Home appliance and online system including the same
US10633778B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B15/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An online system, including a smart laundry machine, which is capable of easily and inexpensively using the smart laundry machine is disclosed. A further extended type of a smart home appliance, an online system including the same, and a method of using the online system are also disclosed. A laundry machine communicates with a server, is remotely controlled by an external terminal through the server, and has a control panel for a user interface. The control panel includes a course selection unit, an option selection unit, a start button, a display unit to display state information of the laundry machine, and a remote service activation input unit to set or cancel remote service activation according to user selection. The remote control is performed only in a case in which the remote service activation is set.
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