CN108444073B

CN108444073B - Operation feedback method of air conditioner control interface, controller and air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN108444073B
Application number: CN201810155770.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 姜林; 燕尽尘
Original assignee: Qingdao Hisense Smart Home Systems Co ltd; Hisense Shandong Air Conditioning Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Shandong Air Conditioning Co Ltd; Qingdao Hisense Smart Life Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-02-23
Filing date: 2018-02-23
Publication date: 2020-11-24
Anticipated expiration: 2038-02-23
Also published as: CN108444073A

Abstract

The utility model provides an operation feedback method, a controller and an air conditioner of an air conditioner control interface, which relate to the technical field of smart home, and the method comprises the following steps: the interface comprises an air conditioner identifier at least representing an air conditioner and an annular identifier surrounding the air conditioner identifier; the display attribute of one section of the annular mark is different from the display attributes of other parts of the annular mark and is used for indicating that the corresponding range of the section is the air outlet range of the air conditioner; the control method comprises the following steps: when the control interface receives a single-point sliding gesture operation of clockwise/anticlockwise rotation around the air conditioner identifier, the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface also rotates clockwise/anticlockwise around the air conditioner identifier; when the control interface receives the sliding gesture operation of the two points from far to near/from near to far, the length of the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface is shortened/lengthened accordingly. By the method, the air outlet angle range of the air conditioner can be adjusted quickly and conveniently, and user experience is improved.

Description

Operation feedback method of air conditioner control interface, controller and air conditioner

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of smart homes, in particular to an operation feedback method of an air conditioner control interface, a controller and an air conditioner.

Background

The traditional air conditioner control is realized through a remote controller, and the control mode has many limited conditions, for example, the distance between the remote controller and the air conditioner cannot be too far and an obstacle cannot block the remote controller and the air conditioner, otherwise, the air conditioner cannot receive a control signal. With the development of artificial intelligence technology, wireless communication technology and the like, the design of the air conditioner is more intelligent and informationized, the air conditioner gradually enters a common family, a user can remotely control the air conditioner through an intelligent terminal or an operation panel, convenience is brought to the life of the user, and for example, the user can adjust parameters such as the working mode of the air conditioner, the air volume and the like through a clickable or draggable button on a control terminal.

Therefore, it is very important to provide a simple and intuitive interface for the existing air conditioner, and to enable the user to be in a scene and in a stereoscopic sense to browse and/or execute various functions of the air conditioner.

Disclosure of Invention

The disclosure provides an operation feedback method of an air conditioner control interface, a controller and an air conditioner, and the technical scheme is as follows:

according to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an operation feedback method of an air conditioner control interface, the method including:

the interface comprises an air conditioner mark at least representing an air conditioner and an annular mark surrounding the air conditioner mark;

the display attribute of one section of the annular mark is different from the display attributes of other parts of the annular mark, and the display attribute is used for indicating that the range corresponding to the section is the air outlet range of the air conditioner;

the air conditioner control interface operation feedback method comprises the following steps:

when the control interface receives a single-point sliding gesture operation which rotates clockwise around the air conditioner identifier, the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface also rotates clockwise around the air conditioner identifier;

when the control interface receives a single-point sliding gesture operation rotating around the air conditioner identifier anticlockwise, the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface also rotates around the air conditioner identifier anticlockwise;

when the control interface receives the sliding gesture operation of two points from far to near, the length of the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface is also shortened;

when the control interface receives two points of sliding gesture operation from near to far, the length of the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface is extended accordingly.

Optionally, the interface further includes a determination button, and after the operation on the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range is completed, the determination button is clicked to send the air outlet range and the position parameter corresponding to the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface to the air conditioner.

Optionally, after the operation on the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range is completed, if no further operation is received by the interface within a preset time, the air outlet range and the position parameter corresponding to the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface are automatically sent to the air conditioner.

Optionally, the interface further includes an air outlet range and a position parameter corresponding to the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range.

Optionally, the interface includes an air conditioner identifier at least representing an air conditioner and an annular identifier surrounding the air conditioner identifier, where the annular identifier is formed by a first ellipse and a second ellipse, and the first ellipse and the second ellipse are non-concentric.

In a second aspect of the disclosed embodiments, there is provided a controller using an operation feedback method of an air conditioner control interface,

the controller is configured to:

Optionally, the controller is further configured to, after the operation on the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range is completed, click the determination button to send the air outlet range and the position parameter corresponding to the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface to the air conditioner.

Optionally, the controller is further configured to, after the operation on the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range is completed, automatically send the air outlet range and the position parameter corresponding to the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface to the air conditioner if the interface does not receive further operation within a preset time.

Optionally, the controller is further configured to, the interface further includes an air outlet range and a position parameter corresponding to a section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range.

Optionally, the controller is further configured to enable the interface to include an air conditioner identifier at least representing an air conditioner and a ring identifier surrounding the air conditioner identifier, where the ring identifier is formed by sleeving a first ellipse with a second ellipse, and the first ellipse and the second ellipse are non-concentric.

