CN110069047B

CN110069047B - Interaction method, interaction terminal and intelligent home system

Info

Publication number: CN110069047B
Application number: CN201910319080.XA
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: CN110069047A

Abstract

The invention discloses an interaction method, which is executed in an interaction terminal, wherein the interaction terminal comprises a control panel and a movable knob, the control panel and the movable knob are detachably connected, the control panel comprises a first screen, the movable knob comprises a second screen, and a metal ring capable of rotating along the circumferential direction is arranged on the outer side wall of the movable knob, and the method comprises the following steps: displaying a device control interface for controlling a controlled device on a first screen; displaying a value of a numerical parameter of the controlled device on the second screen in response to an operation of connecting the movement knob to a preset area of the first screen; adjusting a value of the numerical parameter in response to an operation of rotating the ferrule. The invention also discloses a corresponding interactive terminal and an intelligent home system.

Description

Interaction method, interaction terminal and intelligent home system

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent home, in particular to an interaction method, an interaction 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. The interactive terminal can be, for example, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a smart wearable device, and the like, in which a companion application (App) is installed.

The user can adjust the numerical parameters of the equipment (such as the brightness of a desk lamp, the temperature of an air conditioner and the like) through touch operation on the screen of the interactive terminal. At present, there are two common ways of adjusting numerical parameters, one is to input corresponding numerical values through a virtual keyboard on a screen, and the other is to adjust the numerical values by dragging a slider on a slider. Due to the fact that the screen size of the interactive terminal is limited, the size of the virtual keyboard key is small, and a user is inconvenient in touch operation, misoperation is easily caused. In addition, the length of the sliding bar is small, and the device parameter is difficult to adjust to a certain value by dragging the sliding block.

Therefore, a new interactive scheme is needed to allow the user to adjust the numerical parameters of the device more conveniently.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, the present invention provides an interaction method, an interaction terminal and a smart home system, which aim to solve or at least alleviate the above problems.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an interaction method, performed in an interaction terminal, the interaction terminal including a control panel and a moving knob, the control panel including a first screen, the moving knob including a second screen, an outer side wall of the moving knob being provided with a metal ring capable of rotating in a circumferential direction, the method including: displaying a device control interface for controlling a controlled device on a first screen; displaying a value of a numerical parameter of a controlled device on a second screen in response to an operation of connecting a movement knob to a preset region of the first screen; adjusting a value of the numerical parameter in response to an operation of rotating the ferrule.

Optionally, in the interaction method according to the present invention, a hall element is disposed in the moving knob, and the hall element is adapted to sense a rotation behavior of the metal ring, and convert the rotation behavior into a control command for adjusting a numerical parameter of a controlled device, so as to adjust a value of the numerical parameter.

Optionally, in the interaction method according to the present invention, the step of adjusting the value of the numerical parameter includes: determining the adjusting direction of the value of the numerical parameter according to the rotating direction of the metal ring; and determining the adjustment quantity of the value of the numerical parameter according to the rotating distance of the metal ring.

Optionally, in the interaction method according to the present invention, further comprising: responding to the operation of connecting a moving knob to a preset area of the first screen, displaying an arc-shaped indication strip in the equipment control interface, wherein the arc-shaped indication strip is positioned on the outer side of the moving knob, the radian of the arc-shaped indication strip is consistent with the edge radian of the moving knob, and the proportion of a bright area in the arc-shaped indication strip is suitable for representing the magnitude of numerical parameters of the controlled equipment; and adjusting the proportion of the bright area in the arc-shaped indication strip in response to the operation of rotating the metal ring.

Optionally, in the interaction method according to the present invention, the step of adjusting a ratio of the bright area in the arc-shaped indication bar includes: determining the adjusting direction of the proportion of the bright area in the arc-shaped indicating strip according to the rotating direction of the metal ring; and determining the adjustment amount of the proportion of the bright area in the arc-shaped indication strip according to the rotating distance of the metal ring.

