CN110671875B

CN110671875B - Control method for use conflict behavior of refrigerator compartment

Info

Publication number: CN110671875B
Application number: CN201910846774.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张兴端; 张南佑; 王承刚
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2019-09-09
Filing date: 2019-09-09
Publication date: 2020-11-17
Anticipated expiration: 2039-09-09
Also published as: CN110671875A

Abstract

The refrigerator using the control method of the conflict behavior makes corresponding prompts when new operation may affect the preset operation. The system can help a user to know the use conditions of each compartment, such as the current user, the running time, the remaining time and other running conditions of each compartment of the refrigerator, on one hand, the system can prevent a specific compartment from being interrupted by the user by opening a door unintentionally or being cancelled by other users directly when the preset operation is executed, and ensure that the preset operation is executed smoothly, thereby avoiding the waste of time and the consumption of energy caused by restarting or recovering the humidity condition of the compartment; on the other hand, the method is convenient for specific users to check the running state of the function concerned by the specific users, and is convenient for knowing the current progress and the abnormal condition of the function in real time.

Description

Control method for use conflict behavior of refrigerator compartment

Technical Field

The invention relates to a refrigerator control method, in particular to a method for controlling a conflict behavior of use of a refrigerator compartment.

Background

In order to meet the diversified fresh-keeping requirements of people on fruits, vegetables and meat and the high-quality fresh-keeping requirement for ensuring the long-term freshness of food, the refrigerator product continuously pushes out a new fresh-keeping technology, adds a new compartment and realizes the multi-functionalization of the compartment. However, in actual use, since the refrigerator is a public life appliance, anyone may use the refrigerator for a certain period of time. Although functions used by different users may be different, the refrigerator compartment may need to be used by the same user at the same time due to the multi-functionalization of the refrigerator compartment, so that possible conflicts exist in the use of the refrigerator compartment.

Since effective prompt and record are not made before and after the refrigerator compartment is opened, the conflict of the use of the refrigerator compartment may cause that any user opens the compartment door unintentionally and destroys the temperature and humidity conditions in the compartment, on one hand, energy is consumed for refrigeration to recover the temperature and humidity conditions of the compartment before the door is opened after the door is closed, thereby causing energy waste. On the other hand, the functional effect may be poor, but the user is not informed, and the user experience is finally influenced; since the refrigerator function is not effectively prompted and recorded during switching, the conflict of the use of the compartments may also cause that other users cancel the special function of the important user in operation under the condition of not knowing the object, so that the user needs to reset the function and wait again, thereby causing the waste of time and energy.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention provides a refrigerator control method, and in particular, a method for controlling a conflict behavior (detection, prompt, and information push method) for using a refrigerator compartment. When the trend door opening behavior of a user is detected, the prompt of use conflict can be generated in the refrigerator compartment, and the function abnormal information is pushed, so that the power-saving effect is achieved. Specifically, the method comprises the following steps: a control method for conflict behavior of refrigerator compartment usage comprises the following steps:

s01: detecting whether a first user tries to open the refrigerator compartment, if so, identifying the first user, entering the next step, and if not, returning to the initial step of S01;

s02: judging whether the compartment is executing preset operation, if so, entering the next step, and if not, not processing;

s03: judging whether information of a second user for setting preset operation is recorded, if so, judging whether the information of the second user for setting the preset operation is recorded, and if not, judging whether the information of the second user for setting the preset operation is recorded: sending out related prompt information that the second user is executing the preset operation; if not, sending out related prompt information of executing the preset operation.

Preferably, step S03 is followed by the following steps: s04: and judging whether the first user continues to open the compartment, if so, recording the information related to the opening of the compartment, and if not, not processing.

Preferably, if the determination result in the step S03 is yes, the step S04 is followed by the step S05: and judging whether the second user and the first user are the same person, if so, not processing, and if not, transmitting information about the compartment being opened to the second user.

Preferably, in step S02, "determine whether the compartment is performing the preset operation," if yes, proceed to the next step, "specifically," determine whether the compartment is performing the preset operation, "if yes, alert with a buzzer, proceed to the next step.

Preferably, the detection of whether the first user is attempting to open the compartment is by: a pressure sensor is arranged between the compartment door body and the magnetic strips in the compartment, and whether a first user tries to open the compartment (door body) or not is detected according to the information of the sensor.

Preferably, the judgment manner for detecting whether the first user tries to open the compartment (door) or not according to the information of the sensor is as follows: judging whether the switching value of the pressure sensor jumps or not, and if not, judging that the compartment (door body) is not opened; if the door body is opened, delaying the preset time for eliminating the shake, continuously judging whether the door body jumps or not, if so, judging that the compartment (door body) is attempted to be opened, and if not, judging that the compartment (door body) is not attempted to be opened.

