CN109946989B

CN109946989B - Interactive terminal and intelligent home system

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Publication number: CN109946989B
Application number: CN201910319050.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马晓艺; 薛松
Original assignee: Beijing Yuanding Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Yuanding Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2019-04-19
Filing date: 2019-04-19
Publication date: 2020-07-14
Anticipated expiration: 2039-04-19
Also published as: CN109946989A

Abstract

The invention discloses an interactive terminal which is suitable for controlling equipment in a house and comprises a control panel and a movable knob, wherein the control panel and the movable knob are detachably connected; when the control panel is fixedly connected and in communication connection with the mobile knob, the first screen and the second screen are combined to form a virtual screen; a device control interface is displayed on the virtual screen so as to receive control instructions of a user. The invention also discloses a corresponding intelligent home system.

Description

Interactive terminal and intelligent home system

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent home, in particular to an interactive terminal and an intelligent home system.

Background

With the development of intelligent hardware and Internet of Things (IoT), smart home devices such as smart desk lamps, smart curtains, smart speakers, smart air conditioners, etc. are gradually popularized, and more smart devices are provided in the home of a user. Currently, a separate interactive terminal is usually used to receive control commands from a user to control the intelligent devices in a house. For example, the interactive terminal may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a smart wearable device, and the like, in which a companion application (App) is installed. However, the screen of a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a smart wearable device is usually small, the content of the interface that can be displayed is limited, and the user is inconvenient in performing touch operation, which is likely to cause misoperation. Although the screen of the tablet personal computer is larger, the size and the weight of the tablet personal computer are larger, and the portability are poorer; in addition, the adjustment of the device parameters is not convenient and intuitive enough, and the device parameters are difficult to be adjusted to a certain determined value through a sliding gesture.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, the invention provides an interactive terminal and an intelligent home system, which aim to solve or at least alleviate the problems.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an interactive terminal adapted to control devices in a premises, the interactive terminal comprising a detachably connected control panel and a movement knob, the control panel comprising a first screen and the movement knob comprising a second screen; when the control panel is fixedly connected and in communication connection with the mobile knob, the first screen and the second screen are combined to form a virtual screen; and a device control interface is displayed on the virtual screen so as to receive a control instruction of a user.

Optionally, in the interactive terminal according to the present invention, when the control panel is not fixedly connected or not communicatively connected to the moving knob, the control panel and the moving knob are adapted to receive control instructions of a user, respectively, so as to control the corresponding device.

Optionally, in the interactive terminal according to the present invention, a first magnet is disposed in the control panel, a second magnet is disposed in the moving knob, and the control panel and the moving knob are fixedly connected by attraction of the first magnet and the second magnet.

Optionally, in the interactive terminal according to the present invention, a first coil is disposed in the control panel, the first coil is adapted to generate an alternating magnetic field, and a second coil is disposed in the moving knob, and when the first magnet and the second magnet are attracted, an induced current is generated in the second coil to charge the moving knob.

Optionally, in the interactive terminal according to the present invention, the control panel is connected to an alternating current power source, so that an alternating current is supplied to the first coil to generate an alternating magnetic field.

Optionally, in the interactive terminal according to the present invention, two first magnets are disposed in the control panel, and two second magnets are disposed in the moving knob; on the attracting end face of the control panel and the movable knob, the magnetic poles of the two first magnets are opposite in polarity, and the magnetic poles of the two second magnets are opposite in polarity.

Optionally, in the interactive terminal according to the present invention, the control panel includes a rectangular portion and an arc portion connected to the rectangular portion, and the first screen is disposed on the rectangular portion; the moving knob is circular, and when the moving knob is fixedly connected with the control panel, the moving knob is located at the joint of the rectangular part and the arc part and covers a part of the first screen.

Optionally, in the interactive terminal according to the present invention, the communication connection is a wireless communication connection, and the wireless communication connection includes a bluetooth connection.

Optionally, in the interactive terminal according to the present invention, after the virtual screen receives a control instruction of a user, the control instruction is sent to a corresponding device to control the device.

Optionally, in the interactive terminal according to the present invention, the control panel is communicatively connected to a gateway, and the gateway is communicatively connected to each device in the house; after the first screen receives a control instruction of a user, the control panel sends the control instruction to corresponding equipment through the gateway; and after the second screen receives a control instruction of a user, the mobile knob sequentially passes through the control panel and the gateway and sends the control instruction to corresponding equipment.

Optionally, in the interactive terminal according to the present invention, the moving knob includes a base body and a metal ring, the metal ring is disposed on an outer side wall of the base body and can rotate relative to the base body, and the second screen is disposed on an upper end face of the base body; and a Hall element is arranged in the base body and is suitable for sensing the rotation behavior of the metal ring and converting the rotation behavior into a control command for target equipment.

Optionally, in the interaction terminal according to the invention, the hall element is adapted to translate said turning behaviour into control instructions for adjusting a numerical parameter of the target device.

