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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2019
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Hyohoun No, Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An artificial intelligence refrigerator includes a communication unit, a camera configured to capture an image of a tray including a plurality of grooves for storing food, and a processor configured to control the communication unit and the camera. The processor extracts a marker hidden by the food of a plurality of markers respectively attached to the plurality of grooves from the captured image of the tray, acquires a position identifier of a groove corresponding to the hidden marker and a reception time indicating that the food is received in the groove, transmits the acquired position identifier and the reception time to a server through the communication unit, receives determined color information from the server based on the reception time, and controls a light emitting element provided in the groove to output a color to be displayed on the groove included in the received color information.