US 12,234,592 B2
Washing machine and method of controlling the same, and control panel of the same
Haeyoon Park, Suwon-si (KR); Bobin Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Jihoon Park, Suwon-si (KR); Romon Son, Suwon-si (KR); Cheolmin Yeom, Suwon-si (KR); Tallae Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Joonho Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Kyoungae Lim, Suwon-si (KR); and Jeongwon Hahn, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/185,123.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0025350 (KR), filed on Feb. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0269959 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. D06F 34/05 (2020.01); D06F 34/04 (2020.01); D06F 34/20 (2020.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); G08C 19/00 (2006.01); D06F 103/40 (2020.01); D06F 105/58 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 34/05 (2020.02) [D06F 34/04 (2020.02); D06F 34/20 (2020.02); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); G08C 19/00 (2013.01); D06F 2103/40 (2020.02); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A washing machine comprising:
a communication circuitry configured to exchange data with an external device including a drying machine;
a control panel including a dedicated button configured to obtain a user input for activating or deactivating a common function common with the drying machine; and
at least one processor configured to:
in response to obtaining the user input for activating the common function through the dedicated button,
activate the common function, and
control the communication circuitry to transmit a communication signal for activating the common function to the drying machine, and
in response to identifying that at least one of a door of the washing machine or a door of the drying machine is opened, maintain deactivation of the common function.