Electronic device, operation method thereof, and storage medium

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device comprises at least one processor including a processing circuit, and a memory storing instructions and including one or more storage media, wherein the instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to: acquire a first humidity value corresponding to a first area in which a dehumidifier is located; when it is identified that the acquired first humidity value has increased by a first value or more for a first time, identify whether at least one wet cloth is present in the first area; and when it is identified that the at least one wet cloth is present in the first area, control to perform a dehumidification operation in a first operation mode for drying the wet cloth.

Description

Electronic devices and their operating methods and storage media

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and an operating method and a storage medium thereof, and more particularly, to an electronic device performing a dehumidifying operation and an operating method and a storage medium thereof.

[0002] Advances in electronic technology have led to the development and widespread adoption of various types of electronic devices. Electronic devices offer users dehumidification capabilities through a variety of operating modes. Users can control the humidity in their homes using dehumidifiers, and electronic devices can perform dehumidification operations based on user input. Therefore, a method is needed to automatically perform specific dehumidification operations using various information about the space where the dehumidifier is located, even without user input.

[0003] An electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes at least one processor including a processing circuit and a memory storing instructions and including one or more storage media, wherein the instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor, control the electronic device to obtain a first humidity value corresponding to a first area where a dehumidifier is located.

[0004] In one embodiment, the instructions may control the electronic device to identify whether at least one wet cloth is present within the first area if the acquired first humidity value is identified as having increased by a first value or more for a first time period.

[0005] In one embodiment, the instructions may control the electronic device to perform a dehumidifying operation in a first operating mode for drying the wet cloth when the at least one wet cloth is identified to be present within the first region.

[0006] A method of operating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include an operation of obtaining a first humidity value corresponding to a first area where a dehumidifier is located.

[0007] According to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation of identifying whether at least one wet cloth is present within the first area if the acquired first humidity value is identified as having increased by a first value or more for a first time period.

[0008] According to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation of performing a dehumidifying operation in a first operating mode for drying the wet cloth when it is identified that at least one wet cloth is present within the first region.

[0009] In a storage medium storing computer-readable instructions according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the instructions, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, can control the electronic device to obtain a first humidity value corresponding to a first area where a dehumidifier is located.

[0010] In one embodiment, the instructions may control the electronic device to identify whether at least one wet cloth is present within the first area if the acquired first humidity value is identified as having increased by a first value or more for a first time period.

[0011] In one embodiment, the instructions may control the electronic device to perform a dehumidifying operation in a first operating mode for drying the wet cloth when the at least one wet cloth is identified to be present within the first region.

[0012] FIG. 1A is a drawing schematically illustrating an example of use of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0013] FIG. 1b is a drawing schematically illustrating an example of use of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0014] Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0015] Figure 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operating method of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0016] FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for performing a dehumidification operation based on weather information according to one embodiment.

[0017] FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for performing a dehumidification operation based on weight information according to one embodiment.

[0018] FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for identifying whether at least one wet tissue is present according to one embodiment.

[0019] FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for performing a dehumidification operation in a second operation mode according to one embodiment.

[0020] FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of stopping a dehumidifying operation and performing a humidifying operation according to one embodiment.

[0021] FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for performing a dehumidification operation based on weather information according to one embodiment.

[0022] FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing usage history information according to one embodiment.

[0023] FIG. 11 is a drawing for explaining a UI for providing multiple functions of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0024] FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a method for providing a UI for receiving user input related to the operation of a dehumidifier according to one embodiment.

[0025] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a method for providing a UI for receiving user input related to the operation of a dehumidifier according to one embodiment.

[0026] FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a method for providing a UI including usage history information according to one embodiment.

[0027] FIG. 15 is a drawing for explaining a method of stopping a dehumidifying operation and performing a humidifying operation according to one embodiment.

[0028] Fig. 16 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0029] Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0030] The terms used in this specification will be briefly explained, and the present disclosure will be described in detail.

[0031] The terms used in the embodiments of this disclosure have been selected from widely used, current terms, taking into account the functions of this disclosure. However, these terms may vary depending on the intentions of those skilled in the art, precedents, the emergence of new technologies, etc. Furthermore, in certain cases, terms may be arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in such cases, their meanings will be described in detail in the description of the relevant disclosure. Therefore, the terms used in this disclosure should not be defined simply as names of terms, but rather based on the meanings of the terms and the overall content of this disclosure.

[0032] In this specification, expressions such as “has,” “can have,” “includes,” or “may include” indicate the presence of a feature (e.g., a number, function, operation, or component such as a part), and do not exclude the presence of additional features.

[0033] The expression "at least one of A and / or B" should be understood to mean either "A" or "B" or "A and B".

[0034] As used herein, the expressions “first,” “second,” “first,” or “second,” etc., may describe various components, regardless of order and / or importance, and are only used to distinguish one component from another, but do not limit the components.

[0035] When it is said that a component (e.g., a first component) is “(operatively or communicatively) coupled with / to” or “connected to” another component (e.g., a second component), it should be understood that the component may be directly coupled to the other component, or may be connected through another component (e.g., a third component).

[0036] Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, terms such as "comprise" or "consist of" are intended to indicate the presence of a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but should be understood not to preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

[0037] In the present disclosure, a "module" or "part" performs at least one function or operation and may be implemented as hardware or software, or as a combination of hardware and software. Furthermore, multiple "modules" or multiple "parts" may be integrated into at least one module and implemented as at least one processor (not shown), excluding any "modules" or "parts" that need to be implemented as specific hardware.

[0038] And in this specification, the term "signal" includes not only an electrical signal but also a signal in the form of a sound wave, and in the case of an electrical signal, it may be a digital signal as well as an analog signal. For example, the expression "audio signal" (or noise signal) means a sound wave (or radio wave) signal if the signal is external to the electronic device, and an electrical signal if the signal is internal to the electronic device, depending on the location. In addition, signal processing within the electronic device described below may be not only a digital signal processing, but also an analog signal processing, or a signal processing method that uses a mixture of analog and digital methods.

[0039] And in this specification, the term "filter" means removing a specific component (e.g., a specific frequency range or a specific pattern), and the filter may be a digital filter or an analog filter.

[0040] FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B are drawings schematically illustrating an example of use of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0041] According to FIG. 1A, according to one embodiment, the electronic device of the present invention may be implemented as a server (100-1). According to one example, the server (100-1) may be connected to a plurality of electronic devices (200-1 to 200-n) and an external terminal device (10) to transmit and receive data.

[0042] According to one embodiment, the plurality of electronic devices (200-1 to 200-n) may be at least one of different types of home appliances located in the same space. For example, the plurality of electronic devices (200-1 to 200-n) may include, but are not limited to, at least one of an air conditioner, an air purifier, an electric range, an electric oven, an air conditioner, an oven, and a robot vacuum cleaner as illustrated, and may include different types of home appliances not illustrated in the drawing. According to one example, the same space may refer to different types of home appliances located in a home.

[0043] According to one embodiment, the server (100-1) can identify whether at least one wet cloth exists within the area where the dehumidifier (200-1) is located, based on a humidity value corresponding to the area where the dehumidifier (200-1) is located.

[0044] For example, the area where the dehumidifier (200-1) is located may be an area inside a home. For example, the humidity value may be a percentage corresponding to relative humidity. For example, the server (100-1) may identify the humidity value corresponding to the area where the dehumidifier (200-1) is located based on information received from a plurality of electronic devices (200-1 to 200-n). For example, if the humidity value corresponding to the area where the dehumidifier (200-1) is located is equal to or greater than a preset value, the server (100-1) may identify the presence of at least one wet cloth based on information received from a plurality of electronic devices (200-2 to 200-n). For example, the wet cloth may be, but is not limited to, wet laundry.

[0045] In one embodiment, if the server (100-1) identifies that at least one wet cloth exists within an area where the dehumidifier (200-1) is located, the server (100-1) may perform a dehumidifying operation in an operation mode for drying the wet cloth. In one example, the server (100-1) may transmit a control signal related to the operation mode for drying the wet cloth to the dehumidifier (200-1), and the dehumidifier (200-1) may perform a dehumidifying operation based on the received control signal. In one example, the operation mode may include different types of modes as shown in Table 1 below.

[0046] Mode Operation Method Max Operates as Turbo Wind, operates at two angles, and target humidity input is not possible. Strong Operates as strong wind, operates as wind direction according to compressor operation, and input is possible within the range of target humidity 30% to 70%. Smart Operates as wind volume / wind direction according to compressor operation, and input is possible within the range of target humidity 30% to 70%. Operates as strong wind for drying clothes, operates as swing to dehumidify in multiple directions, and target humidity input is not possible. Normal Operates as weak wind, operates as wind direction according to compressor operation, and input is possible within the range of target humidity 30% to 70%. Low-noise Operates as gentle wind, operates as wind direction according to compressor operation, and input is possible within the range of target humidity 30% to 70%.

[0047] According to Table 1, according to one embodiment, the dehumidifier (200-1) can perform a dehumidifying operation in multiple operation modes. For example, in the low-noise mode, the wind speed is a gentle breeze, and the dehumidifier performs an operation in which the wind direction changes according to the operation of the compressor included in the dehumidifier (200-1), and the range of the target humidity value that can be input by the user can be a range of 30% or more and 70% or less.

