Service system for providing operation course and service method thereof

Abstract

The present invention relates to a service system and a service method that checks the driving course performed by a home appliance owned by a user and recommends other home appliances including related functions and related driving courses. Accordingly, even if a user has not used a home appliance because they are not clearly aware of the functions that each home appliance can perform, the use of that home appliance can be encouraged through guidance on home appliances capable of using those functions.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a service system capable of recommending a relevant driving course for another home appliance owned by a user based on the operation information of one home appliance owned by the user, and a service method using the same. Background Technology

[0002] Generally, home appliances refer to various electrical products used in the home.

[0003] These home appliances may be configured to perform only one specific operation, or they may be configured to selectively perform two or more diverse functions.

[0004] For example, washing machines are configured to have various functions, such as a standard course, a small load course, and a bedding course, allowing users to select a course according to their needs.

[0005] In particular, with the recent advancement of online services, driving courses are automatically recommended or recommended driving courses are executed based on user behavior, the type of driving object, and the surrounding environment (e.g., weather). This is as described in published patents No. 10-2008-0079913 (Prior Art 1), No. 10-2015-0118749 (Prior Art 2), No. 10-2018-0119486 (Prior Art 3), and No. 10-2019-0095191 (Prior Art 4).

[0006] Here, prior art 1 and prior art 4 are technologies that recommend an optimal driving course according to the type of object to be driven. Prior art 2 is a technology that controls driving based on driving information based on weather information. Prior art 3 is a technology that recommends customized courses and options by learning the patterns of driving courses and options performed by a user.

[0007] However, in the case of the aforementioned conventional technologies, since they are configured to recommend available driving courses from the control unit of each product itself, there is a disadvantage that the recommended driving courses are not diverse unless new driving courses are continuously updated.

[0008] Furthermore, conventional technologies only recommend driving courses usable for the specific product in question and do not consider recommending driving courses for interoperability with other products. In other words, since driving courses were previously recommended only for the product designated by the user, they did not affect the driving courses of other products owned by that user. Consequently, similar driving operations for each product were unnecessarily duplicated, inevitably leading to reduced driving efficiency.

[0009] In addition, among the aforementioned prior art technologies, in the case of prior art 4, the overall product price is inevitably increased because a shooting device such as a camera is used to identify the type of object to be operated. Furthermore, there is a disadvantage that it is difficult to recommend an operating course when multiple objects to be operated are mixed. Prior art literature

[0010] Published Patent No. 10-2008-0079913 Published Patent No. 10-2015-0118749 Published Patent No. 10-2018-0119486 Published Patent No. 10-2019-0095191 The problem to be solved

[0011] The present invention relates to a service system and a service method using the same, devised to solve various problems according to the aforementioned prior art.

[0012] The objective of the present invention is to enable the recommendation of driving courses for other home appliances owned by the user based on information obtained during the operation of a specific home appliance. This thereby improves the utilization of each home appliance owned by the user.

[0013] In addition, the objective of the present invention is to enable the automatic download of a driving course required by a user when such a course does not exist among the driving courses for each home appliance owned by the user.

[0014] Furthermore, the objective of the present invention is to enable the operation of each home appliance owned by the user to be interconnected, thereby reducing unnecessary operating time while enhancing the desired operating effect for the user.

[0015] In addition, the objective of the present invention is to enable the recommendation of a driving course required by the user even without the use of special devices such as cameras. means of solving the problem

[0016] The service system of the present invention for achieving at least one of the above-mentioned objectives may be configured to identify the driving course used by a home appliance owned by a user and to introduce other home appliances that include related functions. This can improve the utilization of each home appliance owned by the user.

[0017] In addition, the service system of the present invention can be configured to automatically download driving courses for each home appliance owned by the user through a dedicated online application. This allows the user to perform a relevant driving course by downloading the relevant course, even if the necessary driving course does not exist.

[0018] In addition, the service system of the present invention can be configured so that each home appliance owned by the user operates in conjunction with each other. As a result, when performing similar or identical related driving courses, unnecessary driving time can be reduced while the driving effect desired by the user can be enhanced.

[0019] In addition, the service system of the present invention may include an information database containing the types of home appliances owned by each user.

[0020] In addition, the service system of the present invention may store driving course information for each home appliance in an information database.

