WO2023140489A1

WO2023140489A1 - Dryer, server, and method for controlling same

Info

Publication number: WO2023140489A1
Application number: PCT/KR2022/018916
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이건영
Original assignee: 삼성전자주식회사
Priority date: 2022-01-20
Filing date: 2022-11-28
Publication date: 2023-07-27
Also published as: KR20230112476A

Abstract

A dryer is disclosed. A dryer according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a communication interface; an input unit including a plurality of buttons; a weight sensor for detecting the weight of an object to be dried in the dryer; a dust sensor for detecting the amount of dust accumulated in a filter of the dryer; and a processor that: transmits state information of the dryer and at least one of the weight detected by the weight sensor and the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor to the server through the communication interface; when a recommended scenario obtained on the basis of the state information and at least one of the weight and the amount of dust is received from the server through the communication interface, sets the function of at least one button of the plurality of buttons as a selection function of the recommended scenario; and, when a user command for selecting the at least one button is received, transmits information on the recommended scenario corresponding to the selected button to the server through the communication interface, wherein the information on the recommended scenario is used by the server in order to control the operation of an external electronic device corresponding to the recommended scenario.

Description

Dryer, server and its control method

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a dryer providing an interworking function between a plurality of home appliances, a server, and a control method thereof.

Along with the development of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, various home appliances that have communication interfaces and can be connected to networks have recently been released.

In other words, with the development of a platform such as a 'smart hub' in which home appliances such as dryers, washing machines, and refrigerators are all connected through a network and can operate multiple home appliances in conjunction, users can easily operate multiple home appliances using mobile applications.

However, in the case of a user who wants to sequentially use a plurality of home appliances, it is inconvenient to access the mobile application again after the operation of the home appliance is finished.

For example, in the case of a user who wants to operate the robot cleaner after using the dryer, according to the prior art, there is an inconvenience in that the robot cleaner must be operated using a mobile application again after using the dryer.

Accordingly, it is requested to find a way to operate other home appliances by utilizing the input unit of the dryer without accessing the mobile application separately.

The present disclosure is to improve the above problems, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a dryer, a server, and a control method that can operate other home appliances by utilizing an input unit of the dryer.

A dryer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure transmits a communication interface, an input unit including a plurality of buttons, a weight sensor for detecting the weight of an object to be dried in the dryer, a dust sensor for detecting the amount of dust accumulated in a filter of the dryer, and at least one of the weight detected by the weight sensor, the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor, and state information of the dryer to a server through the communication interface, and a recommended scenario obtained based on at least one of the weight and the amount of dust and the state information is transmitted from the server through the communication interface. and a processor for setting a function of at least one button among the plurality of buttons to a function for selecting the recommended scenario and, upon receiving a user command for selecting the at least one button, transmitting information on the recommended scenario corresponding to the selected button to the server through the communication interface, wherein the information on the recommended scenario is used by the server to control an operation of an external electronic device corresponding to the recommended scenario.

Here, the state information of the dryer may include an operating state of the dryer and an open/closed state of a door provided in the dryer.

Here, the operating state of the dryer includes at least one of completed drying, during drying, and before starting drying, and the processor may set at least one button not used in the dryer among the plurality of buttons as a selection function of the recommended scenario, based on the state information of the dryer.

In addition, the processor may reset the function of the at least one button to the original function when a predetermined time elapses after setting the function of the at least one button to the function of selecting the recommended scenario.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when at least one of the weight detected by a weight sensor of the dryer and the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor of the dryer and state information of the dryer are received through the communication interface, the server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure obtains a recommended scenario for controlling the operation of an external electronic device based on at least one of the weight and the amount of dust and the state information, transmits information on the obtained recommended scenario to the dryer through the communication interface, and transmits information about the recommended scenario selected through a button provided in the dryer to the dryer. and a processor for transmitting, when received from the dryer through the communication interface, a control signal for controlling an operation of the external electronic device corresponding to the received recommended scenario to the external electronic device through the communication interface.

Here, the state information of the dryer may include information about an operating state of the dryer and information about an open/closed state of a door of the dryer.

Here, the processor may identify at least one button not used in the dryer among a plurality of buttons provided in the dryer based on the state information of the dryer, and based on the number of the identified buttons, the recommended scenario may be obtained.

The operating state of the dryer may include at least one of completed drying, during drying, and before starting drying, and the processor may identify that the operating state of the dryer is one of completed drying, during drying, and before starting drying, based on information about the operating state of the dryer, and obtain a recommended scenario corresponding to the identified operating state based on at least one of the weight and the amount of dust.

A method for controlling a dryer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes transmitting at least one of a weight detected by a weight sensor and an amount of dust detected by a dust sensor and state information of the dryer to a server, receiving a recommended scenario obtained based on at least one of the weight and the amount of dust and the state information from the server, setting a function of at least one button among a plurality of buttons as a selection function of the recommended scenario, and receiving a user command for selecting the at least one button, the recommended scenario corresponding to the selected button and transmitting information about the recommended scenario to the server, wherein the information about the recommended scenario is used by the server to control an operation of an external electronic device corresponding to the recommended scenario.

* Here, in the step of setting the recommended scenario selection function, based on the state information of the dryer, at least one button not used in the dryer among the plurality of buttons may be set as the recommended scenario selection function.

The method may further include resetting the function of the at least one button to an original function when a predetermined time elapses after setting the function of the at least one button to the function of selecting the recommended scenario.

A method for controlling a server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes receiving at least one of a weight detected by a weight sensor of a dryer and an amount of dust detected by a dust sensor of the dryer and state information of the dryer, obtaining a recommended scenario for controlling an operation of an external electronic device based on at least one of the weight and the amount of dust and the state information, transmitting information about the obtained recommended scenario to the dryer, and receiving information about a recommended scenario selected through a button provided in the dryer from the dryer and transmitting a control signal for controlling an operation of the external electronic device corresponding to the selected recommended scenario to the external electronic device.

Here, the obtaining of the recommended scenario may include identifying at least one button unused in the dryer among a plurality of buttons provided in the dryer based on the state information of the dryer, and acquiring the recommended scenario based on the number of the identified buttons.

The operating state of the dryer may include at least one of completed drying, during drying, and before starting drying, and the obtaining of the recommended scenario may include identifying that the operating state of the dryer is one of completed drying, during drying, and before starting drying based on information on the operating state of the dryer, and obtaining a recommended scenario corresponding to the identified operating state based on at least one of the weight and the amount of dust.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, other home appliances can be operated by using the input unit of the dryer, so that other home appliances can be easily operated without separately accessing a mobile application or directly going to the other home appliances.

1 is a diagram for explaining a dryer, a server, and an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

2 is a block diagram for explaining a server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

3 is a view for explaining buttons included in an input unit of a dryer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

4 is a view for explaining an idle button among a plurality of buttons of a dryer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

5 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a dryer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

6A to 6C are diagrams for explaining a process in which a server transmits a recommended scenario according to state information of a dryer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

7A to 7C are diagrams for explaining a process in which the dryer receives a recommended scenario and sets a selection function of the recommended scenario to an idle button according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

8A to 8C are diagrams for explaining a method for a server to set a priority among a plurality of scenarios constituting a recommended scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

9 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a humidifier according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

10 is a flowchart for explaining a control method of a dryer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure have been selected from general terms that are currently widely used as much as possible while considering functions in the present disclosure, but they may vary according to intentions or precedents of those skilled in the art, emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there is also a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the disclosure. Therefore, terms used in the present disclosure should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the general content of the present disclosure, not simply the name of the term.