[0048] For example, in the normal mode, the wind speed is weak, the dehumidifier (200-1) performs an operation in which the wind direction changes according to the operation of the compressor included in the dehumidifier (200-1), and the range of the target humidity value that can be input by the user may be a range of 30% or more and 70% or less.

[0049] For example, in the clothes drying mode, the wind speed is strong, the dehumidifier (200-1) performs a swing operation to perform a dehumidification operation in multiple directions, and the user may not be able to input a target humidity. For example, in the smart mode, the dehumidifier (200-1) performs an operation in which the wind volume and wind direction are changed based on the operation of the compressor, and the range of the target humidity value that the user can input may be a range of 30% or more and 70% or less.

[0050] For example, in the case of the strong mode, the wind speed is a strong wind, the dehumidifier (200-1) performs an operation in which the wind direction changes according to the operation of the compressor included in the dehumidifier (200-1), and the range of the target humidity value that the user can input may be a range of 30% or more and 70% or less. For example, in the case of the max mode, the wind speed is a turbo wind, the dehumidifier (200-1) performs an operation at multiple wind direction angles (or two-stage angles), and the user may not be able to input the target humidity.

[0051] For example, if the server (100-1) identifies that at least one wet cloth exists within an area where the dehumidifier (200-1) is located, the server (100-1) may perform a dehumidifying operation in a clothes drying mode to dry the wet cloth.

[0052] According to an example, the external terminal device (10) may include at least one of a communication interface (e.g., a communication interface (160) of FIG. 16) capable of communicating with a plurality of electronic devices (200-1 to 200-n) or a server device (100), a user interface (e.g., a user interface (150) of FIG. 16) for receiving user input or outputting information to the user, or a display (a display (130) of FIG. 16). According to an example, the external terminal device (10) may be carried by the user or placed in the user's home or office, etc. According to an example, the external terminal device (10) may include, but is not limited to, a personal computer, a terminal, a portable telephone, a smart phone, a handheld device, a wearable device, etc.

[0053] For example, the external terminal device (10) may receive different types of user inputs for performing a dehumidifying operation of the dehumidifier (200-1). Alternatively, for example, the external terminal device (10) may provide a UI (User Interface) for receiving inputs related to the operation of the dehumidifier (200-1) based on information received from the server (100-1).

[0054] According to FIG. 1b, according to one embodiment, the electronic device of the present invention may be implemented as a dehumidifier (100-2). According to one example, the dehumidifier (100-2) may be connected to a plurality of electronic devices (200-2 to 200-n) and an external terminal device (10) to transmit and receive data.

[0055] According to one embodiment, the dehumidifier (100-2) can identify whether at least one wet cloth exists within the area where the dehumidifier (100-2) is located, based on a humidity value corresponding to the area where the dehumidifier (100-2) is located. According to one example, the dehumidifier (100-2) can identify a humidity value corresponding to the area where the dehumidifier (100-2) is located, based on information received from a plurality of electronic devices (200-2 to 200-n). According to one example, the dehumidifier (100-2) can identify whether at least one wet cloth exists based on information received from a plurality of electronic devices (200-2 to 200-n) when the humidity value corresponding to the area where the dehumidifier (100-2) is equal to or greater than a preset value.

[0056] In one embodiment, the dehumidifier (100-2) may perform a dehumidifying operation in an operation mode for drying the wet cloth if it is determined that at least one wet cloth exists within the area where the dehumidifier (100-2) is positioned. In one example, the dehumidifier may perform a dehumidifying operation in a clothes drying mode if a wet cloth exists within the area where the dehumidifier is positioned, but is not limited thereto.

[0057] Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0058] According to FIG. 2, the electronic device (100) may include at least one processor (110) and memory (120).

[0059] For example, the electronic device (100) may be implemented as a server (e.g., server (100-1) of FIG. 1). Alternatively, it may be implemented as a dehumidifier (e.g., dehumidifier (100-2) of FIG. 1). However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the electronic device (100) may be implemented as a different type of electronic device (100) capable of calculating, processing, or storing data. However, for convenience of explanation, the following description will be limited to the case where the electronic device (100) is implemented as a server.

[0060] At least one processor (110) (hereinafter, “processor”) is electrically connected to the memory (120) and controls the overall operation of the electronic device (100). The processor (110) may be composed of one or more processors. Specifically, the processor (110) may perform operations of the electronic device (100) according to various embodiments of the present disclosure by executing at least one instruction stored in the memory (120).

[0061] According to one embodiment, the processor (110) may be implemented as a digital signal processor (DSP), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU), an artificial intelligence (AI) processor, a neural processing unit (NPU), or a time controller (TCON) for processing a digital image signal. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may include one or more of a central processing unit (CPU), a micro controller unit (MCU), a micro processing unit (MPU), a controller, an application processor (AP), a communication processor (CP), or an ARM processor, or may be defined by the relevant terms. In addition, the processor (110) may be implemented as a system on chip (SoC) or large scale integration (LSI) having a built-in processing algorithm, or may be implemented in the form of an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or a field programmable gate array (FPGA).

[0062] The memory (120) can store data required for various embodiments. The memory (120) may be implemented in the form of a memory embedded in the electronic device (100) or may be implemented in the form of a memory that can be detachably attached to the electronic device (100) depending on the purpose of data storage. For example, data for operating the electronic device (100) may be stored in a memory embedded in the electronic device (100), and data for expanding the functions of the electronic device (100) may be stored in a memory that can be detachably attached to the electronic device (100).

[0063] Meanwhile, in the case of memory embedded in the electronic device (100), it may be implemented as at least one of volatile memory (e.g., dynamic RAM (DRAM), static RAM (SRAM), or synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM)), non-volatile memory (e.g., one time programmable ROM (OTPROM), programmable ROM (PROM), erasable and programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable and programmable ROM (EEPROM), mask ROM, flash ROM, flash memory (e.g., NAND flash or NOR flash), hard drive, or solid state drive (SSD)). In addition, in the case of memory that can be detachably attached to the electronic device (100), it may be implemented as at least one of memory cards (e.g., compact flash (CF), secure digital (SD), micro secure digital (Micro-SD), mini secure digital (Mini-SD), extreme digital (xD), multi-media card (MMC), etc.), external memory that can be connected to a USB port (e.g., USB memory), etc. It can be implemented.

[0064] According to one embodiment, the processor (110) may obtain a first humidity value corresponding to a first area where the dehumidifier is located. According to one example, the dehumidifier may include a humidity sensor for obtaining a humidity value in the area where the dehumidifier is located. According to one example, the dehumidifier may obtain the first humidity value corresponding to the first area (e.g., a living room or a room) where the dehumidifier is located based on sensing data obtained through the humidity sensor. According to one example, the humidity value may be a size of a percentage corresponding to relative humidity. According to one example, the electronic device may obtain the first humidity value corresponding to the first area from the dehumidifier through a communication interface.

[0065] According to one embodiment, the processor (110) may identify whether the acquired first humidity value has increased by more than the first value for a first time period. According to one example, the processor (110) may continuously monitor the first humidity value. According to one example, the first value may be a humidity increase rate. According to one example, the first value (or humidity increase rate) may be identified based on a user input. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 13, the processor (110) may provide a user with a UI (User Interface, 1303) for acquiring the first value and identify the first value based on the UI. This will be described later.

[0066] In one embodiment, the processor (110) may identify whether at least one wet cloth exists within the first region if the acquired first humidity value is determined to have increased by more than the first value for a first period of time. In one example, the wet cloth may be wet laundry. However, the wet cloth is not limited thereto, and may of course be different types of wet clothing, including laundry.

[0067] For example, if the processor (110) determines that the first humidity value corresponding to the first area where the dehumidifier is located has increased by a first value or more for a first time period, the processor (110) may identify whether at least one moisture pocket exists within the first area based on sensing data related to the first area. For example, the processor (110) may obtain sensing data related to humidity corresponding to the first area from an external device (e.g., a robot vacuum cleaner, an air conditioner, or a TV located in the first area) through a communication interface, and identify whether a moisture pocket exists based on the sensing data.

[0068] For example, humidity-related sensing data may be data acquired through a sensor (e.g., a thermal imaging camera or infrared camera) installed in an external device, and may be data for identifying a humidity value corresponding to a specific location (or zone) within the first area. A specific method for identifying the presence of at least one moisture layer is described in detail with reference to FIG. 6.

[0069] According to one embodiment, the processor (110) may perform a dehumidifying operation in a first operating mode to dry the wet cloth if it is identified that at least one wet cloth is present within the first region.

[0070] According to one example, if the processor (110) identifies that at least one wet cloth exists within a first region where the dehumidifier is located based on sensing data acquired from an external device, the processor (110) may perform a dehumidifying operation in a first operation mode (e.g., a clothes drying mode of FIG. 1) for drying the wet cloth. According to one example, the operation in the first operation mode may include an operation in a strong wind mode (e.g., a strong wind mode of FIG. 1) and a swing operation in which air discharged from the dehumidifier is discharged in multiple directions.

[0071] For example, the processor (110) may transmit a control signal to the dehumidifier via a communication interface to cause the dehumidifier to perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode. The dehumidifier, upon receiving the control signal, may perform the dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode. Alternatively, for example, if the electronic device is implemented as a dehumidifier, the electronic device may perform the dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode.

