Refrigerator and method for controlling the same
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1. A method for controlling a refrigerator, comprising:
- sensing a failure state of each part of a certain product;
generating failure relation information corresponded to the failure state; and
transmitting the failure relation information through the Internet.
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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 refrigerator, comprising:
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sensing a failure state of each part of a certain product;
generating failure relation information corresponded to the failure state; and
transmitting the failure relation information through the Internet.
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2. A method for controlling a refrigerator, comprising:
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sensing a failure state of each part of a refrigerator;
generating failure relation information corresponded to the failure state; and
transmitting the failure relation information through the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A refrigerator, comprising:
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a sensing means outputting first data after sensing a temperature state inside a storing space of a refrigerator and a failure state of each part inside the refrigerator;
a control unit generating failure relation information on the basis of the outputted first data and preset second data; and
an automatic mail transmitting unit converting the failure relation information into character information and transmitting the character information through the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In an apparatus controlling operation of a refrigerator after being inputted AC power, a refrigerator, comprising:
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a temperature sensing unit sensing a temperature inside a storage and outputting a sense signal;
a microcomputer outputting a control signal in accordance with the sense signal, sensing a failure of each part inside a refrigerator, coding failure relation information corresponded to the failure, and outputting the coded failure relation information;
a communication unit being inputted the coded failure relation information and transmitting it to a digital controller unit;
a digital controller unit converting the coded failure relation information transmitted from the communication unit into character information by performing a digital signal-processing of the coded failure relation information; and
an automatic mail transmitting unit automatically transmitting the character information to a designated address through an electronic mail. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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