Optionally, in the interaction method according to the present invention, the arc-shaped indication bar includes a plurality of scale marks, and the step of adjusting a ratio of the bright area in the arc-shaped indication bar in response to the operation of rotating the metal ring includes: the number of the illuminated scale lines in the arc indication bar is adjusted in response to the operation of rotating the metal ring.

Optionally, in the interaction method according to the present invention, when a plurality of numerical parameters of the controlled device are included in the device control interface, in response to an operation of connecting the movement knob to a preset region of the first screen, a value of a numerical parameter most recently operated by the user is displayed on the second screen, or a value of a numerical parameter most frequently operated by the user is displayed, or a default value of a numerical parameter is displayed.

Optionally, in the interaction method according to the present invention, further comprising: in response to an operation of selecting a numerical parameter in the device control interface, a value of the selected numerical parameter is displayed on the second screen.

Optionally, in an interaction method according to the present invention, the device control interface includes an icon of the controlled device, and the method further includes: and responding to the operation of clicking the icon, switching the bright and dark states of the icon, and switching the on-off state of the controlled equipment.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an interactive terminal comprising a detachably connected control panel and a movement knob, said interactive terminal being adapted to perform the interaction method as described above.

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 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.

According to the interaction scheme of the present invention, the control panel and the movement knob may be used in combination. After the movable knob is connected to the control panel, a user can adjust the numerical parameters of the controlled equipment by rotating the metal ring on the movable knob, so that the numerical parameters of the controlled equipment can be adjusted more conveniently and visually, and inconvenience and misoperation caused by using a virtual keyboard or a sliding gesture are 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;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of a movement knob 300 according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating the control panel 200 fixedly connected to the moving knob 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 shows a flow diagram of an interaction method 500 according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIGS. 6A and 6B are schematic diagrams of a device control interface before and after a movement knob is coupled to a control panel according to one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 and 8 are schematic diagrams illustrating adjustment of numerical parameters of a controlled device after a moving knob is connected with a control panel according to two embodiments 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 300, and the control panel 200 is detachably connected to the moving knob 300. The control panel 200 and the moving knob 300 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 300 is used alone, and the control panel 200 and the movement knob 300 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 input of a user. The arc portion 220 may be used to fixedly connect with the moving knob 300 when the control panel 200 is used in combination with the moving knob 300.

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.

The movement knob 300 may be used alone for receiving a control command from a user to control a corresponding device.

The moving knob 300 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 300 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 300 is not fixedly connected to the control panel 200, the moving knob 300 transmits the received user control command to the gateway 110 through the sensor 120.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the sensor 120 is provided with a wireless communication module corresponding to the moving knob 300, for establishing wireless connection and communication with the moving knob 300. For example, bluetooth modules are disposed in the sensor 120 and the moving knob 300, and accordingly, the sensor 120 and the moving knob 300 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. 3 shows a schematic view of a movement knob 300 according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 3, the moving knob 300 includes a base 310, a second screen 320, and a metal ring 330. The second screen 320 is disposed on the upper end surface of the base 310, and is used for displaying and receiving user input. The metal ring 330 is disposed on an outer sidewall of the base 310 and is rotatable in a circumferential direction with respect to the base 310. The base 310 is provided inside with a hall element 340 (the hall element 340 is not shown in fig. 3), and according to the hall effect, the hall element 340 is adapted to sense the rotation behavior (the rotation direction, the rotation distance, etc.) of the ferrule 330 and convert the rotation behavior into a control instruction for the target device, specifically, a control instruction for adjusting the numerical type parameter of the target device. In this way, the user can adjust the numerical parameters of the device by rotating the metal ring 330, 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 300, and the moving knob 300 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 300 is connected to the sensor 120, the user may operate on the moving knob 300 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 300 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 300 through the sensor 120 currently connected to the movement knob 300 to inform the user whether the target device has successfully completed control.

The control panel 200 may be used in combination with the movement knob 300. When the control panel 200 is fixedly and communicatively connected with the moving knob 300, the first screen 212 and the second screen 320 are displayed in combination.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic view of the control panel 200 fixedly connected with the moving knob 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 4, when the moving knob 300 is fixedly connected to the control panel 200, the moving knob 300 is located at the intersection of the rectangular portion 210 and the arc portion 220, the left half of the moving knob 300 is located on the rectangular portion 210 and covers a portion of the first screen 212, and the right half is located on the arc portion 220.