[0072] According to one embodiment, the processor (110) may perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode until a preset condition is satisfied. According to one example, the processor (110) may perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode until the water level of a water tank included in the dehumidifier reaches a full water level. Alternatively, according to one example, the processor (110) may perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode until a target humidity corresponding to the first region reaches a preset value (e.g., 0%). According to one example, the target humidity may be a user-set humidity corresponding to the first region. According to one example, the target humidity may be acquired based on a user input.

[0073] FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation method of an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (100) of FIG. 2) according to one embodiment.

[0074] According to FIG. 3, according to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S310) of obtaining a first humidity value (e.g., the first humidity value of FIG. 2) corresponding to a first area (e.g., the first area of ​​FIG. 2) where a dehumidifier is located.

[0075] In one example, the electronic device may obtain a first humidity value corresponding to a first area where the dehumidifier is located. For example, the electronic device may obtain a first humidity value corresponding to a first area (e.g., a living room or a room) where the dehumidifier is located based on sensing data obtained through a humidity sensor.

[0076] According to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S320) of identifying whether at least one wet cloth (e.g., at least one wet cloth of FIG. 2) exists within the first area, if the acquired first humidity value is identified as having increased by more than a first value (e.g., the first value of FIG. 2) for a first time (e.g., the first time of FIG. 2).

[0077] In one example, the electronic device can continuously monitor the acquired first humidity value. In one example, the electronic device can identify whether the first humidity value has increased by more than the first value for a first time period. In one example, if the electronic device determines that the first humidity value has increased by more than the first value for a first time period, the electronic device can identify whether at least one moisture pocket exists within the first area. For example, the electronic device can acquire sensing data related to humidity corresponding to the first area (e.g., sensing data related to humidity in FIG. 2) from an external device (e.g., a robot vacuum cleaner, an air conditioner, or a TV located in the first area). Based on the sensing data related to humidity, the electronic device can identify whether at least one moisture pocket exists within the first area.

[0078] According to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S330) of performing a dehumidifying operation in a first operation mode (e.g., the first operation mode of FIG. 2) for drying the wet tissue, if it is identified that at least one wet tissue exists within the first region.

[0079] In one example, the electronic device may perform a dehumidifying operation in a first operating mode if it is determined that at least one humidifier is present within the first region. For example, if the electronic device is implemented as a server, the electronic device may transmit a control signal via a communication interface to cause the dehumidifier to perform the dehumidifying operation in the first operating mode. Alternatively, for example, if the electronic device is implemented as a dehumidifier, the electronic device may perform the dehumidifying operation in the first operating mode.

[0080] According to the above example, the electronic device can perform a dehumidifying operation in an operating mode to dry the moisture present within the area where the dehumidifier is located, even without separate user input. This can enhance user satisfaction.

[0081] FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for performing a dehumidification operation based on weather information according to one embodiment.

[0082] According to FIG. 4, according to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S410) of identifying whether precipitation corresponding to a first area (e.g., the first area of ​​FIG. 2) is less than a second value based on weather information corresponding to the first area.

[0083] In one example, an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (100) of FIG. 2) may obtain weather information. In one example, the weather information may include information on the amount of precipitation in an area where a dehumidifier (e.g., the dehumidifier of FIG. 2) is located. In one example, the electronic device may obtain weather information corresponding to a first area from an external device (e.g., a server or a user terminal). In one example, the electronic device may obtain weather information at a preset interval (e.g., every 30 seconds).

[0084] In one example, the electronic device may identify whether the precipitation corresponding to the first area is less than a second value based on weather information. In one example, the second value may be a value obtained based on user input. For example, if a user input is identified to set the second value to 60 millimeters (mm), the electronic device may identify whether the precipitation corresponding to the first area is less than 60 mm.

[0085] For example, the electronic device may identify whether the precipitation (or predicted precipitation) corresponding to the first region is less than a second value for a preset second time period. For example, the electronic device may identify whether the predicted precipitation for 3 hours corresponding to the first region is less than 60 mm based on weather information. Alternatively, the electronic device may identify whether the predicted precipitation for 12 hours corresponding to the first region is less than 110 mm based on weather information. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the second time period and the second value may have different values.

[0086] According to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S420) of performing a dehumidifying operation in a first operation mode (e.g., the first operation mode of FIG. 2) when the amount of precipitation is identified to be less than a second value.

[0087] For example, if the electronic device determines that the precipitation identified based on weather information is less than a second value, the electronic device may perform a dehumidifying operation in a first operation mode for drying a wet cloth (e.g., at least one wet cloth of FIG. 2). For example, if the electronic device determines that the first humidity value corresponding to the first area where the dehumidifier is located has increased by more than the first value for a first time period, if the electronic device determines that at least one wet cloth exists within the first area, and if the precipitation corresponding to the first area is determined to be less than the second value, the electronic device may perform the dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and according to an example, even when the above-described conditions are met, the electronic device may determine whether to perform the dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode based on weight information of clothes corresponding to the washing machine and the dryer. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5.

[0088] In one embodiment, the electronic device may not perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operating mode if the precipitation corresponding to the first region is identified as being greater than or equal to the second value. In one example, the electronic device may not identify whether at least one moisture pocket exists within the first region even if the first humidity value increases by more than or equal to the first value for a first period of time if the precipitation is identified as being greater than or equal to the second value.

[0089] For example, if the electronic device determines that the precipitation corresponding to the first area is greater than or equal to the second value, the electronic device may provide notification information indicating that the dehumidification operation will not be performed in the first operation mode. For example, if the electronic device determines that the precipitation is greater than or equal to the second value, the electronic device may provide notification information corresponding to 'It is going to rain and the humidity is expected to increase. The automatic laundry detection function will be temporarily terminated.' For example, the automatic laundry detection function may be a function of performing the dehumidification operation in the first operation mode when the first humidity value increases by greater than or equal to the first value for a first time period and at least one wet cloth is present in the first area, but is not limited thereto.

[0090] For example, the electronic device may provide notification information to perform the dehumidification operation again in the first operation mode. For example, if the precipitation corresponding to the first area is identified as being greater than or equal to the second value and the dehumidification operation is not performed in the first operation mode, and if the precipitation corresponding to the first area decreases and is identified as being less than the second value, the electronic device may identify whether a condition for performing the dehumidification operation in the first operation mode is met. For example, the electronic device may provide notification information corresponding to 'The rain has stopped, so the automatic laundry detection function is restarted. The laundry is detected in real time and the clothes drying is performed.'

[0091] Since the humidity on a day with heavy precipitation is relatively higher than that on a day without precipitation, the first humidity value may be higher than the first value even in the absence of a humidifier. Therefore, for the accuracy of operation, the electronic device may perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode only when the precipitation is less than the second value. In addition, the electronic device may continuously monitor weather information, and if it is determined that the precipitation has decreased below the second value, it may determine whether the conditions for performing the dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode are met.

[0092] FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for performing a dehumidification operation based on weight information according to one embodiment.

[0093] According to FIG. 5, according to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S510) of acquiring first weight information for clothes that have been washed using a washing machine and second weight information for clothes that are scheduled to be dried using a dryer. According to one example, an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (100) of FIG. 2) may be in a state of communication connection with each of the washing machine and the dryer.

[0094] For example, the first weight information may be weight information on clothes that have been washed in a washing machine. For example, the first weight information may be weight information on clothes at the time the door of the washing machine opens. For example, the second weight information may be weight information on clothes contained in a dryer (or clothes scheduled to be dried in a dryer) at the time the dryer begins to perform a drying cycle.

[0095] However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in one example, the second weight information may be the weight information of the clothes contained in the dryer at the time the dryer door closes or the weight information of the clothes at the time the dryer is turned on. Alternatively, in one example, the second weight information may be the weight information of the clothes contained in the dryer at a time identified based on a user input. For example, the user may set the time at which the weight of the clothes contained in the dryer is identified to be the time at which a key input commanding the start of the dryer operation occurs.

[0096] For example, the clothes contained in the dryer may correspond to at least some of the clothes that have been washed. For example, if the dryer performs a drying cycle within a preset time from the completion of the wash cycle, the electronic device may estimate that at least some of the clothes that have been washed are clothes contained in the dryer. The electronic device may obtain second weight information for each of the clothes that are scheduled to be dried by the dryer, corresponding to at least some of the clothes that have been washed.

[0097] For example, a washing machine and a dryer may be implemented as a single device. The electronic device may obtain first weight information about the clothes corresponding to the time at which the washing cycle is completed. If the drying cycle is interrupted within a preset time from the time at which the washing cycle is completed, the electronic device may also obtain second weight information about the clothes scheduled to be dried, considering that some of the washed clothes may have been excluded from being dried by the user. For example, the electronic device may obtain the first weight information and the second weight information from the single device.

[0098] In one example, the electronic device may obtain first weight information from a washing machine and second weight information from a dryer via a communication interface (e.g., the communication interface of FIG. 2).

[0099] According to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S520) of performing a dehumidifying operation in a first operation mode (e.g., the first operation mode of FIG. 2) when it is determined that the difference between the first weight information and the second weight information is greater than or equal to a third value.

[0100] For example, the electronic device may determine whether to perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode through the following mathematical expression 1.

