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Home appliance and online system including the same

  • US 9,791,838 B2
  • Filed: 09/04/2013
  • Issued: 10/17/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of using an online system comprising:

  • setting remote service activation of a home appliance via a remote service activation unit, provided at the home appliance, configured to set or cancel the remote service activation, when power of the home appliance is on, and the home appliance having a power input unit separately provided at the home appliance from the remote service activation unit;

    transmitting user information to a server through an external terminal to log in to the server;

    the server specifying the home appliance for a remote service based on the user information received from the external terminal and determining whether the remote service activation of the specified home appliance is set;

    upon determining that the remote service activation of the home appliance is set, the server transmitting operation information of the home appliance to the external terminal;

    the external terminal transmitting a command signal to the server such that the home appliance is operated based on the received operation information;

    the server receiving the command signal; and

    the server transmitting the command signal to the home appliance such that the home appliance is operated, wherein the home appliance includes a course selection unit, provided at the home appliance, being configured to be deactivated when the remote service activation of the specified home appliance is set by the remote service activation unit such that a course selection by a user via the course selection unit is prevented during the set remote service activation,wherein the operation information is changeable by the external terminal,wherein the server specifies operation information corresponding to the home appliance information and transmits the specified operation information to the external terminal,wherein the home appliance comprises a laundry machine, and the operation information comprises a washing course and option information in the washing course, andwherein the operation information comprises at least one selected from among a washing degree, the number of times of rinsing, a spin-drying degree, temperature of wash water, and whether or not steam is used.

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