REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
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1. A control method of a refrigerator, comprising:
- determining whether time data to be used to confirm a season is stored in a storage unit;
requesting input of time data upon determining that the time data is not stored in the storage unit; and
determining whether the stored time data is to be changed upon determining that the time data is stored in the storage unit.
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Abstract
A refrigerator to control food storage conditions and a control method thereof include controlling temperature in the refrigerator. The control method includes determining whether time data to be used to confirm a season is stored in a storage unit, requesting a user to input time data upon determining that the time data is not stored in the storage unit, and determining whether the stored time data is to be changed upon determining that the time data is stored in the storage unit. Temperature in the refrigerator is controlled based on properties of food for each season to improve storage efficiency of food.
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1. A control method of a refrigerator, comprising:
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determining whether time data to be used to confirm a season is stored in a storage unit; requesting input of time data upon determining that the time data is not stored in the storage unit; and determining whether the stored time data is to be changed upon determining that the time data is stored in the storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19)
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14. A refrigerator comprising:
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a storage unit to store time data to be used to confirm a season; and a controller to request a user to input time data upon determining that the time data is not stored in the storage unit and to determine whether the stored time data is to be changed upon determining that the time data is stored in the storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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20. A refrigerator comprising:
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a storage unit to store time data; a controller to control operation of the refrigerator based upon the time data and, wherein the controller controls a temperature of the refrigerator based upon the time data, wherein the controller controls the operation of the refrigerator to maintain the temperature for a period of time based upon the time data.
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