[0101]

[0102] In mathematical expression 1, A may be the first weight information, B may be the second weight information, and C may be the third value. For example, the third value may be a value obtained by multiplying the first weight information by a preset weight (or weight detection sensitivity). For example, the preset weight may be 0.1, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a value identified based on user input, as illustrated in FIG. 13. This will be described in detail in FIG. 13.

[0103] According to an example, the electronic device may perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode if it is determined that the above-described mathematical expression 1 is satisfied based on the first weight information and the second weight information. For example, the electronic device may perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode if the first humidity value (e.g., the first humidity value of FIG. 2) increases by more than the first value (e.g., the first value of FIG. 2) for a first time period (e.g., the first time period of FIG. 2), if it is determined that at least one moisture layer (e.g., at least one moisture layer of FIG. 2) exists within a first region (e.g., the first region of FIG. 2), if it is determined that the amount of precipitation is more than a second value (e.g., the second value of FIG. 4), and if it is determined that the mathematical expression 1 is satisfied.

[0104] FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for identifying whether at least one wet tissue (e.g., at least one wet tissue of FIG. 2 ) is present according to one embodiment.

[0105] According to FIG. 6, according to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S610) of acquiring sensing data related to humidity corresponding to a first area (e.g., the first area of ​​FIG. 2) from an external device (e.g., the external device of FIG. 2) via a communication interface (e.g., the communication interface of FIG. 2). According to one example, an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (100) of FIG. 2) may include the communication interface.

[0106] In one example, sensing data related to humidity corresponding to the first area may be data acquired through a sensor (e.g., a thermal imaging camera or an infrared camera) provided in an external device (e.g., the external device of FIG. 2), and may be data for identifying a humidity value corresponding to a specific location (or zone) included in the first area. In one example, the external device may be a device having at least one sensor for measuring humidity in a designated zone, including a thermal imaging camera or an infrared camera. In one example, the external device may acquire sensing data related to humidity corresponding to each specific location (or coordinate) through the sensor.

[0107] For example, if the external device is implemented as a robot vacuum cleaner, the external device can move to the first area and obtain sensing data related to humidity corresponding to the first area. Alternatively, if the external device is an air conditioner or a TV installed in the first area, the air conditioner or TV can obtain sensing data related to humidity corresponding to the first area.

[0108] For example, the first humidity value acquired by the electronic device (e.g., the first humidity value of FIG. 2) may be a representative humidity value (or an average humidity value) corresponding to the first area, and the sensing data related to humidity acquired by the external device may be sensing data related to a humidity value corresponding to at least some areas included in the first area.

[0109] According to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S620) of identifying whether at least one wet spot exists within a first region based on acquired sensing data.

[0110] For example, when sensing data corresponding to the first area is received from an external device, the electronic device can identify whether an object having a humidity value (e.g., relative humidity) greater than or equal to a preset value exists based on the received sensing data. In the case of a humidifier, the humidity value is relatively high compared to other objects, so when an object having a humidity value greater than or equal to the preset value exists, the electronic device can identify that at least one humidifier exists within the first area. For example, when at least one humidifier exists within the first area, the electronic device can perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode.

[0111] FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for performing a dehumidification operation in a second operation mode according to one embodiment.

[0112] According to FIG. 7, according to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S710) of obtaining information on a minimum operation duration corresponding to a dehumidifier (e.g., the dehumidifier of FIG. 2) through a user interface (e.g., the user interface (150) of FIG. 16).

[0113] In one example, an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (100) of FIG. 2) may further include a user interface. In one example, the electronic device may obtain information regarding a minimum operation duration corresponding to a dehumidifier through the user interface. In one example, the information regarding the minimum operation duration may be a minimum operation duration for maintaining a dehumidifying operation set by a user.

[0114] For example, an electronic device may provide a user interface (UI) 1202 for obtaining information on a minimum operation duration, as illustrated in FIG. 12. The electronic device may obtain information on the minimum operation duration through input obtained from a user based on the provided UI. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 12.

[0115] Alternatively, as an example, the electronic device may obtain information on the minimum operation duration without separate user input. It should be noted that, as an example, the information on the minimum operation duration may be stored in a memory (e.g., memory (120) of FIG. 2).

[0116] According to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S720) of performing a dehumidifying operation in a second operation mode for drying a wet cloth based on at least one of information about a minimum operation duration and a water level of a water tank.

[0117] In one example, the electronic device may perform a dehumidifying operation in a second operation mode for drying a wet cloth (e.g., at least one wet cloth of FIG. 2) based on at least one of information about a minimum operation duration and a water level of a water tank. In one example, the dehumidifier (e.g., the dehumidifier of FIG. 2) may include a water tank, and the water level of the water tank may be a water level of a water tank included in the dehumidifier. In one example, the dehumidifier may include a sensor for detecting the water level of the water tank. In one example, the electronic device may monitor the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier. In one example, the minimum operation duration may be a value of 60 minutes or more and less than 240 minutes, but is not limited thereto.

[0118] In one example, the second operation mode may be a sub-mode of the first operation mode (e.g., the first operation mode of FIG. 2). In one example, information about the second operation mode may be stored in a memory (e.g., memory (120) of FIG. 2). In one example, the information about the second operation mode may include information about an operation mode corresponding to each of the water level of the water tank and the minimum operation duration.

[0119] For example, the memory may store information about the operation mode corresponding to each water level of the water tank, as shown in Table 2 below, when the minimum operation duration is 60 minutes. Alternatively, the memory may store information about the operation mode corresponding to each water level of the water tank, as shown in Table 3 below, when the minimum operation duration is 240 minutes.

[0120] Water tank water level operation mode: Operates continuously with strong wind until the water level is less than 20% full. Operates with strong wind until the water level is more than 20% but less than 40% full. After 10 minutes of dehumidification, swing ventilation is repeated for 2 minutes. Operates with weak wind until the water level is more than 40% but less than 60% full. Operates with gentle wind until the water level is more than 60% but less than 80% full. Operates with gentle wind until the water level is more than 80% but less than 100% full. After 10 minutes of dehumidification, swing ventilation is repeated for 5 minutes.

[0121] For example, the above-described Table 2 may be information about an operation mode (e.g., a second operation mode) corresponding to a case where the input minimum operation duration is 60 minutes. According to Table 2, for example, when the water level of the water tank is less than 20% of the full water level, the electronic device may perform a dehumidification operation in a mode of 'continuously operating with strong wind until the full water level'. For example, when the water level of the water tank is 20% or more and less than 40% of the full water level, the electronic device may perform a dehumidification operation in a mode of 'operating with strong wind until the full water level, and repeating swing blowing for 2 minutes after 10 minutes of dehumidification operation'. For example, when the water level of the water tank is 40% or more and less than 60% of the full water level, the electronic device may perform a dehumidification operation in a mode of 'operating with weak wind until the full water level'. For example, the electronic device may perform a dehumidifying operation in a mode of 'operating with a gentle breeze until the water level is full' when the water level of the water tank is 60% or more and less than 80% of the full water level. For example, the electronic device may perform a dehumidifying operation in a mode of 'operating with a gentle breeze until the water level is full, and then performing a dehumidifying operation for 10 minutes, and then performing a swing blowing operation for 5 minutes repeatedly' when the water level of the water tank is 80% or more and less than 100%.

[0122] Water tank water level operation mode: Operates continuously with a weak wind until the water level is less than 20% full. Operates with a weak wind until the water level is more than 20% but less than 40% full, and after 10 minutes of dehumidification, repeats swing blowing for 5 minutes. Operates with a gentle wind until the water level is more than 40% but less than 60% full. Operates with a gentle wind until the water level is more than 60% but less than 80% full, and after 10 minutes of dehumidification, repeats swing blowing for 5 minutes. Operates with a gentle wind until the water level is more than 80% but less than 100% full, and after 5 minutes of dehumidification, repeats swing blowing for 15 minutes.

[0123] For example, the above-described Table 3 may be information about an operation mode (e.g., a second operation mode) corresponding to a case where the input minimum operation duration is 240 minutes. According to Table 1, for example, when the water level of the water tank is less than 20% of the full water level, the electronic device may perform a dehumidification operation in a mode of 'continuously operating with a weak wind until the full water level'. For example, when the water level of the water tank is 20% or more and less than 40% of the full water level, the electronic device may perform a dehumidification operation in a mode of 'operating with a weak wind until the full water level, and repeating the swing blowing for 5 minutes after the dehumidification operation for 10 minutes'. For example, when the water level of the water tank is 40% or more and less than 60% of the full water level, the electronic device may perform a dehumidification operation in a mode of 'operating with a weak wind until the full water level'. For example, when the water level of the water tank is 60% or more and less than 80% of the full water level, the electronic device may perform a dehumidification operation in a mode of 'operating with a gentle breeze until the water level is full, performing a dehumidification operation for 10 minutes, and then repeating the swing blowing operation for 5 minutes'. For example, when the water level of the water tank is 80% or more and less than 100%, the electronic device may perform a dehumidification operation in a mode of 'operating with a gentle breeze until the water level is full, and then performing a dehumidification operation for 5 minutes, and then repeating the swing blowing operation for 15 minutes'. For example, the electronic device may provide a user with notification information including information on a minimum operation duration. For example, the electronic device may provide a user with notification information corresponding to 'clothes are detected and the clothes time drying mode is operated. The minimum operation time is 60 minutes or more'. For example, the electronic device may provide a user with a UI (User Interface) including the above-described information. For example, an electronic device can transmit information about its UI to an external device, such as a user terminal, via a communication interface.

