Laundry treatment apparatus and method of controlling same

A method of controlling a laundry treatment apparatus comprising a cabinet having an opening formed in one side thereof;

• a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open and close the opening;
• a drum rotatably provided inside the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry introduced through the opening;
• a door lock provided at the cabinet and configured to lock the door when the door closes the opening or release a locked state of the door;
• a communication interface configured to receive one or more remote inputs from an external device;
• an input device located on the cabinet and configured to sense one or more manual inputs;
• and an output device configured to output information regarding a state of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the remote inputs and the manual inputs, the method comprising:
• performing a remote allowance sensing operation that includes sensing a remote control allowance input through a remote control input unit provided in the input device;
• performing a cycle start sensing operation that incudes locking the door through the door lock and sensing a remote cycle start input through the communication interface, after sensing the remote control allowance input through the remote control input unit;
• performing a cycle performing operation that includes rotating the drum, upon sensing the remote cycle start input through the communication interface;
• performing a remote maintenance sensing operation that includes sensing a remote control maintenance input through the communication interface before the cycle performing operation is ended;
• and
• performing a remote maintenance operation that includes maintaining connection to external power through a switch and maintaining the locked state of the door through the door lock, after the cycle performing operation is ended and upon sensing the remote control maintenance input,
• wherein the remote allowance sensing operation includes displaying indications of activation of the communication interface, locking of the door by the door lock, and activation of remote control through a communication display unit, a lock display unit, and a remote display unit, respectively, in response to sensing the remote allowance sensing input, and
• wherein the remote maintenance operation includes continuing to display the indications of activation of the communication interface, locking of the door by the door lock, and activation of remote control through the communication display unit, the lock display unit, and the remote display unit after the remote allowance sensing operation.