WO2023113533A1

WO2023113533A1 - Laundry treating apparatus, laundry treating system, and control method for laundry treating apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2023113533A1
Application number: PCT/KR2022/020581
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이미라; 이영훈
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2021-12-17
Filing date: 2022-12-16
Publication date: 2023-06-22

Abstract

A laundry treating apparatus, a laundry treating system, and a control method for the laundry treating apparatus are disclosed, and the laundry treating apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a cabinet, a drum, an operation unit and a control unit, wherein the control unit stores a plurality of options having setting values adjusted on the basis of an operation signal, a plurality of upgrade functions for changing or adding the options are provided to a user through the operation unit or a terminal, an upgrade function selected by the user from the plurality of upgrade functions is set to the control unit, and the plurality of upgrade functions include an image upgrade function for setting, to the control unit, an image option enabling an image on a screen, output through the operation unit or the terminal, to be changed on the basis of the operation signal.

Description

Clothes handling device, clothes handling system, and control method of the clothes handling device

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus, a laundry treatment system, and a control method of the laundry treatment apparatus, and more particularly to a laundry treatment apparatus capable of performing a treatment course for treating clothes, a laundry treatment system, and a control method of the laundry treatment apparatus. .

The laundry treatment device has various processes for treating clothes, such as a washing course to remove contamination from laundry by putting clothes, bedding, etc. (hereinafter referred to as laundry) into the drum, or a drying course to remove moisture present in clothes. It is a device capable of conducting courses.

The laundry treatment apparatus may include a cabinet forming an exterior and may include a drum provided inside the cabinet to accommodate clothes. Also, when water is used in the course of processing clothes, a tub may be provided inside the cabinet, and the drum may be installed inside the tub.

Laundry handling apparatuses can be classified into a top loading method and a front loading method based on a method of putting clothes into a drum. In the top loading method, clothes may be put in through the upper surface of the cabinet, and in the front loading method, clothes may be put in through the front surface of the cabinet.

Meanwhile, Korean Patent Laid-open Publication No. 10-2014-0023986 discloses a laundry treatment apparatus including a display unit and a search unit for providing a plurality of treatment courses to a user.

The laundry treatment apparatus may provide various information to the user by using the display unit and the search unit so that the user can operate the laundry treatment apparatus and perform a laundry treatment process.

However, in the laundry treatment apparatus, various setting functions considering the processing course for handling clothes or convenience of use are preset in the controller, etc., and it is difficult for the user to change the functions or information previously set in the laundry treatment apparatus as described above after the product is released. It may be disadvantageous to reflect the intention of the user or to improve convenience.

Further, a firmware upgrade may be performed to change a program installed in a control unit of the clothes handling apparatus and including the functions and information, but the firmware also includes predetermined changes or additions to meet user requirements. It may be disadvantageous to flexibly reflect the

Accordingly, it is an important task to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of meeting the user's needs and usage environment by reflecting the user's intention in various functions and settings reflected in the laundry treatment apparatus.

Meanwhile, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2003-0049721 discloses a screen implementation device that outputs a screen from a clothes treatment device. A user may visually receive various information through a screen.

However, since the images constituting the screen are pre-stored in the controller, etc., and the same screen is provided each time it is used, it is difficult for the user to have a favorable impression on the image output from the laundry treatment device according to personal preference, or it is impossible to select a preferred image. Therefore, it is difficult to expect satisfaction through customization of the product.

Accordingly, it is an important task to diversify the images provided to the user, provide the user with image selectivity, and change the image as the user desires, thereby enabling the setting of the clothes handling apparatus reflecting individual tastes.

Embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus, a laundry treatment system, and a control method of the laundry treatment apparatus in which a user's intention and request can be conveniently reflected.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus, a laundry treatment system, and a control method of the laundry treatment apparatus in which a user can conveniently add or change various functions programmed in a controller or the like.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention provide various upgrade functions for improving functions and user convenience, and control of a laundry treatment apparatus, a laundry treatment system, and a laundry treatment apparatus in which a user can directly select and apply a desired upgrade function. We want to provide a way.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus, a laundry treatment system, and a control method of the laundry treatment apparatus in which a user's personal taste and selection can be reflected by changing an image on a screen.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus, a laundry treatment system, and a control method of the laundry treatment apparatus in which the user can intuitively and conveniently grasp information transmitted through the image by diversifying images provided to the user. do.

The laundry treatment apparatus, the laundry treatment system, and the control method of the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide an upgrade function for upgrading various options previously set in a control unit and provided to a user.

In addition, the upgrade function may be provided in a plurality of different types, and the user may select a desired upgrade function and apply the upgrade function to the control unit to build a function and environment suitable for the user and process clothes.

Meanwhile, at least one of the plurality of upgrade functions may correspond to an image upgrade function for changing an image on a screen transmitted to a user while using the laundry handling apparatus.

When the user directly selects the image upgrade function and reflects it in the control unit, the image option is changed or added and provided to the user, so that the user can change the image in various ways, thereby improving usability and satisfaction.

The laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet, a drum, a control unit, and a control unit. The drum is rotatably provided inside the cabinet, and clothes are accommodated therein.

An operating unit is provided in the cabinet, provides information to a user, and is operated by the user. The control unit performs a processing course of clothes based on the operation signal transmitted from the operation unit or the user's terminal.

The control unit stores a plurality of options whose set values are adjusted based on the operation signal, provides a plurality of upgrade functions for changing or adding the options to the user through the operation unit or the terminal, and provides the plurality of upgrade functions. An upgrade function selected by a user among functions is set in the control unit.

The plurality of upgrade functions include an image upgrade function for setting an image option capable of changing an image on a screen output through the control unit or the terminal based on the operation signal to the control unit.

The image option may be set in advance in the control unit, and a plurality of option values corresponding to different images selectable by a user may be stored in advance through the image option.

When the image upgrade function is set in the control unit, an option value corresponding to an image to be added in addition to the plurality of option values may be stored in the control unit.

If the image is previously set to be unchangeable by the user and the image upgrade function is set, the control unit may generate and store the image option and provide the image option to the user through the control unit or the terminal.

When the power button of the control unit is manipulated, the control unit outputs a start image indicating a power-on state, and the control unit may change and store the start image based on the operation signal through the image option.

The control unit or the terminal outputs an upgrade screen in which the plurality of upgrade functions are selectable, and the control unit sets the upgrade function selected by the user on the upgrade screen and may not set the others.

The upgrade screen may display the rest except for the upgrade function set in the controller among the plurality of upgrade functions.

The control unit or the terminal outputs a setting screen displaying the plurality of options set in the control unit so that a user can select them, and when the image upgrade function is set in the control unit, the image options are generated and displayed on the setting screen. It can be.

The control unit stores a plurality of option values respectively corresponding to a plurality of images selectable by the user through the image option, and when the image option is selected by the user, the control unit or the terminal stores the plurality of options for the image option. An image option setting screen displaying option values so that the user can select them can be output.

On the image option setting screen, a preview display of an image corresponding to each of the plurality of option values is displayed so that the user can select it, and the control unit or the terminal displays the corresponding image when the user selects the preview display. can be printed out.

Meanwhile, a laundry treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a laundry treatment apparatus and a terminal.

The laundry treatment apparatus may include a drum that is rotatably provided and accommodates clothes, a control unit that provides information to a user or is manipulated by the user, and a control unit that performs a course of processing clothes based on a control signal of the control unit.

The terminal is permitted to exchange information with the laundry treatment apparatus outside the laundry treatment apparatus, and may provide information to the user or be operated by the user.

The control unit stores a plurality of options whose setting values are adjusted based on the operation signal, and provides a plurality of upgrade functions for changing or adding the options to the user through the operation unit or the terminal, and the plurality of upgrade functions. An upgrade function selected by a user among functions may be set in the control unit.

The plurality of upgrade functions may include an image upgrade function for setting an image option capable of changing an image on a screen output through the control unit based on the control signal to the control unit.

When the image upgrade function is set in the control unit, the terminal outputs an image option setting screen through which the user can set the image option, and the control unit outputs an image determined by the user through the image option setting screen of the terminal. can output

Meanwhile, the control method of the clothes handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an upgrade provision step, an upgrade selection step, an upgrade setting step, and an option setting step.

In the upgrade providing step, information may be provided to the user and a plurality of upgrade functions may be provided to the user to be selectable through a manipulation unit operated by the user or the user's terminal.

In the upgrade selection step, an upgrade function to be set in the control unit may be selected from among the plurality of upgrade functions based on a user's operation signal through the operation unit or the terminal.

In the upgrade setting step, the control unit may change or add an option corresponding to the upgrade function selected in the upgrade selection step.

In the option setting step, the options changed or added to the control unit through the upgrade setting step may be provided so that the user can set them through the control unit or the terminal.

The plurality of upgrade functions may include an image upgrade function for setting an image option through which a user may change an image output through the control unit in the control unit.

When the image upgrade function is selected in the upgrade selection step, the controller can set and store the image options according to the image upgrade function in the upgrade setting step.

The upgrade setting step may include an image option upgrade determination step and an image option upgrade step.

In the image option upgrade determination step, the control unit may determine whether the image upgrade function is selected based on the operation signal in the upgrade selection step.

In the image option upgrade step, when it is determined that the image upgrade function is selected in the image option upgrade determination step, the controller may set and store the image option according to the image upgrade function.

