CN107421067B - Air conditioner air supply method and device, computer readable storage medium and air conditioner - Google Patents

Air conditioner air supply method and device, computer readable storage medium and air conditioner Download PDF

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CN107421067B
CN107421067B CN201710621707.8A CN201710621707A CN107421067B CN 107421067 B CN107421067 B CN 107421067B CN 201710621707 A CN201710621707 A CN 201710621707A CN 107421067 B CN107421067 B CN 107421067B
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The invention discloses an air conditioner air supply method, an air conditioner air supply device, a computer readable storage medium and an air conditioner, wherein the air conditioner air supply method comprises the following steps: acquiring human body information of an environment where an air conditioner is located, and identifying a blowing part and a wind-sheltering part of the human body information according to a preset criterion; and controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the air blowing part and avoiding supplying air to the wind shielding part. This scheme is after the human information that obtains the environment of air conditioner place, according to presetting the position of blowing and the position of keeping away from wind in the criterion discernment human information to control the air conditioner to the position air supply of blowing, avoid simultaneously to the position air supply of keeping away from wind, in setting for the preset criterion with the position of blowing that needs the air supply and the position of keeping away from wind that does not need the air supply, discern according to presetting the criterion, realized carrying out accurate air supply according to the user's demand, improved user experience.

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Air conditioner air supply method and device, computer readable storage medium and air conditioner
Technical Field
The invention mainly relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to an air supply method and device of an air conditioner, a computer readable storage medium and the air conditioner.
Background
The development of smart homes is promoted by the progress of science and technology, and smart home appliances are increasingly concerned by merchants and the public as part of smart homes. The air conditioner is used as common household electrical appliance, and the requirement of the public on the intelligent degree is higher and higher. The air supply mode of the air conditioner on the market at present is generally all-around unified air supply, accurate air supply cannot be realized, the air conditioner can be blown to the head by cold air to be cold and awake when sleeping in summer, and the air conditioner cannot prevent the head from being blown; the feet are uncomfortable because the cold feeling is not blown when the user sleeps in winter, and the air can not be swept to the feet; when the old people blow air, knees are easy to catch cold, and the old people cannot blow air by avoiding the knees; the air conditioner in the restaurant often blows cold dishes, and cannot avoid blowing air from the dining table. The existing air conditioner is very difficult to remotely control and set wind to avoid blowing at a certain position, or the wind blows at a certain position, and the air conditioner is turned over for a few times and started again after being set, so that the more accurate wind blowing and wind shielding positions can not be flexibly adjusted.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly aims to provide an air supply method of an air conditioner and the air conditioner, and aims to solve the problem that the existing air conditioner cannot supply air accurately.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an air supply method for an air conditioner, comprising:
acquiring human body information of an environment where an air conditioner is located, and identifying a blowing part and a wind-sheltering part of the human body information according to a preset criterion;
and controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the air blowing part and avoiding supplying air to the wind shielding part.
Preferably, the step of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing part and avoiding supplying air to the wind-shielding part includes:
acquiring an environment image of an environment where an air conditioner is located, and determining a blowing position and a wind-shielding position of the blowing position and the wind-shielding position in the environment image;
and controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing position and avoiding supplying air to the wind-sheltering position.
Preferably, the step of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing position and to avoid supplying air to the wind-shielding position includes:
determining a first air deflector corresponding to the blowing position in the air conditioner, and controlling the first air deflector to be closed so as to supply air to the blowing position;
and determining a second air deflector corresponding to the wind-sheltering position in the air conditioner, and controlling the second air deflector to be opened so as to avoid air supply to the wind-sheltering position.
Preferably, the step of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing position and to avoid supplying air to the wind-sheltering position includes:
and judging whether the operation mode of the air conditioner is a wind sweeping mode, and determining the wind sweeping range of the air conditioner according to the blowing position and the wind shielding position when the operation mode of the air conditioner is the wind sweeping mode.
Preferably, the step of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing part and avoiding supplying air to the wind-shielding part comprises the following steps:
and detecting whether the air supply time reaches the preset time, and executing the step of acquiring the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located when the air supply time reaches the preset time.
Preferably, the step of obtaining the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located and identifying the blowing part and the wind-shielding part of the human body information according to a preset criterion includes:
receiving a first setting instruction, and determining a preset criterion according to the first setting instruction, wherein the preset criterion sets a reference blowing part and a reference wind-sheltering part in the human body information;
the steps of acquiring the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located and identifying the air blowing part and the wind shielding part of the human body information according to a preset criterion comprise:
the method comprises the steps of obtaining human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located, comparing the human body information with a reference blowing part and a reference wind-shielding part, and identifying the blowing part and the wind-shielding part of the human body information.