[0021] In addition, the service system of the present invention may include a service server connected to enable data communication with a dedicated application.

[0022] In addition, the service system of the present invention may have a dedicated application installed on at least one of the user's terminals.

[0023] In addition, the service system of the present invention may be configured so that when a home appliance is operated, the service server obtains information about the driving course from a dedicated application.

[0024] In addition, the service system of the present invention may be configured to determine a driving course that can be performed on other types of home appliances based on driving course information obtained from a dedicated application.

[0025] In addition, the service system of the present invention may be configured to recommend a determined driving course to a dedicated application.

[0026] In addition, the service system of the present invention may be configured so that a dedicated application runs on a user's terminal.

[0027] In addition, the service system of the present invention may be configured so that a dedicated application registers the type of home appliance owned by the user.

[0028] In addition, the service system of the present invention may be configured to acquire information on the driving course performed by the home appliance through a dedicated application.

[0029] In addition, the service system of the present invention may be configured to check the driving course of a special function included in a home appliance when a new home appliance is registered through a dedicated application.

[0030] In addition, the service server provided to the service system of the present invention may be operated to select an operation course of another home appliance having the same or similar functions as the operation course of a special function performed by the home appliance.

[0031] In addition, the service server provided to the service system of the present invention may be operated to recommend to the user other home appliances having a driving course identical or similar to the driving course performed by the home appliance.

[0032] In addition, the service server provided to the service system of the present invention can be operated to transmit driving course data to the corresponding home appliance through a dedicated application.

[0033] In addition, the service server provided to the service system of the present invention can be operated to change the driving course.

[0034] In addition, the service server provided to the service system of the present invention can be operated so that the driving course of one home appliance and the driving course of another home appliance do not overlap.

[0035] In addition, the service method of the present invention for achieving at least one of the above-mentioned objectives may be performed to check the driving course of a home appliance owned by the user and recommend other home appliances that include related functions.

[0036] The service method of the present invention may include a process of providing a driving course for each home appliance owned by the user to be downloaded via a dedicated online application.

[0037] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include a process in which each home appliance owned by the user is operated in conjunction with each other through a dedicated application.

[0038] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include a process of acquiring information on the driving course performed by the home appliance owned by the user.

[0039] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include a process of verifying the driving course of a special function for each home appliance.

[0040] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include a process of identifying other home appliances having a related driving course. The related driving course may include a driving course that performs driving identical or similar to the special function included in a specific home appliance.

[0041] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include a process of extracting one home appliance having a special function and another home appliance among the home appliances owned by the user having the same or similar special function.

[0042] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include a process of guiding the user to the extracted home appliance and the related driving course.

[0043] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include a process of controlling the registration of information regarding a user's home appliances through a dedicated application installed on a user terminal and storing it in an information database.

[0044] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include a process of controlling the acquisition of driving course information obtained in the driving course acquisition step to be acquired through a dedicated application installed on a user terminal.

[0045] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include a process in which a dedicated application of a user terminal acquires information of the driving course through wireless communication with the relevant home appliance.

[0046] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include driving course information acquired in the driving course acquisition step, which includes driving courses performed multiple times at least twice.

[0047] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include a function that can be distinguished by an index term in the function verification step.

[0048] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include a process of checking whether the relevant driving course is being operated in the home appliance guided in the guidance step.

[0049] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include a process of controlling the operation so that duplicate functions are excluded when the related driving course is driven.

[0050] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include a process in the guidance step of recommending other home appliances having a driving course identical or similar to the driving course performed by the home appliance in possession.

[0051] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include, in the guidance step, a process of recommending other home appliances having the same or similar operating course as the operating course of the special function of the home appliance owned.

[0052] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include a process of transmitting data of a driving course with special functions to other home appliances. The process of transmitting the data of the driving course through a dedicated application may also be included.

[0053] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include a process of controlling operation so that duplicate functions are excluded when a special function driving course is performed sequentially on two or more home appliances.

[0054] In addition, the service method of the present invention may include a process of guiding the relatively less used home appliance to priority when there are two or more extracted home appliances. Effects of the invention

[0055] As described above, the service system and service method for recommending driving courses for home appliances according to the present invention have the following various effects.

[0056] First, the service system and service method of the present invention can improve the utilization of each home appliance because they identify the actual driving course used among the home appliances owned by the user and recommend other home appliances that include related functions.

