# US 2014/0195383 A1 · Home appliance and method for shopping for goods using the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0195383 A1 - Document ID: US20140195383A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/144,009 - Filed: 2013-12-30 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-07 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Yanghwan Kim; Wonhee Cheong; Seonghwan Noh - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195383A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0633: {Managing shopping lists, e.g. compiling or processing purchase lists (shipping orders G06Q10/083; order filling G06Q10/087)} - F25D 29/00: Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06F 3/04883: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text - G06Q 30/0643: {graphically representing goods, e.g. 3D product representation} - F25D 2500/06: Stock management - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A home appliance includes an input unit arranged on one side of a main body of the home appliance and to receive a designation command for at least one product, a communication unit to transmit information to a server related to a purchase site or receive information from the server related to the purchase site, an output unit to display, on a display screen, a purchase list according to the designation command, and a control unit to control the output unit to display on the display screen. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A home appliance comprising: an input unit arranged on one side of a main body of the home appliance and to receive a designated command for at least one product; a communication unit to transmit information to a server related to a purchase site or receive information from the sever related to the purchase site; an output unit to display, on a display screen, a purchase list according to the designated command; and a control unit to control the output unit to display on the display screen. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the output unit to display on the display screen a first region and a second region differentiated from each other, and to display the purchase list on the first region and to display the purchase site on the second region. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the output unit to display on the display screen a first region and a second region differentiated from each other, and to display the purchase list on the first region and to display a result of search for the at least one product in the purchase list. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The home appliance of claim 3, wherein the result of the search comprises price information on the at least one product. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the output unit to display on the display screen, an information window for products selected from the purchase list. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The home appliance of claim 5, wherein the control unit controls the output unit to display on the information window, information on names, the number, and prices of the products selected from the purchase list. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The home appliance of claim 5, wherein the control unit controls the output unit to display on the display screen, an order button to order the products displayed on the information window, wherein, when the order button is selected, the output unit displays, on the display screen, an input window to input information on a delivery destination and delivery time and a confirmation button to select when the inputting is completed. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The home appliance of claim 7, wherein, when the confirmation button is selected, the control unit controls the output unit to display on the display screen, an input window to input payment information and a confirmation button to select when the inputting is completed. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1, wherein the communication unit is connected to an external terminal device, to transmit the purchase list to the terminal device or to receive the purchase list from the terminal device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the output unit to display on the display screen, a synchronization button to transmit the purchase list or to receive the purchase list from an external terminal device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the output unit to display on the display screen, a plurality of connectable purchase sites, and, when a command to select one purchase site from among the plurality of purchase sites is received by the control unit, the output unit displays, on the display screen, the selected purchase site. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1, further comprising a memory to categorize and store products. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The home appliance of claim 12, wherein the memory further stores a designation frequency or a purchase frequency for each of the products. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1, wherein the communication unit is connected to a home appliance management server through a communication network, receives a management command for the home appliance, and transmits a result of execution of the management command to the home appliance management server. ### Claim 15 A method for purchasing a product using a home appliance, the method comprising: receiving by a control unit, a designated command for at least one product; displaying by an output unit, a purchase list according to the designated command; and requesting by the control unit, purchase of the product in the purchase list using a connectable purchase site. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the displaying of the purchase list comprises: displaying by the output unit, the purchase list on a first region on a display screen of the output unit and displaying the purchase site on a second region on the display screen of the output unit. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the displaying of the purchase list comprises: displaying by the output unit, the purchase list on a first region on a display screen of the output unit and displaying a result of search for the at least one product on a second region on the display screen of the output unit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the requesting by the control unit, the purchase comprises: receiving by the control unit, delivery information for delivering a product selected from the purchase list; receiving by the control unit, payment information for payment; and transmitting by the communication unit, the delivery information, the payment information, and the purchase list to a server related to the connectable purchase site. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising: displaying by the output unit, a plurality of connectable purchase sites on the display screen; receiving by the control unit, a command for selecting one purchase site from among the plurality of purchase sites; and displaying by the output unit, the purchase site on the display screen when the selection command is inputted. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising categorizing and storing products in a memory by the control unit.