CN112899978B

CN112899978B - Washing information estimation method, storage medium and washing machine

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Publication number: CN112899978B
Application number: CN202110039108.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吕维; 崔斌; 徐东恒; 孙淑杰
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2021-01-12
Filing date: 2021-01-12
Publication date: 2022-04-26
Anticipated expiration: 2041-01-12
Also published as: CN112899978A

Abstract

The invention provides a washing information estimation method, a storage medium and a washing machine, wherein the method comprises the following steps: identifying the article type of the articles to be washed in the washing machine; acquiring geographical position information and solar term information of a space where the washing machine belongs, and analyzing an air humidity value corresponding to the deployment space according to the geographical position information and the solar term information; the next wash date for the items to be washed is estimated based on the air humidity value and the item type. The method for estimating the washing information provided by the invention prompts the user to wash the clothes in the best time, improves the washing effect, protects the body health of the user and further improves the user experience.

Description

Washing information estimation method, storage medium and washing machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of automatic control, in particular to a washing information estimation method, a storage medium and a washing machine.

Background

At present, the washing machine has various functions, can wash clothes according to weather conditions, can automatically adjust a washing mode according to the weight of clothes, but cannot remind a user to wash the clothes. In order to ensure the sanitation of daily life, different washing cycles of different clothes are different, such as bed sheets, quilt covers, pillow cases and the like, which need to be washed at certain intervals. Moreover, the air humidity in different seasons is different, and in the seasons with high air humidity, bed sheets, quilt covers, pillow towels and the like need to be frequently changed and washed, so that the harm caused by the breeding of mites can be avoided. However, as the work is busy, the user often forgets the last washing date of the clothes, so that the optimal washing time of the clothes is missed, the clothes are not washed for a long time, bacteria are more and more bred, the washing effect at this time is influenced, and the body health of the user is influenced. Therefore, it is very important to record the last washing time of the user and remind the user of the next washing date.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a washing information estimation method, a storage medium and a washing machine, which can record washing time each time according to a washing cycle of clothes stored in the washing machine and obtain the next best washing date; the optimal washing dates corresponding to different clothes types can be selected according to the difference of air humidity in different seasons in different regions; and reminds the user to wash before the optimal washing date of the laundry.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:

in a first aspect of the present invention, a method for estimating washing information is provided, including:

identifying the article type of the articles to be washed in the washing machine;

acquiring geographical position information and solar term information of a space where the washing machine belongs, and analyzing an air humidity value corresponding to the deployment space according to the geographical position information and the solar term information;

estimating the next washing date of the articles to be washed based on the air humidity value and the article type.

Optionally, when the user selects the corresponding washing mode by himself before washing, the method further includes: the method for identifying different pieces of the same kind of articles to be washed in the washing machine specifically comprises the following steps:

acquiring identification information of the articles to be washed, which is input by a user based on a terminal device and/or an interactive interface of the washing machine;

and identifying different pieces of the same kind of articles to be washed of the washing machine according to the identification information.

Optionally, the analyzing the air humidity value corresponding to the deployment space according to the geographic position information and the solar term information includes:

acquiring air humidity source data of solar terms corresponding to the region to which the geographical position information belongs in advance, and learning a first corresponding relation between the solar terms corresponding to the region and the air humidity value based on the source data;

and determining an air humidity value corresponding to the deployment space based on the throttle information and the first corresponding relation.

Optionally, said estimating a next wash date for said items to be washed based on said air humidity value and said item type comprises:

judging the washing period of the articles to be washed based on the air humidity value;

and acquiring the current washing date of the clothes to be washed, and estimating the next washing date of the articles to be washed based on the current washing date and the washing period.

Optionally, before the determining the washing cycle of the articles to be washed based on the air humidity value, the method further includes:

dividing a plurality of air humidity levels according to the geographical position information of the space where the washing machine belongs;

a second correspondence between preset air humidity levels, article types, and wash cycles.

