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.

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