Patent ID: 11862127
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body defining a storage compartment divided into a plurality of storage sections; and
a door coupled to the main body and configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage compartment, the door comprising a door panel configured to switch between a first state and a second state different from the first state,
wherein the door panel is configured to:
switch from the first state to the second state in response to a first input that is generated in response to the door being opened and then closed,
based on the door panel being in the second state and in response to a second input that is generated based on a user touching an area of the door panel within a period of time after the first input, display information about food stored in one or more of the plurality of storage sections, and
based on the second input not being received within the period of time after the first input, switch from the second state to the first state after the first input.