Optionally, the determining a washing cycle of the laundry based on the air humidity value includes:

selecting a target air humidity level among the plurality of air humidity levels based on the air humidity value;

and determining the washing period of the articles to be washed corresponding to the target air humidity level according to the second corresponding relation.

displaying confirmation information that the articles to be washed are used within a set time on an interactive interface of the washing machine or a terminal device associated with the washing machine;

acquiring feedback information of the confirmation information;

and if the feedback information comprises a confirmation instruction used in the set time, estimating the next washing date of the articles to be washed based on the air humidity value and the article types.

Optionally, after estimating a next washing date of the items to be washed based on the air humidity value and the item type, the method further comprises:

when the next washing date arrives or within the appointed time before the next washing date arrives, sending out prompt information for reminding washing of the articles to be washed through an interactive interface of the washing machine and/or terminal equipment associated with the washing machine;

the prompt message comprises a voice prompt message and/or a text prompt message.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions for implementing a wash information prediction method of the present invention when the program instructions are executed by one or more processors.

A third aspect of the present invention provides a washing machine employing a washing information estimation method of the present invention or having a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of the present invention.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: for the clothes needing to be washed regularly, such as bed sheets, quilt covers, pillow towels, pillow cases and the like, the user is reminded of the best date before which the clothes are washed next time by recording the type and time of the clothes washed each time, so that the user is prompted to wash the clothes in the best time, the washing effect is improved, the body health of the user is protected, and the user experience is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for estimating washing information according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of an interactive interface of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT (S) OF INVENTION

As used herein, the terms "first," "second," and the like may be used to describe elements of exemplary embodiments of the invention. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another element, and the inherent features or order of the corresponding elements and the like are not limited by the terms. Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, are to be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their context in the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

Those skilled in the art will understand that the devices and methods of the present invention described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings are non-limiting exemplary embodiments and that the scope of the present invention is defined solely by the claims. Features illustrated or described in connection with one exemplary embodiment may be combined with features of other embodiments. Such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, a detailed description of related known functions or configurations is omitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the technical points of the present invention. In addition, the same reference numerals refer to the same circuits, modules or units throughout the description, and repeated descriptions of the same circuits, modules or units are omitted for brevity.

Further, it should be understood that one or more of the following methods or aspects thereof may be performed by at least one control system, control unit, or controller. The term "control unit", "controller", "control module" or "main control module" may refer to a hardware device including a memory and a processor, and the term "laundry machine" may refer to a device similar to a washing machine. The memory or computer-readable storage medium is configured to store program instructions, while the processor is specifically configured to execute the program instructions to perform one or more processes that will be described further below. Moreover, it is to be appreciated that the following methods may be performed by including a processor in conjunction with one or more other components, as will be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art.

Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a method for estimating washing information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to fig. 1, a method for estimating washing information according to an embodiment of the present application may include:

step S101: the article type of the articles to be washed of the washing machine is identified.

Clothes are classified as daily used and also as occasionally worn. Some are close fitting and some are not. Clothes which can contact with the skin of people every day, such as bed sheets, quilt covers, pillow towels and the like, need to be changed and washed frequently to avoid the breeding of mites, thereby causing various skin allergy problems.

The articles to be washed in the step refer to clothes used everyday such as bed sheets, quilt covers, pillow towels and pajamas, and the default washing mode is a single washing mode, and only one type of clothes is washed. Meanwhile, the washing machine in the embodiment of the application has washing modes of bed sheets, bed covers, curtains, pajamas and the like, namely corresponding washing modes are set for different types of articles, and before the bed sheets and the bed covers are washed, a user selects a single article washing mode to wash. If the bed sheet needs to be cleaned, the bed sheet washing mode can be selected for washing, and if the curtain needs to be cleaned, the curtain washing mode is selected.

In the embodiment of the present invention, before the washing machine washes, the user may select the corresponding washing mode by himself, and optionally, the embodiment of the present invention may further include: identifying different pieces of the same type of articles to be washed specifically may include: the method comprises the steps of obtaining identification information of the articles to be washed input by a user based on an interactive interface of the terminal equipment and/or the washing machine, and identifying different articles in the same type of articles to be washed of the washing machine according to the identification information.

