KR20100047707A - Refrigerator for providing an information - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a function of outputting various kinds of information, and an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator for a notification function capable of outputting information on contents to be stored. To this end, the present invention, in the refrigerator for notification function consisting of the main body and the door, for receiving the contents information on the contents stored in the main body and the door, or for outputting the processed notification information according to the input contents information Input and output unit; A control unit for generating the notification information on the contents using the contents information input through the input / output unit, and controlling the input / output unit to output the notification information; And a storage unit for storing contents information input through the input / output unit and information necessary for driving the controller, wherein the contents information includes a storage start date information at which the contents are stored, a name of the contents, an expiration date of the contents, and the like. At least one of the features is included.
Description
The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and to a refrigerator having a function of outputting various types of information.
Refrigerator is an indispensable product of home electronics, and each household has one or more refrigerators, and various kinds of food such as newly purchased food or leftovers (hereinafter, simply referred to as 'contents') Is stored in the refrigerator.
In other words, the refrigerator is placed in a position where the user's hand is most accessible, and the user can easily withdraw and store the contents anytime and anywhere.
On the other hand, since the refrigerator can be easily used as described above, the user will keep the various contents in the refrigerator continuously.
However, if a lot of contents are stored in the refrigerator, the contents may be stored in a location that is not visible to the user, in which case, if the contents have an expiration date or contents that should not be stored for a long time, There is a problem that the contents that are discarded after a long time is not generated because it does not confirm this.
In addition, even if the content is placed in a position that the user can visually check, since the user cannot check the expiration date, there is a problem that the expiration date elapses after the user does not recognize and eventually discards the content. .
An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a refrigerator for a notification function, which can output information about the contents stored.
The present invention for achieving the above object, in the refrigerator for a notification function consisting of the main body and the door, receiving the contents information on the contents stored in the main body and the door, or the notification information processed according to the input contents information input Input and output unit for outputting; A control unit for generating the notification information on the contents using the contents information input through the input / output unit, and controlling the input / output unit to output the notification information; And a storage unit for storing contents information input through the input / output unit and information necessary for driving the controller, wherein the contents information includes a storage start date information at which the contents are stored, a name of the contents, an expiration date of the contents, and the like. At least one of the features is included.
The present invention has an excellent effect that the user can check the storage state of the contents stored in the refrigerator by outputting information such as the storage start date, expiration date, the name of the contents for the stored contents.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is an exemplary view showing the appearance of a refrigerator for a notification function according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the appearance of the refrigerator for a notification function according to the present invention includes a
The inside of the main body and the door is configured to accommodate the contents, and in particular, the upper and lower are composed of multiple stages. Each layer of the multi-stage body is formed as wide as a shelf, so that the contents can be stored in an area represented by various matrices in each layer. For example, in each layer of the body the contents may be arranged in an array such as a 3 × 3 matrix.
Meanwhile, depending on the size of the main body, the contents may be arranged in a larger matrix form than the 3X3 matrix, or since the contents are not constant, the contents may have a constant shape as described above in each layer of the main body. In some cases it may not be arranged in a matrix form.
However, hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the present invention will be described as the contents are stored in a matrix form of 3 × 3 in each layer of the main body.
In addition, the door also has a space in which a beverage or various items are stored in multiple stages, but the contents are not stored in a matrix form like the main body in each floor, and are generally arranged in a straight shape along the width of the door. In the following, for convenience of explanation, the three contents are stored in a straight form on each floor of the door, and the present invention will be described.
Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the exterior of the door includes an LCD, a PDP, or various types of buttons, so that the user may input various information about the contents stored in the refrigerator or receive various information about the contents.
The function of the refrigerator for keeping the contents fresh may be applied to the configuration and functions currently applied generally, and since the present invention is not related thereto, detailed configurations and functions thereof will be omitted below.
Figure 2 is an exemplary view showing the internal configuration of the notification device applied to the refrigerator for notification function according to the present invention, it shows an internal configuration of the
The input /
The
The
In addition to the above components, the notification device may further include a
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the input / output unit and a method of operating the notification device will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.
