CN112842197A - Control method and control device for dish washing machine, display device and dish washing machine - Google Patents

Control method and control device for dish washing machine, display device and dish washing machine Download PDF

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CN112842197A
CN112842197A CN202110031505.4A CN202110031505A CN112842197A CN 112842197 A CN112842197 A CN 112842197A CN 202110031505 A CN202110031505 A CN 202110031505A CN 112842197 A CN112842197 A CN 112842197A
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范志恒
王彩霞
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魏中科
全永兵
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The embodiment of the invention provides a control method and device for a dish washing machine, a display device and the dish washing machine. The dishwasher is internally provided with at least one image acquisition device, and the control method comprises the following steps: receiving a tableware information inquiry command; acquiring an image of the inside of the dishwasher, which is acquired by an image acquisition device; processing the image to generate a tableware number of each tableware and tableware information corresponding to the tableware number; the tableware number and the tableware information are transmitted to the display device, so that a user can accurately acquire the use information of each tableware.

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Control method and control device for dish washing machine, display device and dish washing machine
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of dish-washing machines, in particular to a control method, a control device, a display device and a dish-washing machine for the dish-washing machine.
Background
Along with the improvement of living standard, the use of the dish-washing machine is more and more, the intelligent application is more and more extensive, and correspondingly, the requirement on the dish-washing machine is higher and more. The quality of the washing of dishwashers is of increasing concern, with the inability to clean dishes being of paramount importance. In order to better study the washing mode and effect, the use information of each tableware needs to be collected, and the prior art cannot accurately acquire the use information of each tableware.
Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the invention aims to provide a control method, a control device, a display device and a dish washing machine for the dish washing machine, which are used for solving the problem that the use information of each tableware cannot be accurately acquired in the prior art.
In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention provides a control method for a dishwasher having at least one image capturing device disposed therein, the control method comprising:
receiving a tableware information inquiry command;
acquiring an image of the inside of the dishwasher, which is acquired by an image acquisition device;
processing the image to generate a tableware number of each tableware and tableware information corresponding to the tableware number;
and sending the tableware number and the tableware information to a display device.
In an embodiment of the invention, the cutlery information comprises at least one of the following:
type of tableware, degree of soiling of the tableware, degree of damage of the tableware.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the inquiry command is triggered by a start washing or stop washing command received by the display device.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the control method further includes:
acquiring a first image of the inside of the dishwasher collected by an image collecting device when washing is started;
processing the first image to generate a tableware number and first tableware information corresponding to the tableware number;
acquiring a second image of the inside of the dishwasher, which is acquired by the image acquisition device, when the washing is stopped;
processing the second image to generate second tableware information corresponding to the tableware number;
and obtaining a washing mode corresponding to the tableware number according to the first tableware information and the second tableware information.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the washing pattern corresponds to a duration, and the method further includes:
the washing mode of the tableware and the corresponding time length of the washing mode are saved.
In an embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises:
and acquiring the daily washing times corresponding to the tableware numbers.
The invention provides a control method, which is applied to a display device, wherein the display device is communicated with a control device of a dish washing machine, and at least one image acquisition device is arranged in the dish washing machine, and the control method comprises the following steps:
receiving a washing starting instruction or a washing stopping instruction;
sending a washing starting instruction or a washing stopping instruction to the control device;
receiving the tableware number of each tableware in the dishwasher and tableware information corresponding to the tableware number sent by the control device; wherein the control means responds to receiving an instruction to start washing or an instruction to stop washing;
wherein, the tableware number and the tableware information are obtained based on the image of the inside of the dishwasher collected by the image collecting device.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the control method further includes:
receiving a washing starting instruction;
sending a washing starting instruction to the control device;
receiving a tableware number sent by a control device and first tableware information corresponding to the tableware number;
receiving a washing stopping instruction;
sending a washing stopping instruction to the control device;
receiving second tableware information corresponding to the tableware number sent by the control device;
receiving a washing mode corresponding to the tableware number; the washing pattern is obtained based on the first and second tableware information.
A third aspect of the present invention provides a control device configured to perform the control method for a dishwasher described above.
A fourth aspect of the present invention provides a display apparatus configured to execute the control method described above.
A fifth aspect of the present invention provides a dishwasher, comprising:
the image acquisition equipment is arranged in the dishwasher;
the control device is communicated with the image acquisition equipment.
