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Patent No.:

US 9851139 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017

Filed:

Nov. 02, 2015

Refrigerator and control method for the same

Applicant:

Lg Electronics Inc.;

Inventors:

Kwanhyung Kim, Seoul, KR;

Samnyol Hong, Seoul, KR;

Sungdu Kwon, Seoul, KR;

Ikkyu Lee, Seoul, KR;

Myoungju Lee, Seoul, KR;

Jeonghwan Kim, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Attorney:

Fish & Richardson P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Jonathan Bradford

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 29/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06K 9/52 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06T 7/40 (2017.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); F25D 27/00 (2006.01); F25D 11/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); F25D 23/04 (2006.01); G03B 29/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); F25D 23/12 (2006.01); F25D 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 29/005 (2013.01); F25D 11/00 (2013.01); F25D 23/00 (2013.01); F25D 23/02 (2013.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); F25D 23/04 (2013.01); F25D 23/062 (2013.01); F25D 23/067 (2013.01); F25D 23/12 (2013.01); F25D 25/025 (2013.01); F25D 27/00 (2013.01); F25D 29/00 (2013.01); G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); G03B 29/00 (2013.01); G06K 9/00335 (2013.01); G06K 9/4652 (2013.01); G06K 9/52 (2013.01); G06K 9/6201 (2013.01); G06T 7/0042 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/2033 (2013.01); G06T 7/408 (2013.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 5/2621 (2013.01); H04N 5/2624 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); F25D 2201/10 (2013.01); F25D 2300/00 (2013.01); F25D 2323/021 (2013.01); F25D 2400/02 (2013.01); F25D 2400/361 (2013.01); F25D 2500/06 (2013.01); F25D 2600/00 (2013.01); F25D 2700/02 (2013.01); F25D 2700/06 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30204 (2013.01);
Abstract

A camera system is provided for an inside of a refrigerator. The camera system includes a camera module that includes an image sensor, a camera lens, electrical components configured to drive the image sensor, and a transparent window spaced a predetermined distance from the camera lens. The camera system also includes a camera housing configured to seat and fix the camera module at a predetermined position in the camera housing. The camera housing includes a fixing surface arranged to adjoin an upper wall of a storage compartment of a refrigerator; a front surface arranged to face an access opening of the storage compartment and side surfaces connecting the front surface to a rear surface of the camera housing; and a top surface provided with an opening allowing the transparent window of the camera module to be exposed therethrough.

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