The upgrade setting step may further include a step of determining a preset image option. In the image option preset determination step, after the image upgrade determination step, the control unit may determine whether the image option is preset in the control unit.

The image option upgrading step may include a first image option upgrading step. In the first image option upgrading step, when it is determined that the image option is not preset in the image option preset determination step, the control unit may generate the image option and store a plurality of option values for the image option. there is.

The image option upgrading step may include a second image option upgrading step. In the second image option upgrade step, when the image option is determined to be in a preset state in the image option preset determination step, option values added according to the image upgrade function excluding the plurality of option values pre-stored in the control unit. This may be additionally stored in the control unit.

Embodiments of the present invention may provide a laundry treatment apparatus, a laundry treatment system, and a control method of the laundry treatment apparatus in which a user's intention and request can be conveniently reflected.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention may provide a laundry treatment apparatus, a laundry treatment system, and a control method of the laundry treatment apparatus in which a user can conveniently add or change various functions programmed in a controller or the like.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention provide various upgrade functions for improving functions and user convenience, and control of a laundry treatment apparatus, a laundry treatment system, and a laundry treatment apparatus in which a user can directly select and apply a desired upgrade function. method can be provided.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention may provide a laundry treatment apparatus, a laundry treatment system, and a control method of the laundry treatment apparatus in which a user's personal taste and selection may be reflected by changing an image on a screen.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention provide a clothes handling apparatus, a laundry handling system, and a control method of the laundry handling apparatus, which allow the user to intuitively and conveniently grasp information transmitted through images by diversifying images provided to the user. can

1 is a view showing the appearance of a laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing a control unit provided in a laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view showing the inside of a laundry treatment apparatus capable of performing a laundry course of laundry according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view showing the inside of a laundry treatment apparatus capable of performing a drying course of clothes according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a view showing the inside of a laundry treatment apparatus capable of performing a laundry course and a drying course of clothes according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a laundry treatment system including a laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention and for treating laundry.

7 is a diagram illustrating an upgrade list provided to a user to be selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a view showing an upgrade screen output to a user through a control panel or a terminal in one embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a diagram illustrating a state in which one of a plurality of upgrade functions is selected and upgraded according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is an operation diagram schematically illustrating an operation process of the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a diagram conceptually illustrating a situation in which an option set to a control unit is added by an upgrade function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a diagram showing image options added to a setting screen in one embodiment of the present invention.

13 is a diagram showing an image option setting screen for setting image options in one embodiment of the present invention.

14 is a diagram showing an image option setting screen output from a control unit and a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

15 is a diagram conceptually illustrating a situation in which an option value is added by an upgrade function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

16 is a diagram showing an image option setting screen in which option values are added by an upgrade function in one embodiment of the present invention.

17 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

18 is a flowchart illustrating a step of determining a preset image option in an upgrade setting step in the laundry handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

However, the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

In this specification, redundant descriptions of the same components are omitted.

In addition, in this specification, when a component is referred to as being 'connected' or 'connected' to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but another component in the middle It should be understood that may exist. On the other hand, in this specification, when a component is referred to as 'directly connected' or 'directly connected' to another component, it should be understood that no other component exists in the middle.

In addition, terms used in this specification are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

Also, in this specification, a singular expression may include a plurality of expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In addition, in this specification, terms such as 'include' or 'having' are only intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more It should be understood that the presence or addition of other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

Also in this specification, the term 'and/or' includes a combination of a plurality of listed items or any item among a plurality of listed items. In this specification, 'A or B' may include 'A', 'B', or 'both A and B'.

1 shows a laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , one embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 10 . The cabinet 10 forms the exterior of the laundry treatment apparatus 1, and a space in which a drum 30 to be described later is accommodated is defined.

The cabinet 10 may have various shapes, such as a polygonal column or a circular column, as necessary. As shown in FIG. 1 , when the cabinet 10 is provided in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, the cabinet 10 may be formed by combining a plurality of panels or by integrally molding and bending the plurality of panels.

When the cabinet 10 includes a plurality of panels, the plurality of panels may include a front panel 11, a rear panel, a top panel 12, a bottom panel 13, and a pair of side panels.

A clothes opening 18 through which clothes are put inside may be formed in the cabinet 10 . The clothing opening 18 is formed on one surface of the cabinet 10 and may be an entrance for a user to put clothes into the cabinet 10 .

The clothing opening 18 may be formed on the front panel 11 or the top panel 12 of the cabinet 10 . That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the clothing opening 18 may be formed on the front panel 11 to take a front loading method or formed on the top panel 12 to take a top loading method.

1 shows a front-loading laundry treatment apparatus 1 in which the clothes opening 18 is formed on the front panel 11 of the cabinet 10, however, a top-loading apparatus may be used if necessary.

Meanwhile, a clothing door 19 for opening and closing the clothing opening 18 may be provided in the cabinet 10 . The clothing door 19 may have various methods capable of opening and closing the clothing opening 18 . FIG. 1 shows a state in which a clothing door 19 is hinged to the cabinet 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention so that one side is rotatably coupled to the cabinet 10 .

The clothing door 19 can be rotated around the hinge to determine opening and closing of the clothing opening 18 . For example, the clothing door 19 can open the clothing opening 18 by being rotated away from the cabinet 10 around the hinge, and rotated so as to come into close contact with the cabinet 10 around the hinge, thereby opening the clothing opening 18. can be closed.

Meanwhile, a door locking part 17 for locking the clothing door 19 may be provided in the cabinet 10 . The door lock unit may fix the clothing door 19 so that the clothing door 19 remains closed to the clothing opening 18 .

An embodiment of the present invention may include a control unit 90, and the control unit 90 is connected signalally to the door locking unit 17 to control the operating state of the door locking unit 17, thereby opening the clothing door. The closed state of (19) can be controlled.

For example, the door locking unit 17 may be controlled by the control unit 90 to fix the clothing door 19 in a locked state so that the clothing door 19 in a closed state does not change to an open state. When the locking state of the door locking part 17 is released, the clothing door 19 can be automatically rotated to open the clothing opening 18 or can be freely manipulated by the user to open.

Meanwhile, the cabinet 10 may include a manipulation unit 100 , and the manipulation unit 100 may include an input unit 110 and an output unit 130 . The input unit 110 may be manipulated by a user to generate an operation signal, and the user may transmit an input signal to the control unit 90 or the like through the input unit 110 and give a command.

The output unit 130 may provide various information to the user. The output unit 130 may provide various types of information such as visual information, auditory information, and vibration information to the user. The input unit 110 and the output unit 130 do not necessarily have to be separated from each other in appearance, such as spaced apart from each other, and may be combined with each other.

Although FIG. 1 shows the control unit 100 disposed on the upper side of the front panel 11, the position, shape and number of the control unit 100 may vary as needed. The control unit 100 may be a means for exchanging signals or information between a user and the laundry treatment apparatus 1, for example, the control unit 90, and a detailed description of the control unit 100 will be described later.

Meanwhile, FIG. 1 schematically shows a detergent supply unit 40, a drum 30, and a tub 20 provided inside the cabinet 10.

The tub 20 is provided inside the cabinet 10 and may contain water therein. The tub 20 may be provided in the laundry treatment apparatus 1 to use a large amount of water for laundry treatment, such as a washing course and a rinsing course.

That is, when the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided to perform a laundry treatment course using wash water, such as the washing course, the tub 20 is provided inside the cabinet 10. and the drum 30 may be installed inside the tub 20 .

However, when the laundry treatment apparatus 1 is provided to perform only a treatment course that does not require the use of wash water, such as a drying course for removing moisture from clothes, unlike the washing course, the tub 20 may be omitted. That is, in the laundry treatment apparatus 1, the tub 20 may not exist and only the drum 30 may exist.

Meanwhile, the drum 30 is provided inside the cabinet 10 and clothes may be accommodated therein. That is, clothes put into the cabinet 10 through the clothes opening 18 can be accommodated in the drum 30 and undergo various treatment courses. A detailed description of the tub 20 and the drum 30 will be described later.

Meanwhile, one embodiment of the present invention may include a detergent supply unit 40. The detergent supply unit 40 may supply detergent to the inside of the drum 30 to generate and enhance a washing effect in a washing course for removing contaminants from clothes.

The detergent supply unit 40 stores detergent and may include a plurality of detergent storage units separated from each other. 1 shows a detergent supply unit 40 in which a first detergent storage unit 41 and a second detergent storage unit 42 are provided separately.

The number of detergent storage units may vary as needed, and the user may store and use different detergents for each detergent storage unit. For example, in FIG. 1 , the laundry agent is stored in the first detergent storage unit 41 and the softening agent is stored in the second detergent storage unit 42, so that the washing agent and the softener may be adjusted in different amounts and used.

The detergent supply unit 40 may include a detergent pump for flowing the detergent in the detergent storage unit and supplying the detergent to the inside of the tub 20 . When a plurality of detergent storage units are provided, a plurality of detergent pumps corresponding to the detergent storage units may also be provided.

The controller 90 may control the detergent pump to adjust the amount of detergent supplied into the tub 20 or the drum 30 in the washing course.