Preferably, the air supply method of the air conditioner further comprises the following steps:
and when a second setting instruction is received, determining a blowing object and a wind-shielding object of the environment where the air conditioner is located according to the second setting instruction, and respectively taking the blowing object and the wind-shielding object as a blowing part and a wind-shielding part.
In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention further provides an air conditioner, where the air conditioner includes a thermopile and/or a camera, and the thermopile and/or the camera is configured to obtain human body information of an environment where the air conditioner is located and an environment image, and determine position information of a blowing part and a wind shielding part included in the human body information in the environment image, so as to control air supply of the air conditioner according to the position information.
Preferably, the air conditioner comprises a plurality of air deflectors, when the thermopile and/or the camera determines the blowing position of the blowing position and the wind-shielding position of the wind-shielding position, the air deflector corresponding to the blowing position is closed, and the air deflector corresponding to the wind-shielding position is opened.
Preferably, the air conditioner is a floor type or a wall type air conditioner.
In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention further provides an air supply device for an air conditioner, including: the system comprises a memory, a processor, a communication bus and an air conditioner air supply program stored on the memory;
the communication bus is used for realizing connection communication between the processor and the memory;
the processor is used for executing the air supply program of the air conditioner so as to realize the following steps:
acquiring human body information of an environment where an air conditioner is located, and identifying a blowing part and a wind-sheltering part of the human body information according to a preset criterion;
and controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the air blowing part and avoiding supplying air to the wind shielding part.
Further, to achieve the above object, the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs being executable by one or more processors for:
acquiring human body information of an environment where an air conditioner is located, and identifying a blowing part and a wind-sheltering part of the human body information according to a preset criterion;
and controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the air blowing part and avoiding supplying air to the wind shielding part.
The air supply method of the air conditioner provided by the invention comprises the steps of acquiring the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located, and identifying the acquired human body information as a blowing part and a wind-sheltering part according to a preset criterion; thereby controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing part and avoiding supplying air to the wind-sheltering part. The air blowing part requiring air blowing and the wind shielding part not requiring air blowing are set to the preset criterion and are identified according to the preset criterion, so that accurate air blowing is realized according to the user requirements, and the user experience is improved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a first embodiment of an air supply method of an air conditioner according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a second embodiment of an air supply method of an air conditioner according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a third embodiment of an air supply method of an air conditioner according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus architecture of a hardware operating environment to which a method of an embodiment of the invention relates;
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a first scenario of an air supply method of an air conditioner according to the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a second scene of the air conditioner air supply method of the invention.
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It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.
Referring to fig. 1, in a first embodiment, an air supply method for an air conditioner according to the present invention includes the following steps:
step S10, acquiring human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located, and identifying a blowing part and a wind-shielding part of the human body information according to a preset criterion;
the technical scheme of the invention is mainly suitable for air supply control of the air conditioner, and is used for supplying air to the human body part needing air supply, and the human body part not needing air supply does not supply air, so that accurate air supply is realized according to the requirements of users. The human body needing air supply is used as the air supply human body of the air conditioner in the environment where the air conditioner is located, meanwhile, the human body part needing air supply in the human body needing air supply of the air conditioner is defined as the air blowing part, the human body part needing no air supply is defined as the wind shielding part, the human body information in the environment where the air conditioner is located is obtained, and the air blowing part and the wind shielding part in the human body information are identified according to the preset criterion. Understandably, the air conditioner is installed in an indoor environment, a plurality of persons may move in the indoor environment, and the plurality of persons moving in the indoor environment where the air conditioner is located may be scanned in an infrared sensor or a camera to obtain related human body information, wherein the related human body information includes information such as the number of human bodies and contour images of the human bodies. After acquiring the relevant human body information, identifying a contour image in the human body information, and identifying a blowing part and a wind shielding part, wherein the identification method is determined by a preset criterion, so that the method comprises the following steps before the step of acquiring the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located:
and receiving a first setting instruction, and determining a preset criterion according to the first setting instruction, wherein the preset criterion sets a reference blowing part and a reference wind-sheltering part in the human body information.
