CN112227001B

CN112227001B - Laundry system, laundry control method and device thereof, and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN112227001B
Application number: CN202010895554.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 韩怡茹; 于欣; 袁正波; 向麟昀
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2020-08-31
Filing date: 2020-08-31
Publication date: 2021-10-08
Anticipated expiration: 2040-08-31
Also published as: CN112227001A

Abstract

The invention provides a laundry system and a laundry control method, a laundry control device and a storage medium thereof, wherein the laundry system comprises: the washing machine comprises a washing device, more than two wardrobe bodies, more than two detergent container units and a conveying device; the method comprises the following steps: when a clothes washing reservation request of a user is received, distributing a target clothes storage cabinet and a corresponding target washing and protecting agent container unit for the user, and returning the numbers of the target clothes storage cabinet and the corresponding target washing and protecting agent container unit; controlling the cabinet door of the target wardrobe to be opened, and controlling the switch of the target detergent container unit to be opened when the user selects to use the self-contained detergent; before the clothes to be washed are washed, if a request for finishing washing in advance is received, controlling a cabinet door of a target wardrobe to be opened; after the user takes out the clothes to be washed, if the target detergent container unit is judged to contain the detergent, the target detergent container unit is washed. The scheme provided by the invention can realize that the user can quit in midway when using the shared washing machine.

Description

Laundry system, laundry control method and device thereof, and storage medium

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of control, in particular to a washing system, a washing control method and device thereof, and a storage medium.

Background

In the prior art, a shared washing machine with a storage cabinet is provided, and the problems of low utilization rate of the washing machine, long waiting time of a user and the like are solved. However, there are the following problems: the user can not quit in the midway when the reservation is successfully in the queue.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art, and provides a laundry system, a laundry control method and apparatus thereof, and a storage medium, so as to solve the problem that a user cannot quit in the middle of a queue when a reservation is successfully made when using a shared laundry machine in the prior art.

In one aspect, the present invention provides a laundry control method of a laundry system, the laundry system including: the washing machine comprises a washing device, more than two wardrobe cabinets for storing clothes, more than two detergent container units for storing detergent and a conveying device for conveying the clothes between the wardrobe cabinets and the washing device; the more than two detergent container units correspond to the more than two wardrobe one by one; the laundry control method includes: receiving a laundry reservation request of a user; when a clothes washing reservation request of a user is received, distributing a target clothes storage cabinet and a corresponding target detergent container unit for the user, and returning the number of the distributed target clothes storage cabinet and the corresponding target detergent container unit to the user; controlling a cabinet door of the target wardrobe to be opened so that the user can put clothes to be washed into the target wardrobe, and controlling a switch of the target detergent container unit to be opened when the user selects to use the self-contained detergent so that the user can put the self-contained detergent into the target detergent container unit; receiving a clothes-washing-ending request of the user in advance before controlling the conveying device to convey the clothes to be washed in the target clothes storage cabinet to the clothes-washing device and controlling the clothes-washing device to wash the clothes to be washed; if receiving a request for finishing washing clothes in advance from the user, finishing the washing task of the user in advance, and controlling a cabinet door of the target wardrobe to be opened so that the user can take out the clothes to be washed from the target wardrobe; after the user takes the clothes to be washed out of the target clothes storage cabinet, if the target detergent container unit is judged to contain the detergent, the target detergent container unit is washed.

Optionally, the method further comprises: after the user puts clothes to be washed into the target clothes storage cabinet or when the user selects to use the self-contained washing and protecting agent, after the user puts the self-contained washing and protecting agent into the target washing and protecting agent container unit, adding the target clothes storage cabinet and the target washing and protecting agent container unit into a washing queue to be queued for washing; after the clothes to be washed are washed and the user takes out the washed clothes from the target clothes storage cabinet, adding the target clothes storage cabinet and the target detergent container unit into a storage queue to queue for distribution; and/or, under the condition that the washing task of the user is ended in advance, after the user takes out the clothes to be washed from the target clothes storage cabinet, withdrawing the target clothes storage cabinet and the target detergent container unit from the washing queue and adding the target detergent container unit into the waiting queue for queuing for processing; and/or after the current washing task in the current washing queue is finished, if the target detergent container unit is judged to contain the detergent, after the target detergent container unit is washed, the target wardrobe and the target detergent container unit are added into the storage queue to be queued for distribution.

Optionally, the rinse aid container unit comprises: a detergent container unit and a softener container unit for controlling the washing device to wash the laundry, including: and firstly, controlling a switch of the detergent container unit to open and put in detergent for washing clothes, and then controlling the switch of the softener container unit to open and put in softener for further softening the clothes.

Optionally, before the switch for controlling the target detergent container unit is opened, the method further comprises: receiving information of clothes to be washed input by a user; determining the addition amount of the washing and protecting agent to be added according to the information of the clothes to be washed; and feeding back the addition amount of the washing and caring agent to be added to the mobile terminal.

