Information management system for home appliance

1. An information management system for a home appliance, comprising:

a home appliance having a predetermined ID;

a server system having the ID of the home appliance recorded thereon, the server system provided to communicate with the home appliance for transmitting and receiving predetermined information with the home appliance upon request from the home appliance with the ID recorded thereon, already, wherein the home appliance includes an input unit for inputting a predetermined order thereto, a display unit for displaying predetermined information, a communication unit for performing communication with the server system, and a controller for controlling the input unit, the display unit and the communication unit, and wherein, if there is request for information on performance of a function of the home appliance from the input unit, the server system searches and transmits the information on the performance of the function, and the information is displayed on the display unit; and

a wireless terminal having an application installed thereto for managing power information on the home appliance, the wireless terminal connected to the home appliance and the server system to be able to communicate therewith,

wherein, if there is request for power information to drive the home appliance from the input unit of the wireless terminal, the server system provides recommendable power information on a drive environment of the home appliance, and the power information recommended thus is displayed on each of the display units of the wireless terminal and the home appliance, and

wherein, if the user runs the application at the wireless terminal, the wireless terminal transmits an interlock signal to the home appliance, and, upon reception of the interlock signal, the home appliance enters into a pairing mode for setting a language of a place, and setting a power company the home appliance is installed thereto, and, if the wireless terminal transmits position information on the home appliance to the server system, the server system provides the language to be used, power company information to be used, and a set program toward the home appliance.

2. The information management system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the communication unit transmits/receives the information after passing through a mutual certification process with the server system.

3. The information management system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, if there is request for information on operation of the home appliance from the input unit, the server system transmits the information taking an operation condition of the home appliance received through the input unit into account, and the information is displayed on the display unit.

4. The information management system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the home appliance is a washing machine, wherein, in a state a plurality kinds of laundry mark icons and a washing machine mark icon are displayed on the display unit of the washing machine, if the user drags one of the laundry mark icons, drops the laundry mark icon at the washing machine mark icon, and makes information transmission to the server system, the server system transmits recommended washing course information for washing the laundry related to the dragged and dropped laundry mark icon to display the recommended washing course information received from the server system on the display unit of the washing machine.

5. The information management system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein, if the recommended washing course is preformed and finished, a popup window including washing course evaluation items is displayed on the display unit, and the user inputs evaluation points to the popup window and transmits the evaluation points to the server system.

6. The information management system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein, if there is an abnormal operation cause diagnosis request on the home appliance from the input unit, the server system performs the abnormal operation cause diagnosis or provides service schedule information, and displays diagnosis result information or service schedule information on the display unit.

7. The information management system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, if there is request for information on operation of the home appliance from the input unit, the server system transmits the information taking an operation condition of the home appliance received through the input unit into account, and the information is displayed on the display unit.

8. The information management system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, if the language to be used, and the power company information to be used, and the set program are downloaded from the server system, the home appliance selects and sets the language to be used, and the power company to be used, automatically.

9. The information management system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, if there is firmware or software update request related to the home appliance from the controller automatically, or from the input unit, the server system transmits a firmware or software update file the home appliance requires, and the controller runs the firmware or software update file received thus.

10. The information management system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, if there is application for abandonment or close of the home appliance to the server system from the home appliance or the wireless terminal, the server system transmits a collection and abandonment guide schedule, fixes the schedule if the user selects a viable schedule, and transmits the schedule to the home appliance or the wireless terminal.