Laundry treating apparatus and system having the same

    公开(公告)号:US12043940B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US17851667

    申请日:2022-06-28

    发明人: Dami Choe Eunsoo Jung

    摘要: A laundry treating apparatus includes: a cabinet; a drum; a driver rotating the drum; a control panel including a manipulation portion receiving a selection command for selecting a course or an option triggering an operation of the driver, a display portion displaying state information including at least one of a name, a selected state, or an executed state of the course or the option, and a setting portion disposed at an outside of the manipulation portion and the display portion and receiving a change command to change the option; a communication module communicating with a home appliance; and a switch disposed at the cabinet and receiving a connection command that causes the communication module to communicate with the home appliance, where the setting portion is deactivated, based on the switch receiving an input, to thereby restrict at least a part of the setting portion from receiving the change command.

    METHODS FOR CONTROLLING APPLIANCES TO REGULATE HUMIDITY

    公开(公告)号:US20240150950A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US17983057

    申请日:2022-11-08

    IPC分类号: D06F34/26 D06F34/05

    摘要: A method of controlling a plurality of home appliances to regulate humidity includes monitoring a humidity value from one or more of a humidity sensor. The method also includes detecting, by at least one of the one or more humidity sensors, the humidity value is less than a threshold humidity value. The method further includes releasing, at one or more appliances of the plurality of home appliances, water vapor. Artificial intelligence detects the one or more humidity sensors that detects the humidity value less than the threshold humidity value, and releases water vapor at the one or more appliances of the plurality of appliances proximate the one or more humidity sensors.

    Information processing system
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11959214B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-16

    申请号:US17612548

    申请日:2020-05-20

    发明人: Yasutaka Kodama

    摘要: This information processing system comprises an information station inside a store, a washing machine, and a user terminal operated by a user, wherein, when the information station detects that the user U has visited the store, the information station executes control to display a QR code for transmitting a store-visit coupon to the user terminal. The washing machine displays an advertisement, and also, when the washing machine detects that the user has used the washing machine, the washing machine executes control to display a QR code for transmitting a usage coupon to the user terminal. The user terminal acquires information indicated by the QR code displayed on the information station and information indicated by the QR code displayed on the washing machine.

    LAUNDRY PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20240117552A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-11

    申请号:US18542534

    申请日:2023-12-15

    发明人: Mikyoung KIM

    IPC分类号: D06F34/28 D06F29/00 D06F34/05

    摘要: An apparatus comprising: a washing machine, a drying machine disposed on the washing machine, and a control panel. The control panel including a first user interface configured to control the washing machine, a second user interface configured to control the drying machine, a first start/pause button configured to receive an input for starting or pausing an operating of the washing machine, a second user interface configured to receive an input for controlling the drying machine, and a display configured to display operation information of the washing machine and operation information of the drying machine. The apparatus configured to control an operation of the drying machine in response to an input received through the second start/pause button while operation information of the washing machine is displayed on the display.

    AUTOMATIC WASH AND DRY PROCESS IN A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20240117547A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-11

    申请号:US17960564

    申请日:2022-10-05

    摘要: A washing machine appliance includes a wash tub positioned within a cabinet, a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub, a blower operably coupled to the wash basket, a motor assembly mechanically coupled to the wash basket for rotating the wash basket, and a controller. The blower is configured to introduce air into the wash basket. The controller is configured to initiate a wash cycle for cleaning the load of clothes, determine that air dry conditions are satisfied, and perform an air dry operation after completion of the wash cycle in response to determining that the air dry conditions are satisfied. The air dry operation may include operating the blower to circulate the air within the wash basket and operating the motor assembly to tumble the load of clothes. A method of operating a washing machine appliance is also provided.