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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2023
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Younghun Yang, Seoul, KR;
Seo Hyun Han, Seoul, KR;
Junsoo Han, Seoul, KR;
Cholok Han, Seoul, KR;
Hongshin Cho, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a management server for an ice maker that includes: a communicator configured to receive operation information on extraction of ice stored in the ice maker and sensing information on an amount of the ice stored in the ice maker; and a controller configured, based on the received operation information and sensing information in a first time section and the received operation information and sensing information in a second time section after the first time section, to determine whether the ice stored in the ice maker is clumped in the second time section.