Method for selecting an image of an appliance with a suitable position or orientation of a door of the appliance
US9697436B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D29/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for selecting an image of an appliance with a suitable position or orientation of a door of the appliance is provided. The method includes obtaining a digital RGB image from a camera of the appliance and converting the digital RGB image to a device independent color space in order to generate at least one of a first chromatic primary plane image or a second chromatic primary plane image from the digital RGB image. The method also includes comparing the first or second chromatic primary plane images to a reference image.
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