Patent ID: 8687842
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
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 source configured to illuminate an inner portion of the cooking chamber; an image sensor configured to scan the inner portion of the cooking chamber and the food; and a control part configured to control the heat source, the lighting source and the image sensor, wherein the control part is configured to operate the image sensor to obtain an inner image of the cooking chamber scanned by the image sensor before the heat source and the lighting source are operated and to determine a first RGB color value based on the scanned inner image of the cooking chamber, wherein the control part is configured to operate the image sensor and the lighting source to obtain an inner image of the cooking chamber scanned by the image sensor before the heat source is operated and after the lighting source is operated and to determine a second RGB color value based on the scanned inner image of the cooking chamber, 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.