Disclosure of Invention
The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the technical problems in the related art.
Therefore, a first objective of the present invention is to provide a control method for an air conditioner, which can satisfy different temperature requirements at the same time.
A second object of the present invention is to provide a control system of an air conditioner.
A third object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner.
A fourth object of the invention is to propose an electronic device.
A fifth object of the present invention is to propose a computer-readable storage medium.
In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention provides a control method for an air conditioner, where the air conditioner includes a first indoor heat exchanger and a second indoor heat exchanger, a first end of the first indoor heat exchanger is connected to an inlet of a refrigerant, a second end of the first indoor heat exchanger is connected to a first end of the second indoor heat exchanger, a second end of the second indoor heat exchanger is connected to an outlet of the refrigerant, a throttling device is disposed between the inlet of the refrigerant and the first end of the second indoor heat exchanger, the first indoor heat exchanger is correspondingly provided with a first fan, and the second indoor heat exchanger is correspondingly provided with a second fan, the control method includes: receiving an air outlet temperature adjusting instruction, wherein the air outlet temperature adjusting instruction comprises a first air outlet temperature corresponding to the first fan and a second air outlet temperature corresponding to the second fan; determining a first target rotating speed of the first fan, a second target rotating speed of the second fan and the on-off state of the throttling device according to the first air outlet temperature and the second air outlet temperature; and respectively adjusting the rotating speeds of the first fan and the second fan and controlling the opening or closing of the throttling device according to the first target rotating speed, the second target rotating speed and the switching state of the throttling device.
According to the control method of the air conditioner, the air outlet temperature adjusting instruction is received, the air outlet temperature adjusting instruction comprises a first air outlet temperature corresponding to the first fan and a second air outlet temperature corresponding to the second fan, the first target rotating speed of the first fan, the second target rotating speed of the second fan and the on-off state of the throttling device are determined according to the first air outlet temperature and the second air outlet temperature, further, the rotating speeds of the first fan and the second fan are respectively adjusted according to the first target rotating speed, the second target rotating speed and the on-off state of the throttling device, and the opening or closing of the throttling device is controlled. From this, through adjusting first fan rotational speed, second fan rotational speed and throttling arrangement switch to adjust the air-out temperature of first fan and second fan, thereby, satisfy the different temperature demands of same time.
In addition, the control method of the air conditioner according to the above embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:
according to one embodiment of the present invention, the first indoor heat exchanger is a single-layer heat exchanger, and the second indoor heat exchanger is a multi-layer heat exchanger; or the first indoor heat exchanger is a multilayer heat exchanger, and the second indoor heat exchanger is a single-layer heat exchanger.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the first indoor heat exchanger is a heat exchanger of a first pipe diameter, the second indoor heat exchanger is a heat exchanger of a second pipe diameter, and the first pipe diameter is higher than the second pipe diameter or the first pipe diameter is lower than the second pipe diameter.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the throttling device is a solenoid valve or an electronic expansion valve.
In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of a second aspect of the present invention provides a control device for an air conditioner, where the air conditioner includes a first indoor heat exchanger and a second indoor heat exchanger, a first end of the first indoor heat exchanger is connected to an inlet of a refrigerant, a second end of the first indoor heat exchanger is connected to a first end of the second indoor heat exchanger, a second end of the second indoor heat exchanger is connected to an outlet of the refrigerant, a throttling device is disposed between the inlet of the refrigerant and the first end of the second indoor heat exchanger, the first indoor heat exchanger is correspondingly provided with a first fan, the second indoor heat exchanger is correspondingly provided with a second fan, and the control device includes: the receiving module is used for receiving an air outlet temperature adjusting instruction, and the air outlet temperature adjusting instruction comprises a first air outlet temperature corresponding to the first fan and a second air outlet temperature corresponding to the second fan; the determining module is used for determining a first target rotating speed of the first fan, a second target rotating speed of the second fan and the on-off state of the throttling device according to the first air outlet temperature and the second air outlet temperature; and the adjusting module is used for respectively adjusting the rotating speeds of the first fan and the second fan and controlling the opening or closing of the throttling device according to the first target rotating speed, the second target rotating speed and the switching state of the throttling device.