In order to identify the blowing part and the wind-sheltering part in the human body outline image, the identification standard needs to be preset, a first setting instruction is received, a preset criterion is determined according to the first setting instruction, and a reference blowing part and a reference wind-sheltering part in the human body information are set in the preset criterion. The first setting instruction is sent by a user according to requirements and is used for indicating which part in a human body is used as a reference blowing part and a reference wind-sheltering part for reference, such as cold wind blowing in summer, the head and the abdomen of the human body are set as the reference wind-sheltering part according to the preset criterion determined by the first setting instruction, and other parts are used as the reference blowing parts; and blowing hot air in winter, wherein the head part of the human body is used as a reference wind sheltering part, and the foot part is used as a reference blowing part, and the like. Therefore, according to the indication information included in the received first setting instruction, the preset criterion including the reference blowing part and the reference wind-sheltering part is determined, and the acquired human body information is compared with the reference blowing part and the reference wind-sheltering part for identification. Specifically, the step of identifying the blowing part and the wind-shielding part of the human body information according to the preset criterion comprises the following steps:
the method comprises the steps of obtaining human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located, comparing the human body information with a reference blowing part and a reference wind-shielding part, and identifying the blowing part and the wind-shielding part of the human body information.
In the application process, when the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located is acquired through the infrared sensor or the camera, the difference between the height and the weight of different human bodies is considered, and the contour image in the human body information needs to be identified through an image identification technology to distinguish the head, the trunk, the four limbs and the like; and the wind blowing part and the wind shielding part in the human body information are identified by contrasting the distinguished parts with the reference wind blowing part and the reference wind shielding part. For example, in the case where the reference blowing part is a trunk and the reference wind shielding part is a head, when it is detected that the environment of the air conditioner includes A, B pieces of human body information, the head, the hands, the feet and the trunk of A, B are respectively identified, the hands, the feet and the trunk are compared with the reference blowing part and the reference wind shielding part, the trunk is identified as the blowing part of the air-conditioned air-blowing human body A, B, and the head is identified as the wind shielding part of the air-conditioned air-blowing human body A, B, so that accurate air blowing is performed.
And step S20, controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the air blowing part and avoiding supplying air to the wind shielding part.
Furthermore, after the air blowing position and the wind shielding position are determined, the air blowing position is a human body position with an air supply requirement, and the wind shielding position is a human body position without an air supply requirement, so that the air conditioner is controlled to supply air to the air blowing position with the air supply requirement according to the air blowing position and the wind shielding position, meanwhile, the air is prevented from being supplied to the wind shielding position without the air supply requirement, and accurate air supply of the air conditioner is realized. In addition, the air supply mode of the air conditioner in the embodiment can be suitable for a hanging type air conditioner or a vertical type air conditioner. When the air conditioner is a hanging air conditioner, please refer to fig. 5, the hanging air conditioner is located in a bedroom, the wind-sheltering part in the preset criterion set by receiving the first setting instruction is the head of a human body, and the wind-blowing part is the part other than the head of the human body; after the human body information in the bedroom is acquired, the head and the parts except the head in the human body information are identified according to the preset criterion, and therefore the air conditioner is controlled to supply air to the parts except the head according to the identified parts serving as the air blowing parts and the head serving as the wind shielding parts, and the air supply to the head is avoided. When the air conditioner is a vertical air conditioner, please refer to fig. 6, the vertical air conditioner is located in a living room, the wind-sheltering part in the preset criterion set by receiving the first setting instruction is the head of a human body, and the wind-blowing part is the other part except the blowing head; after the human body information in the living room is acquired, the head part and the other parts except the head part in the human body information are identified according to the preset criterion, so that the air conditioner is controlled to supply air to the other parts except the head part according to the identified other parts serving as the air blowing part and the head part serving as the wind shielding part, and the air supply to the head part is avoided.
According to the air supply method of the air conditioner, the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located is obtained, and the obtained human body information is identified as the air blowing part and the wind shielding part according to the identification of the preset criterion; thereby controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing part and avoiding supplying air to the wind-sheltering part. The air blowing part requiring air blowing and the wind shielding part not requiring air blowing are set to the preset criterion and are identified according to the preset criterion, so that accurate air blowing is realized according to the user requirements, and the user experience is improved.
Further, in another embodiment of the air conditioner air supply method according to the present invention, the step 20 of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the air blowing portion and avoiding supplying air to the wind sheltering portion includes:
step S21, acquiring an environment image of the environment where the air conditioner is located, and determining the position information of the wind blowing part and the wind shielding part in the environment image;
and step S22, controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the air blowing position and avoiding supplying air to the wind shielding position.