In an embodiment of the invention, the dishwasher further comprises a display device as described above, the display device being in communication with the control device.
A sixth aspect of the present invention provides a machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for causing a machine to execute the above-described control method for a dishwasher.
A seventh aspect of the invention provides a computer program product comprising a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the control method for a dishwasher described above.
Through the technical scheme, at least one image acquisition device is arranged in the dish washing machine, the image in the dish washing machine is acquired through the image acquisition device, and the tableware number of each tableware and the tableware information corresponding to the tableware number are generated after the image is processed, so that a user can accurately acquire the use information of each tableware.
Additional features and advantages of embodiments of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a control method for a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a control method for a dishwasher according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a control method according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Detailed Description
The following detailed description of embodiments of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration and explanation only, not limitation.
It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, and back … …) are involved in the embodiment of the present invention, the directional indications are only used to explain the relative positional relationship between the components, the movement situation, and the like in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are changed accordingly.
In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in an embodiment of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.
Fig. 1 is a flow chart illustrating a control method for a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the present invention provides a control method for a dishwasher having at least one image capturing device provided therein, which may include the following steps.
In step S11, a dish information inquiry command is received. In the embodiment of the invention, the tableware information query instruction refers to an instruction for querying related information of tableware, and the type, the dirt degree, the damage degree and the like of the tableware can be known through the tableware information. When the control device of the dishwasher receives the tableware inquiry command, the tableware inquiry command is responded so as to obtain the relevant information of the tableware subsequently.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the inquiry command may be triggered by a start washing or stop washing command received by the display device.
In particular, the display device is a device for displaying the status of the dishwasher. The display device may include, but is not limited to, a display panel provided on the dishwasher, a display panel separate from the dishwasher, or a user's mobile terminal. The mobile terminal refers to a computer device that can be used in removability, and may include, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a notebook, a tablet computer, and the like. The display device communicates with the control device of the dishwasher, and the display device can acquire the operation instruction of the user. And under the condition that the display device receives a washing starting or pausing instruction, the washing starting or pausing instruction is sent to the control device of the dishwasher, the dishwasher is triggered to generate a tableware information inquiry instruction, and the control device of the dishwasher can receive the tableware information inquiry instruction.
In step S12, an image of the inside of the dishwasher captured by the image capturing device is acquired. In the embodiment of the invention, the image acquisition device is arranged in the dishwasher and can acquire the image in the dishwasher. The image capturing device may include, but is not limited to, a camera, a video camera, a scanner, and the like with a camera function. One or more image capturing devices may be provided in the interior of the dishwasher to capture images of the interior of the dishwasher in all directions. In one example, in case of receiving the dish information inquiry command, the control device of the dishwasher may send a photographing command to the image collecting apparatus, and the image collecting apparatus collects the current image of the inside of the dishwasher to the control apparatus. In another example, the image capture device captures images of the interior of the dishwasher in real time and synchronizes the real time images with the control device. And under the condition of receiving the tableware information inquiry instruction, the control device directly acquires the image of the inside of the dishwasher acquired by the current image acquisition equipment.
In step S13, the image is processed to generate a utensil number for each utensil and utensil information corresponding to the utensil number. In the embodiment of the present invention, the dish number refers to the number of each dish, and the information corresponding to the dish number may include, but is not limited to, the type of the dish, the degree of soiling of the dish, the degree of damage of the dish, and the like. The same dish number is not changed every time washing is performed, and the information of the dish is recorded again. If a new dish is detected, a new dish number is generated, and if the dish is no longer present in the dishwasher, the dish number is retained and the dish information is not filled in. Therefore, the user can conveniently judge the use condition of the tableware, and the use time of each tableware and the influence of washing on the tableware can be recorded one by one.
In step S14, the dish number and the dish information are transmitted to the display device. In an embodiment of the invention, the display device is a device for displaying the status of the dishwasher. The display device may include, but is not limited to, a display panel provided on the dishwasher, a display panel separate from the dishwasher, or a user's mobile terminal. The display device is in communication with a control device of the dishwasher. The control device sends the tableware numbers and the corresponding tableware information to the display device, and the user can know the tableware in the dishwasher and the information of each tableware through the display device, so that the user can conveniently and quickly acquire the information of each tableware.
Through the technical scheme, at least one image acquisition device is arranged in the dish washing machine, the image in the dish washing machine is acquired through the image acquisition device, and the tableware number of each tableware and the tableware information corresponding to the tableware number are generated after the image is processed, so that a user can accurately acquire the use information of each tableware.
