Refrigerator and method for controlling the same
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1. A method for controlling a product, comprising:
- receiving information manually input from a user indicating a failure state of the product;
generating failure related information corresponding to the failure state;
transmitting the failure related information through a network;
determining whether the failure related information transmitted through the network was received at an intended destination; and
displaying contact information of a service center on a display of the product if the failure related information was not received at the intended destination.
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Abstract
In a method for requesting a repair of a refrigerator through the Internet and a system therefor, and particularly in a refrigerator and a method for controlling the same, a failure of a refrigerator can be quickly and accurately repaired although a user can not recognize the failure of the refrigerator by setting a self-checkup function of a refrigerator, comparing failure relation data sensed by various sensing means to preset reference data stored in a database and transmitting a compared result to a service center or a serviceman through the Internet.
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1. A method for controlling a product, comprising:
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receiving information manually input from a user indicating a failure state of the product;
generating failure related information corresponding to the failure state;
transmitting the failure related information through a network; determining whether the failure related information transmitted through the network was received at an intended destination; and
displaying contact information of a service center on a display of the product if the failure related information was not received at the intended destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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