Laundry treating apparats and control method of on-line system containing the same

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a laundry treating apparatus that is configured to recommend one or more of the start point and end point of at least one of a wash cycle for removing foreign substances from laundry and a dry cycle for removing moisture from the laundry, the laundry treating apparatus comprising an input part that is configured to receive an input for setting one or more of the start point and end point of the wash cycle or dry cycle; a controller that is configured to determine one or more of the start point and end point of the wash cycle or dry cycle, when the input of the input part is sensed; and a display that is configured to display one or more of the start point and end point of the wash cycle or dry cycle determined by the controller.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A laundry treating apparatus configured to recommend one or more of the start point and end point of one or more of a wash cycle for removing foreign substances from laundry and a dry cycle for removing moisture from the laundry, the laundry treating apparatus comprising:
 an input part configured to receive an input for setting one or more of the start point and end point of the wash cycle or dry cycle;   a controller configured to determine one or more of the start point and end point of the wash cycle or dry cycle, when the input of the input part is sensed; and   a display configured to display one or more of the start point and end points of the wash cycle or dry cycle determined by the controller.   
     
     
         2 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the controller determines one or more of the start point and end point simultaneously when sensing the input from the input part. 
     
     
         3 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the input part comprises:
 a requesting unit configured to receive a command for facilitating the controller pre-determining one or more of the start point and end point, wherein the controller determines one or more of the start point and end point based on that sensing that the requesting unit is input.   
     
     
         4 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the controller determines one or more of the start point and end point of the wash cycle or dry cycle by figuring out a pattern based on former start and end points. 
     
     
         5 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the controller is configured to confirm the pattern when sensing that the start point and end point is set in a specific time range at a specific frequency or more. 
     
     
         6 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to determine a specific time in the pattern and set the determined time to be the start or end point. 
     
     
         7 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to determine one or more of the start point and end point of the wash cycle or dry cycle in the specific time range, once confirming the pattern. 
     
     
         8 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to determine whether an additional pattern is confirmed or the confirmed pattern is changed, after confirming the pattern. 
     
     
         9 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to ignore the start or end point when confirming the additional pattern or changing the confirmed pattern, once the start or end point of the wash cycle or dry cycle within the specific time range is input. 
     
     
         10 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to confirm the setting of the start or end point in a different specific time range as the additional pattern or changes to the confirmed pattern, when sensing that the start or end point is set in the different specific time range after the confirming of the pattern. 
     
     
         11 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine two or more of the start or end points that are selected by the user. 
     
     
         12 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein even when the start or end point of the wash cycle or dry cycle determined by the controller is displayed on the display, the input part is configured to facilitate an input of a new start or end point. 
     
     
         13 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the controller is configured to use the input start or end point in figuring out the pattern, when a new start or end point is input to the input part. 
     
     
         14 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a communication module configured to transmit information for facilitating the controller to determine the start or end point of the wash cycle or dry cycle by means of communication with a server or an external terminal,   wherein the controller is configured to determine the start or end point based on the information transmitted from the server or the external terminal.   
     
     
         15 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the controller is configured to transmit the start or end point of the performed operation to the server or the external terminal via the communication module, when the start or end point of the operation is set or the wash cycle or dry cycle is completed at the time set as the start or end point of the operation.