In a third aspect of the disclosed embodiments, there is provided an air conditioner using a controller of an operation feedback method of an air conditioner control interface, the air conditioner including:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured as any one of the above-mentioned operation feedback methods of the air conditioner control interface.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial technical effects:

the interface comprises an air conditioner identifier at least representing an air conditioner and an annular identifier surrounding the air conditioner identifier; the display attribute of one section on the annular mark is different from the display attribute of other parts of the annular mark and is used for indicating that the corresponding range of the section is the air outlet range of the air conditioner, and the scene substitution feeling of a user can be increased by the interface design. Secondly, when the control interface receives a single-point sliding gesture operation which rotates clockwise/anticlockwise around the air conditioner identifier, the section of the interface corresponding to the annular mark of the air outlet range also rotates clockwise/anticlockwise around the air conditioner identifier; when the control interface receives the sliding gesture operation of two points from far to near/from near to far, the length of the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface is shortened/extended accordingly, compared with the traditional air conditioner control mode, a user can quickly and conveniently adjust the air outlet angle range of the air conditioner through the interactive interface, and user experience is improved.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the scope of the disclosure as claimed.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an air conditioning control method and environment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an air conditioning configuration;

FIGS. 3A-3E are schematic diagrams of air conditioner control terminal interfaces;

FIG. 4A is a schematic view of an air conditioning control terminal interface of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram of the indication areas with different circle center determinations;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an operation feedback method for an air conditioner control interface according to a first embodiment of the disclosure;

6A-6B are single touch slide diagrams;

FIG. 6C is a schematic diagram of the air conditioning mode after a single touch slide;

6D-6G are two-point touch sliding diagrams;

7A-7C are schematic diagrams of the operation of the air conditioner after sliding with two-point touch;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an air conditioner using a controller for an operation feedback method of an air conditioner control interface;

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used in the present disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. As used in this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It is to be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "when … …" or "in response to a determination", depending on the context.

Interpretation of related words

Air-out angle scope: and indicating the rotating range of the air outlet, and after the air outlet angle range is set, rotating and swinging the air outlet back and forth within the air outlet angle range to form an air outlet area. Wherein, the value of the air outlet angle range is any interval of 0-360 degrees.

Air outlet region position: the position indicated by the center of the wind outlet area is used as the position of the wind outlet area, for example, the position of the wind outlet area corresponding to the wind outlet angle range of 0-90 degrees is the position of 45 degrees.

Air-out scope: is the span of the wind outlet angle range, for example, the wind outlet range corresponding to the wind angle range of 0-90 degrees is 90 degrees.

Implementation environment

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an air conditioner control method and an implementation environment, as shown in fig. 1, the implementation environment includes a control terminal 101 and at least one air conditioner 102 to be controlled.

The control terminal 101 is a terminal device for interacting with a user, and optionally, the terminal 101 is configured to display a state of the air conditioner 102 to be controlled on a user interface, and control the air conditioner 102 to be controlled through the user interface, where: turning on the air conditioner 102 to be controlled, turning off the air conditioner 102 to be controlled, changing parameters of the air conditioner 102 to be controlled, and the like. Alternatively, the terminal 101 may be a mobile terminal, such as: the mobile phone can be at least one of a smart phone, a tablet computer, an electronic book reader, a smart watch, an entrance guard interphone and a portable notebook computer, and can also be a fixed terminal such as a control panel and an operation screen.

The air conditioner 102 to be controlled may be an air conditioner controllable wholly or locally, the placement mode of the air conditioner may be a wall-mounted type or a floor-mounted type, and a user may achieve different working effects by controlling the whole or local working state of the air conditioner, for example, the user may open a control interface of the air conditioner through an APP (Application, Application software) on a mobile phone, and change the temperature, the working mode, and the like of the air conditioner through a sliding touch operation.

The control terminal 101 is connected with the air conditioner 102 to be controlled through a wired or wireless network, and the control terminal 101 performs control operation on the air conditioner 102 to be controlled through the wired or wireless network to change the state of the air conditioner 102 to be controlled. The adopted Communication technology may be a wireless Communication technology or a wired Communication technology, wherein the wireless Communication technology may also be a short-range wireless Communication technology (NFC), a ZigBee (violet peak protocol) technology, a Bluetooth technology, a WiFi (wireless local area network) technology, and the like.

Equipment structure

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an air conditioner according to the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 2, the air conditioner at least includes a rotating casing 21, a driver 22, an air supply assembly 23, a rotating shaft 24, and the like, wherein the rotating casing 21 is provided with an air outlet 211, the rotating shaft 24 is connected to the rotating casing 21, and the rotating shaft 24 is driven to rotate under the action of the driver 22, so that the rotating casing 21 rotates. The air supply assembly 23 is connected with an output duct which extends into the rotary case 21, so that the air generated by the air supply assembly 23 can be output from the air outlet 211. Optionally, the air supply assembly 23 generally drives the fan to work for the air supply motor. Along with the rotation of the rotating shaft 24, the position of the air outlet 211 rotates back and forth within the set air outlet angle range, so as to form an air outlet area corresponding to the air outlet angle range.