According to the control device of the air conditioner, the receiving module is used for receiving the air outlet temperature adjusting instruction, the air outlet temperature adjusting instruction comprises a first air outlet temperature corresponding to the first fan and a second air outlet temperature corresponding to the second fan, the determining module is used for determining a first target rotating speed of the first fan, a second target rotating speed of the second fan and the opening and closing state of the throttling device according to the first air outlet temperature and the second air outlet temperature, and then the adjusting module is used for adjusting the rotating speeds of the first fan and the second fan and controlling the opening and closing of the throttling device according to the first target rotating speed, the second target rotating speed and the opening and closing state of the throttling device. From this, through adjusting first fan rotational speed, second fan rotational speed and throttling arrangement switch to adjust the air-out temperature of first fan and second fan, thereby, satisfy the different temperature demands of same time.
In addition, the control device of the air conditioner according to the above embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:
according to one embodiment of the present invention, the first indoor heat exchanger is a single-layer heat exchanger, and the second indoor heat exchanger is a multi-layer heat exchanger; or the first indoor heat exchanger is a multilayer heat exchanger, and the second indoor heat exchanger is a single-layer heat exchanger.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the first indoor heat exchanger is a heat exchanger of a first pipe diameter, the second indoor heat exchanger is a heat exchanger of a second pipe diameter, and the first pipe diameter is higher than the second pipe diameter or the first pipe diameter is lower than the second pipe diameter.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the throttling device is a solenoid valve or an electronic expansion valve.
In order to achieve the above object, an air conditioner according to a third embodiment of the present invention includes the above control device.
According to the air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the invention, by adopting the control device of the air conditioner, the air outlet temperature of the first fan and the air outlet temperature of the second fan can be adjusted by adjusting the rotating speed of the first fan, the rotating speed of the second fan and the switch of the throttling device, so that different temperature requirements at the same time can be met.
To achieve the above object, an electronic device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention includes: the air conditioner control method comprises a memory, a processor and a computer program which is stored on the memory and can run on the processor, wherein when the processor executes the program, the control method of the air conditioner is realized.
According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, when the processor executes the program, the control method of the air conditioner can adjust the air outlet temperature of the first fan and the air outlet temperature of the second fan by adjusting the rotating speed of the first fan, the rotating speed of the second fan and the switch of the throttling device, so that different temperature requirements at the same time can be met.
To achieve the above object, a computer-readable storage medium according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention stores thereon a computer program, which when executed by a processor, implements the above-mentioned control method of the air conditioner.
According to the computer readable storage medium of the present invention, a computer program is stored, and when the program is executed by a processor, the control method of the air conditioner is implemented, and the control method of the air conditioner can adjust the outlet air temperature of the first fan and the outlet air temperature of the second fan by adjusting the rotation speed of the first fan, the rotation speed of the second fan and the switch of the throttling device, so as to meet different temperature requirements at the same time.
Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.
Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.
An air conditioner, a control method, a device, an electronic apparatus, and a storage medium according to embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Before describing the air conditioner, the control method, the control device, the electronic device, and the storage medium of the air conditioner of the embodiments of the present application, the air conditioner of the present application will be explained first.
Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the air conditioner includes a first indoor heat exchanger and a second indoor heat exchanger, a first end of the first indoor heat exchanger is connected to an inlet of the refrigerant, a second end of the first indoor heat exchanger is connected to a first end of the second indoor heat exchanger, a second end of the second indoor heat exchanger is connected to an outlet of the refrigerant, a throttling device is disposed between the inlet of the refrigerant and the first end of the second indoor heat exchanger, the first indoor heat exchanger is correspondingly provided with a first fan, and the second indoor heat exchanger is correspondingly provided with a second fan.
