CN112095296B

CN112095296B - Method and device for generating prompt information and clothes treatment equipment

Info

Publication number: CN112095296B
Application number: CN202010859678.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 江涛
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-08-24
Filing date: 2020-08-24
Publication date: 2022-03-22
Anticipated expiration: 2040-08-24
Also published as: CN112095296A

Abstract

The application provides a method and a device for generating prompt information, clothes processing equipment and a storage medium, wherein the method comprises the following steps: determining that the running program does not comprise a steam function, and judging whether the water box has water or not; determining that water exists in the water box, and controlling the first counting value to increase; and generating first prompt information based on the first count value being greater than or equal to the first threshold value. The realization is not using under the condition of steam function for a long time at the user, reminds the user to open the water of steam function in order to consume the water in the water box, perhaps handles the water in the water box, has prevented that long-time not using leads to the rotten hidden danger that produces the peculiar smell of water in the water box.

Description

Method and device for generating prompt information and clothes treatment equipment

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of electrical equipment, and particularly relates to a method and a device for generating prompt information and clothes treatment equipment.

Background

In the modern day with the development of the technology level, more and more people begin to realize the importance of the clothes dryer due to the fact that the technology is more convenient and efficient in life. As users of the dryer increase, the functions of the dryer are also diversified.

The steam function has certain sterilization and disinfection effect to the dry clothing, and can play fine effect to clothing stoving crease-resistance, consequently more and more clothes dryers increase the steam function. The steam function is mainly to add the water into the steam water box through external water inlet valve or manual operation at present. Because the mode of externally connecting a water inlet valve has limitation on the installation mode, at present, water is mostly added to the steam water box manually. Because the steam program is usually not the default program, the hidden danger that the water in the steam water box goes bad to generate peculiar smell after long-time use if the user forgets to use the steam program after adding water into the steam water box easily occurs.

In the prior art, the storage time of water in a water box is generally judged, and when the storage time is longer than the preset time, the water in the water box is automatically drained, or a user is reminded to process the water. However, this method requires the clothes dryer apparatus to have a timing function, and the timing function causes at least a part of the circuits in the apparatus to require continuous power supply, which results in increased cost of the apparatus and additional power consumption, and the automatic draining function requires large changes to the structure of the apparatus, which is complicated and costly.

Further, since the steam course is not generally a default course, many users do not know to turn on the steam function during the use of the dryer, resulting in failure to obtain an optimal drying effect.

Under the background, a control method capable of effectively preventing the peculiar smell of the steam water box of the clothes dryer and a method for prompting a user to use a steam function are researched, so that better use experience can be provided for a customer.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a method for generating prompt information, which comprises the following steps: determining that the running program does not comprise a steam function, and judging whether the water box has water or not; determining that water exists in the water box, and controlling the first counting value to increase; and generating first prompt information based on the first count value being greater than or equal to the first threshold value.

In some embodiments of the present application, the generating the prompt information based on the first count value being greater than or equal to the first threshold value includes: and generating a first prompt mark, and generating first prompt information based on the first prompt mark.

In some embodiments of the present application, the first prompt message is used to remind a user to start a steam function or treat water in the water box.

In some embodiments of the present application, the method comprises: determining that no water exists in the water box, and controlling a second counting value to increase; and generating second prompt information based on the second counting value being larger than or equal to the second threshold value.

In some embodiments of the present application, the generating the second prompt information based on the second count value being greater than or equal to the first threshold includes: and generating a second prompt mark, and generating second prompt information based on the second prompt mark.

In some embodiments of the present application, the second prompt message is used to provide a steam function use suggestion to the user.

In some embodiments of the present application, the program determined to be running comprises a steam function, and the first count value and/or the second count value is cleared.

In some embodiments of the present application, the determining that the running program does not include a steam function, and after determining whether the water tank has water, determining that a liquid level of the water tank changes, and clearing the first count value and/or the second count value.

An embodiment of a second aspect of the present application provides an apparatus for generating a prompt message, including: a water box and a steam generation module; a control module adapted to perform the method of any one of claims 1-7.

Embodiments of a third aspect of the present application provide a laundry treatment apparatus comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the processor executing the computer program to implement the method of the first aspect described above.