[0057] In addition, the service system and service method of the present invention allow for the automatic download of driving courses for each home appliance owned by the user through a dedicated application, making it easy to update driving courses.

[0058] In addition, since the service system and service method of the present invention allow each home appliance owned by the user to be operated in conjunction, unnecessary operation can be omitted when performing similar or identical related operation courses, thereby improving operation efficiency.

[0059] In addition, the service system and service method of the present invention can improve user satisfaction because they recommend home appliances and driving courses having similar special functions when registering a new home appliance.

[0060] In addition, the service system and service method of the present invention can reduce power consumption and shorten operating time because, when multiple home appliances are used sequentially, parts of the operation that overlap among the special function operation courses are controlled to be omitted. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0061] FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a service system for recommending a driving course for a home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a service method for recommending a driving course for a home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the driving course selection step in a service method for recommending a driving course for a home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the product verification step in a service method for recommending a driving course for home appliances according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the recommendation step in a service method for recommending a driving course for a home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of another embodiment among the service methods for recommending driving courses for home appliances according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of another embodiment among the service methods for recommending driving courses for home appliances according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0062] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the service system and service method for recommending a driving course for home appliances according to the present invention will be described with reference to the attached FIGS. 1 to 7.

[0063] Figure 1 attached is a block diagram illustrating a service system for recommending driving courses for home appliances (hereinafter referred to as the “service system”) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0064] According to this, a service system according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured to identify the driving course performed by a home appliance owned by a user and introduce other home appliances that include related functions. This enables the user to be encouraged to use a home appliance by providing guidance on appliances capable of using the relevant functions, even if the user has not used the appliance because they were not clearly aware of the functions that each appliance can perform.

[0065] The service system according to the embodiment of the present invention is described in detail as follows.

[0066] First, a service system according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured to include an information database (100).

[0067] The above information database (100) may be configured as a server or memory that stores information data. Of course, the above information database may be provided to a dedicated application (310) of a user terminal (300). That is, a portion of the memory provided to the user terminal (300) may be configured to be used as the above information database (100).

[0068] The information stored in this information database (100) may include information (110) for each user.

[0069] The information (110) for each user above may be stored separately based on ID. Of course, the information (110) for each user above may also be stored separately based on various information such as contact information, email address, IP address, name, etc.

[0070] The information (110) for each user may further include at least one type of home appliance (400) owned by the user. Here, the home appliance (400) may include at least one of a washing machine, a clothes dryer, a clothes care machine, a shoe care machine, an air purifier, a refrigerator, a TV, an air conditioner, a vacuum cleaner, and an oven range.

[0071] In addition, the information stored in the above information database (100) may include information (120) for each home appliance.

[0072] Here, the information (120) for each home appliance may include at least one of the type of each home appliance, the model name, and the driving course information for each home appliance. In this case, the information (120) for each home appliance may be information about home appliances that are generally sold or have been sold, unlike the information about a specific home appliance owned by the user. That is, the information database (100) may store information about home appliances owned by each user and information about all home appliances regardless of ownership.

[0073] In addition, the above driving course information is data related to each driving course that can be performed by each home appliance.

[0074] In particular, the aforementioned driving course information can be stored separately by index terms corresponding to special functions. For example, special function names such as PET, special fabric, and rainy season are set as index terms, and lists of related driving courses and home appliances having those courses are stored separately for each index term set in this way. As a result, driving courses related to special functions and home appliances having these courses can be searched quickly and accurately by searching for the index terms.

[0075] Here, the aforementioned special function is a driving course designed to perform a function for a special purpose while operating under driving conditions different from a general driving course (e.g., temperature, humidity, moisture usage, air volume, water volume, air flow, water flow, etc.).

[0076] For example, in the case of the pet function, an operation course can be used that is set to provide more airflow than normal operation to the pet's activity space by using an air purifier or air conditioner.

[0077] For example, in the case of special fabrics, a driving course with different settings for water temperature, spin intensity, and drying temperature may be used in a washing machine, dryer, or garment care machine to ensure that the fabric is not damaged.

[0078] Next, the service system according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured to include a service server (200).

