| CPC F25D 29/005 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0631 (2013.01); H04N 7/188 (2013.01); F25D 2400/361 (2013.01); F25D 2500/06 (2013.01); F25D 2600/06 (2013.01); F25D 2700/06 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body including a first storeroom;
a door coupled to the main body to one of open or close the first storeroom and equipped with a second storeroom apart from the first storeroom;
a weight detector arranged in at least one of the first storeroom or the second storeroom for detecting weight of an item stored in the at least one of the first storeroom or the second storeroom;
a communication circuit configured to perform communication with the weight detector; and
a controller configured to generate an output signal based on a connection state of the communication between the weight detector and the communication circuit, the output signal identifying the connection state of the communication,
wherein the weight detector comprises an indicator on which the output signal is indicated,
wherein the controller is further configured to control the output signal to be output through the indicator, and
wherein the controller is further configured to control the indicator to output a first mode in response to the weight detector not connected to the communication circuit, a second mode in response to the weight detector being connected to the communication circuit, and a third mode in response to the weight detector connected to the communication circuit.
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