For example, a base line (representing 0 ° or 360 °) is set, if the air outlet angle range of the air conditioner is set to be 90 ° -120 °, the driver 22 controls the rotating shaft 24 to rotate repeatedly within the air outlet angle range of 90 ° -120 °, that is, to rotate clockwise from the 90 ° position to the 120 ° position, and then to rotate counterclockwise from the 120 ° position to the 90 ° position, so that the air output from the air outlet of the air conditioner can form an air outlet area corresponding to the air outlet angle range of 90 ° -120 ° during the reciprocating rotation.

It should be noted that, the above is an optional air conditioner structure and air outlet mode of the present disclosure, and a person skilled in the art may select any air conditioner capable of realizing an air outlet effect of 360 degrees, and the structure of the air conditioner is not limited herein.

Project conception process

Next, taking a mobile phone terminal as an example, a conceptual process of the present disclosure is introduced:

fig. 3A is a schematic view of an air conditioner control terminal interface, an air conditioner APP on a mobile phone is opened to obtain the user interaction interface 3 shown in fig. 3A, the user interaction interface 3 includes a control for controlling an air conditioner parameter, for example, a key 301 for increasing an air conditioner air outlet angle, a key 302 for decreasing the air conditioner air outlet angle, a key 303 for counterclockwise adjusting an air conditioner air outlet area position, and a key 304 for clockwise adjusting the air conditioner air outlet area position. The air outlet angle of the air conditioner is adjusted by clicking the key 301 (key 302) with a finger, the air outlet angle can be changed by 1 degree (or preset degrees) every time the key is clicked, and the adjusted air outlet angle is displayed on the user interaction interface 3 in real time, namely, the result of user operation is fed back in real time.

In addition, the position of the air conditioner air outlet area can be adjusted by clicking the key 303 (key 304) with a finger, and the current air outlet area position is represented by a fan 305 with a thickened edge line. When the user clicks the key 303, the position of the air outlet region rotates counterclockwise to obtain a set step length, and correspondingly, when the user clicks the key 304, the position of the air outlet region rotates clockwise to obtain a set step length, so as to obtain a target position, and the set step length can be selected as required.

However, in the above embodiment, the change of the air outlet angle and the air outlet area position of the air conditioner is mainly realized by clicking the key, on one hand, when the parameter has a large change range, the user needs to continuously click the key, which brings great inconvenience to the user; on the other hand, if the two parameters are to be changed simultaneously, the user needs to complete the operation in two steps, namely, click the button 301 (button 302) or the button 303 (button 304), respectively, and the current air outlet state of the air conditioner cannot be intuitively reflected.

Fig. 3B shows another implementation manner of the air conditioner control terminal interface, as shown in fig. 3B, the user interaction interface 3 includes a sliding bar 31, a black area on the sliding bar 31 indicates a position of an air conditioner air outlet area and an air outlet angle range, sliding areas 311 and 312 are disposed at two ends of the black area, and a user touches and drags the sliding area 311 (or the sliding area 312) with a finger, so that an area of the black area on the sliding bar 31 changes accordingly. For example, when the user drags the sliding region 312 to the right, the area of the black region increases, whereas when the user drags the sliding region 312 to the left, the area of the black region decreases.

In this way, the area of the black area on the sliding bar 31 is changed through touch sliding, so that the proportion of the black area in the whole sliding bar is changed to adjust the current air outlet angle range of the air conditioner, and meanwhile, the current air outlet angle value is displayed on the user interaction interface 3. In addition, the position of the center of the black area on the slider 31 represents the position of the air-conditioning air outlet area, for example, the leftmost position and the rightmost position of the slider 31 represent the north direction, and the positions of the air outlet areas sequentially pass through north- > east- > south- > west- > north as the position of the center of the black area changes. Optionally, the position of the air outlet area may be located according to the distance from the center position of the black area to the leftmost side of the sliding bar 31, and the implementation manner may also be determined according to the position of the black area boundary, which may be implemented by those skilled in the art according to design requirements.

According to the embodiment, the inconvenience brought to the user by changing the air conditioner parameters in an over-click key mode is solved, the user can easily realize parameter adjustment by a large margin in a dragging mode, meanwhile, the two parameters of the air conditioner can be visually represented by the black area on the sliding strip, namely the two parameters of the air conditioner can be simultaneously adjusted through touch sliding, and convenience is brought to the user. However, since the sliding strip is a strip, the area and the position of the black area on the whole sliding strip are mapped to the position and the air outlet angle range of the air outlet area of the air conditioner, the area and the position of the black area need to be obtained through calculation in the user operation process, and then the black area is adjusted through touch sliding to enable the state of the air conditioner to meet the requirements of the user.