According to one embodiment, the control panel 200 has a first magnet 222 disposed therein and the movement knob 300 has a second magnet 312 disposed therein. The control panel 200 is fixedly connected with the moving knob 300 through the attraction of the first magnet 222 and the second magnet 312. 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 300, and the control panel 200 and the moving knob 300 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 3, two first magnets 222-1 and 222-2 are disposed in the control panel 200, and two second magnets 312-1 and 312-2 are disposed in the moving knob 300. On the attracting end surface of the control panel 200 and the moving knob 300 (i.e. the upper end surface of the control panel 200 and the lower end surface of the moving knob 300), 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 312-1 and 312-2 are opposite. If and only if the second magnet 312-1 is attracted to the first magnet 222-1 and the second magnet 312-2 is attracted to the second magnet 222-2, the moving knob 300 is fixedly coupled to the control panel 200. This ensures that the moving knob 300 is fixed at a specific position on the control panel 200, that is, the first screen 212 and the second screen 320 have a specific relative position, so that the virtual screen composed of the first screen 212 and the second screen 320 can present a harmonious and uniform interface display effect.

According to an embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, 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 300 is provided therein with a second coil 314. When the first magnet 222 is engaged with the second magnet 312, the first coil 224 is positioned opposite the second coil 314. According to the principle of electromagnetic induction, the alternating magnetic field in the first coil 224 induces an induced current in the second coil 314, thereby wirelessly charging the movement knob 300.

According to an embodiment, the communication connection between the control panel 200 and the movement knob 300 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 300, data transmission can be performed between the control panel 200 and the moving knob 300.

According to an embodiment, the fixed connection and communication connection state between the control panel 200 and the moving knob 300 is detected by the control panel 200.

For example, induction coils are respectively disposed in the control panel 200 and the moving knob 300, and when the two are fixedly connected, the control panel 200 can be used to wirelessly charge the moving knob 300. The control panel 200 and the moving knob 300 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 with the moving knob 300. 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 300, the two are communicatively connected.

When the control panel 200 is fixedly and communicatively connected to the moving knob 300, the first screen 212 and the second screen 320 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 320. 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 320 receives a control instruction of the user, the moving knob 300 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 300 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.

When the control panel 200 is used in combination with the moving knob 300, a user can conveniently adjust the value of the numerical parameter of the controlled device by an interactive manner of rotating the metal ring 330 on the moving knob 300. FIG. 5 shows a flow diagram of an interactive method 500 for adjusting a value of a numerical parameter of a controlled device by rotating a ferrule, according to one embodiment of the invention. The method 500 is performed in the interactive terminal 130. As shown in fig. 5, the method 500 begins at step S510.

In step S510, a device control interface for controlling a controlled device is displayed on a first screen.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first screen refers to a screen on the control panel, and the second screen refers to a screen on the movement knob. The first screen and the second screen are only used for distinguishing the positions of the screens, and do not have other meanings in terms of time, sequencing and the like.

In embodiments of the present invention, the device control interface generally includes foreground elements and a background image. A foreground element is an encapsulation of methods and data with a graphical user interface, i.e. it is a component of the visualization. The foreground elements are used for presenting information to a user, and some foreground elements may also interact with the user, such as receiving touch input (e.g., clicking, long-pressing, sliding, etc.) of the user and outputting corresponding feedback information based on the input of the user. The foreground element may be, for example, an icon, a button, a text box, a slider, or other individual component, or may be a visual combination of multiple components, such as a container component. The background image is a fixed image that lines the foreground elements. The background image is typically provided to make the interface more aesthetically pleasing, rather than to present information, nor is it available for interaction with the user.