[0079] The above service server (200) is a server built online and can be configured to provide various services while transmitting and receiving various data online. For example, the above service server (200) provides online services by querying, retrieving, deleting, newly storing, or updating information stored in the above information database (100).

[0080] This service server (200) can be connected online to a dedicated application (310) installed on a user terminal (300) to enable data communication.

[0081] Here, the dedicated application (310) is an application installed on the user's terminal (300) to manage or wirelessly control the home appliance (400) owned by the user. The dedicated application (310) may be operated to manually receive information on the type of home appliance (400) owned by the user and the driving course performed by the home appliance (400), or to automatically acquire this information via wireless data communication (e.g., Wi-Fi or infrared communication).

[0082] Thus, the service server (200) can acquire information about the type of home appliance (400) owned by the user and information about the driving course that the home appliance (400) can perform through the dedicated application (310) and store it in the information database (100).

[0083] Additionally, the service server (200) can acquire operation information of a home appliance (400) owned by a user through a dedicated application (310) and store it in an information database (100). At this time, the operation information may include the driving course executed by the home appliance (400).

[0084] In addition, the service server (200) can select a driving course that can be performed with other types of home appliances based on information on the user's driving course for each home appliance stored in the information database (100) or information on the driving course performed.

[0085] For example, when pet care operation is performed using an air purifier, the service server (200) checks a washing machine, dryer, or garment care machine that has a pet-related function and selects an operation course for the pet-related function of the washing machine, dryer, or garment care machine.

[0086] Additionally, the service server (200) may be configured to check for special functions (e.g., pet functions) included in the air purifier when the air purifier is newly registered as a home appliance (400). That is, it selects a list of existing home appliances (home appliances of a different type from the newly registered home appliance) (400) capable of performing functions associated with the confirmed special functions, and an operation course for the associated functions.

[0087] If other types of home appliances (400) owned do not have the aforementioned special function, the service server (200) may be configured to recommend a home appliance having the aforementioned special function (or related function) to the user through a dedicated application (310). That is, by recommending a home appliance model different from any one of the home appliances (400) owned, it is possible to induce a change of device to the relevant home appliance or a new purchase.

[0088] Additionally, the service server (200) may be operated to modify or change a driving course stored in the information database (100) or provided as a dedicated application (310). For example, if two different types of home appliances (400) sequentially perform the same special function operation, the process that overlaps between the two driving courses may be modified so that it is omitted in one of the home appliances. Of course, it is also possible to provide (transmit) a separate driving course that takes the above situation into account to one of the home appliances and control it to operate according to that driving course.

[0089] Additionally, the service server (200) may be configured to download a driving course by connecting to a server (500) operated by the manufacturer (or management company) of each home appliance. That is, when an update to the driving course of each home appliance occurs, the service server (200) downloads the corresponding driving course and stores it in the information database (100), or updates each home appliance (400) through a dedicated application (310) of the user terminal (300).

[0090] In the following, a service method (hereinafter referred to as the “service method”) using a service system for recommending a driving course for a home appliance according to the aforementioned embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 to 5 attached.

[0091] First, the service method of the present invention may include a driving course selection step (S100).

[0092] In this driving course selection step (S100), control can be performed to identify and select a driving course with special functions to be recommended to the user.

[0093] The above driving course selection step (S100) can be performed while the service server (200) communicates with a dedicated application (310) installed on the user's terminal (300). That is, when the driving course selection step (S100) is performed, the service server (200) connects to the user's dedicated application (310) (S110) and checks the home appliance (400) owned by the user and whether it is being used (S120). In relation to this, it is as shown in the flowchart of the attached FIG. 3.

[0094] At this time, information regarding the home appliance (400) owned by the user can be registered through a dedicated application (310) installed on the user terminal (300). The home appliance (400) can be configured to receive relevant information by the user manually inputting it or by automatically connecting to the dedicated application (310).

[0095] Continuing, if the operation of a special function of the above-mentioned home appliance (400) is performed, or if the operation of a special function of a specific home appliance (400) is controlled to be performed, the said special function is checked (S130).

[0096] And, if it is confirmed through the above verification process that a special function is used, the service server (200) selects the special function of the driving course performed by the home appliance (400) as a recommendation criterion (S140).

[0097] Of course, even if the appliance (400) is driven by a general function driving course rather than a special function driving course, if the appliance (400) includes a special function driving course, the special function of the driving course can be selected as a recommendation criterion.