Optionally, in the interactive terminal according to the present invention, the control panel is in communication connection with a gateway, the gateway is in communication connection with each device in the house and an inductor respectively, and the inductor is adapted to establish a wireless communication connection with the moving knob; when the control panel is not fixedly connected with the mobile knob or not in communication connection with the mobile knob, the control panel and the mobile knob are suitable for respectively receiving control instructions of users, the control panel sends the control instructions to corresponding equipment through the gateway, and the mobile knob sends the control instructions to the corresponding equipment through the inductor connected with the mobile knob and the gateway.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a smart home system adapted to control devices in a house, the system comprising: the interactive terminal and the gateway are respectively in communication connection with the interactive terminal and each device in the house; the interactive terminal is suitable for receiving a control instruction which is sent by a user and aims at target equipment, and sending the control instruction to the gateway; and the gateway receives the control instruction and sends the control instruction to target equipment so as to control the target equipment.

The technical scheme of the invention provides an interactive terminal which comprises a control panel and a movable knob, wherein the control panel and the movable knob are detachably connected. The control panel and the movable knob can be combined for use, so that the touch area is increased, a user can conveniently realize touch operation, and equipment parameters can be more intuitively and conveniently adjusted by rotating the movable knob. Control panel and removal knob also can the exclusive use, and when the exclusive use, control panel can be convenient for realize touch-control operation, and removal knob can remove, control in a flexible way smart machine. The interactive terminal has various interactive modes, and can meet the regulation and control requirements of users on equipment in different scenes.

In addition, when control panel and removal knob combination use, control panel can carry out wireless charging to removing the knob to the trouble of additionally charging to removing the knob has been avoided.

The foregoing description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present invention, and the embodiments of the present invention are described below in order to make the technical means of the present invention more clearly understood and to make the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more clearly understandable.

Drawings

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certain illustrative aspects are described herein in connection with the following description and the annexed drawings, which are indicative of various ways in which the principles disclosed herein may be practiced, and all aspects and equivalents thereof are intended to be within the scope of the claimed subject matter. The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following detailed description read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout this disclosure, like reference numerals generally refer to like parts or elements.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a smart home system 100 according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of a control panel 200 according to one embodiment of the present invention;

3A-3D illustrate schematic diagrams of a device controlled using a control panel 200 alone, according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of a movement knob 400 according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 5A-5E illustrate a schematic diagram of the control of a device using a movement knob 400 alone, according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view illustrating the control panel 200 fixedly coupled to the moving knob 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7A-7D show schematic diagrams of the control of the device using the combination of the control panel 200 and the movement knob 400, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

The invention provides an intelligent home system for efficiently and conveniently controlling intelligent equipment in a home. Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an intelligent home system 100 according to an embodiment of the invention.

The smart home system 100 is used to control smart devices in a house. The smart device is a device capable of communicating with the outside (e.g., other devices or servers) using a certain communication protocol, such as Bluetooth (Bluetooth) protocol, ZigBee protocol, TCP/IP protocol, and the like. The intelligent device may be, for example, an intelligent security device installed near a gate, a fresh air system installed on a certain floor, an intelligent lamp, an intelligent curtain, an intelligent air conditioner installed in a certain room, or the like, but is not limited thereto. In order to make the description more concise, the smart device is simply referred to as a device hereinafter.

As shown in fig. 1, the smart home system 100 includes a gateway 110 and an interactive terminal 130.

The interactive terminal 130 is configured to interact with a user, receive a control instruction for a target device sent by the user, and send the control instruction to the gateway 110.

The gateway 110 is connected to the interactive terminal 130 and each device, and is configured to receive a control instruction for a target device sent by the interactive terminal 130, and send the control instruction to the target device to control the target device. Gateway 110 may be implemented, for example, as a router, a server enabled with a routing protocol, or the like, but is not limited to such.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the interactive terminal 130 includes a control panel 200 and a moving knob 400, and the control panel 200 is detachably connected to the moving knob 400. The control panel 200 and the moving knob 400 may be used separately or in combination. The following will describe application scenarios in which the control panel 200 is used alone, the movement knob 400 is used alone, and the control panel 200 and the movement knob 400 are used in combination.

The control panel 200 may be used alone to receive a control command from a user to control a corresponding device.

The control panel 200 is a terminal having a display module, and may be implemented as any type of tablet computer, for example, but not limited thereto. An operating system and corresponding applications are deployed in the control panel 200, and are used for driving the display module to display relevant data and receiving a control instruction input by a user. The operating System may be, for example, Android, iOS, RTOS (Real time operating System), or the like, but is not limited thereto.

The control panel 200 may be fixedly disposed in a house, for example, may be fixed to a wall of an entrance. The control panel 200 may not have a fixed position and may be carried by a user for movement. As shown in fig. 1, the control panel 200 is communicatively connected to the gateway 110, and data transmission is possible between the two.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of a control panel 200 according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 2, the control panel 200 includes a rectangular portion 210 and an arc portion 220 contiguous to the rectangular portion 210. The rectangular portion 210 is provided with a first screen 212, and the first screen 212 is used for displaying and receiving touch input of a user. The arc portion 220 may be used to fixedly connect with the moving knob 400 when the control panel 200 is used in combination with the moving knob 400.

