Patent ID: 8563059

Claim:
Method of operating an oven ( 1 ) for heating a food product ( 3 ) comprising the steps of extracting a product-feature of a product ( 3 ) intended to be heated in a chamber ( 2 ) of the oven ( 1 ), by recording at least one product top-view ( 11 ) via at least one camera ( 7 ); at least one of extracting or highlighting, in the course of inserting the product ( 3 ) into the chamber, contour- levels of at least a section of the product ( 3 ) and, an object ( 4 ) intended for insertion along with the product ( 3 ) into the chamber ( 2 ) , by using at least one contour-level unit; and extracting the at least one product-feature on the basis of the top-views ( 11 ) and contour-levels and based on the at least one product-feature automatically controlling or conducting heating of the product ( 3 ).