US Patent Application 18108197. WASHING MACHINE FOR CONTROLLING DRYER, AND DRYER CONTROLLING METHOD PERFORMED BY WASHING MACHINE simplified abstract

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WASHING MACHINE FOR CONTROLLING DRYER, AND DRYER CONTROLLING METHOD PERFORMED BY WASHING MACHINE

Inventors

Hyojeong Lee of Suwon-si (KR)


Kyusik Kim of Suwon-si (KR)


Mikyoung Kim of Suwon-si (KR)


Hyemin Cha of Suwon-si (KR)


Dockjo Yang of Suwon-si (KR)


WASHING MACHINE FOR CONTROLLING DRYER, AND DRYER CONTROLLING METHOD PERFORMED BY WASHING MACHINE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

  • This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18108197 Titled 'WASHING MACHINE FOR CONTROLLING DRYER, AND DRYER CONTROLLING METHOD PERFORMED BY WASHING MACHINE'

Simplified Explanation

This abstract describes a washing machine that has a wireless communication interface with a dryer. The washing machine has a user interface that allows the user to control the dryer and receive information about it. The machine has a processor that can determine if the front surface of the dryer is facing the same direction as the washing machine. If they are facing the same direction, the processor can receive the user's control input for the dryer through the user interface and send the corresponding control command to the dryer through the communication interface.


Original Abstract Submitted

A washing machine includes a communication interface for wireless communication with a dryer; a user interface configured to receive a user’s control input related to the dryer, and to output information related to the dryer; and at least one processor configured to determine whether a front surface of the dryer faces in a same direction as a front surface of the washing machine, and when it is determined that the front surface of the dryer faces in the same direction as the front surface of the washing machine, receive the user’s control input related to the dryer through the user interface and transmit, to the dryer, a control command corresponding to the user’s control input related to the dryer through the communication interface.