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A clothes dryer and a method of controlling the clothes dryer. The method detects conditions of clothes using a sensor, and performs at least one of: a complex drying function to perform a drying operation, a deodorizing operation, and a wrinkle removing operation; a wrinkle removing function to pe

A clothes dryer and a method of controlling the clothes dryer. The method detects conditions of clothes using a sensor, and performs at least one of: a complex drying function to perform a drying operation, a deodorizing operation, and a wrinkle removing operation; a wrinkle removing function to perform the wrinkle removing operation and the drying operation; and a drying function to perform the drying operation, according to the detected conditions of the clothes. Accordingly, the clothes dryer is capable of not only drying the clothes, but also deodorizing the clothes and removing wrinkles. Additionally, the clothes dryer is capable of detecting conditions of clothes accommodated in a chamber, and drying and deodorizing the clothes as occasion demands, thus maintaining the clothes for a long period.

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What is claimed is: 1. A clothes drying apparatus comprising: a chamber to accommodate an article of clothing; a humidifier to selectively supply moisture to the chamber and the article of clothing; a heater to selectively supply heat to the chamber and the article of clothing; an ozonizer to selec

What is claimed is: 1. A clothes drying apparatus comprising: a chamber to accommodate an article of clothing; a humidifier to selectively supply moisture to the chamber and the article of clothing; a heater to selectively supply heat to the chamber and the article of clothing; an ozonizer to selectively supply ozone to the chamber and the article of clothing when an automatically detected odor level of the article of clothing exceeds a reference odor value; an ozone disposer to selectively remove ozone from air drawn from the chamber; a blower, communicating with the chamber to circulate an atmosphere of the chamber; and a controller to control the humidifier, the heater, the ozonizer, the ozone disposer, and the blower for selectively deodorizing, drying and removing wrinkles from the article of clothing. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the ozone disposer is connected to the blower, and is positioned between the blower and the chamber. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a filter positioned between the chamber and the blower, to filter impurities separated from an article of clothing in the chamber. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller further comprises: a control unit; and a driving unit, wherein the control unit accepts an input, and controls the driving unit to selectively drive the humidifier, the heater, the ozonizer, the ozone disposer, and the blower based on the input. 5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein: the control unit accepts the input from a user. 6. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising: a sensor unit to determine a condition of the chamber, wherein the input is the condition of the chamber, and the control unit accepts the input from the sensor. 7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the sensor unit comprises: a humidity sensor; a gas sensor; a temperature sensor; and an ozone sensor. 8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein: when an article of clothing is placed in the chamber, the sensor unit determines a condition of the article of clothing based on the condition of the chamber, and the control unit controls the driving unit to selectively drive the humidifier, the heater, the ozonizer, the ozone disposer, and the blower based on the condition of the article of clothing, to selectively deodorize, dry, and remove a wrinkle from the article of clothing. 9. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a first duct, connected to the blower and positioned in a side wall of the apparatus; and a vent, positioned on the side wall of the apparatus to communicate between the first duct and the chamber, and supply air. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising: a second duct connected to the blower and communicating with the chamber to supply air. 11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein: the heater heats air passing through at least one of the first duct and the second duct; and the ozonizer supplies ozone to the chamber through at least one of the first duct and the second duct. 12. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein: the first duct is an internal duct; and the second duct is an external duct. 13. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a door to selectively open and close the chamber, wherein the door includes a transparent member to observe an internal state of the chamber through the transparent member of the door, while the door is closed.