Patents by Inventor SHUJUN SONG

SHUJUN SONG has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Refrigerator control method for capturing images inside refrigerator
    Patent number: 11150011
    Abstract: A refrigerator control method, including: upon acquiring a signal indicating that a person approaches to open a door, controlling a camera to move from an initial position to a first position; upon acquiring a signal indicating that the door switches to an open status, controlling the camera to move to a second position; upon acquiring an opening angle of the door, and controlling the camera to capture an image of an interior of the door when the opening angle is less than a threshold angle; upon acquiring a signal indicating that the door switches to the closed status, controlling the camera to move to the first position and capture an image of an interior of the door; and upon acquiring a signal indicating that the door is closed, controlling the camera to return to the initial position and capture an image of an interior of the refrigerating compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guixi Li, Bing Wang, Qinghai Zhao, Lei Zhang, Shujun Song, Yuliang Jiao, Qingfu Wang, Chunxue Wang
  • REFRIGERATOR CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20200064058
    Abstract: A refrigerator control method, including: upon acquiring a signal indicating that a person approaches to open a door, controlling a camera to move from an initial position to a first position; upon acquiring a signal indicating that the door switches to an open status, controlling the camera to move to a second position; upon acquiring an opening angle of the door, and controlling the camera to capture an image of an interior of the door when the opening angle is less than a threshold angle; upon acquiring a signal indicating that the door switches to the closed status, controlling the camera to move to the first position and capture an image of an interior of the door; and upon acquiring a signal indicating that the door is closed, controlling the camera to return to the initial position and capture an image of an interior of the refrigerating compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: GUIXI LI, BING WANG, QINGHAI ZHAO, LEI ZHANG, SHUJUN SONG, YULIANG JIAO, QINGFU WANG, CHUNXUE WANG