In still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a laundry control device of a laundry system, the laundry system including: the washing machine comprises a washing device, more than two wardrobe cabinets for storing clothes, more than two detergent container units for storing detergent and a conveying device for conveying the clothes between the wardrobe cabinets and the washing device; the more than two detergent container units correspond to the more than two wardrobe one by one; the laundry control device includes: a receiving unit for receiving a laundry reservation request of a user; the distribution unit is used for distributing a target wardrobe and a corresponding target detergent container unit for the user when the receiving unit receives a clothes washing reservation request of the user, and returning the numbers of the distributed target wardrobe and the corresponding target detergent container unit to the user; the control unit is used for controlling the cabinet door of the target wardrobe to be opened so that the user can put clothes to be washed into the target wardrobe, and controlling the switch of the target detergent container unit to be opened when the user selects to use the self-contained detergent so that the user can put the self-contained detergent into the target detergent container unit; the receiving unit is further configured to: receiving a request for finishing washing in advance from the user before the control unit controls the conveying device to convey the clothes to be washed in the target wardrobe to the washing device and controls the washing device to wash the clothes to be washed; the control unit is further configured to: if the receiving unit receives a request for finishing washing clothes in advance from the user, the washing task of the user is finished in advance, and a cabinet door of the target wardrobe is controlled to be opened, so that the user can take out the clothes to be washed from the target wardrobe; after the user takes the clothes to be washed out of the target clothes storage cabinet, if the target detergent container unit is judged to contain the detergent, the target detergent container unit is controlled to be washed.

Optionally, the method further comprises: a queuing unit to: after the user puts clothes to be washed into the target clothes storage cabinet or when the user selects to use the self-contained washing and protecting agent, after the user puts the self-contained washing and protecting agent into the target washing and protecting agent container unit, adding the target clothes storage cabinet and the target washing and protecting agent container unit into a washing queue to be queued for washing; and/or after the clothes to be washed are washed and the user takes out the washed clothes from the target clothes storage cabinet, adding the target clothes storage cabinet and the target detergent container unit into a storage queue to queue for distribution; and/or, under the condition that the washing task of the user is ended in advance, after the user takes out the clothes to be washed from the target clothes storage cabinet, withdrawing the target clothes storage cabinet and the target detergent container unit from the washing queue and adding the target detergent container unit into the waiting queue for queuing for processing; after the current washing task in the current washing queue is finished, if the target detergent container unit is judged to contain detergent, the target wardrobe and the target detergent container unit are added into the storage queue for queuing and distribution after the target detergent container unit is washed.

Optionally, the rinse aid container unit comprises: the control unit controls the washing device to wash the laundry, and includes: and firstly, controlling a switch of the detergent container unit to open and put in detergent for washing clothes, and then controlling the switch of the softener container unit to open and put in softener for further softening the clothes.

Optionally, the method further comprises: the information receiving unit is used for receiving the information of the clothes to be washed input by a user before the control unit controls the switch of the target detergent container unit to be opened; the determining unit is used for determining the addition amount of the washing and protecting agent to be added according to the information of the clothes to be washed; and the feedback unit is used for feeding back the addition amount of the washing and caring agent to be added to the user.

A further aspect of the invention provides a storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a processor, carries out the steps of any of the methods described above.

In still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a laundry system including: the washing machine comprises a washing device, more than two wardrobe cabinets for storing clothes, more than two detergent container units for storing detergent and a conveying device for conveying the clothes between the wardrobe cabinets and the washing device; the more than two detergent container units correspond to the more than two wardrobe one by one; further comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the processor implementing the steps of any of the methods described above when executing the program.

In still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a laundry system including: the washing machine comprises a washing device, more than two wardrobe cabinets for storing clothes, more than two detergent container units for storing detergent and a conveying device for conveying the clothes between the wardrobe cabinets and the washing device; the more than two detergent container units correspond to the more than two wardrobe one by one; the washing control device further comprises any one of the washing control devices.

According to the technical scheme of the invention, the mode that the wardrobe is bound with the detergent container unit is adopted, and a user can automatically queue up the clothes by adding the washing reagent into the specified detergent container unit to match with the clothes washing process. The scheme provided by the invention can realize that a user finishes a washing task halfway, and can carry out washing treatment on the detergent in the detergent container unit corresponding to the halfway finished washing task, so that the normal use of other users is not influenced.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a laundry control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of a detergent container unit according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a laundry control method according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a laundry control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a block diagram of a laundry control device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a block diagram of another embodiment of the laundry control device according to the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the specific embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, and not restrictive of the full scope of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of the present invention and in the drawings described above are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the invention described herein are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

The invention provides a clothes washing control method of a clothes washing system. The method may be implemented in a server. The laundry system includes: a wardrobe, a conveyer, a washing device and a detergent container unit; the clothes washing system comprises more than two clothes storage cabinets. The washing device is used for washing clothes, and particularly can be a washing machine. The conveying device is used for conveying clothes between the clothes storage cabinet and the clothes washing device, and comprises a step of taking the clothes to be washed out of the clothes storage cabinet and putting the clothes into the clothes washing device for washing, a step of taking the washed clothes out of the clothes washing device and putting the clothes into an original clothes storage cabinet, and the like for a user to take out. The conveying device is for example a robot arm; the detergent container unit is used for storing detergent, and the detergent comprises detergent and/or softener. The washing system comprises more than two detergent container units; the more than two detergent container units correspond to the more than two wardrobe one by one. The number of the detergent container units is equal to that of the wardrobe. The more than two detergent container units and the more than two wardrobe are logically in one-to-one correspondence, for example, the same numbers are adopted, or the numbers of the detergent container units and the wardrobe which correspond to each other are associated. The detergent container unit may for example comprise a detergent box and/or a softener box.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a detergent container unit according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in figure 2, each detergent container unit is provided with a switch which can be controlled to open and close. Preferably, the detergent container unit comprises a detergent container unit and a softener container unit. As shown in fig. 2, two or more detergent container units may be disposed in one detergent box, and two or more conditioner container units may be disposed in one conditioner box; the cleaning and protecting agent container unit can be constructed by adopting a siphon principle and is respectively flushed by related water paths, namely the whole cleaning and protecting agent container unit is correspondingly provided with two water paths. For example, the detergent box and the softener box each have a water path (which can reduce the cost) for flushing the detergent in the detergent container unit and the softener in the softener container unit, respectively. Each detergent container unit is respectively provided with a switch, when one detergent container unit is controlled to be opened, other detergent container units are closed, and the detergent/softener is respectively sent into the washing device through related water paths by the siphon principle, so that other detergent container units are not influenced due to the closing of the switches. The detergents/softeners of different users do not contaminate each other. When the washing device is in a busy state, the clothes can be stored by using the wardrobe without waiting, and the clothes can be put in, automatically queued and taken out after the washing is finished.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a laundry control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control method includes at least step S110, step S150, step S160, step S170, and step S180.