The technical scheme provided in the embodiment of the application at least has the following technical effects or advantages:

this application has the equipment number of times of operation to count under the circumstances of water through storing in the water box to produce first prompt information in order to indicate the user in time to consume or handle the water in the water box when count more than or equal to first threshold value, thereby prevented not using for a long time and led to the rotten hidden danger that produces the peculiar smell of water in the water box. Through count equipment operation number of times under the circumstances that the water box does not store water to produce second prompt information when the count is greater than or equal to the second threshold value and add water and use the steam function in order to improve the stoving effect in order to indicate the user to the water box, thereby provide better use experience for the customer.

Additional aspects and advantages of the present application 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 present application.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the application. Also, like reference numerals are used to refer to like parts throughout the drawings. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a method for generating a hint information provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for generating hints information as provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 illustrates another flow chart of a method of generating hints information as provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating an apparatus for generating a prompt message according to an embodiment of the present application;

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present application 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.

It is to be noted that, unless otherwise specified, technical or scientific terms used herein shall have the ordinary meaning as understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs.

The following describes a method, a device and a clothes treatment device for generating prompt information according to an embodiment of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for generating a prompt message according to an embodiment of the present invention; as shown in fig. 1, the method includes:

step 101, determining that the running program does not comprise a steam function, and judging whether the water box has water or not;

taking the clothes dryer as an example, when the clothes dryer determines that the drying program selected by the user does not include the steam function, the water in the water box is detected to judge whether the water is in the water box. The means for detecting whether water is present in the water box may be any one of the detection methods in the prior art, for example, a liquid level sensor (a float or an electrode, etc.) may be provided in the water box for the above detection. Here, the water tank means a water storage device for supplying water for a steam function.

Step 102, determining that water exists in the water box, and controlling a first counting value to increase;

the first count value is used for representing the accumulated times of the steam function which is not used by the user under the condition that the water box has water. The water cartridge has water and no steam function is selected, indicating that the user does not want to use the steam function or forgets to select the steam function this time, incrementing the first count value, for example, by 1.

Step 103, generating a first prompt message based on the first count value being greater than or equal to the first threshold.

The first threshold may be preset at the time of shipment of the dryer or set by a user, for example, the first threshold is set to 5 times. When the first counting value is larger than or equal to the first threshold value, the fact that the user has used the clothes dryer for a plurality of times under the condition that the water box has water but does not select the steam function means indicates that the water in the water box is likely to be stored for a long time and further causes deterioration, so that the clothes dryer device sends prompt information to the user to remind the user of using the water in the water box, draining the water or replacing the water in the water box as soon as possible. In the scheme, the storage time of the water in the water box is estimated by the device through the accumulated use times of the user, only one piece of data is written in the nonvolatile memory element, and the device does not need to be additionally provided with a timing device or continuously provide power for a part of circuits, so that the cost rise of the device and the additional power consumption are avoided.

In some embodiments, after the first count value is greater than or equal to the first threshold, a first hint flag is generated and the first count value is cleared. The first prompt mark is used for determining whether to send first prompt information to the user by checking the first prompt mark when the clothes dryer is used next time when the user starts the clothes dryer. And after the first prompt flag is generated, clearing the first count value. Of course, in some cases, the first prompt message may be issued to the user immediately after the count is greater than or equal to the first threshold.

In some embodiments, the method of generating a prompt further comprises the steps of:

step 104, determining that no water exists in the water box, and controlling a second counting value to increase;

the second count value is used to represent a cumulative number of times the user did not use the steam function without water in the water cartridge. The water box has no water and the steam function is not selected, indicating that the user does not want to use the steam function this time or that it is unclear that the dryer has the steam function, and the second counter value is incremented, for example, by 1.

And 105, generating second prompt information based on the second count value being greater than or equal to the second threshold value.

The second threshold value may also be preset at the time of shipment of the dryer or set by a user, for example, the second threshold value is set to 10 times. When the second counting value is larger than or equal to the second threshold value, the fact that the user may forget the existence of the steam function, the effect of the steam function is unclear or the fact that the clothes dryer has the steam function is unknown is indicated, and recommended to the user, therefore, the clothes dryer device sends prompt information to the user, and in some cases, descriptions such as using methods and effects of the steam function can be provided, so that the user can fully utilize the steam function of the clothes dryer to improve the drying effect.