When the user uses the control panel 200 alone, the user issues a control instruction for the target device by performing a touch operation on the first screen 212. After receiving a control instruction for a target device sent by a user, the control panel 200 sends the control instruction to the gateway 110, and the gateway 110 then sends the control instruction to the target device, and the target device executes the control instruction, thereby completing control. In some embodiments, when the target device executes the control instruction, feedback data may be generated, and the feedback data includes, for example, but not limited to, an execution time and an execution result (execution success or execution failure) of the control instruction. The target device sends feedback data to the gateway 110, and the gateway 110 further sends the feedback data to the control panel 200 to inform the user whether the target device has successfully completed control.

Fig. 3A-3D show schematic diagrams of a device controlled by a control panel 200 alone, according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3A shows a front page of the control interface, and as shown in fig. 3A, the left side of the interface displays the environmental information in the anterior chamber room, including date, time, temperature and humidity, PM2.5 value, alarm information, etc. In the middle of the interface is a user-defined shortcut, which may be, for example, a shortcut for turning off/on all lights in a house, a shortcut for entering a control interface of a certain room or device, or a shortcut for entering a certain mode (e.g., sleep mode, away from home mode, etc.), etc., but is not limited thereto. It should be noted that, in the interface shown in fig. 3A, since the user has not set the shortcut keys temporarily, the shortcut keys are all displayed as default values of the "smart shortcut keys". The right side of the interface is a navigation key for equipment and modes. The user can enter the equipment selection interface by clicking an equipment key, and the user can select equipment from the equipment selection interface for control; by clicking the 'mode' key, a mode selection interface can be accessed, and a user can select a mode from the mode selection interface, so that a group of equipment can be quickly controlled according to the requirements of the selected mode.

FIG. 3B illustrates a device selection interface according to one embodiment of the invention. The right side of the interface is a navigation bar of floors, rooms and equipment. The user can select a certain device in a certain floor and a certain room for control through operations such as sliding and clicking. In the middle of the interface is a floor plan of the selected floor or room showing the location of the various devices included in the floor or room, which devices will be highlighted in the floor plan when a user selects a device. The left side of the interface is a control shortcut key which can be defined by a user. For example, as shown in FIG. 3B, the current user has selected a living room of one floor (F1), and accordingly, a floor plan of the living room of one floor is displayed in the middle of the interface. The user may make a device selection by sliding, clicking on a navigation bar on the right side of the interface, or clicking on a device in the user-type diagram in the middle of the interface. As shown in fig. 3B, the user has selected the air conditioner. Two shortcut keys which are 'full on' and 'full off' and are set by a user are arranged on the left side of the interface, and when the user clicks the 'full on' key, all equipment in a currently selected room, namely a first-floor living room, is turned on; when the user clicks the "all off" key, all devices in the currently selected room, i.e., the living room of one floor, will be turned off.

When the user selects a certain device in the interface of fig. 3B, the user presses the icon of the device in the user-type diagram to enter the control interface of the device. FIG. 3C illustrates one example of a device control interface.

As shown in FIG. 3C, the top of the interface displays the currently controlled device, and the middle and lower portions of the interface display all the controllable parameters of the current device. As shown in fig. 3C, the currently selected device is an air conditioner in a living room, the current indoor temperature is displayed at the upper left corner of the interface, 27 ℃, and icons of air conditioning devices, a temperature control bar, a wind speed control key and a working mode control key are displayed at the middle and lower parts of the interface. The brightness of each icon and text in fig. 3C can be used to indicate the on/off state of the device. When the brightness of the icons and the characters is brighter, the equipment is in an open state; when the brightness of the icons and the characters is low, the equipment is in a closed state. The user can switch the on-off state of the air conditioner by clicking the air conditioner icon in fig. 3C; the temperature of the air conditioner can be adjusted by dragging the temperature control strip; the selection of the wind speed and the working mode is carried out by clicking a wind speed key and a working mode key.

FIG. 3D illustrates a mode setting interface according to one embodiment of the invention. The user can create a new mode, configure an existing mode or delete the mode through touch operations such as sliding and clicking in the interface.

The movement knob 400 may be used alone to receive a control command from a user to control the corresponding device.

The movement knob 400 is a mobile terminal having a display module and a wireless communication module. The wireless communication module may be, for example, a bluetooth module, a ZigBee module, a WiFi module, etc., but is not limited thereto. From the aspect of saving power, the movement knob is preferably a wireless communication module with low power consumption, such as a bluetooth module. An operating system and a corresponding application are deployed in the moving knob and used for driving the display module to display related data and receiving a control instruction input by a user. The operating system may be, for example, FreeOS, Android, iOS, etc., but is not limited thereto.