The clothes handling apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be provided to communicate with the user's terminal 95 . The user's terminal 95 refers to a device through which the user can input or receive information while being separated from the laundry handling apparatus 1. can

In one embodiment of the present invention, communication is made with the terminal 95 through the control unit 90, and information can be transmitted and received. Communication with the terminal 95 and the like will be described in detail later.

Meanwhile, FIG. 2 shows a manipulation unit 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control unit 100 may include an input unit 110 that generates an input signal by a user's manipulation and an output unit 130 that provides various information to the user according to an output signal of the control unit 90 .

The manipulation unit 100 may include an input unit 110 and/or an output unit 130, and the input unit 110 and the output unit 130 may be located together or separately positioned to be distinguished from each other. Each of the input unit 110 and the output unit 130 may be provided in plurality, and may be disposed in various positions in the cabinet 10 .

2 shows a manipulation unit 100 provided as a control panel in which an input unit 110 and an output unit 130 are disposed together according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2 , the output unit 130 may include a display 134 on which a screen for providing visual information to a user is output.

Specifically, the output unit 130 may include a screen circumference 132 surrounding the display 134 and a display 134 positioned on the screen circumference 132, and a control unit ( 90) to output a screen providing necessary information to the user through the display 134. In addition, the output unit 130 may further include a speaker for providing an auditory signal, for example, various notification sounds to the user.

The input unit 110 may be operated by a user to generate various input signals. For example, the input unit 110 may include a button that is physically manipulated by the user, a touch that generates a signal by contacting the user's hand, and a microphone that receives a voice signal from the user.

In the present invention, a button includes a physical button in which a physical change is generated by a user's manipulation, and a touch-type button in which an electrical signal is generated by contact with a user's hand. That is, in the present invention, buttons may be provided in various types and shapes as needed.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the input unit 110 may include a power button 111. When the power button 111 is input, power may be applied to various components provided in the laundry treatment apparatus 1 .

The clothes handling apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to external power but maintains a standby state or a sleep state in which power is not applied to the rest of the components except for some components, and when the power button 111 is operated Power may also be applied to the rest of the components to be converted into a power-on state or a wake-up state in which preparations for performing a treatment course of clothes are made.

An embodiment of the present invention may include a power standby unit receiving power from external power at all times regardless of a standby state and a power application state, and the power standby unit controls the control unit when the power button 111 is input in the sleep state 90) may be provided to allow power application with other configurations.

Meanwhile, the input unit 110 may include a display button 113. The display button 113 may be provided on the screen circumference 132 of the output unit 130 or disposed around it. Also, the display button 113 may be replaced with a touch method of the display 134 .

A command based on screen information output from the display 134 may be input to the display button 113 . For example, the user can manipulate the display button 113 to select a specific area or any one item of the screen output from the display 134 .

Also, the input unit 110 may include a movement button. The movement button may be disposed on or around the periphery of the screen 132 . The movement button may be replaced with a dial type that is disposed on the screen circumference 132 and rotated, or may be replaced with a touch method of the display 134.

The user can change an object to be selected from among a plurality of lists on the screen output to the display 134 by manipulating the movement button.

The input unit 110 may include an action button 112 . The perform button 112 may also function as a pause button. According to an embodiment of the present invention, various processing courses for processing clothes accommodated in the drum 30 may be performed under the control of the control unit 90 . The user can manipulate the execution button 112 to perform or pause the processing course.

Meanwhile, the input unit 110 may include a pairing control button 114 . The clothes handling apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform a pairing mode in which communication is allowed with another external device, for example, the external device 2, and mutual information exchange is possible. A pairing control mode capable of directly controlling the external device 2 may be performed.

That is, when the pairing control mode is performed, the user uses the input unit 110 provided in the cabinet 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention to perform pairing with the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the external device 2 can be controlled.

In other words, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 90 may perform a pairing mode in which communication with the external device 2 located outside the cabinet 10 is permitted and information is exchanged. The control unit 90 may perform the pairing mode while communicating with the other control unit 90 of the external device 2 .

In the pairing mode, when the user presses the pairing control button 114 of the input unit 110, the controller 90 transmits a command directly to the other control unit 90 of the external device 2 through the input unit 110. Control mode can be performed. It goes without saying that the control unit 90 may also perform pairing control by the other control unit 90 of the external device 2 .

Meanwhile, the input unit 110 may include an option setting unit 115 . In one embodiment of the present invention, the user can adjust the setting values for a plurality of options by manipulating the option setting unit 115 .

Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 90 may be in a state where various processing courses for processing clothes are preset.

For example, the plurality of treatment courses include a washing course for removing contaminants from clothes, a rinsing course for rinsing clothes, a spin-drying course for removing moisture from clothes in a physical manner such as centrifugal force, and a phase change such as water evaporation. A drying course for removing moisture may be included.

Meanwhile, the plurality of treatment courses may include a plurality of adjustable options, respectively. Each of the plurality of options may have a plurality of option values C200 selectable by the user, and any one of the plurality of option values C200 may be applied as a setting value of the corresponding option.

The user can change the set values of options that allow the change of set values by manipulating the option setting unit 115 . That is, each option is set to have an initial setting value before being changed by the user, and the user can change the setting value of a specific option from the initial setting value to another option value (C200) through the option setting unit 115. there is.

The option setting unit 115 may include a plurality of buttons for changing each option, allowing manipulation of options changeable by the user in the currently selected course, and prohibiting signal generation for options unchangeable by the user. It can be controlled by the control unit 90 as much as possible.

For example, the control unit 90 may reflect a change in an option that can be changed by the user for the currently selected course, but ignore the command if a change in an option that cannot be changed by the user is input.

The input unit 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include various buttons for user convenience in addition to the plurality of buttons mentioned above.

Meanwhile, FIG. 3 shows a laundry treatment apparatus 1 including a tub 20 and a detergent supply unit 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , when a clothes washing course is performed in the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 includes a tub 20 and a detergent supply unit 40. can include

Referring to FIG. 3 , the tub 20 is provided inside the cabinet 10, may form an internal space for accommodating water, and may have various shapes. A tub opening 22 facing the clothing opening 18 of the cabinet 10 may be formed on one surface of the tub 20 .

For example, the tub 20 may have a cylindrical shape with a space formed therein, and a tub opening 22 may be formed on the front surface of the tub 20 facing the clothing opening 18 . Clothes put in through the clothes opening 18 may be put into the tub 20 through the tub opening 22 .

The drum 30 may be provided inside the tub 20 . The drum 30 may have various shapes in which a space is formed therein. The drum 30 may be provided to be rotatable by the drive unit 35 .

The drive unit 35 may be provided outside the tub 20, and the drum 30 may have a rotational shaft connected to the rear surface. The driving unit 35 may be directly connected to the rotating shaft or indirectly connected through a belt or the like.

The drum 30 is rotatably provided inside the tub 20 , and a drum opening 32 may be formed on one surface facing the tub opening 22 . That is, the inside of the drum 30 may communicate with the outside through the drum opening 32 , the tub opening 22 and the clothes opening 18 .

Accordingly, clothes put in by the user through the clothing opening 18 can pass through the clothing opening 18 , the tub opening 22 and the drum opening 32 to be accommodated in the drum 30 . The clothes opening 18, the tub opening 22, and the drum opening 32 may be aligned in a direction parallel to the rotating shaft of the drum 30.

The drum 30 may have a circular cross section so as to be easily rotated around a rotation axis. For example, the drum 30 may be provided in a cylindrical shape. In addition, a plurality of through holes may be formed on the circumferential surface of the drum 30 .

In the drum 30 installed inside the tub 20 for receiving water, water inside the tub 20 flows into the drum 30 through the through-hole, so that water can be provided to clothes.

On the other hand, one embodiment of the present invention may include a water supply unit (60). The water supply unit 60 may be connected to an external water source provided outside the cabinet 10, such as a monastery in the city, to supply water to the inside of the cabinet 10.

The water supply unit 60 may include a water supply valve for regulating the flow of water, and water introduced from the outside of the cabinet 10 flows along the water supply pipe 62 and is directly supplied to the inside of the tub 20 or detergent It may be provided to the supply unit 40.

The detergent supply unit 40 may store detergent therein and supply the detergent to the inside of the tub 20 or the drum 30 . When the water supply pipe 62 is connected to the detergent supply unit 40, the detergent supply unit 40 may supply water supplied through the water supply pipe 62 and detergent together to the inside of the tub 20.

Meanwhile, one embodiment of the present invention may include a drainage part 70 . The control unit 90 may perform a draining process by controlling the drainage unit 70 to discharge water inside the tub 20 to the outside during a washing course.

The drainage unit 70 may include a drain pipe connected to the tub 20 to allow water inside the tub 20 to flow to the outside, and may include a drain valve to control the flow of water in the drain pipe. It may include a drainage pump for generating a flow of water in.

Meanwhile, an embodiment of the present invention may include a control unit 90. The control unit 90 may signalally connect with various components consuming power to control the operation of each component. The control unit 90 may be provided by being divided into a plurality of parts as needed, and may include various detailed configurations.

For example, the control unit 90 may functionally include a communication unit for communication with the outside or other elements, a storage unit for storing information, and an arithmetic unit for information processing. In addition, the control unit 90 may include a sub control unit 90 provided for each configuration and a main control unit 90 that is signally connected to the sub control unit 90 and is in charge of controlling the sub control unit 90. may be

As described above, at least some of the detailed configurations of the control unit 90 classified by function or configuration may be spatially and functionally integrated as needed. In addition, at least some of the detailed components may be spatially separated and disposed.

