KR100792073B1 - Effect sound change-type refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to an effect sound changing refrigerator for allowing a user to arbitrarily select an effect sound of a button so that a desired sound effect can be expressed.

The inventors of the present invention have a sound effect variable refrigerator comprising: a storage means for storing sound effect information including a plurality of sound effects, a user sound effect, an expression means for expressing the sound effect, and a use of the refrigerator by the user when the refrigerator is used by the user. And control means for reading out the user effect sound according to the user and expressing it through the expressing means.

Description

Effect sound change type refrigerator {EFFECT SOUND CHANGE-TYPE REFRIGERATOR}

1 is a block diagram of a display unit of a refrigerator according to the prior art.

2 is a block diagram of the effect sound changing refrigerator according to the present invention.

3 is a front view and a partially enlarged view of the refrigerator of FIG. 2.

4 is a flowchart of an effect sound changing service.

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The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to an effect sound changing refrigerator for allowing a user to arbitrarily select an effect sound of a button so that a user desires an effect sound.

The conventional refrigerator has a display unit such as an LED panel for providing information on the refrigerator and controlling the refrigerator. The user interface is displayed through the display unit, which displays the inside temperature of the refrigerator compartment, the inside temperature of the freezer compartment, the service state of the dispenser (water, ice, etc.) in the form of numbers, letters or icons, An input unit (for example, a button or the like) for controlling the inside temperature and the service of the dispenser is provided.

1 is a block diagram of a display unit of a refrigerator according to the prior art. As shown, this display unit displays the service type (eg ice, water, flake ice) of the dispenser, the set temperature of the freezer compartment and the set temperature of the refrigerating compartment, and is provided with predetermined input means at the bottom.

The refrigerator according to the related art has a plurality of input buttons, but when the user presses the input button, there is no sound or only a single sound effect is displayed, so that the user does not want the sound effect or wants to select the desired sound effect. Can't meet your needs.

In order to solve this problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a sound effect change-type refrigerator that allows a user to select a desired sound effect by storing a plurality of sound effects.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a sound effect change-type refrigerator that allows a user to select a predetermined sound effect by displaying a plurality of sound effect information.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an effect sound changing refrigerator to display the effect sound according to the user when using the refrigerator by the user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an effect sound changing refrigerator that recognizes a current user of a refrigerator, expresses a sound effect corresponding to the recognized user, and displays a user avatar.

The inventors of the present invention have a sound effect variable refrigerator comprising: a storage means for storing sound effect information including a plurality of sound effects, a user sound effect, an expression means for expressing the sound effect, and a use of the refrigerator by the user when the refrigerator is used by the user. And control means for reading out the user effect sound according to the user and expressing it through the expressing means.

In this case, the refrigerator further includes display means for displaying the sound effect information and an input means for input from a user, and the control means displays the sound effect information through the display means, and provides the user with the input means. The sound effect selected by the user is stored in the storage means as a user sound effect.

In addition, the control means recognizes the current user, it is preferable to express the user effect sound of the recognized user through the display means.

The storage means may further store a user avatar, and the control means may cause the recognized user's user avatar to be displayed through the display means.

In addition, the use of the refrigerator by the user preferably includes at least one of user input through the input means, opening and closing of the refrigerator door, manipulation of the dispenser, and use of the home bar.

In the following, the invention is explained in detail on the basis of the embodiments of the invention and the accompanying drawings. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited by the following embodiments and drawings, and the scope of the present invention will be limited only by the contents described in the claims below.

2 is a block diagram of the effect sound change-type refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a front view and a partially enlarged view of the refrigerator of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the effect sound changing refrigerator 100 includes: display means 21 for displaying an avatar character and sound effect information, an input means 22 for obtaining an input from a user, and avatar information and a plurality of input means. The storage means 23 for storing the sound effect information including the sound effect, the display means 24 for expressing the sound effect, and the above-described control by controlling the components described above, and when the user input is made from the input means 22, the storage means ( 23 is composed of a microcomputer 25 which reads out the sound effect stored in 23 and expresses it through the display means 24. FIG. The refrigerator 100 may further include a main microcomputer (not shown) that performs a refrigeration control operation and the like, and a communication line is connected between the main microcomputer and the microcomputer 25 to perform data communication. Alternatively, the refrigerator 100 may perform a refrigeration refrigeration control operation through the microcomputer 25. In addition, the refrigerator 100 includes a power supply unit (not shown) to supply power required for each component.

In detail, the display means 21 displays an avatar character and a user interface for a user to input a predetermined control command (selection of an effect sound change service, selection of an effect sound, etc.), and as shown in FIG. It is formed on the outer surface 110 of 100. As shown in FIG. 3, the input means 22 is formed near the display means 21 to consider the user's convenience. Here, with the avatar character in the background, information on the temperatures of the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment and the service type of the dispenser are displayed.

In addition, the input unit 22 may receive a command from the user (for example, selecting a sound effect changing service, selecting a sound effect, selecting a personal avatar, changing a service type of the dispenser, and setting a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment temperature). By means, in connection with the user interface and the like displayed through the display means 21, an appropriate number of buttons or touch pads are configured.

In addition, the storage means 23 stores avatar information including the avatar character, information on the temperatures of the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber, information on the service type of the dispenser, and the like.

