CN101794121A - Consumable information holder with user interface data - Google Patents
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A user interface has software configured to communicate with an appliance adapted to perform a physical cycle of operation on an article and to communicate with a consumable information holder. The software is further configured to cause the graphical user interface to communicate to a user information that is at least partially derived from the consumable information holder. The information includes at least one step for activating a user interface component, preparing the appliance for the operation cycle, handling the appliance during the operation cycle, handling the appliance after the operation cycle, preparing the article for the operation cycle, handling the article during an operation cycle, or handling an article after the operation cycle.
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The present invention relates to keep use or the equipment of the consumptive material of operation thereon by communication apparatus.
Summary of the invention
According to the present invention, a kind of have a user interface that is configured to the software of communicating by letter with consumable information holder with utensil, and this utensil is suitable for article are carried out the physical operations circulation.This software is further configured and becomes to make graphic user interface to pass on the information that obtains from consumable information holder at least in part to the user.This information comprise be used for the activated user interface assembly, prepare utensil be used for operation cycle, preparation implement during the operation cycle, after operation cycle preparation implement, prepare article and be used for operation cycle, handling article during the operation cycle or after operation cycle, handling at least one steps of article.
This information preferably includes orderly step collection.And at least one step in this set comprises the activated user interface assembly or obtains information about the operation cycle that utensil is set.Preparing article comprises in this article introducing utensil environment for use.Handling article comprises and these article is removed from the utensil environment for use and these article are introduced in the utensil environment for use again.After operation cycle, handle the later stage that article can be included in the utensil environment for use and use this article.Preferably, this user interface is a figure.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of consumable information holder to be used for using with the article of utensil, this utensil is configured to carry out the operation cycle relevant with article.Consumable information holder comprises information, and this information comprises processing during the user and preparation operation cycle, the operation cycle and the relevant instruction of processing after the operation cycle.This information is suitable for and can be perceived with the consumptive material reader of user interface swap data.In this way, when the consumptive material reader when consumable information holder acquired information and user interface show relevant information from the consumptive material reader, the user can be used to come the beamhouse operation circulation, handling during the operation cycle and handling after operation cycle from the information at user interface.This information preferably includes at least two steps.
Of the present invention further aspect, a kind of utensil has and is configured to software that article are carried out the physical operations circulation and communicated by letter with consumable information holder.This software is further configured and becomes to make this utensil to pass on the information that obtains from consumable information holder at least in part to the user.This information comprise be used for the activated user interface assembly, prepare utensil be used for operation cycle, preparation implement during the operation cycle, after operation cycle preparation implement, prepare article and be used for operation cycle, handling article during the operation cycle or after operation cycle, handling at least one steps of article.
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Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram that is coupled to and comprises the utensil of consumptive material retainer according to of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram according to consumptive material retainer of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the synoptic diagram of the operation cycle assembly that uses with communication apparatus.
Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram with utensil controller of circulation framework.
Fig. 5 is the synoptic diagram of communication that the operation of controling appliance is shown.
Fig. 6 is the consumptive material that uses with communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention and the synoptic diagram of consumptive material reader.
Fig. 7 is the synoptic diagram of the remote subscriber interface that uses with communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 8 is the synoptic diagram that is connected the network of utensil on a plurality of networks and client by coupling mechanism.
Fig. 9 is the synoptic diagram about the information source of resource that is connected to utensil by 2 coupling mechanisms.
Figure 10 is the synoptic diagram that the transfer of 2 operation cycle annexes between the utensil is shown.
Figure 11 is the synoptic diagram that the operation of the consumptive material reader with the utensil that is subjected to the informational influence that is associated with consumptive material is shown.
The synchronous data collection that Figure 12 diagram is undertaken by the message in the bind command group.
The technology that is used to bind event message of Figure 13 diagram Figure 11.
Information receiving and transmitting between Figure 14 diagram consumptive material retainer according to an embodiment of the invention and the utensil.
Figure 15 diagram according to another embodiment of the invention the consumptive material retainer and the information receiving and transmitting between the utensil.
Figure 16 diagram according to another embodiment of the invention the consumptive material retainer and the information receiving and transmitting between the utensil.
Figure 17 is the schematic perspective view with refrigerating appliance of the water filtering tube system that implements the principle of the invention.
Figure 18 is the stereographic map of the water filtering tube system of Figure 17 of illustrating separately.
Figure 19 is the stereographic map of assembly of the water filtering tube system with the socket that separates a little with shell of Figure 17.
Figure 20 is the process flow diagram that diagram exemplary water filtering tube according to an embodiment of the invention is changed process.
Figure 21 is the synoptic diagram according to the example of the loop structure of creating utensil by means of the consumptive material retainer of the present invention.
Figure 22 is the process flow diagram of diagram according to the step of realization script of the present invention.
Figure 23 schematically diagram uses categorized data set in conjunction with the classification control of software architecture with the operation of the one or more assemblies in the controling appliance under not about the situation of the immediate knowledge of the function of assembly.
Figure 24 schematically diagram according to an embodiment of classification framework of the present invention.
Figure 25 schematically diagram according to second embodiment of classification framework of the present invention.
Figure 26 is the revision at the software architecture of Figure 23 of another kind of working environment.
Figure 26 A is the detail section of the classification engine of Figure 26.
Figure 27 schematically diagram according to the method for utilization of the present invention classification framework.
Figure 28 is illustrated in the example data structure of using in the classification framework of the present invention.
Figure 29 is illustrated in second example data structure of using in the classification framework of the present invention.
Figure 30 is the schematic illustration of a pair of software work environment, and wherein each software work environment connects corresponding to the different assemblies with its oneself SA and by internal communication network.
Figure 31 is the synoptic diagram that is connected the network of utensil on a plurality of networks and client by coupling mechanism.
Figure 32 is the synoptic diagram of process of creating the main structure of embedded type virtual router.
Figure 33 is to use chain to fetch the synoptic diagram of a plurality of nextport hardware component NextPorts that connect communicatedly.
Figure 34 is the synoptic diagram of the relation between the interior structural components of utensil control system.
Figure 35 diagram has the utensil of the consumptive material retainer of coupling removedly according to an embodiment of the invention.
Figure 35 A diagram utensil according to another embodiment of the invention with the consumptive material retainer that is coupled removedly.
Figure 36 is the synoptic diagram of the consumptive material retainer of coupling removedly according to another embodiment of the invention.
Figure 36 A is the synoptic diagram of the consumptive material retainer of coupling removedly according to another embodiment of the invention.
The example of the configuration of the consumptive material retainer that Figure 37 A and 37B diagram are coupled according to an embodiment of the invention removedly.
Figure 38 diagram example of the configuration of the consumptive material retainer of coupling removedly according to another embodiment of the invention.
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Utensil and consumptive material
At first referring to Fig. 1, one embodiment of the invention comprise the utensil 12 with process controller 14 and consumptive material retainer 16.Utensil 12 is configured to use such as resources such as water, temperature control air (heat or cold), steam, gasoline, electric power to such as physical articles executable operations such as clothing or foods.Process controller 14 is configured to realize and control the circulation that comprises at least one operation.Process controller 14 can comprise one or more assemblies, such as Electronic Control plate, wiring and wire harness, power supply, be integrated with sensor and the actuator of electron device as numeral or analog input, such as valve, relay, well heater etc., its any or all can be integrated with electron device as numeral or simulation output.Example to the utensil 12 of physical articles executable operations comprises various device types, includes but not limited to scrubber, dryer, baking box, cooking stove, steamer, ice machine, refrigerator, beverage machine etc.Article are that the user wants utensil to its executable operations round-robin object.Typical case as mentioned above comprises food and clothing.
In some cases, consumptive material can be utensil 12 to its execution work round-robin article, and this consumptive material can follow-uply be consumed by the user.Therefore, consumptive material 24 also comprise can be consumed by the people or otherwise use anything, such as food, beverage, cosmetics or medicine.For example, in culinary art or modular refrigerating appliance, consumptive material can be a food item, and working cycle comprises this food of heating and cooling.
Consumptive material and resource are distinguishing, although resource may be by " consumption " during working cycle in some environment.Resource is that utensil is continued available liquid or gas commodity, and is used in its working cycle to article by utensil.Typical case as mentioned above can comprise water and air.In some cases, resource also can be considered to cool off and the refrigerator of dispensing water in article.Water in this example is resource (continuing available to refrigerator), but also is article (user wants refrigerator that it is moved).Working cycle can comprise cooling and distribute.Such as maintenances such as attack line or air conduits or provide the things of resource not to be considered to consumptive material retainer 16.They can be " resource retainers ", and it can be provided by resource provider.In refrigerator, for example, the water that offers utensil 12 will be considered to resource and/or article.If flavoring is mixed with the water that offers utensil 12, then flavoring can be considered to consumptive material 24, and keep/provide flavoring anything will be consumptive material retainer 16.
The parts of consumptive material and utensil also are distinguishing, although parts can wear and tear as consumptive material and needs replacing or additional.Parts are not have them will hinder the equipment of the major function of the operation cycle of utensil or utensil.Example comprises valve, actuator, switch, pipe, lamp, wiring, motor, pump, sealing, gear etc.On the other hand, consumptive material is not crucial for the operation of utensil, although they provide great benefit to the user of utensil.Utensil still can be operated article by certain mode under the situation of consumptive material not having.
The aforementioned difference of the further illustration of other examples.Consider to use baking box in the roasting pot, to cook turkey, wherein have steam distributor with the oiling socket that is used for automatic oiling.Turkey is the article of this utensil (baking box) to its executable operations circulation (culinary art).But at it is on the food item purpose and meaning that will be consumed by the user, and turkey also is a consumptive material.The oiling socket will be that consumptive material retainer and its content are consumptive material.The water that is used to produce steam is resource, thereby makes that steam is the resource through changing.The roasting pot will be the second consumptive material retainer, be used to keep turkey.According to the present invention, this utensil or roasting pot or certain miscellaneous equipment (all labels of performance as described below) can also keep about turkey or how cook turkey or the information of culinary art turkey in different types of baking box how.This information will be considered to about the information of consumptive material and about the information of loop structure.
Also consider to have the powder detergent box of performance label, the performance label is configured to communicate by letter with utensil when detersive is distributed to scrubber.Scrubber is a utensil, and detersive is a consumptive material, and box is the consumptive material retainer.The performance label can keep about the information of the chemical property of powder, about the information of loop structure and about the data of loop structure, wherein this information and data are associated with out of Memory such as comprising utensil type, fabric type, stain type, thereby this information and data can be separately or combined with this out of Memory and to be used for coming the creation operation circulation in response to these data and information and this out of Memory and in response to the user with about the user preference of operation cycle, these data, this information and this out of Memory.
Also consider to have can before the cycles of washing or during the etching of communicating by letter with utensil when being introduced into washing machine or the detersive ball of embossment or print cycle structure.At this, washing machine is a utensil, and the detersive ball is a consumptive material.There is not independent consumptive material retainer.Loop structure is intended to realize operation cycle (washing).Also consider to have the detersive ball of data pod.The detersive ball is a consumptive material, but the data pod is a kind of performance label of form, and it can be communicated by letter so that realize operation cycle with utensil when being introduced into environment for use.
According to the present invention, anything (consumable information holder) that consumptive material or consumptive material retainer or performance label or data pod maybe can keep and convey a message can comprise one or more loop structures.First loop structure can be associated with first utensil or the first utensil type, and second loop structure can be associated with second utensil or the second utensil type, so that just suitable loop structure is introduced in the just suitable utensil or utensil type when communicating by letter with utensil when consumptive material or consumptive material retainer are used for.For example, frozen foods (consumptive material) or frozen foods packings (consumptive material retainer) can have be used for refrigerator or cooling apparatus carry out freezing, thaw or preserve the round-robin recursion instruction, and can have and be used for thawing, cooking such as cooking apparatus such as baking box or micro-wave ovens or the recursion instruction of heat cycles.
Consumable information holder can comprise one or more user interface data collection that have or do not have loop structure, and it can be transferred into such as the user interface that may be positioned on the utensil.User interface data is believed to comprise and can be shown with in response to anything of user's sensation, shows such as visual display, sub-audible sound and sense of touch.The first user interface data collection can be associated with first utensil or the first utensil type, and the second user interface data collection can be associated with second utensil or the second utensil type, so that just suitable user interface data is delivered to the user interface that is associated with utensil of just fitting or utensil type when communicating by letter with utensil when consumptive material or consumptive material retainer are used for.For example, frozen foods (consumptive material) or frozen foods packings (consumptive material retainer) can be transmitted the term of validity so that be presented on the user interface of refrigerator to refrigerator.Frozen foods or its packing also can be to the suggestion of baking box passing service so that be presented on the user interface of baking box.
According to the present invention, can make (consumable information holders) such as consumptive material, consumptive material retainer, performance label, data pods that data can not only be provided, also can be configured to receive and information that storage is associated with consumptive material.Exemplary information comprises the data about consumptive material, loop structure, data about loop structure, follow the tracks of the number of times that shirt or plate are washed, cycle index and the parameter thereof having been carried out by utensil and consumptive material retainer or carried out in conjunction with utensil and consumptive material retainer, introduce the type of the consumptive material of environment for use, the information of input utensil user interface, comprise the circulation selection, the use pattern, user profile, user ID, other data with the circular correlation of utensil connection, and by with retainer, any data that the data source of label or pod communication keeps, itself or data source write retainer, the data of label or pod, or retainer, any data that label or pod are read from data source.This information can sequentially be added to is provided with the back retrieval in the database on the consumable information holder.For example, the shirt with performance label can preserve about its washed how many times, about its different cycles of washing that experienced and about the data of its concrete machine that washs therein.
The how concrete example of the consumptive material 24 that uses/used by utensil 12 with utensil 12 comprises the dispense additive of washing machine, dryer or combination scrubber/dryer utensil.Adjuvant can include, but not limited to conventional detersive, mild detersive, dark laundry detergents, cold water detersive, fabric softening agent, chlorine bleaches, the fresh-keeping bleaching agent of color and fabric and strengthen chemical agent.The non-limiting example of fabric intensifier be used to provide decontamination, wrinkle resistant, hydrophobicity, insect resistace, do not fade, fragrance and antibiotic adjuvant.
In this case, additive dispenser can be consumptive material retainer 16, and can be to distribute the single load distribution device of all wherein contained adjuvants or only distribute some batch distributor in the wherein contained adjuvant in single cycle period in single cycle period.The utensil that comprises batch distributor can and distribute correct additive capacity at the metering of each specific load, and provides information about the rest additive amount in the batch distributor to the user after distributing.
Because each adjuvant can have the different parameters that is associated with its use, therefore can provide information with each consumptive material 24 about each consumptive material.This information can go up, provide in consumptive material 24 or by means of any other suitable means (performance label, data pod, user interface etc.) in the packing (consumptive material retainer) of consumptive material 24.For example, different additive can have different concentration, and the amount of the required given adjuvant of specific load will depend on the concentration of this adjuvant and changes.The amount of the special additive that the complete operation circulation is required also will depend on the amount and the type of the clothing of just handling, and the situation of clothing (for example, spot and stain degree).The amount of clothing, type and situation can be utilized information that the user provides, be determined by information of collecting with the utensil sensor associated or the information that otherwise obtains in the operating period of utensil 12.
The additional information that provides with consumptive material also can be used for customizing the operation cycle of consumptive material 24.In laundry applications, adjuvant must be assigned with in the round-robin orthochronous, such as before washing, rinsing, rotation, the drying, during or afterwards.Special additive also may require to distribute under certain conditions them, such as under given water temperature or temperature.In addition, at least one additional step during special additive may need to circulate for the purpose of optimal performance.For example, the existence of special additive may require by inserting additional orderly set of steps between round-robin initial step and this round-robin final step---such as after rotation under new temperature water filling to new level, then soak a certain amount of time, draining subsequently, rotate new time quantum with new rotating speed then---increase loop structure.
Utensil process controller 14 or consumptive material retainer 16 can be identified for the structure of the parameter of operation cycle or just suitable operation cycle or to the change of existing operation cycle based on the information that provides with consumptive material 24, user input and by the information that obtains with utensil 12 sensor associated at different operating.Provide exemplary information type and information source in the following table:
| The information that provides from consumptive material or consumptive material retainer | The information that the user provides | The information that the utensil sensor provides |
| The new sort set of circulation step, the action of each step, a plurality of conversion logics of each step are expressed, and the relation between step, action and the logical expression. | Fabric type | The spot degree |
| Additive types | Closing needs circulation | Weighing load |
| When distribute in the circulation | Fabric type | Load-bearing capacity |
| Any specific cycle parameter | Payload | Remaining adjuvant in the divider |
| The amount that scale load will distribute | Fabric situation (spot degree, stain etc.) | The spot degree |
| Particular dispenser is safeguarded and is considered | Employed distribution compartment |
Another example of the consumptive material of the present invention's conception comprises the filtrator that utensil 12 uses.Known refrigerator, dryer, scrubber and dish-washing machine all use filtrator, and because the wearing and tearing of filtrator and dirty and change on their meaning after must or using in a certain amount of time, filtrator consumes.Particularly, depend on embodiment, filtrator can be interpreted as consumptive material, consumptive material retainer or the two.For example, if exist to keep the filter set piece installing of filtering material, then this filter set piece installing can be considered to the consumptive material retainer and filtering material can be considered to consumptive material, because filtering material is removed after its availability is consumed; The life-span of its life-span and consumptive material retainer is distinct.On the other hand, filter set piece installing and filter material can be formed integrally as and be introduced into environment for use and remove from it as a unit.In this case, assembly and filter material can be considered to be the consumptive material retainer be again consumptive material because assembly and filter material comprise the function and the attribute of consumptive material retainer and consumptive material.
As mentioned above, consumptive material also can comprise food and clothes items.Such consumptive material can comprise or can not be included in the consumptive material retainer.Yet non-inclusive consumptive material still can have consumptive material retainer function, because they can comprise the information about consumptive material that can be retrieved by utensil.For example, the food item portability is printed on the information about himself that is comprised in the lip-deep edible ink of food item.
Coupling point in the interface 18,20 can be arranged to and be coupled to consumptive material retainer 16, utensil 12, can promote to engage or mutual assembly or any other source or the equipment that uses with utensil 12 and/or consumptive material retainer 16 with consumptive material retainer 16.For example, Coupling point 20C can be arranged to and be connected to consumptive material reader 22.Perhaps, consumptive material reader 22 can be included in the utensil 12, and can sensor be connected to utensil 12 and/or consumptive material reader 22 via Coupling point 20C.In addition, Coupling point 20A can be coupled to consumptive material retainer 16 the batch source 26 of consumptive material 24, such as big bottle detersive.Coupling point 20B also can be coupled to external power source 23 in utensil 12 or be coupled to consumptive material retainer 16.
Preferably, utensil 12 and process controller 14 comprise software architecture 1018, make utensil can use internet message to find consumptive material retainer 16.For this reason, process controller 14 can comprise at least one function identifier and can send or receive message with discovery feature, as discussed below.Equally, consumptive material retainer 16 also can comprise the example of software architecture 1018 and/or SA driver 1016, and this will discuss in more detail about Fig. 8 hereinafter.
The consumptive material retainer
In some cases, on the defined in this article meaning, the article that utensil operates on it---such as clothing, plate and food material---can be can't help that container comprises and can are not consumptive material or consumptive material retainer, but can carry out at least some the article in the invention function of consumptive material 24 and/or consumptive material retainer 16.Example with article of consumptive material retainer 16 abilities is the shirt with the bar code that comprises the information that can be directly read by utensil 12 on it.Bar code can for example be positioned on the performance label.Utensil 12 can use represented data of bar code and/or information to dispose and select the operation cycle of utensil.In operation cycle, bar code can be read by utensil 12 when shirt just is operated.
The performance label is or is formed integrally as or is selectively attached to article and be suitable for safeguarding at the life period of article the information holder of its integrity.For example, the performance label that is used for clothing can be suitable for cleaning, flatiron, the Exposure to Sunlight of washing, the drying in the dryer, drycleaner's at the washing machine utensil and the repetitive process that stands during use to collide in safeguard its integrity.The example of shirt collision during use can take place during football match, and wherein shirt repeatedly collides ground and other sportsmen with sizable speed and vigor.Equally, the performance label of plate can stand similar collision and from the similar washing and the drying cycles of dish-washing machine.Can during the manufacturing of article or by the family expenses apparatus that is suitable for integrated article and label, make, glue together, weave, impress or print with the performance label that the fabric project is formed integrally as.The performance label that is formed integrally as with tableware can glue together, impress, print, carves, casts, cast or otherwise form during the manufacturing of article or by the family expenses apparatus that is suitable for integrated article and label.For being not the article that are particularly suitable for admitting the performance label, can be by making, glue together, peg, paste, print, carve or the next attached performance label that optionally is attached to article of other similar approach in home environment.The performance label is by can be used for keeping the coded message, loop structure about loop structure or constitute about any suitable material of the information of consumptive material, and its description is included in herein.Be used to keep the example of the material of information to comprise the image of magnetic stripe, bar code and coded data, comprise multicolour pattern, shape pattern, plain text, numeric identifier etc.Have circulation framework and the loop structure that just can kept in response to the performance label with the utensil of performance label communication (for example, by use consumptive material reader), come in this utensil of optimization operation cycle at these article about the data of loop structure and/or about the data of consumptive material.The performance label can or maintenance information or keep about how finding the out of Memory of this information.The example that keeps the performance label of out of Memory is the performance label that keeps URL, and wherein the data of being returned when calling this URL are exactly this information.In addition, utensil can be further by in response to loop structure, on user interface, provide information to change or the optimization user experience about the data of loop structure and/or about the data of consumptive material.
Simultaneously with reference to figure 2, consumptive material retainer 16 can be arranged in utensil as shown in Figure 1, perhaps as separating with utensil of being conceived among Fig. 2 now.In any case, can consumptive material retainer 16 be connected to utensil 12 by at least one interface 18 that comprises a plurality of Coupling point 18A-F.Interface 18 is configured to communicatedly consumptive material retainer 16 is coupled to the process controller 14 of utensil 12.Each Coupling point can be realized difference in functionality.For example, resource Coupling point 18A can promote resource transmission to consumptive material retainer 16, resource Coupling point 18B can promote resource is returned to utensil 12, data Coupling point 18C can promote the exchanges data between utensil 12 and the consumptive material retainer 16, consumptive material Coupling point 18D can promote consumptive material 24 is transferred to utensil 12, and which couple point 18E can be with which couple to consumptive material retainer 16 to trigger the actuator in consumptive material retainer 16 or the utensil 12.Resource between consumptive material retainer 16 and the utensil 12 and consumptive material transmission will need physical coupling usually.Exchanges data and which couple can be electrically connected, wireless connections or optical coupled point.In another embodiment, Coupling point 18E can promote the resource through changing is transferred to utensil 12 from consumptive material retainer 16.Resource through changing can be the resource that its character has been passed through the process change of chemical, hot, electric or other types.For example, the resource through changing can be to be heated, to clean, to cool off, to mix with consumptive material or handle so that it has at least a resource that the character of different value is arranged by this way.
Continue Fig. 2, consumptive material retainer 16 has the inside sources 26 ' and/or the external source 26 of consumptive material 24 ", such as reservoir, bottle, conduit, divider or batch distributor, socket, another utensil, another consumptive material retainer or to the connection of divider.Consumptive material retainer 16 also can have its oneself retainer process controller 28 with control from source 26,26 ' or 26 " the distribution or the transmission of consumptive material 24.
As discussed previously, consumptive material retainer 16 comprises resource Coupling point 18A, the 18B (it can be combined into single Coupling point) that is configured to utensil 12 exchange resources.Utensil 12 is configured to use consumptive material 24 and resource to come article are carried out physical operations.Consumptive material retainer 16 also can comprise and is configured to the electron device 30 of communicating by letter with utensil process controller 14.Electron device 30 can influence resource by communicating by letter with utensil process controller 14 when consumptive material retainer 16 is coupled to utensil 12.Electron device 30 can be configured to operation cycle is delivered to utensil 12.Perhaps, electron device 30 can be communicated by letter with software architecture 1018, to observe the circulation of operation cycle and retouching operation.Any data collection plan (disclosed among the WO2006135726 as institute's combination) that electron device 30 can use software architecture 1018 to be supported is observed operation cycle.These data collection plan include but not limited to, request from the data of software architecture 34, receive from the active event of operation cycle 1018 or create can be by communicating by letter with software architecture with DAQ (disclosed among the WO2006135726 as institute's combination) received new events and specify these incidents so that create by DAQ to DAQ.In addition, electron device 30 can be changed operation cycle in response to observation.In first embodiment, thus electron device 30 can by request software architecture 1018 make utensil process controller 14 enter the alternation pattern make electron device 30 can the direct part ground or control operation fully circulate and change operation cycle.In a second embodiment, electron device can be changed operation cycle by making concrete request to software architecture 1018.In the 3rd embodiment, electron device can use any technology described herein (referring to the description of Fig. 5 and Figure 11) optionally to change loop structure 71.Electron device 30 can comprise controller 32 and with the similar software architecture 1018 and/or the software architecture driver 1016 of utensil 12.Electron device 30 can be by consumptive material retainer 16 or via the connection power supply to utensil 12.Electron device 30 also can comprise client 40.Client 40 can comprise example, converter as shown in Figure 21 and any other software and the data storage and the data access function of a plurality of any component softwares, software architecture driver 1016, software architecture 1018.
The retainer process controller 28 of consumptive material retainer 16 can be configured to the function of appliance 12, revises the function of utensil 12, by utensil 12 controls, or otherwise with utensil process controller 14 swap datas of utensil 12.Retainer process controller 28 can be used for by activate such as mechanical parts such as valve, conduit, solenoid, sensor, actuator, spring, driver, motor or gear activate at least one consumptive material 24 transmission, distribute, provide or use.In addition, retainer process controller 28 can be configured to change the character of one or more consumptive materials or resource, such as temperature or chemical property.For example, by activating the well heater temperature that can raise, and by using motor and tommy bar can change chemical property by the mixing of at least two kinds of consumptive materials of control and/or resource.The additional subsidiary function not directly related with the actuating of consumptive material 24 can be realized by retainer process controller 28.Retainer process controller 28 can randomly comprise the mechanism of the use that is used to influence resource, such as the actuator of valve.
Software architecture
Make can be between each intraware of utensil and in the software architecture 1018 of easily communicating by letter between the external module of utensil and the one or more intrawares by adopting, various assemblies and annex---comprise according to consumptive material retainer of the present invention---just can communicate by letter with this utensil, ability, function and the availability of---especially the utensil that uses the consumptive material product or otherwise the consumptive material product is operated in its operating period---with the expansion utensil.Utensil can be any suitable utensil, such as household electrical appliance.The example of household electrical appliance comprises, but be not limited to, washing machine, dryer, baking box, dish-washing machine, refrigerator, refrigeration machine, microwave oven, compactor and table top utensil are such as wafer machine, bread baker, stirring machine, mixer, food processor, coffee machine, air purifier and dehumidifier, water heater, water demineralizer, blender etc.
