KR102317142B1 - An auxiliary equipment of home appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

A home appliance auxiliary device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a sensing unit for detecting an object; a communication unit for transmitting and receiving information about the object to and from the home appliance; an output unit for outputting information; and a control unit configured to determine a method in which the output unit outputs information about the object based on the information received from the home appliance.

Description

Home Appliance Auxiliary Device {AN AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF HOME APPLIANCE}

The present invention relates to a home appliance auxiliary device according to an embodiment and a home appliance interworking therewith.

In general, the home appliance may be an air conditioner for conditioning indoor air, a laundry processing device for processing laundry, and a refrigeration device for storing food. For example, the laundry treatment apparatus includes a washing machine, a dryer, and a washing machine for drying.

A washing machine is a device that performs washing, rinsing, and turbid water to remove contaminants attached to laundry, such as clothes and bedding, using water, detergent, and mechanical action. Such a washing machine is divided into a top-load method in which a drum containing laundry rotates about a vertical axis and a front-load method in which a drum containing laundry rotates about a horizontal axis.

The dryer is a device for drying the object by applying warm air to it, and is a device for drying the object by putting the object to be dried into a rotating drum and applying hot or cold air into the drum.

A washing machine combined with drying is a device that has both a washing function and a drying function, puts laundry such as clothes in a rotating drum, selects a desired function, and performs washing or drying.

Home appliances such as laundry treatment devices may provide a user with help on how to use the product. There is a need for research on a method of effectively providing information substantially necessary for the use of home appliances.

An embodiment of the present invention may provide a home appliance auxiliary device that communicates with the home appliance and provides a user with how to use the home appliance.

A home appliance auxiliary device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a sensing unit for detecting an object; a communication unit for transmitting and receiving information about the object to and from the home appliance; an output unit for outputting information; and a control unit that determines a method in which the output unit outputs information about the object based on the information received from the home appliance. The method for controlling an auxiliary device for home appliances according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: detecting; transmitting and receiving information about the object to and from the home appliance; and outputting the received information about the object.

The home appliance auxiliary device and the home appliance auxiliary device control method according to an embodiment of the present invention provide information necessary for the home appliance to the home appliance, thereby supplementing a function that the home appliance basically does not have.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the home appliance auxiliary device and the home appliance auxiliary device control method can receive the currently required information from the home appliance so that the user can easily understand how to use the home appliance.

A household appliance auxiliary device and a home appliance auxiliary device control method according to an embodiment of the present invention can display the amount of detergent required for washing of the washing machine, determine whether the amount of detergent currently prepared is an appropriate level, and wash the laundry more cleanly. can

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the auxiliary appliance for home appliances and the method for controlling the auxiliary appliance for home appliances not only transmits the stored period of food stored in the refrigerator to the refrigerator, but also displays the period by itself, allowing the user to transmit information about each food item to the user. can make it easy to understand.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the auxiliary appliance and the control method for the auxiliary appliance provide the oven with information about the amount of food ingredients to be cooked in the oven, so that the food is cooked at an appropriate temperature or time.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a washing machine, which is one of a household appliance auxiliary device and a household appliance interlocking with the home appliance auxiliary device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the components of an auxiliary appliance for home appliances according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 to 7 are diagrams illustrating a process of interworking between a home appliance auxiliary device and a home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;
8 to 12 are flowcharts illustrating an auxiliary device for home appliances or a method for controlling a home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains It is provided to fully inform those who have the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Terms used in the description of the invention are for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the invention. As used in the description of the invention and in the appended claims, the singular form is, of course, intended to include the plural form as well, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The use of the indication may refer to either or both the singular or the plural form of the term, and vice versa.

It will be understood that the term "and/or" refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the listed related items. The terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" as used herein designate the presence of specified features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but It will be further understood that this does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

The term "if" refers to "when" or "upon", or "in response to determining" or "responding to detecting," depending on the context. can be interpreted to mean "by Likewise, the phrases “when determined” or “if [specified condition or event] is detected” means, depending on the context, “on determining” or “in response to determining” or “on detection of [the specified condition or event]”; or "in response to detecting [the specified condition or event]."

