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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2014
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Hyoungjun Park, Changwon-si, KR;
Jongmi Choi, Changwon-si, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A home appliance includes a main body having a storage compartment, a door that opens or closes the storage compartment, a detection unit to detect an opening or closing of the door, a display unit disposed on the main body or the door to display information, and a control unit to control the display unit on the basis of the detection by the detection unit. The control unit changes a display on the display unit from a main screen to a function management screen in response to a command inputted on the main screen when the main screen is displayed on the display unit, and the control unit changes a display on the display unit from the main screen to the function management screen in response to the opening or closing of the door detected by the detection unit when the main screen is displayed on the display unit.