Here, the avatar information includes a plurality of avatar characters. The avatar character may be a still image or a video or may be in an animation form. This avatar character is set by the user or by the microcomputer 25, and one or more avatar characters are displayed on the display means 21 by the reading of the microcomputer 25. FIG. This avatar information also includes one or more personal avatars (user avatars) according to the user selected by the user or set by the microcomputer 25. One or more personal avatars are stored according to the user, and the user can be identified according to the personal avatar.

In addition, the storage means 23 stores sound effect information including a plurality of sound effects. Here, the effect sound refers to sound data that is audibly expressed through the display means 24, and includes, for example, a bell, a drop of water, and an electronic sound. This sound effect information includes such sound data and the name of the sound. In addition, the sound effect information stores the sound effect selected by the user among the plurality of sound effects as the user sound effect. In addition, the sound effect information is interlocked with the above-described avatar information, in particular with the personal avatar, that is, the user effect sound selected by the user and the personal avatar are linked with each other. For example, when a specific user changes the current user by selecting a personal avatar, the user effect sound expressed by the following display means 24 is also changed according to this change.

In addition, the expression means 24 is a means for receiving one effect sound and expressing it acoustically, for example, referring to a speaker.

Next, the microcomputer 25 controls the entire refrigeration / refrigeration process, and additionally provides the effect sound changing service to be described below. The microcomputer 25 includes at least one central processing unit (not shown), and may be a device including the storage means 23 described above, or a device including only a processor such as the central processing unit. All. However, in this specification, in order to describe the data stored in the storage means 23 in more detail, the microcomputer 25 and the storage means 23 will be described as separate elements. The detailed operation of the microcomputer 25 is disclosed in conjunction with Figure 4 below.

4 is a flowchart of an effect sound changing service.

In detail, in step S41, the microcomputer 25 receives the selection of the effect sound change service by the user from the input means 21, reads the sound effect information from the storage means 23, and displays it on the display means 21. do. In this case, the displayed sound effect information includes only names of sound effects (user sound effects and other sound effects).

In step S42, the microcomputer 25 waits until the user selects one sound effect from the displayed sound effect information. If there is a selection of the sound effect, the flow advances to step S43, otherwise it waits. However, in step S42, if the microcomputer 25 does not acquire a selection from the user even after a predetermined time has elapsed, it may be terminated.

In step S43, the microcomputer 25 stores the sound effect selected by the user in the storage means 23 as the user sound effect. That is, the microcomputer 25 designates and stores the sound effect already stored in the storage means 23 as the user sound effect.

In step S44, the microcomputer 25 proceeds to step S45 if there is a use of the refrigerator by the user via the input means 22, and otherwise waits. Here, the use of the refrigerator by the user includes the use of the user's input through the input means 22 (for example, changing the refrigerating chamber set temperature, changing the dispenser service, etc.), opening and closing the freezer door, using the dispenser, and This includes all manipulations and the use of the home bar. The detection of the use of the refrigerator is detected by a plurality of sensors (not shown) mounted on the refrigerator 100 so that the microcomputer 25 recognizes the refrigerator.

In step S45, the microcomputer 25 reads the user effect sound from the storage means 23 to be expressed through the display means 24.

Here, the above-described steps (S41) to (S43) is a process of changing the effect sound by the user, and steps S44 and S45 express the sound effect according to the user's input in the state in which the effect sound is changed. It's a process.

Additionally, the effect sound change service may include a step between recognizing the current user between steps S43 and S44. The current user may be recognized by a predetermined identification device (for example, a device for implementing image recognition, iris recognition, fingerprint recognition, etc.). The microcomputer 25 reads the user effect sound and the personal avatar (user avatar) selected by the user from the storage means 23 as described above through the recognition (or identification) of the user, and steps S44 and S45. In the present invention, a user effect sound according to the current user may be displayed, and a personal avatar (user avatar) may be displayed on the display means 21.

The present invention of such a configuration has the effect of allowing the user to select a desired sound effect by storing a plurality of sound effects, so that the use of the refrigerator more familiar to the user.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of allowing a user to select a predetermined sound effect by displaying a plurality of sound effect information to the user.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of expressing the effect sound according to the user, when using the refrigerator by the user.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of recognizing the current user of the refrigerator, expressing the sound effect corresponding to the recognized user, and displaying the user avatar.

Claims (5)

Storage means for storing sound effect information including a plurality of sound effects and a user sound effect corresponding to a user; Display means for expressing the user effect sound; Input means for input from a user; Recognition means for recognizing the current user; Control means for reading a user effect sound corresponding to the current user recognized by the recognition means from the storage means, and when the use of the refrigerator by the user is made, the read user effect sound is expressed through the display means. Effect sound change type refrigerator, characterized in that. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the refrigerator comprises display means for displaying the sound effect information, and the control means displays the sound effect information through the display means, and responds to the user with the sound effect selected by the user through the input means. Effect sound change type refrigerator, characterized in that stored in the storage means as a user sound effect. delete The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the storage means stores a user avatar corresponding to each user, and the refrigerator includes display means for displaying the recognized user avatar of the current user. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the use of the refrigerator by the user comprises at least one of a user input through the input means, opening and closing of the refrigerator door, operating a dispenser, and using a home bar.

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