CN108710306B

CN108710306B - Control method and device of intelligent equipment and computer readable storage medium

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Publication number: CN108710306B
Application number: CN201810520075.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 范林
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-05-28
Filing date: 2018-05-28
Publication date: 2021-12-28
Anticipated expiration: 2038-05-28
Also published as: CN108710306A

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a control method and device of intelligent equipment and a computer readable storage medium, and relates to the technical field of terminals. The method comprises the following steps: when the same type of equipment merging operation triggered by the intelligent equipment management interface is detected, at least two pieces of intelligent equipment with the same type in the intelligent equipment management interface are determined, then merging processing can be carried out on the at least two pieces of intelligent equipment to obtain an intelligent equipment group, and a corresponding equipment group control option is created for the intelligent equipment group. Because this equipment group control option is used for carrying out unified control to each smart machine in the smart machine group, also can control two at least smart machines simultaneously through this equipment group control option, consequently, this disclosed embodiment has improved the convenience of controlling smart machine of the same type, has reduced the operating cost of smart machine of the same type simultaneously.

Description

Control method and device of intelligent equipment and computer readable storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of terminal technologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for controlling an intelligent device, and a computer-readable storage medium.

Background

Along with the popularization of intelligent equipment, many families gradually have more intelligent equipment, and in order to improve the convenience of a user in operating a plurality of intelligent equipment, the intelligent equipment is usually remotely controlled through intelligent home application installed in a terminal at present, and the intelligent home application is software for managing the plurality of intelligent equipment.

In the process of controlling a plurality of intelligent devices, a user often operates the plurality of intelligent devices one by one through intelligent home application so as to control the plurality of intelligent devices. For example, when a user controls an intelligent air purifier, an intelligent floor sweeping robot, an intelligent bulb and an intelligent desk lamp in a home through an intelligent home application, the user often finds icons of four intelligent devices, namely the intelligent air purifier, the intelligent floor sweeping robot, the intelligent bulb and the intelligent desk lamp, in the intelligent home application, and then controls the four intelligent devices one by one according to the icons of the four intelligent devices.

Disclosure of Invention

To overcome the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for controlling an intelligent device, and a computer-readable storage medium.

In a first aspect, a method for controlling an intelligent device is provided, including:

when the merging operation of the same type of equipment triggered on an intelligent equipment management interface is detected, determining at least two intelligent equipment with the same type in the intelligent equipment management interface;

merging the at least two intelligent devices to obtain an intelligent device group;

and creating a corresponding equipment group control option for the intelligent equipment group, wherein the equipment group control option is used for uniformly controlling each intelligent equipment in the intelligent equipment group.

Optionally, when it is detected that a similar device merging operation triggered on the smart device management interface is performed, determining at least two smart devices of the same type in the smart device management interface includes:

displaying the intelligent device management interface, wherein the intelligent device management interface comprises a plurality of intelligent device groups, and the types of the intelligent devices in the same intelligent device group are the same;

when the same type device merging operation aiming at the target intelligent device group is detected, the intelligent devices included in the target intelligent device group are determined to be at least two intelligent devices with the same type in the intelligent device management interface, and the target intelligent device group is any intelligent device group including at least two intelligent devices with the same type in the plurality of intelligent device groups.

when the selection operation of at least two intelligent devices in the target intelligent device group is detected, judging whether the merging operation of the same type of devices is detected;

when the merging operation of the similar devices is detected, the at least two intelligent devices selected by the selection operation are determined to be the at least two intelligent devices with the same type in the intelligent device management interface, and the target intelligent device group is any intelligent device group comprising the at least two intelligent devices with the same type in the plurality of intelligent device groups.

Optionally, after the combining processing is performed on the at least two pieces of smart devices, the method further includes:

generating a device group icon for the smart device group;

displaying the device group icon;

correspondingly, after the creating of the corresponding device group control option for the smart device group, the method further includes:

embedding the device group control options in the displayed device group icon.

Optionally, before generating the device group icon of the smart device group, the method further includes:

displaying a merging operation prompt interface, wherein the merging operation prompt interface is used for prompting a device group icon which needs to generate the intelligent device group at present, and the merging operation prompt interface comprises at least one function option for controlling the at least two intelligent devices;

when the selection operation of a target function option is detected, setting the target function option as a device group control option of the intelligent device group, wherein the target function option is any one of the at least one function option.

Optionally, the smart device management interface is located in a designated area of a desktop;

the displaying the device group icon includes:

and displaying the equipment group icon in a designated area of the desktop.

Optionally, the smart device management interface is located in a smart home application;

the displaying the device group icon includes:

and when the intelligent home application is determined to have the right of writing data into the desktop, adding the equipment group icon into the designated area of the desktop.

Optionally, the designated area of the desktop is used for intensively displaying icons of the smart devices bound to the smart home application, and the designated area of the desktop is a negative screen of the desktop.

In a second aspect, an apparatus for controlling a smart device is provided, the apparatus comprising:

the device comprises a determining module, a judging module and a judging module, wherein the determining module is used for determining at least two intelligent devices with the same type in an intelligent device management interface when the similar device merging operation triggered on the intelligent device management interface is detected;

the merging module is used for merging the at least two intelligent devices to obtain an intelligent device group;

and the creating module is used for creating a corresponding equipment group control option for the intelligent equipment group, and the equipment group control option is used for uniformly controlling each intelligent equipment in the intelligent equipment group.