Further, after the air blowing part and the wind shielding part of the human body information are identified, an environment image of the environment where the air conditioner is located is obtained, and the air blowing position and the wind shielding position of the air blowing part and the wind shielding part in the environment image are determined. Understandably, for the same type of air conditioner, although the air outlets for exhausting air to the environment where the air conditioner is located are the same, the environment where the air conditioner is located is different due to different users, so that when the air outlet position and the wind shielding position are located in different environments, the relative positions of the air conditioner and the air outlet position and the wind shielding position are different, and the air supply modes of the air conditioner are different. On the other hand, the blowing part and the wind-shielding part belong to different positions of the human body, and when the number of the human bodies is multiple, the blowing part and the wind-shielding part are more different. The implementation also acquires an environment image which reflects the arrangement of the environment where the air conditioner is positioned while acquiring the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is positioned, the environment image can be acquired through an infrared sensor or a camera, and in order to determine the distribution of each part in the environment, the human body outline image in the human body information is compared and analyzed with the environment image, so that the blowing position of the blowing part in the environment image and the wind shielding position of the wind shielding part in the environment image are obtained. . Specifically, when a human body outline image of human body information is acquired, static objects in the environment where the human body is located can be acquired correspondingly; and when the environment image is collected, all objects in the environment where the air conditioner is located are collected, including the static object when the human body information is collected, the static object is used as a reference object, and the wind blowing position and the wind shielding position of the wind blowing part and the wind shielding part in the human body information in the environment image are obtained through comparative analysis.
Furthermore, after the blowing position and the wind shielding position of the blowing part and the wind shielding part in the environment image are determined, the blowing position and the wind shielding position are mapped back to a real three-dimensional space, and the real position information of the blowing part and the wind shielding part in the environment where the air conditioner is located is determined, so that the air conditioner is controlled to supply air to the blowing position corresponding to the blowing part according to the real position information, meanwhile, the air is prevented from being supplied to the wind shielding position where the wind shielding part is located, and accurate air supply of the air conditioner according to the requirements of a user is achieved. For example, in the setting in which the feet are the blowing portions, the person M, N has a rest in the bedroom, and after comparing the outline image M, N with the bedroom image and performing three-dimensional mapping, it is determined that the feet of the person M are located in the southeast corner of the bedroom air conditioner and the feet of the person N are located in the southwest corner of the bedroom air conditioner. Therefore, the air supply of the air conditioner is distinguished by distinguishing the air blowing position from the wind shielding position. In addition, the air supply method of the air conditioner of the embodiment may be applied to a wall-mounted air conditioner or a floor-mounted air conditioner.
Further, in another embodiment of the air conditioner air supply method of the present invention, the step 22 of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the air blowing position and avoiding supplying air to the wind sheltering position includes:
step S221, determining a first air deflector corresponding to the air blowing position in the air conditioner, and controlling the first air deflector to be opened so as to supply air to the air blowing position;
step S222, determining a second air deflector corresponding to the wind-sheltered position in the air conditioner, and controlling the second air deflector to close so as to avoid blowing air to the wind-sheltered position.
Furthermore, in order to realize accurate air supply of the air conditioner, a plurality of air deflectors are arranged in the air conditioner, and the air deflectors can be independently controlled to be opened or closed so as to expose an air outlet of the air conditioner for air supply or shield the air outlet of the air conditioner so as to avoid air outlet. Specifically, for a blowing position with a blowing requirement, determining an air deflector corresponding to the blowing position, and taking the air deflector as a first air deflector; therefore, the position has the blowing requirement, so that the first air deflector is opened to expose the air outlet of the air conditioner for air supply. For the wind-sheltering position with wind-sheltering requirement, determining the air deflector corresponding to the wind-sheltering position, and taking the air deflector as a second air deflector; therefore, the position has a wind shielding requirement, so that the second air deflector is closed to shield the air outlet of the air conditioner, the wind outlet of the air conditioner is shielded, and the wind outlet of the air conditioner is prevented from directly blowing to the wind shielding position. The plurality of air deflectors in the embodiment can be arranged in a direction of the air outlet of the air conditioner to be small in area, and each small-area air deflector corresponds to different air supply positions, so that the air supply precision can be improved. Therefore, the first air deflector and the second air deflector can comprise a plurality of air deflectors, the specific number of the air deflectors is determined by the area size of the blowing position and the area size of the wind-sheltering position, and for the air deflector with a certain area, the larger the area size of the blowing position and the area size of the wind-sheltering position is, the larger the number of the air deflectors is, and the smaller the area size of the blowing position and the area size of the wind-sheltering position is, otherwise. The air supply and the air supply avoidance are realized by controlling the opening and the shielding of the air blowing positions and the wind shielding positions through the plurality of air guide plates, so that the control is more accurate.
