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Patent No.:

US 11599928 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 10, 2019

Refrigerator and method for managing products in refrigerator

Applicant:

Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Jinok Kim, Seoul, KR;

Sungmok Hwang, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;

Attorney:

KED & Associates LLP

Primary Examiner:

Henry Orr

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06K 9/62 (2022.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/247 (2006.01); G06V 10/40 (2022.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G06V 40/50 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0631 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06K 9/6267 (2013.01); G06V 10/40 (2022.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G06V 40/166 (2022.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01); G06V 40/50 (2022.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/23203 (2013.01); H04N 5/247 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for managing products in a refrigerator comprises the steps of: registering user information including a face image, in association with at least one vendor; after a refrigerator door is opened, photographing an external area around the refrigerator and then recognizing a user's face; while the door is closed after the opening of the refrigerator door, photographing the inside of a storage chamber of the refrigerator and processing the captured image to acquire product information of a product taken; storing the acquired product information of the taken product as a product use history, in association with the recognized user's face; and when receiving a user input, displaying a purchase recommendation product list per user with information of an associated vendor on the basis of the product use history. In an embodiment of the present invention, a refrigerator to which an IOT is applied may be provided.

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