3 is an external configuration diagram of an input / output unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is applied to the refrigerator for notification function according to the present invention, and illustrates an external configuration of the input /
The input /
Accordingly, the external configuration of the input / output unit as shown in FIG. 3 may be a screen output on the touch screen or a
However, when the input / output unit includes a reader for directly reading the contents information from a code (bar code, RFID, etc.) attached to the contents surface, or a speaker for outputting the notification information by voice, the reader and the like. Configurations such as loudspeakers cannot be integrally constructed and therefore must be composed of independent input and output devices.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described taking the case where the input / output unit is configured as a touch screen as an example. However, even when the input unit and the output unit are configured as separate media, for example, a monitor and a button, the following description applies equally. Can be.
When the input / output unit is configured integrally such as a touch screen, the user selects a notification function button among buttons on the touch screen or outside the touch screen (802). In this case, the notification function button performs a function of an input device. That is, the input / output unit may be formed on the front surface of the refrigerator door, and may be used as a function of outputting a TV or internet monitor function, a mode of the refrigerator, etc., as well as the input / output function of the notification device. Therefore, when the user wants to use the input / output unit for the notification function, the notification function should be selected through the above process. However, when the input / output unit is provided only for the purpose of the notification function, the above-described notification function selection process may not be necessary. On the other hand, when the notification function is selected, or in the case of a notification function dedicated input and output unit, the control unit may output the screen as shown in Figure 3, in particular, it is to output the
After the user selects an input button, the user inputs contents information such as a storage start date, a type of stored contents or a product name, and an expiration date of contents using an input device (804). The method of inputting content information may be variously performed.
For example, when the location where the contents are stored on the refrigerator as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed, the user may select a location where the contents are to be stored, and in this case, the control unit starts the storage date, the contents. It is also possible to sequentially output the menu through which you can enter the name, expiration date, etc. of the output unit (touch screen). 1 and 3, the main body of the refrigerator is composed of the
On the other hand, when the sensing unit is provided as described above, the control unit may receive and output information about the area where the contents are located from the sensing unit. Accordingly, a user who puts the contents into the refrigerator and performs the above process may select a
However, after the user presses the input button, the user selects the
In addition, the user may select the location where the contents are to be stored as described above after inputting the contents information through the character button.
In addition, when various codes (bar codes, RFID, etc.) attached to the surface of the contents include information such as the expiration date information, the name of the contents, etc., a reader that can directly input the code information of the code to the input / output unit ( 342e) may be further included.
In addition to the above methods, contents information may be input through various methods.
When the user inputs the content information and selects a confirmation button (not shown), the control unit stores the input content information in the storage unit (806). When the storage location of the contents is input together in the content information input process, the controller includes the information about the storage location in the contents information and stores the contents.
Thereafter, the controller outputs the notification information through various methods.
First, the controller may output the notification information when the user opens the door. That is, when a sensor for detecting the opening of the door is included in the sensing unit, the controller may output notification information when the door is opened. For example, if the expiration date of the expiration date has passed or the expiration date of the expiration date is adjacent to a preset period (eg, one day before the expiration date or two days before the expiration date, etc.), the control unit displays the name of the contents on the screen of the output device. Notification information such as the expiration date can be output. In this case, the location information of the contents may also be output. The notification information output method may be output only when the corresponding content exists as described above, but may be output whenever the control unit extracts the nearest notification information and opens the door. This output method can be set by the user.
Second, the output of the notification information through the first process may be provided through a speaker provided in the output unit.
Third, the controller may output the notification information when the user selects the
Fourth, in applying the third method, after the output button is selected, if a
On the other hand, by outputting the notification information using a variety of methods in addition to the above-described method, the user can solve the problem that the contents are discarded by overlooking the expiration date or other important matters of the contents.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the detailed description of the specification but should be defined by the claims.
1 is an exemplary view showing the appearance of a refrigerator for a notification function according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exemplary view showing the internal configuration of the notification device applied to the refrigerator for notification function according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is an embodiment of the external configuration of the input and output unit applied to the refrigerator for notification function according to the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a refrigerator for notification function according to the present invention;
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