IP Library Granted Patent US 12,331,446
Granted Patent B2
US 12,331,446 · App. 17/574,029 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Dry apparatus and controlling method thereof

Inventors: Hyunjin Ahn (Suwon-si, KR); Changwan Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Haeyoon Park (Suwon-si, KR); Hyelim Park (Suwon-si, KR); Hyungwoo Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Taihyuk Jang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
D06F34/32D06F34/05D06F58/02D06F58/38D06F2103/06D06F2103/38D06F2105/60
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Patent No.
US 12,331,446
App. No.
17/574,029
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A displaying apparatus includes a communication interface, a display, a drum accommodating a subject to be dried, a sensing device that constructs a wireless communication link with the communication interface by using power generated through self-power generation according to a rotation of the drum, a hot air supplying device that supplies hot air to the drum, and a processor configured to, based on constructing the wireless communication link between the sensing device and the communication interface, display a first object on the display.

Claims (68)

1. A dryer comprising:

a communication interface;

a display;

a drum accommodating a subject to be dried;

a sensing device configured to construct a wireless communication link with the communication interface by using power generated through self-power generation according to a rotation of the drum;

a hot air supplying device configured to supply hot air to the drum; and

a processor configured to:

based on constructing the wireless communication link between the sensing device and the communication interface by the sensing device using power generated through self-power generation according to the rotation of the drum to connect to the dryer, display a first object indicating that the sensing device has generated power and has been connected to the dryer on the display.

2. The dryer of claim 1 , wherein the first object includes at least one of an icon, a text, or an image for indicating that the sensing device has been connected.

3. The dryer of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

control the communication interface to receive sensing data from the sensing device, and

while receiving the sensing data, control the display to display a second object for indicating that the subject to be dried is detected based on the sensing data.

4. The dryer of claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to:

control a rotating operation of the drum, and

based on receiving the sensing data during a first threshold time from a time when the drum was started to rotate, control the display to display the second object during a second threshold time smaller than the first threshold time.

5. The dryer of claim 3 , further comprising:

a speaker, and

wherein the processor is configured to:

output a predetermined alarm sound through the speaker at a time when the second object is displayed.

6. The dryer of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

detect the subject to be dried based on sensing data acquired from the sensing device, and

control the display to display a third object for indicating the detected subject to be dried.

7. The dryer of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

control the display to display a fourth object for indicating a dry course corresponding to the subject to be dried detected based on sensing data acquired from the sensing device.

8. The dryer of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

determine an operation time of the hot air supplying device based on sensing data acquired from the sensing device,

based on the hot air supplying device operating after the determined operation time, control the display to display a fifth object for indicating an additional operation of the hot air supplying device, and

based on completing the operation of the hot air supplying device, control the display to display a sixth object for indicating that the operation of the hot air supplying device is completed.

9. The dryer of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

determine an operation time of the hot air supplying device based on sensing data acquired from the sensing device, and

based on completing an operation of the hot air supplying device before the determined operation time, control the display to display a seventh object for indicating a difference between the determined operation time and an operation completion time of the hot air supplying device.

10. The dryer of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

based on receiving a user input for inspecting the sensing device, control the display to display an eighth object for guiding a predetermined user action,

acquire a change value of sensing data acquired from the sensing device that was acquired during a specific time from a time when the eight object was displayed,

based on the change value of the sensing data being smaller than a threshold value, control the display to display a ninth object for indicating a breakage of the sensing device, and

based on the change value of the sensing data being greater than or equal to the threshold value, control the display to display a tenth object for indicating that the sensing device is normal.

11. A controlling method of a dryer, the method comprising:

receiving a signal for initiating an operation of the dryer;

based on receiving the signal for initiating the operation, controlling a drum that is provided in the dryer and accommodates a subject to be dried to rotate, and controlling a hot air supplying device provided in the dryer to supply hot air to the drum;

receiving identification information from a sensing device that harvests power from rotating in the drum through a communication interface provided in the dryer; and

based on receiving the identification information, displaying a first object indicating that the sensing device has generated power and has been connected to the dryer by the sensing device using power generated through self-power generation according to the rotation of the drum to connect to the dryer on a display provided in the dryer.

12. The controlling method of claim 11 , wherein the first object includes at least one of an icon, a text, or an image for indicating that the sensing device has been connected.

13. The controlling method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving sensing data from the sensing device; and

while receiving the sensing data, displaying a second object for indicating that the subject to be dried is detected based on the sensing data.

14. The controlling method of claim 13 , further comprising:

controlling a rotating operation of the drum; and

wherein the displaying the second object comprises:

based on receiving the sensing data during a first threshold time from a time when the drum started to rotate, displaying the second object during a second threshold time smaller than the first threshold time.

15. The controlling method of claim 13 , further comprising:

outputting a predetermined alarm sound through a speaker at a time when the second object is displayed.

16. The controlling method of claim 11 , further comprising:

detecting the subject to be dried based on sensing data acquired from the sensing device, and

controlling the display to display a third object for indicating the detected subject to be dried.

17. The controlling method of claim 11 , further comprising:

controlling the display to display a fourth object for indicating a dry course corresponding to the subject to be dried detected based on sensing data acquired from the sensing device.

18. The controlling method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining an operation time of the hot air supplying device based on sensing data acquired from the sensing device,

based on the hot air supplying device operating after the determined operation time, controlling the display to display a fifth object for indicating an additional operation of the hot air supplying device, and

based on completing an operation of the hot air supplying device, controlling the display to display a sixth object for indicating that the operation of the hot air supplying device is completed.

19. The controlling method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining an operation time of the hot air supplying device based on sensing data acquired from the sensing device, and

based on completing the operation of the hot air supplying device before the determined operation time, controlling the display to display a seventh object for indicating a difference between the determined operation time and an operation completion time of the hot air supplying device.

20. The controlling method of claim 11 , further comprising:

based on receiving a user input for inspecting the sensing device, controlling the display to display an eighth object for guiding a predetermined user action,

acquiring a change value of sensing data acquired from the sensing device that was acquired during a specific time from a time when the eight object was displayed,

based on the change value of the sensing data being smaller than a threshold value, controlling the display to display a ninth object for indicating a breakage of the sensing device, and

based on the change value of the sensing data being greater than or equal to the threshold value, controlling the display to display a tenth object for indicating that the sensing device is normal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2022
From: AHN, HYUNJIN; KIM, CHANGWAN; PARK, HAEYOON; PARK, HYELIM; LEE, HYUNGWOO; JANG, TAIHYUK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 058632/0077 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2020-0166041 · Dec 1, 2020 · national
KR 10-2021-0013646 · Jan 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021016809 · Nov 16, 2021
Related Publication 20220170194A1 · Jun 2, 2022
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