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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2018
Qingdao Haier Co., Ltd., Qingdao, CN;
Guixi Li, Qingdao, CN;
Bing Wang, Qingdao, CN;
Qinghai Zhao, Qingdao, CN;
Lei Zhang, Qingdao, CN;
Shujun Song, Qingdao, CN;
Yuliang Jiao, Qingdao, CN;
Qingfu Wang, Qingdao, CN;
Chunxue Wang, Qingdao, CN;
QINGDAO HAIER CO., LTD., Qingdao, CN;
Abstract
A refrigerator control method, including: upon acquiring a signal indicating that a person approaches to open a door, controlling a camera to move from an initial position to a first position; upon acquiring a signal indicating that the door switches to an open status, controlling the camera to move to a second position; upon acquiring an opening angle of the door, and controlling the camera to capture an image of an interior of the door when the opening angle is less than a threshold angle; upon acquiring a signal indicating that the door switches to the closed status, controlling the camera to move to the first position and capture an image of an interior of the door; and upon acquiring a signal indicating that the door is closed, controlling the camera to return to the initial position and capture an image of an interior of the refrigerating compartment.