Laundry treating apparatus, laundry treating system, and control method for laundry treating apparatus

Abstract

Disclosed are a laundry treating apparatus, a laundry treating system, and a control method for the laundry treating apparatus. The laundry treating apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a cabinet; a tub; a drum; an operation part, which provides information to a user and is operated by the user; and a control part for performing laundry washing courses, wherein the control part stores a plurality of options having setting values adjusted on the basis of an operation signal, a plurality of upgrade functions for changing or adding the options are provided to the user through the operation part or a terminal, an upgrade function selected by the user from among the plurality of upgrade functions is set to the control part, and the plurality of upgrade functions include a washing option upgrade function, which changes washing options for adjusting the washing courses from among the plurality of options.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
 a cabinet;   a tub provided in the cabinet to accommodate water;   a drum rotatably provided in the tub to accommodate laundry;   an operation part provided in the cabinet to provide information to a user and to be operated by the user; and   a controller configured to perform a laundry washing course based on an operation signal transmitted from the operation part or a terminal of the user,   wherein a plurality of options comprising set values adjustable based on the operation signal is stored in the controller,   wherein a plurality of upgrade functions for change or addition of the options is provided to the user through the operation part or the terminal,   wherein an upgrade function selected by the user from among the plurality of upgrade functions is set in the controller, and   wherein the plurality of upgrade functions comprises a washing option upgrade function to change a washing option for adjustment of the washing course among the plurality of options.   
     
     
         2 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of option values of the washing option is stored in the controller,
 wherein one of the plurality of option values is determined to be a set value of the washing option based on the operation signal and is reflected in the washing course, and   wherein, if the washing option upgrade function is set, the controller changes at least one of the plurality of option values of the washing option or adds an option value.   
     
     
         3 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising a detergent supply part connected to the drum to supply detergent to an inside of the drum,
 wherein the controller controls the detergent supply part so that an amount of detergent supplied is adjusted during the washing course according to a set value of the washing option.   
     
     
         4 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the detergent supply part separately stores first detergent and second detergent,
 wherein the washing option comprises a first washing option for adjustment of an amount of the first detergent supplied and a second washing option for adjustment of an amount of the second detergent supplied, and   wherein, if the washing option upgrade function is set, the controller changes or adds an option value of each of the first washing option and the second washing option.   
     
     
         5 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein a plurality of option values of the washing option corresponding to different amounts of detergent supplied is stored in the controller and is provided to the user so as to be selectable, and
 wherein, if the washing option upgrade function is set, amounts of detergent supplied corresponding to at least some of the plurality of option values are changed.   
     
     
         6 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein a plurality of option values of the washing option corresponding to different amounts of detergent supplied is stored in the controller and is provided to the user so as to be selectable, and
 wherein, if the washing option upgrade function is set, a number of the option values is changed and stored in the controller.   
     
     
         7 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the operation part or the terminal outputs an upgrade screen on which the plurality of upgrade functions is selectably displayed, and
 wherein, among the plurality of upgrade functions on the upgrade screen, an upgrade function selected by the user is set in the controller, and a remaining upgrade function is not set in the controller.   
     
     
         8 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the upgrade screen does not display an upgrade function preset in the controller. 
     
     
         9 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of option values of the washing option is stored in the controller,
 wherein one of the plurality of option values is determined to be a set value and is reflected in the washing course,   wherein the operation part or the terminal outputs a washing option setting screen on which the plurality of option values is selectably displayed, and   wherein, if the washing option upgrade function is set in the controller, a number or display form of the plurality of option values on the washing option setting screen is changed.   
     
     
         10 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein, if the washing option upgrade function is set in the controller, a form in which one of the plurality of option values displayed on the washing option setting screen output from the operation part or the terminal is selected is changed. 
     
     
         11 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein, if the washing option upgrade function is set, the washing option setting screen is output such that a selection mark located corresponding to an option value to be selected as a set value from among the plurality of option values is displayed so as to be movable by the user. 
     
     
         12 . A laundry treating system comprising:
 a laundry treating apparatus comprising a tub configured to accommodate water, a drum rotatably provided in the tub to accommodate laundry, an operation part configured to provide information to a user or to be operated by the user, and a controller configured to perform a laundry washing course based on an operation signal from the operation part; and   a terminal located outside the laundry treating apparatus and configured to be allowed to exchange information with the laundry treating apparatus and to provide information to the user or to be operated by the user,   wherein a plurality of options comprising set values adjustable based on the operation signal is stored in the controller,   wherein a plurality of upgrade functions for change or addition of the options is provided to the user through the operation part or the terminal,   wherein an upgrade function selected by the user from among the plurality of upgrade functions is set in the controller, and   wherein the plurality of upgrade functions comprises a washing option upgrade function to change and set, among the plurality of options, a washing option for adjustment of an amount of detergent supplied by a detergent supply part during the washing course in the controller.   
     
     
         13 . The laundry treating system of  claim 12 , wherein a plurality of option values of the washing option is pre-stored in the controller,
 wherein, if the washing option upgrade function is set, an additional option value other than the plurality of option values is stored in the controller, and   wherein each of the operation part and the terminal outputs a washing option setting screen on which the plurality of option values and the additional option value are displayed so as to be selectable by the user.   
     
     
         14 . A method of controlling a laundry treating apparatus comprising a tub provided in a cabinet to accommodate water, a drum rotatably provided in the tub to accommodate laundry, and a controller configured to perform a washing course on the laundry accommodated in the drum, the method comprising:
 an upgrade provision step of providing information to a user and providing a plurality of upgrade functions to the user so as to be selectable by the user through an operation part configured to be operated by the user or a terminal of the user;   an upgrade selection step of selecting an upgrade function to be set in the controller from among the plurality of upgrade functions based on an operation signal generated by the user through the operation part or the terminal;   an upgrade setting step of changing or adding, by the controller, an option corresponding to the upgrade function selected in the upgrade selection step; and   an option setting step of providing the option changed or added by the controller in the upgrade setting step to the user so as to be set by the user through the operation part or the terminal,   wherein the plurality of upgrade functions comprises a washing option upgrade function to change a washing option for adjustment of the washing course, and   wherein, if the washing option upgrade function is selected in the upgrade selection step, the controller changes and stores the washing option according to the washing option upgrade function in the upgrade setting step.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the upgrade setting step comprises:
 a washing option upgrade determination step of determining, by the controller, whether the washing option upgrade function is selected based on the operation signal in the upgrade selection step; and   a washing option upgrade step of changing and storing, by the controller, the washing option according to the washing option upgrade function upon determining in the washing option upgrade determination step that the washing option upgrade function is selected.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein a plurality of option values selectable as a set value of the washing option by the user is stored in the controller, and
 wherein, in the washing option upgrade step, the controller changes or adds and stores the plurality of option values of the washing option according to the washing option upgrade function.