From the aspects of mobility, flexibility, positioning accuracy, and power saving of the movement knob, the movement knob 400 does not directly communicate with the gateway 110, but needs to communicate with the gateway 110 through the sensor 120 or the control panel 200 wirelessly connected thereto. When the moving knob 400 is not fixedly connected to the control panel 200, the moving knob 400 transmits the received user control command to the gateway 110 through the inductor 120.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication module corresponding to the moving knob 400 is disposed in the sensor 120, and is used for establishing wireless connection and communication with the moving knob 400. For example, bluetooth modules are disposed in the sensor 120 and the moving knob 400, and accordingly, the sensor 120 and the moving knob 400 can establish a bluetooth connection and communicate with each other. In practice, inductor 120 may be implemented as any terminal having a wireless communication module.

Sensor 120 is communicatively coupled to gateway 110. The sensors 120 are fixedly installed in a house, and for example, one or two sensors 120 may be installed in each room and living room.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a movement knob 400 according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 4, the moving knob 400 includes a base 410, a second screen 420, and a metal ring 430. The second screen 420 is disposed on the upper end surface of the base 410, and is used for displaying and receiving a touch input of a user. The metal ring 430 is disposed on an outer sidewall of the base 410 and is rotatable in a circumferential direction with respect to the base 410. The base body 410 is provided inside with a hall element (the hall element is not shown in fig. 4), which is adapted to sense a rotation behavior (a rotation direction, a rotation distance, etc.) of the ferrule 430 according to a hall effect and convert the rotation behavior into a control command for a target device, specifically, a control command for adjusting a numerical parameter of the target device. In this way, the user can adjust the numerical parameters of the device by rotating the metal ring 430, so that the device can be controlled more intuitively and conveniently.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a user may move around the house with the moving knob 400, and the moving knob 400 may sense the wireless signal emitted by each sensor 120 and establish a wireless connection with the sensor 120 with the greatest signal strength. The communication quality between the movable knob and the inductor is guaranteed, and efficient and real-time control over the intelligent device is facilitated.

After the moving knob 400 is connected to the sensor 120, the user may operate on the moving knob 400 to send a control command to the target device, and the control command is sent to the target device through the sensor 120 and the gateway 110 connected to the moving knob 400 in sequence to control the target device. In some embodiments, when the target device executes the control instruction, feedback data may be generated, and the feedback data includes, for example, but not limited to, an execution time and an execution result (execution success or execution failure) of the control instruction. The target device sends feedback data to the gateway 110, and the gateway 110 further sends the feedback data to the movement knob 400 through the sensor 120 currently connected to the movement knob 400 to inform the user whether the target device has successfully completed control.

Fig. 5A-5E show schematic diagrams of the control of a device using a movement knob 400 alone, according to one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5A shows a floor selection interface, on which a user may select a floor by sliding left and right, e.g., the user finally selects floor 2 (F2). After the floor (floor 2) is selected, a floor 2 room selection interface is entered, as shown in FIG. 5B. The user may select a room by sliding left and right in the interface shown in FIG. 5B, e.g., the user has finally selected the living room. After the room is selected, a device selection interface for the living room is entered, as shown in FIG. 5C. The user may select the device to be controlled by sliding left and right in the interface shown in fig. 5C, for example, the user finally selects the ceiling lamp 1D-D16 as the target device to be controlled. Subsequently, entering the control interface of the ceiling lamps 1D-D16 as shown in fig. 5D and 5E, the user can issue control commands to the ceiling lamps 1D-D16 in the interface shown in fig. 5D and 5E.

The brightness of the letters and icons in fig. 5D and 5E is used to indicate the on/off states of the ceiling lamps 1D to D16. In FIG. 5D, the text "ceiling lights 1D-D16", the ceiling light icon, and the indented ring icon at the edge are darker in brightness, indicating that the ceiling lights 1D-D16 are in the closed state; in FIG. 5E, the text "ceiling lights 1D-D16", ceiling light icon, and indented ring icon with edge are brighter, indicating that the ceiling lights 1D-D16 are in the open state. The user can switch the on-off states of the ceiling lamps 1D-D16 by clicking the lamp icon in fig. 5D, 5E. For example, in the state of FIG. 5D, the user clicks the lamp icon to generate a control command to turn on the ceiling lamps 1D-D16, and then turn on the ceiling lamps 1D-D16, and the interface of the moving knob is switched from FIG. 5D to FIG. 5E. In the state of fig. 5E, the user clicks the lamp icon to generate a control command for turning off the ceiling lamps 1D-D16, and then turning off the ceiling lamps 1D-D16, and the interface for moving the knob is switched from fig. 5E to fig. 5D.

