US 11,986,141 B2
Control method of dishwasher
Jang Yeal Choi, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/572,961.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0003415 (KR), filed on Jan. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0218177 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/0034 (2013.01) [A47L 15/0063 (2013.01); A47L 15/4259 (2013.01); A47L 2501/22 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of controlling a dishwasher, the method comprising:
linking, through an application registered in a mobile device, the mobile device to the dishwasher and an air quality detection device provided at an outside of the dishwasher;
determining whether an auto open door (AOD) function of the dishwasher is activated;
determining, based on a determination that the AOD function is activated, whether a contamination level of indoor air input from the air quality detection device is within a set range, the contamination level being determined based on a quantity of foreign substances in the air;
based on determining that the contamination level of the indoor air deviates from the set range, recommending a user of the dishwasher to deactivate the AOD function of the dishwasher;
maintaining or deactivating the AOD function of the dishwasher based on a command input from the user; and
washing a washing target in the dishwasher.