[0124] According to one embodiment, if the electronic device determines that the dehumidification operation cannot be performed for the minimum operation duration, the electronic device may calculate the maximum possible operation time and perform the dehumidification operation based on the maximum possible operation time.

[0125] In one example, the electronic device can identify whether a dehumidifying operation can be performed during the minimum operation duration based on information about the minimum operation duration and the water level of the water tank. For example, the electronic device can calculate the time required for the water level of the water tank to reach the full water level (or the maximum possible operation time) when the 'breeze operation until the water level is full, dehumidification operation for 5 minutes, and then swing blowing for 15 minutes' operation is performed based on the current water level of the water tank. In one example, the electronic device can compare the calculated time with the minimum operation duration to identify whether the electronic device can perform the dehumidifying operation during the minimum operation duration.

[0126] For example, if the electronic device determines that the dehumidifying operation cannot be performed within the minimum operation duration, the electronic device may provide information about the maximum possible operation time. For example, if the calculated maximum possible operation time is less than the minimum operation duration, the electronic device may determine that the dehumidifying operation cannot be performed. The electronic device may provide a user with notification information including information about the maximum possible operation time, such as, "Clothes have been detected and the clothes time drying mode is activated. Currently, 13% of the water tank capacity remains until the full water level, making the minimum time operation difficult. The expected possible operation time is 41 minutes." For example, the "clothes time drying mode" may be the second operation mode.

[0127] FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of stopping a dehumidifying operation and performing a humidifying operation according to one embodiment.

[0128] According to FIG. 8, according to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S810) of identifying whether a water tank (e.g., a water tank of FIG. 7) reaches a full water level while performing a dehumidifying operation in a first operation mode (e.g., the first operation mode of FIG. 2).

[0129] In one example, a dehumidifier (e.g., the dehumidifier of FIG. 2) may include a water tank, and the water level of the water tank may be the water level of a water tank included in the dehumidifier. In one example, the dehumidifier may include a sensor for detecting the water level of the water tank. In one example, an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (100) of FIG. 2) may monitor the water level of the water tank included in the dehumidifier. In one example, the electronic device may monitor the water level of the water tank at preset intervals to determine whether the water tank reaches a full level while performing a dehumidification operation in the first operation mode.

[0130] According to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S820) of stopping a dehumidifying operation and performing a humidifying operation until the water level of the water tank reaches a first water level, if the water tank is identified to have reached a full water level.

[0131] For example, if the electronic device determines that the water tank included in the dehumidifier has reached the full water level, the electronic device may stop the dehumidifying operation and perform the humidifying operation until the water level of the water tank reaches a preset first water level (e.g., a water level corresponding to 70% of the full water level). For example, the electronic device may control the dehumidifier so that the water tank of the dehumidifier is opened and perform the humidifying operation in a preset manner. For example, if the electronic device determines that the water level of the water tank has reached the preset first water level by performing the humidifying operation, the electronic device may re-execute the dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode. Meanwhile, a specific method by which the humidifying operation is performed will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 15.

[0132] FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for performing a dehumidification operation based on weather information (e.g., weather information of FIG. 4) according to one embodiment.

[0133] According to FIG. 9, according to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S910) of identifying whether the acquired first humidity value (e.g., the first humidity value of FIG. 2) increases by a fourth value or more during a second time period.

[0134] In one example, the fourth value may be a humidity rise rate. In another example, the fourth value may be identified based on user input. For example, the electronic device may provide the user with a user interface (UI) 1303 for obtaining the fourth value, as illustrated in FIG. 13, and identify the fourth value based on this. In another example, the first value (e.g., the first value in FIG. 2) may be the same as the fourth value, but it should be understood that they may also be different.

[0135] In one example, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device (100) of FIG. 2) can identify whether a first humidity value increases by more than a fourth value (e.g., 15%) during a second period of time (e.g., 10 minutes).

[0136] According to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S920) of identifying whether the identified precipitation (e.g., precipitation of FIG. 4) corresponding to the first area is greater than or equal to a fifth value when precipitation (e.g., precipitation of FIG. 4) corresponding to the first area is identified based on weather information (e.g., weather information of FIG. 4) corresponding to the first area.

[0137] For example, the weather information may be information about precipitation in an area where a dehumidifier (e.g., the dehumidifier of FIG. 2) is located (or precipitation corresponding to a first area). For example, the electronic device may compare the identified precipitation with a fifth value to determine whether the identified precipitation is greater than or equal to the fifth value. For example, the electronic device may compare the precipitation for a preset period of time with the fifth value. For example, the electronic device may compare the accumulated precipitation for three hours (or an expected value of the accumulated precipitation) with the fifth value.

[0138] In one example, the fifth value may be a threshold precipitation amount corresponding to a first precipitation level set by the user. In one example, a threshold precipitation amount value corresponding to each of a plurality of precipitation levels including the first precipitation level may be stored in a memory (e.g., memory (120) of FIG. 2). In one example, the fifth value may be a threshold precipitation amount for a preset period of time. For example, the fifth value may be a threshold value for accumulated precipitation over a period of three hours.

[0139] In one example, the electronic device may identify a threshold precipitation amount based on a user input for selecting one of a plurality of precipitation levels that the user can set. In one example, the plurality of precipitation levels may include different precipitation levels, including a 'slow' level, a 'normal' level, and a 'sensitive' level. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 13, the electronic device may provide the user with a UI (1304) for selecting a precipitation level, and may acquire a precipitation level corresponding to the user's selection based on the UI. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 13.

[0140] According to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S930) of performing a dehumidifying operation in a strong mode (e.g., the strong mode of FIG. 1) when it is determined that the acquired first humidity value increases by a fourth value or more for a second time and the amount of precipitation corresponding to the first area is a fifth value or more.

[0141] For example, the electronic device may perform a dehumidifying operation in a strong mode if it is determined that the first humidity value increases by a fourth value or more for a second time period and that the precipitation corresponding to the first area is by a fifth value or more corresponding to the first precipitation level.

[0142] In one example, the electronic device may identify, based on weather information, whether the precipitation corresponding to the first area is greater than or equal to a sixth value corresponding to a second precipitation level that is different from the first precipitation level set by the user. In one example, the sixth value may be a threshold precipitation value corresponding to the second precipitation level. In one example, the second precipitation level may be a level that is relatively higher than the first precipitation level. In one example, if the electronic device identifies that the precipitation corresponding to the first area is greater than or equal to the sixth value corresponding to the second precipitation level, the electronic device may perform a dehumidifying operation in a maximum output mode (e.g., the Max mode of FIG. 1). In one example, information about the threshold value corresponding to the second precipitation level may be stored in a memory.

[0143] For example, threshold values ​​(or conditions) corresponding to each of the plurality of precipitation levels may be stored in memory. For example, the electronic device may compare the precipitation amount corresponding to the first region with a fifth or sixth value based on the information shown in Table 4.

[0144] Precipitation level threshold (condition) Slowdown When the cumulative precipitation over 3 hours is expected to be 60 mm or more, or when the cumulative precipitation over 12 hours is expected to be 110 mm or more. Moderate When the cumulative precipitation over 3 hours is expected to be 30 mm or more, or when the cumulative precipitation over 12 hours is expected to be 50 mm or more. Sensitive When the cumulative precipitation over 3 hours is expected to be 10 mm or less, or when the cumulative precipitation over 12 hours is expected to be 15 mm or less.

[0145] According to Table 4, in one example, the threshold corresponding to the 'slowing' level may be 60 mm (millimeters) of accumulated precipitation over 3 hours or 110 mm of accumulated precipitation over 12 hours. In one example, the threshold corresponding to the 'normal' level may be 30 mm of accumulated precipitation over 3 hours or 50 mm of accumulated precipitation over 12 hours. In one example, the threshold corresponding to the 'sensitive' level may be 10 mm of accumulated precipitation over 3 hours or 15 mm of accumulated precipitation over 12 hours. For example, it can be assumed that the precipitation level set by the user is the 'normal' level. The electronic device may perform a dehumidifying operation in a strong mode when it is determined that, based on weather information, the cumulative precipitation for three hours corresponding to the first area is 30 mm or more, which is a threshold value corresponding to a 'normal' level, or the cumulative precipitation for 12 hours corresponding to the first area is 50 mm or more, which is a threshold value corresponding to a 'normal' level.

[0146] For example, it can be assumed that the precipitation level set by the user is a 'normal' level. If the electronic device determines, based on weather information, that the accumulated precipitation for 3 hours corresponding to the first area is 60 mm or more, which is a threshold corresponding to the 'slow' level, or that the accumulated precipitation for 12 hours corresponding to the first area is 110 mm or more, which is a threshold corresponding to the 'slow' level, the electronic device can perform a dehumidifying operation in the maximum output mode. As an example, the maximum output mode may be the max mode of Table 1.