Preferably, step S03 is specifically: judging whether information of a second user for setting preset operation is recorded or not;

if so, further judging whether the second user is the same as the first user, if so, displaying the process related information of the preset operation, and if not, sending out related prompt information that the second user is executing the preset operation;

if not, sending out related prompt information of executing the preset operation.

The invention also provides another control method for conflict behavior of refrigerator chamber usage, which comprises the following steps:

a01: detecting whether a first user tries to cancel the preset operation, if so, identifying the first user, entering the next step, and if not, returning to the initial step of A01;

a02: and judging whether information of a second user for setting the preset operation is recorded or not, if so, prompting information about the execution of the preset operation of the second user, and if not, prompting information about the execution of the preset operation.

Preferably, step a02 is followed by the steps of: a03: and judging whether the first user continues to cancel the preset operation, if so, recording related information of the cancel of the preset operation, and if not, not processing.

Preferably, if the determination result in the step a02 is yes, the following steps are further included after the step a 03: a04: judging whether the second user and the first user are the same person, if so, not processing; if not, relevant information about canceling the preset operation is transmitted to the second user.

Preferably, in step a01, "detect whether there is a first user trying to cancel the preset operation, if yes, proceed to the next step," specifically "detect whether there is a first user trying to cancel the preset operation, if yes, alert with a buzzer, proceed to the next step".

Preferably, step a02 is specifically: judging whether information of a second user for setting preset operation is recorded or not;

In addition, the invention also provides a refrigerator which comprises a refrigerator chamber, wherein the refrigerator chamber adopts any one of the control methods.

The compartment control method can help users to know the use conditions of each compartment, such as the current user, the running time, the remaining time and other running conditions of each compartment of the refrigerator, on one hand, the invention can prevent the specific compartment from being interrupted by the user opening the door unintentionally or being cancelled by other users directly when executing the specific function (the preset operation), and ensure the smooth execution of the specific function (the preset operation), thereby avoiding the waste of time and the consumption of energy caused by restarting or recovering the humidity condition of the compartment; on the other hand, the method is convenient for specific users to check the running state of the function concerned by the specific users, and is convenient for knowing the current progress and the abnormal condition of the function in real time.

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

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings. The drawings described below are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings may be derived from those drawings by those of ordinary skill in the art without inventive effort.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a user attempt to open a door detection of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of function pushing and information recording of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a method for controlling a conflict behavior in a refrigerator compartment according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of another control method for conflict behavior in refrigerator compartment usage according to the present invention.

Detailed Description

Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Example embodiments may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as 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 concept of example embodiments to those skilled in the art. The same reference numerals denote the same or similar parts in the drawings, and thus, a repetitive description thereof will be omitted.

Furthermore, the described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the following description, numerous specific details are provided to give a thorough understanding of embodiments of the disclosure. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the subject matter of the present disclosure can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, devices, steps, and so forth. In other instances, well-known methods, devices, implementations, or operations have not been shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the disclosure.

The block diagrams shown in the figures are functional entities only and do not necessarily correspond to physically separate entities. I.e. these functional entities may be implemented in the form of software, or in one or more hardware modules or integrated circuits, or in different networks and/or processor means and/or microcontroller means.

The flow charts shown in the drawings are merely illustrative and do not necessarily include all of the contents and operations/steps, nor do they necessarily have to be performed in the order described. For example, some operations/steps may be decomposed, and some operations/steps may be combined or partially combined, so that the actual execution sequence may be changed according to the actual situation.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various structures, these structures should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used to distinguish one structure from another structure. Thus, a first structure discussed below may be termed a second structure without departing from the teachings of the disclosed concept. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that the drawings are merely schematic representations of exemplary embodiments, and that the blocks or processes shown in the drawings are not necessarily required to practice the present disclosure and are, therefore, not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

The following detailed description of embodiments of the invention is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of fig. 1-4:

as shown in fig. 2 and 3, a method for controlling a conflict action of refrigerator compartment usage includes the following steps:

The first user (user 1) may be identified by a camera, or may be identified by other methods, such as fingerprint, selection on a display panel, and the like. When the user sets the preset operation, for example, a piece of food is frozen for 10 minutes, the user can input own information on the system or identify the information through a camera so as to determine the user information.

When the prompt information is sent out, other prompt modes such as a buzzer and the like can be matched at the same time.

