Apparatus for managing fabric and method for operating the apparatus

1. A method for operating a clothes treating apparatus, the method comprising:

acquiring, by a camera, provided at an outer surface of a door of the clothes treating apparatus, a clothing image corresponding to a user that wears clothes and that is located in front of a mirror display, the mirror display being located at a front surface of the clothes treating apparatus;

analyzing the clothing image;

setting an operation mode of the clothes treating apparatus according to a result of analyzing the clothing image; and

causing the clothes treating apparatus to perform an operation according to the operation mode,

wherein the operation includes (i) generating steam, (ii) moving a hanger bar included in the clothes treating apparatus, or (iii) operating a ventilation fan included in the clothes treating apparatus.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein acquiring the clothing image comprises:

determining whether the user is facing the clothes treating apparatus; and

capturing an image of the user based on a determination that the user has been facing the clothes treating apparatus for a predetermined period of time or more.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining whether the user faces the clothes treating apparatus comprises determining whether the user faces the clothes treating apparatus based on detection of the user's face.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

analyzing the clothing image comprises determining a type of the clothes from the clothing image by a deep neural network model that is pre-trained to identify the clothes from the clothing image and determine the type of the clothes, and

setting the operation mode comprises setting the operation mode according to the type of the clothes.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

analyzing the clothing image comprises determining a material of the clothes from the clothing image by a deep neural network model that is pre-trained to identify the clothes from the clothing image and determine the material of the clothes, and

setting the operation mode comprises setting the operation mode according to the material of the clothes.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

analyzing the clothing image comprises determining a degree of contamination of the clothes from the clothing image by a deep neural network model that is pre-trained to identify the clothes from the clothing image and determine the degree of contamination of the clothes, and

setting the operation mode comprises setting the operation mode according to the degree of contamination of the clothes.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein setting the operation mode comprises setting a wash mode of a washing machine that is configured to communicate with the clothes treating apparatus and to wash the clothes according to the result of analyzing the clothing image.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein setting the operation mode further comprises setting a dry mode of a clothes dryer that is configured to communicate with the clothes treating apparatus and the washing machine and to dry the clothes taken out of the washing machine according to the result of analyzing the clothing image.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

acquiring one or more images of the user corresponding to a facial type and a body type of the user;

analyzing the one or more images of the user; and

recommending user-customized clothes based on a result of analyzing the one or more images of the user.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising collecting weather information,

wherein recommending the user-customized clothes comprises recommending the user-customized clothes based on the result of analyzing the one or more images of the user and the weather information.

11. A clothes treating apparatus, comprising:

a mirror display located at a front surface of the clothes treating apparatus; and

one or more processors configured to:

acquire, by a camera provided at an outer surface of a door of the clothes treating apparatus, a clothing image corresponding to a user that wears clothes and that is located in front of the mirror display,

analyze the clothing image,

set an operation mode of the clothes treating apparatus according to a result of analyzing the clothing image, and

cause the clothes treating apparatus to perform an operation according to the operation mode,

wherein the operation includes (i) generating steam, (ii) moving a hanger bar included in the clothes treating apparatus, or (iii) operating a ventilation fan included in the clothes treating apparatus.

12. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

determine whether the user is facing the clothes treating apparatus, and

capture an image of the user based on a determination that the user has been facing the clothes treating apparatus for a predetermined period of time or more.

13. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine whether the user is facing the clothes treating apparatus based on detection of the user's face.

14. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

determine a type of the clothes from the clothing image by a deep neural network model that is pre-trained to identify the clothes from the clothing image and determine the type of the clothes, and

set the operation mode according to the type of the clothes.

15. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

determine a material of the clothes from the clothing image by a deep neural network model that pre-trained to identify the clothes from the clothing image and determine the material of the clothes, and

set the operation mode according to the material of the clothes.

16. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

determine a degree of contamination of the clothes from the clothing image by a deep neural network model that is pre-trained to identify the clothes from the clothing image and determine the degree of contamination of the clothes, and

set the operation mode of the clothes treating apparatus according to the degree of contamination of the clothes.

17. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

set a wash mode of a washing machine that is configured to communicate with the clothes treating apparatus and to wash the clothes according to the result of analyzing the clothing image.

18. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

set a dry mode of a clothes dryer that is configured to communicate with the clothes treating apparatus and the washing machine and to dry the clothes taken out of the washing machine according to the result of analyzing the clothing image.

19. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

acquire one or more images of the user corresponding to a facial type and a body type of the user,

analyzes the one or more images of the user, and

recommend user-customized clothes based on a result of analyzing the one or more images of the user.

20. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

collect weather information, and

recommend the user-customized clothes based on the result of analyzing the one or more images of the user and the weather information.