CN113099593A

CN113099593A - Switch control system and method of intelligent electric appliance

Info

Publication number: CN113099593A
Application number: CN202010023682.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 彭祖乙; 朱凯仲; 林金盾
Original assignee: Good Way Tech Co Ltd
Current assignee: Good Way Tech Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-01-09
Filing date: 2020-01-09
Publication date: 2021-07-09

Abstract

The invention discloses a switch control system and a method of an intelligent electric appliance. The beacon device is movably located in the space and outputs a beacon signal. The plurality of switching devices are respectively arranged at different positions in the space. The switch device in a distance range of the position of the beacon device receives the beacon signal and outputs a distance judgment signal according to the beacon signal. The central control device obtains the space information of the space to establish a space database. The central control device searches the space information corresponding to the distance judgment signal from the space database to judge the position of the beacon device in the space relative to the electronic devices, and selectively switches the plurality of switch devices according to the position to control the operation of the plurality of electronic devices.

Description

Switch control system and method of intelligent electric appliance

Technical Field

The invention relates to a switch control technology of an electric appliance, in particular to a switch control system and a method of an intelligent electric appliance.

Background

The existing lamp needs to meet the requirements of convenience in use, energy conservation and carbon reduction. However, the existing appliances such as lamps are controlled by detecting a field Sensor (Occupancy Sensor) to automatically turn on and off the lamps, for example, when an infrared Sensor detects a human body, the light source is triggered to be turned on or off, or the operation of the appliances is controlled by time setting. These existing control methods require additional multiple sensors for setting the linkage, and the existing methods of setting the use time in a timed manner cannot respond in real time.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to a switch control system of an intelligent electric device, which includes a beacon device, a plurality of switch devices, and a central control device. The beacon device is movably located in a space and configured to output a beacon signal. The plurality of switching devices are respectively arranged at different positions in the space. Each switch device is connected with a plurality of electronic devices arranged in the space. The switch device in a distance range of the position of the beacon device is wirelessly connected with the beacon device to receive the beacon signal and output a distance judgment signal according to the beacon signal. The central control device is connected with a plurality of switch devices and is configured to acquire spatial information of a space so as to establish a spatial database. The central control device searches corresponding space information from the space database based on the distance determination signal to determine the position of the beacon device in the space relative to each electronic device, and selectively switches the plurality of switch devices to control the operation of the plurality of electronic devices.

In one embodiment, the central control device switches the switch device to turn off the electronic device in the first area after the beacon device moves from the first area to the second area of the space.

In one embodiment, the central control device is configured to switch the switching devices according to the obtained current time information and a preset switching time information.

In one embodiment, the beacon device is connected to the central control device and transmits a voice signal to instruct the central control device to switch the switch device.

In one embodiment, the central control device is integrated with the switching device.

On the other hand, the invention discloses a switch control method of an intelligent electric appliance, which comprises the following steps: the method comprises the following steps that a plurality of switch devices are respectively arranged at different positions in a space, and each switch device is connected with a plurality of electronic devices arranged in the space; acquiring space information of a space by using a central control device to establish a space database; a beaconing device movably located in the space; outputting, by a beacon device, a beacon signal; the switch device is in a distance range of the position of the beacon device and is in wireless connection with the beacon device to receive the beacon signal and output a distance judgment signal according to the beacon signal; connecting a central control device with the switch device to obtain a distance judgment signal; and searching corresponding space information from a space database by using the central control device based on the distance determination signal to determine the position of the beacon device in the space relative to each electronic device, and selectively switching the plurality of switch devices according to the position to control the operation of the plurality of electronic devices.

In one embodiment, the switch control method of the intelligent electric device further comprises the following steps: after the central control device judges that the beacon device moves from a first area of the space to a second area of the space, the central control device switches the switch device to close the electronic device in the first area.

In one embodiment, the switch control method of the intelligent electric device further comprises the following steps: the central control device switches the switch devices according to the obtained current time information and the preset switch switching time information.