Meanwhile, FIG. 4 shows a form in which the tub 20 and the detergent supply unit 40 are removed and a drying course of clothes can be performed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , in a form in which the tub 20 is omitted, the drum 30 may be rotatably provided inside the cabinet 10 . The driving unit 35 may be located on one side of the cabinet 10 and may be connected to the drum 30 itself or a rotating shaft of the drum 30 to provide rotational force to the drum 30 .

Meanwhile, a heating unit 50 may be provided inside the cabinet 10 to provide high-temperature air to clothes inside the drum 30 . The heating unit 50 may be installed on the base unit 14 located on the lower panel 13 and provided inside the cabinet 10 .

4 shows a heating unit 50 provided outside the drum 30 to provide dehumidified and heated air to the inside of the drum 30 and to re-introduce air that has passed through the inside of the drum 30. .

Referring to FIG. 4 , the heating unit 50 may include an air passage 51 communicating with the inside of the drum 30 . Inside the drum 30, air containing water vapor generated by evaporating moisture present in clothes exists, and the air inside the drum 30 is discharged from the drum 30 and introduced into the air passage 51. can For example, air discharged from the inside of the drum 30 to the outside of the drum 30 through the drum opening 32 may flow into the air passage 51 and flow along the air passage 51 .

Meanwhile, the heating unit 50 may include a dehumidifying unit 52 . The dehumidifier 52 may come into contact with air flowing along the air passage 51 to condense water vapor in the air and separate it from the air. Accordingly, air flowing along the air passage 51 may be dehumidified so that water vapor is greatly reduced while passing through the dehumidifying unit 52 .

The heating unit 50 may include a temperature raising unit 53 . The temperature raising unit 53 may heat the air by being in direct or thermal contact with the air flowing along the air passage 51 . The air flowing along the air passage 51 may become high-temperature and dry while passing through the dehumidifying unit 52 and the heating unit 53 .

The heating unit 50 may include a fluid system forming a dehumidifying unit 52 and a heating unit 53 . The fluid system may include a compressor, a condenser, a diffusion valve, and an expander, the dehumidifying unit 52 may correspond to an expander, and the temperature raising unit 53 may correspond to a condenser.

However, in one embodiment of the present invention, the heating unit 50 is not limited to including the fluid system, and the dehumidifying unit 52 and the heating unit 53 may have various methods.

The heating unit 50 may include an air fan 54 . The air fan 54 may be positioned on a space communicating with the air passage 51, for example, on the air passage 51 to generate a flow of air. Due to the operation of the air fan 54, the air inside the drum 30 flows through the air passage 51 and can be circulated.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the heating unit 50 dehumidifies and heats the air flowing along the air flow path 51 communicating with the inside of the drum 30 and supplies it back to the inside of the drum 30, so that the drum ( 30) Moisture contained in clothes can be removed by supplying high-temperature dry air inside.

However, the heating unit 50 of FIG. 4 is only an example of the heating unit 50 for performing a drying course, and the method or type of the heating unit 50 for providing high-temperature air to clothes in the present invention. is not necessarily limited as above.

For example, the heating unit 50 may be provided as an exhaust type in which air from outside the cabinet 10 is introduced into the drum 30 and the air inside the drum 30 is discharged to the outside. In addition, the heating unit 50 may be provided in a static manner to heat and dehumidify the air inside the drum 30 without causing air flow.

In addition, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 3 and the laundry treatment apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 4 are shown separately for convenience of explanation, and it is natural that the respective components cannot coexist with each other. .

For example, one embodiment of the present invention includes a water supply unit 60, a tub 20, a detergent supply unit 40, etc. to perform a washing course for clothes, and at the same time to perform a drying course for clothes. Various types of heating units 50 may be included.

FIG. 5 shows the inside of a laundry treatment apparatus 1 having a tub 20 and a heating unit 50 and capable of performing a washing course and a drying course. As shown in FIG. 5 , the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may have a form capable of performing a washing course and a drying course, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 5 , one embodiment of the present invention may include a detergent supply unit 40 connected to the water supply unit 60, and the detergent supply unit 40 supplies detergent to the inside of the tub 20 when a washing course is performed. can supply

A drum 30 may be rotatably provided inside the tub 20 . A driving unit 35 providing rotational force of the drum 30 may be provided inside the cabinet 10 . Clothes that have passed through the clothes opening 18 , the tub opening 22 and the drum opening 32 can be accommodated inside the drum 30 .

Water supplied into the tub 20 through the water supply unit 60 may be discharged to the outside through the drainage unit 70 . In the drainage unit 70 , after a washing process, a rinsing process, etc. are finished, a drain pump is operated to discharge water inside the tub 20 to the outside of the cabinet 10 .

Meanwhile, a heating unit 50 may be provided inside the cabinet 10 . 5 shows a heating unit 50 provided outside the tub 20 to heat air inside the tub 20 . For example, the heating unit 50 may generate an electromagnetic field into the tub 20, and the drum 30 may be heated while eddy currents are formed under the influence of the electromagnetic field, and air may be generated by heating the drum 30. By raising the temperature, a drying course of clothes may be performed.

In this way, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be provided in a form capable of both a washing course and a drying course of clothes.

Meanwhile, FIG. 6 illustrates a laundry treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and schematically illustrates various communication environments that can be performed in the laundry treatment apparatus 1 and the like.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the laundry treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include the aforementioned laundry treatment apparatus 1 . Redundant description of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 will be omitted as much as possible. In addition, the laundry handling system may include a terminal 95 portable by a user, and may include a controller 90 of the laundry handling apparatus 1 and a server 97 capable of exchanging information with the terminal 95. there is.

The laundry treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an external device 2 , and the laundry treatment apparatus 1 may perform a pairing mode with at least one external device 2 . For example, the clothes handling device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform a pairing mode through mutual communication with the external device 2 disposed outside the cabinet 10 .

That is, the control unit 90 may perform a pairing mode through communication with the other control unit 90 of the external device 2 . The control unit 90 may perform a pairing mode while exchanging information with the other control unit 90 of the external device 2 or another communication unit through the communication unit.

Although FIG. 6 shows a connection with two external devices 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the external device 2 connectable to the laundry treatment device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention The number can vary.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the external device 2 may perform an external treatment course for treating clothes. For example, the external device 2 may include a drum 30 for accommodating clothes. The external device 2 may be provided with other control units 90 for controlling various devices provided in the external device 2 separately from the control unit 90 of the laundry treatment device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. can

In addition, the external device 2 may include the other output unit 130 on which a screen for providing information related to the operating status controlled by the other control unit 90 or the processing status of clothes is output.

The laundry treatment device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform a laundry course, and the external device 2 may perform a drying course of clothes. The opposite case is also possible, and both the laundry treatment device 1 and the external device 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform a laundry course or a drying course of clothes.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, a communication method in which the control unit 90 and the external device 2 exchange information may be various. For example, the control unit 90 may directly communicate with another communication unit of the external device 2 through the communication unit through a Bluetooth method.

In addition, the control unit 90 or the communication unit is provided separately from the laundry treatment apparatus 1 and the external apparatus 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention and provides information through an external communication medium 96 that provides a signal for communication. can also be exchanged.

For example, the external communication medium 96 generates a Wi-Fi signal, and the control unit 90 exchanges information with the external communication medium 96 based on the Wi-Fi signal, and is provided in the external device 2 and is provided in the present invention. The other control unit 90, which is distinguished from the control unit 90 of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment, may receive a signal transmitted from the control unit 90 through information exchange with the external communication medium 96. there is.

As described above, in the case where the controller 90 directly generates a signal and in the case where the external communication medium 96 is used as a signal generating means, information transmitted to the outside from the controller 90 or information received by the controller 90 is collected. Routes can also vary.

For example, even when the control unit 90 directly transmits or receives a signal, the control unit 90 may directly transmit the signal to the other control unit 90 of the external device 2 or transmit the signal to the external server 97. A method in which the other controller 90 receives a signal from the server 97 by transmitting the signal may be used.

Even when the control unit 90 uses the external communication medium 96, information transmitted from the control unit 90 to the external communication medium 96 may be directly transferred to the external device 2, or the external communication medium 96 After the information transmitted to is transmitted to the server 97, the other control unit 90 of the external device 2 may receive the information from the server 97.

It is natural that the relationship between the sender and the receiver of the control unit 90 provided in the laundry treatment apparatus 1 and the other control unit 90 of the external device 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be interchanged.

Meanwhile, the clothes handling apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may also allow communication with the user's terminal 95 described above. For example, the control unit 90 may provide information related to the current operating state to the user through the terminal 95, and through information exchange with the terminal 95, the control unit 90 is a remote control controlled according to a command transmitted from the terminal 95. mode can be performed.

A communication or information exchange method between the control unit 90 and the terminal 95 may be the same as the communication or information exchange method between the control unit 90 and other control units 90 described above. For example, the control unit 90 may exchange information directly with the terminal 95 or exchange information through an external communication medium 96 and/or a server 97 .

Meanwhile, in FIG. 7 , various upgrade functions C100 for changing or adding various options of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention are listed and displayed.

Here, the option refers to a function that is stored in the control unit 90 and allows the user to freely change the option value C200 to improve the usability of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 .