Step S110, when a clothes washing reservation request of a user is received, distributing a target clothes storage cabinet and a corresponding target detergent container unit for the user, and returning the distributed numbers of the target clothes storage cabinet and the corresponding target detergent container unit to the user.

The user can make a reservation for washing clothes through a mobile terminal (APP), a web-end user interactive interface or a user interactive interface of a wardrobe. The method comprises the steps that personal information needing to be registered for the first time, including information such as nicknames, telephones and addresses, is used, a server receives the registered information of a user through a user interaction interface of a mobile terminal (APP), a web terminal or a wardrobe and then stores the registered information, the user can reserve the wardrobe, and the user can reserve a plurality of wardrobes.

After receiving a clothes washing reservation request of a user, allocating an idle wardrobe and a corresponding detergent container unit, namely a target wardrobe and a target wardrobe corresponding to the target wardrobe, to the user, and returning the number of the allocated target wardrobe and the corresponding target detergent container unit to the user.

Step S150, controlling the cabinet door of the target wardrobe to be opened so that the user can put clothes to be washed into the target wardrobe, and controlling the switch of the target detergent container unit to be opened when the user selects to use the self-contained detergent so that the user can put the self-contained detergent into the target detergent container unit.

In a specific embodiment, a user can select to use a self-contained detergent or a detergent provided by a washing machine, determine whether the user uses the self-contained detergent or not, if the user selects to use the self-contained detergent, return the numbers of a distributed target wardrobe and a corresponding target detergent container unit to the user, and then control the cabinet door of the target wardrobe to be opened so that the user can put clothes to be washed into the target wardrobe and the switch of the target detergent container unit is opened so that the user can put the self-contained detergent into the target detergent container unit.

For example, query information is displayed on a user interactive interface of a mobile terminal, a web terminal or a wardrobe, whether the detergent and/or the softener are carried by the user is queried, for example, a yes option button and a no option button are displayed on the user interactive interface, the user selects the yes option button, and the use of the detergent and/or the softener carried by the user is determined. And if the washing and protecting agent carried by the user is determined to be used, the number of the washing and protecting agent container unit corresponding to the distributed target wardrobe is returned to the user, namely, is displayed on the user interaction interface. Meanwhile, the door of the wardrobe is controlled to be opened, the switch of the corresponding detergent container unit on the washing machine is controlled to be opened, and after the user puts clothes to be washed and detergent, the reservation is finished. If the user-carried detergent is determined not to be used, the detergent provided by the washing system is used.

Preferably, the user will be alerted if the wardrobe or the laundry care agent container unit is not closed. When the washing and protecting agent (detergent and/or softener) carried by the user is not used, the washing and protecting agent container unit is in a completely closed state without the need of manually adding the washing and protecting agent product by the user.

Preferably, after the user puts the clothes to be washed into the target clothes storage cabinet or when the user selects to use the self-contained washing and protecting agent, after the user puts the self-contained washing and protecting agent into the target washing and protecting agent container unit, (numbers of) the target clothes storage cabinet and the target washing and protecting agent container unit are added into a washing queue to wait for washing. The washing queue is a logic queue used for storing the queuing sequence of the wardrobe and the corresponding detergent container unit, namely the washing sequence of the washing tasks.

Further, the method further comprises: after the washing tasks of other users arranged in front of the user in the current washing queue are finished, controlling the conveying device to take the clothes to be washed out of the target wardrobe and put the clothes into the washing device for washing; after the clothes to be washed of the user are washed, controlling the conveying device to take out the washed clothes from the washing device, putting the washed clothes back into the target wardrobe and taking the washed clothes out for the user.

Specifically, after the clothes of the user before the user are washed, the conveying device is controlled to take the clothes to be washed out of the target clothes storage cabinet of the current user and put the clothes into the washing device for washing, and after the washing is finished, the conveying device is controlled to take the washed clothes out of the washing device and put the clothes into the target clothes storage cabinet corresponding to the current user and the like for taking out of the user. Preferably, the washed laundry is dried first, and then put into a target wardrobe of the current user, and then taken out by the user.

Step S160, receiving a request for ending the laundry in advance from the user before controlling the transmission device to transmit the laundry in the target wardrobe to the laundry device and controlling the laundry device to wash the laundry.

Before the clothes to be washed of the user do not enter the washing device for washing, the user can select to finish the washing request in advance at any time, namely, before the transmission device is controlled to transmit the clothes to be washed in the target wardrobe to the washing device and the washing device is controlled to wash the clothes to be washed, the user can receive the request for finishing the washing in advance.

Step S170, if receiving a request for ending the laundry in advance from the user, ending the washing task of the user in advance, and controlling the door of the target clothes storage cabinet to open, so that the user can take out the laundry from the target clothes storage cabinet.

Specifically, before the clothes to be washed enter the washing device for washing, if a request for finishing washing in advance is received from the user, the washing task of the user is finished in advance, and meanwhile, the cabinet door of the target wardrobe is controlled to be opened, so that the user can take the clothes to be washed out of the target wardrobe.

