Patents by Inventor Jithendra Paruchuri

Jithendra Paruchuri has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240404044
    Abstract: In variants, the method can include: sampling cavity measurements of the cook cavity; determining an image representation using the cavity measurements; determining a food class based on the image representation; optionally comparing the image representation to prior image representations; optionally determining a new food class based on the image representation; optionally updating a food identification module with the new food class; and optionally determining a cook program associated with the new food class.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Wiley Wang, Jithendra Paruchuri
  • Patent number: 12094104
    Abstract: In variants, the method can include: sampling cavity measurements of the cook cavity; determining an image representation using the cavity measurements; determining a food class based on the image representation; optionally comparing the image representation to prior image representations; optionally determining a new food class based on the image representation; optionally updating a food identification module with the new food class; and optionally determining a cook program associated with the new food class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: June Life, LLC
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Wiley Wang, Jithendra Paruchuri
  • Publication number: 20240292977
    Abstract: A method for foodstuff identification can include: detecting a trigger event; sampling a measurement set; optionally determining candidate measurements for subsequent analysis based on the measurement set; optionally determining a set of food parameter values from the measurements; optionally selecting a food parameter value for use; determining a cooking instruction based on the food parameter value; automatically operating the appliance based on the cooking instructions; optionally determining a foodstuff trajectory relative to the cook cavity; optionally training one or more modules; and/or any other suitable elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Cottrell, Jithendra Paruchuri, Nikhil Bhogal, Nishit Kumar, Wiley Wang
  • Patent number: 12050015
    Abstract: The method for dirty camera detection including: detecting a first predetermined state change event; sampling a set of cavity measurements; optionally determining a set of features of the set of cavity measurements; determining a class label based on the cavity measurements; optionally verifying the classification; and facilitating use of the appliance based on the classification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: June Life, LLC
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Nishit Kumar, Robert Cottrell, Jithendra Paruchuri, Ryan Perry, Matthew Van Horn, Christopher Russell Clark, Eugenia Kuo
  • Patent number: 12016487
    Abstract: A method for foodstuff identification can include: detecting a trigger event; sampling a measurement set; optionally determining candidate measurements for subsequent analysis based on the measurement set; optionally determining a set of food parameter values from the measurements; optionally selecting a food parameter value for use; determining a cooking instruction based on the food parameter value; automatically operating the appliance based on the cooking instructions; optionally determining a foodstuff trajectory relative to the cook cavity; optionally training one or more modules; and/or any other suitable elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: June Life, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Cottrell, Jithendra Paruchuri, Nikhil Bhogal, Nishit Kumar, Wiley Wang
  • Patent number: 11844458
    Abstract: In variants, the method can include: sampling cavity measurements of the cook cavity; determining an image representation using the cavity measurements; determining a food class based on the image representation; optionally comparing the image representation to prior image representations; optionally determining a new food class based on the image representation; optionally updating a food identification module with the new food class; and optionally determining a cook program associated with the new food class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: June Life, LLC
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Wiley Wang, Jithendra Paruchuri
  • Patent number: 11748669
    Abstract: The method for classifying ambiguous objects, including: determining initial labels for an image set; determining N training sets from the initially-labelled image set; training M annotation models using the N training sets; determining secondary labels for each image of the image set using the M trained annotation models; and determining final labels for the image set based on the secondary labels. The method can optionally include training a runtime model using images from the image set labeled with the final labels; and optionally using the runtime model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: June Life, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Nishit Kumar, Jithendra Paruchuri
  • Publication number: 20230272919
    Abstract: The method for dirty camera detection including: detecting a first predetermined state change event; sampling a set of cavity measurements; optionally determining a set of features of the set of cavity measurements; determining a class label based on the cavity measurements; optionally verifying the classification; and facilitating use of the appliance based on the classification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Nishit Kumar, Robert Cottrell, Jithendra Paruchuri, Ryan Perry, Matthew Van Horn, Christopher Russell Clark, Eugenia Kuo
  • Publication number: 20230263338
    Abstract: A method for cavity state determination including: receiving a cook instruction; sampling a set of cavity measurements; determining a cavity state; and selectively operating the cook cavity based on the match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Robert Cottrell, Jithendra Paruchuri
  • Patent number: 11680712