In practical applications, there may be multiple different articles of the same type to be washed simultaneously, such as multiple sheets, and the washing time of each sheet needs to be recorded. Therefore, in the embodiment of the invention, the user can input the related information of different articles, such as color, type, brand and the like, at the mobile phone end in advance, the mobile phone end stores the information and sets the unique identifier for the article, and then the information is transmitted to the storage device of the washing machine for storage. For example, it may be stored in the form of a mapping table.

In the mapping table, the item identifier and the item information are stored in a one-to-one correspondence, for example, the item identifier is 1, and the corresponding item information may include an item category and item feature information (e.g., color and brand information). When any article to be washed needs to be washed, different articles in the same kind of articles to be washed can be identified by inputting an article number based on a terminal device (such as a mobile phone) or inputting the article number on a screen of a washing machine.

Step S102: and acquiring geographical position information and solar term information of a space where the washing machine belongs, and analyzing and deploying the air humidity value corresponding to the space according to the geographical position information and the solar term information.

The geographical location information of the space where the washing machine is deployed may be a city, or may be specific to a certain area in the city. The throttle information may be one of twenty-four throttles.

Because the breeding of the bacteria in the clothes is greatly influenced by the air humidity, the clothes can go moldy if not washed in time in rainy and humid seasons in the south, so that the breeding of a large amount of bacteria is caused, and the human health is influenced. In addition, coastal cities have higher air humidity than inland cities, and the clothes in rooms are more likely to go moldy. Therefore, in a city with high air humidity or in a season with high air humidity, the optimum washing period of the clothes is shorter than that in a dry area, namely, when the air humidity is high, the time interval between the last time of the clothes and the next time of the clothes washing is shorter.

Therefore, the geographic location and the solar term of the user are different, and the humidity is also different. In the embodiment of the invention, the area where the washing machine is located and the solar terms where the washing machine is located are obtained in advance, the area is particularly located in the towns, and the solar terms where the washing machine is located comprise 24 solar terms.

After the washing machine is started, the geographical position information of the space where the washing machine belongs is automatically determined according to the positioning module of the washing machine, and the current solar term information is automatically determined according to the current date displayed on the screen of the current washing machine.

In the embodiment of the invention, the air humidity source data of each solar term corresponding to the geographical position information can be acquired in advance, and the first corresponding relation between the solar term and the air humidity value corresponding to the region is learned based on the source data; determining an air humidity value corresponding to the deployment space based on the throttle information and the first corresponding relation; wherein the air humidity may be an outdoor air humidity.

That is, the air humidity values for different geographical regions corresponding to different solar terms may be learned for the geographical regions. Alternatively, the average value of the air humidity values corresponding to the area and the solar terms in the historical experimental data may be used as the air humidity value corresponding to the area and the solar terms in the first correspondence relationship. After the geographical position information and the solar term information of the washing machine are obtained, the air humidity value corresponding to the space where the washing machine belongs currently can be determined according to the first corresponding relation.

Step S103: the next wash date for the items to be washed is estimated based on the air humidity value and the item type. Specifically, it may include:

s103-1: and dividing a plurality of air humidity levels according to the geographical position information of the space where the washing machine belongs, and presetting a second corresponding relation among the air humidity levels, the article types and the washing cycle.

The air humidity levels established in the embodiment of the invention are divided according to different regional attributes, and for different humidity levels, the washing cycles corresponding to different types of articles are different.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the second corresponding relationship may include three data of an article type, a humidity level and a washing cycle. As shown in table 1.

TABLE 1

Table 1 only schematically describes the storage form and the storage data of the second correspondence, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

S103-2: and judging the washing period of the articles to be washed based on the air humidity value.

Further, when a next washing date of the items to be washed is estimated based on the air humidity value and the item type, a target air humidity level may be selected among a plurality of air humidity levels based on the air humidity value; and determining the washing period of the articles to be washed corresponding to the target air humidity level according to the second corresponding relation.