Step S180, after the user takes the clothes to be washed out of the target clothes storage cabinet, if the target detergent container unit is judged to contain the detergent, the target detergent container unit is washed.

In one embodiment, in the case of ending the user's washing task in advance, after the user takes the laundry out of the target clothes storage cabinet, (the number of) the target clothes storage cabinet and the target detergent container unit are quitted from the washing queue and added to the waiting queue to wait for processing. The waiting queue is a logic queue, after the users in the washing queue quit the washing task midway, the corresponding wardrobe and detergent container units enter the waiting queue to be queued for processing, and the waiting queue is the sequence of quitting the washing queue of the wardrobe and detergent container units of the users who finish the washing task in advance.

After the current washing task in the current washing queue is finished, judging whether a detergent exists in the target detergent container unit, if so, adding the target wardrobe and the target detergent container unit (the number of the target wardrobe and the target detergent container unit) into a storage queue for queuing and distribution after the target detergent container unit is washed. And if no detergent exists in the target detergent container unit, directly adding the target wardrobe and the target detergent container unit (number) into a storage queue to queue for distribution. And judging whether the washing and protecting container units in the waiting queue have washing and protecting agents one by one in sequence, if so, cleaning, and adding the washing and protecting agents one by one into the storage queue according to the (cleaning) sequence to wait for distribution. Preferably, in order not to affect the laundry experience of the laundry user, the length of the waiting queue and/or the waiting time is/are limited, when the number of the wardrobe and the corresponding detergent container unit in the waiting queue reaches a preset number and/or the waiting time of the currently foremost wardrobe and the corresponding detergent container unit in the waiting queue reaches a preset time, whether a detergent exists in the detergent container units in the waiting queue is sequentially judged according to the queuing sequence, and if the detergent exists, after the washing process is performed, the washed detergent container unit (the number of the detergent container unit) and the corresponding wardrobe (the number of the detergent container unit) are added into the storage queue to be queued for distribution. And if no detergent exists, directly adding the detergent container unit and the corresponding wardrobe into a storage queue to queue for distribution. The storage queue is a logic queue, the vacant wardrobe and the corresponding detergent container unit are in the storage queue, and the storage queue is the sequence of the vacant wardrobe and the corresponding detergent container unit. Alternatively, when a laundry reservation request of any user is received, an empty wardrobe and a detergent container unit corresponding to the wardrobe can be taken out from the storage queue according to the queuing sequence and distributed to the user.

Further, the method further comprises: after the clothes of the user arranged in front of the user are washed, controlling a conveying device to take the clothes to be washed out of the target wardrobe and put the clothes into a washing device for washing; after the clothes to be washed of the current user are washed, controlling the conveying device to take out the washed clothes from the washing device and put back into the target wardrobe, and taking out the clothes to be washed for the user.

Specifically, before controlling the conveying device to convey the laundry in the target clothes storage cabinet to the washing device and controlling the washing device to wash the laundry, the user's request for early laundry termination is not received, and after the laundry of the user arranged before the user is completely washed, the conveying device is controlled to take the laundry out of the target clothes storage cabinet and put the laundry into the washing device for washing. Before washing, the switch of the detergent container unit is controlled to be opened, and detergent is put into the washing device to wash clothes.

Preferably, each of the detergent container units comprises: a detergent container unit and a softener container unit for controlling the washing device to wash the laundry, including: and firstly, controlling a switch of the detergent container unit to open and put in detergent for washing clothes, and then controlling the switch of the softener container unit to open and put in softener for further softening the clothes.

Furthermore, after the clothes to be washed of the current user are washed, the conveying device is controlled to take out the washed clothes from the washing device, put the washed clothes into the target wardrobe and the like for the user to take out the washed clothes. That is, after the clothes of the user who is arranged in front of the user in the current washing queue are washed, the conveying device is controlled to take the clothes to be washed out of the target clothes storage cabinet and put into the washing device for washing, and after the clothes to be washed of the current user are washed, the conveying device is controlled to take the washed clothes out of the washing device and put back into the target clothes storage cabinet for taking out of the user, namely, the user takes the washed clothes out of the clothes storage cabinet originally stored with the clothes to be washed. After the clothes to be washed are washed and the user takes out the washed clothes from the target clothes storage cabinet, adding the target clothes storage cabinet and the target detergent container unit (number) into a storage queue to wait for distribution.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a laundry control method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 3, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control method further includes step S120, step S130, and step S140.

And step S120, receiving the information of the clothes to be washed input by the user.

And S130, determining the addition amount of the detergent to be added according to the information of the clothes to be washed.

And step S140, feeding back the addition amount of the washing and caring agent to be added to the mobile terminal.

Specifically, the laundry information input by the user is received before the cabinet door of the target wardrobe is controlled to be opened and the switch of the target detergent container unit is controlled to be opened, and the laundry information may specifically include the type, material, quantity and/or the degree of contamination of the laundry. The method comprises the steps of estimating the weight of the clothes to be washed according to information of the clothes to be washed provided by a user, thereby estimating the addition amount of a detergent (detergent and/or softener) to be added, and then feeding back the addition amount of the detergent to be added to the user so that the user can add the detergent according to the addition amount of the detergent to be added.