In this specification, expressions such as “has,” “can have,” “includes,” or “may include” indicate the presence of corresponding features (eg, numerical values, functions, operations, or components such as parts), and do not exclude the presence of additional features.

The expression at least one of A and/or B should be understood to denote either "A" or "B" or "A and B".

Expressions such as "first," "second," "first," or "second," as used herein may modify various components regardless of order and/or importance, and are used to distinguish one component from another component, but do not limit the components.

When an element (eg, a first element) is referred to as being “(functionally or communicatively) coupled with/to” or “connected to” another element (eg, a second element), it will be understood that the element may be directly coupled to the other element or connected through another element (eg, a third element).

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "consist of" are intended to designate that the features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification exist, but it should be understood that the presence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not excluded in advance.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram for explaining a dryer, a server, and an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The dryer 200 refers to a device for drying an object to be dried by supplying dry hot air to a drying room containing the object to be dried. Here, the object to be dried includes all objects capable of being dried and sterilized through hot air. For example, the object to be dried may include things implemented with various types of fibers and fabrics, such as cloth, clothes, towels, and blankets.

The server 100 may provide a recommended scenario to the dryer 200 . Here, the recommended scenario may refer to a scenario for controlling an electronic device connected to the server 100 in conjunction with the dryer 200 to provide convenience to the user.

For example, when the dryer 200 is operating, ambient temperature may rise. Accordingly, the server 100 may transmit a recommended scenario for operating the air conditioner 301 to the dryer 200 when the dryer 200 is in operation.

As another example, when the drying operation of the dryer 200 is completed, the user may take out the items to be dried from the dryer 200 and arrange them in a closet, etc. In this process, dust may be generated. Accordingly, when the operation of the dryer 200 is completed, the server 100 may transmit a recommended scenario for operating the air purifier 302 or the robot cleaner 303 to the dryer 200 .

Meanwhile, when a recommended scenario is received from the server 100, the dryer 200 may set a function of a button provided in the dryer 200 as a selection function of the recommended scenario. Further, the dryer 200 may transmit information on a recommended scenario corresponding to the selected button to the server 100 when a user command for selecting a corresponding button is input.

Accordingly, the server 100 may use information received from the dryer 200 to identify which recommended scenario is selected by the user, and control an electronic device corresponding to the identified recommended scenario.

For example, when a button mapped with a recommended scenario for operating the air purifier 302 is selected in the dryer 200, the server 100 may receive information on a recommended scenario for operating the air purifier 302 from the dryer 200, and based thereon, transmit a control signal for operating the air purifier 302 to the air purifier 302. Accordingly, the air purifier 302 may be operated according to the control signal received from the server 100 .

In this way, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the user can control other electronic devices through buttons provided in the dryer 200 in the process of manipulating the dryer 200 without using a remote control, etc. In this respect, user convenience can be improved.

2 is a block diagram for explaining a server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the server 100 may include a communication interface 110 and a processor 120 .

The communication interface 110 is a component for communicating with an external electronic device. To this end, the communication interface 110 may include a communication module capable of communicating with an external electronic device through a network such as the Internet. Accordingly, the communication interface 110 may transmit/receive various data with an external electronic device.

The processor 120 may control overall operations of the server 100 . To this end, the processor 120 may be electrically connected to the communication interface 110 . The processor 120 includes a central processing unit (CPU), etc., and executes a software program according to at least one instruction stored in a memory (not shown) to control the operation of various hardware provided in the server 100.

First, when at least one of the weight detected by the weight sensor of the dryer 200 and the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor of the dryer 200 and state information of the dryer 200 are received through the communication interface 110, the processor 120 may obtain a recommended scenario for controlling the operation of the external electronic device based on at least one of the weight and the amount of dust and the state information.

Specifically, the dryer 200 may measure the weight of the object to be dried in the dryer 200 using a weight sensor. In addition, the dryer 200 may remove dust from the object to be dried by using a dust filter during the drying process of the object to be dried. In this case, the dryer 200 may measure the amount of dust accumulated on the dust filter using the dust sensor. And, the dryer 200 may transmit at least one of the measured weight and the amount of dust to the server 100 .

Also, the dryer 200 may transmit state information of the dryer 200 to the server 100 .

In this case, the state information of the dryer 200 may include information about an operating state of the dryer 200 and information about an open/closed state of a door of the dryer 200 .

Here, the operating state of the dryer 200 may include at least one of completion of drying, during drying, and before starting of drying. In addition, the dryer 200 may detect an open/closed state of a door that opens or closes an inlet for inputting objects to be dried into the dryer 200 by using a door sensor.

Meanwhile, the recommended scenario may refer to a scenario for controlling an electronic device connected to the server 100 in conjunction with the dryer 200 to provide convenience to the user.

In this case, the recommended scenario may be preset for each situation according to weight, amount of dust, operating state, or a combination thereof.

For example, when the operating state of the dryer 200 is before drying starts and the weight detected by the dryer 200 is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the recommended scenario may be a scenario in which the air conditioner 301 is driven.

As another example, when the operating state of the dryer 200 is drying and the weight detected by the dryer 200 is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the recommended scenario may be a scenario in which the air conditioner 301 is driven.

As another example, when the operating state of the dryer 200 is drying completed and the amount of dust detected by the dryer 200 is greater than or equal to a preset value, the recommended scenario may be a scenario in which the air purifier 302 is driven.

As another example, when the operating state of the dryer 200 is complete drying and the amount of dust detected by the dryer 200 is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the recommended scenario may be a scenario in which the robot cleaner 303 is driven.

As another example, when the operating state of the dryer 200 is complete drying, the amount of dust detected by the dryer 200 is greater than or equal to a preset value, and the weight detected by the dryer 200 is less than or equal to a preset value, the recommended scenario may be a scenario in which the air purifier 302 is driven.

As another example, when the operating state of the dryer 200 is dry, the amount of dust detected by the dryer 200 is greater than or equal to a preset value, and the weight detected by the dryer 200 is less than or equal to a preset value, the recommended scenario may be a scenario in which the robot cleaner 303 is driven.

However, the aforementioned recommended scenarios are just examples, and various other recommended scenarios may exist.

Accordingly, the processor 120 identifies the operating state of the dryer 200 as one of drying completion, drying, and before drying, based on the information about the operating state of the dryer 200, and weight and dust. Based on at least one of them, a recommended scenario corresponding to the identified operating state may be obtained.

For example, the processor 120 may obtain a recommended scenario for driving the air conditioner 301 before the dryer 200 performs a drying operation and when the weight detected by the dryer 200 is equal to or greater than a preset value.

As another example, the processor 120 may obtain a recommended scenario for driving the air conditioner 301 when the dryer 200 is performing a drying operation and the weight detected by the dryer 200 is greater than or equal to a preset value.

