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US 2022/0090845 A1Published application
Refrigerator
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKyoung Ae LIM, Yoo Lim BAEK, Mi A OH, Sae Mi KIM, Da Hey YOO, Kyung Hoon LEE, Tae Hyoung CHO, Jung Hwi EUN, Ye Kyung YOO, Mun Keun LEE, Young Bin JUNG
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Abstract
A refrigerator provides visual information indicating a map of the refrigerator and technical operations of the corresponding regions. The refrigerator includes a voice recognition function using a proximity sensor. The refrigerator has input/output (I/O) management functions for foods stored therein. The refrigerator communicates with a peripheral device over a network.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a proximity sensor;
- a display;
- a microphone;
- a main body including at least one or more chambers;
- at least one chamber door including the proximity sensor, the display and the microphone, and coupled to the main body via a hinge;
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- at least one processor configured to:
- based on a first predetermined condition being detected by the proximity sensor while the refrigerator is in a voice recognition deactivation state, control the display to display a first image indicating a voice recognition preparation step of a voice recognition activation state,
- based on a first voice command being received by the microphone while the refrigerator is in the voice recognition activation state and the first image being displayed, control the display to display a second image indicating a voice processing step of the voice recognition activation state, and
- perform a function associated with the first voice command.
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