Laundry treating apparatus and system having the same

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a home appliance system capable of identifying state information of another laundry treating apparatus and selectively controlling said another laundry treating apparatus in one laundry treating apparatus when a plurality of laundry treating apparatuses are paired with each other.

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         26 . A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
 a cabinet;   a drum accommodated in the cabinet and configured to receive laundry therein;   a driver disposed in the cabinet and configured to rotate the drum;   a manipulation portion configured to receive a selection command for selecting a course or an option to be performed by operation of the driver;   a display interface configured to display first information including at least one of a name, a selected state, or an executed state of the course or the option;   a communication module configured to communicate with an appliance, the appliance being disposed outside the cabinet and configured to receive laundry; and   a switching portion disposed at the cabinet and configured to receive a connection command for communicating the communication module with the appliance,   wherein the display interface is configured to, based on the connection command being input to the switching portion, display second information including at least one of a name, a selected state, an executed state, or a completed state of a course or an option of the appliance.   
     
     
         27 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  1 , wherein the display interface is configured to, based on the connection command being input to the switching portion while displaying the second information, switch to display the first information, the first information further including a completed state of the course or the option selected via the manipulation portion. 
     
     
         28 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  1 , wherein the manipulation portion is configured to receive a selection command for selecting the course or the option of the appliance based on the connection command being input to the switching portion. 
     
     
         29 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  3 , wherein the display interface is configured to display the selected state of the course or the option of the appliance based on the selection command for selecting the course or the option of the appliance being input to the manipulation portion. 
     
     
         30 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  4 , further comprising:
 an executing portion disposed at the cabinet and configured to receive an execution command for executing the course or the option selected by the manipulation portion,   wherein the executing portion is configured to receive an execution command for executing the course or the option of the appliance based on the display interface displaying the selected state of the course or the option of the appliance.   
     
     
         31 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  1 , wherein the display interface is configured to display the executed state of the course or the option of the appliance based on the connection command being input to the switching portion while the appliance executes the course or the option of the appliance. 
     
     
         32 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  6 , further comprising:
 an executing portion disposed at the cabinet and configured to receive a stop command for stopping the course or the option selected by the manipulation portion,   wherein the executing portion is configured to receive a stop command for stopping the course or the option of the appliance based on the display interface displaying the executed state of the course or the option of the appliance.   
     
     
         33 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  6 , wherein the display interface is configured to continuously display the executed state of the course or the option of the appliance until the connection command is input to the switching portion. 
     
     
         34 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  8 , wherein the display interface is configured to display the first information based on the course or the option of the appliance being completed. 
     
     
         35 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  9 , wherein the display interface is configured to be powered off based on the course or the option selected via the manipulation portion being completed. 
     
     
         36 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  1 , wherein the display interface is configured to switch to display the first information based on the selection command not being input to the manipulation portion for a reference time while displaying the second information. 
     
     
         37 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  1 , further comprising:
 a power switch disposed at the cabinet and configured to receive a power command for supplying and cutting off power to at least one of the driver, the manipulation portion, the display interface, or the appliance,   wherein the power switch is configured to cut off the power to the appliance based on the power command being input while the display interface displays the second information.   
     
     
         38 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  12 , wherein the display interface is configured to display the first information based on the power switch cutting off the power to the appliance. 
     
     
         39 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  12 , wherein the display interface is configured to be turned off based on the course or the option selected by the manipulation portion being completed while the appliance is turned off. 
     
     
         40 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  1 , wherein the appliance is configured to receive power based on the connection command being input to the switching portion while the appliance is powered off. 
     
     
         41 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  1 , wherein the switching portion is configured to disable input of the connection command based on the communication module not being able to communicate with the appliance. 
     
     
         42 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  1 , wherein the switching portion is configured to disable input of the connection command based on the appliance being turned off. 
     
     
         43 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  1 , further comprising:
 a setting portion disposed at the cabinet and configured to receive an option command for changing or resetting a course option of the course selected by the manipulation portion,   wherein the setting portion is configured to receive an option command for changing or resetting a course option of the course of the appliance based on the display interface displaying the second information.   
     
     
         44 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  1 , wherein the communication module is provided independently of the cabinet and the appliance, the communication module being configured to communicate with an additional product that is configured to receive laundry therein,
 wherein the display interface is configured to, based on the connection command being input to the switching portion, display third information including at least one of a name, a selected state, or an executed state of a course or an option of the additional product.   
     
     
         45 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  19 , wherein the display interface is configured to alternately display the second information and the third information based on the connection command being input to the switching portion. 
     
     
         46 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  19 , wherein the display interface is configured to alternately display the second information and the third information (i) in an order of connection with the communication module of the appliance and the additional product based on the connection command being input to the switching portion, or (ii) in an order of power supply to the appliance and the additional product based on the connection command being input to the switching portion. 
     
     
         47 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  1 , further comprising:
 a tub that is disposed in the cabinet and accommodates the drum therein, the tub being configured to receive water;   a water supply disposed in the cabinet and configured to supply water to the tub; and   a drainage disposed in the cabinet and configured to drain water from the tub,   wherein the appliance includes (i) a drying drum configured to receive laundry therein, and (ii) a heat exchanger configured to supply heated air to the drying drum.   
     
     
         48 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  19 , wherein the additional product includes:
 a mini cabinet disposed adjacent to the cabinet;   a mini drum accommodated inside the mini cabinet and configured to receive laundry therein; and   a mini driver configured to rotate the mini drum.   
     
     
         49 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim  1 , wherein the manipulation portion is rotatably disposed at the cabinet, and
 wherein the display interface is fixed inside the manipulation portion to thereby maintain a fixed position without rotation while the manipulation portion rotates relative to the cabinet.   
     
     
         50 . An appliance system comprising:
 a first laundry treating apparatus comprising:
 a first cabinet, 
 a first drum accommodated in the first cabinet and configured to receive laundry therein, 
 a first driver disposed in the first cabinet and configured to rotate the first drum, 
 a first manipulation portion configured to receive a first command for selecting a first course or a first option to be performed by operation of the first driver, 
 a first display interface configured to display first information including at least one of (i) a type of the first course or the first option, (ii) a selected state of the first course or the first option, or (iii) an executed state of the first course or the first option, and 
 a first communication module; 
   a second laundry treating apparatus comprising:
 a second cabinet provided independently of the first cabinet, 
 a second drum accommodated in the second cabinet and configured to receive laundry therein, 
 a second driver disposed in the second cabinet and configured to rotate the second drum, 
 a controller configured to receive a second command for selecting a second course or a second option to be performed by operation of the second driver, and 
 a second communication module configured to communicate with the first communication module; and 
   a switching portion disposed at the first laundry treating apparatus and configured to control the first laundry treating apparatus and the second laundry treating apparatus,   wherein the first display interface is configured to, based on a command being input to the switching portion, display second information including at least one of (i) a name of the second laundry treating apparatus, (ii) a type of the second course or the second option, (iii) a selected state of the second course or the second option, (iv) an executed state of the second course or the second option, or (v) a completed state of the second course or the second option.