FIG. 6A shows a schematic diagram of a device control interface, according to one embodiment of the invention. The device control interface shown in fig. 6A is used to control air conditioners in the living room of one floor (F1). As shown in fig. 6A, the device control interface includes a blurred background image 610 and foreground elements 620. The foreground element 620 is a container component, which further includes icons, buttons, sliders, etc. for controlling the temperature, wind speed, mode, etc. parameters of the air conditioner.

In step S510, the control panel 200 is not connected to the movement knob 300, the control panel 200 is used alone, and the device control interface is independently displayed on the first screen of the control panel 200.

Subsequently, in step S520, in response to an operation of connecting the movement knob to a preset region of the first screen, a value of a numerical type parameter of the controlled device is displayed on the second screen.

According to one embodiment, the first screen is rectangular, the movement knob and the second screen thereof are circular, and the predetermined area is an edge of the first screen. When the moving knob is connected to the preset area of the first screen, the center of the second screen is located at the midpoint of the edge of the first screen covered by the moving knob, so that the combination of the first screen and the second screen is more harmonious and beautiful.

It should be noted that, the movement knob and the second screen thereof described herein are circular, which means that the movement knob and the second screen are circular in overall visual appearance, and not that the movement knob and the second screen are necessarily circular in strict accordance with the rules defined by mathematics. For example, in practice, the moving knob and the second screen may be regular circles, oval, arcs with patterns on the edges, or the like, but are not limited thereto. In addition, the center of the second screen described herein being located at the midpoint of the edge of the first screen covered by the movement knob means that the center of the second screen is located at the midpoint of the edge of the first screen covered by the movement knob in overall visual appearance, and does not mean that the center of the second screen must be mathematically exactly located at the midpoint of the edge of the first screen covered by the movement knob.

For example, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, the first screen 212 is rectangular, the moving knob 300 and the second screen 320 thereof are circular, and the predetermined area is the right edge of the first screen 212. As shown in fig. 4, when the movement knob 300 is connected to the right edge of the first screen 212, the center of the second screen 320 is located at the midpoint of the right edge of the first screen 212 covered by the movement knob 300, so that the combination of the first screen 212 and the second screen 320 is more harmonious and beautiful, and accordingly, the first screen 212 and the second screen 320 have a good visual effect when combined for information display.

According to one embodiment, in step S520, in response to the operation of connecting the movement knob to the preset area of the first screen, the position of the foreground element in the device control interface is adjusted so that the foreground element in the device control interface is not occluded by the movement knob. For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the movement knob is not connected, a foreground element 620 is included in the device control interface. As shown in fig. 6B, when the move knob is attached to the right side of the first screen, the foreground element 620 is moved horizontally to the left by a distance, for example, 30px (i.e., 30 pixels) to ensure that the foreground element 620 is fully displayed after the move knob is attached.

In step S520, after the moving knob is connected to the preset area of the first screen, the value of a numerical parameter of the controlled device is displayed on the second screen.

As previously described, the movement knob 300 may be communicatively coupled (e.g., bluetooth coupled) to the control panel 200. After the two are communicatively connected, the control panel 200 may transmit the value of the numerical parameter in the current device control interface to the movement knob 300, so as to display the value of the numerical parameter on the second screen of the movement knob 300.

In a general case, the controlled device has only one controllable numerical parameter, and accordingly, the value of the numerical parameter of the controlled device is displayed on the second screen. For example, as shown in fig. 6B, the controlled device is an air conditioner having only one numerical parameter, i.e., temperature, and accordingly, a temperature value of 25 ℃ of the air conditioner is displayed on the second screen. As shown in fig. 7, the controlled device is a desk lamp, which has only one numerical parameter, i.e., brightness, and accordingly, the brightness value of the desk lamp is displayed on the second screen by 40%.