In an embodiment of the invention, the cutlery information may comprise at least one of the following:
type of tableware, degree of soiling of the tableware, degree of damage of the tableware.
Specifically, the type of tableware may be bowls, plates, chopsticks, spoons, soup cups, and the like. The degree of soiling of the dishes refers to the degree of cleanliness of the dishes. In one example, the degree of soiling may be divided by a numerical grade. In another example, the degree of soiling may be divided by percentage. The damage degree of the tableware refers to the conditions of the wear, the defect and the like of the tableware. After acquiring the image of the inside of the dishwasher, the control device may process the image to obtain the dish number and the corresponding dish information of each dish. The tableware information is not limited to the above-mentioned items of information, and may be other information such as the placement position of the tableware.
Fig. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a control method for a dishwasher according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 2, the control method may further include:
step S21, acquiring a first image of the inside of the dishwasher collected by an image collecting device when washing is started;
step S22, processing the first image to generate a tableware number and first tableware information corresponding to the tableware number;
step S23, acquiring a second image of the inside of the dishwasher collected by the image collecting device when the washing is stopped;
step S24, processing the second image to generate second tableware information corresponding to the tableware number;
and step S25, obtaining a washing mode corresponding to the tableware number according to the first tableware information and the second tableware information.
In an embodiment of the invention, the control device of the dishwasher may further derive a washing pattern for each item of dishware based on the information about the items of dishware at the beginning and end of the washing process of the dishwasher. The washing pattern may be a washing time per one dish, etc. When washing is started, a first image of the inside of the dishwasher, which is acquired by an image acquisition device, is acquired, and the first image is an initial image of the inside of the dishwasher. The control device processes the first image to generate a tableware number and first tableware information corresponding to the tableware number. The tableware information may include, but is not limited to, the type of tableware, the degree of soiling of the tableware, the degree of damage of the tableware. The same dish number is not changed every time washing is performed, and the information of the dish is recorded again. Therefore, when the washing is stopped, a second image of the inside of the dishwasher collected by the image collecting device is acquired, and the second image is an image of the end of the washing of the dishwasher. The control device processes the second image to generate second tableware information corresponding to the tableware number of each tableware. The washing mode corresponding to the dish number of each dish can be obtained firstly through the first dish information and the second dish information. Therefore, the user can conveniently and quickly know the use information of how each tableware is used, whether the tableware is used and the like, so that the user can reasonably use each tableware.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the washing pattern corresponds to a duration, and the method may further include:
the washing mode of the tableware and the corresponding time length of the washing mode are saved.
Specifically, the washing pattern may correspond to a time period, i.e., how much time is taken for washing of each dish. For example, 10 minutes are required for washing dishes with a dish number of 1, and 15 minutes are required for washing bowls with a dish number of 5. The washing pattern of each dish may facilitate a user to grasp the washing time of different dishes. The control module can save the washing mode of the tableware and the corresponding duration of the washing mode, so that a user can quickly acquire the information of each tableware.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the method may further include:
and acquiring the daily washing times corresponding to the tableware numbers.
Specifically, the control device may also acquire the number of times of daily washing corresponding to the dish number, that is, how many times each dish is used per day. The number of times of washing and the washing pattern are counted in units of days, so that the user can know the use condition of each tableware conveniently. For washes spanning one day, the date at which the wash started may be taken as the standard.
Fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 3, the present invention provides a control method applied to a display device, the display device is in communication with a control device of a dishwasher, at least one image capturing device is disposed inside the dishwasher, and the control method may include:
step S31, receiving a washing starting instruction or a washing stopping instruction;
step S32, sending a washing start command or a washing stop command to the control device;
s33, receiving the tableware number of each tableware in the dishwasher and the tableware information corresponding to the tableware number sent by the control device; wherein the control means responds to receiving an instruction to start washing or an instruction to stop washing;
wherein, the tableware number and the tableware information are obtained based on the image of the inside of the dishwasher collected by the image collecting device.