It should be noted that the first fan is an axial flow fan, the second fan is a centrifugal fan, the axial flow fan is disposed above the centrifugal fan, and the centrifugal fan and the axial flow fan share one air outlet, wherein the axial flow fan is disposed in the middle of the whole air outlet and is circular, air of the axial flow fan is discharged from a linear projection portion corresponding to the axial flow, and the peripheries of the axial flow fans are all positions where the centrifugal fan is discharged.
Further, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the indoor heat exchanger (i.e., referred to as an evaporator in a cooling mode) of the air conditioner includes a first indoor heat exchanger (a first evaporator 3) and a second indoor heat exchanger (a second evaporator 4), the first indoor heat exchanger faces the axial flow fan, the second indoor heat exchanger faces the centrifugal fan, and a first throttling device (e.g., a first electronic expansion valve) and a second throttling device (e.g., a second electronic expansion valve) are provided at inlet sides of the first indoor heat exchanger and the second indoor heat exchanger, respectively. Specifically, the air duct comprises a first air duct 1 and a second air duct 2 system, the first air duct 1 is an axial flow air duct, the second air duct 2 is a centrifugal air duct, and the first air duct 1 is positioned vertically above the second air duct 2; the evaporator is positioned right behind the air duct system, is of a sectional or integral design and comprises a first evaporator 3 and a second evaporator 4, the first evaporator is positioned vertically above the second evaporator 4, wherein the first evaporator 3 occupies 1/3 of the total evaporator area, and the second evaporator 4 occupies 2/3 of the total evaporator area (namely: the heat exchange area of the first indoor heat exchanger is smaller than that of the second indoor heat exchanger, in the example, the heat exchange area of the first indoor heat exchanger is half of that of the second indoor heat exchanger); the first evaporator 3 is positioned right in front of the first air duct 1, and the second evaporator 4 is positioned right in front of the second air duct 2; the air outlet is arranged right ahead of the first air duct 1. The first evaporator is for example a parallel flow evaporator and the second evaporator is for example a fin evaporator.
Fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 3, the method for controlling an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:
s101, an air outlet temperature adjusting instruction is received, and the air outlet temperature adjusting instruction comprises a first air outlet temperature corresponding to the first fan and a second air outlet temperature corresponding to the second fan.
Optionally, the user may send an air outlet temperature adjusting instruction to the air conditioner through a remote controller or a mobile terminal, so as to perform corresponding adjustment on the first air outlet temperature corresponding to the first fan and the second air outlet temperature corresponding to the second fan through the air outlet temperature adjusting instruction.
And S102, determining a first target rotating speed of the first fan, a second target rotating speed of the second fan and the on-off state of the throttling device according to the first air outlet temperature and the second air outlet temperature.
It is understood that the first target rotation speed of the first fan and the second target rotation speed of the second fan are determined according to the first outlet air temperature and the second outlet air temperature to respectively determine the target air output amounts of the first fan and the second fan, and the target amounts of the refrigerants flowing through the first indoor heat exchanger and the second indoor heat exchanger are determined according to the on-off state of the throttling device.
Specifically, in an embodiment of the present invention, the throttling device may be a solenoid valve or an electronic expansion valve to control the flow rate of the refrigerant.
And S103, respectively adjusting the rotating speeds of the first fan and the second fan and controlling the opening or closing of the throttling device according to the first target rotating speed, the second target rotating speed and the opening or closing state of the throttling device.
That is, the rotating speeds of the first fan and the second fan are adjusted according to the first target rotating speed and the second target rotating speed, so that the rotating speed of the first fan reaches the first target rotating speed and the rotating speed of the second fan reaches the second target rotating speed, the first fan and the second fan respectively reach the target air output, and the throttling device is controlled to be opened or closed according to the on-off state of the throttling device, so that the target amount of refrigerant flowing through the first indoor heat exchanger and the second indoor heat exchanger is reached.
Specifically, in an embodiment of the present invention, the first indoor heat exchanger may be a single-layer heat exchanger, and the second indoor heat exchanger may be a multi-layer heat exchanger; alternatively, the first indoor heat exchanger may be a multi-layer heat exchanger, and the second indoor heat exchanger may be a single-layer heat exchanger.
