Laundry treating apparatus, laundry treating system, and control method for laundry treating apparatus

A laundry treating system comprising:

• a laundry treating apparatus comprising a tub configured to accommodate water, a drum rotatably provided in the tub to accommodate laundry, an operation part configured to provide information to a user or to be operated by the user, and a controller configured to perform a laundry washing course based on an operation signal from the operation part;
• and
• a terminal located outside the laundry treating apparatus and configured to be allowed to exchange information with the laundry treating apparatus and to provide information to the user or to be operated by the user,
• wherein a plurality of options comprising set values adjustable based on the operation signal is stored in the controller,
• wherein a plurality of upgrade functions for change or addition of the options is provided to the user through the operation part or the terminal,
• wherein an upgrade function selected by the user from among the plurality of upgrade functions is set in the controller, and
• wherein the plurality of upgrade functions comprises a washing option upgrade function to change and set, among the plurality of options, a washing option for adjustment of an amount of detergent supplied by a detergent supply part during the washing course in the controller.

A method of controlling a laundry treating apparatus comprising a tub provided in a cabinet to accommodate water, a drum rotatably provided in the tub to accommodate laundry, and a controller configured to perform a washing course on the laundry accommodated in the drum, the method comprising:

• an upgrade provision step of providing information to a user and providing a plurality of upgrade functions to the user so as to be selectable by the user through an operation part configured to be operated by the user or a terminal of the user;
• an upgrade selection step of selecting an upgrade function to be set in the controller from among the plurality of upgrade functions based on an operation signal generated by the user through the operation part or the terminal;
• an upgrade setting step of changing or adding, by the controller, an option corresponding to the upgrade function selected in the upgrade selection step;
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• an option setting step of providing the option changed or added by the controller in the upgrade setting step to the user so as to be set by the user through the operation part or the terminal,
• wherein the plurality of upgrade functions comprises a washing option upgrade function to change a washing option for adjustment of the washing course, and
• wherein, if the washing option upgrade function is selected in the upgrade selection step, the controller changes and stores the washing option according to the washing option upgrade function in the upgrade setting step.