Patent ID: 7607312

Claim:
A refrigerator, comprising: a refrigerator cabinet; a compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet; a cooling system within the refrigerator cabinet; an electronic control system associated with the refrigerator and adapted to monitor and control temperature within the compartment, the electronic control system adapted to cycle on and off the cooling system based on a cut-in temperature and a cut-out temperature associated with the compartment, the electronic control system further adapted to adjust the cut-in temperature and the cut-out temperature during operation of the refrigerator to thereby improve temperature performance and energy efficiency of the refrigerator; a freezer compartment disposed within the cabinet; an ice compartment with an ice maker disposed within the cabinet; the electronic control system adapted to monitor and control temperature in the fresh food compartment, the freezer compartment and the ice compartment; an ice compartment temperature sensor associated with the ice compartment and electrically connected to the electronic control system; a fresh food compartment temperature sensor associated with the fresh food compartment and electrically connected to the electronic control system; a freezer compartment temperature sensor associated with the freezer compartment and electrically connected to the electronic control system; and an ambient temperature sensor electrically connected to the electronic control system.