As another example, the processor 120 may obtain a recommended scenario for driving the air purifier 302 when the dryer 200 has completed the drying operation and the amount of dust detected by the dryer 200 is greater than or equal to a preset value.

As another example, the processor 120 may obtain a recommended scenario for driving the robot cleaner 303 when the dryer 200 has completed the drying operation and the amount of dust detected by the dryer 200 is greater than or equal to a preset value.

As another example, the processor 120 may obtain a recommended scenario for driving the air purifier 302 when the dryer 200 has completed the drying operation, the amount of dust detected by the dryer 200 is greater than or equal to a preset value, and the weight detected by the dryer 200 is less than or equal to a preset value.

As another example, the processor 120 may acquire a recommended scenario for driving the robot cleaner 303 when the dryer 200 has completed the drying operation, the amount of dust detected by the dryer 200 is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, and the weight detected by the dryer 200 is less than or equal to a predetermined value.

In this way, the processor 120 may obtain recommended scenarios corresponding to various situations of the dryer 200 .

In addition, the processor 120 identifies at least one button that is not used in the dryer 200 among a plurality of buttons provided in the dryer 200 based on the state information of the dryer 200, and identifies the number of buttons. Based on the number of buttons, a recommended scenario can be obtained.

That is, the dryer 200 may include a plurality of buttons for receiving various user commands.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the dryer 200 may include a start/pause button 221, an anti-wrinkle button 222, a drying degree button 223, a time setting button 224, and an additional function button 225.

Here, the start/pause button 221 may refer to a button set with a function of starting a drying process of the dryer 200 or temporarily stopping an ongoing drying process.

In addition, the anti-wrinkle button 222 may mean a button set with a function capable of operating the drying process of the dryer 200 in an anti-wrinkle mode. Here, the anti-wrinkle mode may refer to a mode in which the angular speed at which the drum provided in the dryer 200 rotates is set lower than other modes to prevent the object from being wrinkled.

In addition, the drying level button 223 may refer to a button set with a function for adjusting the drying level of the object to be dried in the dryer 200 . Here, the drying degree may include “strong”, “standard”, “weak”, etc., but is not limited thereto.

Also, the time setting button 224 may refer to a button set with a function capable of adjusting a time for performing a drying cycle of the dryer 200 .

In addition, the additional function button 225 may mean a button set with a function capable of operating an additional function of the dryer 200 . Here, the additional function is an additional function that can be provided by the dryer 200 in addition to the drying process, and may include, for example, an ironing notification function notifying that the item to be dried is in a suitable state for ironing during the drying process, and a drum light function that can brightly illuminate the inside of the drum of the dryer 200.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 3, a plurality of buttons are shown in the form of physical buttons, but this is only an example. That is, of course, the plurality of buttons may be implemented to receive a touch command through a touch panel or implemented in the form of a dial. In addition, in FIG. 3, it has been described that the plurality of buttons include a start/pause button 221, an anti-wrinkle button 222, a drying degree button 223, a time setting button 224, and an additional function button 225. However, this is just an example, and the dryer 200 may include at least one of these buttons or may additionally include other buttons other than these buttons.

Meanwhile, according to the state of the dryer 200, at least one of a plurality of buttons of the dryer 200 may be in an idle state.

Here, the state information of the dryer 200 may include information about an operating state of the dryer 200 and information about an open/closed state of a door of the dryer 200 .

Also, the idle state may mean that a function set for the button is not executed even when the user selects the corresponding button. In this case, a button in an idle state (hereinafter referred to as an idle button) according to the state of the dryer 200 may be preset in the manufacturing step.

For example, it is assumed that the door of the dryer 200 is open. In this case, since the door is open, the dryer 200 may be set not to start the drying process even when the user selects the start/pause button 221 . Accordingly, when the dryer 200 is before drying starts and the door of the dryer 200 is open, the start/pause button 221 may correspond to an idle button. That is, in order to provide normal functions of the dryer 200 to the user, each of a plurality of buttons provided in the dryer 200 according to the state of the dryer 200 may activate a function set for each button or may be in an idle state.

4 is a diagram for explaining an idle button among a plurality of buttons of a dryer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

A table 400 shown in FIG. 4 is a table showing idle buttons of the dryer 200 according to the state of the dryer 200 .

For example, the dryer 200 cannot start a drying process with the door open. Accordingly, when the dryer 200 is before drying starts and the door of the dryer 200 is open, the start/pause button 221 may be an idle button.

On the other hand, before operating the dryer 200, the user sets various setting values for the drying process, such as setting additional functions, setting the degree of drying and the time during which the drying process is performed, or setting the anti-wrinkle mode. The dryer 200 can be operated. Therefore, when the dryer 200 is before drying starts and the door of the dryer 200 is closed, a plurality of buttons of the dryer 200, that is, a start/pause button 221, an anti-wrinkle button 222, a drying degree button 223, a time setting button 224, and an additional function button 225 may be in an activated state. Accordingly, in this case, since the dryer 200 does not have an idle button, it is indicated as N/A in FIG. 4 .

Also, the door of the dryer 200 is designed so that it cannot be opened while the dryer 200 is performing a drying process. Therefore, since this state cannot be assumed, it is indicated by N/A in FIG. 4 .

Also, while the drying process is in progress in the dryer 200, the user may temporarily stop the drying process, adjust the degree of drying, or adjust the duration of the drying process. Accordingly, when the dryer 200 is performing a drying process and the door of the dryer 200 is closed, the start/pause button 221, the drying degree button 223, and the time setting button 224 may be activated. However, since the wrinkle prevention and additional functions are functions that can be set before operation of the dryer 200, the wrinkle prevention button 222 and the additional function button 225 may be idle buttons.

Meanwhile, when the drying process is completed, the dryer 200 may provide a function of performing the drying process again using the same settings as before. Therefore, when the drying cycle is completed and the door of the dryer 200 is closed, other buttons other than the start/pause button 221, that is, the anti-wrinkle button 222, the drying degree button 223, the time setting button 224 and the additional function button 225 may be idle buttons. However, the start/pause button 221 may also be an idle button in that the drying process cannot proceed when the door of the dryer 200 is open.

Meanwhile, buttons provided on the dryer 200 may be different for each model, and which button is in an idle state may be different depending on the state of the dryer 200 . Accordingly, information on the idle button for each model may be pre-stored in the server 100, and the processor 120 may use the information on the model of the dryer 200 received from the dryer 200 to identify the idle button according to the state of the dryer 200.

Meanwhile, as described above, the number of idle buttons of the dryer 200 may be different depending on the state of the dryer 200 .

Accordingly, the processor 120 may identify buttons in an idle state according to the state of the dryer 200 and obtain a recommended scenario based on the number of buttons in an identified idle state.

Specifically, the processor 120 may obtain a recommended scenario corresponding to the operating state of the dryer 200 based on at least one of the weight and the amount of dust. In this case, the processor 120 may identify as many scenarios as the number of idle buttons of the dryer 200 as recommended scenarios to be mapped to the idle buttons of the dryer 200 . That is, the processor 120 may maximize use of different idle buttons according to the state of the dryer 200 by identifying as many scenarios as the number of idle buttons of the dryer 200 as recommended scenarios.

