Home appliance and control method thereof
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1. A control method of a home appliance, the method comprising:
- retrieving information about a communication device;
authenticating the communication device using the information;
registering the authenticated communication device;
receiving identification information of a receiver that receives a call request when the user inputs the call request;
making a call to the receiver through the communication device in response to receiving the identification information of the receiver;
receiving a first voice data from the authenticated communication device, the first voice data being received from another communication device through the communication device;
outputting a first voice signal corresponding to the first voice data to a user;
receiving a second voice signal from the user; and
transmitting a second voice data corresponding to the second voice signal to the communication device, the second voice data being transmitted to the another communication device through the communication device.
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Abstract
A control method of a home appliance, the method including retrieving information about a communication device, authenticating the communication device, registering the authenticated communication device, receiving voice data from the registered communication device, outputting a voice signal corresponding to the received voice data to a user, receiving the voice signal from the user, and transmitting voice data corresponding to the received voice signal to the communication device. When the method is used, even if a user loses a communication device in a home, call is possible using a home appliance such as refrigerator.
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1. A control method of a home appliance, the method comprising:
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retrieving information about a communication device; authenticating the communication device using the information; registering the authenticated communication device; receiving identification information of a receiver that receives a call request when the user inputs the call request; making a call to the receiver through the communication device in response to receiving the identification information of the receiver; receiving a first voice data from the authenticated communication device, the first voice data being received from another communication device through the communication device; outputting a first voice signal corresponding to the first voice data to a user; receiving a second voice signal from the user; and transmitting a second voice data corresponding to the second voice signal to the communication device, the second voice data being transmitted to the another communication device through the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A home appliance comprising:
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a voice input unit configured to receive a voice signal of a user; a sound output unit configured to output sound; a communication unit configured to transmit and receive voice data to and from a communication device; and a controller configured to control the sound output unit to output a sound signal corresponding to a first voice data received from the communication device the first voice data being received from another communication device through the communication device, and control the communication unit to transmit a second voice data corresponding to the voice signal of the user, the second voice data being transmitted to the another communication device through the communication device, wherein the controller is configured to receive identification information of a receiver that receives a call request when the user inputs the call request and make a call to the receiver through the communication device in response to receiving the identification information of the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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