In an embodiment of the invention, the display device is a device for displaying the status of the dishwasher. The display device may include, but is not limited to, a display panel provided on the dishwasher, a display panel separate from the dishwasher, or a user's mobile terminal. The mobile terminal refers to a computer device that can be used in removability, and may include, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a notebook, a tablet computer, and the like. The display device communicates with the control device of the dishwasher, and the display device can acquire the operation instruction of the user. Under the condition that the display device receives a washing starting instruction or a washing stopping instruction, the washing starting instruction or the washing stopping instruction is sent to the control device, the dish washing machine is triggered to generate a dish information inquiry instruction, and the control device of the dish washing machine can receive the dish information inquiry instruction. The tableware information inquiry command refers to a command for inquiring the related information of the tableware, and the type, the dirt degree, the damage degree and the like of the tableware can be known through the tableware information. When the control device of the dish washing machine receives the tableware inquiry command, the image of the interior of the dish washing machine collected by the image collecting device is obtained in response to the tableware inquiry command.
In the embodiment of the invention, the tableware numbers and the tableware information corresponding to the tableware numbers are obtained based on the internal images of the dish washer acquired by the image acquisition equipment. The image acquisition equipment is arranged in the dishwasher and can acquire images in the dishwasher. The image capturing device may include, but is not limited to, a camera, a video camera, a scanner, and the like with a camera function. One or more image capturing devices may be provided in the interior of the dishwasher to capture images of the interior of the dishwasher in all directions. In one example, in case of receiving the dish information inquiry command, the control device of the dishwasher may send a photographing command to the image collecting apparatus, and the image collecting apparatus collects the current image of the inside of the dishwasher to the control apparatus. In another example, the image capture device captures images of the interior of the dishwasher in real time and synchronizes the real time images with the control device. And under the condition of receiving the tableware information inquiry instruction, the control device directly acquires the image of the inside of the dishwasher acquired by the current image acquisition equipment. Further, the control device may process the image to generate a utensil number for each utensil and utensil information corresponding to the utensil number. The dish number refers to the number of each dish, and the information corresponding to the dish number may include, but is not limited to, the type of dish, the degree of soiling of the dish, the degree of damage of the dish, and the like. The same dish number is not changed every time washing is performed, and the information of the dish is recorded again. If a new dish is detected, a new dish number is generated, and if the dish is no longer present in the dishwasher, the dish number is retained and the dish information is not filled in. Therefore, the user can conveniently judge the use condition of the tableware, and the use time of each tableware and the influence of washing on the tableware can be recorded one by one. The control device sends the tableware numbers and the corresponding tableware information to the display device, and the user can know the tableware in the dishwasher and the information of each tableware through the display device, so that the user can conveniently and quickly acquire the information of each tableware.
Through the technical scheme, at least one image acquisition device is arranged in the dish washing machine, the image in the dish washing machine is acquired through the image acquisition device, and the tableware number of each tableware and the tableware information corresponding to the tableware number are generated after the image is processed, so that a user can accurately acquire the use information of each tableware.
Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 4, the control method may further include:
step S41, receiving a washing starting instruction;
step S42, sending a washing start command to the control device;
step S43, receiving the tableware number sent by the control device and first tableware information corresponding to the tableware number;
step S44, receiving a washing stopping instruction;
step S45, sending a washing stop command to the control device;
step S46, receiving second tableware information corresponding to the tableware number sent by the control device;
step S47, receiving a washing mode corresponding to the tableware number; the washing pattern is obtained based on the first and second tableware information.
In an embodiment of the invention, the control device of the dishwasher may further derive a washing pattern for each item of dishware based on the information about the items of dishware at the beginning and end of the washing process of the dishwasher. The washing pattern may be a washing time per one dish, etc. When the washing is started, the display device receives a washing start instruction and sends the washing start instruction to the control device. The control device acquires a first image of the inside of the dishwasher, which is acquired by the image acquisition device, and the first image is an initial image of the inside of the dishwasher. The control device processes the first image to generate a tableware number and first tableware information corresponding to the tableware number. The tableware information may include, but is not limited to, the type of tableware, the degree of soiling of the tableware, the degree of damage of the tableware. The display device can receive the tableware number and the first tableware information sent by the control device. The same dish number is not changed every time washing is performed, and the information of the dish is recorded again. Therefore, when the washing is stopped, the display device receives the washing stop instruction and transmits the washing stop instruction to the control device. The control device acquires a second image of the inside of the dishwasher, which is acquired by the image acquisition device, and the second image is an image of the end of washing of the dishwasher. The control device processes the second image to generate second tableware information corresponding to the tableware number of each tableware. The display device may acquire the second tableware information transmitted by the control device. The control device can also obtain the washing mode corresponding to the tableware number of each tableware firstly through the first tableware information and the second tableware information. The display device may also receive the washing pattern transmitted from the control device. Therefore, the user can conveniently and quickly know the use information of how each tableware is used, whether the tableware is used and the like, so that the user can reasonably use each tableware.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 5, the present invention provides a control device configured as the above-described control method for a dishwasher. In an embodiment of the invention, the apparatus may include a processor 510 and a memory 520. The memory 520 may store instructions that, when executed by the processor 510, may cause the processor 510 to perform the control method for the dishwasher described in the previous embodiments.