Utensil can be configured to the executable operations circulation article are finished the physical internal operation.The example of physical internal operation comprises that food beamhouse operation, food are preserved operation, liquid handling operation, cleaning operation, personal nursing operation, fabric treating operation, air-treatment is operated and crust is handled operation.The air-treatment operation can comprise for example air purification, air wetting, air dehumidification, air heat and air cooling.The food beamhouse operation for example can comprise that food cleans, food chops up, food mixes, food heats, food peeling and food cool off.Food preserve that operation can comprise for example food cooling, food is freezing and specific atmosphere in food storage.Liquid handling operation can comprise that for example liquid heating, liquid boil, liquid cooling, liquid are freezing, liquid mixing, liquid whipping, liquid distribution, liquid filtering and fluid separation applications.Cleaning operation can comprise that for example dishwash, fabric washing, fabric treating, fabric drying, hard surface cleaning, crust processing, crust drying, carpet clean, carpet is handled and the carpet drying.The personal nursing operation can comprise that for example hair treatment, nail processing, health massage, toothwash, health clean and shave.
The intraware of utensil can comprise any assembly of the operation that participates in utensil.In the intraware some have corresponding controller (master controller, motor controller, user interface etc.)---and it can be the simple microprocessor of carrying on printed circuit board (PCB), and other assembly does not have controller.Assembly can comprise the one or more equipment by controller control.Usually, controller assemblies is controlled the operation of all component and associated device to realize the operation or the circulation of utensil collaboratively by other assembly directly or indirectly.
Software architecture can be implemented in the intercommunication of utensil and communicate by letter on the net and via it.The various intrawares of intercommunication network connection device and can be considered to close network.An example of the intercommunication network that uses in utensil is the WIDE fidonetFido of being created by assignee's Whirlpool company of present patent application (WIDE networkprotocol).Intercommunication network is the Physical layer of addressing OSI hierarchical network model at least.Preferably, intercommunication network comprises all just suitable layers of osi model.At least some aspects of the protocol addressed Physical layer of wide screen and link layer and transport layer.
Software architecture is by adding the communication capacity that upper-layer functionality is expanded utensil to network stack, thereby create global function utensil net effectively, it has included the necessary aspect of OSI hierarchical network model in---such as segmentation and message reliability and session management, some OO function---such as the message route of functions of use identifier, find etc., and some senior route characteristics---such as the message propagation of striding a plurality of networks, wherein distributed routing table is used to promote to stride the message propagation of a plurality of networks, and some other important function---bind such as message, entity authentication, and message firewall, this global function utensil net is called as " network " hereinafter.In utensil, software architecture can but needn't reside on each assembly with controller.Those assemblies with software architecture form can with the network node of other node communication.In other words, the network relevant with the present invention is (for example as shown in Figure 8) or virtual (for example as shown in Figure 30) cooperative system between component software arbitrarily of physics no matter.
Because software architecture 1018, the intraware of utensil not only is connected to each other, and intraware also can be connected to one or more external modules or new intraware by network.External module and/or new intraware have one, some or all resident software architecture modules.As a result, external module and/or new intraware can be communicated by letter with the intraware of utensil, and also can communicate by letter with other external module with software architecture.
Software architecture can be to realize between the intraware of utensil and external module and/or the new intraware or any suitable software architecture of communication between components of utensil outside.The example of software architecture on June 8th, 2006 submit to and in WO2006135726 disclosed being entitled as " SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURESYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION WITH; AND MANAGEMENTOF; AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT WITHIN A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE (be used for household electrical appliance at least one component communication and to its software architecture system and method that manages) " Patent Cooperation Treaty patented claim No.PCT/US2006/022420 open, it is included in this by quoting all.The priority document U.S. Patent application No.60/595 that associated exemplary was submitted on June 9th, 2005 is shown in 148.Between any combination of assembly described in this application and annex and/or assembly and annex all are communicated by letter all and can be realized by disclosed software in these applications each and network structure.
Disclosed software architecture can be by wanting to provide one or more software elements of software architecture to realize on controlled each assembly and the annex at least in aforementioned the quoting.Software architecture is configured to generate multiple messages, and wherein at least one software element resides in each assembly and in the annex and be configured to realize that at least one message in this multiple messages is between each assembly and the transmission between annex and the assembly.Can transmit message at the two-way communication between assembly and/or assembly and the annex.Message can comprise the command messages of the physical internal operation cycle that is used to realize utensil.To understand, consumptive material or at least the consumptive material retainer can be considered to assembly on the network, for being used in combination with utensil with software architecture.
Operation cycle
Operation cycle comprises the physical action collection that utensil 12 is carried out in response to the cycling framework of utensil.For example, washing machine can have the plurality of washing circulation of the size of the type that depends on the fabric that is just washing or fabric load.Similarly, baking box can have some culinary arts circulations of depending on the type of food of just cooking and cooking process (for example, thaw, cure, self-cleaning).Usually, utensil has when being bought by the user and can be used as firmware and for good and all reside in operation cycle collection in the utensil.
With reference now to Fig. 3,, operation cycle assembly 60 can be provided by additional operations circulation, the initial change that does not provide with utensil 12 or operation cycle can be based on the out of Memory of its change, and communicate by letter with utensil 12 so that this utensil can realize new, through operation cycle change or that add.The operation cycle that operation cycle assembly 60 is stored can also or alternatively comprise the operation cycle of renewal.Operation cycle assembly 60 can be the assembly of any kind, such as the hardware device that can be inserted into utensil 12.
Continuation is with reference to figure 3, and available any suitable method circulates additional operations, existing round-robin change or other relevant information are uploaded in the operation cycle assembly 60.For example, can buy operation cycle assembly 60, perhaps can information be uploaded in the operation cycle assembly 60 at retail shop at retail shop 62 with related data.Perhaps, the user can download the additional operations circulation, change or related data via the Internet 64.For example, the user can download the additional operations circulation and subsequently additional operations be circulated and upload in the operation cycle assembly 60 by personal computer 66, and perhaps the user can wirelessly directly download to operation cycle in the operation cycle assembly 60.In another embodiment, the user can develop the circulation of customization additional operations or change and will customize the additional operations circulation or change and upload in the operation cycle assembly 60 on personal computer 66.In alternative embodiment, can wirelessly the additional operations circulation be sent to utensil 12 and not use independent operation cycle assembly 60 from personal computer 66, in this case, personal computer 66 self can be considered to the operation cycle assembly.The additional operations circulation that wirelessly transmits can be sent in the intermediate storage in the utensil 12.Circulation also can authenticate to guarantee they and utensil compatible and suitable to utensil by software architecture or other method.
The typical controller 68 or the control panel of Fig. 4 diagram utensil 12 on one or more connectable to network, and can provide the additional operations circulation to it by operation cycle assembly 60.Utensil can have one or more control panels of control operation circulation and user interface, project 1010,1012 and 1020 as shown in Figure 8.Controller 68 especially will comprise circulation framework 69.Circulation framework 69 is different with conventional operation cycle executive software.Conventional operation cycle executive software is to determine according to the compile source code that can not easily be separated into building block or part fully.Circulation framework 69 is the software with two distinct parts: loop structure 71 and circulation engine 73.Loop structure 71 is data or loop structure parts of a plurality of elements of expression or assembly, and these elements or assembly comprise orderly set of steps, are separated from each other, have the action of taking in each step by switch condition.Each element or assembly can have the feasible identifier that can change or merge element or assembly.Switch condition is the condition that selected step should be transformed into the next step in the orderly set of steps.Switch condition comprises the logical expression that must be able to resolve into any complexity of Boolean.In one embodiment, the logic of switch condition is structure synthetic that comprises the operand that is connected to function, other operand, variable or constant and be connected to the function of other function, operand, variable or constant, wherein should synthetic formation can be broken down into the complex of Boolean in operation cycle.For example, logical expression can start from expression " with " structure, wherein this AND connection to " or " structure and function " foo "." or " structure is connected to function " bar " and function " domo " subsequently.First step and second step are converted during the operation cycle that condition separates therein, and when function " foo " returns true value and arbitrary function " bar " and " domo " when returning true value, first step is with deactivation and be transformed into second step.The synthetic data available of the structure of presentation logic represents, these data can during the operation cycle or before to be converted into structure synthetic.Equally, the available additional data of existing composition is revised.By using this data technique or the another kind of technology of identical dirigibility being provided, the circulation framework that comprises loop structure and also comprise a plurality of step conversion logical expressions can be created by authoring tools, transmit, be encoded in consumptive material or the consumptive material retainer and be recycled engine and use and circulate with executable operations via network.Circulation engine 73 is to make up with executable operations round-robin software with at least one loop structure 71 in the controller 68.
An advantage that is divided into the circulation framework 69 of 2 assemblies engine 73 that is to circulate can reside in the multiple different utensil type, thus cutting down cost and improve the quality of utensil type.Second advantage is to use circulation engine 73 to develop new utensil model or type, thereby avoid the development time and the cost of routine operation circulation executive software, will develop routine operation circulation executive software especially at each new utensil model and type usually and in history.
Another advantage of circulation framework 69 is that it can communicate by letter with loop structure 71 in the environment on the network or in working time.This allows the logical architecture of utensil and the physical structure of utensil to change independently.In one embodiment, the embedded type virtual router is used to provide the information receiving and transmitting layer between all component of the circulation framework that comprises loop structure 71 and circulation engine 73.This allow to make the utensil process controller 14 that has the degree of freedom of increase with respect to the physical embodiments of utensil process controller 14, because circulation framework 69 is allowing circulation framework adaptation function of route messages in the network at physical structure under not to the situation of the anticipatory knowledge of physical network or physical structure with fashionable the providing of embedded type virtual groups of routers.
Another advantage of the circulation framework 69 of the circulation engine 73 that uses loop structure 71 and separate is that loop structure 71 is of portable form, and this allows on network, from remote data source, from local data source (such as flash memory, EE storer or ROM (read-only memory)) or from annex, about the information of loop structure or about the source of the data of loop structure loop structure 71 is delivered to circulation framework 69 about the data of consumptive material from the user interface that is configured to create loop structure or from any comprising.An example that is used for delivery cycle structure 71 is by using operation cycle assembly 60 as shown in Figure 3.This advantage is compared with routine operation circulation executive software with more not crude and rash way and is provided renewable property to utensil operation executive software, need not intactly to be loaded in down again the whole executive software of operation on the controller 68 because this operation executive software changes in whole or in part.
Even another advantage of the circulation framework 69 of the circulation engine 73 that uses loop structure 71 and separate is utensil and also can changes loop structure 71 on any degree after being mounted and using.Such renewable property can be delivered to the user by various modes, such as consumptive material, the network download of loop structure, the utensil user interface that disposes data, software patch etc. being arranged, or even send by operation cycle assembly 60 by authoring tools, circulation annex, coding.Conventional operation cycle executive software can not change under the situation on the imperfect ground whole executive software of downloading controller 68 again.In addition, conventional operation cycle executive software is configured to only to accept the parameter of the value of change time, temperature, speed etc., perhaps revises the fixedly action in the fixing orderly set of steps.On the contrary, circulation framework 69 according to the present invention is revisable fully, as to allow new step, rearrangement step, new element, new or modified switch condition etc.
No matter be directly or indirect, loop structure 71 can be represented with a plurality of data embodiment, synthesizes tree or figure, array of bytes, packet, command object, binary coded data, the data such as the C header file that are encoded into programming language, text, script, serialization object and message such as variable file, layering that key-value pair, XML, relation database table, comma separate.No matter the embodiment of loop structure 71 how, crucial meaning and function will be read as and finish identical operations circulation execution on controller 68.Envisioned and on controller 68, loop structure 71 has been transcribed into another embodiment and does not lose meaning or function from an embodiment just suitablely during in creation, distribution and loop structure being delivered to circulation framework 69.To understand, the data embodiment of loop structure 71 can shift between multiple type of memory and can reside in the multiple type of memory, comprise RAM, ROM and read-write type, such as flash memory, EE, RW CD, floppy disk, hard-drive, the driving of pocket memory thumb type, outside hard-drive etc.
For the secondary indication of loop structure, the loop structure creator can read the instruction message collection, and for example understands them to make up or to create loop structure.Such instruction message can be preferably according to the form such as the packet of the message of the software architecture of the WO2006135726 of institute's combination.For example, packet can have such as enabling routing iinformation such as identifier, and an example of enabling identifier can be the function identifier of expression as items such as loop structure creator, state, switch condition or actions.Equally, packet can have the set of the command identifier of supporting via the set of Op (" operation ") sign indicating number.
In the secondary indication of additional form, but loop structure 71 can be the source data of the automatic compile source code that generates, and perhaps loop structure self can be formatted so that it can be configured to create the compiler direct compilation of the executable program that is applicable to controller 68.
The secondary indication of another form can be a plurality of loop parameters, and such as time, temperature, speed, loading etc., wherein circulate engine or any component software can receive these loop parameters and convert thereof into direct representation or its part of loop structure 71.
In the secondary indication of another kind of form, loop structure 71 can be represented as script, and it can compile or can be recycled structure creator or converter deciphering (referring to Figure 21) at controller 68.Script can be created in the environment for use that is introduced into any the disclosed embodiments by the script authoring tools.As described in this article, the script of communicating by letter with circulation framework 69 can influence and change the state of utensil control system.
Be used to send direct representation about the loop structure of the information of loop structure for packet wherein, packet can comprise the direct representation of routing iinformation and loop structure.Direct representation can be encoded into array of bytes.Can come directly array of bytes to be operated by decoding array of bytes during understanding from the circulation engine that is configured to understand array of bytes subsequently, so that the data in the array of bytes can be read as the ordered set of the step of being separated by the switch condition with conversion logic, wherein each step comprises a plurality of actions.
Another example of direct representation is the following script that illustrates.Script comprises about the information of consumptive material with about the information of loop structure---comprise quoting to function, variable, memory location, API and message directly available in the utensil controller 68 or that expose by the embedded type virtual router, such as the information about certificate such as password (not shown), and such as the information about script such as CRC (not shown).Script also can comprise basic instruction set, if such as the operand of picture less than (IFLESSTHAN) and so on.Circulation engine 73 can contrast these and quote and verify script, thus quoting of guaranteeing that utensil controller 68 can support that script calls.For example, GRILL (grill) can represent to have the software class of function collection, these functions such example can with situation under can be called.Script sentence $ resource grill instruction cycle engine 73 is associated the variable grill with the example of GRILL, if wherein object exists, then this association is quote grill and GRILL related, and if wherein it does not exist, instantiation GRILL and create quoting from the grill to GRILL subsequently then.If there is no GRILL ability or function or do not have the GRILL class to use, the engine 73 that then circulates can be refused this script and use user interface to this refusal of user notification, and reminds the user to replace this script to use the operational order of the manual designating apparatus 12 of user interface.Script may unaccepted other reason comprise that storer is not enough to script---the script that it is to use the certificate of script not authenticate that keeps or carry out script, non-existent quoting (being shown resource or variable), not readable script and do not meet the script of its CRC or do not prove.Script comprises makes it can carry out as the previous function of all key functions described in the embodiment that comprises the loop structure that step, action, switch condition and conversion logic are expressed.Statement resource action grill. unlatching is the example of action.If ' less than the time, 2000 ' is the example that is evaluated as the conversion logic of Boolean.Label 1 and label 2 are examples of step.
In addition, script can comprise that sign can use the information of a plurality of utensils of this script to it, thereby can keep a plurality of scripts with the circulation annex of describing shown in Fig. 3 and 10, its each all comprise this information, thereby annex can be used the script of just fitting to circulation framework 69 when it sets up with the communicating by letter of utensil.
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The term of validity: " 09/09/09 "
Brand: " La Cucina Italiana (my Italian kitchen) "
Advertisement: " the Italian taste in your mouth "
The $ variable time, 2
$ variable temperature, 2
$ resource timer, timer 1
$ resource culinary art baking, the culinary art baking
$ resource grill, grill
$ resource temperature-baking box, the temperature baking box
$ resource ui (user interface), UI
$ resource bleep, hummer
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The resource action timer. initialization, 250
The resource action timer. beginning
Resource action ui. display ads, brand, advertisement
Label 1:
The resource action timer. obtain counter
Traveling time is responded action
If less than the time, 2000
The resource action timer. stop
Resource action ui. shows culinary art screen, " culinary art lasagna "
Resource action culinary art baking. beginning, 400F, 10
Label 2:
Resource action culinary art baking. obtain state
Mobile temperature is responded action
If be not equal to temperature, then finish culinary art
Resource action ui. shows culinary art screen, " cooling "
Label 3:
Resource action temperature-baking box. obtain temperature
Mobile temperature is responded action
If greater than temperature, 200
Resource action ui. shows the culinary art screen, " make its crisp "
The resource action timer. beginning
Label 4:
The resource action timer. obtain counter
Traveling time is responded action
The resource action grill. open
If less than the time, 180000
The resource action timer. stop
The resource action grill. close
Resource action ui. shows the culinary art screen, and " your lasagna is finished.Etc. to be cooled "
The resource action timer. beginning
Label 5:
The resource action timer. obtain counter
Traveling time is responded action
If less than the time, 120000
Resource action ui. shows that cooking screen finishes, and " your lasagna is finished! Please enjoy "
The resource action bleep. long bleep
Shown in Figure 22 and the description in this article of the function of script.In step 400,402 and 404, timer is set up, begins respectively, and defined brand and advertisement in the script (is " my Italian kitchen " " you mouthful in Italian taste " at this) is shown the defined time on user interface (UI).When set time finishes, stop at 406 timers, and 408, UI is instructed demonstrations " culinary art lasagna ", begins in 410 culinary art circulations (baking) simultaneously.(determine) that in culinary art 412, UI is instructed demonstration " cooling " during loop ends by temperature.(determined by temperature) that when the cooling cycle finishes 414, UI is instructed demonstrations " make its crisp ", the while begins and is unlocked at 418 grills at 416 timers.When the set time finishes, stop at 420 timers, and close at 422 grills.424, UI is instructed demonstration, and " your lasagna is finished.Etc. to be cooled ".426, determine the cooling cycle by present timer, UI is instructed demonstration, and " your lasagna is finished after this 428! Please enjoy " and this loop termination.
Conceived circulation framework 69 can have about and/or the integral body of expression loop structure, partly or a plurality of information sources of revising, and each source can be directly or direct representation, and each source can implement in various type of memory.According to the present invention, will be used to change loop structure in the utensil about the information of loop structure, change the operation cycle of utensil by this.Term " change loop structure " be contemplated to be comprise create loop structure, revise loop structure or visit loop structure in whole or in part or the expression of loop structure.
Conceived also that circulation framework 69 can be announced data about himself, its progress and about the information of this progress.For example, circulation framework 69 can be announced its current sub-state of step, the condition about conversion logic, the time that every step has disappeared, the T.T. that has disappeared or step or sub-state of orderly set of steps of enlivening, such as malfunction, normal condition, transition status, idle condition etc.Circulation framework 69 can be realized additional function, such as allowing circulation framework viewer to register the software or the network AP I of the notice of the data of being announced in order to reception.
In first embodiment, circulation engine 73 be working time and loop structure 71 (a) whole or a part of indirectly or at least one sources traffic of direct representation and set up or change loop structure 71 (b) in the storer through composing software, wherein this storer is communicated by letter with controller 68.In case loop structure 71 (b) is ready, circulation engine 73 finds initial step, reads this step, carries out the action of this step defined and begins to estimate the conversion logic that is used to be transformed into next step, and after this this process repeats in subsequent step.
In a second embodiment, circulation engine 73 be compilation time and loop structure 71 (a) whole or a part of indirectly or at least one sources traffic of direct representation and set up or change comprise loop structure 71 (b) but download images through composing software.In case compiling is finished and but download images is downloaded to the storer of controller 68, circulation engine 73 just finds initial step, reads this step, carries out the action of this step defined and begins to estimate the conversion logic that is used to be transformed into next step, and after this this process repeats in subsequent step.
In the 3rd embodiment, circulation engine 73 be working time and loop structure 71 (a) whole or a part of indirectly or at least one sources traffic of direct representation and do not set up or change loop structure 71 (b) through composing software.In case be in communication, circulation engine 73 sets about carrying out by continuing to communicate by letter with the source immediately, after this it finds initial step, reads this step, carries out the action of this step defined and begins to estimate the conversion logic that is used to be transformed into next step, and after this this process repeats in subsequent step.
In the 4th embodiment, circulation engine 73 uses to obtain with execution technique and comes conserve memory.In this embodiment, circulation engine 73 with communicate by letter about the information source of loop structure 71 (a), wherein first memory comprises this source and second memory comprises circulation engine 73, thereby the circulation engine can obtain the part of this information from the source and this part converted to be fit to the form carried out by the circulation engine.In the example of this embodiment, circulation engine 73 can obtain the information of expression potential step, conversion, action and conversion logic expression in the future or represent the part of the information of this information, thereby because this next step has been in just suitable form, therefore the circulation engine can promptly be transformed into next step based on step conversion, and do not exist storer to read or internet message in stand-by period of relating to.With the step conversion while, the process that next part will be acquired and obtain and carry out repeats.
Should be understood that according to all communications of each embodiment and can use the embedded type virtual router to finish, thereby obtain advantage described herein.
The action of circulation framework 69 causes the state of utensil control system to change, especially comprise other assembly that changes utensil process controller 14, user interface, utensil software and utensil, such as the screen on the utensil graphic user interface or certain graphic assembly on it.Other exemplary action comprises the state of change such as electromechanical actuators such as relay, valve and fans, and changes the state such as the user interface indicators such as figure on LED, hummer, the ring of light, segmentation demonstration or the figure LCD.In addition, the action of circulation framework 69 also comprises various effects, comprise make user interface screen hiding or available, make the element of screen visible, invisible, enable or forbid; Change font, color, size or other property value of screen elements, change menu so that can enable, forbid, add and delete items etc.But will can be represented as identification function to its equipment of using these actions with known controllable interface.As disclosed among the WO2006135726 that is included in; physical equipment can be by API (" application programming interface ") Id modeling or announcement virtually in software architecture (" SA "); wherein its control interface is by Op sign indicating number set expression, and each Op sign indicating number has the parameter that is associated.This component software that allows controllable device or control controllable device is exposed to the action of step with himself as message, so that the Control Software that can operate on equipment or provide the position of the Control Software of controlled visit to need not to be recycled engine 73 to equipment to know.Embedded type virtual router (EVR) can provide communication between the component software (device driver) of circulation framework 69, the controllable device with control interface and control controllable device, wherein this router provides the action of circulation framework 69 and can realize the equipment of this action and the messaging interface between the component software, and no matter where this equipment or component software reside in.This ability allow circulation framework 69 with comprise reside on the different controllers 68 in the different utensil 12 or with distinct device that circulation framework 69 is communicated by letter in equipment, utensil and the software interactive of other loop structure, such as having or any external client 1004 of software architecture 1018 or software architecture driver 1016." component software " means any software, algorithm or the logic that directly or indirectly is associated with the operation cycle of utensil at this.Usually, all logics all provide the dereference to the control of equipment, but this meaning can expand to and comprise any non-device oriented software, such as segmentation algorithm, user instruction, physical certifying service etc.
Routing iinformation comprises the identifier that allows the sending direction take over party to send message.The example that realizes the identifier of route is network node id, and they are the transmit leg on any given network of sign or the identifier of take over party address of node.The example of network node id is in (disclosed in as the WO2006135726 that is included in) shown in the address byte of Fig. 4.Another example that realizes the identifier of route is each the network of network id that identifies uniquely in a plurality of networks, so that transmit leg available network id and network node the id destination of identification message (or take over party) uniquely, thereby allow the network node id on each network to change independently, keep the uniqueness addressability by the combination of network id and network node id simultaneously.Another example that realizes the identifier of route is object ID and method ID, or API ID and Op sign indicating number.These identifiers provide the take over party's software module from the transmit leg node to take over party's intranodal or the route of object.These identifiers provide the interior uniqueness addressability of software operating environment of node.Comprise that the routing table of multirow can be constructed to have the combination of routing information identifier, wherein route of each line identifier in each row.Additional uniqueness identifier (route id) can be added to each row of each bar route of sign, thereby is provided for the convenient mechanism of the information that sends to transmit leg.The example of routing table is this illustrate:
| Route ID | ??API?ID | Subnet ID | The subnet node ID |
| ??4 | ??35 | ??1 | ??1 |
| Route ID | ??API?ID | Subnet ID | The subnet node ID |
| ??5 | ??46 | ??2 | ??2 |
Software can be configured to allow sending direction route id to send information, thereby this software converts route id to just suitable Route Distinguisher, so that this information is sent to just suitable network and is sent to the just suitable node on this network and is sent to just suitable take over party's software module.Transmit leg on the first node is via in Section Point and the further example that take over party on the 3rd node communicates by letter therein, Section Point can have the routing table that for example object Id is linked to another route id, thereby the software on the Section Point uses the routing table of Section Point that the 3rd node is propagated just suitablely and routed to the message that first node sent.Can use technology disclosed herein to fill routing table with routing iinformation.
Understand embedded type virtual router of the present invention (EVR) and will help aforementioned discussion loop structure.Figure 30 is the schematic illustration that the virtual router of the mapping between a pair of software architecture realization is shown.The virtual router of Figure 30 is that the API of canned software framework 10 realizes (object, API1-8 referring to each side of the router of Figure 30) software design, (software architecture 10API realizes: object so that embedded client (applied logic, algorithm, closed loop, sequencer and state machine) is with built-in module, such as Unfreezing apparatus, well heater, temperature sensor, valve etc.) between cooperation be unified with identical, no matter these entities cooperates on network is still shared environment working time (cooperate with shared working time is the example of virtual net).
Figure 30 illustrates the cooperation example of 6 uniquenesses, and its mark like this is present on the nextport hardware component NextPort 916 separately with illustration and how a pair of software operating environment 916A that connects by network 914 will use the various component software 916B of software operating environment 916A to create the operation logic 959 of right side and left side software operating environment and the transparent access between the component software 916B.
Before describing the cooperation example, should help to understand the cooperation example to the description of the structure of Figure 30.Each software operating environment 916A comprises the subclass of the useful software operation assembly (916B) that is comprised, and comprising: the sub-component of software architecture 10, internal communication network layer interface 952, software architecture 10, DAQ 930 and hardware abstraction layer 980.