Fig. 3C shows another implementation manner of the air conditioner control terminal interface, because the air outlet of the air conditioner rotates along with the rotation of the rotating shaft, the air outlet angle range can only change within the range of 0-360 °, and in consideration of the intuitive nature of the design of the sliding control, as shown in fig. 3C, a circular sliding control 32 is provided, similarly, the position and the area of the black area on the sliding control 32 represent the current setting parameters of the air conditioner, a sliding area 321 and a sliding area 322 are arranged near the boundary of the black area, and the user adjusts the position and the size of the black area by touching and sliding with a finger, and displays the current air outlet angle of the air conditioner on the user interaction interface 3. The current position of the black area boundary is represented by a dotted line 323 and a dotted line 324, and if the dotted line 323 is set to represent 0 °, and the dotted line 324 represents 90 °, the current air-conditioning outlet angle range is 0 ° -90 °.

The design mode of the sliding control is matched with the motion condition of the air-conditioning air outlet, namely the sliding control simulates the change track of the air-conditioning air outlet, so that the position and the area size of the black area obtained by the user through touch sliding correspond to the rotating range of the air outlet of the air conditioner, and the mode can visually reflect the working state of the air conditioner. Meanwhile, when the user changes the air conditioner parameters, the position of the sliding area is adjusted without calculating the occupation ratio of the black area, so that the air conditioner reaches a target state, namely, when the air conditioner air outlet angle range is adjusted through the annular sliding control, the operation is simple, the operation rule is easy to accept, and the user experience is enhanced.

With the improvement of the product intelligence level, the user requirements are increased, and more requirements are put on the design of the user interaction interface, so that the designed user interaction interface is considered to increase scenes, enhance the scene substitution feeling of the user, improve the user experience, and design another air conditioner control terminal interface as shown in fig. 3D.

As shown in fig. 3D, the user interface 3 includes an air conditioner 332 and a ring identifier 331, wherein the ring identifier 331 surrounds a rotating shell of the air conditioner 332, and an air outlet is disposed on the rotating shell, so that it is relatively vivid that the ring identifier 331 is a track for controlling movement of the air outlet of the air conditioner. However, the design effect only shows the sliding control and the air conditioner in a planar form, the stereoscopic impression is lacked, and a user needs to have a sense of space and imagination in the using process, namely, the mapping relation between the annular mark 331 and the air conditioner 332 can be imagined. Meanwhile, the design effect gives a bulky feeling to a user, so that the user experience effect is poor.

Fig. 3E is another schematic diagram of an air conditioner control terminal interface, as shown in fig. 3E, in order to increase the stereoscopic impression of the user interaction interface, the circular ring identifier is changed into an elliptical ring, and in consideration of the perspective effect, the specially designed sliding control 341 is slightly wider in front of the air conditioner 342 and slightly narrower in back of the air conditioner 342, so as to achieve the perspective effect of "near-large-far-small". The annular mark 341 surrounds the air conditioner 342, and the black area on the annular mark 341 can not only represent the position and the air outlet angle of the air conditioner air outlet, but also show the air conditioner air outlet effect, and has dynamic aesthetic feeling.

The above is the conception process of the air conditioner design scheme of the present disclosure, and the following will describe the user interaction interface of the air conditioner in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings:

user interface of air conditioner

the display attribute of one section of the annular mark is different from the display attributes of other parts of the annular mark, and the display attribute is used for indicating that the range corresponding to the section is the air outlet range of the air conditioner.

Referring to fig. 4A, the user interaction interface 3 at least includes an air conditioner identifier 342, an annular identifier 341 annularly disposed around the air conditioner identifier, a display attribute of a segment located on the annular identifier 341 is different from a display attribute (hereinafter referred to as an indication area) of other portions of the annular identifier, and a range corresponding to the indication area 343 is an air outlet range of the air conditioner. The annular mark 341 is formed by a first ellipse 3411 and a second ellipse 3412, the center of the first ellipse 3411 is Q1, the center of the second ellipse 3412 is Q2, and as can be seen from the figure, the first ellipse 3411 and the second ellipse 3412 are non-concentric, that is, the center of the first ellipse does not coincide with the center of the second ellipse, alternatively, the center of the circle Q1 and the center of the circle Q2 are located on the same axis, that is, the annular mark 341 is located at the position "thicker" in front of the air conditioner, and located at the position "thinner" behind the air conditioner, which can fully embody the perspective effect of "near, far and small", so that the annular mark 341 has the stereo surrounding effect.

It is noted that in the following exemplary figures, the first ellipse and the second ellipse are tangent effects, and the first ellipse and the second ellipse may not be tangent, and the present disclosure only defines that the first ellipse and the second ellipse are non-concentric. Of course, it is also possible to replace the ellipse by a circle of different size, and the present disclosure gives only one alternative embodiment.

The indication region 343 includes a first boundary 3431 and a second boundary 3432, and the indication region 343 may be slid/scaled along the ring-shaped mark 341 according to a touch sliding manner of a user, in which the lengths and slopes of the first boundary 3431 and the second boundary 3432 are dynamically changed, the area of the indication region 343 is also changed, the distance between the first boundary 3431 and the second boundary 3432 affects the arc length of the indication region 343, and the position difference between the first ellipse 3411 and the second ellipse 3412 determines the thickness of the indication region 343.

