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Laundry machine and online system including the same

  • US 10,228,671 B2
  • Filed: 06/02/2017
  • Issued: 03/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A home appliance comprising:

  • a WiFi communication module configured to support a setting mode for establishing a communication connection with a server and a use mode for communicating with the server using the communication connection,wherein the home appliance displays network address information of the home appliance,wherein the home appliance is accessed via the WiFi communication module during the setting mode by an external terminal provided separate from the home appliance and separate from the server,wherein the external terminal provides the network address information to the home appliance and connects to the home appliance during the setting mode,wherein after the external terminal is connected to the home appliance, a setting frame is displayed at the external terminal to allow a user to input a user identification and a user password, andafter the user inputs the user identification and the user password in the setting frame, the external terminal provides, to the home appliance, the user identification and the user password, and the home appliance changes from the setting mode to the use mode after receiving the user identification and the user password.

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