Refrigerator And Control Method For The Same

摘要

A refrigerator and a control method for the same are disclosed. The refrigerator includes a storage compartment formed in a cabinet of the refrigerator by a fixed insulation wall, the storage compartment being provided with an access opening, a door rotatably provided to the cabinet to open and close the access opening, a drawer provided in the storage compartment, a camera fixed to a ceiling of the storage compartment to photograph both a region (a first region) for storing of food arranged in an external space of the drawer in the storage compartment and a region (a second region) for storing of food arranged in an internal space of the drawer in the storage compartment, and a controller to separate, through a capturing time of a picture containing both the first region and the second region, a portion for the first region (a first region picture) and a portion for the second region (a second region picture) from the picture to individually divide and store the first region picture and the second region picture.

主权项

1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet configured to accommodate a cold air supply unit for maintenance of a low temperature, the cabinet having an opening formed in a front surface thereof to allow a user to store or retrieve food; a door rotatably mounted to the cabinet so as to open or close the opening; a storage compartment received in the cabinet and defined in the door and the cabinet, the storage compartment forming a single independent cold air maintenance space for storage of the food therein; and to a camera unit installed in the storage compartment to capture an image of the food stored in the storage compartment, wherein the camera unit includes: a housing secured to an inner wall of the storage compartment; a camera seated on the housing to capture an image of the food in the storage compartment, the camera being seated on the housing so as to maintain an image capture direction; a transparent window provided at a front surface of the housing; and a heater installed inside the transparent window, and wherein the heater is operated upon receiving continuously supplied power, so as to maintain the transparent window at a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius or higher.