In particular, in embodiments of the invention, processor 510 may be configured to:
receiving a tableware information inquiry command;
acquiring an image of the inside of the dishwasher, which is acquired by an image acquisition device;
processing the image to generate a tableware number of each tableware and tableware information corresponding to the tableware number;
and sending the tableware number and the tableware information to a display device.
In the embodiment of the invention, the tableware information query instruction refers to an instruction for querying related information of tableware, and the type, the dirt degree, the damage degree and the like of the tableware can be known through the tableware information. When the control device of the dishwasher receives the tableware inquiry command, the tableware inquiry command is responded so as to obtain the relevant information of the tableware subsequently. The image acquisition equipment is arranged in the dishwasher and can acquire images in the dishwasher. The image capturing device may include, but is not limited to, a camera, a video camera, a scanner, and the like with a camera function. One or more image capturing devices may be provided in the interior of the dishwasher to capture images of the interior of the dishwasher in all directions. In one example, in case of receiving the dish information inquiry command, the control device of the dishwasher may send a photographing command to the image collecting apparatus, and the image collecting apparatus collects the current image of the inside of the dishwasher to the control apparatus. In another example, the image capture device captures images of the interior of the dishwasher in real time and synchronizes the real time images with the control device. And under the condition of receiving the tableware information inquiry instruction, the control device directly acquires the image of the inside of the dishwasher acquired by the current image acquisition equipment.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the dish number refers to the number of each dish, and the information corresponding to the dish number may include, but is not limited to, the type of the dish, the degree of soiling of the dish, the degree of damage of the dish, and the like. The same dish number is not changed every time washing is performed, and the information of the dish is recorded again. If a new dish is detected, a new dish number is generated, and if the dish is no longer present in the dishwasher, the dish number is retained and the dish information is not filled in. Therefore, the user can conveniently judge the use condition of the tableware, and the use time of each tableware and the influence of washing on the tableware can be recorded one by one. The display device is a device for displaying the state of the dishwasher. The display device may include, but is not limited to, a display panel provided on the dishwasher, a display panel separate from the dishwasher, or a user's mobile terminal. The display device is in communication with a control device of the dishwasher. The control device sends the tableware numbers and the corresponding tableware information to the display device, and the user can know the tableware in the dishwasher and the information of each tableware through the display device, so that the user can conveniently and quickly acquire the information of each tableware.
Through the technical scheme, at least one image acquisition device is arranged in the dish washing machine, the image in the dish washing machine is acquired through the image acquisition device, and the tableware number of each tableware and the tableware information corresponding to the tableware number are generated after the image is processed, so that a user can accurately acquire the use information of each tableware.
In an embodiment of the invention, the cutlery information comprises at least one of the following:
type of tableware, degree of soiling of the tableware, degree of damage of the tableware.
Specifically, the type of tableware may be bowls, plates, chopsticks, spoons, soup cups, and the like. The degree of soiling of the dishes refers to the degree of cleanliness of the dishes. In one example, the degree of soiling may be divided by a numerical grade. In another example, the degree of soiling may be divided by percentage. The damage degree of the tableware refers to the conditions of the wear, the defect and the like of the tableware. After acquiring the image of the inside of the dishwasher, the control device may process the image to obtain the dish number and the corresponding dish information of each dish. The tableware information is not limited to the above-mentioned items of information, and may be other information such as the placement position of the tableware.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the inquiry command is triggered by a start washing or stop washing command received by the display device.