For example, when the dryer 200 has completed the drying operation and the amount of dust detected by the dryer 200 is greater than or equal to a preset value, it is assumed that a recommended scenario for driving the air purifier 302 and a recommended scenario for driving the robot cleaner 303 are obtained. In addition, it is assumed that when the drying operation of the dryer 200 is completed and the door is open, the idle button of the dryer 200 is a time setting button and a start/pause button, and when the drying operation of the dryer 200 is completed and the door is closed, the idle button of the dryer 200 is a time setting button.

In this case, when the drying operation of the dryer 200 is completed and the door is open, the processor 120 may identify the recommended scenario for driving the air purifier 302 and the recommended scenario for driving the robot cleaner 303 as recommended scenarios to be mapped to the idle button of the dryer 200, given that there are two idle buttons of the dryer 200.

However, when the drying operation of the dryer 200 is completed and the door is closed, there are two recommended scenarios corresponding to the operating state of the dryer 200, but only one idle button exists in the dryer 200. In this case, the processor 120 may identify one of the recommended scenarios for driving the air purifier 302 and the recommended scenario for driving the robot cleaner 303 as a recommended scenario to be mapped to the idle button of the dryer 200.

At this time, the processor 120 may identify a recommended scenario to be mapped to an idle button of the dryer 200 from among the recommended scenarios by applying a high priority to a recommended scenario having a history selected in the dryer 200 according to a user command. For example, if the recommended scenario for driving the air purifier 302 has been selected in the dryer 200, the processor 120 may identify the recommended scenario for driving the air purifier 302 as a recommended scenario to be mapped to the time setting button of the dryer 200.

In this case, the processor 120 identifies the history of the recommended scenario selected in the dryer 200 based on the information on the recommended scenario received from the dryer 200, and recommends a scenario with a higher selected history. It can be identified as having a higher priority.

And, the processor 120 may transmit the obtained information on the recommended scenario to the dryer 200 through the communication interface 110 .

Specifically, the processor 120 may map a recommended scenario to each idle button and transmit the recommended scenario and information on the button to which the recommended scenario is mapped to the dryer 200 through the communication interface 110 .

In this case, the processor 120 may transmit a voice guide message for guiding information on a recommended scenario and a button to which the recommended scenario is mapped to the dryer 200 through the communication interface 110 . For example, it is assumed that a recommended scenario for driving the air purifier 302 is mapped to a time setting button of the dryer 200 . In this case, the processor 120 may transmit a voice message such as "to operate the air purifier, please press the time setting button" to the dryer 200 .

Meanwhile, when information on a recommended scenario selected through a button provided in the dryer 200 is received from the dryer 200 through the communication interface 110, the processor 120 may transmit a control signal for controlling the operation of the external electronic device corresponding to the received recommended scenario to the external electronic device through the communication interface 110.

Specifically, the dryer 200 may set a function of an idle button of the dryer 200 as a selection function of a recommended scenario by using the recommended scenario received from the server 100 and information on buttons to which the recommended scenario is mapped. Further, when a user command for selecting an idle button is input, the dryer 200 may identify a recommended scenario mapped to the idle button and transmit information on the identified recommended scenario to the server 100 .

In this case, when information on the recommended scenario is received from the dryer 200 through the communication interface 110, the processor 120 identifies an operation of an external electronic device corresponding to the received recommended scenario, and transmits a control signal for controlling the operation of the identified external electronic device to the external electronic device through the communication interface 110.

For example, when a recommended scenario for driving the air purifier 302 is received from the dryer 200, the processor 120 transmits a control signal for driving the air purifier 302 to the air purifier 302 through the communication interface 110. Accordingly, the air purifier 302 may be driven according to the control signal received from the server 100 to perform an air purifying function.

That is, since other electronic devices connected to the server 100 can be directly driven by using the idle button of the dryer 200 through the above-described process, the user has the advantage of being able to control driving of other electronic devices on the spot without directly going to the other electronic devices.

5 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of a dryer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the dryer 200 may include a communication interface 210, an input unit 220, a weight sensor 230, a dust sensor 240, and a processor 250.

The communication interface 210 is a component for communicating with an external electronic device. To this end, the communication interface 210 may include a communication module capable of communicating with an external electronic device through a network such as the Internet. For example, the communication interface 210 may communicate with the server 100 using various communication methods such as mobile communication and Wi-Fi.

The input unit 220 may receive a user command. To this end, the input unit 220 may include a plurality of buttons. Also, the input unit 220 may transmit user commands input through a plurality of buttons to the processor 250 .

Meanwhile, the plurality of buttons may receive user commands for controlling various operations of the dryer 200 . For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the plurality of buttons may include a start/pause button 221, an anti-wrinkle button 222, a drying degree button 223, a time setting button 224, and an additional function button 225. Meanwhile, in FIG. 3, a plurality of buttons are shown in the form of physical buttons, but this is only an example. That is, of course, the plurality of buttons may be implemented to receive a touch command through a touch panel or implemented in the form of a dial. In addition, in FIG. 3, the input unit 220 includes a start/pause button 221, an anti-wrinkle button 222, a drying degree button 223, a time setting button 224, and an additional function button 225. It has been described. However, this is just an example, and the input unit 220 may include at least one of these buttons or may additionally include other buttons other than these buttons.

The weight sensor 230 is a sensor for detecting the weight of the object to be dried in the dryer 200 . Specifically, the weight sensor 230 may detect the weight of the object to be dried put into the drum of the dryer 200 .

The dust sensor 240 may detect the amount of dust accumulated in the filter of the dryer 200 . Specifically, the dryer 200 may remove dust from the object to be dried by using a dust filter in the process of drying the object to be dried. In this case, the dust sensor 240 may detect the amount of dust accumulated in the dust filter.

The processor 250 may control the overall operation of the dryer 200 . To this end, the processor 250 may be electrically connected to the communication interface 210 , the input unit 220 , the weight sensor 230 and the dust sensor 240 . The processor 250 includes a central processing unit (CPU) and the like, and executes a software program according to at least one instruction stored in a memory (not shown) to control the operation of various hardware provided in the dryer 200.

First, the processor 250 may transmit information about the model of the dryer 200 to the server 100 through the communication interface 210 .

In addition, the processor 250 may transmit at least one of the weight detected by the weight sensor 230 and the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor 240 and state information of the dryer 200 to the server 100 through the communication interface 210.

Specifically, the operating state of the dryer 200 may include at least one of completion of drying, during drying, and before starting of drying. In this case, the processor 250 may identify the operating state of the dryer 200 as before the start of drying, when a user command for starting the drying process is not input while the power of the dryer 200 is turned on. In addition, the processor 250 may identify the operating state of the dryer 200 as being drying when a user command for starting the drying process is input and the drying process is being performed. Also, when the drying process is completed, the processor 250 may identify the operating state of the dryer 200 as a drying completion.

In addition, the processor 250 may use a door sensor to identify whether a door that opens or closes an inlet for inputting the object to be dried into the dryer 200 is open or closed.