For example, the weight of the laundry is estimated according to the type, material and quantity of the laundry and the degree of contamination of the laundry fed back by the user, a preset laundry condition lookup table determines whether the laundry is to be washed weakly, moderately or permanently, and the laundry time (the maximum laundry time cannot exceed the damage time for washing a single piece of material). Meanwhile, the weight of the clothes and the degree of dirt of the clothes also correspond to a lookup table of the addition amount of the detergent, the corresponding relation between the weight of the clothes and the degree of dirt of the clothes and the addition amount of the detergent is recorded, and the rinsing times can be determined according to the addition amount of the detergent, for example, the addition amount is divided into three numerical value ranges of large, medium and small, the rinsing is carried out for 3 times in the range with large addition amount, the rinsing is carried out for 2 times in the range with small addition amount and the rinsing is carried out for 1 time in the range with small addition amount, and then the spin-drying, water draining and water adding time is counted, so that the washing time of the clothes can be estimated approximately. When the user does not use the self-contained detergent, the self-prepared detergent of the washing machine can be used without feeding back the amount of the detergent to be added to the user.

In order to clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, the following describes an execution flow of the laundry control method provided by the present invention with an embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a laundry control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in fig. 4 includes steps S201 to S222.

Step S201: and the user sends a clothes washing reservation request through a mobile terminal, a web end user interactive interface or a user interactive interface of a wardrobe.

Step S202: after receiving the clothes washing reservation request of the user, distributing an empty wardrobe and a bound detergent container unit to the user, and opening the wardrobe and the bound detergent container unit.

Step S203: a user puts clothes in the wardrobe, and if the user selects to use the washing machine to provide the washing and protecting agent, the switch of the wardrobe door and the washing and protecting agent container unit is closed; if the user selects to use the self-contained washing and protecting agent, adding the washing and protecting agent and the like into the washing and protecting agent container unit, and closing the cabinet door of the wardrobe and the switch of the washing and protecting agent container unit;

step S204: the wardrobe with the clothes to be washed and the detergent container unit with the detergent enter a washing queue to wait for washing.

Step S205: whether the user of the wardrobe and the corresponding detergent container unit in the washing queue requests to end the washing task (for example, the reason that the user does not want to continue to wait in a queue, wants to end the washing task in advance, etc.) is judged, if yes, the step S206 is entered, otherwise, the step S207 is entered.

Step S206: judging whether the clothes of the user requesting to finish the washing task are being washed, if so, entering step S207, otherwise, entering step S208.

Step S207: if the request for ending the washing task is not received or the request for ending the washing task is received but the clothes of the user are being washed (the clothes in the process of washing cannot exit the washing task), whether the detergent exists in the detergent container unit of the user is judged, if so (the user selects to use the self-contained detergent), the step S212 is entered, otherwise (the user selects to use the detergent/softener provided by the washing system), the step S211 is entered.

Step S208: and if the clothes of the user requesting to finish the washing task are not in the washing process, responding to the washing finish request of the user, and opening the cabinet door of the wardrobe distributed to the user.

Step S209: the user takes the laundry out of the wardrobe.

Step S210: the wardrobe and the corresponding bound detergent container unit are added to the waiting queue, and step S214 is performed next.

Step S211: if no detergent exists in the detergent container unit, the control transmission device transmits the clothes to be washed in the wardrobe to the washing machine, the control washing machine adds detergent, and the washing machine starts washing after running.

Step S212: if the detergent is contained in the detergent container unit, the conveying device is controlled to put the clothes in the wardrobe into the washing machine, the detergent in the detergent container unit bound with the wardrobe is controlled to be put into the washing machine, and the washing machine starts to wash after running.

Step S213: and controlling the softener in the detergent container unit bound in the wardrobe to be put into the washing machine to soften the clothes.

Step S214: the wash tasks in the current wash queue are completed.

Step S215: it is determined whether the waiting queue (pending queue) is empty, if so, step S216 is entered, otherwise, step S218 is entered.

Step S216: and controlling the conveying device to convey the washed clothes to the original wardrobe to wait for the user to take the clothes.

Step S217: the user takes out the laundry from the wardrobe and proceeds to step S222.

Step S218: and if the waiting queue (queue to be processed) is not empty (the laundry tasks quit midway), jumping to the waiting queue for processing.

Step S219: judging whether the detergent container units in the queue to be processed contain the detergent or not, if so, entering step S220, otherwise, entering step S221.

Step S220: if the detergent container unit in the queue to be treated contains detergent, the detergent container unit is flushed, and the process goes to step S222.

Step S221: if the detergent container unit in the queue to be treated has no detergent, or the detergent container unit in the queue to be treated has detergent and finishes washing, the washing is finished, and the process goes to step S222.

Step S222: the empty wardrobe and the detergent container units bound by the wardrobe enter a storage queue to wait for being distributed to users for use.

The invention provides a clothes washing control device of a clothes washing system. The apparatus may be implemented in a server. The laundry system includes: a wardrobe, a conveyer, a washing device and a detergent container unit; the clothes washing system comprises more than two clothes storage cabinets. The washing device is used for washing clothes, and particularly can be a washing machine. The conveying device is used for conveying clothes between the clothes storage cabinet and the clothes washing device, and comprises a step of taking the clothes to be washed out of the clothes storage cabinet and putting the clothes into the clothes washing device for washing, a step of taking the washed clothes out of the clothes washing device and putting the clothes into an original clothes storage cabinet, and the like for a user to take out. The conveying device is for example a robot arm; the detergent container unit is used for storing detergent, and the detergent comprises detergent and/or softener. The washing system comprises more than two detergent container units; the more than two detergent container units correspond to the more than two wardrobe one by one. The number of the detergent container units is equal to that of the wardrobe. The more than two detergent container units and the more than two wardrobe are logically in one-to-one correspondence, for example, the same numbers are adopted, or the numbers of the detergent container units and the wardrobe which correspond to each other are associated. The detergent container unit may for example comprise a detergent box and/or a softener box.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a detergent container unit according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in figure 2, each detergent container unit is provided with a switch which can be controlled to open and close. Preferably, the detergent container unit comprises a detergent container unit and a softener container unit. As shown in fig. 2, two or more detergent container units may be provided in one detergent box, and two or more conditioner container units may be provided with one conditioner box; the cleaning and protecting agent container unit can be constructed by adopting a siphon principle and is respectively flushed by related water paths, namely the whole cleaning and protecting agent container unit is correspondingly provided with two water paths. For example, the detergent box and the softener box each have a water path (which can reduce the cost) for flushing the detergent in the detergent container unit and the softener in the softener container unit, respectively. Each detergent container unit is respectively provided with a switch, when one detergent container unit is controlled to be opened, other detergent container units are closed, and the detergent/softener is respectively sent into the washing device through related water paths by the siphon principle, so that other detergent container units are not influenced due to the closing of the switches. The detergents/softeners of different users do not contaminate each other. When the washing device is in a busy state, the clothes can be stored by using the wardrobe without waiting, and the clothes can be put in, automatically queued and taken out after the washing is finished.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a laundry control device according to the present invention. As shown in fig. 5, the laundry control device 100 includes a receiving unit 110, a dispensing unit 120, and a control unit 160.