The indication region 343 is overlaid on the annular mark 341, and in order to better distinguish the indication region 343 from the annular mark 341, different colors may be set, for example, the color of the indication region 343 is set to be darker than the color of the annular mark 341, and of course, the annular mark 341 may be set to be transparent, and only the boundary of the first ellipse 3411 and the second ellipse 3412 is reserved. In the process of user touch, with the change of the indication area 343, since the indication area 343 is covered above the annular mark 341 and has a darker color, the purpose is to provide an intuitive feedback result for the user's operation.

Optionally, the indicating area is directly marked on the annular identifier without adopting a manner that the layer of the indicating area covers the layer of the annular identifier, and the color of the area is set to be deepened. The present disclosure does not limit the implementation of color display, and those skilled in the art can refer to the prior art.

It is worth noting that the indication area is used for indicating the air conditioner air outlet angle range, the arc length of the indication area is changed in the touch sliding process, the angle range corresponding to the indication area is also changed, the angle range is consistent with the air conditioner air outlet angle range, and therefore the air conditioner air outlet angle range can be changed through the touch sliding. In addition, there is a minimum separation between the first boundary and the second boundary, i.e. the first boundary cannot cross the second boundary by sliding counterclockwise, and the second boundary cannot cross the first boundary by sliding clockwise. The following embodiment will describe the entire control process in detail.

In addition, the first boundary and the second boundary of the indication area are both determined by the center of the first ellipse (inner ellipse) and the position of the contact, and the position of the center of the first ellipse also represents the position of the center of the air conditioner. In fig. 4B, the left diagram is the area of the indication area determined by the center of the first ellipse, the right diagram is the area of the indication area determined by the center of the second ellipse, the right diagram gives the user the feeling that the air conditioner is particularly close to the user, and the right diagram has a less aesthetic effect than the left diagram, so the present disclosure determines the slope of the boundary of the indication area by the center of the inner ellipse in the design of the user interaction interface.

Optionally, the user interaction interface may further design other related keys as needed, except for the air conditioner identifier, the ring identifier annularly arranged around the air conditioner identifier, and the indication area located on the ring identifier, which is not illustrated here.

The above is a user interaction interface designed by the present disclosure, and how a user controls the state of the air conditioner by manipulating the user interaction interface is described below with reference to specific embodiments.

Opening function

When the user touches the functional button, the air conditioner receives a touch instruction generated by the functional button, and the air conditioner responds to the touch instruction to start rotating air supply. Optionally, in order to make the user interaction interface simple and beautiful and improve the intelligence, the function starting button can be removed, and the touch screen can be used for directly receiving a touch instruction generated by touch to control the work of the air conditioner. For example, when the air conditioner is in a shutdown state, the touch screen detects a user touch or detects a user touch slide, and the air conditioner can work according to a control instruction generated by the current indication area.

If the air conditioner is used for the first time, the boundary range of the indication area on the user interaction interface is preset, for example, the first boundary and the second boundary of the preset indication area are respectively located at 140 ° and 90 °, and the preset boundary range is not limited by the present disclosure. If the air conditioner is not used for the first time, the user interaction interface can keep the indication area of the last operation, and the air conditioner automatically rotates to supply air according to the air outlet position and the angle set by the last user operation after the air conditioner is started.

Shut down function

The user touches the functional button again, and the rotary air supply function of the air conditioner is closed. Alternatively, the user clicks on other function buttons, such as "directional blowing", and the air conditioner also turns off the rotary blowing function.

The user touch mode is mainly divided into a single-finger touch (also called single-point touch) and a multi-finger touch (also called multi-point touch), the touch sliding direction may be clockwise or counterclockwise, and the following embodiments will describe the operation feedback method of the air conditioner control interface in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings:

the first embodiment is as follows:

fig. 5 is a flowchart of an operation feedback method for an air conditioner control interface according to a first embodiment of the disclosure, and as shown in fig. 5, the method includes:

step S501, when the control interface receives a single-point sliding gesture operation that rotates clockwise around the air conditioner identifier, the section of the interface corresponding to the ring mark of the air outlet range also rotates clockwise around the air conditioner identifier.

Step S502, when the control interface receives a single-point sliding gesture operation rotating around the air conditioner identifier in the anticlockwise direction, the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface also rotates around the air conditioner identifier in the anticlockwise direction.

Specifically, steps S501 and S502 are directed to a single-point sliding operation, when the touch screen detects only one contact point sliding, at this time, a section of the annular mark (hereinafter referred to as an indication area) on the interface corresponding to the air outlet range moves integrally in the annular mark, that is, the angle of the first boundary and the angle of the second boundary of the indication area increase or decrease simultaneously, and the angle difference between the two is unchanged, that is, the air outlet area position can be changed quickly through the single-point touch sliding, and the air outlet angle of the air conditioner is unchanged.