Meanwhile, the processor 250 may transmit information about the weight detected by the weight sensor 230 and the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor 240 to the server 100 through the communication interface 210 at regular time intervals. As another example, the processor 250 may transmit information about the weight detected by the weight sensor 230 to the server 100 through the communication interface 210 when the weight detected by the weight sensor 230 changes by more than a predetermined value (eg, when the weight detected by the weight sensor 230 increases or decreases by more than a predetermined value). In addition, the processor 250 may transmit information on the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor 240 to the server 100 through the communication interface 210 when the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor 240 changes by more than a predetermined value (for example, when the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor 240 increases or decreases by more than a predetermined value).

Meanwhile, when a recommended scenario obtained based on at least one of weight and dust amount and state information is received from the server 100 through the communication interface 210, the processor 250 may set a function of at least one button among a plurality of buttons as a selection function of a recommended scenario.

As described above, the server 100 may map a recommended scenario to each idle button of the dryer 200 and transmit the recommended scenario and information about the button to which the recommended scenario is mapped to the dryer 200 . In addition, the server 100 may transmit a voice guide message for guiding this to the dryer 200 .

In this case, the processor 250 may set at least one button not used in the dryer 200 among a plurality of buttons as a function for selecting a recommended scenario based on state information of the dryer 200 .

That is, the processor 250 identifies an idle button among a plurality of buttons based on the state information of the dryer 200, and uses the recommended scenario received from the server 100 and information on the button to which the recommended scenario is mapped. The function of the idle button can be set to a function of selecting a recommended scenario corresponding to the idle button. Also, the processor 250 may output the voice guide message received from the server 100 through the speaker of the dryer 200 .

Also, when a user command for selecting at least one button is received, the processor 250 may transmit information about a recommended scenario corresponding to the selected button to the server 100 through the communication interface 210 .

Here, information on the recommended scenario may be used by the server 100 to control the operation of an external electronic device corresponding to the recommended scenario.

For example, it is assumed that the drying operation of the dryer 200 is completed and the door is closed. In this case, the server 100 may transmit information indicating that the recommended scenario mapped to the time setting button 224 of the dryer 200 is a recommended scenario for driving the air purifier 302 and a voice message such as "To operate the air purifier, press the time setting button" to the dryer 200.

In this case, the processor 250 sets the function of the time setting button 224 to select a recommended scenario for driving the air purifier 302, and outputs a voice message such as "To operate the air purifier, please press the time setting button" through the speaker of the dryer 200.

Thereafter, when a user command for selecting the time setting button 224 is received, the processor 250 identifies that the function set on the time setting button 224 is a selection function of a recommended scenario for driving the air purifier 302, and transmits information on the recommended scenario for driving the air purifier 302 to the server 100 through the communication interface 210. In this case, when a recommended scenario for driving the air purifier 302 is received from the dryer 200, the server 100 transmits a control signal for driving the air purifier 302 to the air purifier 302 through the communication interface 110. Accordingly, the air purifier 302 may be driven according to the control signal received from the server 100 to perform an air purifying function.

Meanwhile, in the above example, it has been described that the server 100 transmits information on a recommended scenario mapped to an idle button to the dryer 200, but this is an example. That is, the server 100 may transmit information on recommended scenarios obtained based on the number of idle buttons of the dryer 200 to the dryer 200 . In this case, the processor 250 may set a function of a button identified as an idle button among a plurality of buttons as a function of selecting a recommended scenario. Also, the processor 250 may output a voice guide message for guiding the function of the idle button through the speaker of the dryer 200 based on the function of selecting a recommended scenario set for the idle button.

Meanwhile, the processor 250 may reset the function of at least one button to the original function when a preset time elapses after setting the function of at least one button as a function for selecting a recommended scenario.

That is, the processor 250 may reset the function of the corresponding button to the original function when a preset time elapses after setting the function of the idle button to the function of selecting the recommended scenario.

As in the above example, it is assumed that the function of the time setting button 224 is set to a function of selecting a recommended scenario for driving the air purifier 302 . In this case, the processor 250 may reset the function of the time setting button 224 to a function capable of adjusting the time during which the drying process is performed when the predetermined time elapses.

In this case, the processor 250 sets the function of the idle button as the selection function of the recommended scenario, even if the idle button is selected or not selected by the user, and when a predetermined time elapses, the function of the corresponding button can be reset to the original function.

Hereinafter, a process in which the server 100 obtains a recommended scenario according to the state information of the dryer 200 and transmits the recommended scenario to the dryer 200 will be described in detail.

6 is a diagram for explaining a process in which a server transmits a recommended scenario according to state information of a dryer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 6A , the dryer 200 may transmit the weight of the object detected by the weight sensor 230 to the server 100 . In this case, the server 100 may transmit a scenario 610 recommending the operation of the dehumidifier to the dryer 200 when the door of the dryer 200 is opened before the drying operation.

Specifically, it is assumed that the start/pause button 221 is an idle button before the dryer 200 performs a drying operation and the door of the dryer 200 is open. In this case, the server 100 may acquire one scenario as a recommended scenario based on the number of idle buttons and transmit it to the dryer 200 .

At this time, the server 100 obtains, as a recommended scenario, a scenario for operating a dehumidifier, which is a first-ranked scenario among a plurality of preset scenarios, based on a priority order according to a user's use history, and transmits the obtained recommended scenario to the dryer 200. Although a scenario 610 recommending the operation of the dehumidifier is shown in FIG. 6A, this is only an example, and the server 100 recommends the operation of the robot cleaner or the operation of the air conditioner to the dryer 200. It is of course possible to transmit a scenario 610 as a recommended scenario.

Specifically, the server 100 may obtain a scenario recommending the operation of the air purifier as a recommendation scenario when the door is open before the drying operation of the dryer 200 and the weight of the object to be dried is greater than a preset value. Since this corresponds to the case where the user puts the object to be dried into the dryer 200 to dry clothes, the server 100 may obtain a scenario recommending that the air purifier be operated before the drying operation of the dryer 200 as a recommended scenario.

As another example, the server 100 may acquire a scenario recommending the operation of the dehumidifier as a recommendation scenario when the difference between the weight of the laundry detected by the washing machine (not shown) connected to the server 100 and the weight of the object detected by the dryer 200 is greater than a predetermined value, before the drying operation is performed by the dryer 200 and the door is open. This can be regarded as a case where a user takes out laundry from a washing machine (not shown), puts only some of the laundry into the dryer 200, and directly hangs the rest of the laundry in the indoor space. Accordingly, the server 100 may obtain a scenario recommending the operation of the dehumidifier before the drying operation of the dryer 200 as a recommended scenario. That is, the recommended scenario may be preset according to a sensing value detected by an external electronic device, as well as the weight, the amount of dust, and the operating state of the dryer 200 detected by the dryer 200 .

In addition, although FIG. 6A illustrates only a process in which the server 100 obtains and transmits a recommended scenario based on the state information and weight of the dryer 200, it is not necessarily limited thereto. That is, the server 100 may acquire a recommended scenario based on the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor 240 of the dryer 200 and transmit the obtained recommended scenario to the dryer 200 .

Referring to FIG. 6B , the dryer 200 may transmit the weight of the object to be dried detected by the weight sensor 230 and the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor 240 to the server 100 . In this case, when drying is in progress in the dryer 200 and the door is closed, the server 100 may transmit a scenario recommending the operation of the air conditioner and a scenario 620 recommending the operation of the robot cleaner to the dryer 200.