The receiving unit 110 is configured to receive a laundry reservation request of a user; the distribution unit 120 is configured to, when the receiving unit receives a laundry reservation request from a user, distribute a target wardrobe and a corresponding target detergent container unit for the user, and return the numbers of the distributed target wardrobe and the corresponding target detergent container unit to the user.

The user can make an appointment for washing clothes through a user interaction interface of a mobile terminal (APP), a web terminal or a wardrobe. The method comprises the steps that personal information needing to be registered for the first time, including information such as nicknames, telephones and addresses, is used, a server receives the registered information of a user through a user interaction interface of a mobile terminal (APP), a web terminal or a wardrobe and then stores the registered information, the user can reserve the wardrobe, and the user can reserve a plurality of wardrobes.

When the receiving unit 110 receives a laundry reservation request from a user, the allocating unit 120 allocates an idle wardrobe and a corresponding laundry care agent container unit, that is, a target wardrobe and a target wardrobe corresponding thereto, to the user, and returns the numbers of the allocated target wardrobe and the corresponding target laundry care agent container unit to the user.

The control unit 160 is used for controlling the cabinet door of the target wardrobe to open so that the user can put the clothes to be washed into the target wardrobe, and controlling the switch of the target detergent container unit to open when the user selects to use the self-contained detergent so that the user can put the self-contained detergent into the target detergent container unit.

Further, the control unit 160 also enables the user to: after the washing tasks of other users arranged in front of the user in the current washing queue are finished, controlling the conveying device to take the clothes to be washed out of the target wardrobe and put the clothes into the washing device for washing; after the clothes to be washed of the user are washed, controlling the conveying device to take out the washed clothes from the washing device, putting the washed clothes back into the target wardrobe and taking the washed clothes out for the user.

Specifically, after the clothes of the user before the user are washed, the control unit 160 controls the conveying device to take the clothes to be washed out of the target clothes storage cabinet of the current user and put into the washing device for washing, and after the washing is finished, controls the conveying device to take the washed clothes out of the washing device and put into the target clothes storage cabinet corresponding to the current user and the like for taking out of the user. Preferably, the washed laundry is dried first, and then put into a target wardrobe of the current user, and then taken out by the user.

The receiving unit 110 is further configured to: receiving a request for finishing washing in advance from the user before the control unit controls the conveying device to convey the clothes to be washed in the target wardrobe to the washing device and controls the washing device to wash the clothes to be washed; the control unit 160 is further configured to: if the receiving unit receives a request for finishing washing clothes in advance from the user, the washing task of the user is finished in advance, and a cabinet door of the target wardrobe is controlled to be opened, so that the user can take out the clothes to be washed from the target wardrobe; after the user takes the clothes to be washed out of the target clothes storage cabinet, if the target detergent container unit is judged to contain the detergent, the target detergent container unit is controlled to be washed.

Before the user's laundry does not enter the laundry apparatus for washing, the user may select to end the laundry request in advance at any time, that is, before the control unit 160 controls the transmitting device to transmit the laundry in the target wardrobe to the laundry apparatus and controls the laundry apparatus to wash the laundry, the receiving unit 110 may receive the user's request to end the laundry request in advance. Before the laundry enters the washing apparatus for washing, if the receiving unit 110 receives the request for ending the laundry in advance from the user, the control unit 160 ends the washing task of the user in advance, and controls the cabinet door of the target wardrobe to open, so that the user can take the laundry out of the target wardrobe.

In a specific embodiment, the apparatus further comprises a queuing unit (not shown), and in case of ending the washing task of the user in advance, after the user takes out the laundry from the target wardrobe, the queuing unit exits the target wardrobe and the target laundry care agent container unit from the washing queue and adds the laundry care agent container unit to the waiting queue to queue for processing. The waiting queue is a logic queue, after the users in the washing queue quit the washing task midway, the corresponding wardrobe and detergent container units enter the waiting queue to be queued for processing, and the waiting queue is the sequence of quitting the washing queue of the wardrobe and detergent container units of the users who finish the washing task in advance.