In particular, the display device is a device for displaying the status of the dishwasher. The display device may include, but is not limited to, a display panel provided on the dishwasher, a display panel separate from the dishwasher, or a user's mobile terminal. The mobile terminal refers to a computer device that can be used in removability, and may include, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a notebook, a tablet computer, and the like. The display device communicates with the control device of the dishwasher, and the display device can acquire the operation instruction of the user. And under the condition that the display device receives a washing starting or pausing instruction, the washing starting or pausing instruction is sent to the control device of the dishwasher, the dishwasher is triggered to generate a tableware information inquiry instruction, and the control device of the dishwasher can receive the tableware information inquiry instruction.
In an embodiment of the invention, the processor 510 may be further configured to:
acquiring a first image of the inside of the dishwasher collected by an image collecting device when washing is started;
processing the first image to generate a tableware number and first tableware information corresponding to the tableware number;
acquiring a second image of the inside of the dishwasher, which is acquired by the image acquisition device, when the washing is stopped;
processing the second image to generate second tableware information corresponding to the tableware number;
and obtaining a washing mode corresponding to the tableware number according to the first tableware information and the second tableware information.
In particular, the control device of the dishwasher may also derive a washing pattern for each item of cutlery from the information on the items of cutlery at the beginning and at the end of the washing of the dishwasher. The washing pattern may be a washing time per one dish, etc. When washing is started, a first image of the inside of the dishwasher, which is acquired by an image acquisition device, is acquired, and the first image is an initial image of the inside of the dishwasher. The control device processes the first image to generate a tableware number and first tableware information corresponding to the tableware number. The tableware information may include, but is not limited to, the type of tableware, the degree of soiling of the tableware, the degree of damage of the tableware. The same dish number is not changed every time washing is performed, and the information of the dish is recorded again. Therefore, when the washing is stopped, a second image of the inside of the dishwasher collected by the image collecting device is acquired, and the second image is an image of the end of the washing of the dishwasher. The control device processes the second image to generate second tableware information corresponding to the tableware number of each tableware. The washing mode corresponding to the dish number of each dish can be obtained firstly through the first dish information and the second dish information. Therefore, the user can conveniently and quickly know the use information of how each tableware is used, whether the tableware is used and the like, so that the user can reasonably use each tableware.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the washing pattern corresponds to a duration, and the processor 510 may be further configured to:
the washing mode of the tableware and the corresponding time length of the washing mode are saved.
Specifically, the washing pattern may correspond to a time period, i.e., how much time is taken for washing of each dish. For example, 10 minutes are required for washing dishes with a dish number of 1, and 15 minutes are required for washing dishes with a dish number of 5. The washing pattern of each dish may facilitate a user to grasp the washing time of different dishes. The control module can save the washing mode of the tableware and the corresponding duration of the washing mode, so that a user can quickly acquire the information of each tableware.
In an embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises:
and acquiring the daily washing times corresponding to the tableware numbers.
Specifically, the control device may also acquire the number of times of daily washing corresponding to the dish number, that is, how many times each dish is used per day. The number of times of washing and the washing pattern are counted in units of days, so that the user can know the use condition of each tableware conveniently. For washes spanning one day, the date at which the wash started may be taken as the standard.
The present invention also provides a display device configured to the control method described above. The apparatus may include a processor, which may be configured to:
receiving a washing starting instruction or a washing stopping instruction;
sending a washing starting instruction or a washing stopping instruction to the control device;
receiving the tableware number of each tableware in the dishwasher and tableware information corresponding to the tableware number sent by the control device; wherein the control means responds to receiving an instruction to start washing or an instruction to stop washing;
wherein, the tableware number and the tableware information are obtained based on the image of the inside of the dishwasher collected by the image collecting device.
In particular, the display device is a device for displaying the status of the dishwasher. The display device may include, but is not limited to, a display panel provided on the dishwasher, a display panel separate from the dishwasher, or a user's mobile terminal. The mobile terminal refers to a computer device that can be used in removability, and may include, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a notebook, a tablet computer, and the like. The display device communicates with the control device of the dishwasher, and the display device can acquire the operation instruction of the user. Under the condition that the display device receives a washing starting instruction or a washing stopping instruction, the washing starting instruction or the washing stopping instruction is sent to the control device, the dish washing machine is triggered to generate a dish information inquiry instruction, and the control device of the dish washing machine can receive the dish information inquiry instruction. The tableware information inquiry command refers to a command for inquiring the related information of the tableware, and the type, the dirt degree, the damage degree and the like of the tableware can be known through the tableware information. When the control device of the dish washing machine receives the tableware inquiry command, the image of the interior of the dish washing machine collected by the image collecting device is obtained in response to the tableware inquiry command.
