CN104075406A

CN104075406A - Air-conditioner and control method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN104075406A
Application number: CN201410300714.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈明瑜
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Refrigeration Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2014-06-27
Filing date: 2014-06-27
Publication date: 2014-10-01
Anticipated expiration: 2034-06-27
Also published as: CN104075406B

Abstract

The invention discloses an air-conditioner and a control method thereof. The air-conditioner provided by the embodiment of the invention collects image information of a user, scans features of the eyes of the user when the user is identified to be in a static state according to the collected image information, and automatically adjusts own operation state when eye representation data corresponding to the features of the eyes of the user is judged to be capable of meeting a preset condition; the purpose of automatically adjusting own operation state of the air-conditioner by using the identification result of the air-conditioner to the movement state of the user is achieved, and intelligence of the air-conditioner is improved.

Description

Air-conditioner and control method thereof

Technical field

The present invention relates to household electrical appliance technology, relate in particular to a kind of air-conditioner and control method thereof.

Background technology

Along with the continuous progress of scientific and technological develop rapidly and society, controlling intelligent household appliances also steps into people's life gradually.At present, most family is all provided with air-conditioner, conventionally when being warm with opening air-conditioner per family, but current air-conditioner does not all possess the function of recognition of face; Such as, the air-conditioner of installing in the parlor for family, when user is movable in parlor, such as user is sitting in while seeing TV in parlor, in seeing TV process, likely can fall asleep unawares, particularly for the elderly, see in TV process often easily sleeping; And when user is sleeping, air-conditioner still keeps original operational mode, whether can not utilize the identification of function of recognition of face to go out user sleeping, thereby according to recognition result, automatically adjust the running status (such as reducing operating air velocity etc.) of self, existing air-conditioner is intelligence not.

Summary of the invention

In view of above content, be necessary to provide a kind of air-conditioner and control method thereof, be intended to according to air-conditioner, the scanning result of User Activity state be adjusted automatically the running status of air-conditioner.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of air-conditioner, and described air-conditioner comprises processing unit, memory cell and collecting unit, and described memory cell and collecting unit communicate to connect with described processing unit respectively;

Described collecting unit is used for, and gathers user's image information under the control of described processing unit;

Described processing unit is used for: the image information gathering according to described collecting unit, when identifying user and remaining static, control described collecting unit scanning user's eye feature information, and obtain eye corresponding to eye feature information the first characterization data; Described eye the first characterization data that described collecting unit is scanned compares with the default correction data of corresponding eye; When described eye the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described eye, after the default duration in interval first, control the eye feature information that described collecting unit scans user again, obtain corresponding eye the second characterization data; If described processing unit is judged described eye the second characterization data and is still less than the default correction data of described eye, adjust the running status of air-conditioner;

Described memory cell is used for, and stores the described image information of described collecting unit collection and the deal with data that described processing unit is used.

Preferably, described processing unit also for:

If described collecting unit scanning, less than user's eye feature information, is controlled described collecting unit scanning user's head feature information, obtain head corresponding to head feature information the first characterization data;

Described head the first characterization data that described collecting unit is scanned compares with the default correction data of corresponding head;

When described head the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described head, after the default duration in interval second, control the head feature information that described collecting unit scans user again, obtain corresponding head the second characterization data;

If judge described head the second characterization data, be still less than the default correction data of described head, adjust the running status of air-conditioner.

Preferably, described processing unit also for:

Adjust the temperature of the wind speed of air-conditioner and/or the wind direction of air-conditioner and/or air-conditioner.

Preferably, described memory cell also for:

Under the control of described processing unit, according to predetermined period, upgrade the default correction data of described eye of storage; Wherein, the default correction data of described eye comprises the default correction data of the described eye that sets in advance and store, and the default correction data of described eye carries eye identification information, described eye identification information is distinguished the default correction data of corresponding different described eye for identifying different user;

Described collecting unit also for:

In default operation duration after the each starting up of air-conditioner, control described collecting unit collection user eye feature information, obtain the default correction data of corresponding described eye, and the default correction data of the described eye obtaining is stored in described memory cell;

Described processing unit also for:

Control described collecting unit scanning user eye feature information after, obtain described eye the first characterization data corresponding to eye feature information before, obtain the default correction data of described eye corresponding to eye feature information, and the default correction data of the described eye obtaining is stored in described memory cell.

Preferably, described memory cell also for:

Under the control of described processing unit, according to predetermined period, upgrade the default correction data of described head of storage; Wherein, the default correction data of described head comprises the default correction data of the described head that sets in advance and store, and the default correction data of described head carries head identification information, described head identification information is for identifying the different user default correction data of different described heads of correspondence respectively;

Described processing unit also for:

In default operation duration after the each starting up of air-conditioner, control described collecting unit collection user head feature information, obtain the default correction data of corresponding described head, and the default correction data of the described head obtaining is stored in described memory cell;

Described processing unit also for:

Control described collecting unit scanning user head feature information after, obtain described head the first characterization data corresponding to head feature information before, obtain the default correction data of described head corresponding to head feature information, and the default correction data of the described head obtaining is stored in described memory cell.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of air-conditioner control method, comprises the following steps:

Gather user's image information;

According to the image information gathering, when identifying user and remaining static, scanning user's eye feature information, obtains eye corresponding to eye feature information the first characterization data;

Described eye the first characterization data scanning is compared with the corresponding default correction data of eye;

When described eye the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described eye, after the default duration in interval first, again scan user's eye feature information, obtain corresponding eye the second characterization data;

If judge described eye the second characterization data, be still less than the default correction data of described eye, adjust the running status of air-conditioner.