In one embodiment, the switch control method of the intelligent electric device further comprises the following steps: the beacon device is used for transmitting a voice signal to instruct the central control device to switch the switch device.

As described above, the present invention provides a switch control system and method for an intelligent electric appliance, wherein when a user holds a beacon device in a space, the switch device receives a beacon signal from the beacon device, and the beacon signal received by the switch device changes with the movement of the user, so as to output a corresponding distance determination signal, and provide a central control device to obtain corresponding space information as a basis for switching the switch device to accurately control the operation of an electronic device. Furthermore, in addition to spatial location, the present invention can track the location of the beacon device to know the location of the object to which the beacon device is attached.

For a better understanding of the features and technical content of the present invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description of the invention and accompanying drawings, which are provided for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a switch control system of an intelligent electric appliance according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a switch control system of an intelligent electric appliance according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the switch control system of the intelligent electric appliance according to the third embodiment of the present invention applied to indoor and outdoor spaces.

Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a switch control system of an intelligent electric device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating steps of a method for controlling the on/off of a smart power device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein are described below with reference to specific embodiments, and those skilled in the art will understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the disclosure of the present specification. The invention is capable of other and different embodiments and its several details are capable of modification and various other changes, which can be made in various details within the specification and without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The drawings of the present invention are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be drawn to scale. The following embodiments will further explain the corresponding technical content of the present invention in detail, but the disclosure is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

It will be understood that, although the terms "first," "second," "third," etc. may be used herein to describe various components or signals, these components or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used primarily to distinguish one element from another element or from one signal to another signal. In addition, the term "or" as used herein should be taken to include any one or combination of more of the associated listed items as the case may be.

[ first embodiment ]

Please refer to fig. 1, which is a block diagram of a switch control system of a smart electrical appliance according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the smart electrical switch control system of the present embodiment includes a beacon device MD, a plurality of switch devices SW1 to SWn, and a central control device COT.

In a space such as a house, an appropriate number of the switching devices SW1 to SWn and the electronic devices EL1 to ELn may be arranged according to the needs. The switching devices SW 1-SWn and the electronic devices EL 1-ELn may be disposed at the same or different positions in the space. N of the switch devices SW 1-SWn and the electronic devices EL 1-ELn can be any suitable integer value, representing the number of devices, and can depend on the application requirements. The electronic devices EL1 to ELn may be various electric appliances, such as various household appliances.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of switch devices SW1 through SWn are exemplified to connect the electronic devices EL1 through ELn, respectively, configured to control the operation, i.e., one-to-one control, of the electronic devices EL1 through ELn, respectively, for example, a single switch device SW1 controls the operation of a single electronic device EL1, a single switch device SW2 controls the operation of a single electronic device EL2, and so on. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and a single switch device SW 1-SWn may actually control more electronic devices, as exemplified by the second embodiment below.

The central control unit COT connects the switch devices SW1 to SWn. The central control means COT is configured to obtain spatial information ST of this spatial SPE to build a spatial database DAT. The spatial information ST recorded by the spatial database DAT may for example include, but is not limited to: the total area of a space, a plurality of areas (which may include indoor areas such as a living room area and a room area, etc., and outdoor areas such as a balcony, a garden, under an eave, etc.) divided from the space, the size of the area of each divided area, and which electronic devices EL1 to ELn, switching devices SW1 to SWn, and other objects are provided in each area.

In more detail, the spatial information ST recorded by the spatial database DAT may include, but is not limited to: the position of the electronic devices EL1 through ELn in a space, which area is located inside and outside the house, the relative position between the electronic devices EL1 through ELn, the relative position and distance between the electronic devices and the switch devices SW1 through SWn, the relative position of the electronic devices EL1 through ELn and the items of non-electronic devices (for example, located at the door of the house), and the switch devices SW1 through SWn respectively control which electronic devices EL1 through ELn. It should be understood that the central control unit COT may obtain updated spatial information ST when the user performs furnishing and modification of the space with respect to the furniture ornaments and the home appliances.