It should be understood that, under normal conditions, when the first indoor heat exchanger is a single-layer heat exchanger and the second indoor heat exchanger is a multilayer heat exchanger, the heat exchange capacity of the first indoor heat exchanger is lower than that of the second indoor heat exchanger, and when the first indoor heat exchanger is a multilayer heat exchanger and the second indoor heat exchanger is a single-layer heat exchanger, the heat exchange capacity of the first indoor heat exchanger is higher than that of the second indoor heat exchanger, and further, the opening or closing of the throttling device is controlled, so that the first fan and the second fan output first outlet air temperature and second outlet air temperature of different temperatures, and different temperature requirements at the same time are met.
Specifically, in an embodiment of the present invention, the first indoor heat exchanger may be a heat exchanger with a first pipe diameter, and the second indoor heat exchanger may be a heat exchanger with a second pipe diameter, where the first pipe diameter is higher than the second pipe diameter, or the first pipe diameter is lower than the second pipe diameter.
It should be understood that, under normal conditions, when the first pipe diameter is higher than the second pipe diameter, the heat exchange capacity of the first indoor heat exchanger is higher than that of the second indoor heat exchanger, and when the first pipe diameter is lower than the second pipe diameter, the heat exchange capacity of the first indoor heat exchanger is lower than that of the second indoor heat exchanger, and further, the opening or closing of the throttling device is controlled, so that the first fan and the second fan output the first outlet air temperature and the second outlet air temperature at different temperatures, and different temperature requirements at the same time are met.
The following further describes the control method of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to an implementation flow of an embodiment of the present invention.
Specifically, when the air conditioner operates in a refrigerating mode (1), if the throttling device is closed, a refrigerant firstly enters the first indoor heat exchanger and then enters the second indoor heat exchanger connected in series with the first indoor heat exchanger for heat exchange, at the moment, a refrigerant in the second indoor heat exchanger is in an overheated state, the second air outlet temperature corresponding to the second fan is obviously higher than the first air outlet temperature of the first fan corresponding to the first indoor heat exchanger, further, the air outlet quantities of the first fan and the second fan are adjusted by adjusting the target rotating speeds of the first fan and the second fan, different first air outlet temperature and second air outlet temperature are output, and at the moment, the first air outlet temperature is lower than the second air outlet temperature; (2) if throttling arrangement opens, then during the refrigerant directly enters into second indoor heat exchanger, and first indoor heat exchanger no longer carries out the heat transfer or the heat transfer volume is very little, therefore first air-out temperature that first fan corresponds is the same with indoor ambient temperature basically, and the second air-out temperature that the second fan corresponds will be very low, and then, through the target rotational speed of adjusting first fan and second fan, adjust the air output of first fan and second fan to output different first air-out temperature and second air-out temperature, at this moment, first air-out temperature is higher than second air-out temperature.
It should be noted that, when the air conditioner is in heating operation, the refrigerant is in an opposite state to the cooling operation state (1), if the throttling device is closed, the first indoor heat exchanger and the second indoor heat exchanger are connected in series, and the second air outlet temperature of the second fan corresponding to the second indoor heat exchanger is lower than the first air outlet temperature of the first fan corresponding to the first indoor heat exchanger, at this time, the hot air corresponding to the first indoor heat exchanger can be blown downwards by matching with the air outlet or the air guide mechanism, so as to achieve the purpose of foot warming, and meanwhile, the slightly lower air temperature corresponding to the second indoor heat exchanger is blown upwards, so as to disturb the hot air in the upper room to go downwards, so as to achieve the purpose of energy saving; (2) if the throttling device is opened, the refrigerant directly flows through the second indoor heat exchanger instead of the first indoor heat exchanger, so that the pressure difference (particularly under the low-temperature working condition) of the air conditioning system is quickly established, and the purposes of quickly heating and quickly discharging hot air are achieved.
