KR20020057153A - Display Control Method for Exclusive Use of Kimchi - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for controlling a display when a function mode of a kimchi refrigerator is changed, therefore a user do not need to insert each value in a set of function mode. CONSTITUTION: The method for controlling a display when changing a function mode of a kimchi refrigerator comprises the steps of: establishing numerous detailed items in a maturation mode and a storage mode; determining whether the input signal requires the change of a current mode or not; and establishing detailed items in a mode different from the prior mode when the input signal requires the change of a mode.

Description

Display Control Method for Exclusive Use of Kimchi

The present invention relates to a display control method when switching the kimchi refrigerator function, and more specifically, to control the display of the kimchi refrigerator function switching to reduce the unnecessary button operation by setting a predetermined operating value when switching the ripening function and storage function of the kimchi refrigerator. It is about a method.

Since the refrigerator was invented, a kimchi refrigerator that can store only kimchi in recent years has been developed and released.

Kimchi refrigerators, unlike general refrigerators, contain a aging function that can ripen kimchi, and after aging is configured to include a storage function that can maintain the proper temperature for a long time without changing the taste of kimchi.

Therefore, the kimchi refrigerator performing the function as described above is configured to include a heater for aging, a reservoir for storing the aged kimchi, and a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator for generating cold air.

On the outside of the kimchi refrigerator, an input device for performing the functions as described above, and a display device for displaying the operation state of the input device and the operation process of the kimchi refrigerator are installed so that the user can easily grasp the operation of the kimchi refrigerator.

Next, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a method of controlling a display device when switching a kimchi refrigerator according to the related art will be described.

1 illustrates an input device attached to an outside of a kimchi refrigerator and configured to display a display device for displaying an operation state of a kimchi refrigerator or a user's functional operation state and an operation of the kimchi refrigerator.

The display device D1 is provided with a light emitting diode and configured to emit light by turning on a corresponding light emitting diode by the controller when the input button is operated, so that the user can easily grasp the operation state.

D2 is an input button for selecting a function of the kimchi refrigerator, and when the button is pressed, the letter of the item corresponding to the D1 is emitted by the controller, and the corresponding function is performed.

As shown in FIG. 2, it can be seen that the kimchi type and the taste selection button are operation buttons for the aging function, and the food type and temperature control button are buttons for the storage function.

First, the aging function operation of the kimchi refrigerator according to the prior art will be described.

In the prior art, for example, when a user presses a kimchi type button, first, the Chinese cabbage kimchi is selected to emit light. Each time the button is pressed, the kimchi type is selected one by one in order of 'moo kimchi' and 'water kimchi'.

After the kimchi type selection, when the taste selection button is pressed, the 'undercooking' step is first selected while emitting light, and each time the button is pressed, one kind of light is selected in order of 'standard' and 'well-cooked'.

If the user selects a food type to use the storage function, as described above, each time the user presses the food type button, the selected light is emitted while proceeding in the order of 'kimchi storage', 'vegetable / fruit', 'meat / fish' .

Then, if you press the temperature control button to adjust the storage temperature, the order proceeds in the order of 'weak', 'red', 'strong' and the selected step is illuminated and the selected function is operated.

Next, with reference to Figure 2, a description will be given to the process of developing a function when operating the kimchi refrigerator button according to the prior art.

First, a tenth step is a step in which the control unit of the Kimchi refrigerator detects whether there is a button operated by a user among the buttons of FIG.

When the user's button operation is detected in the tenth step, the process proceeds to the eleventh step, and it is determined whether the button pressed in the tenth step is a kimchi type button.

If the button operated by the user in the eleventh step is a kimchi type button, the process proceeds to the thirteenth step.

In the thirteenth step, if the current cabbage kimchi item is currently selected in FIG. 1A, the process proceeds to the fifteenth step and selects the radish kimchi item and emits light, and proceeds to the seventeenth step.

In the thirteenth step, if the radish kimchi is not the cabbage kimchi item in FIG. 1A, the process proceeds to the nineteenth step. At the same time, it emits light and proceeds to step 17.