The contact sliding track is clockwise, the indication area moves clockwise along the annular mark, the moving distance is positively correlated with the contact sliding distance, namely, the larger the clockwise sliding distance of the contact is, the larger the moving distance of the indication area is. On the contrary, when the contact sliding track is in the counterclockwise direction, the indication area moves counterclockwise along the annular mark, and the moving distance is positively correlated with the contact sliding distance, that is, the greater the counterclockwise sliding distance of the contact is, the greater the moving distance of the indication area is.

Optionally, the touch point sliding track may be clockwise or counterclockwise, and may be determined by the seating of the touch point, which may specifically refer to the existing algorithm and will not be described herein.

Illustratively, referring to fig. 6A, when the touch screen in the left drawing detects that the single finger slides in the direction indicated by the arrow (clockwise), the indication area (black area) rotates integrally in the clockwise direction along the ring-shaped mark to obtain the right drawing, and referring to fig. 6B, when the touch screen in the left drawing detects that the single finger slides in the direction indicated by the arrow (counterclockwise), the indication area (black area) rotates integrally in the counterclockwise direction along the ring-shaped mark.

It should be noted that the touched position is any position around the air conditioner identifier on the touch screen, which is not illustrated here.

Through single-point touch slip, can the quick travel point region's position to the regional position of air-out changes fast, especially under the great condition of air-out angle modulation range, can realize very easily through this kind of mode, reinforcing user experience. Secondly, the air outlet area of the air conditioner can be roughly positioned through single-point touch sliding, then the air outlet angle is finely adjusted through multi-point touch sliding, the operation time of a user can be saved through the matching of the two touch modes, and the user can select which touch mode to adopt according to the requirement.

As shown in fig. 6C, only the ring-shaped identification portion is shown here, including: indicating the zone first boundary (dashed line 711), second boundary (dashed line 712), angular range 74 represented by dashed line 711 and dashed line 712, the current angle of the outlet of air-conditioner is indicated by solid line 72. When the touch screen detects that a user touches a single point and slides clockwise according to the direction indicated by an arrow in the figure, the first boundary and the second boundary of the indication area move clockwise simultaneously, in the moving process, a fixed angle range 74 is kept between the first boundary and the second boundary, and after the movement is finished, the first boundary and the second boundary are respectively located at the positions of a dotted line 713 and a dotted line 714.

In the above process, referring to the right drawing, the air conditioner rotates clockwise from the current position to the angle indicated by the dotted line 713 along the track 1, then rotates counterclockwise to the angle indicated by the dotted line 714 along the track 2, and then rotates back and forth in the angle interval indicated by the dotted line 714 and the dotted line 713, so that the air outlet angle range indicated by the indication area is formed.

The adjustment of the air outlet angle range of the air conditioner by the single-point touch sliding of the user also includes other situations, which are not exemplified here.

Step S503, when the control interface receives the sliding gesture operation of two points from far to near, the length of the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface is also shortened;

step S504, when the control interface receives two sliding gesture operations from near to far, the length of the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface is also extended accordingly.

Specifically, both step 503 and step 504 are for two-point touch operation, when a touch slide is detected at a plurality of positions of the touch screen at the same time, if the distance between the contacts becomes smaller (the contacts are far away from each other), the length of the section (hereinafter referred to as an indication area) of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range is shortened, and the angle indicated by the indication area becomes smaller, so that the air outlet angle of the air conditioner becomes smaller; on the contrary, if the distance between the contacts is increased (the contacts are far from each other), the length of the section (hereinafter referred to as an indication area) of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range is extended, and the angle indicated by the indication area is increased, so that the air outlet angle of the air conditioner is increased.

For example, referring to fig. 6D, if it is detected that the distance between the two contacts gradually increases (the two contacts are farther away from each other), at this time, the arc length of the indication region of the ring mark will become larger, that is, the angle range corresponding to the indication region increases, the left diagram of fig. 6D detects that the distance between the two contacts gradually increases, the indication region (black region) of the left diagram will gradually become larger along the ring mark, so as to obtain the right diagram, and obviously, the air outlet angle of the air conditioner controlled by the right diagram is larger than that of the left diagram.

Referring to fig. 6E, if the detected distance between the two contacts gradually decreases (the two contacts are closer to each other), at this time, the arc length of the indication region of the ring mark is decreased, that is, the angle range corresponding to the indication region is decreased, the left diagram of fig. 6E detects that the distance between the two contacts is gradually decreased, the indication region (black region) of the left diagram is gradually decreased along the ring mark, so as to obtain the right diagram, and obviously, the air outlet angle of the air conditioner controlled by the right diagram is smaller than that of the left diagram.

In addition, the change size of the angle range of the indication area and the change value of the distance between the contact points are in positive correlation, namely, the larger the sliding distance between the contact points is, the larger the change of the angle range of the indication area is, the smaller the sliding distance between the contact points is, and the smaller the change of the angle range of the indication area is.

In addition, the two borders of the indication area are changed simultaneously, wherein one border slides clockwise and the other border slides counterclockwise.

