A refrigerator includes a main body, a door configured to open or close a storage compartment, and a beverage receiving chamber that defines a space for reception of a beverage container. The refrigerator includes a light emitting device and a camera arranged with the beverage receiving chamber in i
A refrigerator includes a main body, a door configured to open or close a storage compartment, and a beverage receiving chamber that defines a space for reception of a beverage container. The refrigerator includes a light emitting device and a camera arranged with the beverage receiving chamber in its field of view and configured to capture an image of an interior of the beverage receiving chamber. The refrigerator includes a beverage residual quantity sensing device located in the beverage receiving chamber and configured to measure a weight of a beverage. The refrigerator includes a display configured to display a kind and residual quantity of the beverage, and a controller configured to control operation of the camera, receive a weight sensing signal from the sensing device, determine the residual quantity of the beverage based on the weight sensing signal, and provide a user with information on the kind and residual quantity.
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1. A refrigerator comprising: a main body defining a storage compartment;a door configured to open or close at least a portion of the storage compartment;a beverage receiving chamber that defines a space for reception of a beverage container and that includes a sidewall part that extends upward from
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A refrigerator comprising: a main body defining a storage compartment;a door configured to open or close at least a portion of the storage compartment;a beverage receiving chamber that defines a space for reception of a beverage container and that includes a sidewall part that extends upward from at least a portion of an edge of a base of the beverage receiving chamber;a light emitting device;a camera located in the beverage receiving chamber in its field of view and configured to capture an image of an interior of the beverage receiving chamber based on the light emitting device being in an on state;a beverage residual quantity sensing device located at a bottom of the beverage receiving chamber and configured to measure a weight of the beverage container received on the beverage residual quantity sensing device, wherein the beverage residual quantity sensing device comprises: a sensor case located in a recess defined in a bottom of the beverage receiving chamber and located within the sidewall part of the beverage receiving chamber;a weight sensor located in the sensor case;a support plate located on an upper surface of the sensor case and configured to support the beverage container; anda guide rib that extends upward from at least a portion of a rim of the support plate, that is located within the sidewall part of the beverage receiving chamber, that guides the beverage container to the beverage residual quantity sensing device, and that supports the beverage container from a lateral side of the beverage container;a display configured to display the image of the interior of the beverage receiving chamber and a residual quantity of the beverage in the beverage container received on the beverage residual quantity sensing device; anda controller configured to control operation of the camera, receive a weight sensing signal from the beverage residual quantity sensing device, determine the residual quantity of the beverage received on the beverage residual quantity sensing device based on the weight sensing signal received from the beverage residual quantity sensing device, and provide a user with information related to both the image of an interior of the beverage receiving chamber and the residual quantity of the beverage on the beverage residual quantity sensing device via the display,wherein the camera faces the guide rib and is configured to capture an image of the beverage container. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising a door switch configured to sense whether the door is oriented in an open position or a closed position, wherein the controller is configured to: delete stored information related to the beverage based on the door switch detecting the door in the open position, andbased on the door switch detecting the door in the closed position: maintain the light emitting device in an on state,control image capture of the beverage container by the camera in the on state of the light emitting device,receive a weight sensing signal of the beverage from the beverage residual quantity sensing device, andstore the captured image and the weight sensing signal. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the beverage receiving chamber is defined by a receiving case including a bottom part on which the beverage container is placed, the sidewall part, and a cover part, and wherein at least the sidewall part is made of a transparent material. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the camera is mounted to a lateral side of a lower surface of the cover part and oriented to capture an image in a downward oblique direction. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the receiving case is mounted to an inner surface of the door. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the door comprises a main door that has an opening, and a sub door configured to open or close the opening of the main door, and wherein the receiving case is mounted to an inner surface of the main door and is open toward the opening of the main door such that an interior of the receiving case is accessible through the opening when the sub door is open. 7. The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein the sidewall part has an opening opposite to the main door. 8. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the cover part is a bottom part of another receiving shelf disposed above the beverage receiving chamber. 9. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a rear portion of the guide rib has a height that is greater than that of a front portion of the guide rib from which the beverage container is retrieved. 10. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control display of the image of the interior of the beverage receiving chamber and the residual quantity of the beverage via the display or a mobile terminal of the user. 11. The refrigerator according to claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to display the image of the interior of the beverage receiving chamber using the image captured by the camera, calculate the residual quantity of the beverage based on the weight of the beverage container measured by the beverage residual quantity sensing device, and display the calculated residual quantity of the beverage. 12. The refrigerator according to claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to display a storage period of the beverage along with the image of the interior of the beverage receiving chamber and residual quantity of the beverage. 13. The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein the controller is configured to alert the user via the display or the mobile terminal based on the controller detecting that the residual quantity of the beverage is a predetermined value or less or based on the controller detecting that the storage period of the beverage is a predetermined number of days or more. 14. The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein the controller comprises: an input device configured to receive beverage state information from the user;a microcomputer configured to process information received from the input device and the beverage residual quantity sensing device;a memory configured to store beverage state information; anda communication device configured to receive a user instruction signal and transmit the beverage state information via communication with the mobile terminal. 15. The refrigerator according to claim 14, wherein the controller is configured to calculate a remaining number of days of the beverage from the storage period of the beverage based on the beverage state information including a purchase date or shelf life of the beverage input via the input device by the user, and provide the user with freshness information and a remaining number of days of the beverage. 16. A control method for a refrigerator, the control method comprising: receiving, by a controller located at a main body of the refrigerator, a request for beverage state information from a user;based on receiving the request for beverage state information: turning on a light emitting device in the refrigerator;capturing an image of an interior of a beverage receiving chamber that defines a space that is configured to receive a beverage container using a camera in the beverage receiving chamber that is in a field of view of the camera; andmeasuring the weight of the beverage container located on a support plate on a weight sensor located at a bottom of the beverage receiving chamber that comprises: a guide rib that extends upward from at least a portion of the support plate, that is located within a sidewall part of the beverage receiving chamber, that is configured to guide the beverage container to the support plate, and that supports the beverage container from a lateral side of the beverage container;storing the captured image and measured weight data and turning off the light emitting device; anddisplaying both the captured image of the interior of the beverage receiving chamber and a residual quantity of a beverage in the beverage container simultaneously via a display of the refrigerator or a mobile terminal of the user. 17. The control method according to claim 16, further comprising alerting the user based on the residual quantity of the beverage being a predetermined value or less. 18. The control method according to claim 16, wherein storing the measured weight data comprises storing the measured weight data as volume data acquired by converting the residual quantity of the beverage calculated from the measured weight of the beverage container. 19. The control method according to claim 18, wherein displaying both the captured image of the interior of the beverage receiving chamber and the residual quantity of the beverage via the display of the refrigerator or the mobile terminal of the user is based on a user request for beverage state information. 20. The control method according to claim 18, further comprising displaying, on the display or the mobile terminal, a shelf life of the beverage input via an input device of a controller by the user. 21. The control method according to claim 20, further comprising alerting the user via the display or the mobile terminal based on detecting that the storage period is a predetermined number of days or more, or based on detecting that a remaining number of days of the beverage is a predetermined number of days or less.
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