Further, in another embodiment of the air conditioner air supply method of the present invention, the step S22 of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the air blowing position and avoiding supplying air to the wind sheltering position includes:
and step S23, judging whether the operation mode of the air conditioner is a wind sweeping mode, and determining the wind sweeping range of the air conditioner according to the blowing position and the wind shielding position when the operation mode of the air conditioner is the wind sweeping mode.
Furthermore, in the actual use process of the user, the air conditioner has a wind sweeping mode besides a mode of directly supplying air to the environment where the air conditioner is located. The air supply range of the air sweeping mode is larger than that of the direct air supply mode, so that when the air conditioner is in the air sweeping mode, air is supplied to the air blowing position, and air sent out by the air conditioner can be swept to the wind shielding position, so that the wind shielding position can still blow air of the air conditioner. After the air supply to the blowing position is controlled, whether the current operation mode of the air conditioner is the wind sweeping mode or not is judged, and when the operation mode is the wind sweeping mode, the opening or closing number of the air guide plates is adjusted according to the blowing position and the wind shielding position, so that the air supply angle of the air conditioner is adjusted, the wind sweeping range of the air conditioner is determined, and the air supply to the blowing position is realized while the air supply to the wind shielding position is avoided when the air conditioner is swept.
Further, referring to fig. 2, a second embodiment of the air-conditioning air supply method according to the present invention is proposed based on the first embodiment of the air-conditioning air supply method according to the present invention, in the second embodiment, the step S20 of controlling the air-conditioning air supply to the air blowing portion and avoiding the air supply to the wind-sheltered portion includes the following steps:
and step S30, detecting whether the air supply time reaches the preset time, and executing the step of acquiring the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located when the air supply time reaches the preset time.
Understandably, a person in the environment where the air conditioner is located may be in an active state, and at the present moment, the person may be in one location, and at the next moment, the person may be in another location, so that if the air conditioner is controlled to supply air according to the location information determined at the present moment, it is obviously unreasonable. The present embodiment is provided with a preset time period, where the preset time period is preset and used for controlling the air supply time of the air conditioner at a certain position, and the specific time period can be set according to the user requirement, such as 2 seconds, 5 seconds, and the like. When the air supply time of the air conditioner to the positions of the air blowing part and the wind shielding part reaches the preset time, the control unit acquires the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located again, and determines the position information of the air blowing part and the wind shielding part in the environment image again. When the personnel do not move, the obtained position information is not sent and changed, and the air conditioner supplies air according to the original mode; when the personnel move, the obtained position information is changed, and the air conditioner is controlled to supply air according to the changed position information. This embodiment is through setting up the time of predetermineeing, when the air conditioner air supply was long to reach this time of predetermineeing, detects the human information of air conditioner place environment to when human information changes, the intelligent degree of air conditioner air supply has been improved to the corresponding air supply strategy that changes the air conditioner, and user experience is good.
Further, referring to fig. 3, a third embodiment of the air-conditioning air supply method according to the present invention is provided based on the second embodiment of the air-conditioning air supply method according to the present invention, and in the third embodiment, the air-conditioning air supply method further includes:
and step S40, when a second setting instruction is received, determining a blowing object and a wind-shielding object of the environment where the air conditioner is located according to the second setting instruction, and respectively taking the blowing object and the wind-shielding object as a blowing part and a wind-shielding part.
Understandably, under different use conditions, the air conditioner has different use requirements, and not only can be used for cooling or heating human bodies, but also can be used for other still things or animals. If summer avoids blowing cold wind to the meal on the dining table, or after the bathing of the pet is completed, the pet is blown hot wind, or summer blows cold wind to the pet, etc. The embodiment can set the air blowing object and the wind shielding object according to the requirements of the user, and the setting can be carried out on the air conditioner or can be carried out through the mobile terminal. When the air conditioner is set, the display device is arranged on the air conditioner, the environment image of the environment where the air conditioner is located is displayed on the display device, and a user determines a blowing object and a wind-sheltering object in the image according to the displayed image, such as a pet or a dining table in the image. When the mobile terminal is set, the air conditioner and the mobile terminal can communicate, communication connection is established between the air conditioner and the mobile terminal, the obtained environment image is sent to the mobile terminal to be displayed, and the blowing object and the wind-sheltering object in the image are determined according to the displayed image. The operation instruction for determining the blowing object and the wind-sheltering object in the environment image is a second setting instruction, and when the second setting instruction is received, the blowing object and the wind-sheltering object of the environment where the air conditioner is located are determined according to the second setting instruction, wherein the blowing object is a blowing part, and the wind-sheltering object is a wind-sheltering part. Thereby further determining the position information of the blowing object and the wind-shielding object to blow air according to the position information. This embodiment is through the setting to the object of blowing and the object of keeping away from the wind to the control is to the object air supply of blowing, better user's demand of having satisfied, has improved the intelligent degree of air supply.