After the current washing task in the current washing queue is finished, whether a detergent exists in the target detergent container unit is judged, if yes, after the target detergent container unit is washed, the queuing unit adds the target wardrobe and the target detergent container unit (numbers) into the storage queue to queue for distribution. If the target detergent container unit is judged to have no detergent, the queuing unit directly adds the target wardrobe and the target detergent container unit (number) into a storage queue to be queued for distribution. And judging whether the washing and protecting container units in the waiting queue have washing and protecting agents one by one in sequence, if so, cleaning, and adding the washing and protecting agents one by one into the storage queue according to the (cleaning) sequence to wait for distribution. Preferably, in order not to affect the laundry experience of the laundry user, the length of the waiting queue and/or the waiting time is/are limited, when the number of the wardrobe and the corresponding detergent container unit in the waiting queue reaches a preset number and/or the waiting time of the currently foremost wardrobe and the corresponding detergent container unit in the waiting queue reaches a preset time, whether a detergent exists in the detergent container units in the waiting queue is sequentially judged according to the queuing sequence, and if the detergent exists, after the washing process is performed, the washed detergent container unit (the number of the detergent container unit) and the corresponding wardrobe (the number of the detergent container unit) are added into the storage queue to be queued for distribution. And if no detergent exists, directly adding the detergent container unit and the corresponding wardrobe into a storage queue to queue for distribution. The storage queue is a logic queue, the vacant wardrobe and the corresponding detergent container unit are in the storage queue, and the storage queue is the sequence of the vacant wardrobe and the corresponding detergent container unit. Alternatively, when a laundry reservation request of any user is received, an empty wardrobe and a detergent container unit corresponding to the wardrobe can be taken out from the storage queue according to the queuing sequence and distributed to the user.

Further, the control unit 160 is further configured to: after the clothes of the user arranged in front of the user are washed, controlling a conveying device to take the clothes to be washed out of the target wardrobe and put the clothes into a washing device for washing; after the clothes to be washed of the current user are washed, controlling the conveying device to take out the washed clothes from the washing device and put back into the target wardrobe, and taking out the clothes to be washed for the user.

Preferably, each of the detergent container units comprises: a detergent container unit and a softener container unit, and the control unit 160 controls the washing apparatus to wash the laundry, including: and firstly, controlling a switch of the detergent container unit to open and put in detergent for washing clothes, and then controlling the switch of the softener container unit to open and put in softener for further softening the clothes.

Further, after the laundry of the current user is washed, the control unit 160 controls the conveyor to take out the washed laundry from the washing apparatus and put it back into the target wardrobe, and so on for the user to take out. That is, after the clothes of the user who is arranged in front of the user in the current washing queue are washed, the conveying device is controlled to take the clothes to be washed out of the target clothes storage cabinet and put into the washing device for washing, and after the clothes to be washed of the current user are washed, the conveying device is controlled to take the washed clothes out of the washing device and put back into the target clothes storage cabinet for taking out of the user, namely, the user takes the washed clothes out of the clothes storage cabinet originally stored with the clothes to be washed. After the clothes to be washed are washed and the user takes out the washed clothes from the target clothes storage cabinet, adding the target clothes storage cabinet and the target detergent container unit (number) into a storage queue to wait for distribution.

Fig. 6 is a block diagram of another embodiment of the laundry control device according to the present invention. As shown in fig. 6, the laundry control device 100 further includes an information receiving unit 130, a determining unit 140, and a feedback unit 150.

The information receiving unit 110 is used for receiving the laundry information input by the user before the control unit 160 controls the switch of the target detergent container unit to be turned on; the determining unit 130 is configured to determine an addition amount of the detergent to be added according to the information of the laundry; the feedback unit 140 is used for feeding back the addition amount of the detergent to be added to the user.

Specifically, before the control unit 160 controls the cabinet door of the target wardrobe to be opened and the switch of the target detergent container unit to be opened, the information receiving unit 110 receives the laundry information input by the user, and the laundry information may specifically include the type, material, quantity and/or the degree of contamination of the laundry. The determination unit 130 estimates the weight of the laundry according to the information of the laundry provided by the user, thereby estimating the addition amount of the detergent (detergent and/or softener) to be added, and then the feedback unit 140 feeds back the addition amount of the detergent to be added to the user (mobile terminal), so that the user can add the detergent according to the addition amount of the detergent to be added.

The present invention also provides a storage medium corresponding to the laundry control method, having a computer program stored thereon, which when executed by a processor, performs the steps of any of the methods described above.

The present invention also provides a laundry system corresponding to the laundry control method, comprising: the washing machine comprises a washing device, more than two wardrobe cabinets for storing clothes, more than two detergent container units for storing detergent and a conveying device for conveying the clothes between the wardrobe cabinets and the washing device; the more than two detergent container units correspond to the more than two wardrobe one by one; further comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the processor implementing the steps of any of the methods described above when executing the program.

The present invention also provides a laundry system corresponding to the laundry control method, comprising: the washing machine comprises a washing device, more than two wardrobe cabinets for storing clothes, more than two detergent container units for storing detergent and a conveying device for conveying the clothes between the wardrobe cabinets and the washing device; the more than two detergent container units correspond to the more than two wardrobe one by one; the washing control device further comprises any one of the washing control devices.

According to the scheme provided by the invention, the mode that the wardrobe is bound with the detergent container unit is adopted, and a user can automatically queue up the clothes by adding the washing reagent into the specified detergent container unit to be matched with the clothes washing process. The scheme provided by the invention can realize that a user finishes a washing task halfway, and can carry out washing treatment on the detergent in the detergent container unit corresponding to the halfway finished washing task, so that the normal use of other users is not influenced. The functions described herein may be implemented in hardware, software executed by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software executed by a processor, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Other examples and implementations are within the scope and spirit of the invention and the following claims. For example, due to the nature of software, the functions described above may be implemented using software executed by a processor, hardware, firmware, hardwired, or a combination of any of these. In addition, each functional unit may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed technology can be implemented in other ways. The above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the units may be a logical division, and in actual implementation, there may be another division, for example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, units or modules, and may be in an electrical or other form.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and the parts serving as the control device may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present invention. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U-disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a removable hard disk, a magnetic or optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes.