The user can hold a beacon device MD, such as but not limited to a mobile device or a wearable device, enter a space, move to different positions of a plurality of areas divided by the space according to personal awareness and demand, and stay at any position for a period of time.

Beacon device MD may comprise a wireless transmission module WD, a control module DC and a storage module MS. The control module DC is connected to the wireless transmission module WD and the memory module MS. In this embodiment, the wireless transmission module WD employs a bluetooth transmission technology, but the invention is not limited thereto, and other types of wireless transmission technologies, such as WIFI, may be adopted instead according to application requirements.

The control module DC of the beacon device MD may generate a beacon signal BK. This beacon signal BK may be pre-stored in the memory module MS, if desired. When a user enters a space with a beacon device MD, the beacon device MD may output a beacon signal BK through the wireless transmission module WD.

The switching device SW1 may include a wireless transmission module WB, a control module WC, and a storage module WS. The control module WC is connected with the wireless transmission module WB and the storage module WS. For clarity and clarity, fig. 1 shows only circuit components within switching device SW1, and the other switching devices SW2 through SWn have the same circuit component configuration and operation as switching device SW1, please refer to switching device SW 1.

The wireless transmission modules WB of the switch devices SW 1-SWn may continuously detect whether there is a beacon signal BK within a distance range at the positions. When any one or more of the switch devices SW1 to SWn within a distance range of the position of the beacon device MD is wirelessly connected to the beacon device MD, detects and receives the beacon signal BK output from the beacon device MD, a distance determination signal DTS is generated based on the beacon signal BK. The distance determination signal DTS may be stored in the storage module WS, and may be transmitted to the central control device COT through the wireless transmission module WB.

The central control means COT may comprise a control module OT, a wireless transmission module WO, a storage module CS and a spatial database DAT. The control module OT is connected with the wireless transmission module WO and the storage module CS. The wireless transmission module WO of the central control unit COT receives a beacon signal BK from the wireless transmission module WB of any one or more of the switching devices SW1 to SWn, and transmits the beacon signal BK to the control module OT, which is analyzed by the control module OT and can be stored in the storage module CS. The spatial database DAT may also be stored in the storage module CS, if desired.

When it is the switch device SW1 that receives the beacon signal BK from the beacon device MD, the control module OT of the central control device COT judges the intensity of the distance determination signal DTS to calculate the distance that the beacon device MD is spaced from the switch device SW 1. Conversely, the longer the distance between the beacon device MD and the switch device SW1 is, the weaker the strength of the distance determination signal DTS is.

The control module OT of the central control device COT looks up the spatial information ST of the position of the switching device SW1 in space from the spatial database DAT and determines the position of the beacon device MD in space (with respect to the switching device SW1) based on the distance of the beacon device MD from the switching device SW1 calculated as described above.

Further, the control module OT of the central control device COT searches the spatial information ST corresponding to the location of the beacon device MD from the spatial database DAT, for example, the control module OT obtains the locations of the plurality of electronic devices EL1 to EL3 within a distance range of the beacon device MD, or the location of one of the plurality of electronic devices EL1 to EL3 closest to the beacon device MD 2.

After the control module OT of the central control device COT obtains the corresponding spatial information ST from the spatial database DAT based on the strength of the distance determination signal DTS or other relevant parameters of the distance determination signal DTS, such as, but not limited to, the angle of arrival (AoA), the angle of departure (AoD), the time of arrival (ToA), the time of flight (ToF), the transmission time between the time of arrival and the time of flight, etc., to determine which electronic device or electronic devices, such as the electronic device EL2, should be turned on, it is or are used to control the electronic device, such as the switch device SW2, to search the spatial database DAT, and obtain the information of the switch device SW 2. Finally, the control module OT of the central control device COT switches the switching device SW2 to control the operation of the electronic device EL2, for example, to switch the switching device SW2 from the off (off) state/position to the on (on) state/position to turn on the electronic device EL 2.