Optionally, the determining module includes:

the first display submodule is used for displaying the intelligent equipment management interface, the intelligent equipment management interface comprises a plurality of intelligent equipment groups, and the types of the intelligent equipment in the same intelligent equipment group are the same;

the first determining submodule is used for determining the intelligent devices included in the target intelligent device group as at least two intelligent devices of the same type in the intelligent device management interface when the same-type device merging operation aiming at the target intelligent device group is detected, and the target intelligent device group is any intelligent device group including at least two intelligent devices of the same type in the plurality of intelligent device groups.

Optionally, the determining module includes:

the second display submodule is used for displaying the intelligent equipment management interface, the intelligent equipment management interface comprises a plurality of intelligent equipment groups, and the types of the intelligent equipment in the same intelligent equipment group are the same;

the judging submodule is used for judging whether the merging operation of the similar equipment is detected or not when the selection operation of at least two pieces of intelligent equipment in the target intelligent equipment group is detected;

and a second determining submodule, configured to determine, when it is detected that the similar device is merged, at least two pieces of smart devices selected by the selection operation as at least two pieces of smart devices of the same type in the smart device management interface, where the target smart device group is any one of the plurality of smart device groups including the at least two pieces of smart devices of the same type.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

a generation module for generating a device group icon of the smart device group;

the first display module is used for displaying the equipment group icon;

correspondingly, the device further comprises:

an embedding module for embedding the device group control options in the displayed device group icon.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

the second display module is used for displaying a merging operation prompt interface, the merging operation prompt interface is used for prompting a device group icon which needs to generate the intelligent device group at present, and the merging operation prompt interface comprises at least one function option for controlling the at least two intelligent devices;

and the setting module is used for setting the target function option as a device group control option of the intelligent device group when the selection operation of the target function option is detected, wherein the target function option is any one of the at least one function option.

the first display module includes:

and the first display sub-module is used for displaying the equipment group icon in a designated area of the desktop.

the first display module includes:

and the adding sub-module is used for adding the equipment group icon into the designated area of the desktop when the intelligent home application is determined to have the right of writing data into the desktop.

In a third aspect, an apparatus for controlling a smart device is provided, the apparatus including:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to perform the steps of any of the methods of the first aspect described above.

In a fourth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a processor, implement the steps of any of the methods of the first aspect described above.

In a fifth aspect, there is provided a computer program product comprising instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the steps of the method of any of the first aspects above.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure at least comprises the following beneficial effects:

in the embodiment of the present disclosure, when a similar device merging operation triggered on an intelligent device management interface is detected, at least two intelligent devices of the same type in the intelligent device management interface are determined, and then, the at least two intelligent devices may be merged to obtain an intelligent device group, and a corresponding device group control option is created for the intelligent device group. Because this equipment group control option is used for carrying out unified control to each smart machine in the smart machine group, also can control two at least smart machines simultaneously through this equipment group control option, consequently, this disclosed embodiment has improved the convenience of controlling smart machine of the same type, has reduced the operating cost of smart machine of the same type simultaneously.

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

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The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of an intelligent device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of an intelligent device according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a smart device management interface in accordance with one illustrative embodiment.

Fig. 4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a merge action prompt interface for a smart light grouping in accordance with one illustrative embodiment.

Fig. 5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a merge action prompt interface for groups of intelligent air purifiers according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a display of light group icons in a smart device management interface in accordance with one illustrative embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a display of an air purifier group icon in a smart device management interface in accordance with one illustrative embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a lamp group icon and an air purifier group icon displayed on a negative one-screen of a desktop according to one illustrative embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a control apparatus of a smart device according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a control apparatus of a smart device according to an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

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

Before explaining the embodiments of the present disclosure in detail, an application scenario of the embodiments of the present disclosure is introduced:

with the development of intelligent technology, a home may have multiple intelligent devices, and usually a home has many rooms, so that multiple rooms may have the same type of intelligent devices, that is, a home may have multiple intelligent devices. Most commonly, such as a smart bulb, a user is likely to install the smart bulb in all rooms of a home, and then remotely control a plurality of smart bulbs through a smart home application installed in a terminal. As another example, it is also possible for a user to configure a plurality of smart air purifiers for a home to maintain the air quality of each room in the home, and then remotely control the plurality of smart air purifiers also through a smart home application installed in the terminal.

In the process of controlling a plurality of intelligent devices, a user generally controls the plurality of intelligent devices one by one through an intelligent home application. For example, when a user turns on four smart bulbs in a main bed, a sub bed, a living room, and a kitchen, the four smart bulbs need to be turned on one by the smart home application. Obviously, the method for controlling the intelligent devices of the same type one by one is very inconvenient for users and high in operation cost, and therefore, the embodiment of the disclosure provides the control method for the intelligent devices, the method can control a plurality of intelligent devices of the same type at the same time, the convenience of controlling the intelligent devices of the same type is improved, and the operation cost of the intelligent devices of the same type is reduced.

Fig. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a smart device, which is applied to a terminal, according to an exemplary embodiment, and includes the following steps, as shown in fig. 1.

In step 101, when a same-type device merging operation triggered on an intelligent device management interface is detected, at least two intelligent devices of the same type in the intelligent device management interface are determined.

In step 102, the at least two pieces of smart devices are merged to obtain a smart device group.

In step 103, a corresponding device group control option is created for the intelligent device group, and the device group control option is used for performing unified control on each intelligent device in the intelligent device group.

