Television-watchable refrigerator system and method for operating the same

A television-watchable refrigerator system comprising:

• a Web pad detachably mounted on an outer surface of a refrigerator, said Web pad receiving at least one of a refrigerator control command and television control command input by a user;
• a refrigerator controller that displays a controlled result based on said refrigerator control command through the Web pad and controlling the entire operation of the refrigerator;
• and
• a television antenna module connected to a television antenna terminal, said television antenna module receiving a television signal from said television antenna terminal, tuning to the received television signal in response to said television control command input through said Web pad and wirelessly transmitting the tuned television signal to said Web pad.

A method for operating a television-watchable refrigerator system, comprising:

• detachably mounting a Web pad on an outer surface of a refrigerator and inputting at least one of a refrigerator control command and a television control command through the Web pad;
• receiving a television signal from one of a television set and television antenna terminal in response to the input television control command and wirelessly transmitting the received television signal to the Web pad;
• performing a signal separation/decoding operation with respect to the wirelessly transmitted television signal so that the television signal can be displayed through the Web pad;
• and
• displaying the displayable television signal through said Web pad.