In some embodiments, once the user uses the steam function, or makes an action of changing the liquid level of the water tank due to adding water to the water tank, changing water, draining water in the water tank, and the like, the user is considered to know and not forget the steam function, and the first count value and/or the second count value are/is cleared at the moment to avoid unnecessary reminding and make the user feel bored. Preferably, an operation key (physical key or virtual key) for turning on/off the reminding function may be provided for the user to turn on or off the reminding function.

The method provided by the embodiment of the invention can be applied to equipment with a steam function, such as a clothes dryer, a dish washer, a washing machine and the like.

Fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of another method for generating a prompt message according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 2, the method includes:

201. starting up the computer;

after the device is started, a user selects one processing program from multiple processing programs of the device through a human-computer interaction interface or other modes or confirms to execute a default processing program, and the device determines the corresponding processing program.

202. Detecting whether a steam function is included, if the steam function is not included, entering step 203, and if the steam function is included, entering step 211;

here, whether counting is required is selected according to whether the processing program includes a steam function.

203. Detecting whether the water box has water, if so, entering step 204, and if not, entering step 207;

here, whether to add 1 to the first count value or the second count value at this time is determined according to whether the water tank has water, and the means for detecting whether the water tank has water may be any one of the detection methods in the related art, for example, a liquid level sensor (float, electrode, or the like) may be provided in the water tank to perform the above detection.

204. Controlling the first counting value to be increased by 1;

205. judging whether the first count value is greater than or equal to 5, if so, entering the step 206, otherwise, entering the step 211;

here, whether to generate the first cue flag is determined according to whether the first count value reaches a threshold value (e.g., 5 times).

206. Generating a first prompt mark;

207. controlling the second counting value to be increased by 1;

208. judging whether the second count value is greater than or equal to 5, if so, entering a step 209, otherwise, entering a step 211;

here, whether to generate the second cue flag is determined according to whether the second count value reaches a threshold value (e.g., 5 times).

209. A second cue marker is generated.

210. Clearing the first count value and/or the second count value;

after the first prompt mark or the second prompt mark is generated, the count value is cleared to prepare for the next counting.

211. Controlling the normal operation of equipment;

here, when the current startup operation is performed so that the count value is greater than the threshold value (that is, the corresponding prompt flag is generated), the prompt information is not immediately generated, but the prompt information is sent to the user according to the generated prompt flag when the next device startup operation is performed.

212. Saving the first count value and the second count value;

here, data of the first count value and the second count value is stored in the nonvolatile memory device.

213. Finishing;

fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating another method for generating a prompt message according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 3, the method includes:

301. starting up the computer;

302. determining whether a first prompting mark exists, if so, entering a step 303, otherwise, entering a step 304;

303. generating a first prompt message, and entering step 306;

304. determining whether a second prompting mark exists, if so, entering a step 305, otherwise, entering a step 306;

305. generating a second prompt message, and entering step 306;

step 302-.

306. And executing the corresponding processing program according to the selection of the user.

Here, after the prompt information is provided to the user, the apparatus starts to operate according to the processing program selected by the user.

307. And (6) ending.

In order to facilitate understanding of the method for generating the prompt information provided in the embodiment of the present application, a specific implementation process is provided as follows:

1) after a user starts up and starts up the operation, according to the condition whether the current operation program comprises a steam function and whether the water box has water, the use times of a machine which does not operate the steam function after the user adds the steam water box are accumulated, the times are memorized and stored after the current drying program is operated, and the machine is shut down in midway without memorizing;

2) when the situation that the steam function is not operated for more than 5 continuous periods after water is added into the water box by a user is judged, the steam icon is subjected to flicker prompt when the user starts the machine next time, and meanwhile, the display area displays 'SF', so that the prompt that the water in the water box needs to be used and cleaned or the steam function is selected to operate is carried out;

3) in addition, when the steam function is not operated for more than 5 continuous periods by the user and the steam water box is always filled with water, the steam icon is flickered to prompt the user after the user starts the machine next time, and meanwhile, the nixie tube displays 'SE' to prompt the user that the water can be added into the steam water box and recommend the user to select the steam function.

