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US-20260125842-A1 - HOME APPLIANCE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

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Abstract

The present application relates to a control method of a home appliance having: an input unit that receives control commands from a user; and a display unit that displays a first course and a second course selectable by the user, and sequentially displays the courses according to a preset display order when a request is received to display the selectable courses by means of the input unit, the control method comprising: a course selection step of selecting any one of the courses displayed on the display unit by means of the input unit; an execution step of executing the selected course; and a display order setting step of changing the preset display order on the basis of the accumulated number of executions of the first course and the accumulated number of executions of the second course.

Inventors

  • Junghyun Park

Assignees

  • LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Dates

Publication Date
20260507
Application Date
20240130
Priority Date
20230308

Claims (10)

  1. 1 . A control method of a home appliance comprising an input unit configured to receive a control command from a user, and a display unit configured to display a first course and a second course selectable by the user and to sequentially display the courses in a predetermined display order upon receiving a request for display of the selectable courses through the input unit, the control method comprising: course selection of selecting one of the courses displayed on the display unit through the input unit; execution of executing the selected course; and display order setting of changing the predetermined display order based on an accumulated number of execution times of the first course and an accumulated number of execution times of the second course.
  2. 2 . The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the display order is set such that, when the accumulated number of execution times of the first course is more than the accumulated number of execution times of the second course, the first course is displayed earlier than the second course.
  3. 3 . The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the display order is set such that, when the accumulated number of execution times of the first course is less than the accumulated number of execution times of the second course, the second course is displayed earlier than the first course.
  4. 4 . The control method according to claim 1 , wherein: accumulation of accumulating a number of execution times of the first course and a number of execution times of the second course is executed when a number of execution times of the execution is not more than a predetermined first reference number of times; and the accumulation resets the number of execution times of the first course and the number of execution times of the second course when the number of execution times of the execution is more than the first reference number of times.
  5. 5 . The control method according to claim 1 , further comprising: option selection of changing a control value set in at least one of a plurality of steps constituting a course selected in the course selection; and course re-setting of storing the changed control value as a default value of the selected course when an accumulated number of change times of the control value is more than a predetermined second reference number of times.
  6. 6 . A home appliance comprising: an input unit configured to receive a control command from a user; a display unit configured to display a first course and a second course selectable by the user and to sequentially display the courses in a predetermined display order upon receiving a request for display of the selectable courses through the input unit; and a controller configured to change the display order based on an accumulated number of execution times of the control command.
  7. 7 . The home appliance according to claim 6 , wherein, when a sum of a number of execution times of the first course and a number of execution times of the second course reaches a predetermined first reference number of times, the controller compares an accumulated number of execution times of the first course and an accumulated number of execution times of the second course with each other, and changes the display order based on results of the comparison.
  8. 8 . The home appliance according to claim 7 , wherein the display order is set such that the first course is displayed earlier than the second course when the accumulated number of execution times of the first course is more than the accumulated number of execution times of the second course.
  9. 9 . The home appliance according to claim 7 , wherein the display order is set such that the second course is displayed earlier than the first course when the accumulated number of execution times of the first course is less than the accumulated number of execution times of the second course.
  10. 10 . The home appliance according to claim 6 , wherein: the input unit is configured to receive a control command for change of a control value set in at least one of a plurality of steps of each of the courses; and the controller is configured to store the changed control value as a default value of the course associated with the changed control value when an accumulated number of change times of the control value is more than a predetermined second reference number of times.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to a home appliance and a control method thereof. BACKGROUND ART Home appliance is a generic term for electronic appliances used in homes. A refrigerator, a cooking appliance, an air conditioner, a laundry treatment apparatus or the like is an example of a home appliance. An interface configured to receive a control command from a user and to display information to the user is provided at the above-mentioned home appliance. The interface is configured to include an input unit configured to input a control command and a display unit configured to display information. In a conventional home appliance, a display order of information to be displayed through the display unit is previously set. In the case of, for example, a conventional laundry treatment apparatus in which information as to a plurality of courses is displayed on the display unit through manipulation of the input unit, an order of course information to be output to the display unit whenever the user presses the input unit is previously set and, as such, a plurality of pieces of course information is sequentially displayed one by one in the predetermined order whenever the user presses the input unit. Since courses preferred by users may be different in accordance with the users, a conventional method in which course information is displayed only in a predetermined order may cause inconvenience in that the input unit should be pressed several times in order to seek a desired course. DISCLOSURE Technical Task One technical task of the present disclosure devised to solve the problem lies in a home appliance and a control method thereof which are capable of determining a course preferred by the user based on the number of execution times of a control command. Another technical task of the present disclosure devised to solve the problem lies in a home appliance including an interface capable of preferentially displaying a course preferred by the user and a control method thereof. Another technical task of the present disclosure devised to solve the problem lies in a home appliance and a control method thereof which are capable of setting, as a default value of a specific course, a control value changed based on the number of execution times of an option command configured to change a control value set for the specific course. Technical Solutions The present disclosure provides a control method of a home appliance including an input unit configured to receive a control command from a user, and a display unit configured to display a first course and a second course selectable by the user and to sequentially display the courses in a predetermined display order upon receiving a request for display of the selectable courses through the input unit. The control method may include course selection of selecting one of the courses displayed on the display unit through the input unit, execution of executing the selected course, and display order setting of changing the predetermined display order based on an accumulated number of execution times of the first course and an accumulated number of execution times of the second course. The display order may be set such that, when the accumulated number of execution times of the first course is more than the accumulated number of execution times of the second course, the first course is displayed earlier than the second course. The display order may be set such that, when the accumulated number of execution times of the first course is less than the accumulated number of execution times of the second course, the second course is displayed earlier than the first course. Accumulation of accumulating a number of execution times of the first course and a number of execution times of the second course may be executed when a number of execution times of the execution is not more than a predetermined first reference number of times, and the accumulation may reset the number of execution times of the first course and the number of execution times of the second course when the number of execution times of the execution is more than the first reference number of times. The control method may further include option selection of changing a control value set in at least one of a plurality of steps constituting a course selected in the course selection, and course re-setting of storing the changed control value as a default value of the selected course when an accumulated number of change times of the control value is more than a predetermined second reference number of times. The present disclosure provides a home appliance including an input unit configured to receive a control command from a user, a display unit configured to display a first course and a second course selectable by the user and to sequentially display the courses in a predetermined display order upon receiving a request for display of the selectable courses through the input unit, and a controller configured to chan