In addition, the invention also provides an air conditioner, which comprises a thermopile and/or a camera, wherein the thermopile and/or the camera is used for acquiring the human body information and the environment image of the environment where the air conditioner is located, and determining the position information of the air blowing part and the wind shielding part contained in the human body information in the environment image so as to control the air supply of the air conditioner according to the position information.
The air conditioner provided by the invention comprises a thermopile and a camera or one of the thermopile and the camera, wherein the thermopile is a pyroelectric infrared sensor and can be used for contour imaging. When the air conditioner includes thermopile and camera, thermopile and camera communication connection, thermopile and camera all can be used to acquire human information and environment image, and the thermopile sends the camera with the human information and the environment image that acquire as information acquisition, and the camera is handled the information acquisition of receipt to compare with the human information and the environment image that its self acquireed, with the more accurate position information that the position was bloied and was kept away the wind position of confirming. When the air conditioner comprises one of the hot spot stack and the camera, the human body information and the environment image of the environment where the air conditioner is located are obtained through the galvanic pile or the camera, the position information of the air blowing part and the wind shielding part contained in the human body information in the environment image is determined, and the air conditioner is controlled to achieve accurate air supply according to the determined position information.
Further, the air conditioner comprises a plurality of air deflectors, when the thermopile and/or the camera determine the blowing position of the blowing position and the wind-shielding position of the wind-shielding position, the air deflector corresponding to the blowing position is closed, and the air deflector corresponding to the wind-shielding position is opened.
Preferably, in order to realize accurate air supply of the air conditioner, the air conditioner of the embodiment is provided with a plurality of air deflectors, and the air deflectors can be opened or closed to expose an air outlet of the air conditioner for air supply or shield the air outlet of the air conditioner for avoiding air outlet. And the opening or closing operation of each air deflector can be respectively controlled, so that part of the air deflectors are opened or closed, air is supplied to the air blowing position corresponding to the air blowing part with the air blowing requirement, and air is not supplied to the air sheltering position corresponding to the air sheltering part without the air blowing requirement. Specifically, after the blowing position and the wind shielding position are determined, the air deflectors corresponding to the blowing position and the wind shielding position are further determined, so that the air deflectors corresponding to the blowing position are controlled to be closed, the air deflectors corresponding to the wind shielding position are controlled to be opened, air supply at the blowing position is achieved, and air supply at the wind shielding position is avoided. In addition, the air conditioner of this embodiment can be the floor air conditioner of putting on ground, also can be the hanging air conditioner of hanging on the wall to adapt to market development, satisfy user's different demands.
Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic device structure diagram of a hardware operating environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In the following description, suffixes such as "module", "component", or "unit" used to denote elements are used only for facilitating the explanation of the present invention, and have no specific meaning in itself. Thus, "module", "component" or "unit" may be used mixedly.
As shown in fig. 4, the air-conditioning blowing device may include: a processor 1001, such as a CPU, a communication bus 1002, a user interface 1003, a network interface 1004, and a memory 1005. Wherein a communication bus 1002 is used to enable connective communication between these components. The user interface 1003 may include a Display screen (Display), an input unit such as a Keyboard (Keyboard), and the optional user interface 1003 may also include a standard wired interface, a wireless interface. The network interface 1004 may optionally include a standard wired interface, a wireless interface (e.g., WI-FI interface). The memory 1005 may be a high-speed RAM memory or a non-volatile memory (e.g., a magnetic disk memory). The memory 1005 may alternatively be a storage device separate from the processor 1001.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the air conditioner air supply arrangement shown in fig. 4 is not intended to be limiting and may include more or fewer components than shown, or some components may be combined, or a different arrangement of components.
As shown in fig. 4, a memory 1005, which is a kind of computer storage medium, may include therein an operating system, a network communication module, a user interface, and an air conditioner blowing program. The operating system is a program for managing and controlling hardware and software resources of the air supply device of the air conditioner, and supports the running of the air supply program of the air conditioner and other software and/or programs. The network communication module is used to implement communication between the components within the memory 1005 and with other hardware and software in the screen display device.
