Laundry machine and online system including the same
First Claim
1. A home appliance provided to enable communication with a server, comprising:
- a WiFi communication module mounted or connected to the home appliance and configured to support a setting mode for establishing a communication connection and a use mode for communicating with the server using the communication connection; and
an input component configured to initiate the setting mode based on receiving a prescribed user selection,wherein the home appliance is accessed during the setting mode by an external terminal provided separate from the home appliance and is changed from the setting mode to the use mode upon reception of service set identifier (SSID) information of an access point (AP) from the external terminal and user information for registration of the home appliance to the server from the external terminal.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a home appliance which can communicate with an outside of the home appliance, an online system including the same and a method for using an online system. According to embodiments of the present invention, a home appliance, an online system and a method for using an online system may be provided, each including a WiFi communication module mounted or connected to the home appliance for supporting a setting mode for making communication connection and a use mode for enabling communication, and a particular input unit provided to run the setting mode by user'"'"'s selection, wherein the home appliance is changed to the use mode upon reception of SSID (Service Set Identifier; a name of a wireless LAN) information of an access point AP desired to access and user information required for registration of the home appliance through an external terminal after access to the setting mode through the external terminal provided separate from the home appliance.
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20 Claims
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1. A home appliance provided to enable communication with a server, comprising:
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a WiFi communication module mounted or connected to the home appliance and configured to support a setting mode for establishing a communication connection and a use mode for communicating with the server using the communication connection; and an input component configured to initiate the setting mode based on receiving a prescribed user selection, wherein the home appliance is accessed during the setting mode by an external terminal provided separate from the home appliance and is changed from the setting mode to the use mode upon reception of service set identifier (SSID) information of an access point (AP) from the external terminal and user information for registration of the home appliance to the server from the external terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An online system comprising:
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a server, and a home appliance provided to enable communication with the server and an external terminal provided separate from the home appliance, wherein the home appliance includes; a WiFi communication module mounted or connected to the home appliance for supporting a setting mode for establishing a communication connection and a use mode for communicating with the server through the communication connection, and an input component to receive a user input to initiate the setting mode, wherein the communication module is configured to be accessed by the external terminal during the setting mode and to change to the use mode upon reception of service set identifier (SSID) information of an access point (AP) through the external terminal and user information for registration of the home appliance to the server through the external terminal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for using an online system comprising:
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logging in a server by inputting user information through an external terminal provided separate from a home appliance; determining, based on the user information and home appliance information for the home appliance, whether the home appliance is registered with the server; entering a product registration mode if the home appliance is not registered; using a prescribed address for access to a setting mode of the home appliance during the product registration mode; inputting service set identifier (SSID) information of an access point (AP) and the user information to the home appliance during the setting mode through the external terminal, the home appliance registering the user information and the home appliance information to the server, to register the home appliance with the server through the AP; and when the home appliance is registered to the server, carrying out at least one of remote control, remote diagnosis, firmware or software update, or monitoring of the home appliance through the external terminal.
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium to store instructions, the instructions causing a processor to perform a method for using an online system comprising:
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logging in a server by inputting user information through an external terminal provided separate from a home appliance; determining, based on the user information and home appliance information for the home appliance, whether the home appliance is registered with the server; entering a product registration mode if the home appliance is not registered; using a prescribed address for access to a setting mode of the home appliance during the product registration mode; inputting service set identifier (SSID) information of an access point (AP) and the user information to the home appliance during the setting mode through the external terminal, the home appliance registering the user information and the home appliance information to the server, to register the home appliance with the server through the AP; and when the home appliance is registered to the server, carrying out at least one of remote control, remote diagnosis, firmware or software update, or monitoring of the home appliance through the external terminal.
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