US Patent Application 18212541. REFRIGERATOR simplified abstract
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REFRIGERATOR
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REFRIGERATOR - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18212541 Titled 'REFRIGERATOR'
Simplified Explanation
This abstract describes a refrigerator that has a storage space and a door. The door has a recessed area at the top, where a microphone module is placed to receive voice commands from the user. A controller in the refrigerator uses these voice commands to control its operation. The recessed area is covered by a door cover, which has a mount for the microphone module. The mount has a hole that allows the sound of the voice command to pass from outside the door cover to the interior of the mount.
Original Abstract Submitted
A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage space therein and a door configured to open and close the storage space. The door includes a top recess that is recessed downward from a top surface portion of the door, a microphone module accommodated in the top recess and configured to receive a voice command from a user, a controller configured to control an operation of the refrigerator based on the voice command received at the microphone module, a door cover that covers the top recess a microphone-module mount provided at the door cover, wherein the microphone module is accommodated in the microphone-module mount, and a voice input hole defined in the microphone-module mount and configured to transmit a sound of the voice command from an outside of the door cover to an interior of the microphone-module mount.
