Display module for food storage including transparent display panel and display system including the display module
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
- a main body defining a storage compartment, the storage compartment being divided into a plurality of storage sections; and
a door coupled to the main body to selectively open or close the storage compartment, the door comprising;
a transparent display panel exposed to an outside of the door, the transparent display panel having four sides and each side having one edge;
a door frame covering one or more edges of the transparent display panel and configured to protect the transparent display panel; and
a light blocking member disposed on remaining edges of the transparent display panel to block light from entering or exiting the transparent display panel through the remaining edges of the transparent display panel and having a surface area smaller than a corresponding surface area of the door frame,wherein the transparent display panel is configured to display information on food stored in one or more of the plurality of storage sections,wherein the door frame comprises;
a communication unit configured to receive data;
a controller configured to process the received data and output a drive command based on the processed data; and
a display drive unit configured to drive the transparent display panel in response to the drive command,wherein the door frame fixedly supports the transparent display panel at an outer portion, andwherein the transparent display panel is fitted in the door frame.
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Disclosed is a display module including a transparent display panel and a frame to fix a side of the transparent display panel, wherein the frame has a communication unit to receive data from the outside, a controller to process the received data and to output a drive command corresponding to the processed data and a display drive unit to drive the transparent display panel in response to the drive command from the controller. A display system includes a system body and a display module detachably mounted in the system body.
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
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a main body defining a storage compartment, the storage compartment being divided into a plurality of storage sections; and a door coupled to the main body to selectively open or close the storage compartment, the door comprising; a transparent display panel exposed to an outside of the door, the transparent display panel having four sides and each side having one edge; a door frame covering one or more edges of the transparent display panel and configured to protect the transparent display panel; and a light blocking member disposed on remaining edges of the transparent display panel to block light from entering or exiting the transparent display panel through the remaining edges of the transparent display panel and having a surface area smaller than a corresponding surface area of the door frame, wherein the transparent display panel is configured to display information on food stored in one or more of the plurality of storage sections, wherein the door frame comprises; a communication unit configured to receive data; a controller configured to process the received data and output a drive command based on the processed data; and a display drive unit configured to drive the transparent display panel in response to the drive command, wherein the door frame fixedly supports the transparent display panel at an outer portion, and wherein the transparent display panel is fitted in the door frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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