For different regions, the division of the air humidity levels may also be different, for some southern cities with high humidity, after the season is determined, the humidity levels can be adjusted according to the characteristics of the climate of the region, for example, southern spring in 2 and 3 months is return to south, some southern cities in 3 and 4 months are return to south, and the characteristics of the regions can intervene in the judgment of the humidity. Therefore, after the air humidity value corresponding to the space where the washing machine belongs currently is obtained, the corresponding humidity level list can be obtained according to the area characteristics corresponding to the geographical position information and the current time, the target air humidity level is selected from the humidity level list, and then the corresponding washing cycle is obtained by combining the second corresponding relation.

Different air humidity corresponds to different optimum washing periods of clothes, for example, the washing periods of the bed sheets are different according to the air humidity in the season of the region, the bed sheets need to be washed once every 3 days in the region and the season with higher humidity, and the bed sheets can be washed once every week in the drier region.

Take bed sheets and quilt covers as examples: in the north, the humidity level is divided into 3 levels, namely a first level, a second level and a third level, wherein the third level represents the maximum humidity. For example, Shenyang, the first stage in winter, the second stage in spring and autumn, the first stage in two weeks, the third stage in summer, and the first stage in one week.

In south, for example, Shenzhen, the spring time and the south are 3 levels, the change and the washing are performed once in 2-3 days, the autumn and winter time (10-1 months) is two levels, the change and the washing are performed once in 2 weeks, the summer time (5-9 months) is one level, and the change and the washing are performed once in 1 week.

S103-3: the current washing date of the clothes to be washed is obtained, and the next washing date of the articles to be washed is estimated based on the current washing date and cycle.

Since the laundry needs a drying time of one day to be used after being washed, the washing cycle of the laundry is determined, and the date after the washing cycle is added to the day after the washing date of the laundry, i.e., the next washing date of the laundry.

When the washing is finished, displaying confirmation information that the articles to be washed are used within a set time on an interactive interface of the washing machine or terminal equipment associated with the washing machine; then obtaining feedback information of the confirmation information; and if the feedback information comprises a confirmation instruction used in the set time, estimating the next washing date of the articles to be washed based on the air humidity value and the article types.

Specifically, if the type of washing is a bed sheet, after the washing is finished, as shown in fig. 2, the screen of the washing machine shows that "whether the bed sheet is used within 1 day" or not, and if the user selects "yes", the washing machine reminds the user of the next washing date calculated; if the user selects "no", the washing machine does not calculate nor alert the optimal washing date for the sheet.

In an optional embodiment of the application, after the next washing date with the washing articles is estimated, in the specified time when or before the next washing date arrives, prompt information for reminding of washing the articles to be washed is sent out through an interactive interface of the washing machine and/or terminal equipment associated with the washing machine; wherein, the prompt message comprises voice prompt message and/or text prompt message.

That is, the next washing cycle of the laundry is obtained according to the type of the laundry and the air humidity, and the next washing date is calculated from the optimum washing cycle by recording the current washing date, and is provided to the user. Specifically, when the washing machine is powered on each time, the washing record and the washing deadline date of all or longer-used articles can be displayed through the reminding area of the screen of the washing machine, the reminding information needing to be processed immediately is highlighted, and voice reminding is carried out; cell-phone APP can remind the user to wash the clothing three days in advance, avoids the user not to wash clothing such as sheet, quilt cover for a long time, leads to the problem of bacterial growing.

In addition, when determining the type of the laundry, if the washing machine does not have a corresponding laundry mode selectable, the user can automatically determine the optimum washing cycle of the laundry according to the user's options, the geographical location and the solar term by using the screen remark area or by selecting the laundry type, the use frequency, the close-fitting degree and other options on the APP.

According to the method provided by the embodiment of the invention, for the clothes needing to be washed regularly, such as bed sheets, quilt covers, pillow towels and pillow cases, the type and time of the clothes to be washed each time by the user are recorded, the user is reminded of the best date before which the clothes are washed next time, the user is prompted to wash the clothes in the best time, the washing effect is improved, and the problems that the skin health is influenced due to bacterial breeding caused by the fact that the user forgets the best washing date of the clothes are avoided. In addition, when the next washing date arrives or within the specified time before the next washing date arrives, the user can be reminded of washing the clothes in a voice mode and the like, so that the user experience is further improved.