In the embodiment of the invention, the tableware numbers and the tableware information corresponding to the tableware numbers are obtained based on the internal images of the dish washer acquired by the image acquisition equipment. The image acquisition equipment is arranged in the dishwasher and can acquire images in the dishwasher. The image capturing device may include, but is not limited to, a camera, a video camera, a scanner, and the like with a camera function. One or more image capturing devices may be provided in the interior of the dishwasher to capture images of the interior of the dishwasher in all directions. In one example, in case of receiving the dish information inquiry command, the control device of the dishwasher may send a photographing command to the image collecting apparatus, and the image collecting apparatus collects the current image of the inside of the dishwasher to the control apparatus. In another example, the image capture device captures images of the interior of the dishwasher in real time and synchronizes the real time images with the control device. And under the condition of receiving the tableware information inquiry instruction, the control device directly acquires the image of the inside of the dishwasher acquired by the current image acquisition equipment. Further, the control device may process the image to generate a utensil number for each utensil and utensil information corresponding to the utensil number. The dish number refers to the number of each dish, and the information corresponding to the dish number may include, but is not limited to, the type of dish, the degree of soiling of the dish, the degree of damage of the dish, and the like. The same dish number is not changed every time washing is performed, and the information of the dish is recorded again. If a new dish is detected, a new dish number is generated, and if the dish is no longer present in the dishwasher, the dish number is retained and the dish information is not filled in. Therefore, the user can conveniently judge the use condition of the tableware, and the use time of each tableware and the influence of washing on the tableware can be recorded one by one. The control device sends the tableware numbers and the corresponding tableware information to the display device, and the user can know the tableware in the dishwasher and the information of each tableware through the display device, so that the user can conveniently and quickly acquire the information of each tableware.
Through the technical scheme, at least one image acquisition device is arranged in the dish washing machine, the image in the dish washing machine is acquired through the image acquisition device, and the tableware number of each tableware and the tableware information corresponding to the tableware number are generated after the image is processed, so that a user can accurately acquire the use information of each tableware.
In an embodiment of the invention, the processor may be further configured to:
receiving a washing starting instruction;
sending a washing starting instruction to the control device;
receiving a tableware number sent by a control device and first tableware information corresponding to the tableware number;
receiving a washing stopping instruction;
sending a washing stopping instruction to the control device;
receiving second tableware information corresponding to the tableware number sent by the control device;
receiving a washing mode corresponding to the tableware number; the washing pattern is obtained based on the first and second tableware information.
In the embodiment of the invention, the control device of the dishwasher can also obtain the washing mode corresponding to each tableware according to the tableware information at the washing start and the washing end of the dishwasher. The washing pattern may be a washing time per one dish, etc. When the washing is started, the display device receives a washing start instruction and sends the washing start instruction to the control device. The control device acquires a first image of the inside of the dishwasher, which is acquired by the image acquisition device, and the first image is an initial image of the inside of the dishwasher. The control device processes the first image to generate a tableware number and first tableware information corresponding to the tableware number. The tableware information may include, but is not limited to, the type of tableware, the degree of soiling of the tableware, the degree of damage of the tableware. The display device can receive the tableware number and the first tableware information sent by the control device. The same dish number is not changed every time washing is performed, and the information of the dish is recorded again. Therefore, when the washing is stopped, the display device receives the washing stop instruction and transmits the washing stop instruction to the control device. The control device acquires a second image of the inside of the dishwasher, which is acquired by the image acquisition device, and the second image is an image of the end of washing of the dishwasher. The control device processes the second image to generate second tableware information corresponding to the tableware number of each tableware. The display device may acquire the second tableware information transmitted by the control device. The control device can also obtain the washing mode corresponding to the tableware number of each tableware firstly through the first tableware information and the second tableware information. The display device may also receive the washing pattern transmitted from the control device. Therefore, the user can conveniently and quickly know the use information of how each tableware is used, whether the tableware is used and the like, so that the user can reasonably use each tableware.
Examples of a processor may include, but are not limited to, a general purpose processor, a special purpose processor, a conventional processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in association with a DSP core, a controller, a microcontroller, Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) circuits, any other type of Integrated Circuit (IC), a state machine, and the like. The processor may perform signal encoding, data processing, power control, input/output processing.
Examples of memory may include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Discs (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium that may be used to store information that may be accessed by a processor.