In summary, according to the control method of the air conditioner in the embodiment of the present invention, an outlet air temperature adjustment instruction is received, where the outlet air temperature adjustment instruction includes a first outlet air temperature corresponding to a first fan and a second outlet air temperature corresponding to a second fan, and a first target rotation speed of the first fan, a second target rotation speed of the second fan, and an on-off state of a throttling device are determined according to the first outlet air temperature and the second outlet air temperature, so as to respectively adjust rotation speeds of the first fan and the second fan and control the throttling device to be opened or closed according to the first target rotation speed, the second target rotation speed, and the on-off state of the throttling device. From this, through adjusting first fan rotational speed, second fan rotational speed and throttling arrangement switch to adjust the air-out temperature of first fan and second fan, thereby, satisfy the different temperature demands of same time.
Fig. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a control apparatus of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 4, the control device 100 of the air conditioner includes: a receiving module 10, a determining module 20 and an adjusting module 30.
The receiving module 10 is configured to receive an outlet air temperature adjusting instruction, where the outlet air temperature adjusting instruction includes a first outlet air temperature corresponding to the first fan and a second outlet air temperature corresponding to the second fan; the determining module 20 is configured to determine a first target rotation speed of the first fan, a second target rotation speed of the second fan, and an on-off state of the throttling device according to the first outlet air temperature and the second outlet air temperature; the adjusting module 30 is configured to adjust the rotation speeds of the first fan and the second fan and control the opening or closing of the throttling device according to the first target rotation speed, the second target rotation speed, and the on-off state of the throttling device.
Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first indoor heat exchanger is a single-layer heat exchanger, and the second indoor heat exchanger is a multi-layer heat exchanger; or the first indoor heat exchanger is a multilayer heat exchanger, and the second indoor heat exchanger is a single-layer heat exchanger.
Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the first indoor heat exchanger is a heat exchanger with a first pipe diameter, the second indoor heat exchanger is a heat exchanger with a second pipe diameter, and the first pipe diameter is higher than the second pipe diameter, or the first pipe diameter is lower than the second pipe diameter.
Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the throttling device is a solenoid valve or an electronic expansion valve.
It should be noted that the control device of the air conditioner in the embodiment of the present invention corresponds to the specific implementation of the control method of the air conditioner in the embodiment of the present invention, and details are not described herein again.
In summary, according to the control device of the air conditioner in the embodiment of the present invention, the receiving module receives the outlet air temperature adjusting instruction, the outlet air temperature adjusting instruction includes a first outlet air temperature corresponding to the first fan and a second outlet air temperature corresponding to the second fan, the determining module determines the first target rotation speed of the first fan, the second target rotation speed of the second fan, and the on-off state of the throttling device according to the first outlet air temperature and the second outlet air temperature, and further, the adjusting module adjusts the rotation speeds of the first fan and the second fan and controls the throttling device to be opened or closed according to the first target rotation speed, the second target rotation speed, and the on-off state of the throttling device. From this, through adjusting first fan rotational speed, second fan rotational speed and throttling arrangement switch to adjust the air-out temperature of first fan and second fan, thereby, satisfy the different temperature demands of same time.
Based on the same inventive concept, as shown in fig. 5, an embodiment of the present invention provides an air conditioner 1000 corresponding to the control device 100 of the air conditioner.
Specifically, the air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes the control device of the air conditioner, and can implement a specific implementation manner corresponding to the control device of the air conditioner one to one.
According to the air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the invention, by adopting the control device of the air conditioner, the air outlet temperature of the first fan and the air outlet temperature of the second fan can be adjusted by adjusting the rotating speed of the first fan, the rotating speed of the second fan and the switch of the throttling device, so that different temperature requirements at the same time can be met.
Since the air conditioner described in the embodiment of the present invention is an air conditioner used for implementing the control device of the air conditioner described in the embodiment of the present invention, a person skilled in the art can understand the specific structure and the modification of the air conditioner based on the device described in the embodiment of the present invention, and thus the detailed description thereof is omitted. All air conditioners adopted by the above-mentioned devices in the embodiments of the present invention belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the invention also provides electronic equipment corresponding to the control method of the air conditioner.
