WARNING INFORMATION DISPLAYING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ELECTRIC DEVICE

Abstract

The present invention discloses a warning information displaying apparatus and method of an electric device which receive a warning signal included in a wireless signal and display the warning signal in the form of a message. The warning information displaying apparatus of the electric device includes a wireless receiving module for receiving a wireless signal including a warning signal through a warning broadcasting channel, a display means for visibly displaying warning information, a storing means for storing warning information corresponding to the warning signal, and a control means for reading the warning information corresponding to the warning signal from the storing means, and displaying the warning information through the display means, when receiving the wireless signal including the warning signal from the wireless receiving module.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will become better understood with reference to the accompanying drawings which are given only by way of illustration and thus are not limitative of the present invention, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a structure diagram illustrating a display unit of a conventional refrigerator;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a warning information displaying apparatus of an electric device in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 3 shows an example of a warning signal;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing sequential steps of a warning information displaying method of an electric device in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing sequential steps of a warning information displaying method of an electric device in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. A warning information displaying apparatus of an electric device, comprising: a wireless receiving module for receiving a wireless signal including a warning signal through a warning broadcasting channel;a display means for visibly displaying warning information;a storing means for storing warning information corresponding to the warning signal; anda control means for reading the warning information corresponding to the warning signal from the storing means, and displaying the warning information through the display means, when receiving the wireless signal including the warning signal from the wireless receiving module.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an output means for audibly outputting the warning information, wherein the control means audibly outputs the warning information through the output means.

3. The apparatus of either claim 1 or 2, wherein the control means generates a warning message according to the warning signal and warning information, and provides the warning message to the user through the display means or the output means.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, comprising a channel selecting means for selecting a plurality of channels, wherein the control means controls the wireless receiving module to receive the wireless signal of the selected channel, and audibly outputs the wireless signal through the output means.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the control means controls the wireless receiving module to receive the wireless signal of the warning broadcasting channel at predetermined intervals.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control means reads a preamble field of the wireless signal and decides whether the wireless signal includes the warning signal.

7. A warning information displaying method of an electric device, comprising the steps of: receiving a wireless signal;deciding whether the wireless signal includes a warning signal;reading warning information corresponding to the warning signal according to the result of the deciding step; andvisibly or audibly outputting the warning information.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising a step for generating a warning message according to the warning signal and the warning information, wherein the outputting step outputs the warning message.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the receiving step comprises a step for receiving a wireless signal of a warning broadcasting channel.

10. The method of either claim 7 or 9, wherein the receiving step further comprises the steps of: receiving another broadcasting channel; andchanging the broadcasting channel at predetermined intervals and receiving the wireless signal of the warning broadcasting channel.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the deciding step reads a preamble field of the wireless signal.