# US 2023/0068073 A1 · Electronic apparatus and controlling method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0068073 A1 - Document ID: US20230068073A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/738,161 - Filed: 2022-05-06 - Published: 2023-03-02 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-31 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hoyoon SONG; Seungjun LEE; Sangyoul CHA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230068073A1 ## CPC - F25D 17/06: by forced circulation - G08B 21/187: {Machine fault alarms} - F25D 21/00: Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water (removing ice or water from heat-exchange apparatus in general F28F17/00; heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas H05B3/84) - F25D 21/02: Detecting the presence of frost or condensate - F25D 21/06: Removing frost (defrosting cycles F25B47/02) - F25D 29/00: Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices - G08B 21/182: {Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold} - 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) - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS ## Abstract An electronic apparatus includes a memory configured to store an artificial intelligence model, and a processor configured to obtain data associated with a fan motor of the electronic apparatus, obtain a freezing degree of the fan motor by inputting the obtained data associated with the fan motor to the artificial intelligence model which is trained to output the freezing degree of the fan motor based on the inputting of the obtained data associated with the fan motor, identify whether to perform an operation in relation to the obtained freezing degree of the fan motor, and provide, based on identifying that the operation in relation to the obtained freezing degree of the fan motor is to be performed, notification information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic apparatus, comprising: a memory configured to store an artificial intelligence model; and a processor configured to: obtain data associated with a fan motor of the electronic apparatus; obtain a freezing degree of the fan motor by inputting the obtained data associated with the fan motor to the artificial intelligence model which is trained to output the freezing degree of the fan motor based on the inputting of the obtained data associated with the fan motor; identify whether to perform an operation in relation to the obtained freezing degree of the fan motor; and provide, based on identifying that the operation in relation to the obtained freezing degree of the fan motor is to be performed, notification information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to perform, based on the obtained freezing degree of the fan motor being greater than or equal to a threshold value, the operation. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic apparatus of claim 2, wherein the operation comprises at least one from among an operation of providing the notification information which pertains to a freezing status of the fan motor or an operation of executing a defrosting function. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic apparatus of claim 3, further comprising: the fan motor, wherein the processor is configured to execute, based on the obtained freezing degree of the fan motor being greater than or equal to the threshold value, the defrosting function by supplying heat from a heat source to the fan motor to remove freezing generated at the fan motor. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data associated with the fan motor comprises at least one from among a duty cycle, a driving voltage, a power consumption, a rotation speed, or a wind strength of the fan motor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the notification information comprises at least one from among freezing information, guide information on a defrosting function, execution information on a defrosting function, or failure information, the freezing information comprises at least one from among a freezing degree or an estimated freezing time, the guide information on the defrosting function comprises guide information to select whether to execute the defrosting function, and the execution information on the defrosting function comprises at least one from among information showing that the defrosting function is being executed and an estimated defrosting complete time. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The electronic apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to provide, based on the obtained freezing degree of the fan motor being greater than or equal to a first threshold value and less than a second threshold value, the freezing information. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The electronic apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to provide, based on the obtained freezing degree of the fan motor being greater than or equal to the second threshold value and less than a third threshold value, the guide information on the defrosting function, and execute, based on a user input being received based on the guide information, the defrosting function. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electronic apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to provide, based on the defrosting function being executed, the execution information on the defrosting function. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The electronic apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to execute, based on the obtained freezing degree of the fan motor being greater than or equal to the third threshold value and less than a fourth threshold value, the defrosting function, and provide, based on the obtained freezing degree being greater than or equal to the fourth threshold value, the failure information. ### Claim 11 A controlling method of an electronic apparatus, the controlling method comprising: obtaining data associated with a fan motor of the electronic apparatus; obtaining a freezing degree of the fan motor by inputting the obtained data associated with the fan motor to an artificial intelligence model which is trained to output the freezing degree of the fan motor based on the inputting of the obtained data associated with the fan motor; identifying whether to perform an operation in relation to the obtained freezing degree of the fan motor; and providing, based on identifying that the operation in relation to the obtained freezing of the fan motor is to be performed, notification information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The controlling method of claim 11, further comprising: performing, based on the obtained freezing degree being greater than or equal to a threshold value, the operation. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The controlling method of claim 12, wherein the operation comprises at least one from among an operation of providing the notification information which pertains to a freezing status of the fan motor or an operation of executing a defrosting function. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The controlling method of claim 13, further comprising: executing, based on the obtained freezing degree being greater than or equal to the threshold value, the defrosting function by supplying heat from a heat source to the fan motor to remove freezing generated at the fan motor. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The controlling method of claim 11, wherein the data associated with the fan motor comprises at least one from among a duty cycle, a driving voltage, a power consumption, a rotation speed, or a wind strength of the fan motor.