Preferably, described according to the image information gathering, when identifying user and remaining static, after the step of scanning user's eye feature information, also comprise:

If scanning, less than user's eye feature information, scans user's head feature information, obtain head corresponding to head feature information the first characterization data;

Described head the first characterization data scanning is compared with the corresponding default correction data of head;

When described head the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described head, after the default duration in interval second, again scan user's head feature information, obtain corresponding head the second characterization data;

Preferably, the running status of described adjustment air-conditioner comprises:

Preferably, the default correction data of described eye comprises the default correction data of the described eye that sets in advance and be stored in air-conditioner, and the default correction data of described eye carries eye identification information, described eye identification information is preset correction data for identifying different described eyes corresponding to different user difference, and presets correction data according to the described eye of predetermined period renewal storage;

The default correction data of described eye also comprises:

In default operation duration after the each starting up of air-conditioner, gather user's eye feature information, the default correction data of the corresponding described eye obtaining according to the user's eye feature information gathering;

The default correction data of described eye also comprises:

After described scanning user's eye feature information, obtain eye corresponding to eye feature information the first characterization data before, the default correction data of described eye corresponding to eye feature information of obtaining.

Preferably, the default correction data of described head comprises the default correction data of the described head that sets in advance and be stored in air-conditioner, and the default correction data of described head carries head identification information, described head identification information is preset correction data for identifying different described heads corresponding to different user difference, and presets correction data according to the described head of predetermined period renewal storage;

The default correction data of described head also comprises:

In default operation duration after the each starting up of air-conditioner, gather user's head feature information, the default correction data of the corresponding described head obtaining according to the user's head feature information gathering;

The default correction data of described head also comprises:

After described scanning user's head feature information, obtain head corresponding to head feature information the first characterization data before, the default correction data of described head corresponding to head feature information of obtaining.

Embodiment of the present invention air-conditioner gathers user's image information; According to the image information gathering, when identifying user and remaining static, scanning user's eye feature information, obtains eye corresponding to eye feature information the first characterization data; Described eye the first characterization data scanning is compared with the corresponding default correction data of eye; When described eye the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described eye, after the default duration in interval first, again scan user's eye feature information, obtain corresponding eye the second characterization data; If judge described eye the second characterization data, be still less than the default correction data of described eye, adjust the running status of air-conditioner; Have and according to air-conditioner, the scanning result of User Activity state is adjusted automatically the object of air-conditioner self-operating state.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is air-conditioner one embodiment hardware structure schematic diagram of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is air-conditioner control method the first embodiment schematic flow sheet of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is air-conditioner control method the second embodiment schematic flow sheet of the present invention.

The realization of embodiment of the present invention object, functional characteristics and advantage, in connection with embodiment, are described further with reference to accompanying drawing.

The specific embodiment

Below in conjunction with Figure of description and specific embodiment, further illustrate technical scheme of the present invention.Should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein, only in order to explain the present invention, is not intended to limit the present invention.In the following embodiment of air-conditioner of the present invention and control method thereof, the adjusting operation that air-conditioner automatically performs is the information that air-conditioner gathers according to self or the performed operation of information self scanning, and does not conflict with the control instruction that user triggers; While adjusting the running status of air-conditioner such as user by remote control equipment when air-conditioner receives the control instruction of user's triggering, the air-conditioner control instruction that still priority treatment user triggers.Certainly, in the embodiment of the present invention, on described air-conditioner, a function button can be set, for controlling described air-conditioner, whether open automatic this function of adjust operation state.

Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is air-conditioner one embodiment hardware structure schematic diagram of the present invention.As shown in Figure 1, described air-conditioner comprises processing unit 11, memory cell 12 and collecting unit 13.

Described memory cell 12, for storage: the service data of air-conditioner, also for storing the user's that described collecting unit 13 gathers image information and deal with data that processing unit 11 is used such as user's eye feature information and user's head feature information, described processing unit 11 are adjusted the required default correction data of eye of the running status of air-conditioners and the default correction data of head etc.It is emphasized that this memory cell 12 can be both an independent storage device, can be also the general designation of a plurality of different storage devices, and therefore not to repeat here.

Described collecting unit 13, under the control at described processing unit 11, gathers the user images information in the environment of air-conditioner place; Such as, be deployed in the air-conditioner in family parlor, gather the image information of user in family parlor.Described collecting unit 13 is also for gathering all information of the required collections of air-conditioner such as user's eye feature information of air-conditioner environment of living in and user's head feature information.For the ease of air-conditioner can be all the time with suitable running status work such as keeping suitable wind speed, wind direction and temperature, described collecting unit 13 under the control of described processing unit 11, user's image information in Real-time Collection air-conditioner environment of living in.Certainly, also can be according to specific needs, in order to reduce the power consumption of air-conditioner, described collecting unit 13 is under the control of described processing unit 11, according to predetermined period, gather the image information of user in air-conditioner environment of living in, such as gathering once every 3 minutes or gathering once every 5 minutes.