Optionally, when a merging operation of the similar devices triggered on the smart device management interface is detected, determining at least two smart devices of the same type in the smart device management interface includes:

when the same type device merging operation aiming at the target intelligent device group is detected, the intelligent devices included in the target intelligent device group are determined to be at least two intelligent devices with the same type in the intelligent device management interface, and the target intelligent device group is any intelligent device group including at least two intelligent devices with the same type in the multiple intelligent device groups.

when the merging operation of the similar devices is detected, the at least two intelligent devices selected by the selection operation are determined to be the at least two intelligent devices with the same type in the intelligent device management interface, and the target intelligent device is grouped into any intelligent device group including the at least two intelligent devices with the same type in the plurality of intelligent device groups.

Optionally, after the merging processing is performed on the at least two pieces of smart devices, the method further includes:

generating a device group icon of the smart device group;

displaying the device group icon;

correspondingly, after the corresponding device group control option is created for the intelligent device group, the method further includes:

the device group control options are embedded in the displayed device group icon.

when the selection operation of the target function option is detected, the target function option is set as a device group control option of the intelligent device group, and the target function option is any one of the at least one function option.

Optionally, the smart device management interface is located in a designated area of the desktop;

displaying the device group icon, comprising:

the device group icon is displayed in a designated area of the desktop.

Optionally, the smart device management interface is located in the smart home application;

displaying the device group icon, comprising:

when it is determined that the smart home application has the right to write data to the desktop, the device group icon is added in a designated area of the desktop.

Optionally, the designated area of the desktop is used for intensively displaying the icons of the smart devices bound to the smart home application, and the designated area of the desktop is a negative screen of the desktop.

All the above optional technical solutions can be combined arbitrarily to form optional embodiments of the present disclosure, and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not described in detail again.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of an intelligent device according to an exemplary embodiment, and the present embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 1. The method is applied to a terminal, and as shown in fig. 2, the method comprises the following steps.

In step 201, when a similar device merging operation triggered on an intelligent device management interface is detected, at least two intelligent devices of the same type in the intelligent device management interface are determined.

Because at least two pieces of intelligent equipment with the same type may exist in a user's home, or at least two pieces of intelligent equipment with the same type may not exist, for example, a plurality of intelligent bulbs exist in the home, but only one intelligent floor sweeping robot exists, and generally, the same-type equipment merging operation does not exist for one piece of intelligent equipment, and the same-type equipment merging operation often exists for at least two pieces of intelligent equipment with the same type, when the terminal detects the same-type equipment merging operation triggered on the intelligent equipment management interface, at least two pieces of intelligent equipment with the same type in the intelligent equipment management interface can be determined.

It should be noted that, before the terminal detects the triggered merging operation of the similar devices in the intelligent device management interface, the intelligent device management interface may be displayed first, where the intelligent device management interface includes a plurality of intelligent device groups, and the types of the intelligent devices included in the same intelligent device group are the same. A user may need to perform a device-like merge operation on all the intelligent devices in one intelligent group, that is, a terminal may need to determine all the intelligent devices in the intelligent group as at least two intelligent devices of the same type; the user may also only need to perform device merging operations of the same type on some intelligent devices in one intelligent group, that is, the terminal may need to determine some intelligent devices in the intelligent group as at least two intelligent devices of the same type. Therefore, at least two intelligent devices of the same type determined by the terminal under different merging requirements of users are different, and the following description will be provided by two possible implementation manners:

in a first possible implementation manner, when a terminal detects that a similar device merging operation is performed on all intelligent devices in one intelligent device group, the intelligent devices included in the target intelligent device group are determined to be at least two intelligent devices of the same type in an intelligent device management interface, and the target intelligent device group is any one intelligent device group including at least two intelligent devices of the same type in a plurality of intelligent device groups.

In a second possible implementation manner, when a terminal detects a selection operation of at least two pieces of intelligent equipment in a target intelligent equipment group, whether a similar equipment merging operation is detected is judged under the condition that a user performs the similar equipment merging operation on part of the intelligent equipment in one intelligent group; when the merging operation of the same type of equipment is detected, the at least two intelligent equipment selected by the selection operation are determined as the at least two intelligent equipment with the same type in the intelligent equipment management interface, and the target intelligent equipment is grouped into any intelligent equipment group comprising the at least two intelligent equipment with the same type in the plurality of intelligent equipment groups.

It can be seen from the above two possible implementation manners that, if a user needs to merge all the intelligent devices in the target intelligent device group in the intelligent device management interface, merging all the intelligent devices in the target intelligent device group can be implemented through the same-class device merging operation on the target intelligent device group. If a user needs to merge part of the intelligent devices in the target intelligent device group in the intelligent device management interface, at least two intelligent devices which need to be merged by the user can be selected from the target intelligent device group, and then the similar device merging operation is executed on the selected at least two intelligent devices. Therefore, two different combination requirements of the user can be met.