The present invention also provides a dishwasher, comprising:
the image acquisition equipment is arranged in the dishwasher;
the control device is communicated with the image acquisition equipment.
In an embodiment of the invention, the dishwasher further comprises a display device as described above, the display device being in communication with the control device.
The present invention also provides a machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for causing a machine to perform the above-described control method for a dishwasher.
The invention also provides a computer program product comprising a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the control method for a dishwasher described above.
For convenience of description, the above devices are described as being divided into various units by function, and are described separately. Of course, the functionality of the units may be implemented in one or more software and/or hardware when implementing the present application.
As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present application may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present application may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present application may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.
The present application is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the application. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.
These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.
These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.
In a typical configuration, a computing device includes one or more processors (CPUs), input/output interfaces, network interfaces, and memory.
The memory may include forms of volatile memory in a computer readable medium, Random Access Memory (RAM) and/or non-volatile memory, such as Read Only Memory (ROM) or flash memory (flash RAM). The memory is an example of a computer-readable medium.
Computer-readable media, including both non-transitory and non-transitory, removable and non-removable media, may implement information storage by any method or technology. The information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of a program, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Discs (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device. As defined herein, a computer readable medium does not include a transitory computer readable medium such as a modulated data signal and a carrier wave.
It should also be noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.
The above are merely examples of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. Various modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of the claims of the present application.

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1. A control method for a dishwasher, characterized in that the dishwasher is provided with at least one image acquisition device inside, the control method comprising:
receiving a tableware information inquiry command;
acquiring an image of the inside of the dishwasher acquired by the image acquisition device;
processing the image to generate a tableware number of each tableware and tableware information corresponding to the tableware number;
and sending the tableware number and the tableware information to a display device.
2. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the tableware information includes at least one of:
the type of the dishware, the degree of soiling of the dishware, the degree of damage of the dishware.
3. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the inquiry command is triggered by a start washing or stop washing command received by the display device.
4. The control method according to claim 2, characterized by further comprising:
acquiring a first image of the inside of the dishwasher acquired by the image acquisition device at the start of washing;
processing the first image to generate the tableware number and first tableware information corresponding to the tableware number;
acquiring a second image of the inside of the dishwasher acquired by the image acquisition device when washing is stopped;
processing the second image to generate second tableware information corresponding to the tableware number;
and obtaining a washing mode corresponding to the tableware number according to the first tableware information and the second tableware information.
5. The control method of claim 4, wherein the wash mode corresponds to a duration, the method further comprising:
and saving the washing mode of the tableware and the time length corresponding to the washing mode.
6. The control method according to claim 4, characterized in that the method further comprises:
and acquiring the daily washing times corresponding to the tableware numbers.
7. A control method is applied to a display device, the display device is communicated with a control device of a dishwasher, at least one image acquisition device is arranged in the dishwasher, and the control method comprises the following steps:
receiving a washing starting instruction or a washing stopping instruction;
sending the washing starting instruction or the washing stopping instruction to the control device;
receiving a tableware number of each tableware in the dishwasher and tableware information corresponding to the tableware number, which are sent by the control device; wherein the control means responds to receiving an instruction to start washing or an instruction to stop washing;
wherein the dish number and the dish information are obtained based on the image of the inside of the dishwasher collected by the image collecting device.
8. The control method according to claim 7, characterized by further comprising:
receiving a washing starting instruction;
sending the washing starting instruction to the control device;
receiving the tableware number sent by the control device and first tableware information corresponding to the tableware number;
receiving a washing stopping instruction;
sending the washing stopping instruction to the control device;
receiving second tableware information corresponding to the tableware number sent by the control device;
receiving a washing mode corresponding to the tableware number; the washing pattern is obtained from the first and second tableware information.
9. A control device characterized in that the control device is configured as a control method for a dishwasher according to claims 1 to 6.
10. A display device characterized in that the display device is configured to the control method according to claims 7 to 8.
11. A dishwasher, comprising:
the image acquisition equipment is arranged in the dishwasher;
the control device of claim 9, in communication with the image capture device.
12. The dishwasher of claim 11, further comprising a display device according to claim 10, the display device being in communication with the control device.
13. A machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for causing a machine to execute the control method for a dishwasher according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
14. A computer program product comprising a computer program, characterized in that the computer program realizes the control method for a dishwasher according to any one of claims 1 to 8 when executed by a processor.
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