Refrigerator, method for controlling the refrigerator, home appliance, control system of the home appliance
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYoonjung HONG, Kunwoo LEE, Heekyung KANG, Yongbeom MA
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet including a space, a door configured to open and close the space and including a light source and a front plate, through which light emitted from the light source passes, an output interface provided on the cabinet or the door to output sound, a communication unit configured to communicate with a remote device and a controller configured to play music through the output interface and to control the light source in association with music playback through the output interface, when a music playback command is received from the remote device through the communication interface.
Claims20
An appliance comprising:
- a cabinet that defines a storage space;
- a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space, the door comprising a light source configured to emit light;
- an output interface disposed at the cabinet or the door and configured to output a sound;
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- a controller configured to control the light source based on the sound output from the output interface,
- wherein the door further comprises:
- a front plate that defines an outer appearance of a front surface of the door,
- a light guide plate configured to guide the light from the light source, and
- a diffusion member disposed between the front plate and the light guide plate and configured to diffuse the light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.