Refrigerator and method for controlling the same

    公开(公告)号:US10670328B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-02

    申请号:US15002109

    申请日:2016-01-20

    Abstract: A refrigerator having a cabinet with a storage compartment for storing food therein, a sensor mounted in the cabinet to sense information of an interior of the refrigerator, a first converting unit for converting the information sensed by the sensor into data to be transmitted through a light source, a light source for emitting light so as to flicker according to the data of the first converting unit, a camera for successively capturing an image of the light source, and a second converting unit for converting information related to flickering of the light source captured by the camera into data related to the sensor.

    Artificial intelligence refrigerator and operating method therefor

    公开(公告)号:US12163731B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-10

    申请号:US17790606

    申请日:2020-01-06

    Abstract: An artificial intelligence refrigerator includes: a display, a cabinet having a storage room receiving food, a camera provided in the cabinet and capturing an image of the storage room, a storage room sensor detecting whether the storage room is opened or closed, and a processor configured to control, based on the storage room sensor detecting that the storage room is opened, the camera to capture the image of the storage room, transmit, based on a maximum opening time point or a closing time point of the storage room being detected through processing of the captured image, a capture command to the camera, the closing time point being a time point at which the storage room starts closing, acquire a storage state of the storage room based on an image captured according to the capture command, and control the display to display food management information based on the acquired storage state.

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