US 11,862,127 B2
Refrigerator with interactive display and control method thereof
Jaeyoung Lee, Seoul (KR); Seungcheol Baek, Seoul (KR); Jeonghwa Yang, Seoul (KR); Eunjung Suh, Seoul (KR); and Eungyeong Gwon, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/340,936.
Application 17/340,936 is a continuation of application No. 16/848,161, filed on Apr. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,030,974.
Application 16/848,161 is a continuation of application No. 16/252,220, filed on Jan. 18, 2019, granted, now 10,692,470, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Application 16/252,220 is a continuation of application No. 15/957,141, filed on Apr. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,224,007, issued on Mar. 5, 2019.
Application 15/957,141 is a continuation of application No. 14/618,440, filed on Feb. 10, 2015, granted, now 9,972,284, issued on May 15, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2014-0016090 (KR), filed on Feb. 12, 2014; and application No. 10-2014-0016091 (KR), filed on Feb. 12, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0293474 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. F25D 29/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); G09G 5/30 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G09G 5/30 (2013.01) [F25D 23/02 (2013.01); F25D 29/00 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); F25D 29/005 (2013.01); F25D 2400/361 (2013.01); F25D 2500/06 (2013.01); F25D 2700/02 (2013.01); F25D 2700/04 (2013.01); G09G 5/00 (2013.01); G09G 2340/12 (2013.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body defining a storage compartment divided into a plurality of storage sections; and
a door coupled to the main body and configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage compartment, the door comprising a door panel configured to switch between a first state and a second state different from the first state,
wherein the door panel is configured to:
switch from the first state to the second state in response to a first input that is generated in response to the door being opened and then closed,
based on the door panel being in the second state and in response to a second input that is generated based on a user touching an area of the door panel within a period of time after the first input, display information about food stored in one or more of the plurality of storage sections, and
based on the second input not being received within the period of time after the first input, switch from the second state to the first state after the first input.