It should be noted that an option for merging the smart devices may be set in the smart device group of the smart device management interface, so as to trigger a similar device merging operation for all or some of the smart devices in the same smart device group through the option. Optionally, an option for triggering a merging operation of devices of the same type may be set in an intelligent device group including at least two intelligent devices, and since an operation of merging devices of the same type is generally not performed for one intelligent device, an option for triggering a merging operation of devices of the same type may not be set in an intelligent group including only one intelligent device. Similar device merging operations for all or part of the smart devices in the same smart device group can also be realized in other manners, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

In a possible implementation manner, the smart device management interface includes a plurality of smart devices that are not divided into a smart device group, that is, the plurality of smart devices are arranged randomly. In this case, the user may select at least two pieces of intelligent devices of the same type from the plurality of pieces of randomly arranged intelligent devices, and then trigger the similar device merging operation, that is, when the terminal detects the selected operation of the at least two pieces of intelligent devices, it may be determined whether the similar device merging operation is detected, and when the similar device merging operation is detected, the at least two pieces of intelligent devices may be determined as the at least two pieces of intelligent devices of the same type.

In addition, a function of adjusting the sequence of the intelligent devices in the intelligent device group can be added to the intelligent device management interface, so that the sequence of the intelligent devices in the intelligent device group can be adjusted. In a possible implementation manner, the terminal may check a dragging operation for the smart device, and move the smart device along with the dragging operation, and of course, an intelligent device sequence adjustment option may also be set in the smart device management interface, and the sequence of the smart device is adjusted through the intelligent device sequence adjustment option.

As shown in fig. 3, fig. 3 is an exemplary diagram of an intelligent device management interface, the intelligent device management interface includes three intelligent device groups, the intelligent electric light groups, the intelligent floor sweeping robot groups, and the intelligent air purifier groups, the intelligent electric light groups include an intelligent bulb, an intelligent ceiling lamp, an intelligent desk lamp, and an intelligent bedside lamp, the intelligent floor sweeping robot group includes only one intelligent floor sweeping robot, the intelligent air purifier groups include an intelligent air purifier 2, an intelligent air purifier 2S, an intelligent living room air purifier, an intelligent air purifier MAX, and an intelligent air purifier PRO. And the intelligent electric light group and the intelligent air purifier group are provided with a 'combination group' option which is used for combining the same type of intelligent equipment. In addition, a word of "drag added device and adjust order" is set in the uppermost area of the smart device management interface, and the order of the smart devices in the smart device group can be adjusted by the word of "drag added device and adjust order".

Optionally, since the similar device merging operation may be triggered in a desktop of the terminal, and the similar device merging operation may also be triggered in an intelligent home application installed in the terminal, the intelligent device management interface may be located in a designated area of the desktop or in the intelligent home application.

The desktop is used for displaying icons of the intelligent devices bound to the intelligent home application in a centralized mode, and as an optimal scheme, the desktop is provided with a negative screen. Since the desktop may include other interfaces besides the interface of minus one screen, and a new interface may be added, in a possible implementation manner, the embodiment of the disclosure may further add a new interface on the desktop to use the added interface as a designated area of the desktop. The smart home application is an application capable of controlling smart devices of the same type.

In step 202, at least two smart devices are merged to obtain a smart device group.

After determining at least two smart devices of the same type through step 201, the at least two smart devices may be subjected to a merging process to obtain a smart device group.

As can be seen from step 201, all the smart devices in the smart group may be determined as at least two smart devices of the same type, or some of the smart devices in the smart group may be determined as at least two smart devices of the same type, so that when the at least two smart devices are combined to obtain a smart device group, all the smart devices in the smart group may be combined to obtain a smart device group, or some of the smart devices in the smart group may be combined to obtain a smart device group.

In addition, the intelligent device management interface can be located in a designated area of the desktop and can also be located in the intelligent home application, so that at least two intelligent devices can be combined in the designated area of the desktop to obtain an intelligent device group, and at least two intelligent devices can be combined in the intelligent home application to obtain the intelligent device group.

In step 203, a corresponding device group control option is created for the intelligent device group, and the device group control option is used for performing unified control on each intelligent device in the intelligent device group.

After the at least two pieces of intelligent equipment are combined to obtain the intelligent equipment group, it can be indicated that the user needs to control the at least two pieces of intelligent equipment at the same time, therefore, in order to control the at least two pieces of intelligent equipment at the same time, the terminal can create a corresponding equipment group control option for the intelligent equipment group, so as to control the at least two pieces of intelligent equipment at the same time through the equipment group control option.

Because the intelligent device group can be obtained in the designated area of the desktop and can also be obtained in the intelligent home application, when the corresponding device group control option is created for the intelligent device group, the device group control option can be created in the designated area of the desktop and can also be created in the device control interface in the intelligent home application.

In a possible implementation manner, the terminal may generate a device group icon of the intelligent device group, display the device group icon, embed the device group control option in the displayed device group icon, and implement unified control on each intelligent device in the intelligent device group through the device group control option in the device group icon. The terminal can generate the device group icon of the intelligent device group in the designated area of the desktop, and can also generate the device group icon of the intelligent device group in the intelligent home application.

It should be noted that, after the device group icon of the smart device group is generated, the individual icons of at least two smart devices in the smart device group and the control operation that can be implemented for the individual icons may also be retained, that is, any one of the at least two smart devices may be controlled individually.

In addition, before generating a device group icon of the smart device group, a merging operation prompting interface may be displayed, where the merging operation prompting interface is used to prompt a device group icon that needs to be generated currently, and the merging operation prompting interface includes at least one function option for controlling at least two smart devices, and when a selection operation of a target function option is detected, the target function option is set as a device group control option of the smart device group, where the target function option is any one of the at least one function option.