[0147] According to one embodiment, the electronic device may perform a dehumidification operation in an operation mode different from the strong mode or terminate the dehumidification operation when the first humidity value corresponding to the first area reaches a target humidity calculated based on the indoor temperature or when the water level of a water tank included in the dehumidifier (e.g., the water tank of FIG. 2) reaches the full water level.

[0148] For example, as shown in Table 5 below, information on a target humidity corresponding to an indoor temperature may be stored in the memory. For example, the indoor temperature may be a temperature corresponding to a first area. The electronic device may compare the first humidity value with the target humidity based on the information on the target humidity corresponding to the indoor temperature. If the first humidity value is lower than the target humidity value, the electronic device may perform a dehumidification operation in a lower level operation mode compared to the strong mode, or may terminate the performance of the dehumidification operation.

[0149] Indoor temperature target humidity 0℃ ~ 17℃ 70% 18℃ ~ 20℃ 60% 21℃ ~ 23℃ 50% 24℃ or above 40%

[0150] For example, referring to Table 5, in a temperature range where the indoor temperature is 0°C or higher and 17°C or lower, the target humidity may be 70%. In an example, in a temperature range where the indoor temperature is 18°C ​​or higher and 20°C or lower, the target humidity may be 60%. In an example, in a temperature range where the indoor temperature is 21°C or higher and 23°C or lower, the target humidity may be 50%. In an example, in a temperature range where the indoor temperature is 24°C or higher, the target humidity may be 40%. According to the above examples, the electronic device can perform an appropriate dehumidification operation by considering the weather in the house where the dehumidifier is located even without a separate user input.

[0151] FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing usage history information according to one embodiment.

[0152] According to FIG. 10, according to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S1010) of identifying usage history information of a dehumidifier (e.g., the dehumidifier of FIG. 2) corresponding to each of a plurality of areas including a first area (e.g., the first area of ​​FIG. 2).

[0153] For example, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device (100) of FIG. 2) may obtain usage history information of a dehumidifier corresponding to each of a plurality of areas in a home. For example, when a dehumidifier performs an operation, information about the type of operation performed by the dehumidifier (or operation mode) and the area in which the dehumidifier is located may be mapped and stored in a memory (e.g., memory (120) of FIG. 2). For example, when a dehumidifier is located in a bathroom, if the dehumidifier performs a dehumidification operation in a strong mode (e.g., the strong mode of FIG. 1), information about this may be stored in the memory as usage history information of the dehumidifier. For example, the electronic device may obtain usage history information from the dehumidifier through a communication interface (e.g., the communication interface of FIG. 2) and store the same in the memory.

[0154] According to one embodiment, the operating method may include an operation (S1020) of providing usage history information corresponding to each of the identified plurality of areas.

[0155] In one example, the electronic device may provide usage history information corresponding to each of the plurality of areas. In one example, the electronic device may provide a user interface (UI) including information regarding the number of times the dehumidifier has performed a dehumidification operation in a specific operation mode in each of the plurality of areas, based on information stored in the memory, as information corresponding to each of the plurality of areas.

[0156] For example, referring to FIG. 14, an electronic device may provide usage history information corresponding to each of multiple areas within a home, together with spatial information (or map information) corresponding to the multiple areas. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 14.

[0157] FIG. 11 is a drawing for explaining a UI for providing multiple functions of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0158] Referring to FIG. 11, according to one embodiment, an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (100) of FIG. 2) may provide a UI (1100) for providing a plurality of functions related to a dehumidifier (e.g., the dehumidifier of FIG. 2). According to one example, the electronic device may provide the UI (1100) through a display (e.g., the display (130) of FIG. 16). Alternatively, according to one example, the electronic device may provide information about the UI (1100) to an external device (e.g., a user terminal) through a communication interface (e.g., the communication interface of FIG. 2). In FIGS. 11 to 14, receiving a user input through the UI may mean receiving, by the electronic device, a user input received through the UI provided to the user terminal. In addition, providing the UI may mean transmitting information about the UI to the user terminal and displaying the UI on the user terminal.

[0159] In one embodiment, the UI (1100) may include a UI (1101) corresponding to context information related to the dehumidifier. In one example, the context information may include a first humidity value in a first area where the dehumidifier is currently located (e.g., the first humidity value of FIG. 2 ). For example, the context information may include information corresponding to 'making the indoor air fluffy according to the surrounding environment' and information corresponding to '73%' as the first humidity value.

[0160] According to one embodiment, the UI (1100) may include a UI (1102) for turning on or off the power of the dehumidifier. According to one example, when a user input is received based on the UI (1102), the electronic device may turn on or off the dehumidifier based on the received user input. For example, it may be assumed that the UI (1102) is provided through a user terminal. When the electronic device receives a user input for turning on the dehumidifier through the user terminal, the electronic device may transmit a control signal for turning on the dehumidifier to the dehumidifier based on the user input. Alternatively, when the electronic device is implemented as a dehumidifier, the electronic device may turn on or off the electronic device when a user input is received.

[0161] According to one embodiment, the UI (1100) may include a UI (1103) for turning on or off the automatic clothing detection function. According to one example, the automatic clothing detection function may be a function for performing a dehumidifying operation in a first operation mode (e.g., the first operation mode of FIG. 2) without a separate user input when at least one wet cloth is present in a first area where the dehumidifier is located.

[0162] For example, when the automatic clothing detection function is turned on, the electronic device may perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode without a separate user input if a preset condition is satisfied. For example, when the automatic clothing detection function is turned on, the electronic device may perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode if it is determined that a first humidity value corresponding to a first region has increased by more than a first value (e.g., the first value in FIG. 2) for a first time (e.g., the first time in FIG. 2), if it is determined that at least one moisture layer exists within the first region, and if it is determined that the amount of precipitation corresponding to the first region is less than a second value (e.g., the second value in FIG. 4).

[0163] According to one embodiment, the UI (1100) may include a UI (1104) for turning on or off an automatic weather detection function. According to one example, the automatic weather detection function may be a function that performs a dehumidifying operation when a preset condition is satisfied based on weather information (e.g., the weather information of FIG. 9). For example, when the automatic weather detection function is turned on, if it is determined that the first humidity value increases by a fourth value (e.g., the fourth value of FIG. 9) or more for a second time period (e.g., the second time period of FIG. 9) and the precipitation corresponding to the first area is by a fifth value (e.g., the fifth value of FIG. 9) or more corresponding to the first precipitation level (e.g., the first precipitation level of FIG. 9), the electronic device may perform the dehumidifying operation in a strong mode (e.g., the strong mode of FIG. 1) even without a separate user input for performing the dehumidifying operation.

[0164] According to one embodiment, the UI (1100) may include a UI (1105) for receiving a setting value for performing at least one operation of the dehumidifier. According to one example, when a user input for selecting the UI (1105) is received, the electronic device may provide either the UI (1200 or 1300) illustrated in FIG. 12 or FIG. 13.

[0165] According to one embodiment, the UI (1100) may include a UI (1106) for providing usage history information (e.g., usage history information of FIG. 10). According to one example, when a user input for selecting the UI (1105) is received, the electronic device may provide the UI (1400) illustrated in FIG. 14.

[0166] In one embodiment, the UI (1100) may include a UI (1107) for providing information about the current operating mode of the dehumidifier. In one example, if the dehumidifier is currently performing a dehumidifying operation in a smart mode, the electronic device may provide a UI (1107) indicating that the dehumidifier is currently operating in the smart mode.

[0167] FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a method for providing a UI for receiving user input related to the operation of a dehumidifier according to one embodiment.

[0168] Referring to FIG. 12, according to one embodiment, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device (100) of FIG. 2) may provide a UI (1200) for receiving user input related to the operation of a dehumidifier. In one example, when a user input is received through a UI (e.g., UI (1105) of FIG. 11) for receiving a setting value for performing at least one operation of the dehumidifier, the electronic device may provide the UI (1200).

[0169] According to one embodiment, when a user input is received through a UI (1201) corresponding to an operation setting, the electronic device may provide a UI (1202) for obtaining information on a minimum operation duration and a UI (1203) for selecting whether to stop a dehumidifying operation and perform a humidifying operation (e.g., a humidifying operation of FIG. 8). According to one example, the information on the minimum operation duration may include the size of the minimum operation duration.

[0170] According to one embodiment, when a user input corresponding to a minimum operation duration is received through the UI (1202), the electronic device may perform a dehumidifying operation in a second operation mode (e.g., the second operation mode of FIG. 7) for drying the wet cloth based on at least one of the minimum operation duration and the water level of the water tank (e.g., the water level of the water tank of FIG. 7).

[0171] According to one embodiment, when a user input for turning on a humidifying operation is received through the UI (1203), the electronic device may stop the dehumidifying operation and perform the humidifying operation based on preset conditions. This has been described in detail with reference to FIG. 8, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[0172] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a method for providing a UI for receiving user input related to the operation of a dehumidifier according to one embodiment.

[0173] Referring to FIG. 13, according to one embodiment, an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (100) of FIG. 2) may provide a UI (1300) for receiving user input related to the operation of a dehumidifier. In one example, when a user input is received through a UI (1301) corresponding to a sensitivity setting, the electronic device may provide a UI (1300) including a UI (1302) for obtaining information on weight detection sensitivity, a UI (1303) for obtaining information on humidity increase sensitivity, and a UI (1304) for obtaining information on precipitation sensitivity.