The present invention also provides, in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, are used to implement the methods or processes of the various embodiments of the invention as set forth above.

According to one or more embodiments of the invention, the invention also comprises a washing machine, which employs the method of the invention as described above, or has a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described above.

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, a wash information prediction method of the present invention may implement the processing of a control method as described above using encoded instructions (e.g., computer and/or machine readable instructions) stored on a non-transitory computer and/or machine readable medium (e.g., a hard drive, a flash memory, a read-only memory, a compact disk, a digital versatile disk, a cache, a random access memory, and/or any other storage device or storage disk) in which information is stored for any period of time (e.g., for extended periods of time, permanent, transient instances, temporary caches, and/or information caches). As used herein, the term "non-transitory computer-readable medium" is expressly defined to include any type of computer-readable storage device and/or storage disk and to exclude propagating signals and to exclude transmission media.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, a main control system or control module of a washing machine may include one or more processors and may also include a non-transitory computer readable medium therein. Specifically, a microcontroller MCU may be included in a reminder module (a main control system or a control module) of the washing machine, which is disposed in the washing machine, for controlling various operations of the washing information prediction method of the washing machine and implementing various functions. The processor for implementing the washing information prediction method of the washing machine may be, for example, but not limited to, one or more single-core or multi-core processors. The processor(s) may include any combination of general-purpose processors and special-purpose processors (e.g., graphics processors, application processors, etc.). The processor may be coupled thereto and/or may include a memory/storage device and may be configured to execute instructions stored in the memory/storage device to implement various applications and/or operating systems running on the controller in accordance with the present invention.

The drawings referred to above and the detailed description of the invention, which are exemplary of the invention, serve to explain the invention without limiting the meaning or scope of the invention as described in the claims. Accordingly, modifications may be readily made by those skilled in the art from the foregoing description. Further, those skilled in the art may delete some of the constituent elements described herein without deteriorating the performance, or may add other constituent elements to improve the performance. Further, the order of the steps of the methods described herein may be varied by one skilled in the art depending on the environment of the process or apparatus. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be determined not by the embodiments described above but by the claims and their equivalents.

While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiments, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for estimating washing information, comprising:

acquiring geographical position information and solar term information of a space where the washing machine is deployed, and analyzing an air humidity value corresponding to the space according to the geographical position information and the solar term information;

estimating the next washing date of the articles to be washed based on the air humidity value and the article types;

analyzing the air humidity value corresponding to the deployment space according to the geographical position information and the solar term information, wherein the analyzing comprises the following steps: acquiring air humidity source data of solar terms corresponding to the region to which the geographical position information belongs in advance, and learning a first corresponding relation between the solar terms corresponding to the region and the air humidity value based on the source data; determining an air humidity value corresponding to the deployment space based on the throttle information and the first corresponding relationship;

the estimating a next wash date for the items to be washed based on the air humidity value and the item type includes: judging the washing period of the articles to be washed based on the matching of the air humidity value and the corresponding humidity level; acquiring the current washing date of the clothes to be washed, and estimating the next washing date of the articles to be washed based on the current washing date and the washing period; and the humidity level and the geographical position information are correspondingly set.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein when the corresponding washing mode is selected by the user himself before washing, the method further comprises:

the method for identifying different pieces of the same kind of articles to be washed in the washing machine specifically comprises the following steps:

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining a wash cycle of said items to be washed based on said air humidity value further comprises:

dividing a plurality of air humidity levels according to the geographical position information of the space where the washing machine is deployed;

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said determining a wash cycle of said items to be washed based on said air humidity value comprises:

5. The method according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein said estimating a next wash date for said items to be washed based on said air humidity value and said item type comprises:

acquiring feedback information of the confirmation information;

6. The method according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein said estimating a next wash date for said items to be washed based on said air humidity value and said item type further comprises:

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, are to implement the method of any one of claims 1-6.

8. A washing machine employing the method of any one of claims 1-6, or having the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7.