In some embodiments, the controlled device has a plurality of controllable numerical parameters. When the controlled device has a plurality of controllable numerical parameters, one of the plurality of numerical parameters needs to be selected according to a certain rule and displayed on the second screen. The rule for selecting one numerical parameter from a plurality of numerical parameters may be set by one skilled in the art, and the present invention is not limited thereto. According to one embodiment, the value of a numerical parameter most recently operated by the user may be selected, or the value of a numerical parameter most frequently operated by the user may be displayed, or a default value of a numerical parameter may be displayed. That is, in response to an operation of connecting the movement knob to a preset area of the first screen, a value of a numerical parameter most recently operated by the user is displayed on the second screen, or a value of a numerical parameter most frequently operated by the user is displayed, or a default value of the numerical parameter is displayed.

For example, as shown in fig. 8, the controlled device is a refrigerator having two numerical parameters of a refrigerating chamber temperature and a freezing chamber temperature. A default numerical parameter is set to the freezer temperature. When the moving knob is connected to a preset area of the first screen, a default numerical parameter, i.e., a refrigerating compartment temperature of 4 c, is displayed on the second screen.

According to one embodiment, in step S520, in response to the operation of connecting the moving knob to the preset region of the first screen, in addition to displaying the value of the numerical parameter of the controlled device on the second screen, an arc-shaped indication bar is displayed in the device control interface of the first screen, the arc-shaped indication bar is located outside the moving knob and has an arc degree consistent with the edge arc degree of the moving knob, and the proportion of the bright region in the arc-shaped indication bar is suitable for representing the magnitude of the numerical parameter of the controlled device.

As shown in fig. 6B, the controlled device is an air conditioner, and when the moving knob is connected to the first screen, the temperature value of the air conditioner is displayed on the second screen at 25 ℃. An arc-shaped indication bar 630 is displayed in the first screen, and the arc-shaped indication bar 630 comprises a plurality of scale marks. The arc indicator strip 630 is located outside the moving knob and has an arc that is identical to the edge arc of the moving knob. The ratio of the bright area in the arc indication bar 630 is suitable for representing the size of the air conditioner temperature. In the arc-shaped indication bar 630, the area below the dotted line 640 is a bright area, the area above the dotted line 640 is a dark area, and the proportion of the bright area is suitable for representing the temperature of the air conditioner.

Subsequently, in step S530, the value of the numerical parameter is adjusted in response to the operation of rotating the ferrule.

As mentioned above, the moving knob 300 is provided therein with the hall element 340, and the hall element 340 is adapted to sense the rotating behavior of the metal ring 330, and convert the rotating behavior into a control command for adjusting the numerical parameter of the controlled device to adjust the value of the numerical parameter. The control command is then sent to the control panel 200 by the moving knob 300, the control panel 200 then sends the control command to the gateway 110, the gateway 110 then sends the control command to the controlled device, and the controlled device executes the control command to complete the adjustment of the numerical parameter value of the controlled device.

According to an embodiment, in step S530, in response to the operation of rotating the metal ring, in addition to adjusting the value of the numerical parameter, the ratio of the bright area in the arc indicator bar in the first screen is also adjusted. According to an embodiment, as shown in fig. 6B, the arc indication bar 630 includes a plurality of scale marks, and in response to the operation of rotating the metal ring, the number of the illuminated scale marks in the arc indication bar 630 is adjusted, so as to adjust the proportion of the bright area in the arc indication bar 630.

According to one embodiment, the rotation behavior of the eyelet 330 includes both a direction of rotation and a distance of rotation. Determining the adjustment direction (increasing or decreasing) of the value of the numerical parameter according to the rotation direction of the metal ring; the adjustment amount (how much to adjust) of the value of the numerical parameter is determined according to the rotation distance of the metal ring. In addition, when the arc-shaped indication strip is arranged in the first screen, the adjusting direction of the proportion of the bright area in the arc-shaped indication strip is determined according to the rotating direction of the metal ring; and determining the adjustment amount of the proportion of the bright area in the arc-shaped indication strip according to the rotating distance of the metal ring.

According to one embodiment, the device control interface of the first screen includes an icon of the controlled device. And responding to the operation of clicking the icon, switching the bright and dark states of the icon, and switching the on-off state of the controlled equipment.

According to one embodiment, when the controlled device has a plurality of controllable numerical parameters, the user can select the numerical parameters at the device control interface of the first screen. In response to an operation of selecting a numerical parameter in the device control interface, a value of the selected numerical parameter is displayed on the second screen.

