Smart home controller refrigerator and control method therefor
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSang Oh Kim, Jungsang Yun, Dul Lae Min
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a smart home controller refrigerator and a control method therefor, the smart home controller refrigerator, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprising: a control unit comprising a control protocol communication unit for receiving control information for controlling a home appliance in a home, an operation protocol communication unit for generating an operation signal calculated from the control information, and a signal transmission unit for transmitting the operation signal to the home appliance; at least one storage space; and at least one door for controlling the opening/closing of the at least one storage space.
Claims20
A smart home controller of a refrigerator, wherein the refrigerator comprises a storage space provided in the refrigerator and a door configured to open and close the storage space, comprising:
- a control interface provided on the door and having a controller configured to control a home appliance at home, the controller including:
- a control protocol communication unit configured to receive control information from an external server or a portable device to control the home appliance;
- a storage unit configured to store the control information;
- an operation protocol communication unit configured to generate an operation signal based on the control information;
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- a signal transmitting unit configured to transmit the operation signal to the home appliance,
- wherein the signal transmitting unit includes a plurality of infrared light emitters positioned to emit the infrared signal in a different direction from each other on the door.
A method for controlling a smart home controller refrigerator, comprising:
- transmitting, from a portable device to a controller in a refrigerator or an external server, control information to control a home appliance provided external to the refrigerator, the control information being transmitted in accordance with a first protocol;
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- receiving, by the portable device from the controller of the refrigerator or the external server, control result information corresponding to the control information indicating a result of an operation signal transferred to control the home appliance based on the control information, and
- wherein the control information includes information to turn the home appliance on or off, to set a schedule to turn the home appliance on or off based on the schedule, or to control an operation of the home appliance, and
- wherein the operation signal is a signal transmitted from the controller of the refrigerator to the home appliance to control the home appliance based on the control information, the operation signal being generated according to a second protocol that is different than the first protocol.
A method for controlling a smart home controller of a refrigerator which comprises a storage space to refrigerate or freeze contents and a door that opens or closes the storage space, the controller being provided on the door, comprising:
- controlling, by the controller of the refrigerator, a control protocol communication unit to receive control information from an external server or a portable device to control a home appliance provided external to the refrigerator;
- storing the received control information in a storage unit by the control unit;
- controlling, by the controller of the refrigerator, an operation protocol communication unit to generate an operation signal based on the control information;
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- transmitting, by a signal transmitting unit, the operation signal to the home appliance to control the home appliance according to the control information,
- wherein the signal transmitting unit includes a plurality of infrared light emitters positioned to emit the infrared signal in a different direction from each other on the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.