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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Jae Poong Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Chang Ho Ha, Hwasun-gun, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08B 6/00 (2006.01); G08B 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 6/00 (2013.01); G08B 3/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A home appliance includes a tactile signal generator and a controller. The tactile signal generator has a first function which allows the home appliance to perform a predetermined function and a second function to generate a tactile signal. The controller determines whether an event is generated and controls the generation of the tactile signal generated by the tactile signal generator upon determination that the event is generated.