Described processing unit 11, for the image information gathering according to described collecting unit 13, when identifying user and remaining static, controls described collecting unit scanning user's eye feature information, obtains eye corresponding to eye feature information the first characterization data; Described eye the first characterization data that described collecting unit is scanned compares with the default correction data of corresponding eye; When described eye the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described eye, after the default duration in interval first, control the eye feature information that described collecting unit scans user again, obtain corresponding eye the second characterization data; If judge described eye the second characterization data, be still less than the default correction data of described eye, adjust the running status of air-conditioner.This processing unit 11 and memory cell 12 can be respectively both independent unit, also can integrate, and formed a controller, and therefore not to repeat here.

Wherein, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the collecting unit 13 of described air-conditioner gathers user's image information, the image information that can gather user by the camera installed on air-conditioner or other image capture devices, the particular hardware configuration that the image information that the embodiment of the present invention utilizes collecting unit 13 to gather user to air-conditioner is used is not specifically limited, as long as can collect arbitrary hardware device of user images information, all can.In addition, the embodiment of the present invention does not limit described collecting unit 13 scanning users' eye feature information and the particular hardware equipment that head feature information is used yet, as long as can scan user's eye feature information and arbitrary hardware device of head feature information all can, such as described collecting unit 13 can pass through camera, sensor scanning user's eye feature information and head feature information etc.

By above-mentioned implementation, the air-conditioner described in the embodiment of the present invention is by identifying and reached the object of automatically adjusting air-conditioner self-operating state according to recognition result user's active state.

Further, continue referring to Fig. 1, it is emphasized that, the functional module of the exemplified air-conditioner of Fig. 1 to one skilled in the art, it is only the exemplary plot of a preferred embodiment, those skilled in the art, around the functional module of the described air-conditioner shown in Fig. 1, can carry out supplementing of new functional module easily; The title of each functional module is self-defined title, only for auxiliary each program function piece of understanding described air-conditioner, is not used in and limits technical scheme of the present invention, and the core of technical solution of the present invention is, the function that the functional module of define name will be reached separately.

Further, the function of the modules of the exemplified air-conditioner of Fig. 1 is as follows:

Collecting unit 13, for gathering user's image information under the control at described processing unit 11;

In the described air-conditioner of the embodiment of the present invention, collecting unit 13 gathers the image information of user in air-conditioner environment of living in; Such as, collecting unit 13, by camera or other image collecting devices, gathers the image information of default frame.

In this example, if while only having a user in air-conditioner environment of living in, collecting unit 13 only gathers this user's image information; If there are a plurality of users, collecting unit 13 utilizes image information corresponding to all users that camera or other image capture device collections can collect.

Described processing unit 11, for the image information gathering according to described collecting unit 13, when identifying user and remaining static, controls described collecting unit 13 scanning users' eye feature information, obtains eye corresponding to eye feature information the first characterization data; Described eye the first characterization data that described collecting unit 13 is scanned compares with the default correction data of corresponding eye; When described eye the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described eye, after the default duration in interval first, control the eye feature information that described collecting unit 13 scans user again, obtain corresponding eye the second characterization data; If judge described eye the second characterization data, be still less than the default correction data of described eye, adjust the running status of air-conditioner.

Described memory cell 12 for, store the deal with data that described image information that described collecting unit 13 gathers and described processing unit 11 are used.

When collecting unit 13 collects after the image information of default frame, whether the image information of the default frame that processing unit 11 collects according to collecting unit 13, identify user corresponding to above-mentioned image information and remain static; Such as, according to the position of above-mentioned image information analysis user, whether change, thereby identify user corresponding to above-mentioned image information, whether remain static.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, user described in the present embodiment remains static and refers to relatively staticly, and absolute rest not neither say that the user who remains static does not just move at all, user still can have trickle action, such as bowing, the trickle action such as new line.

If described processing unit 11 identifies user according to above-mentioned image information and do not remain static, such as user gets around, air-conditioner keeps current running status, and the running status of 11 pairs of air-conditioners of processing unit is not adjusted.

When if described processing unit 11 identifies user and remains static according to above-mentioned image information, described processing unit 11, by described collecting unit 13 scanning users' eye feature information, according to the eye feature information scanning, generates eye characterization data; Such as, described processing unit 11 utilizes described collection simple eye 13 by image feature information corresponding to camera collection user eye, according to image feature information, draw and characterize the outline line of user's eye feature information or the point type curve being formed by a plurality of pixels, thereby obtain eye the first characterization data corresponding to above-mentioned eye feature information.

Described processing unit 11 compares described eye the first characterization data obtaining and the default correction data of eye; The default correction data of described eye can be understood as: the eye feature information corresponding eye data of this user under normal eye condition.Described processing unit 11 judges whether described eye the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described eye, when described eye the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described eye, represent that User Status corresponding to described eye the first characterization data may be to fall asleep or dozing off; But also likely just when described processing unit 11 scans these users' eye feature information by described collecting unit 13, user's eyes that blinked, therefore, for fear of erroneous judgement, described processing unit 11 is after the default duration in interval first, control described collecting unit 13 and again scan eye feature information corresponding to this user, obtain corresponding eye the second characterization data.The described first default duration can be 3 minutes, 5 minutes etc., and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the concrete numerical value of the described first default duration.