In fig. 5D, 5E, jagged ring-shaped icons on the interface edges are used to indicate the brightness of the ceiling lights 1D-D16. In FIG. 5D, the jagged ring icon is fully darkened, indicating that the brightness of the pendant lamps 1D-D16 is 0, i.e., the pendant lamps 1D-D16 are in the closed state; in FIG. 5E, the jagged ring icon is fully bright, indicating that the brightness of the pendant 1D-D16 has reached its maximum brightness. The user can adjust the number of teeth lighted in the interface by pressing a key or touching a gesture, thereby adjusting the brightness of the ceiling lamps 1D-D16. The greater the number of teeth lit up in the interface, the greater the brightness of the ceiling lamp 1D-D16.

Referring to fig. 4, the moving knob 400 includes a base 410 and a metal ring 430, and the metal ring 430 is disposed on an outer sidewall of the base 410 and can rotate in a circumferential direction with respect to the base 410. The base body 410 is provided inside with a hall element (the hall element is not shown in fig. 4), which is adapted to sense the rotational behavior of the ferrule 430 according to the hall effect and convert the rotational behavior into a control command for the target device, in particular, a control command for adjusting a numerical parameter of the target device. In this way, the user can adjust the numerical parameters of the device by rotating the metal ring 430, so that the device can be controlled more intuitively and conveniently.

Corresponding to fig. 5D, 5E, the user can adjust the brightness of the ceiling lamps 1D-D16 by turning the metal ring 430. The hall element can sense the rotation direction and the rotation distance of the metal ring 430, thereby determining the adjustment direction (up or down) and the adjustment amount (e.g., 30%) of the brightness of the ceiling lamps 1D-D16.

The control panel 200 may be used in combination with the movement knob 400. When the control panel 200 is fixedly and communicatively connected to the moving knob 400, the first screen 212 and the second screen 420 are combined to form a virtual screen on which a device control interface is displayed for receiving a control command of a user.

Fig. 6 shows a schematic view of the control panel 200 fixedly connected with the moving knob 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 6, when the moving knob 400 is fixedly connected to the control panel 200, the moving knob 400 is located at the intersection of the rectangular part 210 and the arc-shaped part 220, the left half of the moving knob 400 is located on the rectangular part 210 and covers a portion of the first screen 212, and the right half is located on the arc-shaped part 220.

According to one embodiment, the control panel 200 has a first magnet 222 disposed therein and the movement knob 400 has a second magnet 412 disposed therein. The control panel 200 and the moving knob 400 are fixedly connected by the attraction of the first magnet 222 and the second magnet 412. It is understood by those skilled in the art that the magnetic connection is only one way to fixedly connect the control panel 200 and the moving knob 400, and the control panel 200 and the moving knob 400 can be connected by other ways besides the magnetic connection, such as a snap connection, a pin connection, etc., but not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, two first magnets 222-1 and 222-2 are disposed in the control panel 200, and two second magnets 412-1 and 412-2 are disposed in the moving knob 400. On the attracting end surfaces of the control panel 200 and the moving knob 400 (i.e., the upper end surface of the control panel 200 and the lower end surface of the moving knob 400), the polarities of the magnetic poles of the first magnets 222-1 and 222-2 are opposite, and the polarities of the magnetic poles of the second magnets 412-1 and 412-2 are opposite. If and only if the second magnet 412-1 is attracted to the first magnet 222-1 and the second magnet 412-2 is attracted to the second magnet 222-2, the moving knob 400 is fixedly coupled to the control panel 200. This ensures that the moving knob 400 is fixed at a specific position on the control panel 200, that is, the first screen 212 and the second screen 420 have a specific relative position, so that the virtual screen composed of the first screen 212 and the second screen 420 can present a harmonious and uniform interface display effect.

According to an embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, a first coil 224 is disposed in the control panel 200, and the first coil 224 is adapted to generate an alternating magnetic field. According to an embodiment, the control panel 200 is connected to an ac power source (e.g. 220V commercial power) to make the first coil 224 receive an alternating current to generate an alternating magnetic field. The moving knob 400 is provided therein with a second coil 414. When the first magnet 222 is attracted to the second magnet 412, the first coil 224 is positioned opposite the second coil 414. According to the principle of electromagnetic induction, the alternating magnetic field in the first coil 224 induces an induced current in the second coil 414, thereby wirelessly charging the moving knob 400.

According to an embodiment, the communication connection between the control panel 200 and the movement knob 400 is a wireless communication connection including, but not limited to, a bluetooth connection, a ZigBee connection, etc. After the control panel 200 establishes a communication connection with the moving knob 400, data transmission can be performed between the control panel 200 and the moving knob 400.

According to an embodiment, the fixed connection and communication connection state between the control panel 200 and the movement knob 400 is detected by the control panel 200.

For example, the control panel 200 and the moving knob 400 are respectively provided with an induction coil, and when the two are fixedly connected, the control panel 200 can be used for wirelessly charging the moving knob 400. The control panel 200 and the moving knob 400 are respectively provided with a bluetooth module, and the two can establish bluetooth communication connection.

Accordingly, the connection state of the fixed connection can be judged by the charging state. When the control panel 200 senses that it is charging the external device, it is determined that it is fixedly connected to the moving knob 400.