If the present cabbage kimchi and radish kimchi are not present during the thirteenth step and the nineteenth step, water kimchi is currently selected in FIG. 1A and is in a light emitting state. Select phosphorus cabbage kimchi to emit light, and proceed to step 17.

In the seventeenth step, the corresponding light emitting diode is turned off so that other items of the display device, that is, the food type item and the temperature control item of FIG.

The thirteenth step, the nineteenth step, and the twenty-third step illustrate a process of selecting and displaying the next item from the currently displayed item whenever the user operates the kimchi type button.

If the user operated the food type button in step 10, it is determined that the current kimchi type button is not in step 11, and the process proceeds to step 25 to determine whether the current food type button is operated.

If it is confirmed in step 25 that the food type button, the flow proceeds to step 27 to determine what the current storage state.

If the Kimchi storage item is currently selected in step 25, the method proceeds to step 29 to select the vegetable fruit item and emits light at the same time, and proceeds to step 31.

If the current vegetable / fruit item is selected in step 27, proceed to step 33. If the current vegetable / fruit item is determined in step 33, proceed to step 35 to select the next item, meat / fish item, Proceed to step 31.

If the meat / fish item is currently selected in step 27, it is not a kimchi storage step. Therefore, the method proceeds to step 33. In step 33, it is not a vegetable / fruit step. Select it and proceed to step 31.

In the thirty-first step, the corresponding light emitting diode is turned off so that other items of the display device, that is, the kimchi type item and taste selection item of FIG.

Meanwhile, in the tenth step, if the user operates the kimchi taste button or the temperature control button, the taste selection item and the temperature control item of FIG. 1 are sequentially selected through the same process as in the thirteenth step and the twenty-seventh step. do.

As described above, the kimchi type button and the taste selection button are operated to set the ripening function, and the food type button and the temperature control button are set to operate the storage function.

In other words, when switching the Kimchi refrigerator function according to the prior art, it is necessary to select a button for setting the type and step, whether the aging function or the storage function, respectively, so each step must be operated at least twice when switching the storage function and the aging function. There was discomfort.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method of controlling a display device at the time of switching the kimchi refrigerator function that can simplify the button operation when switching between the ripening function and the storage function.

1 is a display device and a button operation unit according to the prior art,

2 is a functional development diagram according to the prior art,

3 is a display device and a button operation unit according to the present invention;

4 is a functional development diagram according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

D1: prior art display device

D2: prior art input device

P1: display device of the present invention

P2: input device of the present invention

Display device control method when switching the function of kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention for achieving the above object, in order to control the ripening and storage of various types of kimchi in a variety of forms, a number of sub-items in the ripening mode and storage mode of kimchi Setting up including; Determining whether the input signal is a signal requiring current mode conversion; When the signal for the mode conversion in the step is input, it is configured to include the step of setting the internal specific sub-mode of the mode different from the previously set mode.

In the present invention, the sub-category mode included in the aging mode and the storage mode is sequentially cycled according to the signal input.

The present invention is characterized in that when the mode change is not required in the above step, the next detail mode is designated sequentially in the detail mode.

In addition, the display device control method when switching the function of kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention includes a plurality of sub-item mode in the ripening mode and storage mode of kimchi, in order to control the ripening and storage of various types of kimchi, Setting the detailed item mode to be sequentially cycled according to the signal input; Monitoring button inputs; Determining whether the button input in the step is included in a previously set ripening mode or storage mode; When included in the same mode in the determination step, the next step in the detailed item mode is set, and when not included in the same mode in the determination step is configured to include a specific detail mode in another mode.

The present invention is characterized in that the next step is set in the detailed mode mode in the same mode when the button is input again after the specific detailed mode in another mode is set in the above step.

The present invention is characterized in that the ripening mode includes a kimchi type mode and a taste selection mode, the storage mode includes a food type mode and a temperature control mode.

The present invention is characterized in that a plurality of subitem mode is included in the kimchi type mode, taste selection mode, food type mode and temperature control mode.

In the present invention, the sub-item mode is characterized in that the light emitting element.

Hereinafter, a display device control method when switching the function of kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 illustrates a display device and an input button attached to the outside of the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 illustrates a process of performing a function when the input button is operated.

