Laundry treating apparatus

Abstract

Disclosed is a laundry treating apparatus. The laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a cabinet, a drum rotatably provided inside the cabinet and accommodating clothes, and a control unit provided in the cabinet and performing a treatment course on the clothes accommodated in the drum, wherein the control unit executes a remote control mode in which the treatment course is carried out by receiving a command as an input through a user terminal, and the control unit performs a remote control maintaining mode in which the remote control mode is maintained while power is supplied, even after the treatment course is terminated in the remote control mode.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
 a cabinet;   a drum rotatably disposed inside the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry therein; and   a controller disposed in the cabinet and configured to perform a treatment course of the laundry accommodated in the drum,   wherein the controller performs a remote control mode of performing the treatment course by receiving a command via a terminal of a user located outside the cabinet,   wherein the controller performs a remote control maintenance mode of maintaining a power-on state and the remote control mode even after the treatment course ends in the remote control mode.   
     
     
         2 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the remote control mode is applied or released via the terminal or an input device disposed on the cabinet, wherein the command of the user is input via the input device. 
     
     
         3 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the controller automatically performs the remote control mode when performing the treatment course. 
     
     
         4 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising an input device disposed on the cabinet and including a pause button, wherein the controller releases the remote control mode when the pause button is pressed while performing the treatment course, and maintains the remote control mode when a pause command is input via the terminal. 
     
     
         5 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the remote control maintenance mode is applied or released via the terminal or an input device disposed on the cabinet, wherein the command of the user is input via the input device. 
     
     
         6 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the controller sets the remote control maintenance mode to be released with the performing of the remote control mode. 
     
     
         7 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cabinet includes a laundry inlet in communication with the inside of the drum, a laundry door configured to open and close the laundry inlet, and a door lock configured to keep the laundry door closed, wherein in the remote control maintenance mode, the controller controls the door lock to keep the laundry door closed after the treatment course ends. 
     
     
         8 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising an input device disposed on the cabinet and including a power button, wherein the remote control maintenance mode is released when the power button is pressed after the treatment course ends. 
     
     
         9 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the input device includes a plurality of buttons including the power button,
 wherein in the remote control maintenance mode, the plurality of buttons are deactivated except for the power button after the treatment course ends.   
     
     
         10 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cabinet is equipped with an output device configured to output a screen to provide information to the user,
 wherein in the remote control maintenance mode, the output device outputs a remote control maintenance informing screen informing that the remote control mode is maintained after the treatment course ends.   
     
     
         11 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the remote control maintenance informing screen displays conditions for releasing the remote control maintenance mode. 
     
     
         12 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cabinet is equipped with an output device configured to provide information to the user,
 wherein when a preset time has elapsed after the treatment course ends, the controller notifies the user via the output device or the terminal that the remote control maintenance mode is being performed.