[0098] Next, the service method of the present invention may include a product verification step (S200).

[0099] The above product verification step (S200) is a process of verifying home appliances based on recommendation criteria.

[0100] In this product verification step (S200), the system is operated to verify at least one home appliance capable of performing a driving course with a special function of the recommendation criteria selected in the driving course selection step (S100) or a related function that is identical or similar.

[0101] In particular, the product verification step (S200) may include a process of searching using index terms.

[0102] For example, the process may include verifying an index term (S210) for a special function of a driving course that serves as a recommendation criterion, and searching an information database (100) using this index term to search for at least one home appliance (S220) that has a driving course classified by the same index term. In relation to this, it is as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 attached.

[0103] The home appliances searched by the above process are home appliances capable of performing a driving course classified by the same index term. For example, by searching for home appliances that have a driving course with "pet function" as the index term, air purifiers, washing machines, dryers, clothing care machines, etc., that have the corresponding pet function driving course can be searched.

[0104] Additionally, the product verification step (S200) may include a process of acquiring at least one searched home appliance and driving course (S230). At this time, the at least one acquired home appliance may include a home appliance (400) owned by the user registered in the dedicated application (310), or may include all home appliances having a driving course of a related function stored in the information database (100).

[0105] Next, the service method of the present invention may include a recommendation step (S300).

[0106] The above recommendation step (S300) is a process of recommending home appliances or driving courses to the user.

[0107] This recommendation step (S300) includes a process of recommending to the user information on the home appliance and the driving course of the related function found in the product verification step (S200). That is, it is confirmed whether the acquired home appliance (400) is owned (S310), and if it is confirmed that a driving course of the related special function exists (S320), the acquired home appliance and the driving course are recommended (S330). This is as shown in the flowchart of the attached FIG. 5.

[0108] At this time, the above recommendation can be performed through a dedicated application (310) installed on the user's terminal (300).

[0109] Meanwhile, in the above product verification step (S200), there may be cases where the user does not possess another type of home appliance capable of performing the driving course of the special function.

[0110] In this case, in the recommendation step (S300), product introductions related to other types of home appliances capable of performing a driving course with functions related to the driving course are provided to the user through a dedicated application (310) (S340) (see attached Fig. 5). This enables the effect of promotion that induces the purchase of other types of home appliances.

[0111] Of course, in the recommendation step (S300) above, among the home appliances owned by the user, a home appliance having a driving course that can obtain results similar to the driving course of the special function above may be searched for and recommended.

[0112] Additionally, in the product verification step (S200), it may be confirmed that another type of home appliance capable of performing the special function driving course does not have the special function driving course. That is, even though the user possesses a home appliance (400) capable of performing the relevant function, the relevant function may not be performed because the driving course update has not been carried out.

[0113] In this case, in the recommendation step (S300), data regarding the driving course of the special function is transmitted to the home appliance (400) via a dedicated application (300) and updated (S350) (see attached Fig. 5). At this time, the data regarding the driving course may be downloaded from a server (500) operated by the manufacturer (or management company) of the home appliance, or data stored in an information database (100) may be provided.

[0114] Thus, the above-mentioned home appliance (400) can download and update the corresponding driving course, thereby enabling the home appliance (400) to perform the relevant function.

[0115] Through the aforementioned recommendation step (S300), the user is recommended a home appliance having a special function driving course and the driving course thereof, thereby enabling the user to use each home appliance they possess for various purposes.

[0116] Meanwhile, the service system and service method of the present invention can be implemented in various forms different from the aforementioned embodiments.

[0117] In one embodiment, the service system and service method of the present invention can control the omission of at least a portion of the overlapping operation when two or more home appliances having the same or similar special functions are operated sequentially.

[0118] That is, the service server (200) confirms (S410) whether operation (operation request) has occurred for one of the multiple home appliances having special functions classified by the same index term through a dedicated application (310). In this process, if an operation request for one home appliance occurs, it inquires about and confirms whether sequential operation of other home appliances is performed (S420). Subsequently, if it is confirmed that sequential operation is performed, it regenerates an operation course excluding at least some of the duplicate functions (S430) and controls operation to be performed according to the regenerated operation course (S440). The process (S400) for such sequential operation is as shown in the flowchart of the attached FIG. 6.

