Patent ID: 11859327
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 0:
1. A washing machine comprising:
a drum;
a detergent box configured to contain a detergent;
a detergent input motor configured to transmit the contained detergent into the drum;
a communicator configured to communicate with a server;
a storage configured to store a setting value related to a function of the washing machine, a usage history of the washing machine, and a fault history; and
a controller configured to:
control the communicator to transmit the stored setting value, usage history, and the fault history to the server based on a request signal received by the communicator,
receive a setting value change signal including a changed setting value based on the usage history and the fault history,
determine whether the setting value change signal is authorized to change the setting value of the washing machine,
when the setting value change signal is an authorized signal, change update the setting value stored in the storage based on the received setting value change signal including the changed setting value, and
control the washing machine based on the changed setting value, wherein the controller is further configured to:
based on the amount of detergent contained in the detergent box being smaller than a reference value of a minimum amount of detergent required for the detergent input motor to operate, control the detergent input motor so that the detergent is not input into the drum in a washing process, and
change the reference value of the minimum amount of detergent in the detergent box necessary for operating the detergent input motor based on the received setting value.