In the air-conditioning air supply device shown in fig. 4, the processor 1001 is configured to execute an air-conditioning air supply program stored in the memory 1005, and implement the following steps:
acquiring human body information of an environment where an air conditioner is located, and identifying a blowing part and a wind-sheltering part of the human body information according to a preset criterion;
and controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the air blowing part and avoiding supplying air to the wind shielding part.
Further, the step of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing part and avoiding supplying air to the wind-shielding part comprises:
acquiring an environment image of an environment where an air conditioner is located, and determining a blowing position and a wind-shielding position of the blowing position and the wind-shielding position in the environment image;
and controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing position and avoiding supplying air to the wind-sheltering position.
Further, the step of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing position and avoiding supplying air to the wind-sheltering position comprises:
determining a first air deflector corresponding to a blowing position in an air conditioner, and controlling the first air deflector to be opened so as to supply air to the blowing position;
and determining a second air deflector corresponding to the wind-sheltering position in the air conditioner, and controlling the second air deflector to be closed so as to avoid air supply to the wind-sheltering position.
Further, after the step of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing position and avoiding supplying air to the wind-sheltering position, the processor 1001 is configured to execute an air conditioner air supply program stored in the memory 1005, and implement the following steps:
and judging whether the operation mode of the air conditioner is a wind sweeping mode, and determining the wind sweeping range of the air conditioner according to the blowing position and the wind shielding position when the operation mode of the air conditioner is the wind sweeping mode.
Further, after the step of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the air blowing part and avoiding supplying air to the wind sheltering part, the processor 1001 is configured to execute an air conditioner air supply program stored in the memory 1005, and implement the following steps:
and detecting whether the air supply time reaches the preset time, and executing the step of acquiring the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located when the air supply time reaches the preset time.
Further, before the step of acquiring the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located and identifying the blowing part and the wind shielding part of the human body information according to the preset criterion, the processor 1001 is configured to execute the air conditioner air supply program stored in the memory 1005, and implement the following steps:
receiving a first setting instruction, and determining a preset criterion according to the first setting instruction, wherein the preset criterion sets a reference blowing part and a reference wind-sheltering part in the human body information;
the steps of acquiring the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located and identifying the air blowing part and the wind shielding part of the human body information according to a preset criterion comprise:
the method comprises the steps of obtaining human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located, comparing the human body information with a reference blowing part and a reference wind-shielding part, and identifying the blowing part and the wind-shielding part of the human body information.
Further, the air supply method of the air conditioner further comprises the following steps:
and when a second setting instruction is received, determining a blowing object and a wind-shielding object of the environment where the air conditioner is located according to the second setting instruction, and respectively taking the blowing object and the wind-shielding object as a blowing part and a wind-shielding part.
The specific implementation of the air supply device of the air conditioner is basically the same as that of each embodiment of the air supply method of the air conditioner, and the detailed description is omitted here.
The present invention provides a computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs further executable by one or more processors for:
acquiring human body information of an environment where an air conditioner is located, and identifying a blowing part and a wind-sheltering part of the human body information according to a preset criterion;
and controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the air blowing part and avoiding supplying air to the wind shielding part.
Further, the step of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing part and avoiding supplying air to the wind-shielding part comprises:
acquiring an environment image of an environment where an air conditioner is located, and determining a blowing position and a wind-shielding position of the blowing position and the wind-shielding position in the environment image;
and controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing position and avoiding supplying air to the wind-sheltering position.
Further, the step of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing position and avoiding supplying air to the wind-sheltering position comprises:
determining a first air deflector corresponding to a blowing position in an air conditioner, and controlling the first air deflector to be opened so as to supply air to the blowing position;
and determining a second air deflector corresponding to the wind-sheltering position in the air conditioner, and controlling the second air deflector to be closed so as to avoid air supply to the wind-sheltering position.
Further, after the step of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing position and to avoid supplying air to the wind-sheltered position, the one or more programs may be further executable by the one or more processors for:
and judging whether the operation mode of the air conditioner is a wind sweeping mode, and determining the wind sweeping range of the air conditioner according to the blowing position and the wind shielding position when the operation mode of the air conditioner is the wind sweeping mode.
Further, after the step of controlling the air conditioner to blow air to the blowing part and to avoid blowing air to the wind-sheltering part, the one or more programs may be further executable by the one or more processors for:
and detecting whether the air supply time reaches the preset time, and executing the step of acquiring the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located when the air supply time reaches the preset time.
