Home appliance, mobile device and control method of the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018187954-A1
Application number	US-201715858676-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 29, 2017
Priority date	Jan 3, 2017
Publication date	Jul 5, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A home appliance capable of minimizing a purchasing process for products required for the user or maintenance and repair of home appliances to allow a user to easily order the products at the appropriate time, and a control method of the home appliance. A home appliance comprises a user interface configured to display at least one immediate order icon purchasing a product immediately, and configured to receive a user's selection related to the displayed at least one immediate order icon, a controller configured to generate order information for ordering a product corresponding the selected immediate order icon, when the user's selection related to the at least one immediate order icon is input; and a communicator configured to transmit the generated order information to a sales server selling the product corresponding the selected immediate order icon.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A home appliance comprising:
a user interface configured to display at least one immediate order icon to order at least one product corresponding to the displayed at least one immediate order icon immediately when the at least one immediate order icon is selected, and configured to receive a user's selection related to the displayed at least one immediate order icon; a controller configured to generate order information to order a product corresponding to the selected at least one immediate order icon, when the user's selection related to the at least one immediate order icon is received; and a communicator configured to transmit the generated order information to a sales server which processes an order of the product corresponding the selected at least one immediate order icon based on the generated order information.

2 . The home appliance of claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to generate the order information based on information related to the product corresponding the selected at least one immediate order icon, the information including at least one of shipping information of the user and payment information about a payment method used to order the product.

3 . The home appliance of claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to generate the order information based on a previously ordered history of the product corresponding to the selected at least one immediate order icon.

4 . The home appliance of claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to access the sales server which processes the order of the product corresponding to the selected at least one immediate order icon when the user's selection related to the at least one immediate order icon is received; and the user interface displays a screen provided from the sales server.

5 . The home appliance of claim 1 , wherein
the communicator transmits an order signal to order the product corresponding to the selected at least one immediate order icon, together with the order information to the sales server.

6 . The home appliance of claim 1 , wherein
the communicator transmits a order signal to order the product corresponding to the selected at least one immediate order icon, together with the order information to the sales server.

7 . The home appliance of claim 6 , wherein
the user interface displays a order completion confirmation information which indicates that the order based on the order information is completed.

8 . The home appliance of claim 1 , wherein
the communicator is connected to a management server which manages home appliances and is configured to transmit the order information to the sales server via the management server.

9 . The home appliance of claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to generate the at least one immediate order icon based on a number of products to order, and is configured to control the user interface so that the user interface displays the generated at least one immediate order icon.

10 . The home appliance of claim 1 , wherein
when it is determined that it is required to order the product, the controller is configured to control the user interface so that the user interface outputs an order requirement notification information which indicates that it is required to order the product.

11 . The home appliance of claim 10 , wherein
the communicator is configured to receive a order request signal of a product, which is needed for other home appliance among a plurality of home appliances, from the management server which manages the plurality of home appliances.

12 . The home appliance of claim 1 , wherein
when the user's selection related to the at least one immediate order icon is received, the user interface displays a pop-up window which indicates that the product corresponding to the selected at least one immediate order icon is added to an order wish list.

13 . The home appliance of claim 12 , wherein
the user interface further displays a order command button to order at least one product contained on the order wish list according to the sales server.

14 . The home appliance of claim 1 , wherein
the product comprises at least one of a filter used in a refrigerator, a filter used in an air conditioner, and a filter used in an air cleaner, foods stored in a refrigerator and detergent used in a washing machine.

15 . The home appliance of claim 14 , wherein
when at least one of the filter of the refrigerator, the filter of the air conditioner and the filter of the air cleaner is ordered, the controller is configured to provide a replacement guide screen for the filter to the user interface for a predetermined period of time or until it is confirmed that the filter is replaced.

16 . A control method of a home appliance comprising:
displaying at least one immediate order icon, on a display, to order at least one product corresponding to the displayed at least one immediate order icon immediately when the at least one immediate order icon is selected; receiving a user's selection of the at least one immediate order icon; generating order information to order a product corresponding to the selected at least one immediate order icon when the user's selection of the at least one immediate order icon is received; and transmitting the generated order information to a sales server which processes an order of the product corresponding to the selected at least one immediate order icon based on the generated order information.

17 . The control method of claim 16 , wherein
the generation of the order information comprises generating the order information based on information related to the product corresponding the selected at least one immediate order icon, shipping information of the user and payment information about a payment method used to order the product.

18 . The control method of claim 16 further comprising:
accessing the sales server which processes the order of the product corresponding to the selected at least one immediate order icon when the user's selection related to the at least one immediate order icon is received; and displaying a screen provided from the sales server.

19 . The control method of claim 16 further comprising:
transmitting an order signal to order the product corresponding to the selected at least one immediate order icon, together with the order information to the sales server.

20 . The control method of claim 16 further comprising:
receiving an order request signal of a product, which is needed for other home appliance among a plurality of home appliances, from a management server which manages the plurality of home appliances.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Hee Kyung
• Gil Hwan Hee
• Lee Mun Keun
• Cho A Ra
• Ha Tae Hoon

Classifications

• G06Q30/0643 Primary

  graphically representing goods, e.g. 3D product representation · CPC title

• F25D23/028 Primary

  Details · CPC title

• F25D2323/121

  the refrigerator is characterised by a water filter for the water/ice dispenser · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title