Specifically, when drying is in progress in the dryer 200 and the door is closed, it is assumed that the wrinkle prevention button 222 and the additional function button 225 are idle buttons. In this case, the server 100 may acquire two scenarios as recommended scenarios based on the number of idle buttons and transmit them to the dryer 200.

At this time, the server 100 may acquire scenarios for operating an air conditioner and a scenario for operating a robot cleaner, which are first and second-ranked scenarios among a plurality of preset scenarios, as recommended scenarios based on priorities according to the user's use history, and transmit the obtained recommended scenarios to the dryer 200. Although a scenario 620 recommending the operation of the air conditioner and the operation of the robot cleaner is shown in FIG. 6B, this is only an example, and the server 100 recommends the operation of the dehumidifier and the operation of the air purifier to the dryer 200. Of course, the scenario 620 can be transmitted as a recommended scenario.

Specifically, the server 100 may obtain, as one of the recommended scenarios, a scenario recommending the operation of the air conditioner when drying is in progress in the dryer 200, the door is closed, and the weight of the object to be dried is greater than a preset value. This corresponds to a case where there is a high possibility that the drying time will be set long because the capacity of the object to be dried that has been put into the dryer 200 is large. Therefore, the server 100 may obtain a scenario recommending that the air conditioner be operated while the dryer 200 is in operation as one of the recommended scenarios.

As another example, when drying is being performed in the dryer 200, the door is closed, and the amount of dust is greater than a predetermined value, the server 100 may obtain a scenario recommending the operation of the robot cleaner as one of the recommended scenarios. Since this corresponds to a case where the dust content of the object to be dried that has been put into the dryer 200 is high, the server 100 may obtain a scenario recommending the operation of the robot cleaner as one of the recommended scenarios.

Referring to FIG. 6C , the dryer 200 may transmit the weight of the object to be dried detected by the weight sensor 230 and the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor 240 to the server 100 . In this case, when the drying operation is completed in the dryer 200 and the door is closed, the server 100 may transmit a scenario recommending the operation of an air conditioner, a scenario recommending the operation of an air purifier, a scenario recommending the operation of a robot cleaner, and a scenario 630 recommending the operation of a dehumidifier to the dryer 200.

Specifically, when the drying operation is completed in the dryer 200 and the door is closed, the anti-wrinkle button 222, the drying degree button 223, the time setting button 224, and the additional function button 225 are idle buttons. In this case, the server 100 may acquire four scenarios as recommended scenarios based on the number of idle buttons and transmit them to the dryer 200 .

At this time, the server 100 may acquire scenarios for operating an air conditioner, scenarios for operating an air purifier, scenarios for operating a robot cleaner, and scenarios for operating a dehumidifier, which are first, second, third, and fourth-ranked scenarios among a plurality of preset scenarios, as recommended scenarios, based on the priority according to the user's use history, and transmit the obtained recommended scenarios to the dryer 200. Although FIG. 6C shows a scenario 630 recommending the operation of an air conditioner, an air cleaner, a robot cleaner, and a dehumidifier, this is only an example, and various scenarios may constitute the recommended scenario.

Specifically, the server 100 may obtain, as one of the recommended scenarios, a scenario recommending the operation of the air conditioner when the dryer 200 completes the drying operation, the door is closed, and the weight of the object to be dried exceeds a preset value. Since this corresponds to a case where there is a high possibility that the drying time will be set long because the capacity of the object to be dried is large, the server 100 may obtain a scenario recommending operating the air conditioner of the dryer 200 as one of the recommended scenarios.

As another example, the server 100 may obtain a scenario recommending the operation of the air purifier as one of the recommended scenarios when the dryer 200 completes the drying operation, the door is closed, and the amount of dust exceeds a predetermined value. Since this corresponds to a case where the dust content of the object to be dried that has been put into the dryer 200 is high, the server 100 may obtain a scenario recommending the operation of the robot cleaner as one of the recommended scenarios.

As another example, the server 100 may acquire, as one of the recommended scenarios, a scenario recommending the operation of the robot cleaner in consideration of both the weight of the object and the amount of dust.

For example, it is assumed that the dust amount of the object to be dried is the same as 60%, but the weight of the object to be dried is 3 kg and 7 kg. At this time, when the dust content of the object to be dried is high, it corresponds to the latter. Accordingly, the server 100 may acquire a scenario recommending the operation of the robot cleaner as one of the recommended scenarios when the amount of dust is equal to or greater than the value obtained by multiplying the weight of the object by 10. That is, when the weight of the object to be dried is 3 kg, since the value of the amount of dust (=60) is equal to or greater than the value obtained by multiplying the weight of the object by 10 (=30), the server 100 may obtain a scenario recommending the operation of the robot cleaner as one of the recommended scenarios. However, when the weight of the object is 7 kg, the value of the dust value (=60) is not greater than the value obtained by multiplying the weight of the object by 10 (=70), so the server 100 may not obtain a scenario recommending the operation of the robot cleaner as a recommendation scenario.

However, this is only an example, and is not necessarily limited thereto, and a scenario recommending driving of other electronic devices connected to the server 100 can be obtained by comparing the value obtained by multiplying the weight of the object by 5 with the value of the dust value, or by comparing the value obtained by multiplying the weight of the object by 15 with the value of the dust value.

7 is a diagram for explaining a process of setting a function for selecting a recommended scenario to an idle button in a dryer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 7A , before the dryer 200 performs a drying operation and the door is open, the server 100 may transmit a recommended scenario 610 for operating the dehumidifier to the dryer 200 .

In this case, when the start/pause button 221 is an idle button, the processor 250 may set the function of the start/pause button 221 as a function for selecting the operation of the dehumidifier.

In addition, the processor 250 may output a voice guide message for guiding information on a button to which a recommended scenario is mapped. For example, the processor 250 may output a voice message such as “To operate the dehumidifier, please press the start/pause button” through the speaker.

Referring to FIG. 7B , when the dryer 200 is performing a drying operation and the door is closed, the server 100 may transmit a recommended scenario 620 for operating the air conditioner and the robot cleaner to the dryer 200.

In this case, when the start/pause button 221 and the additional function button 225 are idle buttons, the processor 250 may set the function of the start/pause button 221 as a function for selecting the operation of the air conditioner, and set the function of the additional function button 225 as a function for selecting the operation of the robot cleaner.

Meanwhile, which idle button to map a recommended scenario to may be determined based on information about a button to which a recommended scenario is mapped received from the server 100 .

However, this is just an example, and the processor 250 may identify an idle button and set a function of the identified idle button as a selection function of a recommended scenario. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7B , the processor 250 may map a function for selecting a recommended scenario for operating the air conditioner having the first priority to the start/pause button 221 located on the relatively left side, and map a function for selecting a recommended scenario for operating the robot cleaner having the second priority to the additional function button 225 located on the relatively right side.

However, although it has been described that the recommended scenarios having a high priority are mapped from the button located on the left among the plurality of buttons according to the order of the recommended scenarios, this is only an example, and the order of mapping the recommended scenarios to the buttons according to the priority order is not limited thereto.

