Patent ID: 11898787
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  E  G  H  Y | IPC F  G  H

Claim 17:
18. The method of claim 11, wherein the refrigerator further comprises:
a second door disposed adjacent to the first door in a horizontal direction;
a second proximity sensor disposed adjacent to the second door; and
a second infrared sensor disposed on the second door,
based on detection data obtained by the first proximity sensor and the second proximity sensor, identifying a door close to an external object that approaches within a threshold distance from the refrigerator,
transmitting a signal to the door opening device for opening the identified door among the first door and the second door, and
based on the external object being identified by the infrared sensor disposed on the identified door while the identified door is open, transmitting a signal to the door opening device for stopping the opening of the identified door.