The above description is only an example of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and it is obvious to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A laundry control method of a laundry system, characterized in that the laundry system comprises: the washing machine comprises a washing device, more than two wardrobe cabinets for storing clothes, more than two detergent container units for storing detergent and a conveying device for conveying the clothes between the wardrobe cabinets and the washing device; the more than two detergent container units correspond to the more than two wardrobe one by one;

the laundry control method includes:

when a clothes washing reservation request of a user is received, distributing a target clothes storage cabinet and a corresponding target detergent container unit for the user, and returning the number of the distributed target clothes storage cabinet and the corresponding target detergent container unit to the user;

controlling a cabinet door of the target wardrobe to be opened so that the user can put clothes to be washed into the target wardrobe, and controlling a switch of the target detergent container unit to be opened when the user selects to use the self-contained detergent so that the user can put the self-contained detergent into the target detergent container unit;

receiving a clothes-washing-ending request of the user in advance before controlling the conveying device to convey the clothes to be washed in the target clothes storage cabinet to the clothes-washing device and controlling the clothes-washing device to wash the clothes to be washed;

if receiving a request for finishing washing clothes in advance from the user, finishing the washing task of the user in advance, and controlling a cabinet door of the target wardrobe to be opened so that the user can take out the clothes to be washed from the target wardrobe;

after the user takes the clothes to be washed out of the target clothes storage cabinet, if the target detergent container unit is judged to contain the detergent, the target detergent container unit is washed.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after the user puts clothes to be washed into the target clothes storage cabinet or when the user selects to use the self-contained washing and protecting agent, after the user puts the self-contained washing and protecting agent into the target washing and protecting agent container unit, adding the target clothes storage cabinet and the target washing and protecting agent container unit into a washing queue to be queued for washing;

after the clothes to be washed are washed and the user takes out the washed clothes from the target clothes storage cabinet, adding the target clothes storage cabinet and the target detergent container unit into a storage queue to queue for distribution;

and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

under the condition that the washing task of the user is finished in advance, after the user takes the clothes to be washed out of the target clothes storage cabinet, the target clothes storage cabinet and the target detergent container unit are withdrawn from the washing queue and added into the waiting queue for queuing for processing;

and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

after the current washing task in the current washing queue is finished, if the target detergent container unit is judged to contain detergent, the target wardrobe and the target detergent container unit are added into the storage queue for queuing and distribution after the target detergent container unit is washed.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,

the detergent container unit includes: a detergent container unit and a softener container unit for controlling the washing device to wash the laundry, including:

and firstly, controlling a switch of the detergent container unit to open and put in detergent for washing clothes, and then controlling the switch of the softener container unit to open and put in softener for further softening the clothes.

4. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein before controlling the switch of the target detergent container unit to open, further comprising:

receiving information of clothes to be washed input by a user;

determining the addition amount of the washing and protecting agent to be added according to the information of the clothes to be washed;

and feeding back the addition amount of the washing and caring agent to be added to the mobile terminal.

5. A laundry control device of a laundry system, characterized in that the laundry system comprises: the washing machine comprises a washing device, more than two wardrobe cabinets for storing clothes, more than two detergent container units for storing detergent and a conveying device for conveying the clothes between the wardrobe cabinets and the washing device; the more than two detergent container units correspond to the more than two wardrobe one by one;

the laundry control device includes:

a receiving unit for receiving a laundry reservation request of a user;

the distribution unit is used for distributing a target wardrobe and a corresponding target detergent container unit for the user when the receiving unit receives a clothes washing reservation request of the user, and returning the numbers of the distributed target wardrobe and the corresponding target detergent container unit to the user;

the control unit is used for controlling the cabinet door of the target wardrobe to be opened so that the user can put clothes to be washed into the target wardrobe, and controlling the switch of the target detergent container unit to be opened when the user selects to use the self-contained detergent so that the user can put the self-contained detergent into the target detergent container unit;

the receiving unit is further configured to: receiving a request for finishing washing in advance from the user before the control unit controls the conveying device to convey the clothes to be washed in the target wardrobe to the washing device and controls the washing device to wash the clothes to be washed;

the control unit is further configured to: if the receiving unit receives a request for finishing washing clothes in advance from the user, the washing task of the user is finished in advance, and a cabinet door of the target wardrobe is controlled to be opened, so that the user can take out the clothes to be washed from the target wardrobe;

after the user takes the clothes to be washed out of the target clothes storage cabinet, if the target detergent container unit is judged to contain the detergent, the target detergent container unit is controlled to be washed.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising: a queuing unit to:

and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

7. The apparatus of claim 5 or 6,

the detergent container unit includes: the control unit controls the washing device to wash the laundry, and includes:

8. The apparatus of claim 5 or 6, further comprising:

the information receiving unit is used for receiving the information of the clothes to be washed input by a user before the control unit controls the switch of the target detergent container unit to be opened;

the determining unit is used for determining the addition amount of the washing and protecting agent to be added according to the information of the clothes to be washed;

and the feedback unit is used for feeding back the addition amount of the washing and caring agent to be added to the user.

9. A storage medium, having stored thereon a computer program which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 4.

10. A laundry system, comprising: the washing machine comprises a washing device, more than two wardrobe cabinets for storing clothes, more than two detergent container units for storing detergent and a conveying device for conveying the clothes between the wardrobe cabinets and the washing device; the more than two detergent container units correspond to the more than two wardrobe one by one; further comprising a processor, a memory and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the processor implementing the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 4 when executing the program or comprising the laundry control device according to any one of claims 5 to 8.