As described above, the options may include a course option for changing various conditions for the clothes treatment course and a setting option C40 for changing conditions for operation or specific functions of the clothes treatment apparatus 1 .

The course option may include a washing option for changing various conditions of a washing course and/or a drying option for changing various conditions of a drying course.

For example, the wash option may include a wash water amount option for adjusting the amount of wash water, a wash water temperature option for adjusting the temperature of the wash water, and a detergent amount option for adjusting the amount of detergent supplied.

The drying option may include a dryness level option for adjusting the dryness level of clothes, an air temperature option for adjusting the air temperature, a drying time option for adjusting the execution time of a drying course, and the like.

On the other hand, the setting option C40 is not related to the treatment course, but may refer to a function set in the control unit 90 to change various conditions that can be set for use of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 .

For example, the setting option C40 is a pairing option for allowing information exchange between the aforementioned external device 2 and the laundry treatment device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the display 134 of the output unit 130 A brightness option for adjusting brightness, a notification sound option for changing a notification sound output from the output unit 130, and an image option C51 for changing an image on the screen output from the output unit 130 may be included. can

On the other hand, the upgrade function (C100) is a programmatic element for changing the contents of options previously set and stored in the control unit 90 or newly creating an option not set in the control unit 90 to set and store in the control unit 90. am.

The upgrade function C100 may be prepared in advance through the server 97 or the like and provided to the control unit 90 using a communication method. For example, the upgrade function C100 may be provided to the server 97 in a state in which programming is completed so as to be set in the control unit 90 in advance, and the control unit 90 and/or the terminal 95 may be provided from the server 97. Information of the upgrade function C100 may be delivered.

The user can check information on the upgrade function C100 through the control unit 100 or the terminal 95, and can select the corresponding upgrade function C100 and command the control unit 90 to set it, if necessary.

A setting command for the upgrade function C100 generated through the control unit 100 or the terminal 95 may be transmitted to the server 97 or the control unit 90 . When the setting command is transmitted to the server 97, the server 97 can command the control unit 90 to set and apply the data for the upgrade function C100, and the control unit 90 Based on the command signal transmitted from (97), data for the corresponding upgrade function (C100) can be installed so that it can be used in the aforementioned storage unit or the like.

When the setting command is transmitted to the control unit 90, the control unit 90 may request data on the upgrade function C100 that is the target of the setting command from the server 97, and the server 97 responds to the request. Accordingly, data on the upgrade function C100 can be provided to the control unit 90, and the control unit 90 can set and store the upgrade function C100 through the corresponding data.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of upgrade functions C100 may be provided as shown in FIG. 7, and a user selects only necessary ones from among the plurality of upgrade functions C100 and sets and reflects them in the control unit 90. can do.

That is, the plurality of upgrade functions C100 are not directly installed in the control unit 90 of the laundry treatment apparatus 1, but are selected by the user through the output unit 130 of the control unit 100 or the user's terminal 95. can be made available.

The user can receive and check upgrade functions C100 that can be set in the control unit 90 through the display 134 or the terminal 95 of the control unit 100, and select only the upgrade functions C100 desired by the user. It can be selected, set in the control unit 90, and utilized.

In FIG. 7 (a), a plurality of upgrade functions (C100) that can be set in the controller 90 are listed and displayed, and in FIG. 7 (b), only a specific upgrade function (C100) in FIG. 7 (a) is selected and reflected. After that, the remaining upgrade functions (C100) are listed and displayed.

Referring to FIG. 7 , a plurality of upgrade functions C100 to be installed or applied to the controller 90 may be prepared in advance through a server 97 or the like and provided to the user. The user can check the upgrade list through the screen output from the control unit 100 or the terminal 95, and can select an upgrade function (C100) desired to use from the corresponding list and set it in the control unit 90.

The control unit 100 or the terminal 95 may output the upgrade list of FIG. 7 on the screen as it is, or may output a screen containing the same information but with a different image. The user may select a desired upgrade function C100 from upgrade functions C100 provided through the server 97 or the like by manipulating the control unit 100 or the terminal 95 .

7 shows a selection area C10 displaying whether or not the corresponding upgrade function C100 is selected. When the user selects a desired upgrade function C100 from the upgrade list, a selection display C20 indicating the selection of the corresponding upgrade function C100 may be provided on the screen as shown in FIG. 7 .

As an example, FIG. 7 (a) shows a state in which the 'second upgrade function (C100)' is selected by the user, and in FIG. 7 (b), after the second upgrade function (C100) is set in the controller 90 , an upgrade list displaying the first upgrade function (C100), the third upgrade function (C100), etc. excluding the second upgrade function (C100) is shown.

As such, in one embodiment of the present invention, even if a user selects only a specific upgrade function C100 from among a plurality of upgrade functions C100 and reflects the selected upgrade function C100 to the control unit 90, the remaining upgrade functions C100 are still selected by the user. It may be provided to the user through the control unit 100 or the terminal 95 so as to be able to use the control unit 100 .

That is, according to an embodiment of the present invention, various upgrade functions C100 for improving user convenience or efficiency may be provided from the server 97 to the user even after the laundry treatment machine 1 is sold. Further, since the user can select and utilize only a desired upgrade function C100 from among the plurality of upgrade functions C100, the user-customized clothes handling apparatus 1 reflecting personal intentions can be used.

Meanwhile, FIG. 8 shows an upgrade screen P100 in which a plurality of upgrade functions C100 are displayed and the user can select and apply them. 8(a) is an example of an upgrade screen P100 displayed through the display 134 of the control unit 100, and FIG. 8(b) is an example of an upgrade screen displayed through the user's terminal 95, for example, a mobile phone is an example of

However, the upgrade screen (P100) shown in FIG. 8 is only one embodiment for explanation of the present invention, and the specific configuration of the screen is not necessarily the same as that of FIG. 8, and a plurality of upgrade functions (C100) are selectably displayed. Various screen configurations are possible.

In addition, although FIG. 8 shows that the control unit 100 and the terminal 95 output an upgrade screen P100 of approximately the same shape, the upgrade screen output from the control unit 100 and the terminal 95, if necessary. (P100) may have different shapes.

For example, the screen output area of the display 134 of the control unit 100 may be relatively limited compared to that of the terminal 95, and therefore, an upgrade screen displaying fewer upgrade functions C100 than the terminal 95. The plurality of upgrade functions C100 may be displayed in a form different from that of the terminal 95, such as outputting (P100) or displaying the plurality of upgrade functions C100 in a grid form.

Furthermore, although each upgrade screen P100 of the control unit 100 and the terminal 95 is shown in FIG. 8, the upgrade screen P100 is provided only on one of the control unit 100 and the terminal 95, if necessary. It could be.

For example, the controller 90 does not provide the upgrade screen P100 in consideration of storage capacity and computing power, and access to the upgrade screen P100 is possible only from the terminal 95, and the user can access the upgrade screen P100 through the terminal 95. The upgrade function C100 may be configured. Of course, the opposite is also possible.

Meanwhile, FIG. 9 shows a change in the upgrade screen P100 in a process in which one of the plurality of upgrade functions C100 is selected and applied to the control unit 90 . The upgrade screen P100 shown in FIG. 9 may be a screen output from the manipulation unit 100 or the terminal 95.

Specifically, FIG. 9(a) shows an upgrade screen P100 in which a plurality of upgrade functions C100 are listed and displayed, and the plurality of upgrade functions C100 include a washing option upgrade function C110 and a drying option upgrade function. A function (C120), a notification sound upgrade function (C130), and an image upgrade function (C140) are included.

However, it goes without saying that the plurality of upgrade functions C100 may include only some of the upgrade functions C100 described above or may include other upgrade functions C100.

Meanwhile, FIG. 9(a) shows a state in which the selection display C20 is provided in the selection area C10 of the laundry option upgrade function C110. That is, the upgrade screen (P100) of FIG. 9 (a) is a state in which the user selects a wash option upgrade function (C110) for changing or adding a wash option for adjusting a wash course among a plurality of upgrade functions (C100).

9(b) is an example of a screen displayed in a situation where the upgrade function C100 selected by the user is set in the control unit 90. In the process of installing the upgrade function C100, the control unit 100 or the terminal 95 may output a screen for notifying the user that the corresponding upgrade function C100 is being set.

9(c) shows an upgrade screen displayed after the laundry option upgrade function C110 is selected and set.

After the washing option upgrade function (C110) is set, the upgrade function (C100) other than the washing option upgrade function (C110) does not disappear, and the upgrade screen (P100) is displayed so that additional selection and setting by the user is possible. can be displayed through

9 shows a case where the laundry option upgrade function C110 is set for convenience of explanation, but the upgrade function C100 selected by the user and set in the control unit 90 may vary as needed, The upgrade function C100 that is not set in the control unit 90 and is still displayed to be selectable by the user may also vary.

In one embodiment of the present invention, various upgrade functions (C100) may be prepared in advance through a server 97 or the like for convenience of use and provided to the user, and furthermore, the user may select the necessary function among the plurality of upgrade functions (C100). Only can be selected and set in the control unit 90.

