Washing machine and method of controlling the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSun Ae Kim, Evelyn Wang, Soo Hyun Lee
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Abstract
A washing machine to provide a user interface environment using a full-touch LCD to perform communication over a network and a method of controlling the same. It is possible to provide a user interface by simple and convenient touch manipulation and display information regarding a user manipulation state and an operation state of the washing machine according to various visual/tactile tastes.
Claims35
A method of controlling a washing machine including a full-touch Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) to perform communication over a network, the method comprising:
- displaying real-time weather information by performing communication over the network;
- recommending a wash program according to the real-time weather information;
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- displaying basic wash information and energy usage of the wash program.
A method of controlling a washing machine including a full-touch Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) to perform communication over a network, the method comprising:
- selecting a wash program through user touch input;
- displaying real-time weather information by performing communication over the network;
- determining whether the selected wash program suits the real-time weather information;
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- displaying a message recommending that the wash program be changed if the selected wash program does not suit the real-time weather information.
A washing machine comprising:
- a full-touch Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) to display information regarding various states of the washing machine through user touch input;
- a controller to control a wash program according to touch information input through the full-touch LCD;
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- a communication unit to perform network communication so as to display a variety of information associated with the wash program using the full-touch LCD.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.