Apparatus and method for inputting and displaying data for refrigerator
First Claim
1. An apparatus for inputting and displaying data for a refrigerator, comprising:
- a display unit provided on the refrigerator;
a touchscreen provided on an outer surface of the display unit and configured to receive image data written or drawn on the touchscreen by a user;
a memory device provided within the display unit and configured to store the image data, wherein the memory device comprises a plurality of storage areas corresponding to a respective plurality of storage chambers in the refrigerator; and
a controller provided within the display unit and configured to store the image data input through the touchscreen into the memory device, and to control the touchscreen so as to display the image data on the touch screen.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for inputting and displaying data for a refrigerator, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for inputting and displaying data for a refrigerator wherein various data can be inputted and displayed in the form of images using a touchscreen. To this end, in the present invention the input and display of the characters are not made in a manner that the characters for forming the data are inputted but made in the form of the images corresponding to the characters. Thus, the input and display of the data can be performed regardless of the languages, and the regions and countries where the refrigerators are used. Accordingly, the present invention has an advantage in that the information on various data can be conveniently obtained without limitations on the function, used time and language for inputting the characters.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for inputting and displaying data for a refrigerator, comprising:
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a display unit provided on the refrigerator;
a touchscreen provided on an outer surface of the display unit and configured to receive image data written or drawn on the touchscreen by a user;
a memory device provided within the display unit and configured to store the image data, wherein the memory device comprises a plurality of storage areas corresponding to a respective plurality of storage chambers in the refrigerator; and
a controller provided within the display unit and configured to store the image data input through the touchscreen into the memory device, and to control the touchscreen so as to display the image data on the touch screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for inputting and displaying data for a refrigerator, comprising
a display unit provided on a surface of the refrigerator; -
a touchscreen provided on an outer surface of the display unit and configured to receive information on items stored in the refrigerator in the form of user generated image data;
a memory device provided within the display unit and configured to store the image data on the items stored in the refrigerator input through the touchscreen, wherein the memory device comprises a plurality of storage areas corresponding to a respective plurality of storage chambers in the refrigerator; and
a controller provided within the display unit and configured to control the touchscreen and the memory device so as to display the image data on the items stored in the refrigerator on the touchscreen, and to store the image data on the items stored in the refrigerator into the memory device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for inputting and displaying data for a refrigerator in which a display unit with a touchscreen provided thereon is provided on the refrigerator and a plurality of data storage areas respectively corresponding to a plurality of storage chambers in the refrigerator are allocated in a memory device provided therein, the method comprising:
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displaying the plurality of storage chambers on the touchscreen;
selecting a storage chamber from the plurality of storage chambers displayed on the touchscreen;
receiving user generated image data corresponding to items stored in the refrigerator through the touchscreen; and
storing the image data in a data storage area of the memory device which corresponds to the selected storage chamber. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for inputting and displaying information on a product with a display unit mounted thereon, comprising:
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displaying a main menu comprising a plurality of functions on a touchscreen of the display unit, wherein the plurality of functions comprises at least a schedule management function, a perishable item management function configured to monitor a status of perishable items stored in a product on which the display unit is mounted, and a product management function;
allowing for selection of a function from the plurality of functions;
when the schedule management function is selected, displaying a calendar which corresponds to a relevant month on the touchscreen;
when a specific date of the displayed calendar is selected, providing an input screen configured to receive image data written or drawn thereon by a user and representing information related to the specific date;
receiving the image data representing information related to the specific date through the input screen;
storing the image data in a memory device provided within the display unit, wherein the memory device comprises a plurality of storage areas corresponding to a respective plurality of dates associated with the schedule management function; and
displaying the stored image data on a first display screen when a present date is consistent with the specific date. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for inputting and displaying data on a product, comprising
a display unit mounted on the product and configured to allow for input of image data generated by a user; -
a touchscreen provided on an outer surface of the display unit;
a memory device provided within the display unit and configured to receive and to store the image data, wherein the memory device comprises a plurality of storage areas corresponding to a respective plurality of storage areas of the product; and
a controller provided within the display unit and configured to control the memory device and the touchscreen so as to store the image information in the memory device, and to display the image information on the touchscreen. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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