Accordingly, the user can customize the clothes handling apparatus 1 as desired, and only change necessary settings of the control unit 90 to improve convenience of use.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 90 may store a plurality of options in which setting values are adjusted based on the manipulation signal. In the present invention, an option means that a plurality of option values (C200) for a corresponding option are stored in the controller 90 in advance, and a user selects one of the plurality of option values (C200) and determines it as a set value, thereby related to the corresponding option. It refers to a control function in which the function is set to the set value and operated.

As described above, the options of the present invention include a course option related to a treatment course and a setting option C40 related to the overall operation of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 .

On the other hand, a plurality of upgrade functions (C100) for changing or adding the option are provided to the user through the operation unit 100 or the terminal 95, and selected by the user from among the plurality of upgrade functions (C100) An upgrade function C100 may be set in the controller 90.

In an embodiment of the present invention, changing an option may mean that an option value C200 selectable by a user in a corresponding option is changed. Addition of an option may mean setting a user to be changeable while providing a plurality of option values C200 for specific data of the control unit 90 that cannot be changed by the user.

Meanwhile, hereinafter, the clothes handling apparatus 1 provided with the image upgrade function C140 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail, and descriptions overlapping with those described above will be omitted as much as possible.

A laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 10, a drum 30, a manipulation unit 100, and a control unit 90. The drum 30 is rotatably provided inside the cabinet 10 and can accommodate clothes.

The control unit 100 is provided in the cabinet 10, provides information to the user, and can be manipulated by the user. The control unit 90 may perform a treatment course for clothes based on an operation signal transmitted from the operation unit 100 or the user's terminal 95 .

An embodiment of the present invention may further include a tub 20, a detergent supply unit 40, and a heating unit 50 as needed. The control unit 90 performs a clothing treatment course based on the operation signal transmitted from the control unit 100 or the user's terminal 95 . For example, the control unit 90 may control the driving unit 35, the detergent supply unit 40, the heating unit 50, and the like to perform a treatment course for clothes.

The control unit 90 may store a plurality of options whose set values are adjusted based on the manipulation signal. As described above, the options may include a setting option C40 for the overall operation of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 and a course option for adjusting a treatment course.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of upgrade functions C100 for changing or adding the option are provided to the user through the control unit 100 or the terminal 95, and among the plurality of upgrade functions C100 An upgrade function C100 selected by the user may be set in the control unit 90 .

The plurality of upgrade functions (C100) sets an image option (C51) capable of changing an image on a screen output through the control unit 100 or the terminal 95 based on the operation signal in the control unit 90. It may include an image upgrade function (C140) for

The plurality of upgrade functions C100 may be prepared in advance in the server 97 or the like, and the server 97 may notify the user of the plurality of upgrade functions C100 through the user's terminal 95 or the control unit 100. there is.

The plurality of upgrade functions C100 may include the image upgrade function C140. When the image upgrade function C140 is selected by the user and set in the controller 90, the controller 90 may set the image option C51 based on data included in the image upgrade function C140.

The image option C51 is an option for changing an image provided to the user through the operating unit or the terminal 95. The notification sound option may be one of the aforementioned setting options C40. The image option C51 is an option that is changed by the image upgrade function C140 in a state previously set in the control unit 90 or does not exist in the control unit 90, and is changed to the control unit 90 by the image upgrade function C140. ) may be a newly created option.

When the image option C51 is set, an image corresponding to visual information provided from the operation unit or terminal 95 may be changed. Here, the image may refer to an image included on a screen output through the display 134 of the aforementioned manipulation unit 100 .

The manipulation unit 100 may output a screen based on a command of the control unit 90 . For example, when power is applied, the control unit 100 can output a start screen notifying the user of the power-on state, and can output a course selection screen for selecting a treatment course for processing clothes, and performing the treatment course. During the process, a course progress screen providing performance information of the course may be output.

The display 134 of the manipulation unit 100 may output various screens in addition to the many screens described above. Also, a screen output from the manipulation unit 100 may include various types of images along with various types of information.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the image option C51 corresponds to the setting option C40 for changing images on various screens output from the control unit 100 or the terminal 95 as described above.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the image upgrade function C140 is set in the control unit 90, an image previously stored in the control unit 90 is automatically changed by the image upgrade function C140 or through a user's selection. It may be changed to a determined image.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the image of the clothes handling apparatus 1 is changed through the image option C51, so that the same and monotonous image can be changed, so that the user's satisfaction can be improved and the user's selection can be reflected. Also, user satisfaction according to customization can be improved.

Meanwhile, FIG. 10 illustrates an operation process of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 may perform a standby state in which power consumption is not or minimized while being connected to an external power source.

In the standby state, when application of power is input through the execution button 112 or the like, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 or the control unit 90 may enter a power application state in which power is supplied and activated.

In a power-on state, the control unit 100 and the like may be activated to output a screen to the user or transmit a user's control signal to the control unit 90 .

Meanwhile, in a power-on state, a course selection process may be performed to select a treatment course for clothing by the user or to adjust course options of the selected treatment course.

In the course selection process, the user can select one of a plurality of processing courses through the course selection screen output from the control unit 100 or the terminal 95, and the option setting unit 115 or the terminal 95 of the control unit 100 ) allows you to adjust the various options to your liking.

After the course selection process, if the execution of the treatment course is commanded through manipulation of the execution button 112, the controller 90 may perform a course process of processing clothes by performing the treatment course determined in the course selection process. .

When the treatment course ends during the course progress, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 or the control unit 90 may enter a standby state again.

In one embodiment of the present invention, an image changeable by the image option C51, that is, a graphic element on the screen may be of various types.

For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, when the power button 111 of the control unit 100 is operated, the control unit 100 may output a start screen indicating a power-on state, and on the start screen, a start image G1 ) may be included.

The controller 90 may change and store the start image G1 based on the manipulation signal through the image option C51. That is, the image option C51 may be set to change a start notification sound for notifying a power-on state. Through the image option C51, the user may select the start image G1 output when power is applied to the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to his/her taste.

In other words, in one embodiment of the present invention, when the power button 111 of the control unit 100 is operated, the control unit 100 outputs a start image G1 indicating a power-on state, and the control unit 90 The start image G1 may be changed and stored based on the manipulation signal through the image option C51.

Also, in the present invention, the image option C51 can be set to change the state image G2. The state image G2 may correspond to an image of a state screen for notifying the user of various events that occur during the course selection process and course progress process after power is applied.

For example, the control unit 90 informs the user of a situation in which there is no detergent in the detergent supply unit 40 before performing the washing course, or confirms that the execution button 112 is input when the clothing door 19 is not in the closed state. The operation unit 100 can be controlled to provide the user with a state image G2 for notifying the user of the occurrence of various situations, such as notifying the user or notifying the user that an abnormal state has occurred in the course of the processing course. .

The user can set the image option C51 in the control unit 90 through the image upgrade function C140, and select the state image G2 according to his or her taste through the image option C51, thereby improving user satisfaction. there is.

Also, the image option C51 may be set to change the end image G3. When the processing course is completed, the control unit 100 provides an end image G3 notifying the end of the course to the user, and the control unit 90 controls the end image G3 through the image option C51 to control the end image G3. It can be changed and stored based on the signal.

Accordingly, when the course is finished, the user can view the desired image and grasp the end situation of the course, so that satisfaction with use can be improved. Meanwhile, the image option C51 may be set to change at least one of the above-described start image G1, state image G2, and end image G3.

Meanwhile, FIG. 11 shows a setting list in which an image option C51 is added by an image upgrade function C140 in an embodiment of the present invention. The setting list may include various setting options (C40) changeable by the user.

11(a) corresponds to a setting list that does not include the image option C51 before setting the image upgrade function C140, and FIG. 11(b) shows the image option after setting the image upgrade function C140 ( C51) corresponds to the added setting list.

Referring to FIG. 11 , in the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 90 may preset the image so that the user cannot change it. An image included in a screen output from the control unit 100 is stored in advance in the controller 90, and the image may not be changed by the user.

That is, the control unit 90 may control the control unit 100 to output only pre-stored images on the screen in a state in which the image option C51 for changing the image is not set.

Meanwhile, when the image upgrade function C140 is set in the control unit 90, the image option C51 can be created and stored and provided to the user through the control unit 100 or the terminal 95.

When the image option C51 is created, the image option C51 can be displayed in the setting list as shown in FIG. can enter The setting screen P400 may display a setting list as shown in FIG. 11 or may be output in various configurations displaying a plurality of setting options C40 as shown in FIG. 12 .

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the control unit 100 or the terminal 95 can output an upgrade screen P100 displayed so that the plurality of upgrade functions C100 can be selected.

A plurality of upgrade functions (C100) prepared in advance by the server 97 are displayed on the upgrade screen (P100), and the user operates the control unit 100 or the terminal 95 to select the desired upgrade function (C100) and control unit ( 90) can be set.

In the controller 90, the upgrade function C100 selected by the user on the upgrade screen P100 is set, and the rest may not be set. That is, as described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of upgrade functions C100 may not necessarily be set together in the controller 90.

The user can select and set only the desired upgrade function C100 in the control unit 90 . In addition, the upgrade screen P100 may display the rest except for the upgrade function C100 set in the control unit 90 among the plurality of upgrade functions C100.

Even if the user selects the desired upgrade function (C100) and sets it in the control unit 90, the upgrade function (C100) not selected by the user does not disappear, and when the user enters the upgrade screen (P100) again, the control unit 90 Unset upgrade functions C100 may be displayed so that the user can select them.