The connection state of the communication connection can be judged by the connection state of the Bluetooth module. When the bluetooth module of the control panel 200 establishes a bluetooth connection with the bluetooth module of the moving knob 400, the two are communicatively connected. Specifically, the control panel 200 may establish a bluetooth connection with the movement knob 400 according to the following steps:

first, the control panel 200 acquires a bluetooth connection status from the bluetooth module, sets the bluetooth module as a master module if the current bluetooth is not connected, and clears historical data generated when the bluetooth module establishes a bluetooth connection before. The Bluetooth module has two working modes of a master module and a slave module, and in the master module mode, the Bluetooth module can actively scan the peripheral slave modules and establish connection with the scanned slave modules. In the slave module mode, the bluetooth module cannot actively scan and connect, and can only be passively connected by the bluetooth module in the master module mode. According to one embodiment, the bluetooth module of the control panel 200 is the master module and the bluetooth module of the movement knob 400 is the slave module.

Subsequently, the bluetooth module of the control panel 200 actively scans the peripheral slave modules that are not connected yet, and establishes a connection with the slave module with the strongest scanned bluetooth Signal Strength (RSSI), that is, establishes a bluetooth connection with the mobile knob with the strongest bluetooth Signal Strength. When a bluetooth connection is established with a mobile knob, the bluetooth module of the control panel 200 stops scanning. When the control panel 200 is bluetooth connected to the moving knob, the bluetooth module of the control panel 200 will continuously scan the surrounding slave modules until a bluetooth connection is established with a slave module.

When the control panel 200 is fixedly and communicatively connected to the moving knob 400, the first screen 212 and the second screen 420 are combined to form a virtual screen, and a device control interface is displayed on the virtual screen so as to receive a control command of a user. The user can operate on the virtual screen to issue control instructions. And after the virtual screen receives a control instruction of the user, sending the control instruction to corresponding equipment so as to control the equipment. Specifically, the virtual screen includes two portions, a first screen 212 and a second screen 420. When the first screen 212 receives a control instruction of a user, the control panel 200 sends the control instruction to a corresponding device through the gateway 110, that is, the control panel 200 sends the control instruction to the gateway 110, and the gateway 110 then sends the control instruction to the corresponding device to control the device. After the second screen 420 receives a control instruction of the user, the moving knob 400 sequentially passes through the control panel 200 and the gateway 110, and sends the control instruction to the corresponding device, that is, the moving knob 400 sends the control instruction to the control panel 200 in wireless communication with the moving knob, the control panel 200 then sends the control instruction to the gateway 110, and the gateway 110 sends the control instruction to the corresponding device to control the device.

FIG. 7A shows the top page of the control interface. As shown in fig. 7A, the control interface is composed of an interface of the first screen 212 and an interface of the second screen 420. The left side of the interface of the first screen 212 displays current environmental information in the house, including date, time, temperature and humidity, PM2.5 value, alarm information, and the like. To the right of the interface of the first screen 212 is a user-defined shortcut, which may be, for example, a shortcut for turning off/on all lights in a house by one key, a shortcut for entering a control interface of a certain room or device, or a shortcut for entering a certain mode (e.g., a sleep mode, a away-from-home mode, etc.), etc., but is not limited thereto. Note that, in the interface shown in fig. 7A, since the user has not set a shortcut key temporarily, the shortcut keys are all displayed as default values of "smart shortcut keys".

The second screen 420 displays a navigation interface of the device and the mode, and the interface includes navigation keys of the device and the mode. The user can enter the equipment selection interface by clicking an equipment key, and the user can select equipment from the equipment selection interface for control; by clicking the 'mode' key, a mode selection interface can be accessed, and a user can select a mode from the mode selection interface, so that a group of equipment can be quickly controlled according to the requirements of the selected mode.

FIG. 7B illustrates a device selection interface according to one embodiment of the invention. The second screen 420 displays a navigation bar for a floor and a room. The user can select a room in a floor by sliding, clicking and other operations.

The right side of the first screen 212 displays a circular device navigation bar that meets the outer contour of the second screen 420. The user can select a certain device in the room by performing operations such as sliding and clicking on the device navigation bar. The middle of the first screen 212 is a floor plan of a selected floor or room showing the locations of various devices included in the floor or room, which will be highlighted in the floor plan when a user selects a device. On the left side of the interface of the first screen 212 are shortcut keys for control, which may be customized by the user.

For example, as shown in fig. 7B, the current user selects a living room of one floor (F1) on the second screen 420, and accordingly, a floor plan of the living room of one floor is displayed in the middle of the interface of the first screen 212. The user may make a device selection by sliding, clicking on the circular navigation bar on the right side of the interface of the first screen 212, or clicking on a device in the user-type diagram in the middle of the interface. As shown in fig. 7B, the user selects the air conditioner. Two shortcut keys which are respectively 'full on' and 'full off' and are set by a user are arranged on the left side of the interface of the first screen 212, and when the user clicks the 'full on' key, all equipment in a currently selected room, namely a living room on one floor, are turned on; when the user clicks the "all off" key, all devices in the currently selected room, i.e., the living room of one floor, will be turned off.