Fig. 6B, 7 and 8 are schematic diagrams illustrating adjustment of numerical parameters of a controlled device after a moving knob is connected to a control panel according to three embodiments of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 6B, the controlled device is an air conditioner in a living room of one floor (F1). And when the movable knob is connected to the first screen, the temperature value of the air conditioner is displayed on the second screen of the movable knob. An arc-shaped indication strip 630 is displayed on the first screen, the arc-shaped indication strip 630 is positioned on the outer side of the moving knob, and the radian of the arc-shaped indication strip is consistent with the edge radian of the moving knob. The arc indicator strip 630 includes a plurality of tick marks therein. In the arc-shaped indication bar 630, the area below the dotted line 640 is a bright area, the area above the dotted line 640 is a dark area, and the proportion of the bright area is suitable for representing the temperature of the air conditioner. The larger the number of the illuminated scale marks in the arc indication bar 630 is, the more the position of the dotted line 640 moves up, the larger the proportion of the bright area in the arc indication bar 630 is, and the larger the set temperature value is.

The user can adjust the temperature of the air conditioner by turning the metal ring 330 on the moving knob. In response to the operation of rotating the metal ring by the user, the adjusted temperature values are displayed on the first screen and the second screen in real time, and the proportion of the bright area in the arc-shaped indication bar 630 is adjusted in real time. The hall element in the moving knob can sense the rotating direction and the rotating distance of the metal ring, so as to determine the adjusting direction (increasing or decreasing) and the adjusting amount (adjusting a few degrees) of the temperature, and determine the adjusting direction (increasing or decreasing) and the adjusting amount (adjusting a few degrees) of the proportion of the bright area in the arc-shaped indicating strip 630. For example, as shown in fig. 6B, when the user rotates the metal ring clockwise, the air conditioner temperature is increased, and the number of the illuminated scale lines in the arc indication bar 630 increases; when the user rotates the metal ring counterclockwise, the air conditioner temperature is turned down, and the number of the illuminated scale lines in the arc indication bar 630 is reduced.

As shown in fig. 6B, an icon 650 of an air conditioner is displayed on the first screen. The user can switch the on-off state of the air conditioner by clicking the icon 650. In response to the user clicking on the icon 650, the light and dark states of the icon 650 are switched on the first screen in real time. When the icon 650 is in a bright state, it indicates that the air conditioner is turned on; when the icon 650 is in a dark state, it indicates that the air conditioner is off.

As shown in fig. 6B, a slide bar 660 and a slider 670 for adjusting the temperature of the air conditioner are also displayed on the first screen. The temperature of the air conditioner can be adjusted by adjusting the position of the slider 670 on the slide bar 660. The adjusted temperature will be displayed on the second screen in real time.

As shown in fig. 7, the controlled device is a desk lamp on the right side of a hall sofa at one floor (F1). When the moving knob is connected to the first screen, the brightness value of the desk lamp is displayed on the second screen of the moving knob by 40%. An arc-shaped indication strip 710 is displayed on the first screen, and the arc-shaped indication strip 710 is positioned on the outer side of the moving knob and has the radian consistent with the edge radian of the moving knob. The arc indicator strip 710 includes a plurality of tick marks therein. In the arc-shaped indication bar 710, the area below the dashed line 720 is a bright area, the area above the dashed line 720 is a dark area, and the proportion of the bright area is suitable for representing the brightness of the desk lamp. The larger the number of the lighted scale lines in the arc indication bar 710 is, the higher the position of the broken line 720 is, and the larger the proportion of the bright area in the arc indication bar 710 is, the larger the set brightness value is.

