Control Unit for Refrigerator and Method Controlling the Same
First Claim
1. A control unit for a refrigerator, comprising:
- an input means for receiving an operation signal for setting a service mode of a dispenser provided at the refrigerator;
a storage means for storing a plurality of mode image data corresponding to the service mode of the dispenser;
a display means for displaying mode images of the mode image data; and
a control means for performing control such that mode image data corresponding to the service mode of the dispenser are read from the storage means according to an operation signal received by the input means and a mode image corresponding to the service mode of the dispenser is displayed on the display means.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a control unit for a refrigerator and a method of controlling the same. A control unit for a refrigerator according to the present invention comprises an input means for receiving an operation signal for setting a service mode of a dispenser provided at the refrigerator; a storage means for storing a plurality of mode image data corresponding to the service mode of the dispenser; a display means for displaying mode images of the mode image data; and a control means for performing control such that mode image data corresponding to the service mode of the dispenser are read from the storage means according to an operation signal received by the input means and a mode image corresponding to the service mode of the dispenser is displayed on the display means. According to the present invention, there are advantages in that more various menus can be displayed in different manners, and the configuration of the input unit is simplified and thus can be more conveniently used.
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34 Claims
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1. A control unit for a refrigerator, comprising:
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an input means for receiving an operation signal for setting a service mode of a dispenser provided at the refrigerator; a storage means for storing a plurality of mode image data corresponding to the service mode of the dispenser; a display means for displaying mode images of the mode image data; and a control means for performing control such that mode image data corresponding to the service mode of the dispenser are read from the storage means according to an operation signal received by the input means and a mode image corresponding to the service mode of the dispenser is displayed on the display means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 19, 20, 21)
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9. A control unit for a refrigerator, comprising:
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an input means for receiving an operation signal for setting a service mode of a dispenser provided at the refrigerator; a storage means for storing background screen data and information data including at least information on a set service mode of the dispenser; a display means for displaying a background screen image of the background screen data and an information image of the information data; and a control means for performing control such that information data corresponding to the information on the service mode of the dispenser are read from the storage means according to an operation signal received by the input means and an information image corresponding to the service mode of the dispenser is displayed on the display means. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A control unit for a refrigerator, comprising:
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an input means having a temperature setting button for receiving an operation signal for selecting a temperature setting menu for a storage space of the refrigerator, and a detail setting button for receiving an operation signal for setting a temperature of the storage space or setting an independent function; and a control means for performing control such that the setting of the temperature of the storage space or the setting of the independent function is carried out according to a sequence of manipulating the temperature setting button and the detail setting button. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A control unit for a refrigerator, comprising:
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an input means having a temperature setting button for receiving an operation signal for selecting a temperature setting menu for a storage space of the refrigerator, and a detail setting button for receiving an operation signal for setting a temperature of the storage space or setting an independent function; a storage means for storing a temperature setting screen for setting a temperature of the storage space and an independent function setting screen for setting an independent function; a display means for displaying the temperature setting screen and the independent function setting screen; and a control means for performing control such that the temperature setting screen or the independent function setting screen is displayed on the display means according to a sequence of manipulating the temperature setting button and the detail setting button. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A control unit for a refrigerator, comprising:
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an input means having a menu setting button for receiving an operation signal for selecting a menu of the refrigerator to be set, and a detail setting button for receiving an operation signal for detail setting of a selected menu or separate independent function setting; and a control means for performing control such that either the menu setting and detail setting thereof or the independent function setting is carried out according to a sequence of manipulating the menu setting button and the detail setting button. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A control unit for a refrigerator, comprising:
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an input means having a menu setting button for receiving an operation signal for menu setting or information display for the refrigerator and a detail setting button for receiving an operation signal for detail setting of a selected menu or separate independent function setting; a storage means for storing a menu setting screen for the menu setting, a detail setting screen for the detail setting of the selected menu, and an independent function setting screen for the independent function setting; a display means for displaying the menu setting screen, the detail setting screen, and the independent function setting screen; and a control means for performing control such that any one of sequential display of the menu setting screen and the detail setting screen, display of information, and display of the independent function setting screen is carried out on the display means according to a sequence of manipulating the menu setting button and the detail setting button. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of controlling a control unit for a refrigerator, the control unit including an input means for receiving an operation signal for selecting a menu for manipulating the refrigerator, and a display means for displaying a menu and a corresponding avatar according to the operation signal inputted through the input means, the method comprising the steps of:
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(A) displaying, by the display means, one or more menus; (B) receiving, by the input means, an operation signal for selecting any one of the menus displayed on the display means in step (A); and (C) displaying, by the display means, an avatar corresponding to the menu selected according to the operation signal received by the input means in step (B). - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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