FIG. 7C illustrates a device control interface according to one embodiment of the invention. The top portion of the interface of the first screen 212 displays the currently controlled device and the middle and lower portions of the interface display all of the controllable parameters of the current device. As shown in fig. 7C, the currently selected device is an air conditioner in a living room, the current indoor temperature is displayed in the upper left corner of the interface, 27 ℃, and icons of air conditioning devices, a temperature control bar, a wind speed control key and a working mode control key are displayed in the middle and lower parts of the interface. The brightness of each icon and text in fig. 7C can be used to indicate the on/off state of the device. When the brightness of the icons and the characters is brighter, the equipment is in an open state; when the brightness of the icons and the characters is low, the equipment is in a closed state. The user can switch the on-off state of the air conditioner by clicking the air conditioner icon in fig. 7C; the temperature of the air conditioner can be adjusted by dragging the temperature control strip; the selection of the wind speed and the working mode is carried out by clicking a wind speed key and a working mode key.

The second screen 420 displays the values of the numeric parameters of the device. For example, in fig. 7C, the numerical parameter of the air conditioner is temperature, and accordingly, the temperature value currently set by the air conditioner, 25 ℃, is displayed on the second screen 420. The right side of the first screen 212 is displayed with a jagged ring icon for indicating the magnitude of the value of the numerical parameter, which is contiguous with the outer contour of the second screen 420. The larger the number of illuminated jaggies in the icon, the larger the value of the numerical parameter. The user can adjust the temperature of the air conditioner by rotating the metal ring 430 on the moving knob 400. Moving the hall element in the knob 400 can sense the rotational direction and the rotational distance of the metal ring 430, thereby determining the adjustment direction (up or down) and the adjustment amount (by a few degrees) of the temperature. For example, as shown in fig. 7C, when the user rotates the metal ring 430 clockwise, the air-conditioning temperature is increased, and the number of teeth illuminated on the first screen 212 increases; when the user rotates the metal ring 430 counterclockwise, the air conditioner temperature is adjusted to be low, and the number of teeth illuminated on the first screen 212 is reduced.

FIG. 7D illustrates a mode setting interface according to one embodiment of the invention. A mode scroll bar and floor and room selection keys are displayed on the first screen 212, and a user can perform touch operations such as sliding and clicking to create a new mode, configure an existing mode, or delete a mode. The second screen 420 does not participate in the display of the mode setting interface, and when the user enters the mode setting interface, a preset standby screen is displayed on the second screen 420.

According to the technical scheme of the invention, the interactive terminal comprises a control panel and a movable knob which are detachably connected. The control panel and the movable knob can be combined for use, so that the touch area is increased, a user can conveniently realize touch operation, and equipment parameters can be more intuitively and conveniently adjusted by rotating the movable knob. Control panel and removal knob also can the exclusive use, and when the exclusive use, control panel can be convenient for realize touch-control operation, and removal knob can remove, control in a flexible way smart machine. The interactive terminal has various interactive modes, and can meet the regulation and control requirements of users on intelligent equipment in different scenes. In addition, when control panel and removal knob combination use, control panel can carry out wireless charging to removing the knob to the trouble of additionally charging to removing the knob has been avoided.

A11: the interactive terminal A1, wherein the moving knob includes a base and a metal ring, the metal ring is disposed on an outer side wall of the base and can rotate relative to the base, and the second screen is disposed on an upper end face of the base;

and a Hall element is arranged in the base body and is suitable for sensing the rotation behavior of the metal ring and converting the rotation behavior into a control command for target equipment.

A12: the interactive terminal of a11, wherein the hall element is adapted to translate the turning behavior into control commands for adjusting numerical parameters of a target device.

A13: the interactive terminal A2, wherein the control panel is communicatively connected to a gateway, the gateway is communicatively connected to each device in the house and to a sensor, and the sensor is adapted to establish a wireless communication connection with the moving knob;

when the control panel is not fixedly connected with the mobile knob or not in communication connection with the mobile knob, the control panel and the mobile knob are suitable for respectively receiving control instructions of users, the control panel sends the control instructions to corresponding equipment through the gateway, and the mobile knob sends the control instructions to the corresponding equipment through the inductor connected with the mobile knob and the gateway.

A14: a smart home system adapted to control devices in a premises, the system comprising:

the interactive terminal and gateway of any of claims 1-13, the gateway being communicatively connected to the interactive terminal and to devices in the premises, respectively;

the interactive terminal is suitable for receiving a control instruction which is sent by a user and aims at target equipment, and sending the control instruction to the gateway;

and the gateway receives the control instruction and sends the control instruction to target equipment so as to control the target equipment.

In the description provided herein, numerous specific details are set forth. It is understood, however, that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures and techniques have not been shown in detail in order not to obscure an understanding of this description.

