Online system and method for using the same

A method for using an online system, comprising the steps of:

• registering a user to a server by using user information inputted to a user site;
• inputting the user information to an external terminal provided to enable to update a course of a laundry machine to log in the server;
• determining whether the laundry machine of the user is registered to the server or not after log in, and transmitting a result of the determination to the external terminal;
• the external terminal indicating a registered laundry machine for enabling the user to select if any, and indicating a method for registering the laundry machine to the server if there is no registered laundry machine;
• if a laundry machine of which course update is desired is selected through the external terminal, transmitting information on the selected laundry machine to the server;
• receiving updatable course information from the server, and displaying the same on the external terminal;
• selecting an update desired course through the external terminal, and transmitting the selected course information to the server;
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• updating the laundry machine with the course selected thus through the server.

An online system comprising:

• a server for providing remote management service;
• a user site for registering a user by inputting user information thereto, and transmitting the user information to the server, to register the user to the server;
• a home appliance having a unique device ID for transmitting the user information registered to the user site and the device ID to the user site or the server to register the home appliance to the server, and communication connected to the server through WiFi communication connection to an AP for receiving remote management service through the server;
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• an external terminal having an application mounted thereto which is communication connected to the server, for transmitting the user information and home appliance information desired to have remote management service provided thereto to the server, and requesting the remote management service of the home appliance to the server on behalf of the home appliance.

A laundry machine having remote management service provided thereto through a server, comprising:

• a main controller;
• a display provided to receive user AP information to be communication connected to and information on a user registered to a user site;
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• a WiFi communication module for transmitting the user information and the user AP information inputted to the display to the user site or the server to register the laundry machine to the server, and maintaining communication connection to the server for having remote management service requested by the laundry machine through an external terminal communication connected to the server after the registration.