Using GDM 984 is the distortion that are called as the 916B of overall design module, and it is to have experienced to comprise standard software operating assembly functional and standard development processes such as non-functional requirement, test, documentation and realization policy.Use GDM 984 and solve, such as Unfreezing apparatus, well heater and close the door because of the different problem of utensil.Use GDM 984 and can be classified at least two types distortion.First distortion comprises the special logic that separates with applied logic 959, and it is used for administration behaviour and collects information from the set of other software operation assembly that comprises a plurality of other GDM 984,986.Second distortion comprises the special logic that separates with applied logic 59, and it is used for administration behaviour and collects from the information such as special electromechanical equipment such as well heater, evaporator, motor, valve, solenoid, relay, pressure or temperature sensors.Second distortion can be configured to solve by the equipment distortion of particular manufacturer, based on the concrete configuration of the equipment of the determined use pattern of application requirements (for example, scale value) or produce the relevant particular problem that the factor summation of NM particular problem is so far caused.
Embedded type virtual router 970 provides encapsulated layer, whereby the included assembly of applied logic 959 (the software operation layer 916A's of assembly 916) and hardware abstraction layer 980, DAQ 930, another example of applied logic 959 or assembly wherein, or the framework interdependence between any other useful assembly 916B (separately by network 914 or by within least two software operating environments that are connected of network 914 and other network or between a component software 916B (916B is exemplified as 930 by another 916B, 984,986) visit or to the method for its exposure) be minimized or be eliminated.
Referring now to possible cooperation example,, expection will not only can identify but also the calling of the discovery inquiry of the request of routable specific software components 916B, the described visit of hint visit based on comprising, or create and fill 970 structure 974, thereby cause the establishment and the filling of structure 974 by representing its own or other assembly 916B to call 970 component software 916B.
Cooperation 1: the component software 959 of right side software operating environment 916A is given an order and this order is received by the component software with identifier API 1 that is comprised in the set 974 in the assembly 970 of same software operating environment.Use the sign and the routing iinformation that are comprised in 970, the assembly that is identified by API 1 transmits the information that receives by software operation layer 10 and 952, and finally transmits on 914 and received by 952 of left side software operating environment.This message subsequently by software architecture 10 handle and be routed to the left side software operating environment 974 in just suitable assembly.Proper suitable 974 of the 970 interior signs that comprised of use same software operating assembly and the left side software operation assembly of routing iinformation calls this locality realization that maybe this message is sent to the API 1 that is comprised in the left side software operating environment hardware abstraction layer 980 subsequently.Therefore, the applied logic in the component software 959 of right side software operating environment realizes being invoked under the situation of the described information of calling the function that the software operating environment in left side is realized in being used for of wherein not comprised.Therefore, the value of the design that Figure 30 hinted is that applied logic 959 is reusable about the position of other software operation assembly 916B in a plurality of software operating environment 916A that maybe can be comprised 914 a plurality of network segmentations by network 914 and connect.
Cooperation 2: in this case, the initiation of message is from 959 of left side software operating environment 916A.Graphic be this situation: wherein finally call to be to use on the component software (being API 2 in this case) of same procedure in the same software operating environment of in cooperation 1, describing in more detail and carry out.Therefore, in cooperation 2, the replacement framework between the appearance of applied logic 959 and certain other useful component software (API 2 of hardware abstraction layer 980) is disposed the not influence of realization that is illustrated as any.And in addition, its purpose is to follow simultaneously sign that software architecture 10 forced and the component software 970 of interface requirement provides this ability.
Cooperation 3-6 illustrates the additional purpose of embedded type virtual router 970.Be used to finish the mechanism of these distortion identical with described in the cooperation 1 and 2.They are included to the serviceability of this design of illustration and the additional messages pattern of expection can be used about DAQ 930.The local event detectaphone (3) of applied logic 959 and remote events detectaphone (4) are provided with the interconnection with the expression of DAQ engine 930, thereby the connection of the DAQ to the local software operating environment not only is provided, also provides to the connection that resides in the DAQ in the operated from a distance environment.The message that DAQ generates based on the generation of DAQ incident can be by mechanism available in 970 by local (6) with long-rangely transmit (5).
Except these 6 cooperation examples, the 7th cooperation example comprises first and second included any component softwares in the applied logic 959, wherein first and second any component software boths have identifier and can be identified in structure 974, and structure 974 can comprise routing table.In this cooperation, first any component software is received the software function of a plurality of function pointers in the routing table (using another example of virtual network, the cooperation between any component software of the working time of promptly sharing in the environment) to second any component software transmission message by call chain.One of function pointer in these a plurality of function pointers arrives at least the second any component software with this message linkage.Equally, if there is second example reside in second any component software in 916 the applied logic, then first any component software function call can not change.In this case, these a plurality of function pointers can comprise the pointer of the routing iinformation that this call chain is received in the routing table to be comprised.Routing iinformation is that make can be necessary from calling take over party's second example that routes messages to second any component software.
Preferably, routing table is filled by one of the discovery acknowledge message of finding acknowledge message at least, being propagated, manual configuration, half manual configuration, hard coded configuration software and software translating process.It should be noted that to use and find that it is preferred embodiment that message is filled routing table.Yet routing table also can be used and relate to manually or the conventional collocation method of half manual configuration procedures is filled, such as by use visual configurator (for example referring to Figure 28 that is used for other purpose and 29).In addition, except that the routing table of finding to generate, also can use manually or half manual configuration procedures.In this way, but discovery procedure or layoutprocedure increment ground add or the interior routing iinformation of deletion routing table.
More than also can be applicable to various other network configuration with the communication between each object in the realization system about the described various technology of the use of embedded type virtual router 70.Example includes but not limited to, realize applied logic 959 interior two different any component softwares, any component software of applied logic 959 and any component software of hardware abstraction layer 980, any component software of first processor and any component software of second processor on the same assembly 916, any component software of second processor on the different assemblies 916 in any component software of first processor and the utensil 12, any component software of second processor on the different assemblies 916 in any component software of first processor and the different utensils, communicating by letter between any component software of second processor on any component software of first processor and the various computing machine, wherein these computing machines can be separated from each other but via network coupled.
Should be understood that above any component software preferably is associated with the identifier of the function that is associated with component software (class), and be associated with any identifier that is used as object handle.Comprehensive NameSpace can comprise the uniqueness identifier that is used for each any component software in the system.Exemplary NameSpace can be created identifier, and it comprises class ID---comprise API ID, example ID and type i D; And object ID---comprise node ID and example ID.In another exemplary arrangement, model ID and sequence number ID also can be the identifiers in the NameSpace.Other NameSpace scheme can use any closing of identifier to need combination, to give each any component software uniqueness identifier.
Figure 31 diagram comprises 2 utensils 3012,3012 ' and be the network architecture of the third party device 3022 of type shown in Fig. 1.Each utensil has a plurality of nodes 3016, comprises CCU, the user interface UI and plurality of peripheral equipment P1, P2 and the P3 that communicate with one another by local network 3014 in this embodiment.Each peripherals can be can have or can not have at least one microprocessor circuit plate.On the UI plate, 2 the microprocessor uP1 and the uP2 that connect by the serial communication bus different with 3014 are shown.The UI plate has USB, WIDE usually and is connected with a plurality of networks on the SPI network.Third party device 3022 perhaps can send message.Perhaps, the mode that third party device 3022 can categorized data set sends message.In a kind of situation in back, peripherals P3 can comprise the classification framework that can create box-like order.Utensil 3012,3012 ' on network 3021, communicate with one another, and third party device 3022 is communicated by letter with these utensils on network 3020.
To find out among Figure 32 that information receiving and transmitting can take place between the microprocessor on the same plate that is connected on the network different with 3014.Equally, information receiving and transmitting can take place between the plate at least two networks 3016, and wherein these networks are dissimilar.In addition, information receiving and transmitting can the utensil between the plate 3016 that is carried at least 3 networks 3012,3012 ' between take place, wherein at least one in these 3 networks is the network of utensil outside.In addition, third party device 3022 can maybe can route messages to the node communication of the node of realizing SA according to the present invention with the node of realizing SA.
To understand, the architected features of network configuration influences the realization of any component software of communicating by letter with this framework usually." architected features " is meant the combination of the network route of getting involved between the mode of different characteristic, 3016 interconnection of each plate of individual networks and the plate 3016 that connected.To be implemented in any component software in this plate 3016 according to the embedded type virtual router in the processor on the plate 3016 of the present invention, so that irrespectively communicate by letter with the architected features of the network that is associated.
Can in utensil, find out that wherein each any component software provides at least one useful consumer benefits according to an advantage of embedded type virtual router of the present invention with a plurality of useful any component softwares.Because the different characteristics combination of the common preference of different consumers, the subclass of therefore wanting only to provide indivedual consumers to understand the specific function of preference in the utensil industry is long-standing problem.Typical approach comprises that (1) provides multiple utensil model or SKU, its each have the uniqueness characteristic collection, and (2) provide the utensil with feature superset, can have all available feature to guarantee the consumer.These two kinds all is expensive, relevant because any component software in the utensil all is a hardware; At least, the software of plate that is used for the equipment of controling appliance must repeat work to be used in the different utensils, even it is identical or similar equipment.The invention provides the third and have more cost-efficient alternative.By using according to embedded type virtual router of the present invention, all any component softwares are independently of one another about its framework position.Utensil manufacturer can provide the different utensil ability because of the user with much lower cost by the external client that the combination with any component software is provided thus, the part that these any component softwares can be used as external accessory buy separately but since the embedded type virtual router have a participation form of ownership with this utensil in the useful complete ability of communicating by letter of other any component software.
For example supposition have 3 kinds may features utensil: (a) door switch, (b) LED and (c) LCD, any among LED and the LCD or both are used to indicate the state of door switch.All versions of utensil all will have door switch.But some will have only LED, and some will have LCD, and some can have LED and LCD.Use prior art, manufacturer can provide 3 kinds of software architectures: a kind ofly be used for communicating by letter between door switch and the LED, a kind ofly be used for communicating by letter between door switch and the LCD, and a kind of communication that is used between door switch, LED and the LCD.Use is according to embedded type virtual router of the present invention, and the deviser only needs to have the software architecture that is used for door switch and embedded type virtual router.Annex can make the door switch in the utensil of any version with embedded type virtual router processing need not further software architecture with the communicating by letter of any combination of LED and LCD.
For another example, suppose to have 3 utensils that the controller circuit board of a feature is respectively arranged.If manufacturer wants to save cost by two features of combination on single plate, any cost savings may be regulated because of the cost that reconfigures software architecture increase on the 3rd plate.Software architecture with embedded type virtual router according to the present invention can realize that such change need not to reconfigure software architecture.
The process (referring to Figure 30) of the main structure 974 of embedded type virtual router 970 is created in Figure 33 diagram.3 main structures 974 comprise capability list, dependency list and routing table.On the utensil network or each software module of between utensil and annex, operating comprise its oneself ability and dependency information.The compiling pretreater is carried out EVR in compilation time and is made up capability list and the dependency list (can be synthesized form) of device Hong Ji to create Downloadable software image.Disclose and find to finish this process by filling routing table.Although create dependency list and capability list when Figure 32 is illustrated in compiling, all can create in working time.Other software of appointment in how routing table notifies application layer simply ' arrival ' its dependency list.Routing table is based in the dependency list first group of software module collection of record " needs " and puts down in writing in capability list that second group of software module collection of " having thing " fill.For " needs ", realize device specifies this software module to need which software module (class).For " having ", the realization device specifies which software module (class) available.
Figure 33 diagram embedded type virtual router 970 can how to make different nextport hardware component NextPort 916,916 ', 916 " can be linked at together virtually.This virtual linkage makes and can message be sent to the 3rd nextport hardware component NextPort 916 from the applied logic 959 of first nextport hardware component NextPort 916 by the structure 974 that comprised in the embedded type virtual router 970 that uses each assembly " applied logic 959, and first nextport hardware component NextPort 916 needn't be known message with anything of the route that adopts.Each nextport hardware component NextPort 916,916 ', 916 " comprise at least one any component software, for example component software 1060 (referring to Fig. 8).Each nextport hardware component NextPort 916,916 ', 916 " also comprise SA driver 1016 and WIDE driver 1064 (referring to Fig. 8).Network 914 with first nextport hardware component NextPort 916 be connected to second nextport hardware component NextPort 916 ', and as the network of network 914 different ' with second nextport hardware component NextPort 916 ' be connected to the 3rd nextport hardware component NextPort 916 with network 914 ".Comprise about first nextport hardware component NextPort 916 of Figure 32 and second nextport hardware component NextPort 916 ' storer in the routing table of information of the structure that comprised be used to encapsulation from first nextport hardware component NextPort, 916 to the 3rd nextport hardware component NextPorts 916 " complete route.This makes and message can be sent to the 3rd nextport hardware component NextPort 916 from first nextport hardware component NextPort 916 ", and need not first nextport hardware component NextPort 916 have second nextport hardware component NextPort 916 ' and the 3rd nextport hardware component NextPort 916 " between the knowledge of route.This message can be propagated so that with first message from first nextport hardware component NextPort 916 send to second nextport hardware component NextPort 916 ', and with second message from second nextport hardware component NextPort 916 ' send to the 3rd nextport hardware component NextPort 916 ".In this way, " necessary routing iinformation partly is comprised in first and second message each message to be routed to the 3rd nextport hardware component NextPort 916 from first nextport hardware component NextPort 916.
Relation between the structural components in Figure 34 illustration utensil control system.This utensil has at least one control panel well known in the art.This control panel has the processor of the some parts of at least one energy executive software (being also sometimes referred to as firmware) and controling appliance control system device.Control is defined as meaning the state that changes one of attached nextport hardware component NextPort extremely of this processor.For example, valve can be changed into open mode from closed condition.This expression processor is to the control of valve.Processor can change by changing one the state of communicating by letter effectively with this nextport hardware component NextPort in its IO pin or influencing this state by the transmission internet message, and wherein this network is communicated by letter effectively with this nextport hardware component NextPort.Communication is meant the ability that sends and receive the message with significant information effectively, and does not limit the definite means that realize communication.The software that processor is carried out can be broken down into a plurality of any component softwares.This decomposition has some advantages.It comprises: manageability, readability, portability, reusability etc.The software design that for those reasons software is decomposed into module or assembly is well known in the art.
The present invention has introduced New Parent to the utensil control system, and it will make and can make up the utensil control system effectively and with various configuration mechanisms it is dynamically disposed from reusable assembly.Be called, the present invention also will present the benefit of reusability and configurability.
Reuse
As known in the artly be OO skill upgrading and realized software reuse.First assembly that realization is reused is a class libraries.Class libraries comprises a plurality of class definitions.Class definition comprises the interface with a plurality of method definition and a plurality of Field Definitions.
Field Definition is the naming variable with known types.The value of Field Definition must be and the corresponding value of the data type of field.Example: field x is a signless integer.The value of x can be the numeral in the scope 0 to 65535.Field Definition also can have and the corresponding data type of another class definition.
The method definition is the function with Name and Description, rreturn value and one group of independent variable.Each independent variable of method also can have Name and Description.Each independent variable also can have data type and one group of effective value.Data type also can be class definition.
But the definition of each method also comprises executive software, but its can unite executive software and use independent variable, thereby but but executive software return results and/or carry out with the logic of executive software with at this and organize the corresponding behavior of value of the independent variable that receives in independent variable.The method definition can comprise that also calling it comprises other method definition of class or it is had the method definition of observability.Acquisition is as known in the art to the way of the observability of the method for other class.But but the behavior that the rreturn value that defines from other method can be used for by the executive software of first method or influence the rreturn value of this method or be used to influence the logic of executive software.
Effectively, class definition is defined as the single logic purpose that a plurality of methods are made contributions to its realization.Class libraries can be controlled mutually independently with its utensil control system that is employed.The class libraries management comprises deployment, documentation, exploitation, test, error lock, revision control etc.
Make class definition both modes to carry out.First kind of mode is via being called as static method.When class was carried out statically, all execution of such each method all occurred in the same memory of processor.This means that if there are 2 execution to take place simultaneously then such each method must be designed such that first to carry out any state use and be stored in this executions in the storer protected and do not carried out by second and be not intended to use.
Two factors that cause the second way are 1) to be provided with that the back uses be favourable to method storaging state information in storer, and 2) in order to realize 1), need this status information is indexed specific execution or carries out context, thereby when having a plurality of execution or carrying out context, this method can be retrieved just suitable status information.
Therefore, make that the executable second way of class definition is by class is instantiated as object, thereby the example of creating class is assigned to specific execution or carries out contextual mechanism.Instantiation is meant and distributes and assign the storer that is enough to keep to be associated with the uniqueness object instance and defines defined uniqueness ensemble of communication by the field and the method for class definition.
Instantiation be allow the status information of class and to quoting of other object can be encapsulated in together and with specific execution or the mechanism carrying out the context dependent connection and the storer of this instantiation is exposed to other object via certain type memory pointer or uniqueness identifier.
Object have with the ability of information stores in its field of its execution context dependent connection.When object had field with the corresponding data type of class, the value of this field can be object.Like this, object can comprise its oneself the data and the field of method field and a plurality of other objects.
Dynamic-configuration
As previously described, definition can comprise a plurality of other objects to object according to object field.If but object comprises the method for the value with field that executive software setting is defined as keeping object, then this object can reconfigure by the value of this field is changed into second object from first object.This configuration can cause different synthetic or whole utensil control system behaviors subsequently.Its behavior can have many useful purposes by the value in first object field is changed into the utensil control system that the 3rd object changes from second object.For example, the circulation annex can use this technology to change loop structure.Equally, consumptive material reader and prescription rod can use these technology according to about the round-robin data, wait the behavior that customizes the utensil control system about the data of consumptive material.
Exist and to initiate and many mechanism of the dynamic-configuration of management appliance control system.Yet these mechanism (referring to Figure 34) are used for needs to finish the Public Design framework of dynamic-configuration.And the some parts of dynamic-configuration can be finished during compilation process, and other parts can be after compiling the time (being also referred to as working time) finish.
Fig. 5 diagram is by at least two embodiment of the communication of the operation of information according to the present invention controling appliance relevant with loop structure 71.At this, the change that loop structure 71 (a) expression will send circulation engine 73 to (for example, new loop structure or to the modification of existing loop structure) or about the information of loop structure 71, and the loop structure of loop structure 71 (b) expression after circulation engine 73 changes.The information receiving and transmitting (1) that transmits loop structures 71 (a) to circulation framework 69 make circulation engine 73 can find the information relevant with loop structure 71, about the data of loop structure 71, the loop structure 71 (b) that maybe will be created or revise.Circulation engine 73 advances to and makes up new or modified loop structure 71 (b) in (2).Can be randomly, all message can be routed by the embedded type virtual router in (3), thereby make circulation engine 73 use its oneself provisioning API to make up new or modified loop structure 71 (b).Equally, circulation engine 73 can be finished by EVR in order to the execution of creating or revise loop structure 71 (b).
Perhaps, any client that has any component software---such as client in the consumptive material retainer 16 40---can find or find this loop structure or about the data of loop structure 71 in (4).Subsequently, this any component software can be united the circulation engine 73 that is configured to receiving configuration messages and made up new or modified loop structure together as (5).
Therefore, creator new as can be seen or modified loop structure 71 is circulation engine 73 or any component software of communicating by letter with circulation framework 69.This any component software can reside in the various positions with respect to the controller 68 that comprises circulation framework 69.Referring to following discussion about Fig. 7.So all message between component software and the circulation framework 69 can randomly be come route by EVR as (6) arbitrarily.Equally, circulation framework 69 can randomly be communicated by letter with the utensil control system by EVR.
Use aforesaid circulation exchange architecture 69, the operation cycle annex can be added to the network of utensil, finds circulation framework 69, and sends its configuration messages to influence its structure and finally to influence its execution.In this case, the operation cycle annex can generally include the combination of software and data to finish the configuration of circulation framework 69.Perhaps, aforementioned circulation framework can send discovery message, and is active with the institute of seeking to identify loop structure.The source of loop structure can be in ROM, flash memory, EE Prom, operation cycle assembly and/or the external source that connects via the network different with Control Network (for example, referring to Fig. 7).In case loop structure 71 (a) is positioned and retrieves, circulation engine 73 just can set about revising its oneself loop structure 71 (b) according to new loop structure data.
In another embodiment of circulation framework 69, compile the first of loop structure 71 (a) and make second portion to use in working time.Second portion can comprise indirectly or a plurality of loop structure data of direct form that it can make up so that circulation engine 73 is operated the gathering of first and second parts at new operation cycle executive software with first.Second portion can be represented the difference in the first, and wherein this difference can be interpolation, deletion or revises loop structure interior element, its relative order or its relativeness.The identifier of the element of the identifier of element of first that circulation engine 73 can be by checking loop structure 71 (a) and the second portion of loop structure 71 (a) is used difference represented in the second portion with just fitting.The advantage of this embodiment of circulation framework 69 is to make when preserving first to assembling the change of loop structure; so that the follow-up collapse of second portion or disappearance will can not influence the integrity of first; make the operation cycle executive software can be returned to default conditions thus, such as can in factory, providing through compiling.Second advantage of this embodiment is to design the special distortion of first, proposition that it can adapt to utensil process controller 14---controller 68 more specifically---such as limited constraints such as storer, and provide the ability that receives and adapt to second portion, thereby in constraint, provide dirigibility and configurability to the cost of special distortion.For utensil, this is important requirement in some cases.
Perhaps, when the operation cycle annex disconnected connection from circulation engine 73, circulation engine 73 can preferably remove the data of second portion, thereby recovered to dispatch from the factory default conditions.This is a kind of anti-pirate protection of form, because the represented additional function of operation cycle annex can be used for this utensil, then this operation cycle annex must exist.Can be randomly, being connected between utensil and the operation cycle annex can comprise to be transferred to first in the storer of utensil.In this case, can keep additional operations circulation and need not the permanent existence of operation cycle annex.It shall yet further be noted that the operation cycle annex can be virtual, because software of communicating by letter with the circulation engine and data and ability can reside in via at least one network is connected on the external unit of circulation engine 73, and is not physically to be attached to comprise utensil 12.
It should be noted that operation cycle assembly 60 can have not is aforementioned operation circulation or forms data and through other element of compiling part.For example, operation cycle assembly 60 can comprise other function or the code that is used for software code that configuration cycles engine 73 communicates and software architecture is placed into alternate mode for diagnosis or the purpose that changes storer.
The utensil operation cycle of being carried out by utensil process controller 14 can be come optimization by the information that is associated with consumptive material 24 that the utensil process controller operates on it.For example, loop structure 71 can make up some character or the attribute that is used to adapt to consumptive material 24 specially, or is used to adapt to or some character or the attribute of consumptive material retainer 16.The main body that comprises identifier, character, attribute and the character of the information relevant with consumptive material 24, function and property value can be called as the information source about consumptive material or " consumable information holder ".The example of consumable information holder comprises consumptive material itself, data point, consumptive material retainer, user interface and label.The consumptive material retainer can be the sensing consumptive material retainer that can use the top cover sensor, for example is used for the attribute of sensing about the consumptive material that wherein comprised.These attributes can be used for the operation of refinement consumptive material retainer subsequently by electron device 30.For example, if the consumptive material retainer will distribute 2 ounces, the top cover that then has quantity sensor can be configured with the mimic channel that is coupled to electron device 30, so that level or volume feedback to be provided, thereby electron device 30 can accurately distribute 2 ounces, but not time-based approximate.
The information that is associated with consumptive material can the amount of comprising and/or composition maybe can characterize other attribute of value of the serviceability of consumptive material.In this case, circulation framework 69 can based on this information come adaptive self.For example, only have 90% of standard dose if consumptive material 24 is wash the dishes rinsing adminicle and consumptive material retainers 16, the framework 69 that then circulates can lack the rinsing adminicle with compensation by the time that increases rinse stage makes this situation of its own adaptation.The information that is associated with consumptive material also can comprise the individual preference operation cycle such as (for example dosage or looseness preferences) such as the user parameter and about consumptive material retainer 16, utensil 12 or its other annex or assembly data.
In the laundry example, utensil process controller 14 can provide about the information such as process variable such as spot degree, load size, spot types to circulation framework 69.Based on this information that is associated with consumptive material---comprise process variable information, circulation framework 69 or any component software combined cycle engine 73 reconfigurable loop structures 71 are with procedure of adaptation variable information.Consumptive material retainer 16 can comprise any component software and can reconfigure loop structure 71 to adapt to this process variable information.As shown in Figure 5, reconfigure and at least 2 kinds of modes to finish.In a kind of mode, component software can read loop structure 71 and communicates by letter with circulation engine 73 arbitrarily.In the second way, arbitrarily component software can be by pre-configured and should pre-configuredly send circulation engine 73 or instruction cycle engine 73 to about this configuration.
An example of the order that is associated with operation cycle is the key-value pair set.Key word comprises the parameter name with meaning, and wherein this meaning is that circulation engine 73 is known, so that the value that is associated with these key words is associated with its meaning.This makes these values can be used in the context of this meaning to revise and/or the operation cycle of controling appliance.
Another example of the order that is associated with operation cycle is the array of bytes of the message grouping of expression network.In an embodiment of this example, array of bytes can define according to the disclosed grouping that comprises function identifier, op sign indicating number and useful load in WO2006135726 and arrange, and wherein identifier and op sign indicating number relate to function carried out or the method that is realized by circulation engine and/or circulation engine API.In addition, the data element that is comprised in the independent variable of this function or method or parameter the useful load corresponding to the message grouping.
Therefore, consumptive material retainer 16 can comprise all functions of the operation cycle annex of communicating by letter with the utensil 12 with circulation framework 69 and can participate in all embodiment that it can participate in.Therefore, in one embodiment, consumptive material retainer 16 is also physically to comprise and can also directly impel the operation cycle of consumptive material 24 being introduced utensils 12.
The consumptive material reader
Checking Fig. 1 once more, is can be directly to retrieve the data that are associated with consumptive material 24 or information (referring to following discussion) and exchange any equipment about the data of this information by transmitting and receive data from consumable information holder such as the consumptive material readers with 22 expressions.For example, consumptive material reader 22 can notify storer in the consumptive material retainer 16 about the type of the detersive that wherein kept.The use of this information can influence the operation of the client software that is kept in the optional client 40 of consumptive material retainer.The example influence can be sendout, frequency or the sequential of being controlled by the optional client software of communicating by letter with the process controller 28 (having the actuator that is used for Control Allocation at least) of consumptive material retainer.The influence of other example comprises communicating by letter between the controller 68 of optional client 40 and utensil 12, and it may influence the structure and the execution of circulation framework 69.Referring to previous discussion to operation cycle.Optional client 40 will generally include electron device, comprise the processor that can communicate by letter with communication controller node in the utensil process controller 14 and the process controller 28 in the consumptive material retainer 16.Optional client 40 can be any component software (as shown in Figure 5) with the consumptive material reader communication in some cases.