In addition, the processor 250 may output a voice guide message for guiding information on a button to which a recommended scenario is mapped. For example, the processor 250 may output a voice message such as “To start the air conditioner, press the start/pause button, and to start the robot cleaner, press the additional function button” through the speaker.

Referring to FIG. 7C , when the drying operation is completed in the dryer 200 and the door is closed, the server 100 may transmit a recommended scenario 630 for operating the air conditioner, the air cleaner, the robot cleaner, and the dehumidifier to the dryer 200.

In this case, when the anti-wrinkle button 222, the dryness button 223, the time setting button 224, and the additional function button 225 are idle buttons, the processor 250 selects the operation of the air conditioner, the function to select the operation of the air purifier, and the operation of the robot cleaner for each function of the anti-wrinkle button 222, the drying level button 223, the time setting button 224, and the additional function button 225. It can be set as a function for selecting the function for the dehumidifier and the operation of the dehumidifier.

However, this is just an example, and the processor 250 may identify an idle button and set a function of the identified idle button as a selection function of a recommended scenario. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7C , the processor 250 may sequentially map a function for selecting a recommendation scenario having a relatively high priority from a relatively left button. That is, the processor 250 is recommended for the operation of the recommended scenario for the operation of the air conditioner with the first -ranked air conditioner, the selection function of the recommended scenario for the operation of the air purifier having the second -ranked air purifier, the selection function of the recommended scenario for the operation of the air purifier, You can map the selection of the recommended scenario for the operation of the Nario and the Dehumidifier with the fourth place.

In addition, the processor 250 may output a voice guide message for guiding information on a button to which a recommended scenario is mapped. For example, the processor 250 may output a voice message through the speaker, such as “Press the anti-wrinkle button to operate the air conditioner, press the dryness level button to operate the air purifier, press the time setting button to operate the robot cleaner, and press the additional function button to operate the dehumidifier” through the speaker.

Subsequently, when a user command for selecting a button to which a function for selecting a recommended scenario is mapped is input, the processor 250 may transmit information on a recommended scenario corresponding to the selected button to the server 100 . In this case, the server 100 may operate the external electronic device by transmitting a control signal for controlling the operation of the external electronic device corresponding to the received information on the recommended scenario to the external electronic device.

8 is a diagram for explaining a method for a server to set a priority among a plurality of scenarios constituting a recommended scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 8A , it is assumed that the dryer 200 is performing a drying operation and the door is closed. In this case, the server 100 may transmit a scenario 620 recommending the operation of the air conditioner and the robot cleaner to the dryer 200 as a scenario. And, in the dryer 200, a function for selecting the operation of the air conditioner may be set to the anti-wrinkle button 222, and a function to select the operation of the robot cleaner may be set to the additional function button 225.

In this case, when the user selects the operation of the robot cleaner as the second-priority scenario without selecting the first-priority scenario by selecting the additional function button 225, the server 100 resets the priority in consideration of the user's selection history.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8B , the server 100 may acquire a scenario for operating a robot cleaner as a first-ranked recommended scenario and a scenario for operating an air conditioner as a second-ranked recommended scenario in consideration of a user's selection history. In this case, the dryer 200 may set a function for selecting the operation of the robot cleaner to the wrinkle prevention button 222 and a function to select the operation of the air conditioner to the additional function button 225 .

However, in the above example, it has been described that the lower priority scenario selected by the user is set as the first priority, but this is only an example, and the server 100 can adjust the priority in such a manner as to apply a predetermined weight to each scenario in consideration of the user's usage history corresponding to each scenario.

Also, in FIG. 8B , it is assumed that the user directly operates the air cleaner without selecting the wrinkle prevention button 222 and the additional function button 225 . In this way, when the user operates another electronic device connected to the server 100, the server 100 may reset the priority in consideration of the user's use history of the other electronic device.

For example, when a user operates an air purifier, as shown in FIG. 8C , the server 100 may obtain a scenario for operating an air purifier as a first-ranked recommended scenario and a scenario for operating a robot cleaner as a second-ranked recommended scenario. In this case, since the first recommended scenario in FIG. 8B is a recommended scenario for operating a robot cleaner and the second recommended scenario is a recommended scenario for operating an air conditioner, the server 100 obtains a recommended scenario for operating an air purifier as a first recommended scenario and a recommended scenario for operating a robot cleaner as a second recommended scenario. In addition, when the dryer 200 is performing a drying operation and the door is closed, since the number of idle buttons is two, the recommended scenario for operating the air conditioner, which was previously the second-ranked recommended scenario, may not be included in the recommended scenario.

However, in the above example, it has been described that when the user operates an electronic device other than the selection function set in the dryer 200, the corresponding scenario is set to the first priority, but this is only an example. That is, of course, the server 100 may adjust the priority by applying a predetermined weight to each scenario in consideration of the user's use history corresponding to each scenario.

Through the above process, the server 100 considers the user's use history in the process of acquiring the recommended scenario, thereby providing a scenario in which convenience can be further improved when the user operates in conjunction with the dryer 200.

9 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a dryer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 9 , the dryer 200 may further include a speaker 260 and a display 270 in addition to the communication interface 210, the input unit 220, the weight sensor 230, and the dust sensor 240. However, these configurations are exemplary, and it goes without saying that new configurations may be added or some configurations may be omitted in addition to such configurations in carrying out the present disclosure.

Meanwhile, in describing FIG. 9 , overlapping descriptions of FIGS. 1 to 8 will be omitted.

The speaker 260 is a component for guiding various functions provided in the dryer 200 to the user in the form of voice. In particular, a message informing the user of the types of scenarios set for the plurality of buttons included in the input unit 220 may be output through the speaker 260 .

The display 270 is a component for displaying a UI (User Interface) for operating the dryer 200. To this end, the display 270 may be implemented with various types of displays such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED), and an organic light emitting diode (OLED).

Meanwhile, the display 270 may additionally include additional elements according to its implementation method. For example, when the display 270 is a liquid crystal type, the display 270 may include an LCD display panel (not shown), a backlight unit (not shown) for supplying light thereto, a panel driving substrate (not shown) for driving the panel (not shown), and the like.

Also, the display 270 may be implemented in the form of a touch screen to replace the function of the input unit 220 . In this case, a UI that replaces the functions of a plurality of buttons included in the input unit 220 may be displayed on the display 270 .

10 is a flowchart for explaining a method for controlling a dryer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

First, at least one of the weight detected by the weight sensor and the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor and state information of the dryer are transmitted to the server (S1010).

Thereafter, a recommended scenario obtained based on at least one of weight and amount of dust and state information is received from the server (S1020).

Then, the function of at least one button among the plurality of buttons is set as a function of selecting a recommended scenario (S1030).

Thereafter, when a user command for selecting at least one button is received, information on a recommended scenario corresponding to the selected button is transmitted to the server (S1040).

Here, the information on the recommended scenario is characterized in that the server uses it to control the operation of the external electronic device corresponding to the recommended scenario.

Also, the state information of the dryer may include an operating state of the dryer and an open/closed state of a door provided in the dryer.