The user can adjust the brightness of the desk lamp by turning the metal ring 330 on the moving knob. In response to the operation of rotating the metal ring by the user, the adjusted brightness values are displayed on the first screen and the second screen in real time, and the proportion of the bright area in the arc-shaped indication bar 710 is adjusted in real time. The hall element in the moving knob can sense the rotating direction and rotating distance of the metal ring, so as to determine the adjusting direction (increasing or decreasing) and adjusting quantity (adjusting quantity) of the brightness, and determine the adjusting direction (increasing or decreasing) and adjusting quantity (adjusting quantity) of the proportion of the bright area in the arc-shaped indication strip 710. For example, as shown in fig. 7, when the user rotates the metal ring clockwise, the brightness of the desk lamp is increased, and the number of the lighted scale marks in the arc-shaped indication bar 710 is increased; when the user rotates the metal ring counterclockwise, the brightness of the desk lamp is reduced, and the number of the lighted scale marks in the arc-shaped indication strip 710 is reduced.

As shown in fig. 7, an icon 730 of a desk lamp is displayed on the first screen. The user can switch the on/off state of the desk lamp by clicking the icon 730. In response to the user clicking on the icon 730, the bright and dark states of the icon 730 are switched on the first screen in real time. When the icon 730 is in a bright state, the desk lamp is turned on; when the icon 730 is in a dark state, it indicates that the desk lamp is off. As shown in fig. 7, an arc-shaped indicator strip 740 is disposed around the icon 730 of the desk lamp, the proportion of the bright area in the arc-shaped indicator strip 740 is suitable for representing the brightness of the desk lamp, and the larger the proportion of the bright area is, the larger the brightness of the desk lamp is.

As shown in fig. 7, a slider 750 and a slider 760 for adjusting the brightness of the table lamp are also displayed on the first screen. The brightness of the desk lamp can be adjusted by adjusting the position of the slider 760 on the slider 750. The adjusted brightness value will be displayed on the second screen in real time.

As shown in fig. 8, the controlled device is a layer (F1) chef refrigerator. The refrigerator includes two numerical parameters, a freezer temperature and a refrigerator temperature, wherein the freezer temperature is a default numerical parameter. When the moving knob is connected to the first screen, the default value of the numerical parameter, namely the refrigerating chamber temperature is 4 ℃, is displayed on the second screen of the moving knob. An arc-shaped indicator strip 810 is displayed on the first screen, and the arc-shaped indicator strip 810 is positioned on the outer side of the moving knob and has the radian consistent with the edge radian of the moving knob. The arc indicator 810 includes a plurality of graduations. In the arc-shaped indication strip 810, the area below the dotted line 820 is a bright area, the area above the dotted line 820 is a dark area, and the proportion of the bright area is suitable for representing the temperature of the refrigerating chamber of the refrigerator. The larger the number of the lighted scale lines in the arc-shaped indication bar 810 is, the more the position of the dotted line 820 moves upwards, the larger the proportion of the bright area in the arc-shaped indication bar 810 is, and the larger the set temperature value is.

The user can adjust the temperature of the refrigerator compartment by turning the metal ring 330 on the moving knob. In response to the operation of rotating the metal ring by the user, the adjusted temperature values are displayed on the first screen and the second screen in real time, and the proportion of the bright area in the arc-shaped indication strip 810 is adjusted in real time. The hall element in the moving knob can sense the rotating direction and rotating distance of the metal ring, so as to determine the adjusting direction (increasing or decreasing) and adjusting quantity (adjusting quantity) of the brightness, and determine the adjusting direction (increasing or decreasing) and adjusting quantity (adjusting quantity) of the proportion of the bright area in the arc-shaped indication strip 810. For example, as shown in fig. 8, when the user rotates the metal ring clockwise, the temperature of the refrigerating chamber is increased, and the number of the illuminated scale marks in the arc indication bar 810 is increased; when the user rotates the metal ring counterclockwise, the refrigerating compartment temperature is adjusted to be low, and the number of the illuminated scale lines in the arc indication bar 810 is reduced.

