REFRIGERATOR, SERVER, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE REFRIGERATOR

Title:

REFRIGERATOR, SERVER, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE REFRIGERATOR

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/162467

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A refrigerator for recognizing an object to be stored and automatically opening a door based on the recognized object, and a method therefor are provided. The refrigerator includes a main body, at least one door provided on a front surface of the main body, one or more storage rooms provided in the main body or the at least one door and configured to store an object, a cooler configured to cool the one or more storage rooms, a door driver configured to generate power for automatically opening and closing the at least one door, a camera configured to photograph an image of surroundings around the at least one door, and at least one processor configured to, in the case in which an object is recognized from the image of surroundings photographed by the camera, transmit a control signal for opening the at least one door to the door driver based on the recognized object.

Inventors:

HONG SEUNGWOO (KR)
KIM DAEUN (KR)
JEONG YOUNGJU (KR)

Application Number:

PCT/KR2021/001816

Publication Date:

August 19, 2021

Filing Date:

February 10, 2021

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)

International Classes:

F25D29/00; A47B88/457; E05F15/603; E05F15/73; F25D11/02; F25D23/02; G06K9/20; G06N3/08; H04N7/18

Foreign References:

KR20200007590A	2020-01-22
JP2002318060A	2002-10-31
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KR101071032B1	2011-10-06
KR20090075271A	2009-07-08
US20140327353A1	2014-11-06
JP2017040422A	2017-02-23
JP2002318060A	2002-10-31

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