Lg Electronics Inc.

Haesoo Lee

Jaehong Kim

Jisuk Chae

Eungyeong Gwon

Youngji Kim

Bongmun Jang

Sangjin Park

Woohyun Paik

Seunghoe Choe

Minjung Kang

Kangyoul Lee

Weonho Bae

Provided is a sensor package in a refrigerator configured to provide information related to refrigerated food. The sensor package may include a body having a mark classified by a type of food allocated to the sensor package and indicating the type of food of a food to which the sensor package is coupled, a battery, an operation switch, a memory configured to store food information corresponding to the type of food corresponding to the mark, a sensor communication module that communicates with a display provided in the refrigerator, a sensing module that senses state information associated with the food, and a sensor control module that controls the sensor communication module to initiate communication between the sensor package and the display of the refrigerator based on the state information sensed by the sensing module.

Sensor for communicating with refrigerator and control system for refrigerator including the sensor

A device and system for managing a service device provided with a communication module are disclosed, and the service device includes a communication unit directly communicating with either a hub device or an access point device and a device controller controlling the communication unit to perform connection to the hub device depending on communicative connectivity to the access point device.

Device and system for managing service device with communication module

Sensor for communication with refrigerator and control system for refrigerator including the sensor

A robot cleaner having a monitoring function and minimizing power consumption and/or securing communication efficiency and a method of controlling a robot cleaner are provided. The robot cleaner may include at least one sound obtaining device; at least one image obtaining device; and a controller configured to determine whether a sound obtained through the at least one sound obtaining device is abnormal, sense a direction in which an abnormal sound is generated, and obtain images in the direction in which the abnormal sound is generated. The robot cleaner may automatically recognize a surrounding situation, and when necessary, the robot cleaner may rotate and/or move in a corresponding direction and/or position to obtain images or transmit the obtained images to a remote terminal, thereby minimizing power consumption of the robot cleaner with limited power.

Robot cleaner and method for controlling a robot cleaner

Disclosed is an electronic device, which includes an external power supply unit configured to receive power from an external power source and an auxiliary power storage unit configured to be charged upon receiving the power from the external power supply unit and store the power. The electronic device further includes a first switching element connected to the external power supply unit and the auxiliary power storage unit, the first switching element configured to select any one of the external power supply unit and the auxiliary power storage unit as a power source, a power information receiver configured to receive power information including at least one of electric rate information and power demand information, and a controller configured to control the first switching element based on the power information received from the power information receiver.

Electronic device and method of controlling power supply therein

The present application relates to a wireless power supply device and wireless power transmission control in an electronic device capable of receiving wireless power. According to an embodiment of the present application, the electronic device capable of receiving wireless power comprises a communication unit which receives power information including at least one piece of electricity bill information and power demand information. Also, the electronic device comprises a wireless power receiving unit which receives wireless power wirelessly supplied from a wireless power supply device, and a power converting unit which converts the wireless power received into power that can be used in the electronic device. By using various embodiments suggested by the present application, use of power wirelessly supplied can be efficiently controlled, and accordingly, electric power can be economically and efficiently used.

Wireless power supply device, electronic device capable of receiving wireless power, and method for controlling transmission of wireless power

A robot cleaner and a method of performing a human care using the same. Specifically, the robot cleaner can include a main body with a cleaning module, a driving unit to move the main body, one or more cameras to generate image information on a management object, a communication unit to communicate with an external communication device and transmit the image information to the external communication device, and a control unit to recognize the management object and control the robot cleaner such that the management object is included in the image information while following a position change of the management object.

Robot cleaner and method of caring for human using the same

An electronic device and a method of controlling the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a broadcast receiving unit that receives a broadcast content, a communication unit that receives power information associated with a mart grid, the power information including at least one of per-time slot electricity rate information and power demand information, and a controller that selectively performs one of an operation of outputting the broadcast content received through the broadcast receiving unit and an operation of storing the received broadcast content in an internal memory or an external memory considering the received power information.

Electronic device and method of controlling the same

An electronic device and a method of controlling the electronic device are provided. Based on smart grid information received from a smart grid network, contents are played by an electronic device that consumes less power at a time slot during which a high electricity rate applies, thus minimizing electricity fees.

An electronic device can include: a communication unit; a display unit for display contents; and a controller configured to: display a user interface for querying whether to continuously display the contents or stop a display of the contents on the display unit, when the electronic device enters a high rate time slot determined based on electricity rate information received through the communication unit, receive an input for stopping the display of the contents through the user interface, and output a power ON signal and source information of the contents to a replacement electronic device.

An electronic device is provided that comprises a communication unit; an output unit; and a controller configured to output at least one of a first user interface and a second user interface through the output unit, in a case of entering a high rate time slot determined based on electricity rate information received through the communication unit while outputting contents through the output unit, wherein the first user interface queries whether to continuously output the contents through the output unit and wherein the second user interface is to receive a selection associated with a replacement electronic device for outputting the contents.

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Seoul, South Korea

Haesoo Lee