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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2006
Jong-min Shin, Busan, KR;
Sun-cheol Bae, Masan-shi, KR;
Su-won Lee, Changwon-shi, KR;
Jae-seng Sim, Masan-shi, KR;
Eun-jeong Kim, Changwon-shi, KR;
Eun-young Park, Ulsan, KR;
Deok-hyun Youn, Ahnyang-shi, KR;
Yong-chol Kwon, Changwon-shi, KR;
Byung-koo Kong, Gimhae-shi, KR;
Ku-young Son, Busan, KR;
Jong-Min Shin, Busan, KR;
Sun-Cheol Bae, Masan-shi, KR;
Su-Won Lee, Changwon-shi, KR;
Jae-Seng Sim, Masan-shi, KR;
Eun-Jeong Kim, Changwon-shi, KR;
Eun-Young Park, Ulsan, KR;
Deok-Hyun Youn, Ahnyang-shi, KR;
Yong-Chol Kwon, Changwon-shi, KR;
Byung-Koo Kong, Gimhae-shi, KR;
Ku-Young Son, Busan, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator is provided having a user avatar display function which can store avatars of each user, identify users, and display the avatars corresponding to the identified users. The refrigerator includes a photographing device that photographs images of users, a storing device that stores user information for identifying the users and avatar information having avatars corresponding to the users and/or user information, a display that displays the avatars, and a controller that reads the user information, compares the user information with the images of the users photographed by the photographing device, reads the avatar information according to the comparison result, and displays the avatars of the users included in the read avatar information on the display.