In a laundry treatment apparatus including a cabinet having an opening formed in one side thereof, a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open and close the opening, a drum rotatably provided inside the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry introduced through the opening, a door lock unit provided inside the cabinet and configured to lock the door when the door closes the opening or release a locked state of the door in order to open the opening closed by the door, a communication unit configured to receive remote inputs of a user for communication with an external device, and a switch unit configured to connect or disconnect an external power, a locked state of the door and connection to the external power are maintained while a user maintains remote control after a preset cycle including rotation of the drum is performed.

An appliance, a controller, and a method for dispensing fluid are provided. The appliance including a fluid station configured to dispense water, cleaning agent, or a combination thereof, and a signal receiver device configured to receive signals from a user. A controller is operably coupled to the signal receiver device. The controller is configured to detect, via the signal receiver device, a gesture signal corresponding to a desired operating mode of the appliance, and command a function at the washing machine appliance based on the gesture signal.

An appliance, a controller, and a method for dispensing fluid are provided. The appliance including a fluid station configured to dispense water, cleaning agent, or a combination thereof, and a signal receiver device configured to receive signals from a user. A controller is operably coupled to the signal receiver device. The controller is configured to detect, via the signal receiver device, a gesture signal corresponding to a desired operating mode of the appliance, and command a function at the washing machine appliance based on the gesture signal.

Disclosed is an artificial intelligence (AI)-based laundry treatment apparatus comprising: a washing module; a camera to acquire an image of laundry; a memory for storing therein a laundry recognition model, wherein the model is trained using a machine learning or deep learning algorithm, wherein the model is configured to recognize laundry information about the laundry; and a processor configured to apply image data from the acquired image to the laundry recognition model to acquire the laundry information.

Disclosed is an artificial intelligence (AI)-based laundry treatment apparatus comprising: a washing module; a camera to acquire an image of laundry; a memory for storing therein a laundry recognition model, wherein the model is trained using a machine learning or deep learning algorithm, wherein the model is configured to recognize laundry information about the laundry; and a processor configured to apply image data from the acquired image to the laundry recognition model to acquire the laundry information.

A console assembly for an appliance is provided that includes a shell having a first face and a first rim and a first protrusion operably coupled with the first face. The first face is positioned at an incline relative to a top edge of the shell. A panel is operably coupled with the shell. The panel includes a second face and a second rim and a second protrusion extending from a side of the panel opposite the second face. The panel is positioned parallel to the first face. A plurality of electrical components are operably coupled to one of the shell and the panel.

A console assembly for an appliance is provided that includes a shell having a first face and a first rim and a first protrusion operably coupled with the first face. The first face is positioned at an incline relative to a top edge of the shell. A panel is operably coupled with the shell. The panel includes a second face and a second rim and a second protrusion extending from a side of the panel opposite the second face. The panel is positioned parallel to the first face. A plurality of electrical components are operably coupled to one of the shell and the panel.

A method for setting a time of a release of a cleaning agent during a cleaning cycle in a household appliance includes obtaining an evolution over time of a local parameter inside the appliance, the local parameter comprising an acceleration induced by the cycle or a temperature inside the appliance; obtaining reference patterns of evolutions of the local parameter during a cycle comprising different cleaning steps including a step adapted for releasing the cleaning agent at a predetermined adapted time; comparing the evolution of the local parameter to the reference patterns and identifying a cleaning step within the cycle when a similarity between a reference pattern and the evolution is above a predetermined threshold, and setting the release of the agent at the predetermined adapted time within the identified cleaning step when the identified step corresponds to a step adapted for releasing the agent.

Disclosed are a washing machine and a control method thereof, capable of preventing occurrence of an accident related to a child or a pet being inside a washing tub. A washing machine according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a concentration sensing part configured to a sense a concentration of a specific component in air measured inside or outside the washing tub, a controller configured to switch the door and the washing tub to a safe mode based on the concentration of the specific component sensed by the concentration sensing part, and a release signal detector configured to detect a release signal for switching the door and the washing tub, which have been switched to the safe mode by the controller, back to a normal mode.

Disclosed are a washing machine and a control method thereof, capable of preventing occurrence of an accident related to a child or a pet being inside a washing tub. A washing machine according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a concentration sensing part configured to a sense a concentration of a specific component in air measured inside or outside the washing tub, a controller configured to switch the door and the washing tub to a safe mode based on the concentration of the specific component sensed by the concentration sensing part, and a release signal detector configured to detect a release signal for switching the door and the washing tub, which have been switched to the safe mode by the controller, back to a normal mode.