Abstract: Provided is a method for preventing an accident related to children or pets that may occur by a home appliance using artificial intelligence. According to the present disclosure, the method for preventing the accident comprises comparing a distance between the home appliance and a generation position of the voice signal and a reference distance when the generation position of the voice signal is outside of the home appliance. Then, the present disclosure enables switching a door of the home appliance to a lock state when a distance between the home appliance and the generation position of the voice signal is less than the reference distance. Thus, the present disclosure may enable controlling the home appliance to prevent children or pets from entering an inside of the home appliance.

Abstract: A remote controllable laundry processing device includes: a cabinet main body including a door, a sensor unit configured to sense a locked state of the door, a manipulation unit provided for user input, a remote control setting unit configured to control the laundry processing device based on an external terminal, a controller configured to control an operation of the laundry processing device, and a communication unit configured to send the controller an input signal from the external terminal. The controller is configured, based on the door being in the locked state and regardless of whether a remote control has been set by the remote control setting unit, to control the laundry processing device in response to a first input signal from the manipulation unit and a second input signal from the external terminal and each of the first input signal and the second input signal is a pause signal.

Abstract: Provided is a home appliance that performs a washing or drying operation based on a start command input through artificial intelligence and voice recognition a method for controlling such a home appliance. According to the present disclosure, the home appliance and the method for controlling such a home appliance include a sensor that senses a state of a door installed in a washing unit and a controller that executes an operation command based on a change of a state of the door sensed by the sensor. At this time, when the door is changed from an open state to a close state after the power of the home appliance is turned on, the controller controls the operation of the washing unit based on the operation command extracted from the voice signal of the user. Thus, the present disclosure may enable performing an command to start an operation input based on voice recognition.

Abstract: A remote controllable laundry processing device includes: a cabinet main body including a door, a sensor unit configured to sense a locked state of the door, a manipulation unit provided for user input, a remote control setting unit configured to control the laundry processing device based on an external terminal, a controller configured to control an operation of the laundry processing device, and a communication unit configured to send the controller an input signal from the external terminal. The controller is configured, based on the door being in the locked state and regardless of whether a remote control has been set by the remote control setting unit, to control the laundry processing device in response to a first input signal from the manipulation unit and a second input signal from the external terminal and each of the first input signal and the second input signal is a pause signal.

Abstract: A method of controlling a laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The method includes rotating the drum only in one direction among a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction so as to separate water from water contained in the drum, supplying water to the tub, rotating only the agitator to an angle less than 360 degrees so as to disperse laundry in the drum, rotating only the rotator to an angle of 360 degrees or more at a rotational speed that is higher than a rotational speed of the agitator set for the dispersion operation so as to supply water to the chamber, filtering water through the filter, and rotating only the agitator to an angle less than 360 degrees at a rotational speed that is higher than the rotational speed of the agitator set for the dispersion operation but is lower than the rotational speed set for the filtering operation.

Abstract: A method of controlling a laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The method includes supplying water the tub, rotating only the agitator to an angle less than 360 degrees, rotating only the agitator to an angle of 360 degrees or more so as to supply water to the filter and to filter the water through the filter, and rotating only the agitator to an angle less than 360 degrees after the completion of filtering.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preventing an accident related to children or pets that may occur by a home appliance using artificial intelligence. According to the present disclosure, the method for preventing the accident comprises comparing a distance between the home appliance and a generation position of the voice signal and a reference distance when the generation position of the voice signal is outside of the home appliance. Then, the present disclosure enables switching a door of the home appliance to a lock state when a distance between the home appliance and the generation position of the voice signal is less than the reference distance. Thus, the present disclosure may enable controlling the home appliance to prevent children or pets from entering an inside of the home appliance.

Abstract: Provided is a home appliance that performs a washing or drying operation based on a start command input through artificial intelligence and voice recognition a method for controlling such a home appliance. According to the present disclosure, the home appliance and the method for controlling such a home appliance include a sensor that senses a state of a door installed in a washing unit and a controller that executes an operation command based on a change of a state of the door sensed by the sensor. At this time, when the door is changed from an open state to a close state after the power of the home appliance is turned on, the controller controls the operation of the washing unit based on the operation command extracted from the voice signal of the user. Thus, the present disclosure may enable performing an command to start an operation input based on voice recognition.

Abstract: A washing machine includes an outer tub that is configured to holding water. The washing machine includes an inner tub that is configured to exchange water with the outer tub and that is configured to rotate. The washing machine includes a pulsator that is located in a lower portion of the inner tub and that is configured to rotate. A method to operate the washing machine includes the actions of, each time that a wash cycle runs after a previous self-cleaning course, storing a cumulative number of times the wash cycle has run since the previous self-cleaning course. The actions further include selecting a subsequent self-cleaning course. The actions further include configuring settings of the subsequent self-cleaning course based on the stored cumulative number of times the wash cycle has run since the previous self-cleaning course. The actions further include conducting the subsequent self-cleaning course according to the configured settings.