[0174] According to one embodiment, the electronic device may determine whether to perform a dehumidifying operation in a first operation mode (e.g., the first operation mode of FIG. 2) based on weight detection sensitivity obtained through the UI (1302) for obtaining information on weight detection sensitivity. According to one example, the weight detection sensitivity may be a preset weight of FIG. 5. According to one example, the electronic device may apply the obtained weight detection sensitivity to mathematical expression 1 to determine whether to perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode.

[0175] For example, the weight detection sensitivity may be a value within a preset range. For example, the minimum weight detection sensitivity may be 5%. For example, the maximum weight detection sensitivity may be 50%, but is not limited thereto.

[0176] According to one embodiment, when the humidity increase sensitivity is acquired through the UI (1303) for acquiring information about the humidity increase sensitivity, the electronic device can identify whether the acquired first humidity value (e.g., the first humidity value of FIG. 2) has increased by more than the first value (e.g., the first value of FIG. 2) during a first time period (e.g., the first time period of FIG. 2). According to one example, the humidity increase sensitivity may be the first value of FIG. 2. According to one example, the electronic device can compare the amount of change in the first humidity value during the first time period with the first value acquired through the UI (1303).

[0177] For example, the weight detection sensitivity may be a value within a preset range. For example, the minimum humidity increase sensitivity may be 5%. For example, the maximum humidity increase sensitivity may be 40%, but is not limited thereto.

[0178] According to one embodiment, when the electronic device obtains precipitation sensitivity through the UI (1304) for obtaining information on precipitation sensitivity, the electronic device may perform an automatic weather detection function (e.g., the automatic weather detection function of FIG. 11) based on the obtained precipitation sensitivity. According to one example, the precipitation sensitivity may be, but is not limited to, a first precipitation level set by a user (e.g., the first precipitation level of FIG. 9). According to one example, when the user selects a 'slowdown' level through the UI (1304), the electronic device may identify whether to perform a dehumidification operation based on a threshold value corresponding to the 'slowdown' level among the precipitation levels shown in Table 4 (e.g., the 'slowdown' level of FIG. 9).

[0179] For example, the electronic device may perform an operation based on a setting value stored in memory in the absence of user input related to a separate sensitivity setting. For example, the setting value corresponding to weight detection sensitivity may be '10%'. For example, the setting value corresponding to humidity increase sensitivity may be '15%'. For example, the setting value corresponding to precipitation sensitivity may be 'normal'.

[0180] FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a method for providing a UI including usage history information according to one embodiment.

[0181] Referring to FIG. 14, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device (100) of FIG. 2) may provide a UI (1400) including usage history information (e.g., usage history information of FIG. 10).

[0182] According to one embodiment, a UI (1400) including usage history information may include a UI (1401) including usage history information corresponding to each of a plurality of areas within a home and spatial information (or map information) corresponding to the plurality of areas within a home, a UI (1402) for modifying spatial information, a UI (1403) for collecting spatial information, and a UI (1404) for providing detailed information corresponding to each of a plurality of areas within a home.

[0183] For example, the usage history information may be information on the number of times a dehumidifier (e.g., the dehumidifier of FIG. 2) has performed a dehumidification operation in a specific operation mode in each of a plurality of areas. For example, the electronic device may provide usage history information and spatial information through a UI (1401) that includes usage history information corresponding to each of a plurality of areas within a home and spatial information (or map information) corresponding to the plurality of areas within a home.

[0184] According to one embodiment, the electronic device may modify spatial information when a user input is received through the UI (1402) for modifying spatial information. According to one example, the electronic device may obtain a photographic image of a space within a home from an external device (e.g., an electronic device including a camera) through a communication interface (e.g., the communication interface of FIG. 2) and modify the spatial information based on the obtained photographic image. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and according to one example, the electronic device may also obtain modified spatial information from an external device (e.g., a server).

[0185] According to one embodiment, the electronic device may collect spatial information when a user input is received through the UI (1403) for collecting spatial information. According to one example, the electronic device may obtain a photographic image of a space within a home from an external device (e.g., an electronic device including a camera) through a communication interface, and collect (or obtain) spatial information based on the obtained photographic image. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and according to one example, the electronic device may also obtain spatial information from an external device (e.g., a server).

[0186] According to one embodiment, a UI (1404) that provides detailed information corresponding to each of a plurality of areas within a home may provide detailed usage history information corresponding to each of a plurality of areas including a first area within a home (e.g., the first area of ​​FIG. 2).

[0187] FIG. 15 is a drawing for explaining a method of stopping a dehumidifying operation and performing a humidifying operation according to one embodiment.

[0188] Referring to FIG. 15, according to one embodiment, when an electronic device (e.g., electronic device (100) of FIG. 2) determines that a water tank (1501, e.g., water tank of FIG. 2) of a dehumidifier (1500, e.g., dehumidifier of FIG. 2) reaches a full water level, the electronic device may stop a dehumidifying operation and perform a humidifying operation until the water level of the water tank (1501) reaches a first water level.

[0189] In one example, the electronic device may control the dehumidifier (1500) so that the water tank of the dehumidifier (1500) is opened, and perform a humidification operation in a preset manner. In one example, if the electronic device determines that the water level of the water tank (1501) reaches a preset first water level as the humidification operation is performed, the electronic device may perform the dehumidification operation again in a first operation mode (e.g., the first operation mode of FIG. 2). In one example, the first water level may be a water level corresponding to 70% of the full water level.

[0190] In one example, the humidifying operation may be performed by controlling the dehumidifier (1500) so that the water tank of the dehumidifier is opened without a user input or operation for opening the dehumidifier (1500), and performing the humidifying operation in a preset manner. In one example, the angle at which the water tank is opened may be 45°, but is not limited thereto and may be a different angle. In one example, the humidifying method of the water tank may be implemented as different humidifying methods including a humidifying method using ultrasonic waves, a humidifying method using heating, and a humidifying method using vaporization.

[0191] Fig. 16 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0192] According to FIG. 16, the electronic device (100') may include at least one processor (110), memory (120), display (130), at least one sensor (140), user interface (150), communication interface (160), speaker (170), and microphone (180). Among the configurations illustrated in FIG. 16, a detailed description of configurations that overlap with those illustrated in FIG. 2 will be omitted.

[0193] The display (130) may be implemented as a display including a self-luminous element or a display including a non-luminous element and a backlight. For example, it may be implemented as various types of displays such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) display, an LED (Light Emitting Diodes), a micro LED, a Mini LED, a PDP (Plasma Display Panel), a QD (Quantum dot) display, a QLED (Quantum dot light-emitting diodes), etc. The display (130) may also include a driving circuit, a backlight unit, etc., which may be implemented in a form such as an a-si TFT, an LTPS (low temperature poly silicon) TFT, an OTFT (organic TFT), etc. Meanwhile, the display (130) may be implemented as a touch screen combined with a touch sensor, a flexible display, a rollable display, a 3D display, a display in which a plurality of display modules are physically connected, etc. The processor (110) can control the display (130) to output an output image obtained according to the various embodiments described above. Here, the output image may be a high-resolution image of 4K or 8K or higher. The output image may also be a game image according to one embodiment.

[0194] According to one embodiment, the display (130) may include a plurality of haptic elements. The haptic elements may be implemented as motors for providing haptic feedback (e.g., vibration feedback) to a user, but are not limited thereto. According to one example, the display (130) may include a preset number of haptic elements. For example, the display (130) may include a preset number of haptic elements corresponding to a preset number of sub-regions of the display, but is not limited thereto, and it is to be understood that the display may include a different number of haptic elements than the number of sub-regions corresponding to the display.

[0195] At least one sensor (140, hereinafter referred to as a sensor) may include a plurality of sensors of various types. The sensor (140) may measure a physical quantity or detect an operating state of an electronic device (100') and convert the measured or detected information into an electrical signal. The sensor (140) may include a camera, and the camera may include a lens that focuses visible light or other optical signals reflected by an object and received onto an image sensor, and an image sensor that may detect visible light or other optical signals. Here, the image sensor may include a 2D pixel array divided into a plurality of pixels. Alternatively, at least one sensor (140) may include a temperature sensor or an infrared sensor.

[0196] The user interface (150) is a configuration for the electronic device (100') to interact with the user. For example, the user interface (150) may include, but is not limited to, at least one of a touch sensor, a motion sensor, a button, a jog dial, a switch, a microphone, or a speaker.

[0197] The communication interface (160) can input and output various types of data. For example, the communication interface (160) can transmit and receive various types of data to and from an external device (e.g., a source device), an external storage medium (e.g., a USB memory), an external server (e.g., a web hard drive) through a communication method such as AP-based Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN network), Bluetooth, Zigbee, wired / wireless LAN (Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), Ethernet, IEEE 1394, HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), USB (Universal Serial Bus), MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link), AES / EBU (Audio Engineering Society / European Broadcasting Union), optical, coaxial, etc.

[0198] For example, the communication interface (160) may include a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) module. BLE refers to Bluetooth technology that enables transmission and reception of low-power, low-capacity data in the 2.4 GHz frequency band with a range of about 10 m. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the communication interface (160) may also include a Wi-Fi communication module. That is, the communication interface (160) may include at least one of a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) module or a Wi-Fi communication module.

