Method of controlling electric device

• US 9,013,273 B2
• Filed: 09/13/2012
• Issued: 04/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Oh, Minjin, Kang, Seonghwan
• Primary Examiner(s): Trieu, Van T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yu, Royit
• Application Number:
  US13/613,216
• Publication Number:
  US 20130076488A1
• Time in Patent Office: 950 Days
• Field of Search: 340/3.1, 348/14.3, 707/3
• US Class Current: 340/6.1
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2400/361 Interactive visual displays
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2500/06 Stock management
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2700/06 Sensors detecting the presence of a product
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2700/08 Sensors using Radio Frequency Identification [RFID]
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 29/00 Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices

Abstract

A method for controlling an electronic device is provided. The method may include displaying, on a display, information related to at least one of a plurality of items to be managed or processed by the device, selecting at least one piece of item information displayed on the display, recognizing the selected piece of item information, and storing the recognized piece of item information into a memory as an object to be managed or processed by the device.

Claims

1. A method for identifying food items received in a refrigerator, the method comprising:

focusing on an area of a receipt in which images of a plurality of food items are located, using a camera;

displaying a recognition area defined by a line surrounding the images of the plurality of food items located in the focused area;

capturing a plurality of user captured images corresponding to the plurality of food items;

executing an information recognizing program and converting at least one letter recognized in each user captured image into text and generating a text listing including the converted text corresponding to the plurality of user captured images;

displaying the text listing including the converted text on a display, each item of the converted text corresponding to one of the plurality of items included in the receipt;

selecting texts of at least two lines corresponding to first and second items from the text listing displayed on the display, the texts of the at least two lines including a first text corresponding to the first item and a second text located below the first text and corresponding to the second item, the selecting texts of the at least two lines comprising;

maintaining contact with the display from a start point corresponding to an upper portion of the first text to an end point corresponding to a lower portion of the second text, using a selection device, and

storing the selected first and second texts corresponding to the first and the second items into a memory for processing, and thereby performing management of the first and the second items.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

allowing a preset amount of time to elapse or receiving a command at an input device operably coupled to the display when the images of the plurality of food items are located in the recognition area.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the texts of the at least two lines includes a third text corresponding to a third item from the displayed text listing, the third text being located below the second text on the display.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the selecting texts of the at least two lines comprises:

maintaining contact with the display from the start point corresponding to the upper portion of the first text to an end point corresponding to a lower portion of the third text, to select the first text, the second text and the third text.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection device comprises a finger.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection device comprises a touch pen.

7. A method for identifying food items in a refrigerator, the method comprising:

focusing on an area of a receipt in which images of a plurality of food items are located, using a camera;

displaying a recognition area defined by a line surrounding the images of the plurality of food items located in the area;

capturing a plurality of captured images corresponding to the plurality of food items;

executing an information recognizing program and converting at least one letter recognized in each captured image into text and generating a text listing including the converted text corresponding to the plurality of captured images;

displaying the text listing including the converted text on a display, each item of the converted text corresponding to a separate one of the plurality of items included in the receipt;

selecting texts, from the displayed text listing, of at least two lines corresponding to first and second items, the texts of the at least two lines including a first text corresponding to the first item and a second text located below the first text on the display and corresponding to the second item, the selecting texts of the at least two lines comprising;

maintaining contact with the display between a first point corresponding to an portion of the first text and a second point corresponding to a portion of the second text, and

storing the selected first and second texts corresponding to the first and the second items into a memory for processing, and thereby performing management of the first and the second items.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein maintaining contact includes providing a finger on the display between the first point and the second point.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein maintaining contact includes moving the finger on the display from the first point to the second point.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein maintaining contact includes providing a touch pen on the display between the first point and the second point.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein maintaining contact includes moving the touch pen on the display from the first point to the second point.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the texts of the at least two lines includes a third text corresponding to a third item from the text listing displayed on the display, the third text being located below the second text on the display.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the selecting texts of the at least two lines comprises:

maintaining contact with the display between the first point and a third point corresponding to a portion of the third text, to select the first text, the second text and the third text.