After getting corresponding eye the second characterization data, described processing unit 11 judges whether described eye the second characterization data is less than the default correction data of described eye again.If described processing unit 11 is judged described eye the second characterization data and is still less than the default correction data of described eye, described processing unit 11 identifies User Status and may fall asleep or sleeping nearly for user, now described processing unit 11 is adjusted the current running status of air-conditioner, has improved the intelligent of air-conditioner.Such as, described processing unit 11 is adjusted the wind direction of air-conditioners, or reduces the wind speed of air-conditioner, or the temperature of the air-conditioner that raises a little, thereby avoid user when sleeping because environment temperature is too low and unhealthful such as catching a cold etc.; Meanwhile, the wind speed while having reduced air-conditioner operation due to described processing unit 11, has also reduced the power consumption of air-conditioner, the use cost of having saved air-conditioner to a certain extent.

At described processing unit 11, adjust after the running status of air-conditioner, described air-conditioner utilizes each functional module, carries out the operation of above-mentioned automatic adjust operation state according to predetermined period circulation.The predetermined period that the operation of the automatic adjust operation state of air-conditioner circulation execution adopts, can arrange according to the residing running environment of air-conditioner, or according to user's actual needs, arrange, the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the concrete duration of described predetermined period.Such as, when this air-conditioner is arranged in family parlor, the duration that described predetermined period can be arranged is shorter a little, such as being set to 5 minutes or 10 minutes; When air-conditioner is arranged on enterprise office, due to enterprise work personnel normally at noon during lunch break in relative static conditions, therefore, described predetermined period can be set be 4 hours or 4.5 hours etc.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the default correction data of described eye has three kinds of obtain manners, and for these three kinds of different obtain manners, described processing unit 11 is carried out the different operations of obtaining; While getting the default correction data of described eye, described processing unit 11 is stored to the default correction data of the described eye obtaining in described memory cell 12.

The first obtain manner of the default correction data of described eye is: set in advance and be stored in the default correction data of described eye in the memory cell 12 of air-conditioner, in such cases, described processing unit 11 upgrades the default correction data of described eye of memory cell 12 storages according to the default update cycle, the default correction data of described eye carries eye identification information simultaneously, and described eye identification information is for identifying the different user default correction data of different described eyes of correspondence respectively; Such as, for all kinsfolks in one family, default entrained eye identification information and this kinsfolk of correction data of described eye corresponding to each kinsfolk shone upon one by one.

The second obtain manner of the default correction data of described eye is: in the default operation duration after the each starting up of air-conditioner, described processing unit 11 is controlled collecting unit 13 and is gathered user's eye feature information, and the eye feature information that collecting unit 13 is gathered is as the default correction data of described eye of correspondence; In this case, the default correction data of described eye that processing unit 11 gathers is stored in the volatile memory of memory cell 12 correspondences, also can be understood as: after described memory cell 12 power down, the default correction data of this eye is lost, after air-conditioner shutdown, described memory cell 12 is not preserved the default correction data of processing unit 11 these described eyes that obtain; In this case, the default correction data of described eye is when time collection, when inferior effective.

The third obtain manner of the default correction data of described eye is: described processing unit 11 after scanning user's eye feature information, obtain described eye the first characterization data corresponding to eye feature information before, obtain the default correction data of described eye corresponding to eye feature information, and the default correction data of the described eye obtaining is stored in described memory cell 12.Also can be understood as, after processing unit 11 scanning user eye feature information, the eye characterization data that the eye feature information of obtaining is first corresponding is preset to correction data as described eye.

In the embodiment of the present invention, for described collecting unit 13, collect while having a plurality of user in air-conditioner environment of living in, when described processing unit 11 reaches the preset ratio of the total number of users scanning according to the number that scans the user who remains static, adopt technical scheme described above, carry out air-conditioner according to the operation to the automatic adjust operation state of the recognition result of User Activity state.Described preset ratio can be arranged by technical staff when air-conditioner dispatches from the factory, also can by the button that arranges on remote control equipment or air-conditioner, be arranged voluntarily by user, or the default scale that adopts air-conditioner is such as 80%, 90% etc., and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the concrete numerical value of described preset ratio.

In the above embodiment of the present invention, when the processing unit 11 of only take in air-conditioner scans user and transfers inactive state to by active state, performed automatic adjusting operation is described as example, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, in the embodiment of the present invention, described processing unit 11 is when scanning user and be converted to active state by inactive state, still can carry out automatically adjusting such as the wind speed that tunes up air-conditioner air-supply to the running status of air-conditioner, turn down the cryogenic temperature of air-conditioner etc., the automatic adjusting operation of running status and the described adjustment process principle of above-mentioned Fig. 1 performed when processing unit 11 is scanning user and transfers active state to by inactive state are similar, this embodiment of the present invention in to various situations described processing unit 11 control the performed automatic adjusting operation of running status of air-conditioner and do not repeat one by one.

Embodiment of the present invention air-conditioner gathers user's image information; According to the image information gathering, when identifying user and remaining static, scanning user's eye feature information, obtains eye corresponding to eye feature information the first characterization data; Described eye the first characterization data scanning is compared with the corresponding default correction data of eye; When described eye the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described eye, after the default duration in interval first, again scan user's eye feature information, obtain corresponding eye the second characterization data; If judge described eye the second characterization data, be still less than the default correction data of described eye, adjust the running status of air-conditioner; Have and utilize air-conditioner user's active state to be adjusted automatically to the object of air-conditioner self-operating state; Further, while adjusting self-operating state due to air-conditioner, likely reduce the operating air velocity of self, so the embodiment of the present invention also have the power consumption of reduction air-conditioner, the beneficial effect of saving air-conditioner use cost.