Specifically, an electronic device provided according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the air conditioner control method comprises a memory, a processor and a computer program which is stored in the memory and can run on the processor, wherein when the processor executes the program, the air conditioner control method is realized.
According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, the control method of the air conditioner is realized by adopting the computer program capable of running on the processor, and the air outlet temperature of the first fan and the air outlet temperature of the second fan can be adjusted by adjusting the rotating speed of the first fan, the rotating speed of the second fan and the switch of the throttling device, so that different temperature requirements at the same time can be met.
Since the electronic device described in the embodiment of the present invention is an electronic device used for implementing the control method of the air conditioner described in the embodiment of the present invention, based on the method described in the embodiment of the present invention, a person skilled in the art can understand the specific structure and the modification of the electronic device, and thus the details are not described herein again. All electronic devices adopted by the method of the embodiment of the present invention are within the intended protection scope of the present invention.
Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the invention also provides a computer readable storage medium corresponding to the control method of the air conditioner.
Specifically, a computer-readable storage medium according to an embodiment of the present invention is proposed, on which a control program of an air conditioner is stored, the control program of the air conditioner implementing the control method of the air conditioner as described above when executed by a processor.
According to the computer-readable storage medium of the embodiment of the invention, the control program of the air conditioner is stored, so that the control method of the air conditioner is realized, the air outlet temperature of the first fan and the air outlet temperature of the second fan can be adjusted by adjusting the rotating speed of the first fan, the rotating speed of the second fan and the switch of the throttling device, and thus different temperature requirements at the same time can be met.
Since the computer-readable storage medium described in the embodiment of the present invention is a computer-readable storage medium used for implementing the control method of the air conditioner in the embodiment of the present invention, based on the method described in the embodiment of the present invention, a person skilled in the art can understand the specific structure and the modification of the computer-readable storage medium, and thus details are not described herein again. Any computer readable storage medium used in the above method of the embodiments of the present invention is within the scope of the present invention.
In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.
Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.
Any process or method descriptions in flow charts or otherwise described herein may be understood as representing modules, segments, or portions of code which include one or more executable instructions for implementing steps of a custom logic function or process, and alternate implementations are included within the scope of the preferred embodiment of the present invention in which functions may be executed out of order from that shown or discussed, including substantially concurrently or in reverse order, depending on the functionality involved, as would be understood by those reasonably skilled in the art of the present invention.
The logic and/or steps represented in the flowcharts or otherwise described herein, e.g., an ordered listing of executable instructions that can be considered to implement logical functions, can be embodied in any computer-readable medium for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, or device, such as a computer-based system, processor-containing system, or other system that can fetch the instructions from the instruction execution system, or device and execute the instructions. For the purposes of this description, a "computer-readable medium" can be any system that can contain, store, communicate, propagate, or transport the program for use by or in connection with the instruction execution system, or device. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the computer-readable medium would include the following: an electrical connection (electronic system) having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette (magnetic system), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber system, and a portable compact disc read-only memory (CDROM). Additionally, the computer-readable medium could even be paper or another suitable medium upon which the program is printed, as the program can be electronically captured, via for instance optical scanning of the paper or other medium, then compiled, interpreted or otherwise processed in a suitable manner if necessary, and then stored in a computer memory.
It should be understood that portions of the present invention may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. In the above embodiments, the various steps or methods may be implemented in software or firmware stored in memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. If implemented in hardware, as in another embodiment, any one or combination of the following techniques, which are known in the art, may be used: a discrete logic circuit having a logic gate circuit for implementing a logic function on a data signal, an application specific integrated circuit having an appropriate combinational logic gate circuit, a Programmable Gate Array (PGA), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or the like.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps carried by the method for implementing the above embodiments may be implemented by hardware related to instructions of a program, which may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, and when the program is executed, the program includes one or a combination of the steps of the method embodiments.
In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing module, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one module. The integrated module can be realized in a hardware mode, and can also be realized in a software functional module mode. The integrated module, if implemented in the form of a software functional module and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may also be stored in a computer readable storage medium.
The storage medium mentioned above may be a read-only memory, a magnetic or optical disk, etc. Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.