P1 of FIG. 3 shows the items to be performed during the operation of the aging function button and the storage function button of the present invention. When each item is selected, the selected item is emitted while the light emitting diode attached to the P1 is turned on.

P2 of FIG. 3 is an input device for operating the kimchi refrigerator of the present invention and includes a storage selection unit including a ripening selector including a button for performing a aging function and a storage function.

Next, a method of controlling the display device when switching the function of the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

First, step 100 is to detect and determine whether the user has operated the P2, and if it is detected that the button is pressed at P2, proceed to step 110.

The step 110 is a step of determining whether the Kimchi refrigerator is currently performing a storage function or a ripening function. If the storage function is in operation, the process proceeds to step 130.

In step 130, it is determined whether the button operated in step 100 is a ripening selector button or a storage selector button.

If it is assumed that the button of the ripening selector is pressed in step 130, the process proceeds to step 150 where the light emitting diode of the food type / temperature control item is turned off while releasing the operation of the storage function in operation; The light emitting diodes of Chinese cabbage kimchi and ripening items are turned on.

As shown in step 150, in the present invention, when the aging selection unit button is operated at least once during the storage function, the cabbage kimchi item and the ripening item are automatically selected and operated while switching to the aging function. After step 150, the process ends.

If it is assumed that the ripening selector button does not operate during the storage function operation in step 130, the storage selector button is operated. Therefore, the operation of the storage selector button proceeds to step 170, and the button pressed in step 100 is a food type button or a temperature control button. Determine the cognition.

If it is assumed that the food type button is operated in step 170, the process proceeds to step 190, and it is determined whether the kimchi storage item is currently selected from the food type items of P1 and is emitting light. Proceed.

In step 210, the next item of vegetables / fruits is selected, and the light emitting diode of the kimchi storage item is turned off.

In step 190, if the vegetable fruit is currently emitting light in the P1, the method proceeds to step 250 to determine whether the current vegetable fruit item is in operation, and selects the next item, the meat fish item and emits light.

In addition, if the meat storage item is currently selected in step P1 in step 190, the controller determines that the meat is currently stored in steps 190 and 250, and proceeds to step 290 to make the next item Kimchi. Select a storage item and make it light.

If the button operated in the step 100 is not a food type button in step 170, the temperature control button is operated. In step 230, it is determined whether an enemy item is selected in P1 and is emitting light.

If the enemy item is currently selected in step P1 in step 230, the process proceeds to step 300, where the next step is to select the strong item and emit light.

If a strong item is currently selected in P1 in step 230, it is determined in step 310 that the current strong item is selected. In step 330, the weak item in the next item is selected and emitted.

If the medicine item is currently selected in the step P1 in step 230, the controller determines that the medicine item is currently selected in steps 230 and 310, and proceeds to step 350 to determine an enemy item that is the next step. Choose.

After operation 300, operation 330, and operation 350, the operation is completed, and the operation waits for the next operation.

Steps 170 and 230 illustrate a process in which the item of P1 is selected as the next item and the light is emitted whenever the user presses the food type button and the temperature control button.

In other words, if the current kimchi storage items, the food item button operation proceeds to the next item vegetables and fruit, if the current state of the temperature control button proceeds to the weak state.

On the other hand, if the ripening function is in operation in step 110 proceeds to step 132 and determines whether the storage selector button was operated in step 100, and if the storage selector button is pressed proceeds to step 152.

In step 152, when the user operates the storage selection button during the aging function, the light emitting diodes of the kimchi type item and the taste selection item of the P1 are turned off, and the kimchi corresponding to the storage function of the P1 is operated. Select the storage item and the enemy item to turn on the LED.

The step 152 illustrates a preset step in the control unit so that the kimchi storage item and the enemy item are automatically selected and operated when the button of the storage selection part is operated during the aging function in the present invention and ends after the step 152.

If the storage selector button does not operate during the aging function in step 132, the button of the aging selector is operated. Therefore, in step 172, it is determined whether the button operated in step 100 is a kimchi type button or a taste selection button. To judge.