The information that is associated with consumptive material, such as operation cycle, loop structure, data, data, guide for use, culinary art instruction, preparation instruction, dosage information, nutritional information, sales promotion and the marketing information that can create or be interpreted into the establishment loop structure, information, the image that supply, prompting supply, user interface screen are provided and message and the instruction of washing/structure about supply about loop structure, can for example be present in the consumptive material itself lastingly, in the packing of consumptive material or in the auxiliary material that consumptive material provides, such as user manual or performance label.Consumptive material reader 22 is can accept the information that is associated with consumptive material and be sent to other local assemblies, such as the controller 68 that is sent to utensil 12.Consumptive material reader 22 can be with utensil 12 or with the integrated equipment of consumptive material retainer 16, or can connect or utensil or the separate device of consumptive material retainer to communicate are coupled in wireless connections by hardwired.The example of consumptive material reader comprises, but be not limited to the barcode scanner that can transmit and receive data, radio frequency identification (RFID) label reader, imaging system, camera, intelligent vision system, the equipment and the magnetic stripe reader that can use NFC (near-field communication) to communicate by letter.
In another embodiment, can read and decode from the information of consumptive material such as phone, PDA, computing machine, camera and any external client 1004/1002 etc. and be the example of consumptive material reader the external unit that this information sends utensil to.In this embodiment, if this equipment is communicated by letter with utensil network 1030 then this equipment can directly transmit this information, perhaps this equipment can use the message of propagating on such as other networks such as 1052,1070 or 1050 to transmit this information.
Foregoing example should not be limited to the food supplier.Any consumptive material supplier with authoring tools should be able to develop the information about consumptive material---preferably to be suitable for creating optimum loop structure 71 and to carry out the form of user interactions with the utensil user interface, and be encoded to this information in the consumptive material or the consumptive material retainer on, thereby when this consumptive material is introduced in the environment for use, can in circulation framework 69, create optimum loop structure and optimal user mutual, thereby the user will have optimum experience.Authoring tools comprises computing machine, the driver 1016 with just suitable software, the utensil with software architecture 1018, this computing machine is connected to utensil with the network that communicates and be used to store data storage about the information of consumptive material, this information preferably includes about the information of loop structure with for the information of using on user interface, and preferably has at least one identifier of at least one utensil of sign.
Having conceived the information that is associated with consumptive material can obtain from comprising the data source that maybe can obtain the information that is associated with consumptive material.This information can comprise corresponding at least one loop structure of preferred operations circulation with consumptive material 24.In the embodiment of food item, loop structure 71 can be used for realizing the complete culinary art circular in definition at food item.In this embodiment, cooking apparatus 12 can comprise at least one example of circulation framework 69, thus with loop structure 71 introduce cooking apparatus 12 near cause creating or revise loop structure 71 and initiation and food item 24, cooking apparatus 12 and circulate such as the corresponding preferred operations of particular combinations of other attributes such as the geographic position of cooking apparatus 12 and height above sea level thereof.In addition, food supplier or any consumptive material or article providers be the codified cyclical information also, comprise sound, figure, bell sound or other License Info, thereby make circulation framework 69 can represent food or consumptive material supplier vision ground or sense of hearing ground to present this License Info.
To understand, the information that is associated with consumptive material can comprise the data about consumptive material, such as identifier, character, attribute and character and the property value describing or characterize about the function of some item of consumptive material or its consumptive material retainer 16.Data about consumptive material can be represented himself with the data structure of any kind that is suitable for useful storage and retrieval.The example of just suitable data structure is the variable file that separates of key-value pair, XML, relation database table, comma, array of bytes, packet, command object, serialization object, message etc.About the data of consumptive material can whole reside in about within the information source of consumptive material or consumptive material retainer or on, this will discuss in more detail hereinafter.Perhaps, can use the loop structure 71 that is associated with consumptive material and the combination of information to create by second any component software about the data of consumptive material.In any situation, be to use the information that is associated with consumptive material or consumptive material retainer instruction that retrieves from information source to construct about consumptive material or consumptive material retainer about the data of consumptive material.
The information that is associated with consumptive material also can comprise establishment or the modification of user preference with further refinement loop structure 71, with the preference corresponding to the user of cooking apparatus 12.Also can make consumptive material 24 and/or consumptive material retainer 16 can identify utensil 12 and provide because of the different operation cycle of utensil.Realize that at consumptive material 24 and/or consumptive material retainer 16 a kind of mode of these points is the corresponding operation cycle of class that have with particular appliance or utensil 12.Use the utensil 12 of consumptive material 24 and/or consumptive material retainer 16 to be used to identify therein and realize relevant operation cycle.Realize that at consumptive material 24 and/or consumptive material retainer 16 the another kind of mode of these points is to have identifier, and utensil 12 have stored or can access needle to the database or the table of the operation cycle of different consumptive materials 24 and/or consumptive material retainer 16.Utensil 12 obtains the consumptive material identifier and searches the respective operations circulation of consumptive material.
The information that is associated with consumptive material can be any suitable form.In one embodiment, this information can be the communication packet that can directly be sent to software architecture 1018, thereby has eliminated the needs to the centralized storage of consumptive material data.In another embodiment, this information can be the key word that is used for utensil 12 is directed to the consumptive material data of being stored.
Any suitable material all can be used for this information of encoding, and example includes, but not limited to plastic wraps, aluminium foil, jar, dish, microwave with container, container lid and can be placed on stick or magnetic stripe on the storage container.。This information can be disposed by the people of this residue of initial preparation and ready food, and uses any suitable means to encode, such as personal computer, magnetic stripe write device or hand-held encoding device.Use this information, the user can dispose the information about consumptive material 24 as required.In this way, consumptive material retainer 16 promotes to obtain the data that are associated with consumptive material 24 from data source.
Classification
Adopt the classification framework to avoid in opertaing device and the controlled utensil repetition of the software logic (being called as business logic sometimes) between two interactive software assemblies.When opertaing device is the consumptive material retainer, be useful.Particularly, classification allows the command generator in the opertaing device to be easy to controling appliance, and need not any information about controlled utensil except control classification self.This can improve introducing " generality " opertaing device with control new utensil, opertaing device is adapted to be added to the available recently circulation or the function of utensil and different operation cycle is arranged therein or operator scheme that function can be used between switch utensil dirigibility.This makes that also the control of utensil is easier for the user, presents the current available option of utensil because only need to them.
The information that the structuring categorized data set can be effectively only needs to opertaing device transfer control devices such as for example consumptive material retainers, thus generate at utensil or such as the box-like order of miscellaneous equipments such as user interface.As used herein, box-like order is meaningful and can be by utensil or the order of carrying out such as miscellaneous equipments such as user interfaces.Comprise by the data set information conveyed and to form the input of the required option level of this box-like order and data.In one embodiment, it also comprises semanteme and contextual information so that transmit available options by word or icon form, thereby the user can understand available options and data are just fitted in input.This preferably by with data set that any non-user-friendly marker element is associated in mark finish.This allows to understand and the logic of the component software of treatment classification can be separated with the expression of classification on the user interface.
With reference now to Figure 23,, usually, in check utensil 12 has component software 816B, and it has utensil controller and condition generator.The opertaing device 816,822 (for example consumptive material retainer, consumptive material reader or other client) that is used for controling appliance has component software 816B, and it has command generator, selects to make up device and state plug-in reader.Opertaing device 816,822 can be a programmable user interface, such as PDA, web board, cell phone, the LCD that is attached to utensil or client device.
The classification framework that is illustrated as separating with utensil controller 816 and logic can be disposed in remote location, such as in opertaing device or on the Internet.The classification framework comprises classification generator, classification engine, classification converter and taxonomic structure.The categorized data set of classification framework generation definition classification capacity can be by the box-like order of component software 2 816B execution thereby be convenient to component software 1 816B establishment.In these assemblies each and mutual relationship thereof are described in more detail following.
Create categorized data set
Categorized data set is to derive from the functipnal capability of utensil controller 816, and it is a structured into the command generator that allows in the component software 1 by this way can understand this data set to finish SOME RESULTS.More specifically, classification engine uses taxonomic structure and state-aware information to generate categorized data set every now and then, and it has reflected the order that can use from the utensil subclass to the general option of the current order that can use from this utensil.
For example, categorized data set is described the effective value of each independent variable in available function, each function independent variable and the data structure that component software 16B supports.In addition, the effective value of categorized data set definition feedback variable.Because this point in the data structure, it can be transmitted as required and retransmit to client 816 or 822.When the effective value of operation cycle process and available command or its independent variable changed, the change of categorized data set took place.In addition, along with operation cycle is advanced, additional command can become available or become invalid.
More specifically, selecting to make up device registers to receive the notice to new classification engine to class manager.In response, class manager will be transmitted back quoting of all known classification engines and select to make up device.Select to make up device subsequently to each classification engine Request Classification capacity data collection.The taxonomic structure that the controller logic of classification engine evaluation software assembly 2 is included or alternatively be used to generate the document of classification capacity data set.Select making up device fills subsequently and is suitable for the application endpoints (user interface that the example of application endpoints is to be used for control or service or other intermediate application layer---such as energy controller or picture is had a holiday or family's automatic mode such as sleep---.) pseudo-command structure collection, and these structures are passed to application endpoints, thereby allow to dispose application endpoints.Perhaps, select to make up device and can directly dispose application endpoints.
Transmit and use data set
When opertaing device and utensil networking, class manager is set up the relation between component software 1 and the classification framework, thereby the existence that allows command generator can inquire about categorized data set, provide visit to component software 1, and allow command generator and state plug-in reader can subscribe to categorized data set to upgrade categorized data set.The classification converter is the optional component of changing between component software 1 and 2.
Categorized data set is transmitted to the controller of component software 2 and the selection of component software 1 makes up device.Randomly, the classification converter converts categorized data set to the difference signal definition of command generator.
Command generator uses categorized data set to construct and fill can comprise effective order collection, its effective independent variable and each independent variable effective value for the imperative structures collection of selecting by user interface or other client application.More specifically, command generator uses categorized data set to construct one or more box-like orders, and it can be transmitted to controller subsequently.Because categorized data set can be reset and sent in different time by classification engine, perhaps data set can be upgraded by the revision from classification engine, so command generator can make that current imperative structures collection subsequently can be for selecting by user interface or other client application.
Therefore, in fact, by using the classification framework, component software 2 or its agency (classification converter) transmit the rule set that component software 1 can be understood to component software 1, thereby component software 1 is not asked some items of component software 2 immalleable component softwares 2, and the state variable that is set as invalid value is not operated.
Before application endpoints can set about carrying out, it will upgrade to request of state plug-in reader or login state.This will allow to fill application endpoints being used for the effective status variable of self-controller before the actuating logic and before presenting user interface components.The state plug-in reader will be handled status data collection correct on taxonomy, and contrast classification capacity data set is verified these data sets.The state plug-in reader upgrades via the condition generator request or the login state of classification engine to component software 2.After the correct state, the state plug-in reader can offer application endpoints with the new state value on receiving taxonomy.
Application endpoints is carried out, and causes presenting the current state of component software 2 and presents optional pseudo-command structure.When from the pseudo-command structure, making one's options at every turn, select to make up device and select with end points with regard to filling the effective subcommand collection supply that is suitable for selecting.When making complete selection, the structure that comprises all pseudo-commands is delivered to command generator.
Command generator learn to be gone up correct box-like order with structural classification, and randomly via the classification converter by classification engine with this command calls to the controller of component software 2.
Carry out
Box-like order is delivered to the controller of utensil and is carried out by utensil.
Usually, this order will cause the state of the associated memory of component software 2 is changed, and this will trigger the state of being created by condition generator and upgrade, and cause the new state of using end points is presented.This state changes will cause new Capability Categories or part Capability Categories, the part of its alternative primordial potency classification.New Capability Categories causes being used for different effective choice set of the operation cycle of Control Software assembly 2.
Checking
The state plug-in reader uses categorized data set to verify the state of self-controller or classification converter to upgrade.This data set comprises structuring by this way so that allow controller to verify the information that order need not the additional logic of data set outside of importing into according to this structure fully.For example, data set can be considered to one or more decision trees conceptive, and each of classification grade forms different decision-making branches, and each in option and/or the data input can form not at the same level.Can compare to confirm finding each key to push in the public branch decision tree in forming box-like order, being used to select key on the required user interface of option and/or data input to push with decision tree.If do not find key to push, then indicate this order to comprise mistake.Taxonomic structure is used to fill user interface at the available options and the data input of the given state of utensil thus, and with acting on the logic of verifying result command.
Categorized data set can be considered to all available options and the setting at the utensil of current state.For example, utensil comprises a plurality of assemblies by the internal network interconnection.Each assembly can have one or more equipment.Each equipment has one or more functions, and it has one or more settings.All these functions of all devices needn't be all available during each state of utensil.Like this, categorized data set will comprise the Total Options and the data input of current available all devices.
Consider to have the top microwave oven of layering, this layering illustrates the option culinary art, spray and thaw, roast potato, steam cooking, reheat and service plate property example as an illustration automatically.The user can select one of option from top.
The detailed example of creating categorized data set and box-like order should prove useful.The establishment that is used to have the categorized data set of a plurality of culinary art round-robin microwaves is constructed according to the classification capacity data set by visual configuration utility (referring to Figure 27), shown in following XML:
＜equipment id=" microwave " label=" microwave oven " 〉
＜equipment id=" oven chamber " label=" microwave oven " 〉
＜char title=" regularly culinary art "〉of circulation " label=" circulation " acquiescence="
＜be provided with title=" regularly culinary art " label=" culinary art "/
＜char title=" rotating disk " label=" rotating disk " acquiescence=" opening " 〉
＜be provided with title=" opening " label=" opening "/
＜be provided with title=" pass, pass " label=" "/
</char>
＜scope name=" extended period " label=" extended period " acquiescence=" 30 " unit=" " minimum=" 60 " increasing progressively=" 1 second " maximum=" 6039 "/〉
＜scope name=" power " label=" power level " acquiescence=" 100 " unit=" % " is maximum=and " 100 " minimum=and " 50 " increase progressively=" 10 "/
＜/be provided with 〉
＜be provided with title=" spray and to thaw " label=" spray and thaw "/
＜char title=food type label=" food type "/
＜be provided with title=" poultry " label=" poultry "/
＜be provided with title=" meat " label=" meat "/
＜be provided with title=" fish " label=" fish "/
</char>
＜/be provided with 〉
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</char>
＜/equipment 〉
＜/equipment 〉
If the user of microwave selection is opened with 90% power with rotating disk and cooked 30 seconds, then the box-like order of categorized data set will randomly be sent to classification converter and classification.This order will be following form:
＜order id=" microwave " 〉
＜equipment id=" oven chamber " 〉
＜sequence 〉
＜step I d=" 21 " 〉
＜char title=" circulation " setting=" is cured "/〉
＜char title=" power " setting=" 90 "/〉
＜char title=" extended period " setting=" 30 "/〉
＜char title=" rotating disk " setting=" opening "/〉
＜/step 〉
＜step I d=" 22 " 〉
＜char title=" power " setting=" 70 "/〉
＜char title=" extended period " setting=" 40 "/〉
＜char title=" rotating disk " setting=" off "/〉
＜/step 〉
＜/sequence 〉
＜/equipment 〉
＜/order 〉
Classification engine will travel through taxonomic structure subsequently so that the box-like command conversion of categorized data set is become the box-like order of controller of the component software 2 of packet configuration 828.Taxonomic structure is the superset of classification capacity data set.For each above specified command element (for example, circulation, power, extended period and rotating disk), the additional aggregates that can will form required key word of useful load 828A and value in taxonomic structure is associated.These key words can comprise API ID, Op sign indicating number and the location index that enters useful load 828A, and wherein location index can be byte offsets or bit offset amount.
Categorized data set can be configured to direct representation be service, factory or laboratory slip-stick artist or technician provide with the API of the software architecture 10 of function may order all.
To understand, the structure shown in Figure 23 is that notion is more than physics.Figure 24 and 25 illustrates the embodiment of the classification framework of Figure 23, and its physical structure according to utensil or utensil network is divided.
Component software 1 (816B among Figure 23) is represented as in Terminal Server Client 822, such as the remote controllers with user interface.Therefore, the sub-component of component software 1816B (selecting to make up device, command generator and state plug-in reader) is exclusively used in this user-interface application.Figure 24 is illustrated in the component software 1 in this this user interface apparatus that is designated " Fat Client ".The ability that Fat Client can have parsing such as data structures such as XML document, understand its meaning and realize ' selecting to make up device ' function.Component software 2 and classification framework reside in the utensil 12.
Figure 25 describe to classify second embodiment of control architecture, wherein all component all is included in the utensil 12.In the structure of Figure 25, the classification framework uses classification converter (dispensable in the embodiment of Figure 24), thereby to the state plug-in reader that function presents component software 1 of simplifying of input processor.The UI plate comprises " a " side and " b " side in this case, and it has the processor of oneself separately.These both sides preferably are connected to each other by serial communication " c ".The UI plate connects 814 by another and is connected to the CCU with component software 2, wherein connects 814 can be and connection " c " identical type, perhaps can be different." a " side is lcd controller preferably, and it exposes rudimentary API, and lacks whole abilities of Fat Client.Therefore, " a " side can be called as " Fat Client "." b " side comprises classification framework and component software 1.
Figure 26 is the more vague generalization block diagram of the framework of Figure 23, and it has the element of rearranging and be used to illustrate more not special configuration for purpose clearly.In Figure 26 a, classification engine comprises separation controller, model and operand set as can be seen.Separation controller is carried out the state of the assembly of its control, and is responsible for the proper suitable disaggregated model of retrieval and notifying changed to classification engine from taxonomic structure.This action provides incident to check the disaggregated model that this is new and to generate new classification capacity data set to just suitable sort operation device.Classification engine is announced this new ability to class manager subsequently, and class manager is given this distribution of information just suitable converter or other component software of registered notice subsequently.
Be apparent that from Figure 26 it is the classification converter now that the selection of finding in the component software 1 among Figure 23 makes up device, state plug-in reader and command generator.Classification converter 2 comprises selection structure device and is responsible for categorized data set is converted to because of the different interface of component software.Therefore, in this example, component software does not comprise the function of understanding or generating categorized data set.On the contrary, they comprise that processing sends to converter from the input of converter and with output.
Having conceived the classification framework can be connected to and the component software 1 of Figure 23 and the component software 2 similar component softwares of Figure 26 simultaneously by using a plurality of converters.
Check Figure 27 now, general known complex data structures has extremely many advantages, because can easily change and reuse them through compile source code with single.But this complexity may be very difficult in understanding, establishment, error detection, debugging, explanation and when usually managing.Object oriented language is with respect to hiding complexity to a certain degree is provided such as non-object oriented languages such as C.Similarly, the XML data structure is human-readable, and this and array of bytes form contrast, and therefore can eliminate complexity.But in most of home appliances, realize it being expensive at present such as technology such as XML.The invention provides to simplify the visual configuration utility of complex data structures originally than the one-tenth of known system much less.
Along the flow process of Figure 27, the deviser begins this visual configuration utility in step 1.The deviser can be someone of role who serves as product or feature planning, user experience or user-interface design, engineering construction, perhaps needs searching value the information that example comprised of the configuration that keeps or to anyone of its value of providing in the storer of visual configuration utility.In step 2, the practical configuration utility of deviser.In this step, design can be from such as permanent storage loading configuration file such as hard-drive or database or web websites.Perhaps, can be from detecting such as documentation release control system such as visual sources storages.
In step 3, the deviser creates the new configuration that comprises taxonomic structure, perhaps begins to edit the existing configuration that comprises taxonomic structure.Editing process comprises such as adding new branch dvielement, deletion branch dvielement, moving the steps such as character of dividing dvielement or modification to divide dvielement.Other substep of step 3 can comprise minute dvielement is tied to message identifier or the function identifier that relates to or represent any component software of its minute dvielement.In step 4, the deviser will preserve this classification configurations just suitablely, and if the just suitable partner of office of notice so that one of partner of office is just suitable control Developmental Engineer, he just can obtain the classification configurations of being preserved immediately and begin step 5.In step 6, utensil control Developmental Engineer will generate software and software data file, but it is configured to suitablely just make that can preferably call compiler from visual configuration utility creates the download images that is suitable for by the processor execution.In addition, the control Developmental Engineer can be combined with the software that generated and software data file and a plurality of other any component software.Preferably, visual configuration utility can be finished this task.In step 6, utensil control Developmental Engineer will call compiler to the file that is made up, but and compiler will generate download images.And in step 7, but utensil control Developmental Engineer will download to embedded utensil processor controls and test result to download images.Any step in this process, process executor can break off an action and move another step, thereby takes just suitable action to alleviate uncompleted step and/or potential step rearrangement.
Figure 28 and 29 has described the application of using just suitable application framework to make up.The visual configurator of the classification of Figure 28 can be used as the rule set that is used to develop taxonomic structure.In case visually disposed taxonomic structure, it can be converted and output in the embedded data structure of complexity of function equivalent.(referring to the step 3) of Figure 27.Notice how taxonomic structure comprises a plurality of taxonomic structures, and it is associated with uniqueness utensil state separately.The example of uniqueness utensil state provides in Fig. 7.
More carefully check the example of Figure 28, do not have the washing stage definition as can be seen.This is because the washing stage was not effective feedback before utensil is in running status.In Figure 29, there is not circular in definition.This is because at run duration, circular in definition can not change.
Figure 28 and 29 data structure are very powerful and be the core of classification framework.It comprises the nested tree of element, and wherein each element of this tree has a type, and wherein the type stipulates how the sort operation number of Figure 26 suitably travels through and information extraction from tree.Attribute should have corresponding active value, and it is one of subvalue among a plurality of subvalues.Attribute comprises a plurality of subvalues, and it represents effective selection of this attribute.The value that comprises a plurality of attributes is all to be defined the value of further appointment by the active or selected value that it comprised by making each attribute that comprises.Selected or when enlivening, the sort operation number checks whether this subvalue comprises the child of attribute type as the subvalue.If then the sort operation number continues the tree traversal, thereby the next stage of tree is repeated the function of sort operation number.Scope be the child of attribute and be equivalent to can from minimum, maximum and increase progressively mathematics a plurality of values of deriving.
The information that is comprised in Figure 28 and 29 the data structure is more useful than realization first therefore.For example, the sort operation number can be written into a plurality of elements of striding the classification framework and finish various useful functions, especially when having graphic user interface or external client.The first sort operation number can use this data structure to determine what content should occur on the user interface.When the user to user interface made one's options, the first sort operation number can reexamine user's current active selection, and selected to fill user interface with the valid option of each with new validated user.The change of utensil state can be notified to the second sort operation number.When the state that changes utensil, but the classification capacity data set of the second sort operation number retrieving novel, thus can fill user interface based on new effective selection or the new valid function number of each.The 3rd sort operation number can be configured to retrieve taxonomically correct input and inspection sees that whether this input is corresponding to effective box-like order.The 3rd sort operation number can be finished this point by taxonomic structure is advanced in the classification framework of Figure 26.The 3rd sort operation number can be estimated all potential of taxonomic structure, and finds corresponding identifier in the input structure correct on the taxonomy.The 3rd sort operation number can begin along tree recourse downwards from root, thereby determines along which branch of tree to continue downwards by the respective identifier of seeking in the input structure correct on the taxonomy.When arriving at the ending of tree or alternatively exhaust, the 3rd sort operation number used it all during at least once element in the input structure correct on the taxonomy, if when not having in other element of not taking into account and this grouped data structure not child's element of process on this taxonomy in the correct input structure, just determine correct input structure on the effective taxonomy.The 3rd operation is to make the thin-client 22 of Figure 24 avoid the equivalents based on the portable business logic of state of any logic of being associated with the operation of utensil fully.Its benefit is only to use about how the knowledge of carrying out interoperability with categorized data set just can develop to have suitable communication and categorized data set to understand user interface and all external client of operand, and so can avoid all knowledge of institute's connection device of operationally communicating by letter with it.
Further consider the consumptive material retainer that is introduced into utensil with service interface, except data and data and data about consumptive material about himself about loop structure, this consumptive material retainer also can comprise new taxonomic structure, and its expression changes or reflect new clean every state of operation ability of utensil and/or consumptive material retainer to utensil taxonomic structure increment.In addition, the user interface that increment changes and newly clean every state of operation ability can influence utensil in response to the new classification capacity data set of user interface.New classification capacity data set is the subclass of new taxonomic structure.The example that occurs in the user interface change comprise new default property value, new circulation, new option, to round-robin change, to the change of option, it is optional and non-optional effective value etc.
A plurality of box-like orders can derive out from the categorized data set of the functipnal capability of utensil from derivation.In this case, the taxonomic structure of Figure 27-29 can be created by the authoring tools such as visual configuration utility shown in Figure 27-29, and be provided for the consumptive material supplier as data source, thereby the consumptive material supplier can extract and be used for a plurality of box-like order that is associated with consumptive material and/or article, so that consumable information holder can provide this a plurality of box-like orders to circulation framework 69 when it is introduced into environment for use, thereby the user interactions of the operation cycle of utensil 12 and user interface by the project shown in Fig. 7 110 and utensil 12 can be ordered by these and realized.
User interface
Fig. 7 illustrates can be with the user interface 110 of consumptive material retainer 16 uses according to the present invention.User interface 110 be can with one or more utensil 12 user interface in communication.Preferably, user interface is graphic user interface or is GUI.User interface 110 can be integrated into utensil 12, and perhaps user interface 110 can be positioned at the remote location of utensil 12, shown in Fig. 7.For example, user interface 110 can be arranged in family the center or can be portable at home.User interface can provide many (if not all) in the function that is associated with the user interface of utensil 12, and can comprise additional function.How user interface 110 can have suitable form, such as monitor, comprises the touch pad monitor.An example of user interface 110 can comprise, but be not limited to the equipment and the personal digital assistant of the video that the equipment of the music that the user interface of remote key-press plate, phone, personal computer, speech recognition apparatus, language generation equipment, sound generation and identification equipment, remote control, appliance system, the user interface of the assembly different with the assembly of utensil, TV, broadcast are write down, broadcast are write down.According to an embodiment, with utensil that remote subscriber interface is associated on except traditional user interface, also can adopt user interface 110.In addition, the utensil that is associated with user interface 110 does not comprise the user interface of separating that physically resides on the utensil.In addition, user interface 110 can be used with combinations thereof utensil/appliance system.