Meanwhile, FIG. 12 shows a setting screen P400 output from the control unit 100 or the terminal 95 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 12 (a) is a setting screen (P400) before setting the image upgrade function (C140), and FIG. 12 (b) is a setting screen (P400) after setting the image upgrade function (C140).

However, the setting screen P400 output from the control unit 100 or the terminal 95 does not necessarily have to be the same as that of FIG. 12, and various screen configurations displaying a plurality of setting options C40 so that the user can access them. It is possible, and the setting screen P400 output from the control unit 100 and the terminal 95 may be determined differently.

Referring to FIG. 12 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 100 or the terminal 95 displays a setting screen P400 displaying the plurality of options set in the control unit 90 so that the user can select them. can be printed out.

As described above, the setting screen P400 may display various setting options C40 set in the control unit 90 so that the user can adjust them. The user can access the setting option C40 desired to be adjusted from the setting screen P400.

When the image upgrade function C140 is set in the controller 90, the image option C51 may be generated and displayed on the setting screen P400. As described above, the controller 90 may set the image on the initial screen so that the user cannot change it, and therefore, the image option C51 may not be displayed on the setting screen P400 as shown in FIG. 12(a).

When the image upgrade function (C140) is set in the control unit 90 and the image option (C51) is created, the setting options (C40) including the image option (C51) are displayed on the setting screen (P400) as shown in FIG. 12 (b). can be displayed on The name of the image option C51 may be displayed in various ways to express that it is an option for changing the image.

Meanwhile, FIG. 13 illustrates an image option C51 setting screen P420 output through the control unit 100 or the terminal 95 in one embodiment of the present invention. 13(a) shows an example of the image option C51 setting screen P420, and FIG. 13(b) shows a preview object C57 to be described later.

Referring to FIG. 12 (a), in one embodiment of the present invention, the controller 90 stores a plurality of option values C200 corresponding to a plurality of images selectable by the user through the image option C51. It can be.

A plurality of option values C200 may correspond to different images. The image upgrade function C140 may include data related to the plurality of option values C200, and the controller 90 may store the plurality of option values C200 based on the data.

When the image option C51 is selected by the user, the manipulation unit 100 or the terminal 95 displays the plurality of option values C200 for the image option C51 so that the user can select the image option. (C51) The setting screen (P420) can be output.

A plurality of option values C200 included in the image option C51 may be displayed on the image option C51 setting screen P420. In the image option (C51) setting screen (P420), a plurality of option values (C200) are displayed in a list form as shown in FIG. may be displayed as

14 shows an example of an image option C51 setting screen P420 output from the control unit 100 and the terminal 95 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 14 (a) corresponds to an example of the image option (C51) setting screen (P420) output from the control unit 100, and FIG. 14 (b) is the image option (C51) setting screen output from the terminal 95 ( P420) corresponds to an example.

Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, the image option (C51) setting screen (P420) can display a plurality of option values (C200) in the form of an image instead of a list form including text as shown in FIG. .

Meanwhile, compared to the terminal 95, the control unit 100 may have a small screen output area or a low degree of freedom in configuring the screen. In this case, the control unit 100 may output only an image corresponding to one option value (C200) on the screen as shown in FIG. The value C200, that is, the image is changed, and one can be selected.

However, the display method of the image option (C51) setting screen (P420) output from the control unit 100 is not necessarily limited to this, and as shown in FIG. It is also possible to display

Meanwhile, the terminal 95 may output an image option C51 setting screen P420 displaying a plurality of option values C200 as individual images, as shown in FIG. 14(b). The user can select any one of a plurality of option values (C200) displayed on the image option (C51) setting screen (P420) through the terminal 95 and set it in the control unit 90.

However, the image option (C51) setting screen (P420) output from the terminal 95 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 14 (b), and may have the aforementioned list form or a single option value (C200) display form. .

Referring back to FIG. 13 , on the image option C51 setting screen P420, a preview display C55 of an image corresponding to each of the plurality of option values C200 may be displayed so that the user can select it. there is.

The control unit 100 or the terminal 95 can output a corresponding image when the preview display C55 is selected by the user.

Specifically, in FIG. 13(a), a preview display C55 for displaying each image in advance is disposed in the option value C200 list in which a plurality of option values C200 are displayed. When each option value (C200) is named and displayed as shown in FIG. can be put to good use.

13(b) shows a preview object C57 in which a preview display C55 for any one of a plurality of option values C200 is selected and output by the user. For example, when the area of the display 134 of the control unit 100 is narrow, the plurality of option values C200 may be displayed as names, and when the preview display C55 for each option value C200 is selected A preview object C57 may be output on the screen.

In one embodiment of the present invention, even if the plurality of option values (C200) are not displayed in the form of images on the image option (C51) setting screen (P420), the user can view the preview object (C57) through the preview display (C55). It can be checked, and it may be advantageous to select any one image.

Meanwhile, FIG. 15 illustrates setting an additional option value C220 to an image option C51 preset in the control unit 90 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 15 (a) is an example of the image option (C51) setting screen (P420) displaying the existing option values (C210) before setting the current image upgrade function (C140), Figure 15 (b) is an example of the current image upgrade function (C140) is set and is an example of the image option (C51) setting screen (P420) displaying the additional option value (C220) together with the existing option value (C210).

Referring to FIG. 15 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the image option C51 is set in advance in the controller 90, and a plurality of images corresponding to different images selectable by the user through the image option C51 are provided. Option value C200 may be stored in advance.

That is, the image option C51 may be previously set in the control unit 90 prior to setting the currently provided image upgrade function C140. The controller 90 may set the image option C51 in advance during the manufacturing process of the laundry handling apparatus 1 or may create the image option C51 in advance through an image upgrade function C140 previously provided.

In this way, when the image option C51 exists as a preset option C40 in the control unit 90 and the image upgrade function C140 is set in the control unit 90, in addition to the plurality of option values C200 An option value C200 corresponding to the image to be added may be stored in the controller 90 .

That is, the currently provided image upgrade function (C140) may include additional option values (C220) different from the existing option values (C210) of the image options (C51) preset in the control unit 90, and the corresponding image upgrade function ( When C140) is set in the control unit 90, the additional option values C220 may be stored in the control unit 90 and additionally provided to the user.

16 shows an image option C51 setting screen P420 in which an additional option value C220 is stored and displayed in the image option C51. 16 (a) corresponds to the image option (C51) setting screen (P420) output through the control unit 100 or the terminal 95 before the image upgrade function (C140) including the additional option value (C220) is set. 16(b) is an image option (C51) setting screen (P420) displaying a plurality of option values (C200) including additional option values (C220) by the image upgrade function (C140).

As described above, a plurality of option values C200 stored in the controller 90 may be displayed on the image option C51 setting screen P420. On the other hand, when the image upgrade function (C140) including the additional option value (C220) is set in the controller 90, the additional option value (C220) is the existing option value (C210) on the image option (C51) setting screen (P420). ) and can be selected by the user.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the image option C51 can be created through the image upgrade function C140, and furthermore, the additional option value C220 can be provided by providing the image upgrade function C140 continuously, so that the user can select it. A variety of images can be provided.

Meanwhile, in the following, a laundry treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described, and redundant description of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 will be omitted as much as possible.

A laundry treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a laundry treatment apparatus 1 and a terminal 95 . In addition, the clothes handling system may include the aforementioned server 97, external communication medium 96, and external device 2 as needed.

The laundry treatment apparatus 1 includes a drum 30 rotatably provided and in which clothes are accommodated, a control unit 100 that provides information to a user or is manipulated by the user, and the control unit 100 controls the operation of clothes based on the operation signal. It may include a control unit 90 that performs a treatment course.

The terminal 95 is permitted to exchange information with the laundry treatment apparatus 1 from the outside of the laundry treatment apparatus 1, and may provide information to the user or be manipulated by the user.

The control unit 90 stores a plurality of options whose set values are adjusted based on the operation signal, and a plurality of upgrade functions C100 for changing or adding the options are provided to the control unit 100 or the terminal 95 ), an upgrade function C100 selected by the user from among the plurality of upgrade functions C100 may be set in the controller 90.

The plurality of upgrade functions (C100) is an image upgrade function for setting an image option (C51) capable of changing an image on the screen output through the control unit 100 based on the control signal to the control unit 90 ( C140) may be included.

When the image upgrade function (C140) is set in the controller 90, the terminal 95 outputs an image option (C51) setting screen (P420) through which the user can set the image option (C51). The control unit 100 may output an image determined by the user through the setting screen P420 of the image option C51 of the terminal 95 .

Specifically, the image option C51 may not be a preset setting option C40 in the control unit 90, and therefore, an image option C51 adjustment process or image option C51 setting for adjusting the image option C51. The screen P420 may not exist in the controller 90.

On the other hand, setting the image option (C51) adjustment process or the image option (C51) setting screen (P420) in the control unit 90 may cause problems such as data size or programming complexity, and furthermore, through the control unit 100 Adding and outputting the image option C51 setting screen P420 may have limitations depending on the characteristics of the display 134 of the manipulation unit 100.

Accordingly, in one embodiment of the present invention, the process for adjusting the image option (C51) or the image option (C51) setting screen (P420) is easier to build through the terminal (95) through the image option (C51) The setting screen P420 may be provided to the user.

