Remote controllable laundry processing device and control method thereof
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote controllable laundry processing devices cannot be controlled through an external terminal when the remote control is not set, limiting user convenience, especially when users want to make changes like adding an extra rinse or when a third party needs to add clothes to the device.
Innovation Solution
A remote controllable laundry processing device with a sensor unit to detect the door's locked state, a manipulation unit for user input, a remote control setting unit, and a communication unit that allows control via an external terminal or voice signals, enabling operation regardless of the remote control's setting status when the door is locked.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If door is locked, then laundry processing is secured, but control flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces the door locked/unlocked state as an intermediary condition that mediates between security requirements and control flexibility. The controller uses this intermediary state to determine control authority allocation, thereby resolving the contradiction by using the door state as a bridging parameter that balances security and accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes control flexibility parameters based on the door locked/unlocked state. When locked, external control is permitted; when unlocked, local control takes over. This parameter-based adaptation resolves the contradiction between maintaining security and providing control flexibility.
2Ease of operation
If third party needs to add clothes, then device accessibility is required, but control security is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic control authority switching based on door state. When the door is locked during operation, third parties can control the device via external terminal for tasks like adding clothes. When the door is unlocked, control returns to the manipulation unit. This dynamic approach resolves the contradiction between accessibility and security.
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AI summary
A remote controllable laundry processing device includes: a cabinet main body including a door, a sensor unit configured to sense a locked state of the door, a manipulation unit provided for user input, a remote control setting unit configured to control the laundry processing device based on an external terminal, a controller configured to control an operation of the laundry processing device, and a communication unit configured to send the controller an input signal from the external terminal. The controller is configured, based on the door being in the locked state and regardless of whether a remote control has been set by the remote control setting unit, to control the laundry processing device in response to a first input signal from the manipulation unit and a second input signal from the external terminal and each of the first input signal and the second input signal is a pause signal.