It should be noted that the two-point touch sliding track may be a straight line or a curved line, the touched position is any position of the touch screen around the air conditioner identifier, which is not limited herein, and fig. 6F-6G may be referred to, where fig. 6F shows a two-point touch manner distinguished from the two-point touch manner at another touched position in fig. 6D, and fig. 6F is used to show that the touched position may be any position around the air conditioner identifier; fig. 6G shows another case of a curved touch sliding trajectory, which is used to illustrate that the two-point touch sliding trajectory of the present disclosure may be a straight line or a curved line, which is not described herein. Through two-point touch sliding, the change of the air outlet angle range of the air conditioner can be realized, compared with the situation that a remote controller adjusts or clicks a "+ -" symbol of a screen, the realization mode is simpler and more convenient, and the user experience is improved.

When a user sets an air outlet angle range of an air conditioner in a two-point touch sliding manner, firstly, a relationship between an angle range of a set indication area and a corresponding angle (hereinafter referred to as a current angle) of a current position of an air outlet of the air conditioner is judged, and there may be three cases (for convenience of description, only the indication area and an annular identifier are shown in the following figures), a base line is set at positions of centers of a first ellipse and a second ellipse, the base line represents 0 degree (and 360 degrees), the clockwise angle is increased, and a central point is determined on the base line and is used for determining the angle range corresponding to the indication area:

situation one

(1) The current angle of the air-conditioning outlet is smaller than the second boundary angle of the indication area, as shown in fig. 7A, a base line 5 in the figure, a solid line 54 indicates the angle of the current air-conditioning outlet, a dotted line 551 indicates the angle of the first boundary, and a dotted line 552 indicates the angle of the second boundary, under the current condition, the air-conditioning outlet rotates clockwise along a track 1 to the angle indicated by the dotted line 551, then rotates counterclockwise along a track 2 to the angle indicated by the dotted line 552, and then rotates back and forth within the angle interval indicated by the dotted line 552 and the dotted line 551, so as to form the air outlet angle range indicated by the indication area.

Situation two

(2) The current angle of the air conditioner outlet is greater than or equal to the second boundary angle of the indication area and less than or equal to the first boundary angle of the indication area, as shown in fig. 7B, in this case, the rotation of the air conditioner outlet is the same as the above-mentioned case (1), and this is not repeated.

Situation three

(3) When the current angle of the air outlet is greater than the first boundary angle of the indication area, as shown in fig. 7C, in the current situation, the air outlet rotates counterclockwise along the track 1 to the angle indicated by the dotted line 552, then rotates clockwise along the track 2 to the angle indicated by the dotted line 551, and then rotates back and forth within the angle interval indicated by the dotted line 551 and the dotted line 552, so as to form the air outlet angle range indicated by the indication area.

The above descriptions are descriptions of several situations of two-point touch sliding, and certainly, the above listed situations do not cover all touch situations, and those skilled in the art can derive air conditioner control methods of other situations according to the above descriptions, and the descriptions are not illustrated one by one.

The user can realize the adjustment of the corresponding angle range of the indication area through the two-point touch sliding, so that the air outlet angle range of the air conditioner is changed, the change of the indication area can be visually seen on the user interaction interface along with the touch sliding of the user, in addition, the user does not need to approach the air conditioner in person, the current air outlet area of the air conditioner can be known in real time on the user interaction interface, more convenience is created for the user, and the user experience is improved.

Further, the interface further comprises an air outlet range and a position parameter corresponding to the section of the annular mark corresponding to the air outlet range. Illustratively, the air outlet angle ranges from 90 degrees to 120 degrees, the air outlet range is 30 degrees, the position (position parameter) of the air outlet area is about 15 degrees to the east of the south, and can also be at a position of 105 degrees, and the representation mode of the position parameter can be selected according to the design requirement.

Specifically, after the indication area is adjusted through the single-point sliding or the two-point sliding, the determination button needs to be clicked, then a trigger instruction is generated, and the trigger instruction sends the air outlet angle range (including the air outlet range and the position parameter) set in the indication area to the air conditioner.

Specifically, the mode of clicking the determination button may bring complexity to user operation, and the disclosure provides another sending implementation mode, that is, whether the interface receives further operation is judged within a preset time, if no operation is received, the user is represented that the setting is completed, and at this time, the corresponding air conditioner air outlet range and position parameters on the interface are automatically sent to the air conditioner.

Example two

Based on the operation feedback method of the air conditioner control interface provided in the first embodiment, the present disclosure provides a controller using the operation feedback method of the air conditioner control interface, which specifically includes:

the controller is configured to:

Optionally, the controller is further configured to, the interface further includes a determination button, and after the operation on the section of the ring mark corresponding to the air outlet range is completed, click the determination button to send the air outlet range and the position parameter corresponding to the section of the ring mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface to the air conditioner.

Optionally, the controller is further configured to determine a wind outlet range and a position parameter corresponding to a section of the ring mark corresponding to the wind outlet range.

Optionally, the controller is further configured to enable the interface to include an air conditioner identifier at least representing an air conditioner and a ring identifier surrounding the air conditioner identifier, where the ring identifier is formed by a first ellipse and a second ellipse, and the first ellipse and the second ellipse are non-concentric.