In this case, the user sets the image option (C51) in the control unit 90 through the image upgrade function (C140), enters the image option (C51) setting screen (P420) through the terminal 95, and enters the image option (C51). ), and the control unit 90 can store the determined image through the terminal 95 and output it on the screen of the control unit 100.

For example, when the image option (C51) is set in the control unit 90, the terminal 95 can output the image option (C51) setting screen (P420), and the option value (C200) selected by the user is displayed on the server (97). Alternatively, it may be transmitted to the control unit 90.

The control unit 90 directly receives the information on the option value (C200) selected by the user from the terminal 95 or receives the information on the option value (C200) selected by the user from the server 97, thereby changing the setting value of the image option (C51). A corresponding option value (C200) can be stored.

One embodiment of the present invention provides the user with the image option (C51) setting screen (P420) corresponding to the novel process through the terminal 95 instead of the control unit 100, thereby minimizing the change in the setting of the control unit 90. However, it is possible to efficiently provide the user with an environment in which the image option C51 can be set.

Meanwhile, FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing a control method of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 18 is a flow chart showing the upgrade setting step (S300) of FIG. 17 in more detail. has been

Hereinafter, a control method of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18, and redundant description of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 will be omitted as much as possible.

The laundry treatment apparatus 1 may include a drum 30 rotatably provided inside the cabinet 10 and accommodating clothes, and a control unit 90 performing a treatment course of the clothes accommodated in the drum 30. .

The control method of the laundry handling apparatus 1 may include an upgrade providing step (S100), an upgrade selection step (S200), an upgrade setting step (S300), and an option setting step (S400).

In the upgrade providing step (S100), information may be provided to the user and a plurality of upgrade functions C100 may be provided to the user to be selectable through the control unit 100 operated by the user or the user's terminal 95.

In the upgrade selection step (S200), an upgrade function (C100) to be set in the control unit 90 is selected based on a user's operation signal through the control unit 100 or the terminal 95 among the plurality of upgrade functions C100. It can be.

In the upgrade setting step (S300), the controller 90 may change or add an option corresponding to the upgrade function (C100) selected in the upgrade selection step (S200).

In the option setting step (S400), the options changed or added to the control unit 90 through the upgrade setting step (S300) can be provided so that the user can set them through the control unit 100 or the terminal 95. .

The plurality of upgrade functions (C100) may include an image upgrade function (C140) for setting an image option (C51) through which the user can change an image output through the control unit (100) in the control unit (90). there is.

When the image upgrade function (C140) is selected in the upgrade selection step (S200), the control unit 90 sets the image option (C51) according to the image upgrade function (C140) in the upgrade setting step (S300). and can be stored.

The upgrade setting step (S300) may include an image option upgrade determination step (S340) and an image option upgrade step (S345).

In the image option upgrade determination step (S340), the controller 90 may determine whether the image upgrade function (C140) is selected based on the operation signal in the upgrade selection step (S200).

In the image option upgrade step (S345), when it is determined that the image upgrade function (C140) is selected in the image option upgrade determination step (S340), the control unit 90 determines the image option according to the image upgrade function (C140). (C51) can be set and saved.

When it is determined that the image upgrade function (C140) is not selected in the image option upgrade determination step (S340), the image option upgrade step (S345) and the image option preset determination step (S341) described later may be omitted. there is.

Meanwhile, the upgrade setting step (S300) may include an image option preset determination step (S341). In the image option preset determination step (S341), after the image upgrade determination step, the control unit 90 may determine whether the image option C51 is in a preset state in the control unit 90.

The image option upgrading step (S345) may include a first image option upgrading step (S346). In the first image option upgrade step (S346), when it is determined that the image option (C51) is not preset in the image option preset determination step (S341), the control unit 90 determines the image option (C51) may be created and a plurality of option values C200 for the image option C51 may be stored.

The image option upgrading step (S345) may include a second image option upgrading step (S347). In the second image upgrade step, when the image option C51 is determined to be in a preset state in the image option preset determination step S341, the plurality of option values C200 previously stored in the control unit 90 are excluded. And the option value C200 added according to the image upgrade function C140 may be additionally stored in the controller 90.

Although the present invention has been shown and described in relation to specific embodiments, it is known in the art that the present invention can be variously improved and changed without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention provided by the claims below. It will be self-evident to those skilled in the art.

Claims

cabinet;

a drum rotatably provided inside the cabinet and accommodating clothes;

a manipulation unit provided in the cabinet, providing information to a user and being manipulated by the user; and

Including; a control unit for performing a treatment course of clothes based on the control signal transmitted from the control unit or the user's terminal;

The control unit stores a plurality of options whose set values are adjusted based on the operation signal,

A plurality of upgrade functions for changing or adding the option are provided to the user through the operation unit or the terminal, and an upgrade function selected by the user among the plurality of upgrade functions is set in the control unit,

The plurality of upgrade functions include an image upgrade function for setting an image option capable of changing an image on a screen output through the manipulation unit or the terminal based on the manipulation signal to the control unit.
According to claim 1,

In the control unit, the image option is set in advance, and a plurality of option values corresponding to different images selectable by the user are stored in advance through the image option,

When the image upgrade function is set in the control unit, an option value corresponding to an image added in addition to the plurality of option values is stored in the control unit.
According to claim 1,

wherein the control unit is preset so that the image cannot be changed by the user, and when the image upgrade function is set, the control unit generates and stores the image option and provides the image option to the user through the control unit or the terminal.
According to claim 1,

The control unit outputs a start image indicating a power-on state when the power button of the control unit is operated;

The control unit changes and stores the start image based on the manipulation signal through the image option.
According to claim 1,

The control unit or the terminal outputs an upgrade screen on which the plurality of upgrade functions are selectable,

The control unit sets an upgrade function selected by a user on the upgrade screen and does not set the rest.
According to claim 5,

The upgrade screen displays the rest of the upgrade functions except for the upgrade function set in the control unit.
According to claim 1,

The operation unit or the terminal outputs a setting screen displaying the plurality of options set in the control unit so that a user can select them,

When the image upgrade function is set in the control unit, the image option is generated and displayed on the setting screen.
According to claim 7,

The control unit stores a plurality of option values respectively corresponding to a plurality of images selectable by a user through the image option,

wherein the control unit or the terminal outputs an image option setting screen displaying the plurality of option values for the image option so that the user can select the image option when the user selects the image option.
According to claim 8,

On the image option setting screen, a preview display of an image corresponding to each of the plurality of option values is displayed so that a user can select it,

The control unit or the terminal outputs a corresponding image when the user selects the preview display.
A laundry treatment apparatus including a drum rotatably provided to accommodate clothes, a control unit that provides information to a user or is manipulated by the user, and a control unit that performs a treatment course of clothes based on an operation signal of the control unit; and

A terminal that is allowed to exchange information with the laundry treatment apparatus from outside the laundry treatment apparatus and provides information to a user or is manipulated by the user;

The control unit stores a plurality of options whose set values are adjusted based on the operation signal,

A plurality of upgrade functions for changing or adding the option are provided to the user through the operation unit or the terminal, and an upgrade function selected by the user among the plurality of upgrade functions is set in the control unit,

The plurality of upgrade functions include an image upgrade function for setting an image option capable of changing an image on a screen output through the control unit based on the operation signal to the control unit.
According to claim 10,

When the image upgrade function is set in the control unit, the terminal outputs an image option setting screen for a user to set the image option,

The control unit outputs an image determined by a user through the image option setting screen of the terminal.
A control method for a laundry treatment apparatus including a drum rotatably provided inside a cabinet and accommodating clothes, and a control unit performing a treatment course of clothes accommodated in the drum, the method comprising:

an upgrade providing step of providing information to a user and providing the user with a plurality of upgrade functions selectable through a control unit manipulated by the user or a terminal of the user;

an upgrade selection step of selecting an upgrade function to be set in a control unit based on a user's operation signal through the operation unit or the terminal among the plurality of upgrade functions;

an upgrade setting step of changing or adding an option corresponding to the upgrade function selected in the upgrade selection step in the control unit; and

An option setting step of providing options changed or added to the control unit through the upgrade setting step so that the user can set them through the control unit or the terminal;

The plurality of upgrade functions include an image upgrade function for setting in the controller an image option that allows a user to change an image output through the control unit,

When the image upgrade function is selected in the upgrade selection step, the control unit sets and stores the image option according to the image upgrade function in the upgrade setting step.
According to claim 12,

The upgrade setting step,

an image option upgrade determination step in which the controller determines whether the image upgrade function is selected based on the operation signal in the upgrade selection step; and

and an image option upgrading step in which the control unit sets and stores the image option according to the image upgrade function when it is determined that the image upgrade function is selected in the image option upgrade determining step.
According to claim 13,

After the image upgrade determining step, the control unit determines whether the image option is in a preset state; image option preset determination step; further comprising,

The image option upgrade step,

a first image option upgrading step in which the controller generates the image option and stores a plurality of option values for the image option when it is determined that the image option is not preset in the image option preset determination step; A control method of a laundry treatment device comprising a.
According to claim 14,

The image option upgrade step,

When it is determined that the image option is in a preset state in the image option preset determination step, option values added according to the image upgrade function excluding the plurality of option values previously stored in the control unit are additionally stored in the control unit A method of controlling a laundry treatment apparatus, comprising: upgrading a second image option.