Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Bobin Kim

Haeyoon Park

Joonho Lee

Romon Son

Jeongwon Hahn

Kyoungae Lim

Hansaem Kim

Jihoon Park

Dongmin Lee

Seungwoo Choi

Hyeokjin Choi

Ahhyun Kim

Yonghun Choi

Juseul Yi

Cheolmin Yeom

Tallae Lee

A disclosed home appliance system comprises: a washer for washing clothes; a dryer for drying the clothes; an external server for communicating with the washer and the dryer; and a mobile device for controlling the washer and the dryer through the external server, wherein the mobile device can: acquire energy peak time information including time-specific energy billing information from the external server; display a first user interface for receiving the selection of a first interworking course of sequentially operating the washer and the dryer; determine a first cycle time of the first interworking course including a first washing time of the washer and a first drying time of the dryer, the first cycle time being required in order to perform the first interworking course; display a second user interface for receiving the selection of whether to perform the first interworking course on the basis of the energy peak time information and the first operation time; and transmit first interworking course information to the external server in response to receiving the selection of performing the first interworking course.

Home appliance system, mobile apparatus and method for controlling home appliances

A washing machine capable of communicating with a drying machine, and a method therefor are provided. The washing machine includes a communication circuitry configured to exchange data with an external device including a drying machine, a control panel including a dedicated button configured to obtain a user input for activating or deactivating a common function common with the drying machine, and at least one processor configured to, in response to obtaining the user input for activating the common function through the dedicated button, control the communication circuitry to activate the common function and transmit a communication signal for activating the common function to the drying machine, such that even if the drying machine is installed on the washing machine, the user may operate the drying machine without inconvenience.

Washing machine and method of controlling the same, and control panel of the same

Disclosed herein is a washing machine and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a technology capable of controlling washing modes in various manners by manipulating a control panel of the washing machine. The washing machine includes a display configured to display a washing mode, an inputter configured to receive a washing mode select command, a storage configured to store a selected washing mode, and a controller configured to allow a washing mode, which has the largest number of times selected during a predetermined number of times of washings, to be displayed on a first screen of the display, and in response to the number of the washing mode having the largest number of selection times being plural, configured to allow a washing mode, which is the last selected among the plurality of washing modes, to be displayed on the first screen of the display.

Washing machine and control method thereof

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Bobin Kim