured by the imaging device, and a prevention device control unit that changes the slag adhesion prevention capabilities of a plurality of the slag adhesion prevention devices in accordance with the change rate.

A blocking prevention device for a gasification melting system combusts and melts an object to be treated into a slag in a melting furnace after the object to be treated is converted into pyrolysis gas in a gasification furnace, the blocking prevention device including: a slag adhesion prevention device having a slag adhesion prevention capability for preventing adhesion of the slag at an opening part that may be blocked due to the adhesion of the slag; an imaging device that images the opening part; and a control device including a calculation unit that calculates a change rate of an opening area of the opening part using a plurality of images with different capturing times or a video, captured by the imaging device, and a prevention device control unit that changes the slag adhesion prevention capabilities of a plurality of the slag adhesion prevention devices in accordance with the change rate.

A method of operating an oven appliance including a first heat source, a second heat source, and a camera. The method including capturing a first image of a food item inside the oven, determining a characteristic of the food item, initiating a cooking cycle based on the characteristic, capturing a second image of the food item, comparing the characteristic from the first image to the second image, and directing the cooking cycle according to the change in the characteristic.

A method of operating an oven appliance including a first heat source, a second heat source, and a camera. The method including capturing a first image of a food item inside the oven, determining a characteristic of the food item, initiating a cooking cycle based on the characteristic, capturing a second image of the food item, comparing the characteristic from the first image to the second image, and directing the cooking cycle according to the change in the characteristic.