The embodiment of the present application further provides an apparatus 400 for generating a prompt message, where the apparatus includes:

a water box 410 and a steam generation module 420;

a control module 430 to:

determining that the running program does not comprise a steam function, and judging whether the water box has water or not;

determining that water exists in the water box, and controlling the first counting value to increase;

and generating first prompt information based on the first count value being greater than or equal to the first threshold value.

Wherein, the water tank 410 is used for storing water required for operating the steam function; the steam generation module 420 is used for converting water in the water box into steam; the control module 430 is configured to detect whether water is in the water box, determine whether an operating program includes a steam function if water is in the water box, and control the first count value to increase if the operating program does not include the steam function; and when the first counting value is judged to be larger than or equal to the first threshold value, generating first prompt information.

The dehydration control device provided by the above embodiment of the present application and the dehydration control method provided by the embodiment of the present application have the same beneficial effects as the method adopted, operated or realized by the application program stored in the device.

The embodiment of the application also provides a clothes processing device to execute the method for generating the prompt message. Wherein the laundry treating apparatus includes: the processor is connected with the memory; the memory stores a computer program that can be executed on the processor, and the processor executes the method for generating the prompt message provided by any one of the foregoing embodiments when executing the computer program.

The Memory may include a high-speed Random Access Memory (RAM) and may also include a non-volatile Memory (non-volatile Memory), such as at least one disk Memory. The communication connection between the network element of the system and at least one other network element is realized through at least one communication interface (which may be wired or wireless), and the internet, a wide area network, a local network, a metropolitan area network and the like can be used.

The processor may be an integrated circuit chip having signal processing capabilities. In implementation, the steps of the above method may be performed by integrated logic circuits of hardware in a processor or instructions in the form of software. The Processor may be a general-purpose Processor, and includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Network Processor (NP), and the like; but may also be a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an off-the-shelf programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components. The various methods, steps, and logic blocks disclosed in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented or performed. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like. The steps of the method disclosed in connection with the embodiments of the present application may be directly implemented by a hardware decoding processor, or implemented by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module may be located in ram, flash memory, rom, prom, or eprom, registers, etc. storage media as is well known in the art. The storage medium is located in a memory, and a processor reads information in the memory and completes the steps of the method in combination with hardware of the processor.

It should be noted that:

in the description provided herein, numerous specific details are set forth. However, it is understood that embodiments of the application may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known 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 application, various features of the application are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof for the purpose of streamlining the application and aiding in the understanding of one or more of the various inventive aspects. However, the disclosed method should not be interpreted to reflect the following schematic: this application is intended to cover such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which this invention pertains. 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 application.

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 application and form different embodiments. For example, in the following claims, any of the claimed embodiments may be used in any combination.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present application should be covered within the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for generating a hint, comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the first prompt based on the first count value being greater than or equal to the first threshold value comprises:

and generating a first prompt mark, and generating first prompt information based on the first prompt mark.

3. The method of claim 1,

the first prompt message is used for reminding a user to start a steam function or treat water in the water box.

4. The method of claim 1,

determining that no water exists in the water box, and controlling a second counting value to increase;

and generating second prompt information based on the second counting value being larger than or equal to the second threshold value.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein generating the second prompt message based on the second count value being greater than or equal to the second threshold value comprises:

and generating a second prompt mark, and generating second prompt information based on the second prompt mark.

6. The method of claim 4,

the second prompt message is used for providing steam function use suggestions for the user.

7. The method of claim 4,

and determining that the running program comprises a steam function, and clearing the first count value and/or the second count value.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein:

and the program for determining the operation does not comprise a steam function, and after judging whether the water box has water or not, the method also comprises the steps of determining that the liquid level of the water box changes and clearing the first count value and/or the second count value.

9. An apparatus for generating a hint information, comprising:

a water box and a steam generation module;

a control module adapted to perform the method of any one of claims 1-8.

10. A laundry treatment apparatus comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that the processor executes the computer program to implement the method according to any of claims 1-8.