Patent ID: 8572989

Claim:
A method of using an avatar Kimchi refrigerator having a plurality of special modes, wherein each of the plurality of special modes stores food according to special functions that are different from each other, and wherein each of the plurality of special modes has a corresponding avatar's distinct dynamic image associated therewith, the avatar Kimchi refrigerator comprising: a main body having a storage space formed therein; a door installed on the main body that opens and closes the main body; an input device installed on the main body or the door, the input device being configured to receive an input and set one of the plurality of special modes based on the received input; a controller connected to the input device, wherein the controller sets temperature variations by time according to the special mode set by the input device, and controls a temperature inside the storage space of the main body according to the temperature variations by time; and a display connected to the controller, wherein the display simultaneously displays the set special mode and the corresponding avatar's distinct dynamic image for implementing a user's easy recognition of the set special mode, during a period while the refrigerator performs the set special mode.