Cup washer control method

Abstract

A cup washer control method is disclosed. The cup washer control method operates in a management mode for checking whether a cup washer is operating normally and a use mode for washing cups, wherein the use mode may include a preparation mode in which the temperature of water stored in a water tank of the cup washer is lower than a set temperature, a standby mode in which the temperature of the water stored in the water tank is higher than or equal to the set temperature, and a wash mode for washing cups accommodated in the cup washer.

1 . A cup washer control method operating in:
 a management mode during which it is checked whether a cup washer operates normally; and   a use mode during which a cup is washed,   wherein the use mode includes:   a preparation mode corresponding to a case where a water stored in a water tank of the cup washer has a temperature lower than a set temperature;   a standby mode corresponding to a case where the water stored in the water tank has a temperature equal to or higher than a set temperature; and   a washing mode during which a cup accommodated in the cup washer is washed.   
     
     
         2 . The cup washer control method of  claim 1 , wherein the use mode includes a sleep mode during which an operation of a heater accommodated in the water tank is stopped, and
 Wherein the sleep mode is changed to either the preparation mode or the standby mode by receiving a command.   
     
     
         3 . The cup washer control method of  claim 2 , wherein the cup washer is changed from the sleep mode to one of the preparation mode and the standby mode depending on a command entered from a mobile device carried by a user or an input part provided in the cup washer. 
     
     
         4 . The cup washer control method of  claim 3 , wherein the cup washer is changed from the preparation mode or the standby mode to the sleep mode when receiving a command from the input part while in the preparation mode or the standby mode, or when a set period of time has elapsed from the beginning of the preparation mode or the standby mode. 
     
     
         5 . The cup washer control method of  claim 3 , wherein the cup washer is changed from either the sleep mode or the standby mode to the washing mode by receiving a command from the mobile device. 
     
     
         6 . The cup washer control method of  claim 5 , wherein the cup washer proceeds with a quick washing mode during which a cup is washed using a room temperature water according to an entered command, or a normal washing mode during which a cup is washed using a hot water supplied from the water tank. 
     
     
         7 . The cup washer control method of  claim 6 , wherein the cup washer proceeds with a washing immediately when the cup washer receives a quick washing mode progress. 
     
     
         8 . The cup washer control method of  claim 7 , wherein, when the cup washer receives a normal washing mode progress,
 if the cup washer is currently in the standby mode, the cup washer immediately proceeds with a washing of a cup, and   if the cup washer is currently in the preparation mode, the cup washer proceeds with a washing of a cup after the water stored in the water tank reaches the set temperature.   
     
     
         9 . The cup washer control method of  claim 2 , wherein the cup washer receives a reservation for a washing of a cup from a user during the use mode, and lists a plurality of reservations entered by a plurality of users in an order in which the plurality of reservations were entered, and
 transmits a notification signal to each user who has made a reservation for a washing when a washing turn for each of a plurality of reservations arrives.   
     
     
         10 . The cup washer control method of  claim 9 , wherein in a case where the cup washer receives a reservation from a user during the sleep mode, the cup washer is changed from the sleep mode to one of the preparation mode and the standby mode depending on a temperature of a water stored in the water tank. 
     
     
         11 . The cup washer control method of  claim 9 , wherein the cup washer is provided to maintain the sleep mode without receiving a reservation for a washing of a cup from a user during a set time period. 
     
     
         12 . The cup washer control method of  claim 1 , wherein a door for opening and closing a washing part provided in the cup washer is provided to be locked with the washing part being closed during the washing mode. 
     
     
         13 . The cup washer control method of  claim 1 , wherein the management mode Includes:
 an initial mode during which, after the cup washer is turned on, a water which has been introduced into a washing part provided in the cup washer is drained to an outside, and a main server and the cup washer are connected communicatively with each other; and   an installation mode during which a computer program is installed or updated, which controls an operation of the cup washer.   
     
     
         14 . The cup washer control method of  claim 13 , wherein, during the management mode, the cup washer proceeds with an operation of draining a water stored in the water tank to an outside. 
     
     
         15 . The cup washer control method of  claim 14 , wherein, in a case where there is a command input regarding a draining, the cup washer is changed to the use mode after a draining operation and a proceeding of the installation mode have been completed, and
 in a case where there is no command input regarding a draining, the cup washer is changed to the use mode after a proceeding of the installation mode has been completed.   
     
     
         16 . The cup washer control method of  claim 12 , wherein the door is provided to be unlocked when a set period of time has elapsed after the washing mode has been completed, or upon receiving a command to stop a proceeding of the washing mode. 
     
     
         17 . The cup washer control method of  claim 1 , wherein, after the washing mode has been completed or a command to stop the washing mode has been received, the cup washer drains a water that has been introduced into a washing part to an outside, and
 wherein after a draining has been completed, the cup washer is changed to the preparation mode.