Further, continue referring to Fig. 1, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the described processing unit 11 in air-conditioner scans less than user's eye feature information, described processing unit 11 scanning users' head feature information, and according to the running status of user's described head feature information adjustment air-conditioner; When the present embodiment only utilizes head feature information and utilizes eye feature information adjust operation state for described processing unit 11, the difference of the two is described, other performed respective operations of processing unit 11 described in the relevant embodiment of the present invention, the specific descriptions that please refer to above-described embodiment, do not repeat them here.

Description based on above embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, in embodiment of the present invention air-conditioner, described processing unit 11 also for:

If described collecting unit 13 scannings, less than user's eye feature information, are controlled described collecting unit 13 scanning users' head feature information, obtain head corresponding to head feature information the first characterization data; Described head the first characterization data that described collecting unit 13 is scanned compares with the default correction data of corresponding head; When described head the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described head, after the default duration in interval second, control the head feature information that described collecting unit 13 scans user again, obtain corresponding head the second characterization data; If judge described head the second characterization data, be still less than the default correction data of described head, described processing unit 11 is adjusted the running status of air-conditioner.

In the present embodiment, installation site or the residing position of user or the current reasons such as posture of user due to air-conditioner, described processing unit 11 collects the image information of default frame according to described collecting unit 13, when identifying user and remaining static, described processing unit 11 may scan the eye feature information less than user, and the head feature information that described processing unit 11 scans user by described collecting unit 13 is adjusted the running status of air-conditioner.Described processing unit 11, by described collecting unit 13 scanning users' head feature information, according to the head feature information scanning, generates head characterization data; Such as, described processing unit 11 utilizes image feature information corresponding to camera collection user head by described collecting unit 13, according to image feature information, draw and characterize the outline line of user's head feature information or the point type curve being formed by a plurality of pixels, thereby obtain head the first characterization data corresponding to above-mentioned head feature information.

Described processing unit 11 compares described head the first characterization data obtaining and the default correction data of head; The default correction data of described head can be understood as: the head feature information corresponding header data of this user under normal rest state.Described processing unit 11 judges whether described head the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described head, when described head the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described head, represent that User Status corresponding to described head the first characterization data may be to fall asleep or dozing off; But also likely just when described processing unit 11 these users' of scanning head feature information, user hanging down head reading always or write or user carried out bow, the trickle action such as new line, therefore, for fear of erroneous judgement, described processing unit 11 is after the default duration in interval second, control described collecting unit 13 and again scan head feature information corresponding to this user, obtain corresponding head the second characterization data.The described second default duration can be 3 minutes, 5 minutes etc., and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the concrete numerical value of the described first default duration.

After getting corresponding head the second characterization data, described processing unit 11 judges whether described head the second characterization data is less than the default correction data of described head again.If described processing unit 11 is judged described head the second characterization data and is still less than the default correction data of described head, described processing unit 11 identifies User Status and may fall asleep or sleeping nearly for user, now described processing unit 11 is adjusted the current running status of air-conditioner, has improved the intelligent of air-conditioner.Such as, described processing unit 11 is adjusted the wind direction of air-conditioners, or reduces the wind speed of air-conditioner, or the temperature of the air-conditioner that raises a little, thereby avoid user when sleeping because environment temperature is too low and unhealthful such as catching a cold etc.; Meanwhile, the wind speed while having reduced air-conditioner operation due to described processing unit 11, has also reduced the power consumption of air-conditioner, the use cost of having saved air-conditioner to a certain extent.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the default correction data of described head has three kinds of obtain manners, and for these three kinds of different obtain manners, described processing unit 11 is carried out the different operations of obtaining; While getting the default correction data of described eye, described processing unit 11 is stored to the default correction data of the described eye obtaining in described memory cell 12.

A kind of obtain manner of the default correction data of described head is: set in advance and be stored in the default correction data of described head in the memory cell 12 of air-conditioner, in such cases, described processing unit 11 upgrades the default correction data of described head of memory cell 12 storages according to the default update cycle, the default correction data of described head carries head identification information simultaneously, and described head identification information is for identifying the different user default correction data of different described heads of correspondence respectively; Such as, for all kinsfolks in one family, default entrained head identification information and this kinsfolk of correction data of described head corresponding to each kinsfolk shone upon one by one.

The second obtain manner of the default correction data of described head is: in the default operation duration after the each starting up of air-conditioner, described processing unit 11 is controlled collecting unit 13 and is gathered user's head feature information, and the head feature information that collecting unit 13 is gathered is as the default correction data of described head of correspondence; In this case, the default correction data of described head that processing unit 11 gathers is stored in the volatile memory of memory cell 12 correspondences, also can be understood as: after described memory cell 12 power down, the default correction data of this head is lost, after air-conditioner shutdown, described memory cell 12 is not preserved the default correction data of processing unit 11 these described heads that obtain; In this case, the default correction data of described head is when time collection, when inferior effective.

The third obtain manner of the default correction data of described head is: described processing unit 11 after scanning user's head feature information, obtain described head the first characterization data corresponding to head feature information before, obtain the default correction data of described head corresponding to head feature information, and the default correction data of the described head obtaining is stored in described memory cell 12.Also can be understood as, after processing unit 11 scanning user head feature information, the head characterization data that the head feature information of obtaining is first corresponding is preset to correction data as described head.

