US 12,374,310 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 Nov. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/512,826.
Application 18/512,826 is a continuation of application No. 17/340,936, filed on Jun. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,862,127.
Application 17/340,936 is a continuation of application No. 16/848,161, filed on Apr. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,030,974, issued on Jun. 8, 2021.
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 2024/0087543 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G09G 5/30 (2006.01); 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)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body defining a storage compartment, the storage compartment being divided into a plurality of storage sections; and
a door coupled to the main body and configured to selectively open or close the storage compartment; and
a control unit configured to control the refrigerator,
wherein the door comprises:
a display panel having at least one display area, and
a door frame that surrounds one or more edges of the display panel and is configured to protect the display panel,
wherein the at least one display area is configured to display, based on being touched by a user, information on food stored in one or more of the plurality of storage sections,
wherein the control unit is further configured to:
recognize a first type of touch input as an instruction for checking food information based on the first type of touch input being received on the display panel,
display the food information according to the first type of touch input,
recognize a second type of touch input as an instruction for inputting specific food information based on the second type of touch input being received on the display panel within a period of time after the first type of touch input, and
display a food information image on a display area according to the second type of touch input.