If it is assumed that the kimchi type button is operated in step 172, the process proceeds to step 192. It is determined whether cabbage kimchi is selected from the kimchi type items in P1 and is in a light emitting state. Proceed to step 212.

In step 212, the radish kimchi item that is next to the cabbage kimchi item is selected from the kimchi type item of P1, and the light emitting diode of the cabbage kimchi item is turned off.

If it is assumed in step 192 that the kimchi is currently selected and is emitting light, the process proceeds from step 192 to step 252. If the controller determines that the kimchi is currently selected in step 252, step 272 is performed. Proceed.

In step 272, the water kimchi item, which is the next item of kimchi, is selected from the kimchi type item of P1, and the light emitting diode of the kimchi item is turned off.

In step 192, if the water kimchi item is selected and is emitting light in step P1, the controller determines that the water kimchi item is currently selected while performing steps 192 and 252, and proceeds to step 292. Select the next item, Chinese cabbage kimchi and make light.

On the other hand, if the button operated by the user in step 172 is a temperature control button instead of a kimchi type button, the process proceeds to step 232, and the control is performed in the same manner as the 'e' and 'bar' to be less cooked according to the user's button operation. It is possible to choose standard, ripening stages.

As described above, in the present invention, when any one of the storage selection buttons during the ripening operation is operated, the kimchi storage item and the temperature control item of the food type are automatically set and operated while switching from the ripening function to the storage function.

In addition, if any one of the buttons of the ripening selector during the storage operation is operated to switch to the ripening function from the storage function, cabbage kimchi items and ripening items are configured to operate automatically.

Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to simplify the operation of the kimchi refrigerator as desired by the user after setting the type and step button operation to be operated by the user daily when switching between the storage function and the maturation function. It is also possible to adjust.

According to the present invention as described above, it can be seen that the basic technical idea is to simplify the button operation by reducing the number of unnecessary button operation when switching between the storage function and the maturation function.

And, of course, various modifications are possible to those skilled in the art within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, the display device control method when switching the kimchi refrigerator function according to the present invention is configured to be able to operate the function by a predetermined default value when switching between the ripening function and the storage function.

Therefore, the present invention can prevent the inconvenience of having to set the type and step, respectively, when switching between the maturing function and the storage function, and at the same time, it is possible to increase the convenience of use by implementing a simplified button operation.

Claims (8)

In order to control the ripening and storage of various types of kimchi in a variety of forms, including the plurality of sub-item mode in the ripening mode and storage mode of kimchi; Determining whether the input signal is a signal requiring current mode conversion; And when the signal for mode conversion is input in the step, setting the internal specific sub-item mode of a mode different from the previously set mode. The method of claim 1 wherein: The sub-item mode included in the ripening mode and the storage mode are circulated sequentially according to a signal input. The method of claim 2 wherein: When the mode change is not necessary in the step, the display device control method when switching the kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that for setting the next detailed item mode sequentially specified in the detailed item mode. In order to control the ripening and storage of various kinds of kimchi in various forms, including a plurality of sub-item mode in the ripening mode and storage mode of the kimchi, the sub-item mode is set to be sequentially cycled according to the signal input and ; Monitoring button inputs; Determining whether the button input in the step is included in a previously set ripening mode or storage mode; When included in the same mode in the determination step, set the next step in the detailed item mode, and when not included in the same mode in the determination step, Kimchi refrigerator comprising the step of setting a specific detail mode in another mode How to control display device when switching function. The method of claim 4 wherein: When the button is input again after the specific subitem mode in the other mode is set in the step, the display device control method when switching the kimchi refrigerator function, characterized in that for setting the next step in the subitem mode in the same mode. The method of claim 4 wherein: The aging mode includes a kimchi type mode and a taste selection mode, and the storage mode control method of the display device when switching the kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises a food type mode and a temperature control mode. The method of claim 5 wherein: Method of controlling the display device when switching the kimchi refrigerator function, characterized in that the kimchi type mode, taste selection mode, food type mode and temperature control mode includes a plurality of detailed item mode. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein: The sub-item mode control method of the display device when switching the kimchi refrigerator, characterized in that consisting of a light emitting element.