Embodiment of the present invention air-conditioner gathers user's image information; According to the image information gathering, when identifying user and remaining static, if scanning, less than user's eye feature information, scans user's head feature information, obtain head corresponding to head feature information the first characterization data; Described head the first characterization data scanning is compared with the corresponding default correction data of head; When described head the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described head, after the default duration in interval first, again scan user's head feature information, obtain corresponding head the second characterization data; If judge described head the second characterization data, be still less than the default correction data of described head, adjust the running status of air-conditioner; Have and utilize air-conditioner user's active state to be adjusted automatically to the object of air-conditioner self-operating state; Further, while adjusting self-operating state due to air-conditioner, likely reduce the operating air velocity of self, so the embodiment of the present invention also have the power consumption of reduction air-conditioner, the beneficial effect of saving air-conditioner use cost.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of air-conditioner control method the first embodiment as shown in Figure 2; Please refer to Fig. 2, air-conditioner control method of the present invention comprises the following steps:

Step S01, collection user's image information;

Air-conditioner gathers the image information of user in air-conditioner self environment of living in; Such as, air-conditioner, by camera or other image collecting devices, gathers the image information of default frame.In this example, if while only having a user in air-conditioner environment of living in, air-conditioner only gathers this user's image information; If there are a plurality of users, air-conditioner utilizes image information corresponding to all users that camera or other image capture device collections can collect.

Step S02, according to the image information gathering, when identifying user and remaining static, scanning user's eye feature information, obtains eye corresponding to eye feature information the first characterization data;

When air-conditioner collects after the image information of default frame, whether air-conditioner, according to the image information of the default frame collecting, is identified user corresponding to above-mentioned image information and is remained static; Such as, according to the position of above-mentioned image information analysis user, whether change, thereby identify user corresponding to above-mentioned image information, whether remain static.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, user described in the present embodiment remains static and refers to relatively staticly, and absolute rest not neither say that the user who remains static does not just move at all, user still can have trickle action, such as bowing, the trickle action such as new line.

If described air-conditioner identifies user according to above-mentioned image information and do not remain static, such as user gets around, air-conditioner keeps current running status, and air-conditioner is not adjusted the running status of self.

If when described air-conditioner identifies user and remains static according to above-mentioned image information, described air-conditioner scans user's eye feature information by scanning device, according to the eye feature information scanning, generate eye characterization data; Such as, described air-conditioner is by image feature information corresponding to camera collection user eye, according to image feature information, draw and characterize the outline line of user's eye feature information or the point type curve being formed by a plurality of pixels, thereby obtain eye the first characterization data corresponding to above-mentioned eye feature information.

Step S03, the default correction data of described eye the first characterization data scanning and corresponding eye is compared;

Step S04, when described eye the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described eye, after the default duration in interval first, again scan user's eye feature information, obtain corresponding eye the second characterization data;

Described air-conditioner compares described eye the first characterization data obtaining and the default correction data of eye; The default correction data of described eye can be understood as: the eye feature information corresponding eye data of this user under normal eye condition.Described air-conditioner judges whether described eye the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described eye, when described eye the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described eye, represent that User Status corresponding to described eye the first characterization data may be to fall asleep or dozing off; But also likely just when described air-conditioner scans this user's eye feature information, user's eyes that blinked, therefore, for fear of erroneous judgement, described air-conditioner, after the default duration in interval first, scans eye feature information corresponding to this user again, obtains corresponding eye the second characterization data.The described first default duration can be 3 minutes, 5 minutes etc., and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the concrete numerical value of the described first default duration.

If step S05 judges described eye the second characterization data and is still less than the default correction data of described eye, adjust the running status of air-conditioner.

After getting corresponding eye the second characterization data, described air-conditioner judges whether described eye the second characterization data is less than the default correction data of described eye again.If described air-conditioner is judged described eye the second characterization data and is still less than the default correction data of described eye, described air-conditioner identifies User Status and may fall asleep or sleeping nearly for user, now described air-conditioner is adjusted the current running status of air-conditioner self, has improved the intelligent of air-conditioner.Such as, described air-conditioner is adjusted the wind direction of self air-supply, or reduce the wind speed of self air-supply, or the temperature of self refrigeration of raising a little, thus avoid user when sleeping because environment temperature is too low and unhealthful such as catching a cold etc.; Meanwhile, the wind speed while having reduced self-operating due to described air-conditioner, has therefore also reduced the power consumption of air-conditioner, the use cost of having saved air-conditioner to a certain extent.

At described air-conditioner, adjust after the running status of air-conditioner, air-conditioner utilizes self each functional module, carries out the operation of above-mentioned automatic adjust operation state according to predetermined period circulation.The predetermined period that the operation of the automatic adjust operation state of air-conditioner circulation execution adopts, can arrange according to the residing running environment of air-conditioner, or according to user's actual needs, arrange, the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the concrete duration of described predetermined period.Such as, when this air-conditioner is arranged in family parlor, the duration that described predetermined period can be arranged is shorter a little, such as being set to 5 minutes or 10 minutes; When air-conditioner is arranged on enterprise office, due to enterprise work personnel normally at noon during lunch break in relative static conditions, therefore, described predetermined period can be set be 4 hours or 4.5 hours etc.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the default correction data of described eye comprises the default correction data of the described eye that sets in advance and be stored in air-conditioner, in such cases, described air-conditioner upgrades the default correction data of described eye of storage according to the default update cycle, the default correction data of described eye carries eye identification information simultaneously, and described eye identification information is for identifying the different user default correction data of different described eyes of correspondence respectively; Such as, for all kinsfolks in one family, default entrained eye identification information and this kinsfolk of correction data of described eye corresponding to each kinsfolk shone upon one by one.