User interface can be the information source that is associated with consumptive material 24, comprises about consumptive material retainer 16 or about the information of article with consumptive material retainer ability.As discussed previously, utensil 12 can comprise sensing, metadata, discovery agreement, database etc. and any combination thereof, and other form with consumptive material 24, consumptive material retainer 16 or have the message identification that the article of consumptive material retainer ability are associated.Utensil 12 also can make the user can manually import the information that is associated with consumptive material 24, comprises the data about consumptive material 24 or consumptive material retainer 16.In this case, GUI prompting or user navigate to screen to import about consumptive material 24 or consumptive material retainer 16 or to have the information of the article of consumptive material retainer ability.This can be the form of the problem answered of user.For example, GUI can show the picture of consumptive material, consumptive material retainer, socket, batch distributor etc. to the user, and makes them select just suitable picture.This selection can be converted into the information about consumptive material or consumptive material retainer subsequently.In second example, GUI can provide the form of filling in standard combobox, wireless buttons, input text area etc., thereby the user can fully construct and will import GUI about the information of consumptive material or consumptive material retainer.
The information that is associated with consumptive material can be displayed on the user interface that is operably connected to network.In addition, user interface 110 can send first internet message, causes the internet message on the network to be received by consumptive material retainer 16.This internet message can be first internet message or in response to second internet message of first internet message, wherein this internet message can influence consumptive material retainer 16 or utensil 12 configuration, enable, function or operation.In an example of the function of the informational influence consumptive material retainer 16 that the user interface shown in Figure 15 receives, the user imports in message 8 that the chemical substance option is selected and the user imports looping options in message 6.In message 17 and 18, the consumptive material retainer uses the chemical substance option to select to determine sendout.In second example, any component software that resides in the consumptive material retainer can require user certificate to come authenticated, thereby authentication can be the necessary condition of enabling consumptive material retainer 16.At consumptive material retainer 16 also in the 3rd example as shown in Figure 8 intelligent coupling mechanism 1042, user interface can receive the network configuration information from the user such as node i d etc., thereby makes intelligent coupling mechanism 1042 participate in networks 1070.
In addition, the user interface of serving as external client 1004,1002 (referring to Fig. 8) can be connected to the consumptive material reader, and will send to any utensil on as shown in Figure 8 the utensil network about the information of consumptive material for the previous purpose of explaining.Like this, the cost of consumptive material reader is distributed on the utensil on the network.Perhaps, the utensil with consumptive material reader and optional lcd screen can will send to other utensil on the utensil network about the information of consumptive material or about the information of loop structure.The message of finding and being propagated can be used for the utensil on the network is associated with the utensil with consumptive material reader.Equally, the utensil with lcd screen can receive the related information that allows.Like this, first utensil can send information about consumptive material to realize the operation cycle of second utensil to second utensil.
In addition, with the message that can show about for example information source user interface in communication of consumptive materials such as consumptive material retainer, performance label or data pod from consumptive material.Message comprises warning, the static state warning that comprises such as information source and based on out of Memory about consumptive material---such as information about utensil, the information that utensil operation cycle, user, user are selected and user environment is reported, the perhaps information that is associated with consumptive material---dynamic alert.For example, warning can be to select have too many detersive to be introduced in the washing for the circulation of little load and accurate fabric.This warning can be generated by consumptive material retainer or other controller 68, and is presented on the user interface, and is sent to any node of communicating by letter with this consumptive material retainer or utensil as internet message.
User interface can be configured to present multimedia messages at it when the user transmits information.This point multimedia messages comprises the expression except that text.The example of multimedia messages comprises sound clip, bell sound, song, image, picture, figure, video clipping, animation, office's document, PowerPoint lantern slide, pattern text, runic, size and colour, lines, shape, symbol and montage art.
The user instruction of the loop structure in the consumable information holder
The consumer wants to obtain superior performance from their utensil.Superior performance usually according to the utensil operation cycle during operation cycle or the situation of afterwards article being operated judge.In case the utensil performance that the user awares is subjected to step, user that the user can take by these article of operation cycle adequate preparation significantly and handles step that article can take and operation cycle finish the step that the user can take and influenced during operation cycle.These steps can comprise the activity that is associated with any combination of article, one or more consumptive material, one or more utensil, one or more utensil annex, one or more consumptive material retainers and one or more any component softwares.The example of preparation process comprises the prewashing plate, pre-service clothing stain, frozen foods thaw, apply picture spices to food, batching such as oil or flavouring, rock and be coated with liquid additives such as fluid as turkey, burn water flask, food item is removed packing and puts it into the microwave big envelope, content mix with egg and box, check the stock of required batching, predetermined batching, buy batching by some button, on user interface, make one's options, rearrange the article in the utensil, check utensil etc.The example of the treatment step during the operation cycle comprises and removes article from utensil so that stir, rotate, overturn, apply as batchings such as spices, oil or flavouring, add consumptive material or batching, promote some button, make one's options, rearrange article the utensil in user interface, close or open door or lid etc. to utensil.Example with the step taked after operation cycle is to finish to comprise cooling, apply picture spices, oil, batching such as frosting or flavouring, mix with other food, hang, hang over the outside, flatiron, folding, initiation is used for the new preparation process of utensil to another operation cycle of article, consumable articles, arrange article, dry goods, just fit the ground stored article or preserve article (for example, freezing or freezing proper suitable time quantum in just suitable container), check article, replace article, replenish article or buy new article, replenish, the consumptive material of predetermined or purchase and the use of item associations ground, subscription and article or the subscription that is associated with the consumptive material that article use relatedly, promote some button, on user interface, make one's options, rearrange the article in the utensil, clean surface etc.
If can instruct the user can obtain easily about the accurate information of the appropriate step of preparation, processing and the aftertreatment (step after operation cycle is finished) that will take according to the use of article or at least one consumptive material rightly and can in fact be communicated to the user, then the performance of being awared can significantly be improved.
At present, if information exists then must be read from instruct such as the printing on the things such as box, label, book or the Internet by the user accurately.
Can comprise the data that are associated with the just suitable step of the preparation that will take according to the use of article or at least one consumptive material, adjusting and back adjusting (step after operation cycle is finished) with each consumable information holder that is associated in consumptive material, consumptive material retainer, article or the article holding.These data can be presented on the consumable information holder user interface in communication on.Article can have a plurality of article that an above consumable information holder and utensil can operate on it simultaneously, its each have one or more consumable information holders.Can perceive information and this information is presented to user interface from consumable information holder such as equipment such as consumptive material readers.User interface can be interactively, thereby the bootable user of user interface carries out the orderly set of steps that comprises one or more preparation process, treatment step and post-processing step.On interactive user interface, the user can import the data that influence ordered set, comprises the affirmation of finishing to step, changes step, action and switch condition in the operation cycle, asks for help, requires inquiry etc.
Certificate
In addition, disclosed 3 kinds of other visits of main level to fire wall (visit, refusal and temporary visit) can be expanded as required to realize the visit to different consumptive materials 24 or consumptive material retainer 16 different stages.These access levels can have separately such as the authentication of uniquenesss such as uniqueness password, and can be associated with the different user role.Different user roles can include, but not limited to Service Technicians, factory testing person, developer or consumer.The visit of different stage allows consumptive material 24 or consumptive material retainer 16 to carry out or prompting different command collection.These ranks can be interim and free restrictions, in case perhaps authentication success to finish be exactly permanent.
The realization of fire wall can change as required.Disclosed realization uses shielded command list to verify different clients, comprises consumptive material 24 and consumptive material retainer 16.The data structure of any number can be used for using at the order that allows of the access level of fire wall verifies the user.At last, fire wall must only allow to visit to by the order of the just suitable client of good authentication.
The intelligence coupling mechanism
Fig. 8 diagram and utensil 12 similar utensils 1000, it is connected to external client 1002,1004 by a plurality of networks and second utensil, 1006, the second utensils 1006 also are similar to utensil 12.First network 1030 comprises first internal client 1010, second internal client 1012 and external client 1002.Second network 1050 comprises external client 1004.And the 3rd network 1052 comprise second utensil 1006.Each client is characterized as being the node on the corresponding network.Local client be with identical network on the client of node communication.Terminal Server Client is and they non-clients that is directly coupled to identical network of nodes in communication just with it.In this embodiment, external client 1004 can be the Terminal Server Client of the node on first network 1030, such as the client in the consumptive material retainer 16 40.
Comprise the software architecture driver (SA driver) 1016 that is similar to software architecture 1018 on each client node 1002,1004,1010,1012, be used for its on have any node switching message of software architecture (SA) 1018.Node on any given network is operationally communicated by letter with other node in this network, and can be randomly with other network on the node communication that exists.
Coupling mechanism the 1040, the 1042nd, the serial device that is connected to utensil and/or is connected to network and/or is connected to two or more networks and communicates by letter betwixt.Each coupling mechanism can comprise all functions of node, and each node can comprise all functions of coupling mechanism.In this embodiment, coupling mechanism 1040 is coupled to the 3rd network 1052 with second network 1050, and can serve as the node on each network.Coupling mechanism 1042 is coupled to first network 1030 with second network 1050.It also can be considered to be coupled to utensil 1000.
In the coupling mechanism 1040,1042 each can be propagated the discovery message of being sent by SA or SA driver on network, so that SA and any component software that SA driver or its are coupled can be developed quoting the identifier of the function of different nodes.Each coupling mechanism 1040,1042 can have the routing table that is stored in the storer, is used to realize the communication between the node on the heterogeneous networks.But storer is the identifier of the function of each node of store identification also.These identifiers can be linked to the routing iinformation that is kept in the routing table, thereby when the message that comprises identifier was sent in the coupling mechanism 1040,1042 any, the coupling mechanism that receives this message can send to this message the next node of just fitting.
Each node can comprise the unique combinations of software element.Software element on any given node comprises at least one in SA and the SA driver.The SA driver makes node to communicate by letter with SA.SA comprises the distortion of SA driver or SA driver inherently.Comprise SA each node can with other node communication that comprises SA.Yet, the SA driver that can have SA on the node and separate.Each node also must comprise the suitable communication protocols or the communication protocol driver of the corresponding network type that is coupled at it.Example protocol is the previous herein WIDE procotol of discussing 1062, and it is the proprietary utensil network that Whirlpool company adopts.For the client (for example, external client 1004) of the needs transmission WIDE message that does not have the WIDE procotol, can use WIDE driver 1064.Port driver 1072 is coupled to network 1050 with external client 1004.
Each node also can comprise any component software 1060. Coupling mechanism 1040,1042 for example can not comprise.SA driver 1016 is to be configured to allow any component software to pass through the software element that at least one network is communicated by letter with SA 1018.Component software is any component software sub-component of carrying out useful function arbitrarily.Example includes, but not limited to communications driver, application, user interface, control algolithm, message route, the control to operation cycle, Message Processing, data storage, data-switching, data referencing and instructs the software of other software.SA driver 1016 can receive and understand at least in part from SA and/or from the message of another SA driver, and these message are designated as feedback event.In some instances, SA driver 1016 also can send command messages to SA 1018.In this respect, external client 1002,1004 can have and serves as annex so that the complete ability of communicating by letter and strengthening or change the operation of utensil with utensil.
To understand, any one in external client 1002,1004 and the internal client 1010,1012 or all, the outside can be the physical equipment with processor, storer, software, circuit and some power supplys.On general meaning, they are coupled to transmission medium and preferably are configured to and obtain information and have processor and circuit from storer, produce the signal of this information of expression in transmission medium.When this information comprised identifier in the storer, other node that this node or client can be connected via transmission medium was found.
Equally, consumptive material reader 22 can comprise all functions and the assembly of intelligent coupling mechanism 1040,1042, and participates in all embodiment of the intelligent coupling mechanism of utensil 1000,12,1006 communications.Therefore, in one embodiment, consumptive material reader 22 is intelligent coupling mechanisms, and it is also retrieved about the information of consumptive material 24 and with this information and sends utensil to.Similarly, consumptive material reader 22 can be client (as the Terminal Server Client on the heterogeneous networks at the external client at the internal client at 1010 places, 1002 places or 1004 places) and directly or via intelligent coupling mechanism 1042,1040 communicate by letter with utensil 1000,12,1006.
Find
Discovery is the process that sends discovery message with the first node of at least one network service that is coupled to these one or more networks.Find that message generally comprises and specify the transmit leg of finding message to seek and so at least some Query Informations.The information of looking for can be such as another node, utensil, client, information such as one or more in a plurality of software elements on component software, the equipment that comprises node, coupling mechanism or any node arbitrarily.
Find that acknowledge message is the answer message that sends to the transmit leg of finding message.Find to reply message and generally include confirmation and identification information.Acknowledge message is the affirmation of positive or negative response forms.Identification information is to make transmission can send the information of subsequent message to the things of having found.
When having connected an above network such as coupling mechanisms such as coupling mechanisms 1040,1042, second network can be propagated and be sent to this coupling mechanism from the message that a network receives.Coupling mechanism can leave message with the identical information creating and second Web-compatible second minute, first and second message are considered to wall scroll together and spread news, although they are two message on literal.The discovery message of being propagated is then propagated the discovery message to the take over party.Coupling mechanism can be configured to check and spread news to prevent the propagation of circulation message that promptly the message that is sent also is the message that the transmit leg on second network that transmit leg was coupled to receives unawares.At least coupling mechanism 1040 can have the routing table of the agent identifier of the function that comprises Section Point.Equally, coupling mechanism 1042 can have the routing table that comprises agent identifier.The discovery message that node 1020 is sent is coupled device 1042 and receives, and the latter estimates this message and gives next node with this message propagation according to routing table, and promptly coupling mechanism 1040.Similarly, this spreads news coupling mechanism 1040 according to the routing table evaluation, and with this message propagation to the next node on the line, it can be Section Point.
For example, referring to Fig. 9, illustrate wherein the system that can monitor, manage or change the resource in the utensil.Possible scene has coupling mechanism 2000, and it is connected to the utensil 2002 that is similar to utensil 12 by network 2004.Coupling mechanism 2000 also is connected to coupling mechanism 2006 via network 2008, and network 2008 can be a networks of different type with network 2004.Coupling mechanism 2006 is connected to information source 2010, the three networks 2012 of the resource of using or generating about utensil 2002 by the 3rd network 2012 and any in network 2004 or the network 2008 can be networks of different type.Suppose that source 2010 wants to send information about this resource to utensil 2002.The invention enables the node in the source 2010 on the network 2012 to communicate by letter with the Section Point with SA, Section Point may be one of some nodes on the utensil 2002.Suppose that source 2010 has at least just suitable communications driver, perhaps one of these coupling mechanisms have and are used for from any message conversion precedent in this source software as the communication protocol of the WO2006135726 that included in.
In this sight, source 2010 sends on network 2012 finds message, seeks any Resource consumers that the information that sends to it is wanted in this source.Coupling mechanism 2006 receives finds message, changes this message in the case of necessary, and will find that message propagation to the next node on the network 2008, comprises coupling mechanism 2000.Coupling mechanism 2000 receives this and finds message, changes this message in the case of necessary, and will find that message propagation to the next node on the network, comprises utensil 2002.Interdependent node in the utensil 2002 is estimated this message and is determined to find to reply message, and sends corresponding the answer.At this, suppose that at least one answer is sure.
Find that answer message is coupled device 2000 and receives, the latter fills its routing table and sends it to coupling mechanism 2006, and the latter fills its routing table and sends it to source 2010 according to aforementioned process.Each node keeps relevant identifier, thereby can transmit subsequent message and need not to repeat to find sequence.Equally, those nodes that have a storer such as coupling mechanism etc. can be configured to preserve message.
Use this structure, about can change the operation of utensil such as the information source of resources such as electric power, hot water, buck, gasoline, water, replaceable components or other consumptive material based on this information request.For example, if electric power facility faces exhaustion, then about the information source of electric power can ask the electronic dry machine in a period of time not manual manipulation.Similarly, can confirm the state of consumptive material according to utensil such as consumptive material sources such as filtrator or spare units, and send about the sequential of displacement and the information of feasibility.
Equally, consumptive material retainer 16 can be in response to from the information in consumptive material source or be connected to the operation cycle of its utensil from the informational influence about the information source of resource.Discovery message also can be initiated, responds and/or be propagated to consumptive material retainer 16.In addition, the network routing iinformation can be created and/or comprise to consumptive material retainer 16.
The transfer of the operation cycle annex between 2 utensils of Figure 10 diagram---utensil 1 and utensil 2---.Ou He operation cycle annex 3 has the data that are associated with the identifier of the particular appliance part as its data division removedly.Like this, when the circulation engine 73 in any utensil 1 or 2 was sought data, it can comprise identifier in its request, and this identifier will be determined the correspondence between the data retrieved from the data portion submeter of identifier.Use this ability, operation cycle annex 3 can be coupled with an above utensil removedly, and can operate by many utensils with the sign of partly showing to have as data of being supported.
Equally, when any component software comes configuration cycles engine 73 by communication, this any component software can be at first addressed inquires to utensil confirming its sign by useful communication, thereby this sign is used to retrieve proper data of fitting about the loop structure that will make up with the data portion submeter.Component software can send message to the API of circulation engine 73 subsequently to make up the just suitable loop structure 71 of utensil arbitrarily.
Consumptive material reader as intelligent coupling mechanism
Figure 11 is checked in download, and consumptive material reader 300 is configured to obtain the information 304 that is associated with consumptive material.One or more consumptive materials 304 can be comprised in one or more consumptive material retainers 314 that are similar to aforementioned consumptive material retainer 16.Consumptive material reader 300 can be the form of the intelligent coupling mechanism as shown in Fig. 8 and 9.In this case, a kind of purpose of consumptive material reader 300 comprises that obtaining the information 304 be associated with consumptive material also sends all or part of of this information at least one functional module 310 of utensil 312 to, causes influencing the operation cycle in utensil 312 or the consumptive material retainer 314.As discussed previously, consumptive material 24 can be article.In one embodiment, utensil 312 comprises at least one example of circulation framework 69 and optional recycle operation annex or functional module 310.Usually, the utensil that is similar to utensil 12 comprises functional module 310.Consumptive material reader 300 information that are associated with consumptive material 304 that comprised not only can comprise the data 304A about consumptive material thus, also can comprise loop structure 304B, be used to respond from the data 304C of the query messages of functional module and the secondary indication 304D of loop structure.In these data any or all can randomly be form according at least one appropriate message of packet configuration or its part.An example of packet configuration is a disclosed SA packet configuration in the WO2006135726 that is included in.As previously mentioned, can comprise to the direct command of functional module 310 or about the parameter of operation cycle, comprise user preference or environmental parameter about the data 304D of loop structure.
More examples of the information 304 that is associated with consumptive material comprise the quality of consumptive material sheet, the amount of volume or weight, date of manufacture, manufacturer, about it from manufacturer, retail trader, market, data with consumer's transportation, data about the temperature between the delivery period, such as calorie, the fat gram, the number percent that allow every day of essential vitamin and mineral matter, should not consume the medical conditions tabulation of consumptive material, data about the relation between consumptive material and the known meals, known medical conditions, and to known response of known drug etc.The information 304 that is associated with consumptive material also can comprise according to the utensil of the information receiving and transmitting agreement of software architecture or component identifier data.In addition, the information 304 that is associated with consumptive material can comprise the situation of consumptive material, the initial situation of consumptive material, data about the filling process of consumptive material retainer, the attribute of consumptive material, the attribute of sensor, the attribute of consumptive material retainer, the notification triggers rule that is associated with consumptive material, historical information about consumptive material, instruction about consumptive material, edible and taboo information about consumptive material, purchase information, advertising message, prescription information, supply chain information, ingredient information, use information about consumptive material, at least a country of origin in the multiple batching in the consumptive material, the energy consumption attribute of making and sending, information about the carbon emission in making and sending, about making and send the information of the middle non-natural preparation that uses, about making and send the information of the middle environmental friendliness preparation that uses, information about the animal processing in making and sending, about making and send the information of the middle condition of work of using, and about the information that toxin preparation is arranged about using in making and sending.Information about the non-natural preparation that is associated with consumptive material can comprise these things, such as about with the manufacturer of consumptive material, send or the data of pesticide, steroids and fertilizer that composition is associated.
As previous mentioned, the information 304 that is associated with consumptive material will be arranged in consumable information holder 306, it typically is the memory location somewhere.This memory location can be in consumptive material retainer 314, or on the surface of consumptive material retainer 314, any other rigidity or semi-rigid entity that it can be parcel, box, carton, bottle, jar, bowl, plate, plate or is suitable for comprising material.Information can be stored on the article of coupling removedly, comprises the storer on the surface that is attached to consumptive material retainer 314, such as performance label 320.Information can reside on one's body 316 of the consumptive materials, if this consumptive material can be by etching, embossing or stamp storage retrievable information.The example that can store the consumptive material 316 of retrievable information can be to have to use edible ink directly to be printed on the food or etch into food in the food.Another selection is a consumptive material data pod 318, and it is to comprise the article that can store about the storer of the retrievable information of consumptive material.The example of consumptive material data pod is the article that comprise about the data of consumptive material, and it also comprises the consumptive material metadata potentially.The consumptive material metadata can be such data, such as the amount of the quality of consumptive material sheet, volume or weight, date of manufacture, manufacturer, about its data from manufacturer, retail trader, market and consumer's transportation, about the data of the temperature between the delivery period, such as the % that allow every day of calorie, fatty gram, essential vitamin and mineral matter, should not consume the medical conditions tabulation of consumptive material, the data about the relation between consumptive material metadata and the known meals, known medical conditions and to the known response of known drug etc.Consumptive material data pod 318 is preferably consumed by the utensil operation cycle, and the utensil operation cycle is also operated consumptive material and consumptive material or the degradation whole target to the process of consumptive material operation of not demoting.Information also can reside in attached or paste on the performance label 320 on the article, as in the situation of the RFID label that is applied to clothes items.
Equally, information can be stored in any other memory location 322, such as the intranodal or the consumptive material reader 300 interior storeies own of utensil 312.The information 304 that is associated with consumptive material can be stored in the storer that consumptive material reader 300 is coupled removedly.Should be understood that in all scenario, also can comprise with information 304 that consumptive material is associated making functional module to receive utensil identifier data according to the utensil 312 that is connected about the just suitable data of great majority of consumptive material.
In one embodiment, functional module 310 detects the coupling of consumptive material reader 300, the information 304 of inquiry consumptive material reader to find to be associated with consumptive material, and according to the data creation loop structure 71 ' (referring to Fig. 5) about consumptive material.
In another embodiment, consumptive material reader 300 be given or infer its optionally retrieve data therein, change the pattern of the software operation layer of utensil about operation cycle, and according to alternately ' initiation command ' of software layer that comes the order utensil about the data of operation cycle.Consumptive material reader 300 can be retrieved the data about operation cycle subsequently, and foundation is communicated by letter with functional module 310, and creates loop structure.In a kind of modification, loop structure is to create in the storer of consumptive material reader 300, and the consumptive material reader uses the technology of first embodiment to come the executable operations circulation.
In certain embodiments, there is at least one loop structure in the storer of consumptive material reader 300, and has at least one loop structure in the storer of at least one utensil functional module 310.Loop structure can be assembled on function so that the circulation framework is arranged to selectively operate in response to any loop-around data structure.In this case, user interface can be used for from the information of an above component aggregates about the utensil operation cycle, is used for showing, revises or selects for the user.
Consumptive material retainer 16,314 can comprise or can be coupled to consumptive material reader 22,36,300.When the consumptive material retainer also comprise with network operationally communicate by letter such as controller 32 controllers such as (referring to Fig. 2) time, consumptive material retainer 16 is intelligent coupling mechanism, because it is the mechanism from the node Data transmission of consumable information holder 306 on network.Consumptive material retainer 16 also can be a consumptive material reader 300, because the viewpoint of the first node from the network, consumptive material retainer 16 is nodes that the function of consumptive material reader 300 is provided on the network.Therefore, in one embodiment, the consumptive material retainer is at least one in intelligent coupling mechanism and the consumptive material reader, and it also physically comprises consumptive material and can directly cause introduces utensil with consumptive material.
The message binding
Is helpful for the further explanation of message binding for the open of the WO2006135726 that is included in and according to the information receiving and transmitting of the consumptive material retainer of enabling fully of the present invention.Software architecture can preferably be supported and promote asynchronous and synchronous data collection.For example, the asynchronous memory poll is available in core API (API ID=1).At least two available embodiment that have synchronous data collection.
The notion of understanding the bounded renewal helps to understand the present invention who relates to synchronous data collection.It is the incident that is grouped in together as the snapshot of the utensil state that obtains during the same scan of carrying out in the major cycle of master microprocessor that bounded is upgraded.Utensil control major cycle will allow to carry out the iteration renewal to the feedback variable that the utensil event engine has been registered.Each variable of registering all is monitored, and those variablees that only change value according to its storer supervision change operand are just broadcasted to client as upgrading.When renewal is in the process that is broadcasted, do not allow new renewal, to prevent the time snapshot.
In first embodiment, the MMP sign in the byte 2 of the software architecture header as shown in the application protocol of use as shown in Fig. 4 of WO2006135726 sends snapshot to client.When MMP is a true time, more Messages-Waiting snapshots are arranged.When MMP is a fictitious time, current message is the stop press in the snapshot.Therefore, if article one message of snapshot is message unique in this snapshot, then MMP will be vacation.
Example illustration among Fig. 9 of WO2006135726 have the bounded order of affirmation (circulation+temperature+MMP) upgraded succeeded by two coherent boundeds.Wherein bounded is meant protocol elements, its indication take over party has more message to indicate the affairs of finishing from the designator (MMP bit 7) that defines that the data processing of the applied logic of this source and take over party's assembly should be delayed the agreement in packet configuration, and allow applied logic to carry out data processing this moment.Notice that renewal just begins when the bounded command execution is finished, thereby the ability of filtering transient state feedback data is provided to client.It is to be that MMP provides by identical mechanism that bounded order and bounded are upgraded, so that provide control greatly to application.
The example of Fig. 9 is notional among the WO2006135726.Actual mechanism is MMP.Yet for purposes of illustration, the bounded order is with initial " beginning " command indicator (MMP set) beginning, and comprise be used for scrubber circulation be set to washing, prescription state be set to ready, water temperature be set to medium, once more the prescription state be set to ready, and circulation beginning designator is set at last, succeeded by order terminal symbol (MMP is set not).Can notice, disabled such as renewal in Fig. 9 of WO2006135726 by incident, to prevent that being updated in the bounded order finishes generation before.In addition, " procedure command " designator is illustrated as periodically running through in the bounded command process in the utensil, and the each several part of the order of sending from client 16 by intercommunication network with explanation is processed.
In bounded is upgraded, upgrade and enabled once more, because they are disabled to allow the utensil can be to its state of clients report when bounded order initial.In the example shown in bounded is upgraded, the affirmation state is illustrated as ready, and circulation is reported as washing, and state is reported as operation, and basket is reported as filling, and pump is reported as out, and that temperature is reported as is medium.Once more, initial sum termination designator is sealed bounded renewal 44.These initial sum termination designators can be reported tangible other method by service marking MMP in the application packet structure of being discussed in Fig. 4 of WO2006135726 or for the technician in the procotol field.
