Refrigerator
US12046030B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/68
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a refrigerator may include a storage compartment, an outer door, one or more cameras provided in the outer door, a global DB configured to store a plurality of default food identification items and a plurality of default product names respectively corresponding to the plurality of default food identification items, and a local DB configured to store edited product names and a food identification item corresponding to the edited product names, and a processor configured to photograph an internal image of the storage compartment through the one or more cameras, obtain a food identification item from the photographed internal image, determine whether the obtained food identification item is stored in the local DB, and when the food identification item is not stored in the local DB, determine whether the obtained food identification item is stored in the global DB.
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