Laundry treating apparatus and system having the same
US12043940B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/70
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
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.
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