In the following, embodiments of computing devices, user interfaces for such devices, and related processes for using such devices may be described.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In describing the embodiment of the present invention, a washing machine is described as an example among household appliances, but is not limited thereto, and other laundry treatment devices such as dryers, ovens, air conditioners and refrigerators are also included within the scope of the spirit of the present invention. Indicate that it may be applied or diverted.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a washing machine, which is one of a household appliance auxiliary device and a household appliance interlocking with the home appliance auxiliary device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a washing machine 100 , which is a home appliance that is interlocked with a home appliance auxiliary device according to an embodiment of the present invention, has a case forming an exterior and a drum rotatably provided in the case to accommodate laundry such as clothes. may include. A lifter is provided on the inner circumferential surface of the drum, so that the clothes can be picked up and dropped as the drum rotates.

The case may form a clothing inlet that is opened to put the fabric in the drum at the front. The output device 130 for outputting control information of the washing machine may be disposed on the upper side of the front side of the case. The output device 130 may include a light source such as an LCD or LED for displaying control information of the washing machine, but is not limited thereto.

A door 110 may be installed at the clothes inlet. The door 110 may open and close a clothing inlet, which is an entrance to put the fabric in the drum. The door 110 may be manually operated by a user or may be operated by electronic control. The door 110 may be connected to the case to be rotatable.

The input unit 120 may be disposed in front of the washing machine 100 . The input unit 120 may be able to deposit and withdraw, but is not limited thereto. The input unit 120 may be, for example, in the form of a rotatable dial. The input unit 120 may be disposed inside the case of the washing machine and protrude to the outside of the case according to the user's location.

The output device 130 may output various types of information. The output device 130 may display a driving mode, driving time, or weather information, but is not limited thereto. In FIG. 1 , the output device 130 is illustrated as a display for visually displaying information, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the output device 130 may include a speaker for aurally outputting information. The spirit of the present invention extends even when the output device 130 for outputting information is a display or a speaker, and is not limited thereto.

The output device 130 may change a method of displaying information when the user approaches the washing machine.

The home appliance auxiliary device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may interwork with the home appliance 100 . The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may detect an object.

For example, the home appliance auxiliary device 200 may detect the presence and weight of an object placed on its body. The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may communicate with the home appliance 100 .

The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may transmit information about the sensed object to the home appliance 100 . For example, the home appliance auxiliary device 200 may grasp information regarding the existence, weight, or sensed period of the object. The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may transmit information about the existence, weight, or sensed period of the object to the home appliance 100 .

The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may recognize information about an object associated with the home appliance 100 or receive it from the home appliance 100 . For example, the home appliance auxiliary device 200 may determine the weight of detergent required for the operation of the washing machine. The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may receive information about the recommended amount of detergent, which is the amount of detergent required, from the washing machine.

The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may compare/analyze the recommended amount of detergent and the weight value of the sensed detergent. The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may determine whether the detected weight value of the detergent is appropriate. For example, the home appliance auxiliary device 200 may determine whether the detected weight of the detergent is within the approximate range of the recommended detergent amount, and if it is within the approximate range, it may be determined to be appropriate.

The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may transmit a signal indicating that the weight value of the detergent is at an appropriate level to the home appliance 100 . The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may visually or audibly output the comparison between the weight value of the detergent and the recommended amount of detergent.

2 is a block diagram illustrating components of an auxiliary device for home appliances according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , a home appliance auxiliary device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a sensing unit 230 for detecting an object, a communication unit 250 for transmitting and receiving information about the object, and information to and from the home appliance. It may include an output unit 240 that outputs and a control unit 210 that allows the output unit to output information about an object.

The controller 210 may control the operation of the home appliance. The control unit 210 may send and receive control signals to and from other components of the washing machine. The control unit 210 may transmit signals to other components to control each of them.