The default correction data of described eye also comprises: in the default operation duration after the each starting up of air-conditioner, described air-conditioner gathers user's eye feature information, the default correction data of described eye using the eye feature information gathering as correspondence; In this case, the default correction data of described eye of air-conditioner collection is stored in the volatile memory that air-conditioner is corresponding, also can be understood as: after air-conditioner power down, the default correction data of this eye is lost, after air-conditioner shutdown, do not preserve the default correction data of this described eye obtaining of air-conditioner; In this case, the default correction data of described eye is when time collection, when inferior effective.

The default correction data of described eye also comprises: after air-conditioner scanning user's eye feature information, obtain eye corresponding to eye feature information the first characterization data before, the default correction data of described eye corresponding to eye feature information of obtaining.Also can be understood as, after air-conditioner scanning user eye feature information, the eye characterization data that the eye feature information of obtaining is first corresponding is preset to correction data as described eye.

In the embodiment of the present invention, for described air-conditioner, collect while having a plurality of user in air-conditioner self environment of living in, when described air-conditioner reaches the preset ratio of the total number of users scanning according to the number that scans the user who remains static, adopt technical scheme described above, carry out air-conditioner according to the operation to the automatic adjust operation state of the recognition result of User Activity state.Described preset ratio can be arranged by technical staff when air-conditioner dispatches from the factory, also can by the button that arranges on remote control equipment or air-conditioner, be arranged voluntarily by user, or the default scale that adopts air-conditioner is such as 80%, 90% etc., and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the concrete numerical value of described preset ratio.

In the above embodiment of the present invention, when the air-conditioner of only take scans user and transfers inactive state to by active state, performed automatic adjusting operation is described as example, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, in the embodiment of the present invention, described air-conditioner is when scanning user and be converted to active state by inactive state, still can carry out automatically adjusting such as the wind speed that tunes up air-conditioner air-supply to the running status of air-conditioner self, turn down the cryogenic temperature of air-conditioner etc., the automatic adjusting operation of running status and the described adjustment process principle of above-mentioned Fig. 3 performed when air-conditioner is scanning user and transfers active state to by inactive state are similar, this embodiment of the present invention to various situations under the performed automatic adjusting operation of running status of air-conditioner do not repeat one by one.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of air-conditioner control method the second embodiment as shown in Figure 3; Described in the present embodiment and Fig. 2, the difference of embodiment is, when air-conditioner scanning is during less than user's eye feature information, and air-conditioner scanning user's head feature information, and according to user's described head feature information, adjust the running status of air-conditioner self; When the present embodiment only utilizes head feature information and utilizes eye feature information adjust operation state for air-conditioner, the difference of the two is described, corresponding other respective operations of relevant embodiment of the present invention air-conditioner control method, the specific descriptions that please refer to Fig. 2 embodiment, do not repeat them here.

Description based on above embodiment, as shown in Figure 3, air-conditioner control method of the present invention afterwards, also comprises in embodiment described in Fig. 2 " step S01, collection user's image information ":

Step S12, according to the image information gathering, when identifying user and remaining static, if scanning, less than user's eye feature information, scans user's head feature information, obtain head corresponding to head feature information the first characterization data;

In the present embodiment, installation site or the residing position of user or the current reasons such as posture of user due to air-conditioner, air-conditioner is according to the image information that collects default frame, when identifying user and remaining static, air-conditioner may scan the eye feature information less than user, and now air-conditioner is adjusted the running status of air-conditioner self by scanning user's head feature information.Air-conditioner scans user's head feature information by scanning device, according to the head feature information scanning, generate head characterization data; Such as, air-conditioner is by image feature information corresponding to camera collection user head, according to image feature information, draw and characterize the outline line of user's head feature information or the point type curve being formed by a plurality of pixels, thereby obtain head the first characterization data corresponding to above-mentioned head feature information.

Step S13, the default correction data of described head the first characterization data scanning and corresponding head is compared;

Step S14, when described head the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described head, after the default duration in interval second, again scan user's head feature information, obtain corresponding head the second characterization data;

Air-conditioner compares described head the first characterization data obtaining and the default correction data of head; The default correction data of described head can be understood as: the head feature information corresponding header data of this user under normal rest state.Air-conditioner judges whether described head the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described head, when described head the first characterization data is less than the default correction data of described head, represent that User Status corresponding to described head the first characterization data may be to fall asleep or dozing off; But also likely just when air-conditioner scans this user's head feature information, user hanging down head reading always or write or user carried out bow, the trickle action such as new line, therefore, for fear of erroneous judgement, air-conditioner is after the default duration in interval second, again scan head feature information corresponding to this user, obtain corresponding head the second characterization data.The described second default duration can be 3 minutes, 5 minutes etc., and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the concrete numerical value of the described first default duration.

If step S15 judges described head the second characterization data and is still less than the default correction data of described head, adjust the running status of air-conditioner.