Similarly, it should be appreciated that in the foregoing description of exemplary embodiments of the invention, various features of the invention are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure and aiding in the understanding of one or more of the various inventive aspects. However, the disclosed method should not be interpreted as reflecting an intention that: that the invention as claimed requires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in less than all features of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment. Thus, the claims following the detailed description are hereby expressly incorporated into this detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment of this invention.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the modules or units or components of the devices in the examples disclosed herein may be arranged in a device as described in this embodiment or alternatively may be located in one or more devices different from the devices in this example. The modules in the foregoing examples may be combined into one module or may be further divided into multiple sub-modules.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the modules in the device in an embodiment may be adaptively changed and disposed in one or more devices different from the embodiment. The modules or units or components of the embodiments may be combined into one module or unit or component, and furthermore they may be divided into a plurality of sub-modules or sub-units or sub-components. All of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and all of the processes or elements of any method or apparatus so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or processes or elements are mutually exclusive. Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Furthermore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that while some embodiments described herein include some features included in other embodiments, rather than other features, combinations of features of different embodiments are meant to be within the scope of the invention and form different embodiments. For example, in the following claims, any of the claimed embodiments may be used in any combination.

As used herein, unless otherwise specified the use of the ordinal adjectives "first", "second", "third", etc., to describe a common object, merely indicate that different instances of like objects are being referred to, and are not intended to imply that the objects so described must be in a given sequence, either temporally, spatially, in ranking, or in any other manner.

While the invention has been described with respect to a limited number of embodiments, those skilled in the art, having benefit of this description, will appreciate that other embodiments can be devised which do not depart from the scope of the invention as described herein. Furthermore, it should be noted that the language used in the specification has been principally selected for readability and instructional purposes, and may not have been selected to delineate or circumscribe the inventive subject matter. Accordingly, many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the appended claims. The present invention has been disclosed in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense with respect to the scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. An interactive terminal adapted to control devices in a house, said interactive terminal comprising a detachably connected control panel comprising a first screen and a movement knob comprising a second screen;

when the control panel is fixedly connected and in communication connection with the mobile knob, the first screen and the second screen are combined to form a virtual screen;

and a device control interface is displayed on the virtual screen so as to receive a control instruction of a user.

2. The interactive terminal of claim 1, wherein the control panel and the moving knob are adapted to receive control commands from a user to control the corresponding device when the control panel and the moving knob are not fixedly connected or communicatively connected, respectively.

3. The interactive terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first magnet is disposed in the control panel, a second magnet is disposed in the moving knob, and the control panel and the moving knob are fixedly connected by attraction of the first magnet and the second magnet.

4. The interactive terminal of claim 3, wherein the control panel has a first coil disposed therein, the first coil adapted to generate an alternating magnetic field, the movement knob has a second coil disposed therein,

when the first magnet is attracted with the second magnet, induction current is generated in the second coil so as to charge the moving knob.

5. The interactive terminal of claim 4, wherein the control panel is connected to an alternating current power source to draw an alternating current into the first coil to generate an alternating magnetic field.

6. The interaction terminal according to any of claims 3-5, wherein two first magnets are provided in the control panel and two second magnets are provided in the movement knob;

on the attracting end face of the control panel and the movable knob, the magnetic poles of the two first magnets are opposite in polarity, and the magnetic poles of the two second magnets are opposite in polarity.

7. The interactive terminal of claim 1, wherein the control panel comprises a rectangular portion and an arc portion connected to the rectangular portion, the first screen being disposed on the rectangular portion;

the moving knob is circular, and when the moving knob is fixedly connected with the control panel, the moving knob is located at the joint of the rectangular part and the arc part and covers a part of the first screen.

8. The interactive terminal of claim 1, wherein the communication connection is a wireless communication connection, the wireless communication connection comprising a bluetooth connection.

9. The interactive terminal of claim 1,

and after the virtual screen receives a control instruction of a user, sending the control instruction to corresponding equipment so as to control the equipment.

10. The interactive terminal of claim 9, wherein the control panel is communicatively coupled to a gateway, the gateway being communicatively coupled to devices in the premises, respectively;

after the first screen receives a control instruction of a user, the control panel sends the control instruction to corresponding equipment through the gateway;

and after the second screen receives a control instruction of a user, the mobile knob sequentially passes through the control panel and the gateway and sends the control instruction to corresponding equipment.

11. The interactive terminal of claim 1, wherein the movement knob comprises a base body and a metal ring, the metal ring is disposed on an outer sidewall of the base body and can rotate relative to the base body, and the second screen is disposed on an upper end surface of the base body;

12. The interactive terminal of claim 11, wherein the hall element is adapted to translate the rotational behavior into control instructions for adjusting a numerical parameter of a target device.

13. The interactive terminal of claim 2, wherein the control panel is communicatively coupled to a gateway, the gateway being communicatively coupled to devices in the premises and to a sensor, respectively, the sensor being adapted to establish a wireless communication link with the movement knob;

14. A smart home system adapted to control devices in a premises, the system comprising: