HOME APPLIANCE, CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING HOME APPLIANCE, SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING HOME APPLIANCE USING CONTROLLER, METHOD OF CONTROLLING HOME APPLIANCE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM USING NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER STORING METHOD OF CONTROLLING HOME APPLIANCE

• US 20170163437A1
• Filed: 04/01/2015
• Published: 06/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: YANG, Hee Kyung, HAN, Baik Hee, KANG, Hee Jun, KIM, Jung Yeob
• Application Number:
  US15/327,236
• Publication Number:
  US 20170163437A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2101/00 User input for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/05 for wireless communication between components, e.g. for remote monitoring or control
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/28 Arrangements for program selection, e.g. control panels therefor; Arrangements for indicating program parameters, e.g. the selected program or its progress
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/32 characterised by graphical features, e.g. touchscreens
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 7/082 on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 7/083 on tops, hot plates
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/89 Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2013/207 with control knobs; Mounting controlling members or control units therein
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 2600/07 Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 29/005 Mounting of control devices
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 11/01 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/02 Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2816 Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/285 Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators

Abstract

The present application provides a home appliance, a controller, a system for controlling the home appliance, a method of controlling the home appliance, and a readable storage medium using a computer which stores the method of controlling the home appliance. According to the present application, the home appliance may comprise: at least one controller mounting part on which a controller is selectively mounted; and a processor configured to be connected to the controller to be communicated when the controller is mounted on the controller mounting part, and to receive a control signal generated according to manipulation of the controller.

Claims

1. A home appliance comprising:

at least one controller mounting part on which a controller is selectively mounted; and

a processor configured to be connected to the controller to be communicated when the controller is mounted on the controller mounting part, and to receive a control signal generated according to manipulation of the controller.

2. The home appliance according to claim 1, wherein the processor receives a mount signal from the controller when the controller is mounted on the controller mounting part.

3. The home appliance according to claim 1, wherein the processor transmits identification information about the home appliance to the controller and receives authentication information from the controller when the controller is mounted on the controller mounting part.

4. The home appliance according to claim 3, wherein the identification information about the home appliance includes at least one of a type of the home appliance, an identification number of the home appliance, a set target controllable in the home appliance, and information about an operating state of the home appliance.

5. The home appliance according to claim 1, further comprising a communication part configured to communicate with the controller using a wired communication method or a wireless communication method.

7. The home appliance according to claim 1, further comprising a driving part configured to operate according to a driving signal of the processor and transmit a feedback signal according to performance of the operation to the processor.

9. The home appliance according to claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of driving parts configured to perform the same function and a plurality of controller mounting parts corresponding to the plurality of driving parts,

wherein the processor generates a driving signal related to a first driving part corresponding to a first controller mounting part on which the controller is mounted among the plurality of controller mounting parts and transmits a control signal to the first driving part.

10. The home appliance according to claim 1, wherein the processor receives an adjustment command adjusting a set value of a controllable set target of the home appliance according to manipulation of the controller.

11. The home appliance according to claim 10, wherein the set value of the controllable set target of the home appliance includes at least one of a temperature, humidity, an amount of wind, and a driving time.

12. The home appliance according to claim 1, wherein the controller mounting part and the controller are coupled by magnetic force.

13. The home appliance according to claim 1, wherein the controller mounting part includes at least one of an insertion groove into which the controller is inserted, and a contact terminal configured to be in contact with the controller and receive an electrical signal generated in the controller.

19. The home appliance according to claim 1, wherein the home appliance further includes a user interface part configured to receive a control command of a user, and is controlled through both the user interface part and the controller when the controller is mounted.

6. (canceled)

8. (canceled)

14-18. -18. (canceled)

20-22. -22 (canceled)

23. A controller comprising:

a coupling part mounted on a part of a controlled device;

a display part configured to display state information of the controlled device a manipulating part configured to receive a control command for controlling the controlled device; and

a communication part configured to communicate with the controlled device,

wherein a control signal corresponding to manipulation of the manipulating part is transmitted to the controlled device through the communication part when the coupling part is mounted on the part of the controlled device.

24. The controller according to claim 23, wherein the manipulating part includes at least one of an operating wheel, a jog shuttle, a manipulating button, a touch screen, and a touch pad rotatable in at least one direction.

25. The controller according to claim 23, wherein the coupling part includes at least one of an adsorber attached on an outer surface of a home appliance using a magnet and pressure of the air, an insertion projection inserted into an insertion groove of the home appliance, and a first terminal coupled to a second terminal provided in the home appliance and configured to output an electrical signal.

26. A method of controlling a home appliance, comprising:

coupling a controller having a manipulating part to a part of a home appliance;

connecting the home appliance to the controller to be communicated; and

generating a control signal by the controller according to manipulation of the manipulating part of the controller and transmitting the control signal to the home appliance.

27. The method according to claim 26, wherein the connecting of the home appliance to the controller to be communicated includes:

transmitting a notification signal to notify the coupling of the controller from the controller to the home appliance.

28. The method according to claim 26, wherein the connecting of the home appliance to the controller to be communicated includes:

transmitting identification information of the home appliance to the controller by the home appliance;

performing authentication of the home appliance in the controller based on the identification information of the home appliance;

and being in a state in which the home appliance is controlled by the controller when the authentication of the home appliance is succeeded.

29. The method according to claim 26, wherein the connecting of the home appliance to the controller to be communicated includes:

transmitting identification information of the controller to the home appliance by the controller;

performing authentication of the controller based on the identification information of the controller; and

being in a state in which the home appliance is controlled by the controller when the authentication of the controller is succeeded.

31. The method according to claim 26, further comprising at least one of:

displaying state information of the home appliance on which the controller is mounted by the controller;

manipulating the manipulating part of the controller, and receiving an adjustment command of a set value of a controllable set target of the home appliance;

manipulating the manipulating part of the controller, and changing a controllable set target of the home appliance; and

transmitting information about the home appliance from the home appliance to the controller.

30. (canceled)

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