In the step of setting the recommended scenario selection function, at least one button not used in the dryer among a plurality of buttons may be set as the recommended scenario selection function based on the state information.

The method may further include resetting the function of at least one button to an original function when a preset time elapses after setting the function of at least one button as a function for selecting a recommended scenario.

First, at least one of the weight detected by the weight sensor of the dryer and the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor of the dryer and state information of the dryer are received (S1110).

Thereafter, a recommended scenario for controlling the operation of the external electronic device is obtained based on at least one of the weight and the amount of dust and state information (S1120).

Then, information on the obtained recommended scenario is transmitted to the dryer (S1130).

In addition, information on a recommended scenario selected through a button provided in the dryer is received from the dryer (S1140).

Then, a control signal for controlling the operation of the external electronic device corresponding to the selected recommended scenario is transmitted to the external electronic device (S1150).

Here, the obtaining of the recommended scenario may include identifying at least one button not used in the dryer among a plurality of buttons provided in the dryer based on the state information, and obtaining a recommended scenario based on the number of identified buttons.

The operating state of the dryer may include at least one of completed drying, during drying, and before starting drying, and obtaining a recommended scenario may include identifying that the operating state of the dryer is one of complete drying, during drying, and before starting drying based on information on the operating state of the dryer, and obtaining a recommended scenario corresponding to the identified operating state based on at least one of the weight and the amount of dust.

Meanwhile, according to a temporary example of the present disclosure, the various embodiments described above may be implemented as software including instructions stored in a storage medium readable by a machine (eg, a computer). A machine is a device capable of calling instructions stored from a storage medium and operating according to the called instructions, and may include a device according to the disclosed embodiments. When a command is executed by a processor, the processor directly or by using other components under the control of the processor performs a function corresponding to the command. The command may include a code generated or executed by a compiler or an interpreter. A storage medium readable by a device may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Here, 'non-transitory storage medium' only means that it is a tangible device and does not contain a signal (e.g., electromagnetic waves), and this term does not distinguish between a case where data is stored semi-permanently and a case where data is temporarily stored in the storage medium. For example, 'non-temporary storage medium' may include a buffer in which data is temporarily stored.

According to one embodiment, the method according to various embodiments disclosed in this document may be included and provided in a computer program product. Computer program products may be traded between sellers and buyers as commodities. A computer program product may be distributed in the form of a device-readable storage medium (e.g., compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)), or may be distributed (e.g., downloaded or uploaded) online, through an application store (e.g., Play Store™) or directly between two user devices (e.g., smartphones). In the case of online distribution, at least a part of a computer program product (e.g., a downloadable app) is at least temporarily stored in a device-readable storage medium, such as a manufacturer's server, an application store server, or a relay server's memory, or may be temporarily created.

Although preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown and described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present disclosure claimed in the claims.

Claims

in the dryer,

communication interface;

an input unit including a plurality of buttons;

a weight sensor for sensing the weight of the object to be dried in the dryer;

a dust sensor for detecting the amount of dust accumulated in the filter of the dryer; and

Transmitting at least one of the weight detected by the weight sensor and the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor and state information of the dryer to a server through the communication interface;

When a recommended scenario obtained based on at least one of the weight and the amount of dust and the state information is received from the server through the communication interface, setting a function of at least one button among the plurality of buttons to a selection function of the recommended scenario,

When a user command for selecting the at least one button is received, a processor for transmitting information on the recommended scenario corresponding to the selected button to the server through the communication interface;

The information on the recommended scenario is used in the server to control the operation of an external electronic device corresponding to the recommended scenario.
According to claim 1,

The state information of the dryer,

Dryer comprising an operating state of the dryer and an open/closed state of a door provided in the dryer.
According to claim 2,

The operating state of the dryer includes at least one of drying completion, drying, and before drying,

the processor,

Based on the state information of the dryer, at least one button not used in the dryer among the plurality of buttons is set as a selection function of the recommended scenario.
According to claim 1,

the processor,

The dryer for resetting the function of the at least one button to the original function when a predetermined time elapses after setting the function of the at least one button to the selection function of the recommended scenario.
in the server,

communication interface; and

When at least one of the weight detected by the weight sensor of the dryer and the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor of the dryer and state information of the dryer are received through the communication interface, a recommended scenario for controlling an operation of an external electronic device is obtained based on at least one of the weight and the amount of dust and the state information;

Transmitting information on the obtained recommended scenario to the dryer through the communication interface;

When information on a recommended scenario selected through a button provided in the dryer is received from the dryer through the communication interface, a processor configured to transmit a control signal for controlling an operation of an external electronic device corresponding to the received recommended scenario to the external electronic device through the communication interface.
According to claim 5,

The state information of the dryer,

A server including information about an operating state of the dryer and information about an open/closed state of a door of the dryer.
According to claim 6,

the processor,

The dryer for identifying at least one button not used in the dryer among a plurality of buttons provided in the dryer based on the state information of the dryer, and acquiring the recommended scenario based on the number of the identified buttons.
According to claim 6,

The operating state of the dryer includes at least one of drying completion, drying, and before drying,

the processor,

Based on the information on the operating state of the dryer, it is identified that the operating state of the dryer is one of the drying completed, during drying, and before the drying start, and based on at least one of the weight and the amount of dust A server that acquires a recommended scenario corresponding to the identified operating state.
In the control method of the dryer,

Transmitting at least one of the weight detected by the weight sensor and the amount of dust detected by the dust sensor and state information of the dryer to a server;

receiving, from a server, a recommended scenario obtained based on at least one of the weight and the amount of dust and the state information;

setting a function of at least one of a plurality of buttons to a function of selecting the recommended scenario; and

When a user command for selecting the at least one button is received, transmitting information on the recommended scenario corresponding to the selected button to the server;

The method of controlling a dryer, wherein the information on the recommended scenario is used in the server to control an operation of an external electronic device corresponding to the recommended scenario.
According to claim 9,

The state information of the dryer,

A method of controlling a dryer, comprising an operating state of the dryer and an open/closed state of a door provided in the dryer.
According to claim 10,

The step of setting the selection function of the recommended scenario,

Based on the state information, at least one button not used in the dryer among the plurality of buttons is set as a selection function of the recommended scenario.
According to claim 9,

and resetting the function of the at least one button to the original function when a predetermined time elapses after setting the function of the at least one button to the selection function of the recommended scenario.
In the server control method,

Receiving at least one of a weight detected by a weight sensor of the dryer and an amount of dust detected by a dust sensor of the dryer and state information of the dryer;

obtaining a recommended scenario for controlling an operation of an external electronic device based on at least one of the weight and the amount of dust and the state information;

transmitting information on the obtained recommended scenario to the dryer;

receiving information on a recommended scenario selected through a button provided in the dryer from the dryer; and

and transmitting a control signal for controlling an operation of the external electronic device corresponding to the selected recommended scenario to the external electronic device.
According to claim 13,

The state information of the dryer,

A control method of a server comprising information about an operating state of the dryer and information about an open/closed state of a door of the dryer.
According to claim 14,

Obtaining the recommended scenario,

Identifying at least one button that is not used in the dryer among a plurality of buttons provided in the dryer based on the state information, and acquiring the recommended scenario based on the number of the identified buttons.