Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Washing machine
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Application No.: US17611722Application Date: 2020-07-15
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Publication No.: US12054874B2Publication Date: 2024-08-06
- Inventor: Bo Gil Seo
- Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: KR 20190086602 2019.07.17
- International Application: PCT/KR2020/009342 2020.07.15
- International Announcement: WO2021/010756A 2021.01.21
- Date entered country: 2021-11-16
- Main IPC: D06F37/42
- IPC: D06F37/42 ; D06F33/30 ; D06F34/14 ; D06F39/14 ; G06V40/10 ; G06V40/16 ; G10L15/22

Abstract:
Disclosed is a washing machine. The washing machine includes an image capturer, a storage, and a controller. When the washing machine is in a standby state, if photographed data is identified to be registered user data, the controller recognizes a photographed user as a registered user and performs control such that a door is opened. If the photographed data is identified to be child data, the controller performs control such that, when the door is in an open state, the door is not closed and such that, when the door is in a closed state, the door is not opened.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220213632A1 WASHING MACHINE Public/Granted day:2022-07-07
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