As shown in fig. 4, fig. 4 is an exemplary diagram of a merging operation prompting interface for an intelligent electric light group, where the merging operation prompting interface is obtained after being triggered by a "merging group" option in the intelligent electric light group, and the merging operation prompting interface includes the following words: "merging smart devices will generate a combined icon without removing the individual icons and operations of the legacy devices. And selecting the operation executed by the click action of the combined icon, wherein the word is used for prompting the current equipment group icon needing to generate the intelligent lamp group. And the merging operation prompt interface also comprises three function options, namely 'turning on and off the lamp to enter the daylight mode', 'turning on and off the lamp to enter the color light mode' and 'turning on and off the lamp', when the 'turning on and off the lamp to enter the daylight mode' function option is selected, the 'turning on and off the lamp to enter the daylight mode' function option is set as the equipment group control option of the intelligent electric lamp group, namely, after at least two intelligent electric lamps in the intelligent electric lamp group are merged and processed into the intelligent electric lamp group, when the equipment group control option of the intelligent electric lamp group is triggered, each intelligent electric lamp in the intelligent electric lamp group can execute the instruction of turning on and off the lamp and carrying out the daylight mode, when the 'turning on and off the lamp to enter the color light mode' function option is selected, the 'turning on and off the lamp to enter the color light mode' function option is set as the equipment group control option of the intelligent electric lamp group, namely, after at least two intelligent electric lamps in the intelligent electric lamp group are merged and processed into the intelligent electric lamp group, when the equipment group control option of the intelligent electric lamp group is triggered, each intelligent electric lamp in the intelligent electric lamp group can execute an instruction of switching on and off the lamp and carrying out a color light mode, when the 'switching on and off' function option is selected, the 'switching on and off' function option is set as the equipment group control option of the intelligent electric lamp group, namely, after at least two intelligent electric lamps in the intelligent electric lamp group are combined and processed into the intelligent electric lamp group, when the equipment group control option of the intelligent electric lamp group is triggered, each intelligent electric lamp in the intelligent electric lamp group can execute the instruction of switching on and off the lamp.

As shown in fig. 5, fig. 5 is an exemplary diagram of a merge action prompt interface for a group of intelligent air purifiers, where the merge action prompt interface is triggered by a "merge group" option in the group of intelligent air purifiers, and the merge action prompt interface includes the following words: "merging smart devices will generate a combined icon without removing the individual icons and operations of the legacy devices. And selecting the operation executed by the click action of the combined icon, wherein the word is used for prompting the equipment group icon which needs to generate the intelligent air purifier group at present. And the combined operation prompt interface also comprises three function options, namely 'switch purifier', 'switch purifier and sleep mode' and 'switch purifier and automatic mode', when the function option of 'switch purifier' is selected, the function option of 'switch purifier' is set as the equipment group control option of the intelligent air purifier group, namely, after at least two intelligent air purifiers in the intelligent air purifier group are combined and processed into the intelligent air purifier group, when the equipment group control option of the intelligent air purifier group is triggered, each intelligent air purifier in the intelligent air purifier group can execute the instruction of the switch purifier, when the function option of 'switch purifier and sleep mode' is selected, the function option of 'switch purifier and sleep mode' is set as the equipment group control option of the intelligent air purifier group, that is, after at least two intelligent air purifiers in the intelligent air purifier group are combined and processed into the intelligent air purifier group, when the device group control option of the intelligent air purifier group is triggered, each intelligent air purifier in the intelligent air purifier group can execute the instruction of switching on and off the purifier and entering the sleep mode, when the function option of switching on and off the purifier and entering the automatic mode is selected, the "switch purifier and enter automatic mode" function option is set as the device group control option of the intelligent air purifier group, that is, after at least two intelligent air purifiers in the intelligent air purifier group are combined and processed into the intelligent air purifier group, when the device group control option of the intelligent air purifier group is triggered, each intelligent air purifier in the intelligent air purifier group can execute the instruction of switching the purifier and entering an automatic mode.

It should be noted that the merge operation prompt interface may be only used to prompt the user that the device group icon of the smart device group needs to be generated currently, but not to prompt the user that the device group control option of the smart device group can be set. The device group control option of the smart device group may be preset, that is, after at least two smart devices of the same type are combined into the smart device group, the smart device group may execute the preset function by default. And, the function preset for the group of smart devices may be a function with the highest frequency of use of the type of smart device, such as turning on or off, turning up or down the temperature, and so on. Of course, the merge operation prompt interface may also be used only to prompt the user that the device group control option of the intelligent device group can be set, but not to prompt the user that the device group icon of the intelligent device group needs to be produced currently, that is, the device group control option of the intelligent device group can be set currently, but the device group icon of the intelligent device group is not generated.

Further, after generating the device group icon for the smart device group, the device group icon may be displayed. The terminal can generate the equipment group icon in the desktop and can also generate the equipment group icon in the smart home application. When the device group icon is generated in the desktop, the terminal can display the device group icon in the desktop; when generating the device group icon in the smart home application, the terminal may display the device group icon in the smart home application, or may display the device group icon in a desktop, which is described below by three possible implementation manners:

in a first possible implementation manner, when the terminal generates a device group icon in the desktop, the device group icon is displayed in a designated area of the desktop.

It should be noted that, in order to facilitate the user to know the on-off state of the smart device, the on-off state of the smart device may be marked in an icon of the smart device displayed in a designated area of the desktop, and the user may determine the actual on-off state of the smart device through the marked on-off state. The intelligent device comprises a display area, a state display area and a plurality of icons, wherein the state display area can be arranged in the icons of the intelligent devices, the on-off state of the intelligent devices is marked through the state display area, when the state display area is in a bright state, the corresponding intelligent devices are in an on state, and when the state display area is in a non-bright state, the corresponding intelligent devices are in an off state. Of course, the on-off state of the smart device may also be marked in other ways, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

It should be further noted that a device information editing option may also be set in the designated area of the desktop, where the device information editing option is used to display the intelligent device management interface, that is, when the user clicks the device information editing option, the terminal may display the intelligent device management interface.

In addition, all device options and an added device option may be set in a designated area of the desktop, where the all device options are used to display icons of all smart devices currently added to the designated area, and therefore, in a possible implementation manner, when a user clicks the all device options, the terminal may display icons of all smart devices currently added to the designated area. In addition, the add device option is used to add an icon of a new smart device in a designated area of the desktop, that is, the user manually adds an icon of a smart device in the desktop that can be displayed in the designated area of the desktop. In a possible implementation manner, when the user clicks the add-device option, the terminal may display an icon of the smart device that is not displayed in the designated area of the desktop and is bound to the smart home application. Therefore, the user can select the icon which needs to be added to the designated area of the desktop from the displayed icons, and the terminal adds the selected icon of the intelligent device to the designated area of the desktop.

In a second possible implementation manner, when the terminal generates the device group icon in the smart home application, whether the smart home application has the right to write data into the desktop is determined, and when it is determined that the smart home application has the right to write data into the desktop, the device group icon is displayed in a designated area of the desktop.

It should be noted that an equipment group icon may be generated through an intelligent home application installed on the terminal, then it is determined whether the terminal has a right to write data into the desktop, when it is determined that the terminal has the right to write data into the desktop, an icon display instruction is sent to the desktop of the terminal, the icon display instruction is used for indicating that the equipment group icon is displayed in a designated area of the desktop, and after the desktop receives the icon display instruction, the equipment group icon may be displayed in the designated area of the terminal.

In a third possible implementation manner, when the terminal generates the device group icon in the smart home application, the device group icon is displayed on the device control interface of the smart home application.

It should be noted that a device information editing option may be set in a device control interface of the smart home application, where the device information editing option is used to display a smart device management interface, that is, when the user clicks the device information editing option, the terminal may display the smart device management interface.

In one possible implementation, a device group icon of the smart device group may be generated according to icons of at least two smart devices in the smart device group, and the device group icon may be displayed in a smart device group of the smart device management interface according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the user can preview the equipment group icon, and the equipment group icon can be regenerated by adjusting the sequence of the icons of the intelligent equipment when the generated equipment group icon does not meet the requirements of the user. For example, when the device group icon is obtained after merging at least two smart devices in the smart light group, the device group icon may be displayed in the smart light group of the smart device management interface. When the device group icon is obtained after merging at least two devices in the intelligent air purifier group, the device group icon can be displayed in the intelligent air purifier group of the intelligent device management interface.

It should be noted that, the device group icon may be composed of icons of at least two smart devices included in the smart device group. Different icons of the smart devices may be selected to form the device group icon in different situations, taking into account the size and intelligibility of the device group icon. For example, when the smart device group includes five smart devices, the icons of the three smart devices may be selected to form a device group icon in consideration of the size of the device group icon, the icons of the first three smart devices may be selected to form a device group icon in consideration of the recognizability of the device group icon, and the icon of the first smart device is displayed in the middle of the device group icon, the icon of the second smart device is displayed on the left of the device group icon, and the icon of the third smart device is displayed on the right of the device group icon.

As shown in fig. 6, fig. 6 is an illustration showing a lamp group icon in the management interface of the intelligent device, the intelligent lamp group comprises an intelligent bulb, an intelligent ceiling lamp, an intelligent desk lamp and an intelligent bedside lamp, and the lamp group icon comprises the intelligent bulb, the intelligent ceiling lamp and the intelligent desk lamp, the intelligent bulb icon is shown in the middle of the lamp group icon, the intelligent ceiling lamp icon is shown on the left of the lamp group icon, and the intelligent desk lamp icon is shown on the right of the lamp group icon.

As shown in fig. 7, fig. 7 is an exemplary diagram showing an air purifier group icon in the smart device management interface, the smart air purifier group includes smart air purifier 2, smart air purifier 2S, smart living room air purifier, smart air purifier MAX, and smart air purifier PRO, and the air purifier group icon is composed of icons of the first three smart devices, smart air purifier 2S, and smart living room air purifier, the icon of smart air purifier 2 is shown in the middle of the air purifier group icon, the icon of smart air purifier 2S is shown on the left side of the air purifier group icon, and the icon of smart living room air purifier is shown on the right side of the air purifier group icon.

As shown in fig. 8, fig. 8 is an exemplary diagram showing a light group icon and an air purifier group icon on the minus one screen of the desktop. The light group icons and air purifier group icons displayed in fig. 8 may be the same as those displayed in the smart device management interface described above. Except including banks icon and air purifier group icon in this burden one screen, still include the intelligent bulb, intelligence ceiling lamp, the intelligence desk lamp, intelligent bedside lamp, six icons of this six icons of intelligence machine of sweeping the floor and intelligent air purifier 2, there is a state display area respectively this six icon below, wherein, the banks, the intelligent bulb, intelligence ceiling lamp, the state display area in these five icons of intelligence desk lamp and intelligent bedside lamp is in the bright state, the intelligence machine of sweeping the floor, the state display area in these three icons of air purifier group and intelligent air purifier 2 is in the non-bright state. And the negative screen also comprises an equipment information editing option, and after the user clicks the equipment information editing option, an intelligent equipment management interface can be displayed. In addition, the negative screen also comprises an all equipment option and an adding equipment option, and when the user clicks the all equipment option, the terminal displays icons of all currently added intelligent equipment in a designated area of the desktop. When the user clicks on the "add device" option, the terminal may add an icon for the new smart device in a designated area of the desktop.

Further, after the device group icon is displayed, the device group control option may be embedded in the displayed device group icon in order to facilitate the user's manipulation of the device group icon.

At present, when the intelligent equipment is controlled, the icon of the intelligent equipment is usually clicked and enters a detailed operation interface of the intelligent equipment, so that the operation cost is high. Therefore, in order to directly control the smart device through the icon of the smart device without entering a detailed operation interface of the smart device for control, the disclosed embodiments may embed a device group control option created for the smart device group in the displayed device group icon to control the smart device group through the device group control option in the device group icon.

In step 204, when the triggering operation of the device group control option is detected, the intelligent device group is controlled to execute the operation of the function corresponding to the device group control option.

Because the terminal can create the device group control option in the designated area of the desktop, and can also create the device group control option in the device control interface in the smart home application, the terminal can detect the trigger operation on the device group control option in the desktop, and then control the smart device group to execute the operation of the function corresponding to the device group control option, and can also detect the trigger operation on the device group control option in the smart home application, and then control the smart device group to execute the operation of the function corresponding to the device group control option, which is described below by two possible implementation manners:

in a first possible implementation manner, when the terminal detects a trigger operation on the device group control option in a designated area of the desktop, the intelligent device group is controlled to execute an operation of a function corresponding to the device group control option.

When the terminal detects the triggering operation of the device group control option in the designated area of the desktop, the terminal can send a control message to the intelligent home server through an interface between the desktop and the intelligent home server, wherein the control message is used for instructing the intelligent home server to control at least two intelligent devices in the intelligent device group to simultaneously execute the operation of the function corresponding to the device group control option. When the smart home server receives the control message, at least two smart devices in the smart device group can be controlled to be manufactured.

In a second possible implementation manner, when the terminal detects a trigger operation on the device group control option in the device control interface of the smart home application, the terminal controls the smart device group to execute an operation of a function corresponding to the device group control option.

When the terminal detects a trigger operation on the device group control option in a device control interface of the smart home application, the terminal can send a control message to the smart home server through an interface between the smart home application and the smart home server, wherein the control message is used for instructing the smart home server to control at least two pieces of smart devices in the smart device group to simultaneously execute an operation of a function corresponding to the device group control option. When the smart home server receives the control message, at least two smart devices in the smart device group can be controlled to be manufactured.

It should be noted that, since the corresponding function is already set for the device group control option before the device group control option is embedded in the displayed device group icon, when the trigger operation for the device group control option is detected, at least two smart devices in the smart device group may be controlled to simultaneously execute the operation of the function corresponding to the device group control option. For example, according to the intelligent bulb, the banks icon is generated to intelligence ceiling lamp and intelligent desk lamp, and the function that sets up for the devices group control option of this banks icon is the switch lamp, so when detecting the operation that triggers to the devices group control option of this banks icon and the intelligent bulb, intelligence ceiling lamp and intelligent desk lamp are current when the state of opening, can control the intelligent bulb, intelligence ceiling lamp and intelligent desk lamp are closed simultaneously, when detecting the operation that triggers to the devices group control option of this banks icon and the intelligent bulb, intelligence ceiling lamp and intelligent desk lamp are current when the state of closing, can control the intelligent bulb, intelligence ceiling lamp and intelligent desk lamp are opened simultaneously.

Fig. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a control apparatus 900 of a smart device according to an example embodiment. As shown in fig. 9, the apparatus 900 includes a determining module 901, a merging module 902, and a creating module 903.

A determining module 901, configured to determine, when a merging operation of similar devices triggered on an intelligent device management interface is detected, at least two intelligent devices of the same type in the intelligent device management interface;

a merging module 902, configured to merge the at least two pieces of intelligent equipment to obtain an intelligent equipment group;

a creating module 903, configured to create a corresponding device group control option for the intelligent device group, where the device group control option is used to perform unified control on each intelligent device in the intelligent device group.

Optionally, the determining module includes:

and the second determining submodule is used for determining at least two intelligent devices selected by the selection operation as at least two intelligent devices with the same type in the intelligent device management interface when the merging operation of the same type of devices is detected, and the target intelligent device group is any one intelligent device group of the plurality of intelligent device groups comprising at least two intelligent devices with the same type.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

a generating module, configured to generate a device group icon of the smart device group;

the first display module is used for displaying the equipment group icon;

correspondingly, the device also comprises:

and the embedding module is used for embedding the equipment group control options in the displayed equipment group icon.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

the second display module is used for displaying a merging operation prompt interface, the merging operation prompt interface is used for prompting the current equipment group icon needing to be generated into the intelligent equipment group, and the merging operation prompt interface comprises at least one function option for controlling the at least two intelligent equipment;

and the setting module is used for setting the target function option as the equipment group control option of the intelligent equipment group when the selection operation of the target function option is detected, wherein the target function option is any one of the at least one function option.

the first display module includes:

and the first display sub-module is used for displaying the equipment group icon in the designated area of the desktop.

the first display module includes:

With regard to the apparatus in the above-described embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs the operation has been described in detail in the embodiment related to the method, and will not be elaborated here.

