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Meat-aging apparatus, meat-aging method thereof, and meat-aging system and refrigerator

US11596159B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 2016
Grant dateMar 7, 2023
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H29/142
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A meat-aging apparatus is disclosed. The meat-aging apparatus comprises: a photographing unit for photographing meat stored in the meat-aging apparatus; an illumination unit for irradiating light to the meat; a storage unit for storing recipe information for aging the meat according to the type or state of the meat; and a processor for determining the type or state of the meat on the basis of a photographed image, and controlling the illumination unit to irradiate light to the meat according to the recipe information corresponding to the determined type or state of the meat in order to age the meat.

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