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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2022
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Changwoo Son, Seoul, KR;
Byeongyong Lee, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method of controlling a dishwasher including a tub, at least one spray nozzle, a rack, and a microphone, includes: spraying, by the at least one spray nozzle, washing water while the at least one spray nozzle is rotating, analyzing a characteristic of a sound wave input to the microphone, the sound wave being generated based on the washing water colliding with one or more washing targets in the tub, determining whether a washing target made of a set material is present among the one or more washing targets based on the analyzed characteristic, determining, based on determining that the washing target made of the set material is present, a location in which the washing target made of the set material is present according to the analyzed characteristic, and reducing an amount of impact applied to the washing target made of the set material by the washing water.