In bounded was upgraded, basket was reported as and shakes, and pump is reported as the pass, and motor is reported as out.Once more, initial sum termination designator (MMP) is sealed bounded renewal 46.Under the situation that does not have initial sum termination designator (MMP), the relation between client computer can not inference be upgraded from each of utensil.Yet, use initial sum termination designator (MMP), client computer is the relation between each incident of energy inference just.
Second embodiment of synchronous data collection is shown in Figure 32 of WO2006135726.Usually, node comprises microprocessor at least, storer, software and the circuit that is coupled to transmission medium, and wherein this node is configured to obtain information and produce the signal of representing this information at transmission medium with circuit from the storer of microprocessor.Two nodes that communicate with one another can be two microprocessors that connect by serial communication on the single printed circuit board or two computing machines that connect via the Internet.
As shown in Figure 12, to send complete orders to command executer 222 in a complete message be conventional in order source 220.Yet the present invention has conceived the element that uses multiple messages to transmit an order, thereby order can be module and can comprise command element.At this work, command executer 222 need know when carry out the order that comprises a plurality of command element, and each command element is as independently single command message transmission.The present invention provides solution by initiation command group message 224 and the finish command group message 226 are provided, and its notification command actuator 222 belongs to together about those command element, so that carry out a plurality of command element as single gathering order.
Figure 12 is illustrated in sepaerate order message 228 and can creates the situation of command group 230 source 220 of issuing orders and how to use initiation command group message 224 and the finish command group message 226 to define sequence.Under the situation that does not have initiation command group message 224 and the finish command group message 226, command executer 222 can not inference command messages 1,2 to the relation between the N.Yet, use initiation command group message 224 and the finish command group message 226, command executer 222 is the relation between the energy inference command messages 228 just.In message is assembled, no matter be data acquisition or order in batches, all can use MMP to indicate to come the beginning and the end of identification message group.
Consumptive material retainer that use to support the procotol of message binding to communicate by letter with the utensil on the network may be the key character that relates to the controller 32 of consumptive material retainer in the process of actuating logic, and it can cause one of following: the demonstration that consumptive material is introduced in the utensil and influenced utensil operation cycle or user interface.This is that wherein these a plurality of concept datas belong to a plurality of valid data collection because actuating logic can use a plurality of data that receive in multiple messages.The binding of use message, actuating logic uses single valid data collection with every execution scanning, and wherein the valid data collection is formed by the marshalling that data based binding the hinted structure that receives in multiple messages.
This technology can also be used for batch event, and as shown in Figure 13, it illustrates the event software framework that is used for communication between a node, event source 200 and Section Point, incident observer 202.This software architecture has been conceived to the event source of incident observer transmission about the message of incident.Yet, be not the transmission single message, event source 200 can use beginning event group message 204 and End Event group message 206 to create event group 208 from a series of individual case message 210.The advantage that sends message separately in this technology is that it uses the information receiving and transmitting framework to change the state of utensil fast more expeditiously, and the number of the message of the required uniqueness ground sign of the state of expressing utensil is minimized.Under situation about not beginning with End Event group message, incident observer 202 can not any event message 1,2 of inference ... and the relation between the n.Yet, using beginning and End Event group message, incident observer 202 is the relation between each incident of energy inference just.
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Information receiving and transmitting
The realization of notion of the present invention as can be seen in washing machine among Figure 14-16.Suppose that the laundry function finds or detect the existence and the function thereof of consumptive material retainer.Equally, the consumptive material retainer can detect the existence of washing machine control.Each can both find ability (by using standard interface) each other and use this information to cooperate together, thereby provides new feature for the user.
First pattern among Figure 14 illustrates the information receiving and transmitting that can need divide timing to adopt in cycle period.The standard command set that utensil control is used to distribute comes order consumptive material retainer to distribute in concrete mode.Example can be " dispense detergent, a moderate quatity ".
Figure 15 diagram wherein utensil control can by standard command set come order consumptive material retainer in circulation just in good time between second scene of distributing.Except that these orders, the consumptive material retainer can be collected out of Memory from utensil control and relevant sensor thereof, such as, but not limited to, payload, load type, stain degree and temperature.The consumptive material retainer can use this status information to distribute more effective or chemicals quality and/or type more accurately together with its oneself allocation algorithm.Except collect data from utensil control based on circulation or sensor, also can be from the user interface gather data.This can comprise such as details such as the cyclical patterns of detergent concentration or user's selection and options.This information also can be used for improving the performance of allocation algorithm.At last, if the consumptive material retainer can sense the character about its consumptive material that is just keeping, such as the brand or the type of chemical substance, then this information also can be integrated to improve performance with allocation algorithm.
Figure 16 diagram wherein consumptive material retainer can be used and carries out some process from the status information of utensil control by the control of order utensil and make about when distributing or even changing the scene of the decision-making of circulation behavior.Its example can be by the control rotation of order utensil and divide simultaneously to be equipped with when distributing some chemical substance the catalyst type action is inserted in the circulation.Another example can be the order scrubber unites distribution water is heated to specified temp, thus activation reaction best when distributing particular chemicals.The consumptive material retainer also can offer user interface with status information in this operating period, to notify the user about its improvement that cyclic process is made to utensil.
Intelligently filters
Be filtration in the refrigerator as shown in Figure 17-20 according to another example of consumptive material retainer of the present invention.Figure 17 diagram can be applied to the water filtering tube system 5030 in the water distribution system 5032 especially, such as being used in the refrigerator utensil 5034.The present invention also can be used in other utensil and the environment and is used to filter other liquid in addition that dewaters.For open embodiments of the invention, will in the environment of the water distribution system 5032 in the family expenses refrigerator utensil 5034, disclose it, wherein punish water distributions at the door 5036 of refrigerator.Refrigerator can comprise that the user interface (not shown) is used for purpose as discussed above.Water provides via the water pipe 5038 of receiving buildings water supply, and the grid 5040 of process utensil 5034, and enters refrigerator doors 5036 at hinge 5042 places of door.Water pipe 5038 in the door 5036 is connected to water filtering tube system 5030, connects water pipe 5044 and extends to from door 5036 outside palp water dispensers 5046 from water filtering tube system 5030.Water filtering tube system 5030 can be palp removing or to change, such as at static ventilation frame 5048 places that are positioned at below the door 5036.
As illustrating in greater detail among Figure 18-19, water filtering tube system 5030 comprises filter cylinder 5050 and tube shell 5056, and it can be such as for good and all being attached to refrigerator 5034 via assembly fixture 5057.Shell 5056 can be the cylindrical form with first openend 5058 and second end 5060.
Perhaps, marker elements 5075 can be separated with filter cylinder 5050, such as the form with the license key (not shown).License key can be configured to insert communicates by letter in the connector on the utensil 5034 and with utensil 5034 and at the network communication of utensil 5034.License key can comprise the uniqueness identifier, and about the information of filter cylinder 5050.
In other embodiments, read element 5076 can be positioned on the utensil 5034 or other places on the shell 5056.For example, read element 5076 can be installed near the tube shell 5056 in the engine compartment of utensil 5034.With read element 5076 be installed in the utensil 5034 do not require in the situation that the wired connection with read element 5076 communicates in marker elements 5075 particularly useful, such as being that RFID chip and read element 5076 are when being the RFID reader when marker elements 5075.
Read element 5076 is configured to obtain by communicating by letter with marker elements 5075, exchanges, stores, sends, detection and/or verification msg and/or information.Read element 5076 can be from marker elements 5075 reading of data, from/read and write data to marker elements 5075, or be engaged in the bidirectional data exchange with marker elements 5075.
Read element 5076 is coupled with the controller (not shown) of water filtering tube system 5030 communicatedly, so that read element 5076 can send to controller with the data that obtain from marker elements 5075.Controller can comprise the control panel with software architecture, this software architecture be configured at network communication so that controller can with other control panel or the client communication on the network.Controller also can comprise the uniqueness identifier of at least one function that the sign that can be transmitted to utensil 5034 is associated with filter cartridge system 5030.Read element 5076 can be arranged to controller and carry out unidirectional or two-way communication.Controller can be the microprocessor with internal storage or storer associated therewith.Controller can be the part of read element 5076.Perhaps, controller can be positioned on the network of utensil 5034 or be connected to utensil 5034 and the network that can communicate by letter with it on any other some place.Controller can be arranged to utensil 5034 and carry out unidirectional or two-way communication, and can wired or wireless mode be coupled to utensil 5034 communicatedly.
Filter cartridge system is as the node on the network
Use this software architecture, water filtering tube system 5030 can be used for being provided for changing the instruction or the guidance of utensil 5034 behaviors.The controller of filter cartridge system 5030 can send message with configuration utensil 5034 to utensil 5034.Filter cylinder 5050 can comprise can provide data and information on the marker elements 5075 of characteristic or information by read element 5076 to utensil 5034.Utensil 5034 will use this information to revise the utensil operation.The historical information of the operation cycle that marker elements 5075 comprises additional operations circulation, the operation cycle of upgrading, live through about utensil and being used for reconfigures at least one of software of the software architecture of filter cartridge system 5030 or utensil 5034.
For example, filter cylinder 5050 can send the information of, filtration capacity specified about volume capacity, the flow of filter cylinder 5050 and time/temperature dependency to utensil 5034.Utensil 5034 can use this information such as the filter cylinder parameter of revising by change filter cylinder life-span algorithm in the system of being stored in.This also makes can use a plurality of different filter cylinders, as long as because close and need be configured to insert in the tube shell 5056 by filter cylinder, utensil 5034 just can find the characteristic of this filter cylinder is so that how study correctly realizes it.
Filter cylinder uses sensing
Communicating by letter between marker elements 5075 and the read element 5076 can be used for notifying the user out of date and need to change about filter cylinder 5050.This can finish by activate at least one filter status indicator (not shown) when filtrator need be changed.Filter status indicator can be LED, the sound on the user interface and/or show, such as message or image.The information indication filter cylinder 5050 that filter status indicator is obtained at read element 5076 is activated when needing to change.After changing filtrator, this indicator will cut out or be resetted automatically.
Can be used for that notice with the user is attracted to filter cylinder 5050 and another example about the indicator of the feedback of the state of filter cylinder 5050 can also be provided is the indicator cover.The indicator cover uses when being preferably in filter cartridge system 5030 easily for user's finding.In a preferred embodiment, the indicator cover comprises two types plastics.One type plastics are transparent, and the plastics of another kind of type are opaque.Transparent plastic is used as fluorescent tube and can be injection molded into and comprises the mark that is associated with filter cylinder 5050.The indicator cover can comprise that also LED lamp between plastic layer is with this mark that throws light on.LED etc. can change over different colours or flasher so that the information about the state of filter cylinder 5050 to be provided.For example, when new filter cylinder 5050 was mounted, LED etc. can be stable bluenesss.When filter cylinder 5050 had only 10% surplus capacity, LED etc. can be stable redness.When filter cylinder 5050 was expired, this lamp can red flasher, is replaced until filter cylinder 5050.
Controller can store be installed in a shell 5056 in the uniqueness identifier that is associated of each filter cylinder 5050.When filter cylinder 5050 was installed in the shell 5056, read element 5076 can be from the data of marker elements 5075 acquisitions about filter cylinder 5050.The previous uniqueness identifier of storing that controller can use this data contrast to be associated with the previous filter cylinder of installing is checked the uniqueness identifier of filter cylinder 5050.If controller is determined this uniqueness identifier and has been present in the storer then controller can instruct read element 5076 whether to also have the information of any surplus capacity about filter cylinder 5050 from marker elements 5075 retrievals.Have the ability if filter cylinder 5050 is determined in control, then controller can be enabled the operation of water distribution system 5032 and the filtrator correlation parameter in the renewable storer.Do not have residual life if controller is determined filter cylinder, then can remind the user need carry out filtrator and change.If filter cylinder 5050 is mounted and has the uniqueness identifier that is not stored in the storer, then controller can write down this uniqueness identifier and any filter status designator that resets, and the wave filter correlation parameter is stored in the storer.
But marker elements 5075 and/or controller trace flow be through the T.T. that cumulative volume and/or each filter cylinder 5050 of the water of each filter cylinder 5050 is used, and this information is associated with the uniqueness identifier of each wave filter.This function can be used for monitoring quality and helps to safeguard appropriate characteristic and energy requirement.
Leak sensor can be positioned such that from any water of filter cylinder 5050 or 5056 leakages of tube shell will contact this sensor.But this sensor notification controller subsequently has leakage, and controller can be turned off the operation of supplying water or suspending utensil 5034, distribution system 5032 or filter cartridge system 5030.
Can be used in water adds situation such as special additives such as vitamin and mineral matter or flavouring at specific filter cylinder 5050, controller can be used for based on from sensor, from marker elements 5075 and the dosage of regulating adjuvant from the information that user interface receives.If filter cylinder 5050 is just distributing vitamin and/or mineral matter, controller can use sensor and guarantee that from the information of marker elements 5075 level of the vitamin that is assigned with and mineral matter is in being considered to the scope of consumption safety.User interface also can be updated the special additive that can be used for distributing with reflection, and the type and the dosage of any additives that is assigned with of user's may command.
Compatible filters detects
Alternatively or replenish ground, a tube shell 5056 can comprise the locking mechanism that is configured to only accept compatible filter cylinder 5050.Tube shell 5056 and/or socket 5050 also can comprise the element (not shown) that is designed to the meeting fragmentation or otherwise is out of shape, to guarantee only have compatible filter cylinder 5050 can be inserted into a shell 5056.In addition, such element can be used for also preventing that socket 5050 is removed and inserted identical or different tube shell 5056 subsequently once more.
If the user inserts compatible filter cylinder 5050, but then the user is notified in the user interface of using appliance 5034, lamp, sound or its any combination.The filter cylinder 5050 that the operation of water distribution system 5032 can suspend until compatibility is inserted into a shell 5056.Perhaps, water distribution system 5032 can be configured to get around water filtering tube system 5030 under the user inserts the situation of incompatible filter cylinder.
Perhaps, filter cylinder 5050 and tube shell 5056 can comprise automatic ejecting mechanism (not shown) ability, and it mechanically ejects incompatible filter cylinder 5050.Automatically ejecting mechanism can comprise dropout of motorization latch or o, if determine that filter cylinder is incompatible, it can release tube shells 5056 with filter cylinder 5050.
Data that comprised on the marker elements 5075 and information can encrypted or otherwise be protected, and are not obtaining manufacturing replacement filtrator under the situation of agreement to prevent the rival.
Filter cylinder is changed process
It is shown in Figure 20 that exemplary filter cartridge is changed process 5100.In step 5102, the user removes used filter cylinder from tube shell 5056.In filter cylinder 5050 present ready situations, the user is skips steps 5102 simply.In step 5104, the user inserts new filter cylinder 5104.
If can not be mutual or communicate by letter with marker elements 5075 at step 5106 read element 5076, then show (5107) error messages to the user, and the operation of time-out water distribution system 5032, and/or get around water filtering tube system 5030.
If detect communicating by letter between read element 5076 and the marker elements 5075, then controller receives the communications about whether being used before the filter cylinder 5050 from read element 5076.If filter cylinder 5050 had been used and did not have further filtration capacity in the past, then show (5107) error messages, and suspend the operation of water distribution system 5032, and/or get around water filtering tube system 5030.
If filter cylinder 5050 is new, then read element 5076 is from marker elements 5075 retrieval (5110) filter information.Read element 5076 sends to controller with filter cylinder information in step 5112 subsequently on network.In case controller receives filter cylinder information, controller is just analyzed this filter cylinder information in step 5114.Based on storer that controller is associated in the instruction or the out of Memory that are comprised, controller determines in step 5116 whether filter cylinder 5050 compatible.If filter cylinder 5050 is incompatible, then shows (5117) error messages, and suspend the operation of water distribution system 5032, and/or get around water filtering tube system 5030.
If filter cylinder 5050 is compatible, then in step 5118, read element 5076 will send to controller so that be stored in the storer from all information that marker elements 5075 obtains, all filter cylinder correlation parameters are set up, and user interface (if existence) is updated to reflect current filter cylinder 5050 information.The normal running of water distribution system 5032 and water filtering tube system 5030 can begin.
Utilized characteristics embodiment to describe the present invention.To be apparent that those skilled in the art, and can make change and modification to the disclosed embodiments, and still fall within the scope of the invention.For example, each assembly can separate or use independently in certain embodiments, and is not all other assemblies that use among the special embodiment that describes.It is scope and the coverage that does not only limit the present invention in any way for illustration each side of the present invention that the disclosed embodiments are provided.Therefore, scope of the present invention is only limited by claims.
Create loop structure
How Figure 21 diagram can promote to create or revise the circulation framework of the utensils such as utensil that can be coupled to such as the consumptive material retainer according to consumptive material retainer of the present invention.Certainly, the circulation framework can be independent of the consumptive material retainer and be created by authoring tools.This for example can create by as shown in Figure 6 victualler or such as any other consumptive material or the materials supply merchant of this projects such as chemical agent, detersive, adjuvant, bleaching agent, softener, rinsing adminicle, clothing label.Yet the consumptive material retainer can also move with the circulation engine by the information that visit is associated with consumptive material and promote to create or revise loop structure to create or to revise loop structure.The information that is associated with consumptive material will more may be arranged in consumable information holder (referring to Figure 11).The consumptive material retainer can directly send to the loop structure information of obtaining from consumable information holder the circulation engine or reply the inquiry of self-loopa engine.If this information can not be directly from the consumable information holder conversion, then the consumptive material retainer can be carried out the information that is associated with the consumptive material retainer of changing.Converter will be changed these data creating the loop structure 71 that the consumptive material retainer can send it to the circulation engine, thereby the circulation engine can be created new or modified loop structure 71 (b).
Configurable consumptive material retainer
Figure 35 diagram is according to utensil of the present invention 510, and it is configured to use such as resources such as water, temperature control air (heat or cold), steam, gasoline, electric power to such as physical articles executable operations such as clothing or foods.Utensil 510 has utensil process controller 520, user interface 522 and removable consumptive material retainer 530.Process controller 520 is configured to realize and control the circulation that comprises at least one operation.Process controller 520 can comprise one or more assemblies, such as Electronic Control plate, wiring and wire harness, power supply, be integrated with sensor and the actuator of electron device as numeral or analog input, such as valve, relay, well heater etc., its any or all can be integrated with electron device as numeral or simulation output.Process controller also can be arranged in the annex of utensil 510, comprises for example consumptive material retainer 530, as long as utensil can be visited it.
Figure 35 A diagram is another embodiment of differently being disposed of network 550 wherein.At this, utensil user interface 522, utensil process controller 520 and can choose the side that consumptive material reader 556 is connected to network 550 wantonly, consumptive material process controller 554 is at the opposite side of network 550.Consumptive material process controller 554 and then be connected to consumptive material retainer user interface (if exist) and/or be connected to sensor array 572 (if existence), and be installed in the removable compartment slot as consumptive material retainer 530.Sensor 572 (as explained further below) can be united the information that is used to provide about following these items with user interface 522, such as how many consumptive materials of residue in when reinforced, each compartment in the variable concentrations of compartment configuration, the dosage that how to activate the type of each compartment, consumptive material, a small amount of at scrubber, middle amount and a large amount of loads, consumptive material, the circulation etc.
Figure 36 is the synoptic diagram of the consumptive material retainer 530 that is coupled removedly according to an embodiment of the invention.Removable consumptive material retainer 530 has a plurality of consumptive material compartment 532-537, is used to hold the consumptive material material.Among the consumptive material compartment 532-537 each have by pipe 532b-537b can be fluidly with array of actuators 540 in valve or the corresponding port 532a-537a that is connected of 542a-542f.Array of actuators 540 can be turning axle or the aperture that is driven by stepping motor.Array of actuators 540 can be connected with conduit 544, and conduit 544 carries out liquid with utensil 510 and transmits.The actuating of the valve 542 in the array of actuators 540 can be by 554 controls of consumptive material process controller.
Utensil 510 can have one or more slots.And each slot can have a plurality of compartments.In these compartments at least one should have and can be used for a plurality of round-robin consumptive material capacity.
The configuration of compartment 532-537 can be changed in various modes by the utensil user.The configuration of compartment in the slot can be changeable, fixing or fixing in a way, in a way movably.The wall that defines each compartment is removable.Perhaps one or more compartment 532-537 can be packing of separating or the sockets that is contained in the consumptive material retainer as slot.Among the compartment 532-537 at least one preferably has the capacity that is used to keep be enough to be used in the consumptive material of a plurality of operation cycle.One or more in these compartments can be by user's filling liquid consumptive material.Perhaps, fixing consumptive material can be inserted in one or more compartments, some of them or whole solid can be by moving the water to flow into compartment and distributing by port and actuator.
Preferably, slot and each compartment can clean in tank or dish-washing machine and not have a detrimental effect.In the consumptive material compartment some or all can be fixed in the slot, and in the consumptive material compartment some or all can be removed and replace to the compartment that is used for other consumptive material.When slot or compartment are removed, notice utensil process controller 522 and/or consumptive material process controller 554.When notice removed, utensil process controller 522 or consumptive material process controller 554 can be initiated attended operation, such as irrigating catheter.Similarly, when the slot in the utensil or compartment are replaced, notice utensil process controller 522 and/or consumptive material process controller 554.Use discovery information receiving and transmitting, can determine configuration when each process controller 522,554 notified slots have been replaced as following elaboration.
Figure 36 A is the synoptic diagram of the consumptive material retainer of coupling removedly according to another embodiment of the invention.At this, array of actuators 540 comprises a plurality of micromechanicss or living polymerization body pump, and one of them can be associated in each port.
Each compartment is removed and changes, and consumptive material retainer 530 can both find that how the user disposes compartment.Software architecture described above allows the assembly of the utensil 510 on the intercommunication network 550 to send and finds message and discovery acknowledge message.Consumptive material process controller 554 can send to consumptive material retainer 530 and find message, comprises and specifies the consumptive material process controller to seek at least some Query Informations of which kind of information.The information of looking for can be such as another node on the utensil net 550, utensil, client, information such as one or more in a plurality of software elements on component software, the equipment that comprises node, coupling mechanism or any node arbitrarily.Consumptive material retainer 530 sends finds that acknowledge message is to reply the discovery message of consumptive material process controller 554.Find to reply message and comprise confirmation and identification information.Acknowledge message is the affirmation of positive or negative response forms.Identification information is to make transmission can send the information of subsequent message to the things of having found.Consumptive material process controller 554 uses these information to define how many compartments comprise consumptive material, how they to be disposed and will control which actuator in the array of actuators.This information also can be transmitted to the utensil process controller on the net in internal instruments.
When satisfying specified criteria or can in predetermined scheduling, initiate discovery procedure by the user.For example, discovery procedure can be opened or each operation cycle is carried out when selected at each utensil.Discovery procedure also can be initiated based on sensor input, sensor is for example imported sensing, and when compartment is removed, when consumptive material is removed or is placed in the compartment or when removed or moved consumptive material retainer (for example, if consumptive material retainer 30 is positioned at the drawer that optionally slides into or skid off instrument outer shell) with respect to utensil from utensil.The example of right sensors is an optical sensor, and whether the physical arrangement that it for example can the sensing compartment exists such as compartment.Suitable optical sensor comprises absorption/transmitted spectrum, total internal reflection spectrum and refractive index.Also can use such as capacitive character/impedance or enliven electric sensors such as NTC sensor.Another example be can sensing the mechanical pick-up device of mechanical features on the compartment, such as the sensing outstanding existence whether microswitch on the compartment for example.The user also can initiate discovery procedure by the user interface on utensil or the consumptive material retainer.
Consumptive material retainer 530 can also be determined the general speciality of the consumptive material among the compartment 532-537 each, comprises for example type, amount and concentration.This information can be determined automatically by being positioned at consumptive material retainer 530 or sensor external.The example of appropriate sensor comprises: optical sensor (for example, can measure the sensor of absorption/transmission, refractive index and the total internal reflection of consumptive material); The mechanical sensing of the mechanical features in the compartment 532-537 (for example, can sensing inserting the outstanding existence whether microswitch on the consumptive material socket in one of compartment 532-537); And electric (for example, can measure the electric capacity that enlivens the NTC sensor or the sensor of impedance).The consumptive material tube that comprises consumptive material and be designed to be assembled in the compartment of consumptive material retainer 530 can be provided with bar code or RFID label.Sensor can be positioned at consumptive material retainer 530 or consumptive material reader 556, such as uniting the bar code reader that consumptive material retainer 530 uses together.In this way, consumptive material can or directly or by consumptive material retainer 530 be communicated by letter with utensil 510.Single-sensor can be used for obtaining the information about the consumptive material in the consumptive material retainer, and perhaps one with upper sensor existence and the general speciality that is used for determining the consumptive material in one of compartment 532-537 capable of being combined.This information also can by the user by or utensil user interface 522 or manually import by consumptive material retainer user interface 570.
Can directly or by intercommunication network 550 be transmitted to utensil 510 from sensor about the existence of consumptive material and the information of general speciality by consumptive material process controller 554.As discussed above, software architecture provides open network, can be used to executable operations article are finished the physical internal operation by this network from the information of the one or more assemblies in the utensil.Consumptive material retainer 530 and utensil 510 can be used to use one or more utensil resources to unite one or more consumptive materials to come executable operations circulation collaboratively.
To be apparent that so, the consumptive material retainer can be passed on this type of information, such as the configuration of the compartment in the slot, the type, the amount, the potential or the concentration of in operation cycle, when distributing consumptive material and consumptive material of consumptive material in each compartment of consumptive material in each compartment---and for example with the form of the volume that will distribute.The latter for example in the detergent dispenser in a small amount, medium, may be important for loading in a large number.Each use can make up the data set that is stored in the storer, and it can be accessed afterwards to report and/or to assess the planning of resource is used.
One or more sensors can be used for the configuration of sensing and definite compartment, the mechanical features of compartment, the electric parameter of compartment or the optical parametric of compartment.They also can be used to determine at least some information about type, amount or the dosage attribute of the consumptive material in one or more compartments.This category information also can obtain from the user via user interface 522.About the information of type, amount or the dosage attribute of consumptive material can with unite use about the information of selected particular cycle.For example, it can use with the optimization loop parameter with the information of the type of loading about washing, size, stain degree.At this, can be controlled at cycle period by utensil about the information of type, the size of load, stain degree and obtain.The RFID technology is used for determining such as various parameters such as compartment configurations.
