# US 2025/0097686 A1 · Home appliance, method of controlling the same, and method of controlling mobile device communicating with home appliance > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0097686 A1 - Document ID: US20250097686A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/966,703 - Filed: 2024-12-03 - Published: 2025-03-20 - Earliest claimed: 2021-06-29 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Seongil HAHM; Jeik KIM; Kwanjoo MYOUNG; Miyoung YOO; Daesung AN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250097686A1 ## CPC - H04L 12/2809: {indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network (monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51)} - H04W 8/005: {Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals} - H04L 9/40: Network security protocols - H04L 12/28: characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks] (wireless communication networks H04W {; arrangements for dividing the transmission path H04W40/00}) - H04L 12/2814: {Exchanging control software or macros for controlling appliance services in a home automation network (arrangements for maintenance or administration involving configuration of the network and network elements H04L41/08)} - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04W 12/48: using secure binding, e.g. securely binding identity modules to devices, services or applications - H04W 76/11: Allocation or use of connection identifiers - H04W 76/14: Direct-mode setup - H04L 2012/2841: {Wireless} - H04L 2012/285: {Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method of controlling a home appliance, the method including, by a home appliance: outputting, via Bluetooth low energy (BLE) advertising, a BLE advertising packet including service set identifier (SSID)-related information related to an SSID of a software enabled access point (Soft AP) of the home appliance in a new product state in which the home appliance has not been registered in a server; outputting a Wi-Fi beacon of the Soft AP; in response to a connection request for the Soft AP received from a mobile device after outputting the Wi-Fi beacon, establishing a Wi-Fi communication connection between the mobile device and the Soft AP; receiving, from the mobile device via the Wi-Fi communication connection, a control signal related to an initial setting operation of registering the home appliance in the server; and performing the initial setting operation, based on the received control signal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A home appliance comprising: a communication module; at least one memory storing at least one instruction; and at least one processor connected to the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: during a first time interval, via the communication module, by performing Bluetooth low energy (BLE) advertising, output a BLE advertising packet including service set identifier (SSID)-related information related to an SSID of a software enabled access point (Soft AP) of the home appliance in a new product state in which the home appliance has not been registered in a server, and during the first time interval, output a Wi-Fi beacon of the Soft AP via the communication module, based on receiving a connection request for the Soft AP from a mobile device after outputting the Wi-Fi beacon, establish a Wi-Fi communication connection between the mobile device and the Soft AP, receive, from the mobile device via the Wi-Fi communication connection, a control signal related to an initial setting operation of registering the home appliance in the server, perform the initial setting operation, based on the received control signal, and in the case that the Wi-Fi communication connection between the mobile device and the Soft AP is not initiated during the first time interval, repeat the actions of the first time interval until the establishing of the Wi-Fi communication connection between the mobile device and the Soft AP is initiated. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1, wherein at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: in the case that the establishing of the Wi-Fi communication connection between the mobile device and the Soft AP is not initiated during the first time interval, during a second time interval after the first time interval, block the power of the communication module and stop the outputting of the BLE advertising packet and the outputting of the Wi-Fi beacon, and repeat the actions of the first time interval and the actions of the second time interval until the establishing of the Wi-Fi communication connection between the mobile device and the Soft AP is initiated. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The home appliance of claim 2, wherein during the first time interval, the communication module is activated and powered, and during the second time interval, the communication module is deactivated and not powered. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1, wherein the communication module comprises a BLE communication module configured to output the BLE advertising packet, and a Wi-Fi communication module configured to output the Wi-Fi beacon, and the BLE communication module and the Wi-Fi communication module are commonly powered or not powered by a common power source. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1, wherein the SSID-related information comprises manufacturer identification information and initial setting identification information of the home appliance, and the SSID of the Soft AP is matched to at least one of the manufacturer identification information or the initial setting identification information, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1, wherein, during the first time interval, at least a part of a time interval for outputting the BLE advertising packet and at least a part of a time interval for outputting the Wi-Fi beacon overlap. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1, further comprising a display, wherein at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: display, on the display, user authentication information to be used for user authentication of the mobile device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The home appliance of claim 7, wherein at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to, for performing the initial setting operation, after the user authentication of the mobile device is completed, receive address information of an initial setting cloud from the mobile device, transmit a temporary password to the mobile device, receive server connection information from the initial setting cloud, by using the temporary password as authentication information, and register the home appliance in the server by using the server connection information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The home appliance of claim 7, wherein at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to, before the user authentication of the mobile device, transmit version information of the initial setting operation to the mobile device via the Wi-Fi communication connection. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1, wherein the communication module comprises a BLE communication module configured to output the BLE advertising packet, and a Wi-Fi communication module configured to output the Wi-Fi beacon, and the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to block power of the Wi-Fi communication module while the outputting of the BLE advertising packet is being performed. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The home appliance of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: establish a Bluetooth communication connection with the mobile device, based on a BLE connection request received from the mobile device; supply power to the Wi-Fi communication module and activate the Soft AP, based on receiving an activation request of the Soft AP via the Bluetooth communication connection; and output the Wi-Fi beacon of the Soft AP. ### Claim 12 A method of controlling a home appliance, the method comprising: by a home appliance, during a first time interval, outputting, via Bluetooth low energy (BLE) advertising, a BLE advertising packet including service set identifier (SSID)-related information related to an SSID of a software enabled access point (Soft AP) of the home appliance in a new product state in which the home appliance has not been registered in a server; and during the first time interval, outputting a Wi-Fi beacon of the Soft AP; based on receiving a connection request for the Soft AP from a mobile device after outputting the Wi-Fi beacon, establishing a Wi-Fi communication connection between the mobile device and the Soft AP, receiving, from the mobile device via the Wi-Fi communication connection, a control signal related to an initial setting operation of registering the home appliance in the server, performing the initial setting operation, based on the received control signal, and in the case that the Wi-Fi communication connection between the mobile device and the Soft AP is not initiated during the first time interval, repeating the actions of the first time interval until the establishing of the Wi-Fi communication connection between the mobile device and the Soft AP is initiated. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising, in the case that the establishing of the Wi-Fi communication connection between the mobile device and the Soft AP is not initiated during the first time interval, during a second time interval after the first time interval, blocking the power of a communication module of the home appliance and stopping the outputting of the BLE advertising packet and the outputting of the Wi-Fi beacon, and wherein the repeating the actions of the first time interval comprises repeating the actions of the first time interval and the actions of the second time interval until the establishing of the Wi-Fi communication connection between the mobile device and the Soft AP is initiated, wherein the communication module configured to output the BLE advertising packet and the Wi-Fi beacon. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein during the first time interval, the communication module is activated and powered, and during the second time interval, the communication module is deactivated and not powered. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the SSID-related information comprises manufacturer identification information and initial setting identification information of the home appliance, and the SSID of the Soft AP is matched to at least one of the manufacturer identification information or the initial setting identification information, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein, during the first time interval, at least a part of a time interval for outputting the BLE advertising packet and at least a part of a time interval for outputting the Wi-Fi beacon overlap. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying user authentication information to be used for user authentication of the mobile device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the performing the initial setting operation comprises, after the user authentication of the mobile device is completed, receiving address information of an initial setting cloud from the mobile device, transmitting a temporary password to the mobile device, receiving server connection information from the initial setting cloud, by using the temporary password as authentication information, and registering the home appliance in the server by using the server connection information. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the home appliance comprises a BLE communication module configured to output the BLE advertising packet, and a Wi-Fi communication module configured to output the Wi-Fi beacon, and the method further comprises blocking power of the Wi-Fi communication module while the outputting of the BLE advertising packet is being performed. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing, on a computer, the method of claim 12.