Abstract: A method of controlling a laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The method includes supplying water the tub, rotating only the agitator to an angle less than 360 degrees, rotating only the agitator to an angle of 360 degrees or more so as to supply water to the filter and to filter the water through the filter, and rotating only the agitator to an angle less than 360 degrees after the completion of filtering.

Abstract: A method of controlling a laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The method includes rotating the drum only in one direction among a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction so as to separate water from water contained in the drum, supplying water to the tub, rotating only the agitator to an angle less than 360 degrees so as to disperse laundry in the drum, rotating only the rotator to an angle of 360 degrees or more at a rotational speed that is higher than a rotational speed of the agitator set for the dispersion operation so as to supply water to the chamber, filtering water through the filter, and rotating only the agitator to an angle less than 360 degrees at a rotational speed that is higher than the rotational speed of the agitator set for the dispersion operation but is lower than the rotational speed set for the filtering operation.

Abstract: A washing machine includes an outer tub that is configured to holding water. The washing machine includes an inner tub that is configured to exchange water with the outer tub and that is configured to rotate. The washing machine includes a pulsator that is located in a lower portion of the inner tub and that is configured to rotate. A method to operate the washing machine includes the actions of, each time that a wash cycle runs after a previous self-cleaning course, storing a cumulative number of times the wash cycle has run since the previous self-cleaning course. The actions further include selecting a subsequent self-cleaning course. The actions further include configuring settings of the subsequent self-cleaning course based on the stored cumulative number of times the wash cycle has run since the previous self-cleaning course. The actions further include conducting the subsequent self-cleaning course according to the configured settings.

Abstract: Disclosed are a control panel provided on an apparatus to control the apparatus, a control method thereof, and a clothes treating apparatus having the control panel. The control method includes the actions of receiving, at a clothes treating apparatus, a power supply command through a power input unit; and based on receiving power to the control panel, controlling a target light emission unit located on a panel body of the clothes treating apparatus. The controlling includes the actions of dividing a duty cycle of current supplied to each of a plurality of light emission units into a duty cycle of the target light emission unit and a duty cycle of a background light emission unit, the plurality of light emission units being located under the light discharge unit and being configured to emit light toward the light discharge unit.

Abstract: Control of a laundry treating apparatus, in which at least one of a dryness level and a percentage of water content of laundry received in a drum of the laundry treating apparatus is determined. A determination is made as to whether the laundry in the drum includes water-filled laundry based on at least one of the dryness level and the percentage of water content of the laundry in the drum. Dehydration drying of the laundry in the drum is controlled based on the determination of whether the laundry in the drum includes water-filled laundry.

Abstract: Provided is a component for a network system, which includes a communication device for receiving at least energy information, a component driver part driven by supplied energy, and a control part that recognizes high price-related information or low price-related information, based on the energy information received by the communication device and that controls the component driver part. A method of controlling the component driver part when the high price-related information is recognized is different from a method of controlling the component driver part when the low price-related information is recognized.

Abstract: Disclosed are a control panel provided on an apparatus to control the apparatus, a control method thereof, and a clothes treating apparatus having the control panel. The control method includes the actions of receiving, at a clothes treating apparatus, a power supply command through a power input unit; and based on receiving power to the control panel, controlling a target light emission unit located on a panel body of the clothes treating apparatus. The controlling includes the actions of dividing a duty cycle of current supplied to each of a plurality of light emission units into a duty cycle of the target light emission unit and a duty cycle of a background light emission unit, the plurality of light emission units being located under the light discharge unit and being configured to emit light toward the light discharge unit.

Abstract: Control of a laundry treating apparatus, in which at least one of a dryness level and a percentage of water content of laundry received in a drum of the laundry treating apparatus is determined A determination is made as to whether the laundry in the drum includes water-filled laundry based on at least one of the dryness level and the percentage of water content of the laundry in the drum. Dehydration drying of the laundry in the drum is controlled based on the determination of whether the laundry in the drum includes water-filled laundry.

Abstract: Provided are a component for network system and a method of controlling the same. The method includes: inputting a driving factor of the component or the other component; and predicting result information when the component or the other component is driven based on the inputted driving factor.

Abstract: Provided is a component for a network system, which includes a communication device for receiving at least energy information, a component driver part driven by supplied energy, and a control part that recognizes high price-related information or low price-related information, based on the energy information received by the communication device and that controls the component driver part. A method of controlling the component driver part when the high price-related information is recognized is different from a method of controlling the component driver part when the low price-related information is recognized.