Patent ID: 8196313

Claim:
A method for controlling a dryer comprising the steps of: sensing an amount of laundry in the dryer; setting a primary drying time period T 1 of the dryer with reference to the amount of laundry sensed thus; setting a secondary drying time period T 2 during drying according to the primary drying time period T 1 set thus; drying the laundry according to the secondary drying time period T 2 set thus; and wherein the step of setting a secondary drying time period T 2 includes the step of sensing humidity and temperature of an inside of the dryer for setting the secondary drying time period T 2 wherein the secondary drying time period T 2 is set in proportion to a time point T 3 and the time point T 3 is formed at which the voltage values measured with the humidity sensor and the temperature sensor at the dryer are the same.