Figure 37 A configuration illustrated is used for the example of the consumptive material retainer 530 of washing machine.Consumptive material retainer 530 is configured to comprise detersive and comprises fabric softening agent in compartment 535 in compartment 532.Consumptive material can be to be designed to be assemblied in the compartment and the form of the socket that docks with corresponding compartment port.Consumptive material also can be by the user or by inserting in the compartment such as the external sources such as conduit that are connected to outside storeroom.Socket can comprise bar code, and it can transmit such as information such as its existence, position and general speciality, and is for example above described with reference to Figure 36.What do not comprise in the container such as encapsulation in advance such as socket can be provided by the optics of other type, electric or mechanical pick-up device about the information of consumptive material.This information can be received by consumptive material reader 554 when each utensil 510 is used, and perhaps it can be stored on consumptive material process controller 554 or the utensil process controller 520.Controller 554 can transmit these information to utensil 510 when each utensil 510 is used, perhaps utensil 510 can upload and with this information stores on utensil process controller 520.Except that bar code, also can use in consumptive material retainer 530 or the consumptive material reader 556 other sensor that exists to obtain information about consumptive material.In addition, the user can be by utensil user interface 522 or consumptive material retainer user interface 570 manual some or all that import in these information.
In case the consumptive material retainer has been determined the configuration of compartment, can determine the general speciality of the consumptive material in each compartment as described above.Utensil use from the sensor in the consumptive material retainer or from the sensing data of consumptive material reader obtaining information about consumptive material, thereby use one or more consumptive materials to come the complete operation circulation.
Also having conceived the user can manually import about the configuration of consumptive material retainer 530 and the information of speciality that enters the consumptive material of utensil 510.For example, user interface can be pointed out the user to select configuration from limited option list or select to use which port to obtain consumptive material.Option list can be and corresponding text of each possible configuration or image format.Can point out the user to import information subsequently, such as for example function, amount and brand name about consumptive material.This information can be by the user by utensil user interface 522 or 570 inputs of consumptive material retainer user interface.
Information about the speciality of the configuration of consumptive material retainer and consumptive material can transmit to influence the operation cycle of utensil 510 by utensil communication network 550 subsequently.Also can before purchase, be pre-programmed into operation cycle in the utensil 510 or the date afterwards uploads.Operation cycle also can be uploaded in the utensil, manually be imported or received the RFID label of socket (for example, from) from consumptive material by the user via the Internet or by the hardware device (for example, USB softdog) that can insert utensil 510 or consumptive material retainer 530.The another kind of mode that realizes be make consumptive material have identifier and utensil have the database stored or can access needle to the external data base or the table of the operation cycle of different consumptive materials.Utensil 510 obtains the consumptive material identifier and searches the respective operations circulation of consumptive material.Operation cycle can be selected automatically or manually be selected by the user by utensil 510.Utensil 510 and/or consumptive material retainer 530 can be recommended one or more operation cycle based on the consumptive material that is sensed at the consumptive material retainer.In these methods one or more can be combined and use the operation cycle of one or more consumptive materials to all required information of physical articles complete operation circulation to provide to comprise for utensil 510.As mentioned above, be used for storing about the information of the use of the consumptive material of operation cycle and resource and with the information that receives and come retouching operation round-robin software can be arranged on any node of utensil communication network 550 and by any other node visit on this network about consumptive material.But example endpoint comprises the operated client in consumptive material process controller 554, utensil process controller 520 or the consumptive material retainer 530.
In case initiated operation cycle, some or all in the assembly in the utensil 10 can be communicated by letter with consumptive material process controller 554 by software architecture described above, so that come the complete operation circulation with one or more consumptive materials.The consumptive material process controller can be communicated by letter with the individual components on the utensil communication network 550, and perhaps all information for example can be by transmitting such as utensil process controller 520 master controllers such as grade.
Refer again to the example shown in Figure 37 A, the predetermined point in cycles of washing, controller 554 actuated actuators 542, the pipe 532b that passes through that is identified as the consumptive material of detersive in its control compartment 532 flows to utensil 510.Consumptive material process controller 554 is actuatable actuator 542 in the actuator 546 that flows of the consumptive material in its actuation control socket 560 subsequently, is represented as the flowing of consumptive material of fabric softening agent in its control compartment 535.Actuator 542 also can activated at the difference in this circulation.Array of actuators 540 can be opened an above actuator 542 at any given time.
The amount that is delivered to the consumptive material of utensil 510 can be determined by some distinct methods.For example, selected operation cycle can comprise all purpose cleaner step, and the amount of being added is identical for any consumptive material that is designated detersive by this.Utensil also can use information that consumptive material the provides amount based on the detersive of determining at the database of the operation cycle of specific detersive or the information in the table to add.Because of the different information of detersive can be based on brand for example, type, concentration or such as other chemistry or physical propertys such as pH or viscosity.The information different because of detersive also can be obtained by the sensor in consumptive material retainer 530 or the utensil 510.For example, the refraction sensor can be used for determining the surfactant concentrations in the detersive and correspondingly regulate the amount of being added during cycles of washing.Be not to search information in database or table, consumptive material can directly offer utensil with this information.For example, the RFID label on the consumptive material tube can transmit about how consumptive material process controller 554 being used the information of consumptive material in operation cycle.Another option be to use from other sensor in the utensil such as data such as payload determine for example when to have added capacity such as consumptive materials such as detersives.
The amount that is delivered to the consumptive material of utensil 510 can use some distinct methods to control.The amount of the consumptive material that is added can be controlled by the time span that the actuator in the control actuator array 540 542 is opened.Time span can be in operation cycle be scheduled to based on the information that consumptive material provided or based on the information that is received from sensing data.Can be used for calculating actuator 542 such as the parameters such as concentration, viscosity and flow velocity of consumptive material and should stay open how long close the concentration that needs to reach.Actuator 542 also can stay open until satisfying predetermined condition, needs pH such as for example closing.Array of actuators 540 also can comprise or be connected to one or more optional speed-variable pumps 546, and its may command consumptive material is 510 flow velocity from consumptive material retainer 530 to utensil.Pump 546 is configured to control exactly the volume of the consumptive material that the liquid property with consumptive material irrespectively distributes.Pump 546 also can be configured to provide and will be used for following the tracks of the information of the amount of the consumptive material that distributes at each compartment.Survey sensor can be provided in flow of liquid, and for example to measure this stream and representative signal is sent to process controller 522,554, it is programmed to calculate the amount of employed consumptive material.Similarly, whether pump 546 liquid that can be used in the detected catheter exists.Use just suitable information receiving and transmitting, lack consumptive material in the conduit, then can notify utensil process controller 522 or consumptive material process controller 554, and take just suitable action if pump 546 detects.
Consumptive material subsequently can be different speed add to reach to close and need concentration or satisfy predetermined condition.Having can benefiting from such as consumptive materials such as detersives of high surface agent concentration adds lentamente to minimize excess foam formation.
Because array of actuators 540 can be delivered to consumptive material in the consumptive material retainer 30 with adjustable amount of recording, and has conceived and can use all consumptive materials at any given time.
Determine that compartments are empty or do not comprise and be enough to finish the round-robin consumptive material that then it can search other compartment that comprises the consumptive material of carrying out identical or similar functions if also conceived consumptive material retainer 530.In the example arrangement shown in Figure 37 A, if consumptive material retainer 530 is determined not to be enough to finish the round-robin detersive in the compartments 532, then consumptive material retainer 530 can use discovery procedure search in other compartment with compartment 532 in detersive play the consumptive material of similar effect.Comprise detersive if the consumptive material retainer is designated compartment 533, then consumptive material process controller 554 can use this information come actuation control from the actuator that flows of the consumptive material of compartment 533 to finish cycles of washing.This discovery procedure can take place by the point sometime before initiating operation cycle or during operation cycle, and can initiate automatically or by the user.The user also can manually identify the standby consumptive material that uses in the situation of will the consumptive material in compartment using up during the process of operation cycle.
Another example of the possible configuration of the consumptive material retainer 530 shown in Figure 37 B comprises inserts in compartment 532,533 and 534 each with the socket that comprises detersive, and the socket that will comprise fabric softening agent is inserted in compartment 535,536 and 537 each.Consumptive material retainer 530 is finished discovery procedure and is determined the speciality of the consumptive material in each compartment as described above.Consumptive material process controller 554 can comprise the component software with the consumptive material among automatically use in order compartment 532-534 and the 535-537.When compartment 532 was used up, consumptive material process controller 554 is the actuator that flows of the consumptive material in the actuation control compartment 533 automatically, and the rest may be inferred.The user also can manually select this option from the menu utensil user interface 522 or the consumptive material retainer user interface 530.When consumptive material retainer 530 finds have an above compartment to comprise identical or during similar consumptive material, also can be to this option of user prompt.
The example of the another kind of possible configuration of Figure 38 diagram consumptive material retainer 530 according to another embodiment of the invention.Each consumptive material that uses with consumptive material retainer 530 needn't all be a same type.For example, filtrator (a kind of example of consumptive material) be can comprise, filtered water and water additive of flavourings (example of another kind of consumptive material) are used for such as the consumptive material retainer 530 that is used for using that provides with refrigerator sometimes in water distribution units.As shown in Figure 38, consumptive material retainer 530 is configured to comprise water filter and 4 water flavouring sockets.Water filter can comprise a plurality of filter units in a plurality of compartments, a serious offense filter unit in the perhaps single big compartment, as shown in the figure.Consumptive material retainer 30 is connected with sending water conduit, and it is by as above being connected to refrigerator water dispenser equipment about the described resource Coupling point of Figure 35.Array of actuators 540 controls are sent from the water of consumptive material retainer 530.Speciality about the general speciality of the configuration of consumptive material retainer 530 and consumptive material can be determined, be determined by the combination of user's input or these two kinds of methods by discovery procedure and sensor input.
The user can be by utensil user interface 522 or the circulation of consumptive material retainer user interface 570 selection operations, and in this example, operation cycle is a dispensing water.Array of actuators 540 controls are sending by the water of one or more consumptive materials changes in the consumptive material retainer 530.For example, the user can select filtered water with flavouring.In order to change water with two kinds of consumptive materials, consumptive material process controller 554 is the associated actuator 542 in the actuated actuators array 540 independently.Consumptive material process controller 554 can be in the actuator that flows of the filtered water of its actuation control the actuator of actuation control additive of flavourings so that additive of flavourings is delivered in the water.After filtration, the water of flavouring is assigned to the user subsequently.Consumptive material process controller 554 also can be before or after sending filtered water the actuator of actuation control additive of flavourings to deliver additive of flavourings.For example, the actuator of consumptive material process controller 554 actuatable control additive of flavourings is so that be delivered to the additive of flavourings sample in the container that the user provides or be used for holding the utensil of the water that will distribute.Consumptive material process controller 554 is closed the actuator to additive of flavourings subsequently, and actuation control makes the actuator of filtered current direction container subsequently.This series of steps obtains can being assigned to adding of user the process drainage of flavouring.
Consumptive material process controller 554 also can come actuated actuators array 540 optionally to control the amount of each consumptive material that uses according to user's expectation.For example, still with reference to Figure 38, but user's using appliance user interface 522 or consumptive material retainer user interface 570 are selected the operation cycle in order to the water of the flavouring that distributes different flavouring intensity or concentration.Consumptive material process controller 554 depends on that intensity that the user chooses activates with the corresponding actuator of selected flavouring consumptive material and reaches different time length.If the user asks the water of heavy taste, then selected the water (low concentration) of light taste to compare with the user, consumptive material process controller 554 activates more long duration of corresponding actuator.
When operation cycle is finished, use such as the consumptive material retainer parts between utensil resources such as air or water flushings consumptive material compartment and the conduit 552 so that material is removed from this system, thereby prevent reaction and obstruction between the incompatible consumptive material.System's flushing can be initiated by the order from consumptive material retainer or user, and can be the part of operation cycle.
Those of ordinary skill will be understanded and be derived from following at least invention of the present disclosure:
Has the consumptive material retainer that is used for the electron device of communicating by letter with utensil
1. a consumptive material retainer comprises
The consumptive material source;
At least one utensil Coupling point, it is configured to consumptive material is passed to utensil, and this utensil is configured to use this consumptive material in to the operation cycle of article; And
Electron device is suitable for being connected to the process controller in this utensil,
Thereby when this consumptive material retainer was coupled to this utensil, this electron device can use this process controller to cause consumptive material to influence resource or article in the utensil.
2. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises second process controller in this consumptive material retainer, is used for control and distributes consumptive material from this source.
3. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this electron device comprises controller, and this controller is connected to power supply.
4. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 3, wherein this power supply is in the consumptive material retainer.
5. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 3, wherein this power supply is in this consumptive material retainer outside.
6. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 2, wherein second process controller makes this consumptive material retainer to find at least a function of utensil by using internet message.
7. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 2, wherein second process controller has at least one function identifier.
8. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 2, wherein second process controller can spread news to realize the function discovery.
9. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises the consumptive material reader.
10. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this consumptive material source is a storeroom.
11. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this consumptive material source is a batch distributor.
12. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this consumptive material source is removable socket.
13. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises at least one Coupling point that is used for the utensil exchange resource.
14. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises at least one Coupling point that is used for the utensil swap data.
15. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises at least one Coupling point that is used for consumptive material is passed to utensil.
16. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises at least one Coupling point that is used to be connected to about the information source of consumptive material.
17. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 16, wherein this information source is the consumptive material reader.
18. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises the Coupling point that is used to be connected to from the resource in the somewhere different with this utensil.
19. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises the Coupling point that is used to receive from the consumptive material of this retainer outside.
20. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises being used for sensing at least one sensor about the attribute of one of this source and consumptive material.
21. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 20, wherein this attribute amount of comprising, brand, the flow direction, composition, structure form and one of concentration.
22., also comprise the controller that is used to make an inventory from the attribute of at least a consumptive material as the consumptive material retainer of claim 21.
23. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information about one of this source, operation cycle and consumptive material is delivered to user interface.
24. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 comprises an above consumptive material source.
25. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this process controller is configured to instruct the function of utensil.
26. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this process controller is configured to revise the function of utensil.
27. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this process controller is configured to be controlled by utensil.
28. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises any component software that is configured to operation cycle is delivered to utensil.
29. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 28, wherein this any component software is disposed by the information that is received from one of user interface and this utensil.
30. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this electron device is configured to use data collection plan to observe this operation cycle.
31. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 30, wherein this electron device is configured in response to this operation cycle of observation change.
Utensil with service interface
1. one kind is configured to use the utensil of resource to article execution physical operations, and this utensil comprises:
Process controller is used to control the circulation of this physical operations; And
Service interface, it is communicated by letter with this process controller and is configured to hold the consumptive material retainer;
Wherein this service interface has at least one Coupling point that is used for consumptive material is passed to from the consumptive material retainer this utensil.
2. utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein this service interface has the Coupling point that is used for swap data between this utensil and consumptive material retainer.
3. utensil as claimed in claim 2, wherein this to be used for the disclosed Coupling point of swap data be one of wireless and optical fiber.
4. utensil as claimed in claim 2, wherein these data comprise about this round-robin information, it is the form that is used for sending to by this Coupling point that is used for swap data the consumptive material retainer.
5. utensil as claimed in claim 2, wherein these data comprise the information that is associated with consumptive material in the consumptive material retainer.
6. utensil as claimed in claim 2, wherein these data comprise the configuration that can influence the consumptive material retainer, enable, function or network operating message.
7. utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein this service interface has at least one Coupling point that is used for which couple is put the consumptive material retainer.
8. utensil as claimed in claim 7, wherein this circuit is configured to power to the consumptive material retainer.
9. utensil as claimed in claim 7, wherein this circuit is configured to trigger the actuator in one of consumptive material retainer and this utensil.
10. utensil as claimed in claim 1 comprises that also the power that is suitable for to consumptive material retainer delivering power connects.
11. utensil as claimed in claim 1 also is included in the Coupling point that is used for externally being coupled to the consumptive material retainer of service interface outside.
12. utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein this process controller makes this utensil find the consumptive material retainer by using internet message.
13. utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein this process controller has at least one function identifier.
14. utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein this process controller can spread news to realize the function discovery.
15. utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein this process controller is configured to instruct the function of consumptive material retainer.
16. utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein this process controller is configured to make its function to be revised by the consumptive material retainer.
17., also comprise the circulation engine as the utensil of claim 16.
18. utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein this process controller is configured to make its function to be instructed by the consumptive material retainer.
19. utensil as claimed in claim 1 also comprises being configured to and the mutual user interface of consumptive material retainer.
20. as the utensil of claim 19, wherein this user interface is the source about the information in this consumptive material or consumptive material source that provides by user input.
21. as the utensil of claim 19, wherein this information comprise that the amount, brand, the flow direction, composition, structure of consumptive material form and concentration in one of at least.
22. utensil as claimed in claim 1 also comprises the consumptive material retainer.
Consumptive material retainer with loop structure
1. consumptive material retainer that in utensil, uses, this utensil be configured in response to loop structure carry out with the consumptive material retainer in the relevant operation cycle of consumptive material, this consumptive material retainer has the information that maybe can obtain about this loop structure, wherein the information about loop structure can be transmitted to this utensil, is used to change this loop structure and therefore changes the operation cycle relevant with this consumptive material for this utensil.
2. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein synthetic tree of variable file, layering or the expression of one of figure, array of bytes, packet, command object, binary coded data, the data that are encoded into programming language, text, script, serialization object and message that by key value, XML, relation database table, comma is separated about the information of loop structure such as the C header file.
3. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this consumptive material retainer comprises sensor, and these data are obtained from this sensor.
4. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of these data is to obtain from the different aforementioned sources about one of this consumptive material and consumptive material retainer.
5. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this information comprises the data about at least a attribute of this consumptive material of the effectiveness that can make this utensil can confirm consumptive material.
6. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this information comprises any in sound, figure, bell sound and the License Info.
7. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this retainer is that parcel, box, carton, bottle, jar, socket, bowl, plate, plate and being suitable for comprises one of any other rigidity of material or semi-rigid entity.
8. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein these data are created by authoring tools.
9. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 8, wherein this authoring tools resides in the user interface that is operably connected to this utensil.
10. performance label that is suitable for adhering to one of consumptive material retainer and article, wherein this consumptive material retainer is used for using in being configured to carry out the utensil of the operation cycle relevant with the consumptive material of consumptive material retainer, these article are suitable for operating on it in being configured to carry out the utensil of the operation cycle relevant with these article, this operation cycle is in response to loop structure, this performance label comprises a kind of about in the information of this loop structure and the out of Memory, wherein, be used to change this loop structure and so change and this consumptive material or the relevant operation cycle of article for this utensil about the information of this loop structure and this a kind of this utensil that is transmitted in the out of Memory.
11. as the performance label of claim 10, wherein synthetic tree of variable file, layering or the expression of one of figure, array of bytes, packet, command object, binary coded data, the data that are encoded into programming language, text, script, serialization object and message that by key value, XML, relation database table, comma is separated about the information of loop structure such as the C header file.
12. as the performance label of claim 10, wherein this out of Memory comprises to the link about another information source of loop structure.
13. article that are suitable in utensil, operating on it, this utensil is configured to carry out the operation cycle relevant with these article in response to loop structure, these article comprise the performance label that has about the information of this loop structure, wherein the information about loop structure can be transmitted to this utensil by message, is used to change this loop structure and therefore changes the operation cycle relevant with these article for this utensil.
14. as the article of claim 13, wherein synthetic tree of variable file, layering or the expression of one of figure, array of bytes, packet, command object, binary coded data, the data that are encoded into programming language, text, script, serialization object and message that by key value, XML, relation database table, comma is separated about the information of loop structure such as the C header file.
15. consumptive material retainer that in utensil, uses, this utensil be configured in response to loop structure carry out with the consumptive material retainer in the relevant operation cycle of consumptive material, this consumptive material retainer comprises the performance label that has about the information of this loop structure, wherein the information about loop structure can be transmitted to this utensil, is used to change this loop structure and therefore changes the operation cycle relevant with this consumptive material for this utensil.
16. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 15, wherein synthetic tree of variable file, layering or the expression of one of figure, array of bytes, packet, command object, binary coded data, the data that are encoded into programming language, text, script, serialization object and message that by key value, XML, relation database table, comma is separated about the information of loop structure such as the C header file.
17. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 15, wherein this information comprises the data about one of utensil type, fabric type and stain type, thereby this information can be used for creating or the retouching operation circulation in response to this information separately or with the out of Memory combination.
18. consumable information holder for the utensil use, this utensil is configured to carry out the operation cycle relevant with consumptive material in response to loop structure, this consumable information holder comprises the information about one of this loop structure and user interface data, wherein the information about one of loop structure and user interface data can be transmitted to this utensil, is used to change this loop structure and therefore changes the operation cycle relevant with this consumptive material or be used to present this user interface data for this utensil.
19. as the consumable information holder of claim 18, wherein synthetic tree of variable file, layering or the expression of one of figure, array of bytes, packet, command object, binary coded data, the data that are encoded into programming language, text, script, serialization object and message that by key value, XML, relation database table, comma is separated about the information of loop structure such as the C header file.
20. as the consumable information holder of claim 19, wherein this consumable information holder is one of consumptive material retainer, performance label, consumptive material and data pod.
21. as the consumable information holder of claim 19, wherein this information comprises the data about at least a attribute of this consumptive material of the effectiveness that can make this utensil can confirm consumptive material.
22. as the consumable information holder of claim 19, wherein this information comprises any in sound, figure, bell sound, License Info, advertising message, operation instruction, purchase and side information and the ingredient information about consumptive material.
23. as the consumable information holder of claim 19, wherein this information comprises two that first and second loop structures and first and second user interface datas are concentrated.
24. as the consumable information holder of claim 23, wherein first and second loop structures and first and second user interface datas are concentrated and are associated with first and second utensils or utensil type respectively.
25. as the consumable information holder of claim 19, the information that this consumable information holder is configured to receive and storage is associated with consumptive material wherein.
But consumptive material retainer with route data grouping
1. consumptive material retainer that in utensil, uses, this utensil is configured to carry out the operation cycle relevant with consumptive material, and this consumptive material retainer comprises the packet with routing iinformation, and wherein this packet can be routed to the take over party.
2. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this consumptive material retainer comprises sensor, and this packet is obtained from this sensor.
3. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 2, wherein this packet is to obtain from the different aforementioned sources about one of this consumptive material and consumptive material retainer.
4. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this packet comprises the data about at least a attribute of this consumptive material of the effectiveness that can make this utensil can confirm consumptive material.
5. consumable information holder that uses for utensil, this utensil is configured to carry out the operation cycle relevant with consumptive material, and this consumable information holder comprises the packet with routing iinformation, and wherein this packet can be routed to the take over party.
6. consumable information holder as claimed in claim 5, wherein this packet also comprises the information that is associated with consumptive material.
7. consumable information holder as claimed in claim 5, wherein this consumable information holder is one of consumptive material retainer, performance label, consumptive material and data pod.
8. consumable information holder as claimed in claim 6, wherein the information that is associated with consumptive material comprises the data about at least a attribute of this consumptive material of the effectiveness that can make this utensil can confirm consumptive material.
9. consumable information holder as claimed in claim 6, wherein the information that is associated with consumptive material comprises any in sound, figure, bell sound, License Info, advertising message, operation instruction, purchase and side information and the ingredient information about consumptive material.
10. consumable information holder as claimed in claim 6, wherein the information that is associated with consumptive material comprises two that first and second loop structures and first and second user interface datas are concentrated.
11. as the consumable information holder of claim 10, wherein first and second loop structures and first and second user interface datas are concentrated and are associated with first and second utensils or utensil type respectively.
12. consumable information holder as claimed in claim 5, the wherein information that this consumable information holder is configured to receive and storage is associated with consumptive material.
13. packet of in internet message, directly using, wherein this internet message can directly be used by utensil, this utensil is configured to carry out the operation cycle relevant with consumptive material, this packet comprises information and the routing iinformation that is associated with consumptive material, and wherein this packet can be routed on network.
14. as the packet of claim 13, wherein this routing iinformation comprises providing from the transmit leg node and routes to one of network node id, the network id of take over party's software module of take over party's intranodal or object and identifier.
Consumptive material retainer with converter
1. consumptive material retainer that in utensil, uses, this utensil be configured to carry out with the consumptive material retainer in the relevant operation cycle of consumptive material, this consumptive material retainer has maybe can obtain the information that is associated with himself and one of consumptive material, and comprise converter, this converter is configured to this information translation is become loop structure, and wherein this consumptive material retainer can be communicated by letter to create or to revise the loop structure that is used to carry out the operation cycle relevant with this consumptive material by this utensil with the circulation engine.
2. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this information synthetic tree of variable file, layering that to be key value separate, XML, relation database table, comma or the structure of one of figure, array of bytes, packet, command object, binary coded data, the data that are encoded into programming language, script, serialization object and message such as the C header file.
3. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this consumptive material retainer comprises sensor, and this information is obtained from this sensor.
4. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of this information is to obtain from the different aforementioned sources about one of this consumptive material and consumptive material retainer.
5. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this information comprises the data about at least a attribute of this consumptive material of the effectiveness that can make this utensil can confirm consumptive material.
6. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this retainer is that parcel, box, carton, bottle, jar, bowl, plate, plate and being suitable for comprises one of any other rigidity of material or semi-rigid entity.
The utensil network of consumptive material retainer
1. network that comprises client and utensil, this utensil are configured to use consumptive material to the circulation of article executable operations, and wherein these clients can exchange the information that is associated with consumptive material on this network.
2. network as claimed in claim 1, wherein this client is one of consumptive material retainer and consumptive material reader.
3. network as claimed in claim 1, wherein this client is in this utensil outside.
4. network as claimed in claim 1, wherein this client is inner and comprise the external client of communicating by letter with internal client with this utensil at this utensil.
5. network as claimed in claim 4, also comprise in order to the intelligent coupling mechanism of second network service.
6. network as claimed in claim 5 should the intelligence coupling mechanism be one of consumptive material retainer and consumptive material reader wherein.
7. network as claimed in claim 5, wherein second network comprises Terminal Server Client.
8. network as claimed in claim 7, wherein this Terminal Server Client is one of consumptive material retainer and consumptive material reader.
9. network as claimed in claim 4, also comprise in order to the second intelligent coupling mechanism of the 3rd network service, wherein the 3rd network comprises second utensil.
10. network as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information that is associated with consumptive material comprises loop structure.
11. network as claimed in claim 1, wherein this network is virtual.
12. utensil that is configured to carry out the operation cycle relevant with consumptive material, comprise one of user interface, consumptive material retainer and consumptive material reader, this consumptive material reader has the information that is associated with consumptive material and is further configured this information is sent to one of intelligent coupling mechanism, Terminal Server Client and second utensil.
