Refrigerator and control method thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8413457
APP PUB NO 20100114378A1
SERIAL NO

12588216

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Disclosed are a refrigerator and a control method thereof, wherein operation of an icemaker can be controlled according to time or function. A sleep mode to control operation of an icemaker according to time is set to prevent generation of noise due to an ice-separating operation implemented at night. In the setting of the sleep mode, a control range of the sleep mode is selected according to a desired operating function (ice-making function or ice-separating function) of the icemaker and also, a period of the sleep mode in units of days/weeks/months (or an operating term) is selected.

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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTDSUWON-SI GYEONGGI-DO 16677

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Park, Young Gwl Gwangsan-gu, KR 2 75
Son, Seok Jun Gwangsan-gu, KR 7 80

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