METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF REFRIGERATOR BY USING SPEECH RECOGNITION, AND REFRIGERATOR EMPLOYING SAME

摘要

A refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a memory for storing information on food stored in a storeroom; a weight detecting unit disposed in the storeroom for detecting the weight of the food in order to determine whether food is received or withdrawn; a controller for creating a request for confirmation information on the received or withdrawn food when the food is determined to have been received or withdrawn; a speech output unit for outputting the request created by the controller as speech; and a speech input unit for receiving the response to the output request as speech, wherein the controller analyzes the response and updates information on the food stored in the storeroom.

主权项

1. A refrigerator comprising:
a memory configured to store information regarding food items kept in a storage chamber; a weight sensing unit disposed in the storage chamber and configured to sense a weight of a food item to determine whether a food item has been received or taken out; a controller configured to, when it is determined that a food item has been received or taken out, generate a request for identifying information regarding the food item which has been received or taken out; a speech output unit configured to output a request generated by the controller as speech; and a speech input unit configured to receive a response with respect to the output request, as speech, wherein the controller analysis the response and updates the information regarding food items kept in the storage chamber.