13. the external client that energy is communicated by letter with utensil, this utensil are configured to carry out the operation cycle relevant with consumptive material, this external client comprises the information that is associated with this consumptive material that can exchange with this utensil on network.
Consumptive material retainer with box-like order
1. one kind is used for the consumptive material retainer that uses with utensil, and this utensil is configured to article are carried out the physical operations circulation, and wherein this consumptive material retainer is configured to use the box-like order according to categorized data set to communicate by letter with this utensil.
2. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises the consumable information holder that has according to the box-like order of categorized data set, and wherein this consumable information holder can be communicated by letter with one of utensil with this consumptive material retainer.
3. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this this operation cycle of box-like command affects.
4. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this consumptive material retainer is arranged to and user interface communication, and this this user interface of box-like command affects wherein.
5. one kind is used for the consumable information holder that uses with utensil, and this utensil is configured to article are carried out the physical operations circulation, and wherein this consumable information holder is configured to use the box-like order according to categorized data set to communicate by letter with this utensil.
6. consumable information holder as claimed in claim 5, wherein this this operation cycle of box-like command affects.
7. consumable information holder as claimed in claim 5, wherein this consumable information holder is arranged to and user interface communication, and this this user interface of box-like command affects wherein.
8. one kind is used for the consumptive material retainer that uses with utensil, this utensil is configured to article are carried out the physical operations circulation, this consumptive material retainer comprises categorized data set, and its expression is to one of the increment change of utensil classification capacity data set and new clean functipnal capability of utensil and consumptive material retainer.
9. consumptive material retainer with utensil and user interface communication, wherein this utensil has taxonomic structure and this consumptive material retainer has new taxonomic structure, this new taxonomic structure represents that to one of new clean every state of operation ability of the increment change of utensil taxonomic structure and utensil and consumptive material retainer, wherein this user interface has the new classification capacity data set of deriving out from this new taxonomic structure.
10. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 9, wherein from this new classification capacity data set appear at change in the user interface comprise new default property value, new circulation, new option, to round-robin change, to change and one of optional and non-optional effective value of option.
Consumptive material retainer with process controller
1. a consumptive material retainer comprises
The consumptive material source;
The first utensil Coupling point, it is configured to receive from the resource of utensil and with this resource or consumptive material and passes to utensil, and this utensil is configured to use this consumptive material and resource in to the physical operations of article;
Process controller, be used to control this resource or consumptive material to or from the transmission of this consumptive material retainer; And
The second utensil Coupling point, it is communicated by letter with this process controller and is configured to be connected to utensil,
Thereby the utensil that is coupled to this consumptive material retainer can be communicated by letter with this process controller via second Coupling point.
2. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 comprises at least one Coupling point, and wherein utensil can detect the consumptive material retainer of this utensil of Coupling point.
3. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises the consumptive material reader.
4. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this consumptive material source is a storeroom.
5. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this consumptive material source is a batch distributor.
6. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this consumptive material source is removable socket.
7. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises at least one Coupling point that is used for the utensil swap data.
8. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises at least one Coupling point that is used for consumptive material is passed to utensil.
9. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises at least one Coupling point that is used to be connected to about the information source of consumptive material.
10. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 9, wherein this information source is the consumptive material reader.
11. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises the Coupling point that is used to be connected to from the resource in the somewhere different with this utensil.
12. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises the Coupling point that is used to receive from the consumptive material of this retainer outside.
13., wherein comprise bottle, bucket and from the pipeline in another source of this retainer outside from the consumptive material of this retainer outside as the consumptive material retainer of claim 12.
14. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises being used for sensing at least one sensor about the attribute of one of this source and consumptive material.
15. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 14, wherein this attribute amount of comprising, brand, the flow direction, composition, structure form and one of concentration.
16., also comprise the controller that is used to make an inventory from the attribute of at least a consumptive material as the consumptive material retainer of claim 15.
17. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information about this source or consumptive material is delivered to user interface.
18. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 comprises an above consumptive material source.
19. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this process controller is configured to instruct the function of utensil.
20. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this process controller is configured to revise the function of utensil.
21. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this process controller is configured to be controlled by utensil.
22. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises any component software that is configured to operation cycle is delivered to utensil.
Be used for the interactive graphical user interface between controling appliance and the consumptive material retainer
1. one kind has and is configured to the graphic user interface of utensil with the software of communicating by letter with the consumptive material retainer that this utensil uses, and this utensil is suitable for article are carried out the physical operations circulation, and wherein this operation cycle is relevant with consumptive material in the consumptive material retainer,
Wherein this software also is configured to information from consumptive material to user's transmission that cause this graphic user interface to be associated with one of utensil, operation cycle, consumptive material retainer and, and causes this graphic user interface to send information from the user to one of utensil and consumptive material retainer.
2. graphic user interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein this information is associated with the operation cycle of utensil.
3. graphic user interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein this information is the information that is associated with consumptive material.
4. graphic user interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein this information comprises and can find internet message.
5. graphic user interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein this information is encoded on one of consumptive material, consumptive material retainer, performance label, data pod and utensil, and decode this information and figure ground of this GUI shows this information to the user.
6. graphic user interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein this information comprises any in sound, figure, bell sound and the License Info.
7. graphic user interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein this information is warning.
8. graphic user interface as claimed in claim 7, wherein this warning is static.
9. graphic user interface as claimed in claim 7, wherein this warning is dynamic.
10. graphic user interface as claimed in claim 9, wherein this dynamic alert is to be generated by one of consumptive material retainer, consumptive material reader and any component software of communicating by letter with consumable information holder.
11. graphic user interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein this software is configured to remotely communicate by letter.
12. graphic user interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein this software is configured at network communication.
13. graphic user interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein this software is configured at two network communications.
14. graphic user interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein this graphic user interface also shows about based on the information of this information to the selection of one of option of operation cycle and operation cycle.
15. graphic user interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of this utensil and consumptive material retainer have the circulation framework, and this graphic user interface is changed by the action of this circulation framework.
16. as the graphic user interface of claim 15, wherein this change comprises user interface screen is hidden or available; Make the element of screen visible, invisible, enable or forbid; Change font, color, size or other property value of screen elements; Change menu so that can enable, forbid, add and delete items.
17. one kind has and is configured to the graphic user interface of utensil with the software of communicating by letter with the consumptive material retainer that this utensil uses, this utensil is suitable for article are carried out the physical operations circulation, wherein this operation cycle is relevant with consumptive material in the consumptive material retainer, wherein this software be further configured become to make this graphic user interface to the user transmit be associated with consumptive material and reside in multimedia messages in one of utensil, operation cycle, consumptive material retainer and consumptive material.
18. as the graphic user interface of claim 17, wherein this information comprises and can find internet message.
19. as the graphic user interface of claim 17, wherein this information is encoded on one of consumptive material, consumptive material retainer, performance label, data pod and utensil, and decode this information and figure ground of this graphic user interface shows this information to the user.
20. as the graphic user interface of claim 17, wherein this information comprises any in sound, figure, bell sound and the License Info.
21. as the graphic user interface of claim 17, wherein this information is warning.
22. as the graphic user interface of claim 21, wherein this warning is static.
23. as the graphic user interface of claim 21, wherein this warning is dynamic.
24. as the graphic user interface of claim 23, wherein this dynamic alert is to be generated by one of consumptive material retainer, consumptive material reader and any component software of communicating by letter with consumable information holder.
Utensil and consumptive material retainer with embedded type virtual router
1. the embedded type virtual router in the system that comprises equipment and utensil, this equipment has and is configured to obtain and first component software of the information that reception and registration is associated with consumptive material, this utensil has and is configured to use this consumptive material that article are carried out physical operations round-robin second component software, wherein this embedded type virtual router encapsulates this two component softwares, thereby no matter cooperate on network or share environment working time, this cooperation all is to unify with identical.
2. embedded type virtual router as claimed in claim 1, wherein this equipment is the consumptive material reader.
3. embedded type virtual router as claimed in claim 1, wherein this system also comprises the consumptive material retainer with any component software, thus this any component software can be via this embedded type virtual router at network communication.
4. embedded type virtual router as claimed in claim 1, wherein this system also comprises the user interface with any component software, thus this any component software can be via this embedded type virtual router at network communication.
5. embedded type virtual router as claimed in claim 1, wherein first component software on first network and second component software on second network, thereby first and second component softwares can be via this embedded type virtual router at network communication.
The smart filter that is used for utensil
1. filter set piece installing that is used for utensil, this utensil is carried out useful operation cycle to physical articles and is used the resource of this filter set piece installing of process, this filter set piece installing comprises at least one the replaceable filtrator that is installed in the filter-holder, and this filter-holder is characterised in that:
Have at least one control panel of software architecture, this software architecture is arranged at the network communication that comprises other control panel or client, and this at least one control panel has at least a function in the ergasia;
This at least a function has the uniqueness identifier, and wherein this uniqueness identifier can be transmitted on network by software architecture; And
This filter set piece installing has at least one node with network service, thus this filter set piece installing can supervision with recording events, communicate by letter or influence the operation cycle of this utensil.
2. filter set piece installing as claimed in claim 1, wherein this network is first network, and this filter set piece installing comprises network communication equipment, and this network communication equipment is configured at this utensil and is not to propagate and transmission information between at least one complementary network of first network.
3. filter set piece installing as claimed in claim 2, wherein this network communication equipment comprises the device that is used to realize two-way communication.
4. filter set piece installing as claimed in claim 1, also comprise memory devices, the historical information of the operation cycle that it comprises additional operations circulation, the operation cycle of upgrading, live through about utensil and being used for reconfigure this software architecture software one of at least.
5. filter set piece installing as claimed in claim 1, wherein this filter-holder is configured to the query communication network to find the uniqueness identifier of the function in this utensil.
6. filter set piece installing as claimed in claim 1, wherein this network in this utensil and this filter set piece installing form node on this network.
7. filter set piece installing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the function in this utensil can be by the message arrangement from annex.
8. filter set piece installing as claimed in claim 7, wherein this message is assigned the uniqueness identifier to new function.
9. filter set piece installing as claimed in claim 1, wherein this communication is wireless with two-way.
10. filter set piece installing as claimed in claim 1, it is configured to be used in the refrigerator.
11. a filter set piece installing comprises
Filter-holder is arranged to keep filtrator in liquid path;
Filtrator is disposed in this filter-holder in this liquid path;
At least one utensil Coupling point is configured to liquid is guided to the utensil that is configured to use this liquid from the liquid path downstream of this filtrator;
Information source about one of this filter-holder, filtrator and liquid; And
Circuit with at least one control panel, this control panel has the software architecture that is configured at network communication, this network comprises other assembly that is connected to this circuit, comprises at least one assembly in the utensil, and this circuit is configured to from this information source retrieve data;
Thereby when utensil was coupled in this filter set piece installing, this circuit can transmit this information on network.
12. as the filter set piece installing of claim 11, wherein this at least one utensil Coupling point is this filter-holder.
13. as the filter set piece installing of claim 11, wherein this software architecture is implemented in the two-way communication on the network.
14. a filtrator that is used for utensil, this utensil are carried out useful operation cycle to physical articles and are used the resource of this filtrator of process, comprising:
From at least a function of ergasia, this at least a function has the uniqueness identifier, and
Circuit with at least one control element, this control element has the software architecture that is configured at network communication, and this network comprises other assembly that is connected to this circuit, comprises at least one assembly in the utensil, this circuit is configured to transmit this uniqueness identifier on network
Thereby when this filtrator was coupled to this utensil, this circuit can monitor incident, the transmission meaningful information about this filtrator or resource or influence the operation cycle of utensil.
15., also comprise memory devices as the filtrator of claim 14.
16. as the filtrator of claim 14, wherein this circuit is configured to the query communication network to find the uniqueness identifier of the function in the utensil.
17. as the filtrator of claim 14, wherein the function in the utensil can be by the message arrangement from this filtrator.
18. as the filtrator of claim 14, wherein this communication is wireless with two-way.
19. as the filtrator of claim 14, wherein when this filtrator was coupled to this utensil, this circuit was to the information of this utensil transmission about the characteristic of this filtrator.
20. filtrator as claimed in claim 1 also comprises marker elements, wherein this uniqueness identifier is stored in this marker elements.
21. as the filtrator of claim 20, wherein this marker elements also has the algorithm of the characteristic that is used for definite this filtrator or liquid.
22., also comprise filter status indicator as the filtrator of claim 20.
Utensil with the graphic user interface that is used to dispose annex
1. one kind is configured to article are carried out physical operations round-robin utensil, and this utensil comprises:
Control the controller of this operation cycle,
Interface, itself and this controller carry out network service and are suitable for being connected to the annex that can be configured to influence this operation cycle, and
Carry out the user interface of network service with this controller and interface, thereby the annex that is connected to this interface can use this graphic user interface to be configured to influence the operation cycle of this utensil.
2. utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein this controller is suitable for disposing annex based on the input from this graphic user interface.
3. utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein this graphic user interface is suitable for disposing this controller and annex.
4. utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein this utensil comprises the circulation engine, and it is communicated by letter with this controller to set up the loop structure of operation cycle, and wherein this graphic user interface disposes one of this circulation engine and loop structure.
5. utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein this interface and external network communication, and this graphic user interface is suitable for directly by means of this interface or activates annex by means of this external network indirectly.
6. utensil as claimed in claim 5, wherein this graphic user interface is positioned at the distant place of this utensil.
7. utensil as claimed in claim 5, wherein this graphic user interface is positioned at this locality of this utensil.
8. utensil as claimed in claim 5, wherein this graphic user interface is to this information of user prompt.
9. utensil as claimed in claim 8, wherein this prompting is based on the detection incident.
10. utensil as claimed in claim 8, wherein this prompting is based on user interface event.
11. utensil as claimed in claim 1, it is further configured into the information of acceptance about one of configuration of consumptive material, annex and annex, and wherein this information is used to this operation cycle.
12. graphic user interface, it is suitable for and is configured to article are carried out physical operations round-robin utensil, are suitable for being configured to that article are carried out one of consumptive material, consumable information holder and consumptive material retainer that physical operations round-robin utensil uses and communicate by letter, wherein this graphic user interface comprises and is configured to the software of communicating by letter with one of this utensil, consumptive material, consumable information holder and consumptive material retainer by internet message, with the configuration that influences one of this consumptive material, consumable information holder and consumptive material retainer, enable, function or operation.
13. as the graphic user interface of claim 12, wherein this graphic user interface is positioned at the distant place of this utensil.
14. as the graphic user interface of claim 12, wherein this graphic user interface is positioned at this locality of this utensil.
15. as the graphic user interface of claim 12, wherein this graphic user interface also shows about based on the information of this information to the selection of one of option of operation cycle and operation cycle.
16. as the graphic user interface of claim 12, wherein this information is about one of amount, price, attribute, resource use, performance metric, consumptive material use and supplementary data.
17. as the graphic user interface of claim 12, wherein this consumable information holder is one of consumptive material label and consumptive material data pod.
18. as the graphic user interface of claim 12, wherein internet message comprises the information that is associated with consumptive material.
19. as the graphic user interface of claim 18, wherein the information that is associated with consumptive material comprises data, loop structure or its part, loop structure or its a part of secondary indication about consumptive material and is used to one of data that respond previous internet message.
20. as the graphic user interface of claim 19, wherein this previous internet message is a query messages.
21. as the graphic user interface of claim 12, wherein this consumptive material retainer be configured to dispensable materials, consumptive material, resource, and composition thereof one of in operation cycle, to use.
22. as the graphic user interface of claim 21, wherein this communication comprises the information that transmission and reception are associated with consumptive material, thereby this information is used to influence operation cycle by this utensil.
23. as the graphic user interface of claim 22, wherein this information comprise information about chemical substance, about the information of food, about the information of spot and about one of information of clothing.
24. as the graphic user interface of claim 12, wherein this software makes this graphic user interface to be configured in response to finding this utensil, consumptive material, consumable information holder and consumptive material retainer.
25. as the graphic user interface of claim 12, wherein the part of this communication realizes by finding this utensil, consumptive material, consumable information holder and consumptive material retainer.
26. as the graphic user interface of claim 12, wherein this user interface shows about the information based on the operation cycle of the information that is associated with consumptive material.
27. as the graphic user interface of claim 26, wherein this information is included in the internet message that this graphic user interface receives.
28. as the graphic user interface of claim 27, wherein this information is in response to about the information of operation cycle, wherein this information is about operation cycle.
29. one kind is configured to article are carried out physical operations round-robin utensil, this utensil comprises:
Network,
Controller, itself and this network communicate ground control operation circulation,
Interface, it is connected to this network and is suitable for communicating by letter with this annex when the annex with storer is connected to this interface,
User interface, itself and this controller and interface communication with user interactions,
Wherein when this annex is connected to this interface, this user interface uses the data in storer to change mutual with the user.
30. as the utensil of claim 29, wherein these data comprise the information that is associated with one of figure, audio frequency, music, image, video, user interface screen, information, text, instruction, warning, the diagnostic message about resource and the information that is associated with consumptive material.
31. as the utensil of claim 29, wherein the information that is associated with consumptive material comprises data, loop structure or its part, loop structure or its a part of secondary indication about consumptive material and is used to one of data that respond previous internet message.
32. as the utensil of claim 29, wherein this network comprises an above physical network and the routing capabilities that is used for route messages between first and second networks.
33. as the utensil of claim 32, wherein this controller is on first network and this annex can be connected to second network.
34. one kind is suitable for the graphic user interface of communicating by letter with utensil on first network, this utensil is configured to article are carried out the physical operations circulation and optionally hold be configured to the utensil annex of communicating by letter with this utensil, wherein this graphic user interface comprise be configured to this annex send internet message with the configuration that influences annex, enable, the software of function or operation.
35. as the graphic user interface of claim 34, wherein this annex is one of following: clock and time synchronized annex, stirring and batching add that annex, culinary art sensor attachment, operation cycle annex, consumptive material information receiving and transmitting and reader annex, recipe, recipe rod, clothing are bought annex, intelligent light regulator and adapter, network bound annex, remote subscriber interface, intelligent coupling mechanism on credit, resource transmits annex, cellular telephone accessory, configuration mechanism, voice communication annex and remote audio communication accessories.
36. as the graphic user interface of claim 34, wherein this internet message comprises routing iinformation.
37. as the graphic user interface of claim 36, wherein this routing iinformation is to second network.
38. graphic user interface as claim 34, also comprise the user interface screen that is used to receive from user's information, this information or be included in to the internet message of this annex wherein based on the out of Memory of this information, be used to influence this annex configuration, enable, function or operation.
39. as the graphic user interface of claim 34, wherein this internet message is the virtual message that sends between component software.
The configurable consumptive material retainer that is used for utensil
1. consumptive material retainer that is used to be configured to physical articles executable operations round-robin utensil comprises:
Slot,
Array of actuators, wherein the control of each actuator is to being suitable for carrying out with utensil the visit of the conduit that liquid transmits, and
Circuit is suitable for being connected to process controller controlling the activation of these actuators,
Wherein the size of this slot is designed to keep an above compartment, the port that each compartment is suitable for keeping the consumptive material that will use in operation cycle and has the actuator in the array of actuators of being connected to, and wherein this controller can be controlled distribution from the consumptive material of each compartment by at least one actuator in the actuated actuators array.
2. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises being used for uniting at least one pump that is used for distributing to utensil consumptive material with array of actuators.
3. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 2, wherein this at least one pump can accurately be controlled the volume of the consumptive material that is distributed independently with the liquid property of consumptive material.
4. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 2, wherein this pump can also provide and will be used for following the tracks of the information of the amount of the consumptive material that distributes at each compartment.
5. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 2, wherein whether the liquid of this pump in can also detected catheter exists.
6. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this slot is suitable for keeping the compartment of different sizes or shape.
7. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 2, wherein the configuration of these compartments can be changed by the utensil user.
8. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 2, wherein at least one in these compartments can keep and distribute the consumptive material that can be used at least two operation cycle.
9. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 2, wherein at least one in these compartments is configured to keep and the dispense liquid consumptive material.
10. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this compartment can hold socket.
11. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises process controller.
12. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 11, wherein process controller is configured to distribute at least two kinds of consumptive materials in any segmentation of operation cycle.
13. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 11, also comprise being used for uniting at least one pump that is used for distributing consumptive material to utensil with array of actuators, and if wherein this pump detect and lack consumptive material then will notify this process controller.
14. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 11, it is configured at network communication and transmits information about himself or its content.
15. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 14, wherein this information comprises one of following: the type of the consumptive material in the configuration of compartment, each compartment, the amount of the consumptive material in each compartment, the potential or the concentration of in operation cycle, when distributing consumptive material and consumptive material.
16. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 15, wherein this process controller uses this information to set up with stored data sets and is provided with the back retrieval.
17. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 11, wherein this process controller is configured to confirm that the information about consumptive material or compartment also conveys to this utensil to influence operation cycle with this information.
18. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 5, also comprise at least one sensor, be used for determining one of following: the electric parameter of the mechanical features of compartment, compartment configuration, compartment, the optical parametric of compartment and about at least some information of type, amount or the dosage attribute of the consumptive material of one or more compartments.
19. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 18, wherein this sensor comprises the RFID chip.
20. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 18, wherein at least some information about type, amount or the dosage attribute of consumptive material can obtain from the user via user interface.
21., wherein can be used to optimize loop parameter with uniting about the information of the type of selected particular cycle and load, size, spot degree about the information of type, amount or the dosage attribute of consumptive material as the consumptive material retainer of claim 18.
22. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this slot is configured to be coupled to removedly utensil.
23. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 22, wherein this slot and assembly thereof can clean in tank or dish-washing machine and not have detrimental effect.
24. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 22, wherein this process controller is arranged in this utensil and can obtains notice when this slot is removed or connects.
25. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 24, wherein this process controller can be initiated attended operation when obtaining the notice that is removed about slot.
26. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 14, wherein each slot has been removed or has found when connecting this information.
27. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein this process controller can be found the configuration of compartment and identify in the array of actuators controlled actuator.
28. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 27, wherein this process controller communicate by letter with this utensil and guide this utensil before any distribution, during or irrigating catheter afterwards.
29. consumptive material retainer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises user interface.
30. one kind is configured to physical articles executable operations round-robin utensil, this utensil comprises:
Array of actuators, wherein the control of each actuator to utensil in assembly carry out the visit of the conduit that liquid transmits, and
Process controller is configured to control the activation of these actuators,
Slot, its size is designed to keep an above compartment, the port that each compartment is suitable for keeping the consumptive material that will use in operation cycle and has the actuator in the array of actuators of being connected to, and wherein this process controller can be controlled distribution from the consumptive material of each compartment by at least one actuator in the actuated actuators array.
31., also comprise the user interface of one of configurable user interface, slot and process controller as the utensil of claim 30.
32. as the utensil of claim 31, wherein this process controller uses and finds that message carries out one of following: dispose himself, obtain and obtain information about consumptive material about the information of slot configuration.
33. a consumptive material retainer that is used to be configured to physical articles executable operations round-robin utensil comprises:
Have more than one the slot of outlet port, each port is suitable for being connected to the actuator in the array of actuators, and this actuator control is to being suitable for carrying out with utensil the visit of the conduit that liquid transmits,
Wherein the size of this slot is designed to keep an above compartment, and each compartment is suitable for keeping the consumptive material that will use in operation cycle and has the port that is connected to the outlet port.
34. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 33, wherein this slot is suitable for keeping the compartment of different sizes or shape.
35. the consumptive material retainer as claim 33 also comprises process controller.
36. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 35, it is configured at network communication and transmits information about himself or its content.
37. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 35, wherein this process controller is configured to confirm that the information about consumptive material or compartment also conveys to this utensil to influence operation cycle with this information.
38. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 33, it is coupled to utensil removedly.
39. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 33, wherein this process controller can be found the configuration of compartment and identify in the array of actuators controlled actuator.
40. as the consumptive material retainer of claim 35, wherein this process controller is communicated by letter with this utensil and is and guided the consumptive material of this utensil in compartment to change irrigating catheter afterwards.
41. the consumptive material retainer as claim 33 also comprises user interface.
42. one kind is configured to physical articles executable operations round-robin utensil, this utensil comprises:
Controller; And
Component software, it is configured to cause this controller to change operation cycle based on the information about institute's coupling of its acquisition, and wherein this annex is configurable consumptive material retainer.
Though the present invention is described in conjunction with its some specific embodiment, can understand, this is to make in the mode that illustrates, and the scope of claims should be interpreted as prior art will allow wide.
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1. consumable information holder that the article that are used for utensil use, described utensil is configured to carry out the operation cycle relevant with described article, described consumable information holder comprises information, described information comprises the user and one of following relevant instruction: the preparation of operation cycle, processing during the operation cycle, and the processing after the operation cycle, and described information is suitable for and can be perceived with the consumptive material reader of user interface swap data, thereby when the consumptive material reader when described consumable information holder obtains described information and described user interface and shows related data from described consumptive material reader, the user can be used to prepare described operation cycle from the described information of described user interface, during described operation cycle, handle, and after described operation cycle, handle.
2. consumable information holder as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described information comprises at least two steps.
3. consumable information holder as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, in order at least one step in the set of steps comprises the information of acquisition about operation cycle that described utensil is set.
4. as each described consumable information holder among the claim 1-3, it is characterized in that, prepare described article and comprise in the described article introducing utensil environment for use.
5. as each described consumable information holder among the claim 1-4, it is characterized in that, handle described article and comprise and described article are removed from the utensil environment for use and described article are introduced in the utensil environment for use again.
6. as each described consumable information holder among the claim 1-5, it is characterized in that, after described operation cycle, handle the later stage that described article are included in the utensil environment for use and use described article.
7. consumable information holder as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described user interface is a figure.
8. consumable information holder as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise having and be configured to and the user interface of utensil with the software of communicating by letter with consumable information holder, described utensil is suitable for article are carried out the physical operations circulation, and wherein said software is further configured and becomes to make described graphic user interface to pass on the information of deriving from described consumable information holder at least in part to the user.
9. as claim 1 or 8 described consumable information holders, it is characterized in that, comprise also having being configured to article are carried out the physical operations circulation and the utensil of the software of communicating by letter with consumable information holder that wherein said software is further configured and becomes to make described utensil to pass on the information of deriving from described consumable information holder at least in part to the user.
10. consumable information holder as claimed in claim 9, wherein in order at least one step in the set of steps comprises the information of acquisition about operation cycle that described utensil is set.
11. utensil as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, prepares described article and comprises in the described article introducing utensil environment for use.
12. utensil as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, handles described article and comprises and described article are removed from described utensil environment for use and described article are introduced in the utensil environment for use again.
13. utensil as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, handles the later stage that described article are included in the utensil environment for use and use described article after described operation cycle.
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