Further, before the step of obtaining the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located and identifying the wind blowing part and the wind shielding part of the human body information according to the preset criterion, the one or more programs may be further executed by the one or more processors to:
receiving a first setting instruction, and determining a preset criterion according to the first setting instruction, wherein the preset criterion sets a reference blowing part and a reference wind-sheltering part in the human body information;
the steps of acquiring the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located and identifying the air blowing part and the wind shielding part of the human body information according to a preset criterion comprise:
the method comprises the steps of obtaining human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located, comparing the human body information with a reference blowing part and a reference wind-shielding part, and identifying the blowing part and the wind-shielding part of the human body information.
Further, the air supply method of the air conditioner further comprises the following steps:
and when a second setting instruction is received, determining a blowing object and a wind-shielding object of the environment where the air conditioner is located according to the second setting instruction, and respectively taking the blowing object and the wind-shielding object as a blowing part and a wind-shielding part.
The specific implementation of the computer-readable storage medium of the present invention is substantially the same as the embodiments of the air supply method of the air conditioner, and is not described herein again.
It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or system that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or system. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or system that comprises the element.
The above-mentioned serial numbers of the embodiments of the present invention are merely for description and do not represent the merits of the embodiments.
Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art will clearly understand that the method of the above embodiments can be implemented by software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and certainly can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases, the former is a better implementation manner. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (e.g., ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) as described above and includes instructions for enabling a terminal device (e.g., a mobile phone, a computer, a server, or a network device) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present invention.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes, which are made by using the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

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1. An air supply method of an air conditioner is characterized by comprising the following steps:
receiving a first setting instruction, and determining a preset criterion according to the first setting instruction, wherein the preset criterion sets a reference blowing part and a reference wind-sheltering part in the human body information;
acquiring human body information of an environment where an air conditioner is located, comparing the human body information with a reference blowing part and a reference wind-shielding part, and identifying the blowing part and the wind-shielding part of the human body information;
acquiring an environment image of an environment where an air conditioner is located, and determining a blowing position and a wind-shielding position of the blowing position and the wind-shielding position in the environment image;
and controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing position and avoiding supplying air to the wind-sheltering position.
2. The air supply method of the air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing position and to avoid supplying air to the wind-sheltered position comprises:
determining a first air deflector corresponding to a blowing position in an air conditioner, and controlling the first air deflector to be opened so as to supply air to the blowing position;
and determining a second air deflector corresponding to the wind-sheltering position in the air conditioner, and controlling the second air deflector to be closed so as to avoid air supply to the wind-sheltering position.
3. The air conditioner air supply method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the blowing position and to avoid supplying air to the wind-sheltering position is followed by the step of:
and judging whether the operation mode of the air conditioner is a wind sweeping mode, and determining the wind sweeping range of the air conditioner according to the blowing position and the wind shielding position when the operation mode of the air conditioner is the wind sweeping mode.
4. An air conditioner air supply method according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the step of controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the air blowing part and avoiding supplying air to the wind sheltering part comprises the following steps:
and detecting whether the air supply time reaches the preset time, and executing the step of acquiring the human body information of the environment where the air conditioner is located when the air supply time reaches the preset time.
5. An air conditioning supply method according to any one of claims 1-3 and further comprising the steps of:
and when a second setting instruction is received, determining a blowing object and a wind-shielding object of the environment where the air conditioner is located according to the second setting instruction, and respectively taking the blowing object and the wind-shielding object as a blowing part and a wind-shielding part.
6. The air conditioner is characterized by comprising a thermopile and/or a camera, wherein the thermopile and/or the camera is used for acquiring human body information and an environment image of an environment where the air conditioner is located, and determining position information of a blowing part and a wind shielding part contained in the human body information in the environment image so as to control air supply of the air conditioner according to the position information.
7. The air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the air conditioner comprises a plurality of air deflectors, and when the thermopile and/or the camera determines the blowing position of the blowing portion and the wind shielding position of the wind shielding portion, the air deflector corresponding to the blowing position is closed, and the air deflector corresponding to the wind shielding position is opened.
8. The air conditioner according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the air conditioner is a floor type or a wall type air conditioner.
9. An air supply arrangement for an air conditioner, said air supply arrangement comprising: a memory, a processor, a communication bus, and an air conditioning supply program stored on the memory:
the communication bus is used for realizing connection communication between the processor and the memory;
the processor is used for executing the air conditioner air supply program to realize the steps of the air conditioner air supply method according to any one of claims 1-5.
10. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon an air conditioner air supply program, the air conditioner air supply program when executed by a processor implementing the steps of the air conditioner air supply method as recited in any of claims 1-5.
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