IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0836473
(2013-03-15)
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등록번호 |
US-9195960
(2015-11-24)
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우선권정보 |
KR-10-2012-0087975 (2012-08-10) |
발명자
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
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인용정보 |
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초록
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A mobile terminal and method for communicating with a refrigerator, are discussed. According to an embodiment, the mobile terminal includes a communication unit configured to receive an electronic receipt containing purchased article information from a settlement terminal, and to receive storage art
A mobile terminal and method for communicating with a refrigerator, are discussed. According to an embodiment, the mobile terminal includes a communication unit configured to receive an electronic receipt containing purchased article information from a settlement terminal, and to receive storage article information from the refrigerator, the purchased article information identifying at least one purchased article that has been purchased, the storage article information identifying at least one stored article that is stored in the refrigerator; a display unit configured to display the purchased article information and the storage article information; and a controller configured to update the storage article information using the purchased article information based on a user input.
대표청구항
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1. A mobile terminal for communicating with a refrigerator, the mobile terminal comprising: a communication unit configured to receive an electronic receipt containing purchased article information from a settlement terminal, and to receive storage article information from the refrigerator, the purc
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A mobile terminal for communicating with a refrigerator, the mobile terminal comprising: a communication unit configured to receive an electronic receipt containing purchased article information from a settlement terminal, and to receive storage article information from the refrigerator, the purchased article information identifying at least one purchased article that has been purchased, the storage article information identifying at least one stored article that is stored in the refrigerator;a display unit configured to display the purchased article information on a first region of the display unit and the storage article information on a second region of the display unit; anda controller configured to:detect an input applied to the first region of the display unit;update the storage article information by adding the displayed purchased article information to the second region on which the storage article information is displayed, in response to the detection of the input; andtransmit the updated storage article information to at least one of the refrigerator and another mobile terminal through the communication unit. 2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the refrigerator has a plurality of storage chambers in which a plurality of articles including the at least one stored article are stored, and the storage article information further includes storage location information identifying at least one of the plurality of storage chambers in which each of the plurality of articles are stored. 3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the communication unit receives environmental information of the plurality of storage chambers from the refrigerator, and the controller receives a selection of a purchased article among the at least one purchased article, and displays on the display unit at least one recommended storage chamber, among the plurality of storage chambers, for storing the selected purchased article based on the environmental information. 4. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller displays, on the second region of the display unit, a storage chamber image indicating the plurality of storage chambers of the refrigerator, and displays, on the storage chamber image, a plurality of icons indicating the plurality of articles stored in the plurality of storage chambers. 5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein when one of the plurality of icons is selected, the display unit displays detailed information of a stored article corresponding to the selected icon. 6. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein when one of the plurality of icons is selected, the controller displays the selected icon to be distinguished from the other icons or allows the other icons to disappear from the display unit, based on reference information associated with the plurality of articles. 7. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein when first and second articles are stored in the refrigerator, the controller determines a presence of a hazardous effect on the stored first and the second articles based on characteristic information of the first and the second articles, and outputs alert information according to the determination result. 8. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to: receive interested article information identifying at least one interested article that a user is interested in purchasing,determine whether to purchase any of the at least one interested article by comparing the purchased article information with the interested article information, andgenerate notification information indicating whether to purchase any interested article based on the determination result. 9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein when determining whether to purchase any of the at least one interested article, the controller determines whether any interested article is already stored in the refrigerator based on the article storage information, and if the interested article is already stored in the refrigerator, the controller further outputs an indication that the interested article is stored in the refrigerator and a storage location of the interested article within the refrigerator. 10. The mobile terminal of claim 2, further comprising: a memory configured to store recipe information for a plurality of foods,wherein when a user's desired food is selected from the plurality of foods, the controller generates material article information of the selected food based on the recipe information, compares the storage article information with the material article information to determine whether any material for the selected food has been purchased or is stored in the refrigerator, and generates notification information according to this determination result. 11. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the communication unit is further configured to: communicate with an external device for providing at least one on-line shopping site in response to acknowledgement information to the notification information, andreceive, from the external device, sales information for any material article which was purchased and is not stored in the refrigerator. 12. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein when the refrigerator further includes a capture unit to capture an image of an inner portion of at least one of the plurality of storage chambers, the display unit displays menu information for controlling the capture unit, and the communication unit receives from the refrigerator a captured image of at least one of the plurality of storage chambers generated by the capture unit, based on a user's manipulation of the menu information displayed on the display unit. 13. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a memory configured to store therein at least one of the following for managing use of the refrigerator: a plurality of different storage article information respectively for a plurality of different users of the refrigerator,a plurality of different purchased article information respectively for the plurality of different users of the refrigerator, anda plurality of different interested article information respectively for the plurality of different users of the refrigerator. 14. A method for communicating with a refrigerator using a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal including a communication unit, a display unit and a controller, the method comprising: receiving, by the communication unit, an electronic receipt containing purchased article information from a settlement terminal, the purchased article information identifying at least one purchased article that has been purchased;receiving storage article information from the refrigerator, the storage article information identifying at least one stored article that is stored in the refrigerator;displaying the purchased article information on a first region of the display unit and the storage article information on a second region of the display unit;detecting an input applied to the first region of the display unit;updating, by the controller, the storage article information by adding the displayed purchased article information to the second region on which the storage article information is displayed, in response to the detection of the input; andtransmitting the updated storage article information to at least one of the refrigerator and another mobile terminal through the communication unit. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the refrigerator has a plurality of storage chambers in which a plurality of articles including the at least one stored article are stored, and the storage article information further includes storage location information identifying at least one of the plurality of storage chambers in which each of the plurality of articles are stored. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising: receiving, by the communication unit, environmental information of the plurality of storage chambers from the refrigerator;receiving, by the controller, a selection of a purchased article among the at least one purchased article; anddisplaying, on the display unit, at least one recommended storage chamber, among the plurality of storage chambers, for storing the selected purchased article based on the environmental information. 17. The method of claim 15, further comprising: displaying, on the second region of the display unit, a storage chamber image indicating the plurality of storage chambers of the refrigerator; anddisplaying, on the storage chamber image, a plurality of icons indicating the plurality of articles stored in the plurality of storage chambers. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein when one of the plurality of icons is selected, the method comprises displaying, on the display unit, detailed information of a stored article corresponding to the selected icon. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein when one of the plurality of icons is selected, the controller displays the selected icon to be distinguished from the other icons or allows the other icons to disappear from the display unit, based on reference information associated with the plurality of articles. 20. The method of claim 15, further comprising: when first and second articles are stored in the refrigerator, determining a presence of a hazardous effect on the stored first and the second articles based on characteristic information of the first and the second articles; andoutputting alert information according to this determination result. 21. The method of claim 15, further comprising: receiving interested article information identifying at least one interested article that a user is interested in purchasing;determining whether to purchase any of the at least one interested article by comparing the purchased article information with the interested article information; andgenerating notification information indicating whether to purchase any interested article based on this determination result. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of determining whether to purchase any of the at least one interested article, determines whether any interested article is already stored in the refrigerator based on the article storage information, and if the interested article is already stored in the refrigerator, the method further comprises outputting an indication that the interested article is stored in the refrigerator and a storage location of the interested article within the refrigerator. 23. The method of claim 15, wherein the mobile terminal further includes a memory configured to store recipe information for a plurality of foods, and wherein when a user's desired food is selected from the plurality of foods, the method further comprises: generating material article information of the selected food based on the recipe information;comparing the storage article information with the material article information to determine whether any material for the selected food has been purchased or is stored in the refrigerator; andgenerating notification information according to this determination result. 24. The method of claim 21, further comprising: communicating with an external device for providing at least one on-line shopping site in response to acknowledgement information to the notification information; andreceiving, from the external device, sales information for any material article which was purchased and is not stored in the refrigerator. 25. The method of claim 15, wherein when the refrigerator further includes a capture unit to capture an image of an inner portion of at least one of the plurality of storage chambers, the method further comprises: displaying, on the display unit, menu information for controlling the capture unit; andreceiving from the refrigerator a captured image of at least one of the plurality of storage chambers generated by the capture unit, based on a user's manipulation of the menu information displayed on the display unit. 26. The method of claim 15, further comprising: storing, in a memory of the mobile terminal, at least one of the following for managing use of the refrigerator:a plurality of different storage article information respectively for a plurality of different users of the refrigerator,a plurality of different purchased article information respectively for the plurality of different users of the refrigerator, anda plurality of different interested article information respectively for the plurality of different users of the refrigerator.
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