The above is an introduction of the controller, and specific reference may be made to the relevant steps of the first embodiment.

EXAMPLE III

The present disclosure also proposes an air conditioner using a controller of an operation feedback method of an air conditioner control interface, which includes, with reference to fig. 8:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

The embodiment of the air conditioner control method can be applied to an air conditioner. The device embodiments may be implemented by software, or by hardware, or by a combination of hardware and software. The software implementation is taken as an example, and as a logical device, the device is formed by reading corresponding computer program instructions in the nonvolatile memory into the memory for operation through the processor of the air conditioner where the device is located. From a hardware aspect, as shown in fig. 8, a hardware structure diagram of an air conditioner in which an air conditioner control device of the present disclosure is located is shown:

the processor 1101 is a control center of the air conditioning control apparatus 1100, connects various parts of the entire air conditioning control apparatus using various interfaces and lines, and performs various functions of the air conditioning control apparatus 1100 and processes data by running or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 1102 and calling data stored in the memory 1102, thereby performing overall monitoring of the air conditioning control apparatus.

Optionally, processor 1101 may include (not shown in fig. 8) one or more processing cores; optionally, the processor 1101 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly handles operating systems, user interfaces, application programs, and the like, and the modem processor mainly handles wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into the processor 1101.

The memory 1102 may be used to store software programs and modules, and the processor 1101 executes various functional applications and data processing by operating the software programs and modules stored in the memory 1102. The memory 1102 mainly includes (not shown in fig. 8) a storage program area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program area may store an operating system, an application program required for at least one function, and the like; the stored data area may store data created according to the use of the lane line detection apparatus 1100, and the like.

Further, the memory 1102 may include (not shown in FIG. 8) high speed random access memory, and may also include (not shown in FIG. 8) non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state storage device. Accordingly, memory 1102 may also include (not shown in FIG. 8) a memory controller to provide processor 1101 with access to memory 1102.

In some embodiments, the terminal 1100 may further include: a peripheral interface 1103 and at least one peripheral. The processor 1101, memory 1102 and peripheral interface 1103 may be connected by a communication bus or signal line (not shown in fig. 8). Various peripheral devices may be connected to peripheral interface 1103 by communication buses or signal lines. Specifically, the peripheral device may include: at least one of a touch display screen 1105, a multimedia component 1106, an audio component 1107, a sensor component 1108, and a power component 1109.

The touch display screen 1105 may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, a touch input signal of a user may be received. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gesture. The touch sensor may not sense the boundary of the touch slide, and may also detect a duration and pressure corresponding to the touch slide operation.

Communication component 1104 is configured to facilitate communication between terminal 1100 and other devices that terminal 1100 can access to a wireless network based on a communication standard, for example, communication component 1104 can include a Near Field Communication (NFC) module that can facilitate short-range communication, such as NFC module can also be based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, and/or the like.

Computer readable storage medium

The present disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of any of the air conditioner control methods provided by the present disclosure.

For the device embodiments, since they substantially correspond to the method embodiments, reference may be made to the partial description of the method embodiments for relevant points. The above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely illustrative, and the units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the disclosed solution. One of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without inventive effort.

The above description is only exemplary of the present disclosure and should not be taken as limiting the disclosure, as any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure should be included in the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An operation feedback method of an air conditioner control interface is characterized in that,

the display attribute of one section of the annular mark is different from the display attributes of other parts of the annular mark, and the display attribute is used for indicating that the range corresponding to the section is the air outlet range of the air conditioner; wherein, two borders of annular sign are first ellipse and second ellipse respectively, confirm the concrete step of air-out scope includes: determining a central point based on a baseline between the circle center of the first ellipse and the circle center of the second ellipse, and determining the air outlet range based on the central point;

2. The operation feedback method of the air conditioner control interface according to claim 1, wherein the interface further includes a determination button, and after the operation of the section of the ring mark corresponding to the air outlet range is completed, the determination button is clicked to send the air outlet range and the position parameter corresponding to the section of the ring mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface to the air conditioner.

3. The operation feedback method of the air conditioner control interface according to claim 1, wherein after the operation of the section of the ring mark corresponding to the air outlet range is completed, if the interface does not receive further operation within a preset time, the air outlet range and the position parameter corresponding to the section of the ring mark corresponding to the air outlet range on the interface are automatically sent to the air conditioner.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the interface further comprises a wind output range and a position parameter corresponding to a segment of the ring mark corresponding to the wind output range.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the interface comprises an air conditioner logo representing at least an air conditioner and a ring logo surrounding the air conditioner logo, wherein the ring logo is formed by a first elliptical ring and a second ellipse, and the first ellipse and the second ellipse are non-concentric.

6. A controller using an operation feedback method of an air conditioner control interface,

the controller is configured to:

7. An air conditioner using a controller of an operation feedback method of an air conditioner control interface, the air conditioner comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured as the operation feedback method of the air conditioner control interface according to any one of claims 1 to 5.