The manner of determining whether the second user and the first user are the same person is not limited, and whether the second user and the first user are the same person may be determined in an image recognition manner. Of course, the user information may be input to distinguish whether the users are the same user, for example, when the user performs an operation, the user identity may be identified by image recognition, or the user may be identified by inputting the user information.

As shown in fig. 1, it is preferable that the detection of whether the first user tries to open the compartment is by: a pressure sensor is arranged between the compartment door body and the magnetic strips in the compartment, and whether a first user tries to open the compartment (door body) or not is detected according to the information of the sensor.

Preferably, the judgment method for detecting whether the first user tries to open the compartment door body according to the information of the sensor is as follows: judging whether the switching value of the pressure sensor jumps or not, and if not, judging that the compartment door body is not tried to be opened; if so, delaying preset time (20ms) for eliminating shake, namely preventing misjudgment caused by vibration and the like, continuing to judge whether door opening jumping occurs or not after delaying for 20ms, namely if the door opening jumping occurs at the moment, considering the result as yes, judging that the door body of the compartment is attempted to be opened, and if the jumping does not occur any more, considering the result as no, judging that the door body of the compartment is not attempted to be opened.

As shown in fig. 4, the present invention also provides another method for controlling a conflict behavior of a refrigerator compartment, comprising the steps of:

The detecting whether the first user tries to cancel the preset operation may be that the detecting user clicks on the operation panel to cancel the preset operation.

The principles and processes of the present invention are further described below: as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the invention can detect the door opening tendency of a user by installing the patch type pressure sensor between the refrigerator door body and the magnetic strip; optionally, the user identity is identified through a camera, user information set by each function is automatically perfected, and function operation information related to the user is pushed; when the specific compartment executes the specific function (preset operation), and detects that the refrigerator use conflict operation is caused by the fact that the user tends to open the door or tries to cancel the specific function (preset operation) and the like, the important information is effectively prompted in a voice mode or a message frame mode, the working environment of the compartment is prevented from being damaged by the operation of the user, the power saving effect is achieved, and the abnormal function condition is recorded and the message is pushed to the related user to know.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in step 1, when a first user (user 1) uses a refrigerator, an external camera of the refrigerator uploads collected face information of the first user to a control unit (server), and the server performs identity recognition and feeds back a result to the refrigerator.

Step 2, in a normal door closing state, because the magnetic stripe and the refrigerator door body are closed by magnetic force, the pressure on the interlayer part is maximum and stable; when the compartment drawer is slightly stretched from the outside, the magnetic strips and the refrigerator door body are still closed at the moment, but the interlayer part is stressed and reduced along with the increase of the external tension. Therefore, the pressure change of the interlayer can be detected between the refrigerator door body and the magnetic strip by installing the patch type pressure sensor and feeding back to the microcontroller to detect the switching signal quantity, so as to detect whether a first user tries to open the refrigerator compartment door.

And 3, when a second user (the user x or the user 2) successfully sets a certain special function x (preset operation or object setting function), recording the current successful setting time, the set function and the user information.

Step 4, if the first user tries to cancel the specific function which is set successfully but not completed by the second user through the display panel, the display panel pops up a prompt window to prompt the first user, and the second user is using the function and does not suggest interruption; if the execution is still selected to continue, a prompt message is added into the message mailbox of the second user and pushed to prompt the second user that the specific function is cancelled at a certain time.

Step 5, if a first user tries to open the refrigerator chamber, the pressure around the refrigerator door body and the magnetic strip is changed, the pressure change is detected by installing a pressure sensor on the refrigerator door body and is transmitted to a display panel to form a switch signal, the first user is reminded by voice, a second user uses the chamber, and the chamber door is not recommended to be opened; if the first user still opens the compartment, the time that the compartment has been opened is recorded and a prompt message is inserted in the second user message mailbox without pushing. If the second user does not have a tendency to open the refrigerator, no reminder is needed.

Step 6, when the second user reuses the refrigerator, the display panel of the refrigerator informs the current running state of the specific function in a message pushing mode, wherein the current running state comprises the current function progress and the remaining time, and other detailed information can be checked by clicking a message; if the second user wants to cancel the set specific function or tends to open the compartment door, the display panel proceeds according to steps 4 and 5, but neither insert the prompt message in the second user message mailbox.

And 7, if the communication between the WiFi module and the display panel fails, neglecting the user identity identification. When any user tries to cancel a specific function that the second user has set to succeed but not complete or open a compartment in which a function is being executed, the display panel prompts and processes according to steps 4 and 5; when any user successfully sets a specific function but does not perform identity recognition and user information recording, the room door opening and closing prompt for eliminating the later function and executing the function does not relate to the user information and the user information recording.

