Patent ID: 8660297
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
1. A cooker comprising: a cooking chamber in which food is cooked; a heat source heating the food in the cooking chamber; a lighting device that illuminates the inner portion of the cooking chamber; an image sensor scanning an inner portion of the cooking chamber and the food; and a control part to control the heat source, the lighting device and the image sensor, wherein the control part is configured to operate the image sensor and the lighting device to obtain an inner image of the cooking chamber scanned by the image sensor before the heat source is operated and to determine a first RGB color value based on the scanned inner image of the cooking chamber before the heat source is operated, wherein the control part is configured to operate the image sensor and lighting device to obtain an inner image of the cooking chamber scanned by the image sensor after the heat source is operated and to determine a second RGB color value based on the scanned inner image of the cooking chamber after the heat source is operated, and wherein the control part is configured to correct an image of the food scanned by the image sensor on the basis of a difference between the first and second RGB color values.