The user can select the numerical parameter on the device control interface of the first screen to switch the numerical parameter. Accordingly, in response to an operation of a user selecting a numerical parameter in the device control interface, a value of the selected numerical parameter is displayed on the second screen. As shown in fig. 8, the current second screen shows the freezer temperature. The user may switch the currently controlled numerical parameter to the freezer compartment temperature by clicking an arbitrary position in the freezer control area 830, and accordingly, the freezer compartment temperature of-14 c will be displayed on the second screen. The user then turns the eyelet 330 and the freezer compartment temperature can be adjusted. The adjustment of the temperature of the freezing chamber is similar to the adjustment of the temperature of the refrigerating chamber, and the details are not repeated herein.

As shown in fig. 8, a slider 840 and a slider 850 for adjusting the temperature of the refrigerating compartment, and a slider 860 and a slider 870 for adjusting the temperature of the freezing compartment are also displayed on the first screen. The temperature of the refrigerating chamber can be adjusted by adjusting the position of the slider 850 on the sliding bar 840, and the adjusted temperature value of the refrigerating chamber is displayed on the second screen in real time. The temperature of the freezing chamber can be adjusted by adjusting the position of the sliding block 870 on the sliding bar 860, and the adjusted temperature value of the freezing chamber is displayed on the second screen in real time.

A11: a smart home system adapted to control devices in a premises, the system comprising:

the interactive terminal and gateway of claim 10, said gateway being communicatively connected to devices in said 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 interaction method is executed in an interaction terminal, the interaction terminal comprises a control panel and a moving knob, the control panel comprises a first screen, the moving knob comprises a second screen, a metal ring capable of rotating along the circumferential direction is arranged on the outer side wall of the moving knob, and the method comprises the following steps:

displaying a device control interface for controlling a controlled device on a first screen;

displaying a value of a numerical parameter of a controlled device on a second screen in response to an operation of connecting a movement knob to a preset region of the first screen;

adjusting a value of the numerical parameter in response to an operation of rotating the ferrule.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a hall element is disposed in the moving knob, the hall element being adapted to sense a rotational behavior of the ferrule, convert the rotational behavior into a control command for adjusting a numerical parameter of a controlled device to adjust a value of the numerical parameter.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of adjusting the value of the numerical parameter comprises:

determining the adjusting direction of the value of the numerical parameter according to the rotating direction of the metal ring; and

and determining the adjustment quantity of the value of the numerical parameter according to the rotating distance of the metal ring.

4. The method of any of claims 1-3, further comprising:

responding to the operation of connecting a moving knob to a preset area of the first screen, displaying an arc-shaped indication strip in the equipment control interface, wherein the arc-shaped indication strip is positioned on the outer side of the moving knob, the radian of the arc-shaped indication strip is consistent with the edge radian of the moving knob, and the proportion of a bright area in the arc-shaped indication strip is suitable for representing the magnitude of numerical parameters of the controlled equipment;

and adjusting the proportion of the bright area in the arc-shaped indication strip in response to the operation of rotating the metal ring.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of adjusting the proportion of the bright area in the arc indicator strip comprises:

determining the adjusting direction of the proportion of the bright area in the arc-shaped indicating strip according to the rotating direction of the metal ring; and

and determining the adjustment amount of the proportion of the bright area in the arc-shaped indication strip according to the rotating distance of the metal ring.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the arc indicator strip includes a plurality of graduations, and the step of adjusting the proportion of the bright area in the arc indicator strip in response to the operation of rotating the metal ring comprises:

the number of the illuminated scale lines in the arc indication bar is adjusted in response to the operation of rotating the metal ring.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein, when a plurality of numerical parameters of a controlled device are included in the device control interface,

in response to an operation of connecting the movement knob to a preset area of the first screen, displaying a value of a numerical parameter most recently operated by a user, or displaying a value of a numerical parameter most frequently operated by the user, or displaying a default value of the numerical parameter on the second screen.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

in response to an operation of selecting a numerical parameter in the device control interface, a value of the selected numerical parameter is displayed on the second screen.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the device control interface includes an icon of a controlled device, the method further comprising:

and responding to the operation of clicking the icon, switching the bright and dark states of the icon, and switching the on-off state of the controlled equipment.

10. An interactive terminal comprising a detachably connected control panel and movement knobs, the interactive terminal being adapted to perform the method of any one of claims 1-9.

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