The controller 210 may output data stored in the memory 220 to the output unit 240 or execute a program stored in the memory 220 to process the data.

The controller 210 may grasp information about the sensed object. The controller 210 may grasp information about the weight of the sensed object or the sensed time. The control unit 210 may determine information necessary for the operation of the home appliance. For example, the control unit 210 may output information received from the home appliance to the output unit 240 .

Based on the information received from the home appliance, the controller 210 may determine whether the weight of the sensed object or the sensed time is appropriate. For example, the information received from the home appliance may be information on a method of processing an object sensed by the sensing unit 230, but is not limited thereto.

For example, when the information on the object treatment method is a recommended amount of detergent required for washing in the washing machine, the controller 210 may determine whether the detected weight of the object is appropriate.

The control unit 210 may display information for processing an object on the output unit 240 based on the information received from the home appliance. The controller 210 may determine whether the weight of the object is appropriate based on the information received from the home appliance.

The controller 210 may determine whether the weight of the detected object is excessive or less than the recommended amount of detergent. The recommended amount of detergent is an amount of detergent in an appropriate range for the washing machine to perform laundry, and may have a certain range, but is not limited thereto.

In another embodiment, the recommended amount of detergent may be a number rather than a range, and the control unit 210 determines whether the weight of the object is within a certain range from the recommended amount of detergent, and determines whether the weight of the object is appropriate. can be determined, but is not limited thereto.

The control unit 210 may output whether the weight of the object is appropriate to the output unit 240 based on the information received from the home appliance. For example, the control unit 210 may output to the output unit 240 whether the weight value of the detergent sensed by the sensing unit 230 exceeds or is less than the recommended amount of detergent.

For example, the output unit 240 may display whether the weight value of the sensed detergent exceeds or falls short of the recommended amount of detergent in text, pictures, or images, but the method is not limited thereto.

When it is determined that the weight of the object is suitable, the controller 210 may transmit a signal indicating that the weight of the object is suitable to the home appliance to the communication unit 250 .

The control unit 210 may determine the time at which the object sensed by the sensing unit 230 is sensed. For example, the controller 210 may continuously determine whether the object detected by the detector 230 is located within the area detected by the detector 230 . The controller 210 may determine a range between the time at which the object sensed by the detector 230 is sensed and the time.

The control unit 210 may transmit information about a time at which the object sensed by the sensing unit 230 is sensed to the home appliance through the communication unit 250 . The control unit 210 may output to the output unit 240 the amount of time the object sensed by the sensing unit 230 is sensed.

For example, when the object detected by the sensing unit 230 is food stored in the refrigerator, the controller 210 may determine the amount of time the food is stored in the refrigerator. The controller 210 may transmit information about the amount of time that food is stored in the refrigerator to the refrigerator. The control unit 210 may display whether the detection time of the object sensed by the sensing unit 230 is excessive through the output unit 240 , but is not limited thereto.

The control unit 210 may output that the object is being sensed to the output unit 240 while the sensing unit 230 detects the object. The control unit 210 may display that the object is being sensed by the sensing unit 230 so that the user can recognize that the object is being sensed.

The control unit 210 may determine a method for the sensing unit 230 to detect an object based on information received from the home appliance. For example, when the home appliance is a washing machine, the controller 210 may sense the weight of the detected object. For example, when the home appliance is a refrigerator, the controller 210 may determine the time at which the sensing object is sensed. For example, when the home appliance is a cooking appliance, the object to be sensed may be food, and the controller 210 may detect the object so as to determine the weight of only the food except for the food container. not limited

The memory 220 may include a high-speed random access memory. The memory 220 may also include, but is not limited to, non-volatile memory such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state memory devices, and may include a readable storage medium.

For example, the memory 220 may include an Electronically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory (EEP-ROM), but is not limited thereto. In the EEP-ROM, writing and erasing of information may be performed by the control unit 210 . The EEP-ROM may be a storage device in which information stored therein is maintained without being erased even when the power supply is stopped due to a power off.

The memory 220 may store various programs or data in association with the controller 210 . The program stored in the memory 220 may be executed by the controller 210 .

The sensing unit 230 may detect various objects. The sensing unit 230 may determine whether an object is located on the home appliance auxiliary device 200 . For example, the sensing unit 230 may detect the weight of an object located on the home appliance auxiliary device 200 . The sensing unit 230 may determine whether an object is located on the home appliance auxiliary device 200 , and transmit information thereto to the control unit 210 . The sensing unit 230 may be a sensor for sensing pressure, but is not limited thereto.

The output unit 240 may be a means for displaying various types of information. The output unit 240 may include a display for displaying various information or a speaker for audible output.

The display, which is the output unit 240 for visual output, includes a light emitting polymer display (LPD), a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED). emitting diode), a flexible display, and a three-dimensional display (3D display) may be included, but various methods are not limited thereto.

The output unit 240 may output information necessary to control the home appliance. The output unit 240 may provide information necessary for home appliances. The output unit 240 may display information on detergents, etc. required for the operation of the home appliance.

For example, the output unit 240 may output the difference between the currently sensed weight value of the detergent and the recommended detergent amount. The output unit 240 may display information regarding whether the weight of the detergent is greater or less than the recommended amount of detergent.

The output unit 240 may output that an object is being sensed. For example, when the home appliance auxiliary device detects an object, since the object is currently being detected, a warning message not to move the object may be displayed, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The output unit 240 may display the degree of time that the sensed object is sensed. For example, when the auxiliary appliance for home appliances works with the refrigerator, the auxiliary appliance for home appliances may be disposed inside the refrigerator, and the output unit 240 may display the time the food stored in the refrigerator is placed in the refrigerator. can

The communication unit 250 may communicate with the home appliance. The communication unit 250 may provide the information received from the home appliance to the control unit 210 . The communication unit 250 is a wireless Internet communication such as WLAN (Wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), WiFi as well as wireless Internet communication, Bluetooth (Bluetooth), RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), infrared communication (IrDA, infrared Data Association), UWB (Ultra Wideband), short-distance communication technologies such as ZigBee can be used, so it is not limited to any one communication method .

3 to 7 are diagrams illustrating a process of interworking between a home appliance auxiliary device and a home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 , the home appliance interworking with the home appliance auxiliary device 200 may be the washing machine 100 .

The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may communicate with the washing machine 100 . The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may receive information on a method of processing an object from the home appliance. For example, the home appliance auxiliary device 200 may receive information about the recommended amount of detergent required for washing from the washing machine 100 .

The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may determine the amount of detergent. For example, the home appliance auxiliary device 200 may detect the presence of an object placed on it. The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may detect the weight of an object placed on it.

When the detergent 300 is placed on the household appliance auxiliary device 200, it may determine the weight value of the detergent. The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may compare the detected weight value of the detergent 300 and the recommended detergent amount.

The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may display information for processing the sensed object based on the information received from the home appliance. For example, the home appliance auxiliary device 200 may display a result of comparing the detected weight value of the detergent 300 with the recommended detergent amount on the output unit. For example, the home appliance auxiliary device 200 may display the result of comparing the detected weight value of the detergent 300 and the recommended detergent amount in the form of a bar 242 , but the display method is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the home appliance 100 interworking with the appliance auxiliary device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a washing machine.

The washing machine 100 determines the amount of detergent corresponding to the weight of the drum, the communication device communicating with the home appliance auxiliary device, the weight sensor detecting the weight of the cloth accommodated in the drum, and transmits the detergent amount to the home appliance auxiliary device with the communication device. It may include a processor that transmits to

The washing machine 100 may determine whether or not the cloth is inserted into the drum (FIG. 5a). The washing machine 100 may determine the weight of the cloth when the cloth is inserted into the drum. The washing machine 100 may determine the weight of the cloth, and may determine the recommended amount of detergent, which is the amount of detergent required for washing, based on the determined weight of the cloth (b of FIG. 5 ).

The washing machine 100 may transmit the recommended amount of detergent to the home appliance auxiliary device. The washing machine 100 may receive a signal that a suitable amount of detergent is prepared from the home appliance auxiliary device. When the washing machine 100 receives a signal indicating that an appropriate amount of detergent is prepared from the home appliance auxiliary device, the washing machine 100 may proceed with the washing procedure.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the home appliance interworking with the home appliance auxiliary device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a refrigerator 400 .

The refrigerator 400 is a communication device communicating with the home appliance auxiliary device, an output device for outputting information, and a processor that causes the output device to output information about a time at which an object sensed by the home appliance auxiliary device received by the communication device is detected may include.

Referring to FIG. 6A , the refrigerator 400 may receive information about food from the home appliance auxiliary device 200 . The refrigerator 400 may receive information about a period during which food is stored in the refrigerator from the home appliance auxiliary device 200 .

Referring to FIG. 6B , the home appliance auxiliary device 200 may detect food. When food is detected, the home appliance auxiliary device 200 may sense the weight of the food. When food is sensed, the home appliance auxiliary device 200 may continuously determine the time at which food is sensed.

For example, the home appliance auxiliary device 200 may determine the food storage period based on the time when food is sensed. The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may transmit information about the food storage period to the refrigerator 400 .

Referring to FIG. 6C , the refrigerator 400 may include an output device 140 . The refrigerator 400 may receive information about a food storage period from the home appliance auxiliary device 200 . The refrigerator 400 may display the information 244 about the food storage period from the home appliance auxiliary device 200 on the output device 140 .

Referring to FIG. 7 , the home appliance auxiliary device 200 may display the degree of the period during which the food 300 stored in the refrigerator is stored.

Referring to (a), (b) and (c) of FIG. 7 , the home appliance auxiliary device 200 may visually display the degree to which the object stored in the refrigerator, that is, the food 300 is stored.

For example, the home appliance auxiliary device 200 may increase the number of displayed dots as the degree of storage of the food 300 stored in the refrigerator increases. The home appliance auxiliary device 200 may increase the color of the displayed dots as the degree of storage of the food 300 stored in the refrigerator increases.

8 to 12 are flowcharts illustrating an auxiliary device or a control method of a home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the method for controlling a home appliance auxiliary device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include pairing with the home appliance ( S510 ) and communicating with the home appliance ( S540 ).

In the step S510 of pairing with the home appliance, it may be determined whether there is a communicable home appliance. In the step of pairing with the home appliance ( S510 ), when a communicable home appliance is found, pairing may be attempted. In the step of pairing with the home appliance (S510), it may be determined whether the pairing has been successful (S520). When pairing with the home appliance fails, the home appliance auxiliary device may output a pairing failure message (S530).

The home appliance auxiliary device may communicate with the home appliance when pairing with the home appliance is successful. In the step of communicating with the home appliance ( S540 ), the home appliance auxiliary device may transmit information necessary for the home appliance to the home appliance or receive information from the home appliance. The step of communicating with the home appliance ( S540 ) will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12 .

Referring to FIG. 9 , the control method of the washing machine interlocking with the home appliance auxiliary device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of detecting the closing of the door (S610), detecting the weight of the cloth inserted into the drum (S620), and It may include calculating the recommended amount of detergent (S630).

The washing machine may detect the closing of the door (S610). When the washing machine detects that the door is closed, the washing machine may detect the weight of the cloth inserted into the drum (S620). The washing machine may calculate a recommended amount of detergent, which is an appropriate amount of detergent required for washing, based on the sensed weight of the fabric (S630).

The washing machine may transmit the recommended amount of detergent to the home appliance auxiliary device (S640). The washing machine may receive whether a detergent satisfying the recommended detergent amount is prepared from the home appliance auxiliary device (S650). When the washing machine receives whether a detergent satisfying the recommended detergent amount is prepared from the home appliance auxiliary device, the washing machine may proceed with the subsequent washing procedure (S660).

Referring to FIG. 10 , the method for controlling an auxiliary device for home appliances according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of detecting an object (S710), transmitting and receiving information about the object to and from the home appliance (S720), and receiving information about the object. It may include outputting information (S740).

The step of detecting the object ( S710 ) may detect the weight of the object. For example, the step of detecting the object ( S710 ) may detect the weight of the detergent when the auxiliary appliance for home appliances is interlocked with the washing machine.

In the step S720 of transmitting and receiving information about the object to and from the home appliance, when the home appliance with which the home appliance auxiliary device interlocks is a washing machine, a recommended detergent amount, which is an appropriate amount of detergent required for washing, may be received from the washing machine.

The method for controlling the auxiliary device for home appliances may further include comparing the recommended amount of detergent and the weight of the object ( S730 ). The home appliance auxiliary device may compare the recommended amount of detergent with the weight of the object, and output the result to the output unit (S740).

In the step of outputting the received information on the object ( S740 ), if the household appliance to which the household appliance auxiliary device interworks is a washing machine, it may output whether the recommended amount of detergent and the weight value of the sensed detergent are suitable.

The method of controlling an auxiliary device for home appliances may further include determining whether the weight of the object is appropriate based on the information about the object received from the home appliance ( S750 ).

In the step of determining whether the weight of the object is appropriate ( S750 ), when the home appliance to which the home appliance auxiliary device interlocks is a washing machine, it may be determined whether the detected weight value of the detergent is appropriate based on the recommended amount of detergent.

When the household appliance with which the household appliance auxiliary device interworks is a washing machine, the household appliance auxiliary device may transmit that a detergent of an appropriate level is prepared for the household electrical appliance (S760).

Referring to (a) of FIG. 11 , the method for controlling a home appliance auxiliary device according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a step of detecting an object (S810), a step of calculating a time from the sensed time point (S820), and displaying the elapsed time and transmitting the time information to the home appliance (S840).

When the home appliance interworking with the home appliance auxiliary device is a refrigerator, the home appliance auxiliary device may continuously determine the sensed time when an object is detected ( S820 ).

The home appliance auxiliary device may determine the food storage period, which is the amount of time an object is detected. The home appliance auxiliary device may display a food storage period. The home appliance auxiliary device may transmit the food storage period to the home appliance (S840).

Referring to (b) of FIG. 11 , the method for controlling a refrigerator, which is a home appliance that is interlocked with an auxiliary appliance for home appliances, includes the steps of receiving information on a time when food is sensed from the auxiliary appliance ( S850 ), and the food is stored in the refrigerator. Then, it may include a step of displaying the elapsed time (S860).

Referring to (a) of FIG. 12 , the home appliance interworking with the home appliance auxiliary device may be a cooking appliance. For example, the cooking appliance may include a communication device communicating with the home appliance auxiliary device, an output device outputting information, and a processor outputting the weight value of an object detected by the home appliance auxiliary device received by the communication device to the output device. can

When the home appliance interlocking with the home appliance auxiliary device is a cooking appliance, the home appliance auxiliary device detects the first object (S910), stores the weight value of the first object (S920), and the weight of the second object It may include a step of detecting (S930) and a step of transmitting the weight value of the object to the home appliance (S940).

When the weight of the first object is sensed, the home appliance auxiliary device may store the weight value of the first object ( S920 ). The home appliance auxiliary device may determine the weight value of the second object (S930). The home appliance auxiliary device may reduce the weight value of the first object from the weight value of the second object. For example, the first object may be a bowl containing food, and the second object may be an object containing food in the bowl.

The home appliance auxiliary device may determine the weight value of only food by reducing the weight value of the first object from the weight value of the second object. The home appliance auxiliary device may transmit the weight value of the object to the cooking appliance, which is a home appliance (S940).

Referring to FIG. 12B , the cooking appliance control method may include receiving a weight value of the object ( S950 ) and performing cooking based on the weight value of the object ( S960 ).

The cooking appliance may receive the weight value of the food and output it to an output device. The cooking appliance may determine the degree to which the cooking operation is performed in consideration of the weight value of the food.

Even if all components constituting the embodiment of the present invention are described as being combined or operating in combination, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this embodiment. As long as it is within the scope of the object of the present invention, depending on the embodiment, all components may operate by selectively combining one or more.

All components may be implemented as one independent hardware, but some or all of the components are selectively combined to perform some or all of the functions combined in one or a plurality of hardware A computer having a program module It may be implemented as a program.

A plurality of codes and code segments constituting a computer program can be easily deduced by those skilled in the art of the present invention. Such a computer program is stored in a computer readable storage medium (Computer Readable Media), read and executed by the computer, thereby implementing the embodiment of the present invention. The storage medium of the computer program may include a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, a carrier wave medium, and the like.

Terms such as "include", "compose" or "have" described above mean that the corresponding component may be embedded unless otherwise stated, so it does not exclude other components. It should be construed as being able to further include other components.

All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless otherwise defined.

Terms commonly used, such as those defined in the dictionary, should be interpreted as being consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and are not interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical spirit of the present invention, and various modifications and variations will be possible without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

The embodiments disclosed in the present invention are for explanation rather than limiting the technical spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be construed by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

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130: output unit
200: home appliance auxiliary device

Claims (23)

As a home appliance auxiliary device that is composed of a device separate from the home appliance and operates in conjunction with the home appliance,
a sensing unit having a sensing region, sensing the weight of an object accommodated in the sensing region, and acquiring information about a time when the object is sensed;
a communication unit for transmitting and receiving information about the object to and from the home appliance;
an output unit for outputting information; and
a control unit that determines whether the weight of the object or the time at which the object is sensed is appropriate, based on the information on the method of processing the object received from the home appliance;
the control unit
Whether the weight of the object is appropriate or whether the time at which the object is sensed is suitable is outputted through the output unit,
Transmitting whether the weight of the object is appropriate or whether the time when the object is sensed is appropriate to the home appliance through the communication unit,
while the sensing unit detects the object accommodated in the sensing area, outputting that the object is being sensed to the output unit;
Based on the information received from the home appliance, determining a method of detecting the object,
How to detect the object,
When the home appliance is a washing machine or a cooking appliance, it detects the weight of the object,
When the home appliance is a refrigerator, the appliance auxiliary device for detecting the time when the object is continuously detected. delete The method of claim 1,
The control unit receives a recommended amount of detergent, which is an appropriate amount of detergent required for washing, from the home appliance, and determines whether the weight of the object is appropriate. According to claim 1,
The communication unit receives, from the home appliance, information on a method of processing the object. The method of claim 1,
The control unit may display, to the output unit, information for processing the object based on the information received by the communication unit from the home appliance. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete A home appliance auxiliary device configured as a device separate from the home appliance and operating in conjunction with the home appliance detects the weight of an object accommodated in a sensing area formed in the home appliance auxiliary device, obtaining information;
transmitting and receiving information about the object to and from the home appliance;
outputting information about the object;
determining whether the weight of the object or the time at which the object is sensed is appropriate in response to the information about the method of processing the object received from the home appliance;
outputting whether the weight of the object is appropriate or whether the time at which the object is sensed is appropriate; and
transmitting to the home appliance whether the weight of the object is appropriate or whether the time at which the object is sensed is appropriate; including,
while sensing an object accommodated in the sensing area, outputting that the object is being sensed,
Based on the information received from the home appliance, determining a method of detecting the object; further comprising,
How to detect the object,
When the home appliance is a washing machine or a cooking appliance, it detects the weight of the object,
When the home appliance is a refrigerator, the control method of the home appliance auxiliary device to determine the time when the object is continuously detected. 17. The method of claim 16,
Transmitting and receiving information about the object to and from the home appliance;
A control method of a home appliance auxiliary device for receiving information on a method of processing the object from the home appliance. delete delete delete delete delete delete

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