Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Washing machine and sound control method thereof
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Application No.: US12232256Application Date: 2008-09-12
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Publication No.: US08561437B2Publication Date: 2013-10-22
- Inventor: Joo Yeon Lee , Hyun Jin Kim
- Applicant: Joo Yeon Lee , Hyun Jin Kim
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon
- Agency: Staas & Halsey
- Priority: KR10-2008-0045604 20080516
- Main IPC: D06F33/00
- IPC: D06F33/00

Abstract:
Disclosed herein are a washing machine and a sound control method thereof that are capable of canceling noise generated during an operation of the washing machine and, at the same time, informing a user of information related to the operation of the washing machine using a sound. The sound control method includes operating the washing machine according to an inputted operation command, sensing noise generated during the operation of the washing machine, reading a sound to cancel the sensed noise, and outputting the read sound in a state in which the read sound is mapped with the noise. Consequently, it is possible mask the noise, thereby minimizing the noise. Also, it is possible to sense a start and an end of each operation and a change of the operation based on the noise pattern, sense a user's access to the washing machine, and output a feedback sound, thereby informing of the progress information of the washing machine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090282874A1 Washing machine and sound control method thereof Public/Granted day:2009-11-19
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