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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2007
Soon JO Lee, Changwon-si, KR;
Ho Cheol Kwon, Changwon-si, KR;
Beom Jun Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Hyun Soo Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Hack Chai Song, Changwon-si, KR;
Kwang Young Lee, Changwon-si, KR;
Eun Suk Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Soon Jo Lee, Changwon-si, KR;
Ho Cheol Kwon, Changwon-si, KR;
Beom Jun Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Hyun Soo Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Hack Chai Song, Changwon-si, KR;
Kwang Young Lee, Changwon-si, KR;
Eun Suk Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A washing machine and an operating method of the washing machine are provided. In the operating method of the washing machine, it is determined whether a washing machine has a regular laundry load or a single laundry load based on the amount of laundry and the number of times of detection of the amount of laundry. Therefore, it is possible to precisely determine the laundry load of a washing machine, reduce the time taken to determine the laundry load of a washing machine, and prevent a washing machine from being damaged by a misreading of the laundry load of a washing machine.