[0119] For example, if it is confirmed that the dryer and the garment care unit are operated sequentially, the drying time of the dryer can be controlled to be shortened, or the drying time of the garment care unit can be controlled to be shortened. Of course, the drying time of both the dryer and the garment care unit can also be controlled to be shortened.

[0120] Thus, since the service system and service method of the present invention allow each home appliance owned by the user to be operated in conjunction, unnecessary operating time can be reduced while the desired operating effect of the user can be improved.

[0121] Here, the service server (200) may transmit the modified driving course, which prevents duplicate driving, to each of the corresponding home appliances (400) through the dedicated application (310), thereby causing the home appliances (400) to be driven by the modified driving course.

[0122] Of course, the operation control of each of the above-mentioned home appliances (400) may be performed without modifying the operation course, and the service server (200) may be involved in the operation while directly connecting to each home appliance through a dedicated application (310).

[0123] In another embodiment, in the driving course selection step (S100) of the service method of the present invention, other home appliances or driving courses having related functions may be recommended based on the information of the newly registered home appliance (400).

[0124] That is, the service server (200) confirms (S121) that a new registration of a home appliance (400) having a special function occurs through a dedicated application (310), and when a new registration occurs, checks (S131) ​​the special function of the driving course of the home appliance (400) and selects (S141) the confirmed special function as a recommendation criterion.

[0125] An example regarding this is the flowchart of the attached Fig. 7.

[0126] In another embodiment, in the recommendation step (S300) of the service method of the present invention, if there are two or more home appliances (400) identified in the product verification step (S200), the home appliance (400) that has been used relatively less can be guided with priority. That is, the home appliance that has been used less is guided with priority to encourage the use of the corresponding home appliance.

[0127] In another embodiment, control by the service server (200) of the service system of the present invention may be configured to be performed by a dedicated application (310).

[0128] That is, even if the user terminal (300) does not connect to the online service server (200), the recommendation service can be automatically provided by the dedicated application (310).

[0129] In this case, the information database (100) can be composed of the memory (320) of the user terminal (300). That is, a portion of the memory (320) of the user terminal (300) can be configured to be used as the information database (100).

[0130] Of course, if the dedicated application (310) provides a direct recommendation service, it is desirable that the dedicated application (310) be configured to continuously update the driving course for each home appliance (home appliance owned by the user) that is registered online in real time.

[0131] As described above, the service system and service method for recommending driving courses for home appliances according to the present invention provide the following various advantages.

[0132] In other words, the service system and service method of the present invention can improve the utilization of each home appliance owned by the user by checking the driving course used by the home appliance owned by the user and introducing other home appliances that include related functions.

[0133] In addition, the service system and service method of the present invention allow the user to automatically download the driving course for each home appliance they possess through a dedicated online application (310), making it easy to update the driving course.

[0134] In addition, since the service system and service method of the present invention allow each home appliance owned by the user to be operated in conjunction, unnecessary operation can be omitted when performing similar or identical related operation courses, thereby improving operation efficiency.

[0135] In addition, the service system and service method of the present invention can improve user satisfaction because they recommend home appliances and driving courses having similar special functions when registering a new home appliance.

[0136] In addition, the service system and service method of the present invention can reduce power consumption and shorten operating time because, when multiple home appliances are used sequentially, parts of the operation that overlap among the special function operation courses are controlled to be omitted. Explanation of the symbols

[0137] 100. Information Database 110. User-specific Information 120. Information by Home Appliance 200. Service Server 300. User terminal 310. Dedicated application 320. Memory 400. Home Appliances