Fig. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a control apparatus 1000 of a smart device according to an example embodiment. For example, the apparatus 1000 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, an exercise device, a personal digital assistant, and the like.

Referring to fig. 10, the apparatus 1000 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 1002, memory 1004, power component 1006, multimedia component 1008, audio component 1010, input/output (I/O) interface 1012, sensor component 1014, and communications component 1016.

The processing component 1002 generally controls the overall operation of the device 1000, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing components 1002 may include one or more processors 1020 to execute instructions to perform all or a portion of the steps of the methods described above. Further, processing component 1002 may include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between processing component 1002 and other components. For example, the processing component 1002 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 1008 and the processing component 1002.

The memory 1004 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the apparatus 1000. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 1000, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so forth. The memory 1004 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks.

The power supply component 1006 provides power to the various components of the device 1000. The power components 1006 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power supplies for the device 1000.

The multimedia component 1008 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 1000 and a user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 1008 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the device 1000 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 1010 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, audio component 1010 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when apparatus 1000 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal may further be stored in the memory 1004 or transmitted via the communication component 1016. In some embodiments, audio component 1010 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

I/O interface 1012 provides an interface between processing component 1002 and peripheral interface modules, which may be keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

The sensor assembly 1014 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of status assessment for the device 1000. For example, sensor assembly 1014 may detect an open/closed state of device 1000, the relative positioning of components, such as a display and keypad of device 1000, the change in position of device 1000 or a component of device 1000, the presence or absence of user contact with device 1000, the orientation or acceleration/deceleration of device 1000, and the change in temperature of device 1000. The sensor assembly 1014 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 1014 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 1014 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 1016 is configured to facilitate communications between the apparatus 1000 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The device 1000 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1016 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communications component 1016 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 1000 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors or other electronic components for performing the methods provided by the embodiments shown in fig. 1 or fig. 2 and described above.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, such as the memory 1004 comprising instructions, executable by the processor 1020 of the device 1000 to perform the above-described method is also provided. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein instructions of the storage medium, when executed by a processor of a terminal, enable the terminal to perform the control method of the smart device described above with reference to fig. 1 or 2.

A computer program product comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor of a terminal, enable the terminal to perform the method of controlling a smart device as described above with reference to fig. 1 or 2.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A control method of an intelligent device, the method comprising:

when the selection operation of a target function option is detected, setting the target function option as a device group control option of the intelligent device group, wherein the target function option is any one of the at least one function option;

generating a device group icon for the smart device group;

displaying the equipment group icon in the intelligent equipment management interface, wherein the intelligent equipment management interface also displays the intelligent equipment icons of the at least two intelligent equipment;

creating a corresponding equipment group control option for the intelligent equipment group, wherein the equipment group control option is used for uniformly controlling each intelligent equipment in the intelligent equipment group;

embedding the equipment group control options in the displayed equipment group icons, wherein the on-off states of the intelligent equipment are marked in the equipment group icons;

and in response to the detection of the triggering operation of the equipment group control option, controlling the intelligent equipment group to execute the operation of the function corresponding to the equipment group control option.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining at least two smart devices of the same type in the smart device management interface when a homogeneous device merge operation triggered at the smart device management interface is detected comprises:

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining at least two smart devices of the same type in the smart device management interface when a homogeneous device merge operation triggered at the smart device management interface is detected comprises:

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the smart device management interface is located in a designated area of a desktop;

the displaying the device group icon includes:

and displaying the equipment group icon in a designated area of the desktop.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the smart device management interface is located in a smart home application;

the displaying the device group icon includes:

6. The method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the designated area of the desktop is used for intensively displaying the icons of the smart devices bound by the smart home application, and the designated area of the desktop is a negative screen of the desktop.

7. An apparatus for controlling a smart device, the apparatus comprising:

the setting module is used for setting a target function option as a device group control option of the intelligent device group when the selection operation of the target function option is detected, wherein the target function option is any one of the at least one function option;

the first display module is used for displaying the equipment group icon in the intelligent equipment management interface, and the intelligent equipment icons of the at least two intelligent equipment are also displayed in the intelligent equipment management interface; the creating module is used for creating corresponding equipment group control options for the intelligent equipment group, and the equipment group control options are used for uniformly controlling all intelligent equipment in the intelligent equipment group;

the embedded module is used for embedding the equipment group control option in the displayed equipment group icon, the on-off state of the intelligent equipment is marked in the equipment group icon, and the equipment group control option is used for controlling the intelligent equipment group to execute the operation of the function corresponding to the equipment group control option when the trigger operation is detected.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the determining module comprises:

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the determining module comprises:

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the smart device management interface is located in a designated area of a desktop;

the first display module includes:

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the smart device management interface is located in a smart home application;

the first display module includes:

12. The apparatus according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the designated area of the desktop is used for intensively displaying icons of smart devices bound to the smart home application, and the designated area of the desktop is a negative screen of the desktop.

13. An apparatus for controlling a smart device, the apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to perform the steps of the method of any one of claims 1-6.

14. A computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method of any of claims 1-6.