    Abstract: The method for dirty camera detection including: detecting a first predetermined state change event; sampling a set of cavity measurements; optionally determining a set of features of the set of cavity measurements; determining a class label based on the cavity measurements; optionally verifying the classification; and facilitating use of the appliance based on the classification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: June Life, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Nishit Kumar, Robert Cottrell, Jithendra Paruchuri, Ryan Perry, Matthew Van Horn, Christopher Russell Clark, Eugenia Kuo
  • Publication number: 20230091769
    Abstract: The method for classifying ambiguous objects, including: determining initial labels for an image set; determining N training sets from the initially-labelled image set; training M annotation models using the N training sets; determining secondary labels for each image of the image set using the M trained annotation models; and determining final labels for the image set based on the secondary labels. The method can optionally include training a runtime model using images from the image set labeled with the final labels; and optionally using the runtime model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Nishit Kumar, Jithendra Paruchuri
  • Patent number: 11593717
    Abstract: The method for classifying ambiguous objects, including: determining initial labels for an image set; determining N training sets from the initially-labelled image set; training M annotation models using the N training sets; determining secondary labels for each image of the image set using the M trained annotation models; and determining final labels for the image set based on the secondary labels. The method can optionally include training a runtime model using images from the image set labeled with the final labels; and optionally using the runtime model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: June Life, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Nishit Kumar, Jithendra Paruchuri
  • Publication number: 20220233020
    Abstract: In variants, the method for in-appliance sous vide cooking control can include: determining a thermal model, determining an equilibrium temperature based on the thermal model, facilitating control of a cooking appliance based on the equilibrium temperature, and/or other processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Wiley Wang, Jithendra Paruchuri
  • Publication number: 20220117274
    Abstract: A method for timer-based cooking can include: heating a cooking cavity to a cooking temperature, detecting an transition event, determining a food classification, determining a cooking time, tracking a food residence time within the cooking cavity, optionally notifying a user when the residence time satisfies the cooking time, and/or any other suitable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Jithendra Paruchuri, Robert Cottrell
  • Publication number: 20220114404
    Abstract: In variants, the method can include: sampling cavity measurements of the cook cavity; determining an image representation using the cavity measurements; determining a food class based on the image representation; optionally comparing the image representation to prior image representations; optionally determining a new food class based on the image representation; optionally updating a food identification module with the new food class; and optionally determining a cook program associated with the new food class.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Wiley Wang, Jithendra Paruchuri
  • Publication number: 20220047109
    Abstract: A method for targeted heating element control can include: sampling measurements, determining one or more occupied regions based on the measurements, determining one or more food types, controlling appliance operation based on the occupied regions and food types, optionally providing real-time feedback to the user for food placement within the cavity, optionally sampling training measurements, optionally determining a cavity occupancy region classifier, and/or any other suitable elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Nishit Kumar, Christopher Russell Clark, Jithendra Paruchuri, Robert Cottrell
  • Publication number: 20220015572
    Abstract: A method for foodstuff identification can include: detecting a trigger event; sampling a measurement set; optionally determining candidate measurements for subsequent analysis based on the measurement set; optionally determining a set of food parameter values from the measurements; optionally selecting a food parameter value for use; determining a cooking instruction based on the food parameter value; automatically operating the appliance based on the cooking instructions; optionally determining a foodstuff trajectory relative to the cook cavity; optionally training one or more modules; and/or any other suitable elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Cottrell, Jithendra Paruchuri, Nikhil Bhogal, Nishit Kumar, Wiley Wang
  • Publication number: 20220007885
    Abstract: A method for cavity state determination including: receiving a cook instruction; sampling a set of cavity measurements; determining a cavity state; and selectively operating the cook cavity based on the match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Robert Cottrell, Jithendra Paruchuri
  • Publication number: 20210303929
    Abstract: The method for classifying ambiguous objects, including: determining initial labels for an image set; determining N training sets from the initially-labelled image set; training M annotation models using the N training sets; determining secondary labels for each image of the image set using the M trained annotation models; and determining final labels for the image set based on the secondary labels. The method can optionally include training a runtime model using images from the image set labeled with the final labels; and optionally using the runtime model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Nishit Kumar, Jithendra Paruchuri
  • Publication number: 20210285653
    Abstract: The method for dirty camera detection including: detecting a first predetermined state change event; sampling a set of cavity measurements; optionally determining a set of features of the set of cavity measurements; determining a class label based on the cavity measurements; optionally verifying the classification; and facilitating use of the appliance based on the classification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Nishit Kumar, Robert Cottrell, Jithendra Paruchuri, Ryan Perry, Matthew Van Horn, Christopher Russell Clark, Eugenia Kuo