[0199] According to one embodiment, the speaker (170) may be composed of a tweeter for reproducing high-frequency sounds, a midrange for reproducing mid-frequency sounds, a woofer for reproducing low-frequency sounds, a subwoofer for reproducing ultra-low-frequency sounds, an enclosure for controlling resonance, a crossover network for dividing the frequency of an electric signal input to the speaker into bands, etc.

[0200] According to one embodiment, the speaker (170) can output an audio signal to the outside of the electronic device (100'). The speaker (170) can output multimedia playback, recording playback, various notification sounds, voice messages, etc. The electronic device (100') may include an audio output device such as the speaker (170), but may also include an output device such as an audio output terminal. In particular, the speaker (170) can provide acquired information, information processed and produced based on acquired information, a response result to a user's voice, an operation result, etc. in the form of voice.

[0201] The microphone (180) may refer to a module that acquires sound and converts it into an electrical signal, and may be a condenser microphone, a ribbon microphone, a moving coil microphone, a piezoelectric element microphone, a carbon microphone, or a MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) microphone. In addition, it may be implemented in an omnidirectional, bidirectional, unidirectional, sub-cardioid, super-cardioid, or hyper-cardioid manner. According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100') may include a microphone (180) and an inner microphone, and the microphone (180) may be a microphone that is positioned relatively outside the body. According to an example, the electronic device (100') may acquire an audio signal including external noise through the microphone (180). According to an embodiment, the microphone (180) may be placed in a direction opposite to the direction in which the speaker (170) emits sound.

[0202] According to the above-described example, the electronic device (100') can perform a dehumidifying operation in an operation mode for drying a humidifier if a humidifier exists within the area where the dehumidifier is located, even without a separate user input. In addition, the electronic device (100') can perform an appropriate dehumidifying operation by taking into account the weather in the house where the dehumidifier is located, even without a separate user input.

[0203] Meanwhile, the methods according to the various embodiments of the present disclosure described above may be implemented in the form of applications that can be installed on existing electronic devices. Alternatively, the methods according to the various embodiments of the present disclosure described above may be performed using a deep learning-based trained neural network (or a deep learned neural network), i.e., a learning network model. Furthermore, the methods according to the various embodiments of the present disclosure described above may be implemented only through a software upgrade or a hardware upgrade of an existing electronic device. Furthermore, the various embodiments of the present disclosure described above may also be performed through an embedded server provided in an electronic device or an external server of the electronic device.

[0204] Meanwhile, according to a temporary example of the present disclosure, the various embodiments described above can be implemented as software including commands stored in a machine-readable storage medium that can be read by a machine (e.g., a computer). The device is a device that can call commands stored from the storage medium and operate according to the called commands, and may include a display device (e.g., display device (A)) according to the disclosed embodiments. When a command is executed by a processor, the processor can perform a function corresponding to the command directly or under the control of the processor by using other components. The command may include code provided or executed by a compiler or interpreter. The machine-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Here, 'non-transitory' means that the storage medium does not contain a signal and is tangible, but does not distinguish between data being stored semi-permanently or temporarily in the storage medium.

[0205] Furthermore, according to one embodiment, the method according to the various embodiments described above may be provided as included in a computer program product. The computer program product may be traded as a product between a seller and a buyer. The computer program product may be distributed in the form of a device-readable storage medium (e.g., compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM)) or online through an application store (e.g., Play Store™). In the case of online distribution, at least a portion of the computer program product may be temporarily stored or temporarily provided in a storage medium, such as the memory of a manufacturer's server, an application store's server, or a relay server.

[0206] In addition, each of the components (e.g., modules or programs) according to the various embodiments described above may be composed of a single or multiple entities, and some of the corresponding sub-components described above may be omitted, or other sub-components may be further included in various embodiments. Alternatively or additionally, some components (e.g., modules or programs) may be integrated into a single entity, which may perform the same or similar functions as those performed by each of the corresponding components prior to integration. Operations performed by modules, programs or other components according to various embodiments may be executed sequentially, in parallel, iteratively or heuristically, or at least some operations may be executed in a different order, omitted, or other operations may be added.

[0207] Although the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated and described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and various modifications may be made by a person skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains without departing from the gist of the present disclosure as claimed in the claims, and such modifications should not be understood individually from the technical idea or prospect of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. In electronic devices, At least one processor comprising a processing circuit; and A memory storing instructions and including one or more storage media; The above instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to: Obtain the first humidity value corresponding to the first area where the dehumidifier is located, Based on the fact that the acquired first humidity value has increased by more than the first value for a first time, it is identified whether at least one wet cloth exists within the first area, An electronic device that controls the dehumidifier to perform a dehumidifying operation in a first operation mode for drying the moisture based on the presence of at least one moisture pocket within the first region.

2. In paragraph 1, The above instructions cause the electronic device to: Based on weather information corresponding to the first area, it is identified whether the precipitation corresponding to the first area is less than a second value, An electronic device that controls the dehumidifier to perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode based on the precipitation being less than the second value.

3. In paragraph 2, The above instructions cause the electronic device to: Obtain first weight information for clothes that have been washed through a washing machine and second weight information for at least one of clothes that are scheduled to be dried through a dryer among the clothes that have been washed or clothes that are included in a dryer when the dryer first arrives after the washing is completed, respectively. An electronic device that controls the dehumidifier to perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode based on the difference between the first weight information and the second weight information being greater than or equal to a third value.

4. In paragraph 1, further comprising a communication interface; The above instructions cause the electronic device to: Through the above communication interface, sensing data related to humidity corresponding to the first area is acquired from an external device, An electronic device that controls to identify whether at least one wet spot exists within the first region based on the acquired sensing data.

5. In paragraph 1, The above dehumidifier, Includes a water tank, The above instructions cause the electronic device to: An electronic device that identifies information about a minimum operation duration corresponding to the dehumidifier and controls the dehumidifier to perform a dehumidifying operation in a second operation mode for drying the wet cloth based on at least one of the information about the minimum operation duration and the water level of the water tank.

6. In paragraph 5, The above instructions cause the electronic device to: Based on the information about the minimum operation duration and the water level of the water tank, identify whether the dehumidifying operation of the dehumidifier can be performed during the minimum operation duration, An electronic device that controls to provide information on the maximum possible operation time based on the identification that the dehumidifier is unable to perform the dehumidifying operation during the minimum operation duration.

7. In paragraph 1, The above dehumidifier, Includes a water tank, The above instructions cause the electronic device to: Identifying whether the water level of the water tank reaches a critical level while the dehumidifier performs a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode; An electronic device that controls the dehumidifier to stop the dehumidifying operation and perform the humidifying operation until the water level of the water tank reaches a first water level based on the water level of the water tank reaching a critical water level.

8. In paragraph 1, The above instructions cause the electronic device to: Identify whether the first humidity value obtained above increases by more than the fourth value during the second time, When precipitation corresponding to the first area is identified based on weather information corresponding to the first area, it is identified whether the identified precipitation is greater than or equal to a fifth value, An electronic device that controls the dehumidifier to perform a dehumidification operation in a strong mode or a maximum output mode based on the first humidity value obtained above increasing to the fourth value or more for a second time period and the amount of precipitation corresponding to the first area being the fifth value or more.

9. In paragraph 8, The fifth value above is, An electronic device that is a threshold precipitation amount corresponding to a first precipitation level set by the user.

10. In paragraph 1, The above instructions cause the electronic device to: Store the usage history information of the dehumidifier corresponding to each of a plurality of areas including the first area, An electronic device that controls to provide usage history information corresponding to each of the identified plurality of areas to a user terminal.

11. In a method for controlling an electronic device, A step of obtaining a first humidity value corresponding to a first area where a dehumidifier is located; A step of identifying whether at least one wet cloth exists within the first area based on the acquired first humidity value increasing by more than the first value for a first time; and A control method comprising: a step of controlling the dehumidifier to perform a dehumidifying operation in a first operation mode for drying the moisture based on the presence of at least one moisture pocket within the first region; 12. In paragraph 11, A step of identifying whether the precipitation corresponding to the first area is less than a second value based on weather information corresponding to the first area; and A control method comprising: a step of controlling the dehumidifier to perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode when the precipitation is determined to be less than the second value.

13. In paragraph 12, A step of obtaining first weight information for clothes that have been washed using a washing machine and second weight information for clothes that are scheduled to be dried using a dryer among the clothes that have been washed; and A control method further comprising: a step of controlling the dehumidifier to perform a dehumidifying operation in the first operation mode when the difference between the first weight information and the second weight information is identified to be greater than or equal to a third value.

14. In paragraph 11, The step of identifying whether at least one wet tissue exists is: A step of acquiring sensing data related to humidity corresponding to the first area from an external device through a communication interface; and A control method, comprising: a step of identifying whether at least one wet spot exists within the first region based on the acquired sensing data; 15. A storage medium storing computer-readable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to: Obtain the first humidity value corresponding to the first area where the dehumidifier is located, Based on the fact that the acquired first humidity value has increased by more than the first value for a first time, it is identified whether at least one wet cloth exists within the first area, A storage medium that causes the dehumidifier to perform a dehumidifying operation in a first operation mode for drying the moisture based on the presence of at least one moisture pocket within the first region.

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