Optionally, when the user tries to cancel the set specific function, a prompting link is added in the middle.

Alternatively, the detection of the proximity switch can be used instead of the detection of a pressure sensor which detects a slight displacement of a slightly stretched compartment door, so as to judge the door opening behavior of the user with the trend. Such as proximity switches, to detect the distance of a person or a person's hand from the compartment door.

Optionally, when the compartment executes a specific function, a trend door opening behavior of the user is detected, and a buzzer gives a special alarm prompt.

By the control method for the refrigerator use conflict behavior, when the user uses the compartments, the prompt information can be sent, so that the user can be helped to know the current use condition of each compartment, the function of timely reminding is achieved, the effect of preventing other users from being influenced is achieved, meanwhile, misoperation can be prevented, and the energy-saving effect is achieved.

Has the advantages that:

the control method for the refrigerator use conflict behavior can help a user to know the use conditions of each compartment, such as the current user, the running time, the remaining time and other running conditions of each compartment of the refrigerator, on one hand, the specific compartment can be prevented from being interrupted by the user opening the door unintentionally or being cancelled by other users directly when the specific function (the preset operation) is executed, and the specific function (the preset operation) is ensured to be executed smoothly, so that the time waste and the energy consumption caused by restarting or recovering the compartment temperature and humidity condition are avoided; on the other hand, the method is convenient for specific users to check the running state of the function concerned by the specific users, and is convenient for knowing the current progress and the abnormal condition of the function in real time.

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are specifically illustrated and described above. It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements, instrumentalities, or instrumentalities described herein; on the contrary, the disclosure is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A control method for conflict behavior of refrigerator compartment usage is characterized in that: the method comprises the following steps:

s03: judging whether information of a second user for setting preset operation is recorded, if so, judging whether the information of the second user for setting the preset operation is recorded, and if not, judging whether the information of the second user for setting the preset operation is recorded: sending out related prompt information that the second user is executing the preset operation; if not, sending out related prompt information for executing the preset operation;

step S03 is followed by the following steps: s04: judging whether the first user continues to open the compartment, if so, recording related information of opening the compartment, and if not, not processing;

if the determination result in the step S03 is yes, the step S04 is followed by the step S05: and judging whether the second user and the first user are the same person, if so, not processing, and if not, transmitting information about the compartment being opened to the second user.

2. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: in step S02, "determine whether the compartment is executing the preset operation," if yes, proceed to the next step, "specifically" determine whether the compartment is executing the preset operation, "if yes, alert with a buzzer, proceed to the next step.

3. The control method according to claim 2, characterized in that: the detection of whether the first user tries to open the compartment in step S01 is performed by: a pressure sensor is arranged between the compartment door body and the magnetic strips in the compartment, and whether a first user tries to open the compartment or not is detected according to the information of the sensor.

4. The control method according to claim 3, characterized in that: according to the information of the sensor, the judgment mode for detecting whether the first user tries to open the compartment is as follows: judging whether the switching value of the pressure sensor jumps or not, and if not, judging that the compartment is not opened; if the judgment result is positive, delaying preset time for eliminating the shake, continuously judging whether the door opening jump is positive, if the judgment result is positive, judging that the compartment is attempted to be opened, and if the judgment result is negative, judging that the compartment is not attempted to be opened.

5. The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: step S03 specifically includes: judging whether information of a second user for setting preset operation is recorded or not;

6. A control method for conflict behavior of refrigerator compartment usage is characterized in that: the method comprises the following steps:

7. The control method according to claim 6, characterized in that: step a02 is followed by the steps of: a03: and judging whether the first user continues to cancel the preset operation, if so, recording related information of the cancel of the preset operation, and if not, not processing.

8. The control method according to claim 7, characterized in that: if the determination result in the step a02 is yes, the following steps are further included after the step a 03: a04: judging whether the second user and the first user are the same person, if so, not processing; if not, relevant information about canceling the preset operation is transmitted to the second user.

9. The control method according to any one of claims 7 to 8, characterized in that: in step a01, "detect whether there is a first user trying to cancel the preset operation, if yes, proceed to the next step," specifically "detect whether there is a first user trying to cancel the preset operation, if yes, alert with a buzzer, proceed to the next step.

10. The control method according to any one of claims 7 to 8, characterized in that: the step a02 specifically includes: judging whether information of a second user for setting preset operation is recorded or not;

11. A refrigerator comprising a refrigerator compartment, characterized in that: the refrigerator compartment adopts the control method of any one of claims 1 to 10.