A washer system, including: a washer having controllable operational parameters; an optical camera which provides optical data at the washer; a controller configured to: communicate with the washer and the optical camera, receive the optical data from the optical camera, and control the operational parameters of the washer. The washer system includes a processor configured to: receive the optical data, identify, using a machine learning model, types of laundry and quantities of the laundry loaded in the washer using received optical data from the optical camera and data sets stored in a data bank, and communicate with the controller to control the washer to operate using one or more specified operational parameters based on the types of laundry and the quantities of laundry.

A fan system includes a fan having a controllable speed setting or power setting; an optical camera directed outward from the fan and which provides optical data; a controller configured to: communicate with the optical camera, receive the optical data, control rotating directions and the speed setting or the power setting of the fan; and a processor configured to: receive the optical data, identify, using a machine learning model, directions of one or more targets in relation to the fan using the received optical data of the optical camera, access a data bank, determine, using the data bank, the speed setting or the power setting of the fan, and communicate with the controller to control the rotating directions of the fan and the speed setting or power setting of the fan based on the identified directions of one or more targets in relation to the fan.

A cooking apparatus and a method of controlling the cooking apparatus. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking chamber, a rotating plate rotatably installed at a bottom of an inside of the cooking chamber and including a plurality of areas formed on a top surface thereof, and a first heating portion installed in the cooking chamber and configured to supply heat to a first area of the plurality of areas when the first area is moved to a heating position by the rotating plate being rotatably driven.

An electromagnetic cooking device includes a heating cavity and at least one electromagnetic energy source configured to generate radiation in communication with the heating cavity via a supply cavity. The cooking apparatus further includes a first port configured to emit the radiation into a first region of the heating cavity from the supply cavity and a second port configured to emit the radiation into a second region of the heating cavity from the supply cavity. A septum is disposed along the supply cavity. The septum is configured to adjust a proportion of the radiation emitted from the first port and the second port into the heating cavity.

A method for operating a cooking appliance, comprising: (a) providing a database with operating parameters of the cooking appliance; (b) obtaining recipe data from a recipe source; (c) extracting cooking process parameters from the obtained recipe data; (d) determining adapted cooking parameters by evaluating the extracted cooking process parameters in light of data from the database, and optionally of settings made by a user; and (e) operating the cooking appliance based on the adapted cooking parameters.

A network-compatible household appliance includes a communications facility for coupling via a data link to an external database. The household appliance is configured to receive operating parameters relevant for an operating sequence from the database via the communications facility, to store the operating parameters for implementing the operating sequence by the household appliance, and, when triggered by a user, to automatically transfer the operating parameters for the operating sequence to the database via the communications facility.

A recommendation engine generates contextually relevant media programs tailored to the specific context of the user. The recommendation engine interfaces with one or more Internet-of-Things (IoT) appliances to determine one or more food items stored within the IoT appliance(s) and/or one or more cooking capabilities associated with the IoT appliance(s). The recommendation engine also gathers profile data that reflects a set of preferences associated with the user. Based on the gathered data, the recommendation engine queries a database of cooking program data associated with various cooking programs. The recommendation engine obtains cooking program data that is contextually relevant to the user and then generates a contextual cooking program that describes how to perform a given recipe. During playback of the contextual cooking program, the recommendation engine can modify the contextual cooking program based on the progress of the user in following the recipe.

The invention relates to a method and system for preparing dishes, comprising a cooking appliance, wherein an operating program is started and a supply of available dishes is advised by means of a device. At least one dish is selected and at least one selected dish is placed in the cooking appliance and data relating to the selected dishes is transferred to the control element of the cooking appliance and a preparation program is carried out.

A cooking apparatus includes a display unit and a display control unit configured to control the display unit. The display control unit controls the display unit to display an advertisement at a time when a user is likely to view a display screen of the display unit.

A cooking system is disclosed. The cooking system is configured to prepare a selected food over a desired time period. The cooking system comprises a controller in communication with a heating apparatus and a user interface. The controller is configured to access a cooking database for the selected food and display a range of available times for the desired time period according to the cooking database. The controller is further operable to receive a selection of the desired time period from the user interface and control the heating apparatus to heat a food load to prepare the selected food to a predetermined quality in the desired time.