Claims

Claim 1 A service system for recommending driving courses for home appliances, comprising: an information database having, for each user, at least one type of home appliance owned by the user and at least one driving course information usable with the home appliance; and a service server connected to a dedicated application installed on a user terminal for data communication, which acquires information on the home appliance owned by the user through the dedicated application, and selects a driving course that can be performed with other types of home appliances based on the driving course information of any one type of home appliance acquired, and recommends it through the dedicated application. Claim 2 A service system for recommending driving courses for home appliances according to claim 1, characterized in that the service server is configured to check the driving course of a special function included in the home appliance when a new home appliance is registered through the dedicated application. Claim 3 A service system for recommending driving courses for home appliances according to claim 1, wherein the dedicated application operates to acquire information on the type of home appliance owned by the user and the driving course performed by the home appliance while running on the user's terminal. . Claim 4 A service system for recommending a driving course for a home appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the service server operates to select a driving course of another home appliance having the same or similar function as the special function when the driving course performed by the home appliance corresponds to a special function. Claim 5 A service system for recommending a driving course for a home appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the service server operates to recommend to the user, through a dedicated application, another home appliance having a driving course having the same or similar functions as the driving course performed by the home appliance, when it is confirmed that the user does not possess another home appliance having a driving course having the same or similar functions as the driving course performed by the home appliance. Claim 6 A service system for recommending a driving course for a home appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the service server operates to transmit data of the driving course to the home appliance through a dedicated application when it is confirmed that other home appliances capable of performing a driving course with the same or similar functions as the driving course performed by the home appliance do not have the driving course. Claim 7 A service system for recommending driving courses for home appliances, characterized in that, in claim 1, the service server operates to modify or change the driving course of each user's home appliance stored in the information database. Claim 8 A service system for recommending driving courses for home appliances according to claim 1, characterized in that the service server operates to transmit data of a modified driving course, excluding duplicate courses among the driving courses of other home appliances capable of performing driving courses with the same or similar functions as the driving course performed by the home appliance, to the home appliance through a dedicated application. Claim 9 A service method for recommending a driving course for a home appliance, comprising: a driving course selection step of selecting a special function of a driving course possessed by one of the home appliances owned by the user as a recommendation criterion while communicating with a dedicated application installed on the user's terminal; a product verification step of verifying at least one home appliance capable of performing a driving course with a related function identical or similar to the special function of the recommendation criterion; and a recommendation step of recommending information about the verified home appliance and a driving course of the related function that the home appliance can perform to the user. Claim 10 A service method for recommending driving courses for home appliances according to claim 9, characterized in that information regarding the home appliances owned by the user is registered through a dedicated application installed on a user terminal and stored in a user-specific information database. Claim 11 A service method for recommending a driving course for a home appliance, characterized in that, in claim 9, the driving course selection step includes a process of verifying whether a home appliance having special functions is used through a dedicated application, and a process of selecting the special functions of the driving course performed by the home appliance having special functions as recommendation criteria when the home appliance having special functions is used. Claim 12 A service method for recommending a driving course for a home appliance, characterized in that, in claim 9, the driving course selection step includes a process of verifying whether a home appliance having special functions is newly registered through a dedicated application, and a process of selecting the special functions of the driving course having said home appliance as recommendation criteria when the home appliance having special functions is newly registered. Claim 13 A service method for recommending driving courses for home appliances, characterized in that, in claim 9, each driving course is classified and stored by index term for a special function, and the product verification step includes a process of searching for a driving course of the relevant function and at least one home appliance capable of performing the said driving course among the home appliances owned by the user using the index term. Claim 14 A service method for recommending a driving course for home appliances, characterized in that, in claim 9, when a driving course of a special function recommended in the recommendation step is performed sequentially on two or more home appliances, at least some of the overlapping functions are omitted in at least one of the home appliances. Claim 15 A service method for recommending a driving course for a home appliance, characterized in that, in claim 14, the process of controlling the driving includes the process of regenerating a driving course in which at least some of the overlapping functions are omitted from the driving course of at least one home appliance, and the process of controlling the driving to be performed according to the regenerated driving course. Claim 16 A service method for recommending a driving course for home appliances, characterized in that, in the product verification step, if it is confirmed that the user does not possess another type of home appliance capable of performing the driving course of the special function, the recommendation step includes a process of providing the user with a product introduction related to another type of home appliance capable of performing a driving course with the same or similar function as the driving course through a dedicated application. Claim 17 A service method for recommending a driving course for a home appliance according to claim 9, characterized in that, in the product verification step, if it is confirmed that another type of home appliance capable of performing the driving course of the special function does not have the driving course of the special function, the recommendation step includes a process of transmitting data regarding the driving course of the special function to the other type of home appliance through a dedicated application. Claim 18 A service method for recommending driving courses for home appliances according to claim 9, characterized in that, in the recommendation step, if there are two or more home appliances identified in the product verification step, the home appliance used relatively less is guided in priority.

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