REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

• Main Authors: Choi, Ye Eun, Cha, Sang-Ok, Kang, Pa Ra, Youn, Su Jung, Lee, Kyung Hoon, Yoo, Da Hey, Lim, Kyoung-Ae
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 23.10.2019
• Subjects: BLASTING; CALCULATING; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTING; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; ICE-BOXES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; WEAPONS

Disclosed herein are a refrigerator and method of controlling the same. The refrigerator includes a memory (173, 175) configured to store at least ones of characteristics of one or more goods items that are able to be stored in the refrigerator and a user's purchasing characteristics; a controller (170) configured to display a user interface including at least one icon for at least one goods item selected based on the at least ones of the characteristics of the goods items and the user's purchasing characteristics stored in the memory (173, 175), on a display unit (160), and to collect the user's purchase history to set a method of displaying the at least one icon for the at least one goods item; and a proximity sensor (150) configured to measure a distance to the user, wherein the controller changes the user interface that is displayed on the display (160) unit based on the distance to the user.