After getting corresponding head the second characterization data, air-conditioner judges whether described head the second characterization data is less than the default correction data of described head again.If air-conditioner is judged described head the second characterization data and is still less than the default correction data of described head, air-conditioner identifies User Status and may fall asleep or sleeping nearly for user, now air-conditioner is adjusted the running status of self, has improved the intelligent of air-conditioner.Such as, air-conditioner is adjusted the wind direction of self air-supply, or reduce the wind speed of self air-supply, or the temperature of self refrigeration of raising a little, thus avoid user when sleeping because environment temperature is too low and unhealthful such as catching a cold etc.; Meanwhile, the wind speed while having reduced self-operating due to air-conditioner, has also reduced the power consumption of air-conditioner, the use cost of having saved air-conditioner to a certain extent.

At air-conditioner, adjust after the running status of self, described air-conditioner utilizes each functional module, carries out the operation of above-mentioned automatic adjust operation state according to predetermined period circulation.The predetermined period that the operation of the automatic adjust operation state of air-conditioner circulation execution adopts, can arrange according to the residing running environment of air-conditioner, or according to user's actual needs, arrange, the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the concrete duration of described predetermined period.Such as, when this air-conditioner is arranged in family parlor, the duration that described predetermined period can be arranged is shorter a little, such as being set to 5 minutes or 10 minutes; When air-conditioner is arranged on enterprise office, due to enterprise work personnel normally at noon during lunch break in relative static conditions, therefore, described predetermined period can be set be 4 hours or 4.5 hours etc.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the default correction data of described head comprises the default correction data of the described head that sets in advance and be stored in air-conditioner, in such cases, air-conditioner upgrades the default correction data of described head of storage according to the default update cycle, the default correction data of described head carries head identification information simultaneously, and described head identification information is for identifying the different user default correction data of different described heads of correspondence respectively; Such as, for all kinsfolks in one family, default entrained head identification information and this kinsfolk of correction data of described head corresponding to each kinsfolk shone upon one by one.

The default correction data of described head also comprises: in the default operation duration after the each starting up of air-conditioner, air-conditioner gathers user's head feature information, the default correction data of described head using the head feature information gathering as correspondence; In this case, the default correction data of described head of air-conditioner collection is stored in the volatile memory that air-conditioner is corresponding, also can be understood as: after air-conditioner power down, the default correction data of this head is lost, after air-conditioner shutdown, do not preserve the default correction data of this described head obtaining of air-conditioner; In this case, the default correction data of described head is when time collection, when inferior effective.

The default correction data of described head also comprises: after air-conditioner scanning user's head feature information, obtain head corresponding to head feature information the first characterization data before, the default correction data of described head corresponding to head feature information of obtaining.Also can be understood as, after air-conditioner scanning user head feature information, the head characterization data that the head feature information of obtaining is first corresponding is preset to correction data as described head.

It should be noted that, in this article, term " comprises ", " comprising " or its any other variant are intended to contain comprising of nonexcludability, thereby the process, method, article or the device that make to comprise a series of key elements not only comprise those key elements, but also comprise other key elements of clearly not listing, or be also included as the intrinsic key element of this process, method, article or device.The in the situation that of more restrictions not, the key element being limited by statement " comprising ... ", and be not precluded within process, method, article or the device that comprises this key element and also have other identical element.

The invention described above embodiment sequence number, just to describing, does not represent the quality of embodiment.

Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can be well understood to the mode that above-described embodiment method can add essential general hardware platform by software and realize, can certainly pass through hardware, but in a lot of situation, the former is better embodiment.Understanding based on such, the part that technical scheme of the present invention contributes to prior art in essence in other words can embody with the form of software product, this computer software product is stored in a storage medium (as ROM/RAM, magnetic disc, CD), comprise that some instructions are with so that a station terminal equipment (can be mobile phone, computer, server, household electrical appliance are as air-conditioner or the network equipment etc.) carry out the method as described in each embodiment of the present invention.

The foregoing is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention; not thereby limit its scope of the claims; every equivalent structure or conversion of equivalent flow process that utilizes description of the present invention and accompanying drawing content to do; directly or indirectly be used in other relevant technical fields, be all in like manner included in scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. an air-conditioner, described air-conditioner comprises processing unit, memory cell and collecting unit, described memory cell and collecting unit respectively with described processing unit communication connection; It is characterized in that:

2. air-conditioner as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described processing unit also for:

3. air-conditioner as claimed in claim 1 or 2, is characterized in that, described processing unit also for:

4. air-conditioner as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described memory cell also for:

Described processing unit also for:

5. air-conditioner as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that, described memory cell also for:

Described processing unit also for:

6. an air-conditioner control method, is characterized in that, comprises the following steps:

Gather user's image information;

7. air-conditioner control method as claimed in claim 6, is characterized in that, described according to the image information gathering, and when identifying user and remaining static, after the step of scanning user's eye feature information, also comprises:

8. the air-conditioner control method as described in claim 6 or 7, is characterized in that, the running status of described adjustment air-conditioner comprises:

9. air-conditioner control method as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, the default correction data of described eye comprises the default correction data of the described eye that sets in advance and be stored in air-conditioner, and the default correction data of described eye carries eye identification information, described eye identification information is preset correction data for identifying different described eyes corresponding to different user difference, and presets correction data according to the described eye of predetermined period renewal storage;

The default correction data of described eye also comprises:

10. air-conditioner control method as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that, the default correction data of described head comprises the default correction data of the described head that sets in advance and be stored in air-conditioner, and the default correction data of described head carries head identification information, described head identification information is preset correction data for identifying different described heads corresponding to different user difference, and presets correction data according to the described head of predetermined period renewal storage;

The default correction data of described head also comprises: