Method for controlling operation of refrigerator by using speech recognition, and refrigerator employing same
First Claim
1. A refrigerator comprising:
- a storage chamber shaped to store food items;
a memory configured to store information regarding food items presently kept in the storage chamber;
a weight sensing unit coupled to the storage chamber and configured to sense weight of the food items presently kept in the storage chamber;
a speech output unit;
a speech input unit; and
a controller configured to;
generate a query directed to a user of the refrigerator for identifying information regarding either a food item which has been received at the storage chamber when the weight sensing unit indicates that a food item has been placed in the storage chamber, or regarding a food item which has been removed from the storage chamber when the weight sensing unit indicates that a food has been removed from the storage chamber;
cause the speech output unit to output the query as speech;
receive a response, via the speech input unit, with respect to the query; and
update the information regarding food items presently kept in the storage chamber based on the response.
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Abstract
A refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a memory for storing information on food stored in a storeroom; a weight detecting unit disposed in the storeroom for detecting the weight of the food in order to determine whether food is received or withdrawn; a controller for creating a request for confirmation information on the received or withdrawn food when the food is determined to have been received or withdrawn; a speech output unit for outputting the request created by the controller as speech; and a speech input unit for receiving the response to the output request as speech, wherein the controller analyzes the response and updates information on the food stored in the storeroom.
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
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a storage chamber shaped to store food items; a memory configured to store information regarding food items presently kept in the storage chamber; a weight sensing unit coupled to the storage chamber and configured to sense weight of the food items presently kept in the storage chamber; a speech output unit; a speech input unit; and a controller configured to; generate a query directed to a user of the refrigerator for identifying information regarding either a food item which has been received at the storage chamber when the weight sensing unit indicates that a food item has been placed in the storage chamber, or regarding a food item which has been removed from the storage chamber when the weight sensing unit indicates that a food has been removed from the storage chamber; cause the speech output unit to output the query as speech; receive a response, via the speech input unit, with respect to the query; and update the information regarding food items presently kept in the storage chamber based on the response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for controlling an operation of a refrigerator, the method comprising:
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storing, in a memory, information regarding food items presently kept in a storage chamber of the refrigerator; sensing, by a weight sensor of the refrigerator coupled to the storage chamber, weight of the food items presently kept in the storage chamber; generating, by a controller of the refrigerator, a query directed to a user of the refrigerator for identifying information regarding either a food item which has been received at the storage chamber when the weight sensor indicates that a food item has been placed in the storage chamber, or regarding a food item which has been removed from the storage chamber when the weight sensor indicates that a food has been removed from the storage chamber; outputting, via a speech output unit of the refrigerator, the generated query as speech; receiving, via a speech input unit of the refrigerator, a response with respect to the query; and updating the information regarding food items presently kept in the storage chamber based on the response.
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