[ second embodiment ]

Please refer to fig. 2, which is a block diagram of a switch control system of a smart electrical appliance according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 2, the smart electrical switch control system of the present embodiment includes a plurality of beacon devices MD1 to MDm, a plurality of switch devices SW1 to SWn, and a central control device COT, wherein m and n may be any integer values, respectively representing the number of beacon devices and switch devices.

Each of the beacon devices MD1 to MDm of the present embodiment may include the same modules as the beacon device MD of the first embodiment, each of the switch devices SW1 to SWn of the present embodiment may include the same modules as the switch device SW1 of the first embodiment, and the central control device COT of the present embodiment may include the same modules as the central control device COT of the first embodiment. The same description of this embodiment as that of the first embodiment will not be repeated herein.

In contrast to the first embodiment in which the single switch devices SW 1-SWn respectively control on/off of the single electronic devices EL 1-ELn, in this embodiment, the single switch device SW1 may connect the multiple electronic devices E1-Ep configured to control on/off of the multiple electronic devices E1-Ep, the single switch device SWn may connect the multiple electronic devices G1-Gu configured to control on/off of the multiple electronic devices G1-Gu, and the other switch devices SW 2-SWn-1 may be the same, where p and u are any suitable integer values, p represents the number of electronic devices controlled by the switch device SW1, and u represents the number of electronic devices controlled by the switch device SWn.

In addition, in contrast to the first embodiment where only a single beacon device MD enters a space, in the present embodiment, a plurality of beacon devices MD1 to MDm enter a space at the same or different points in time. The plurality of beacon devices MD1 to MDm output beacon signals B1 to Bm, respectively.

The switch devices SW1 to SWn within a distance range of the positions of the beacon devices MD1 to MDm are wirelessly connected (e.g., by bluetooth) to the beacon devices MD1 to MDm to receive the beacon signals B1 to Bm, and output distance determination signals D1 to Dn according to the beacon signals B1 to Bm, respectively.

Since beacon devices MD1 to MDm may be located at the same or similar positions at the same point in time, the same switching device SW1 may receive a plurality of beacon signals B1 to Bm of a plurality of beacon devices MD1 to MDm, respectively. A plurality of switch devices SW1 to SWn may be disposed in the same area of space, and thus a plurality of different switch devices SW1 to SWn may also receive the beacon signal B1 of the same beacon device MD 1.

The central control unit COT determines relevant parameters of the distance determination signals D1 to Dn generated by the plurality of switch devices SW1 to SWn, such as but not limited to, an arrival angle (AoA), a departure angle (AoD), an arrival time (ToA), a flight time (ToF), a transmission time between the arrival time and the flight time, and strength, for example, to estimate the distance between the beacon devices MD1 to MDm and the switch devices SW1 to SWn according to the strength. Based on the relevant parameters of the distance determination signals D1 to Dn, the central control device COT searches the corresponding spatial information ST from the spatial database DAT to determine the positions of the beacon devices MD1 to MDm within the spatial SPE (relative to the electronic devices E1 to Ep, G1 to Gu, etc.), so as to selectively switch the switch devices SW1 to SWn, thereby controlling the operations of the electronic devices E1 to Ep, G1 to Gu, etc. For example, central control unit COT switches only some of switching devices SW1 to SWn, turns on switching device SW1 closest to the central control unit COT, or switches SW1 to SW3 located in the same area as beacon devices MD1 to MDm.

In addition, the central control device COT may take the current time information CTM and the preset switch switching time information PST to switch the switch devices SW1 to SWn, for example, from the on state to the off state or from the off state to the on state, when the current time indicated by the current time information CTM reaches the switching time indicated by the preset switch switching time information PST. When the switching devices SW1 to SWn are switched to the on state, the connected electronic devices E1 to Ep, G1 to Gu, and the like are activated. Conversely, when the switching devices SW1 to SWn are switched to the off state, the connected electronic devices E1 to Ep, G1 to Gu, and the like are turned off.

[ third embodiment ]

Please refer to fig. 3, which is a schematic plan view illustrating a switch control system of a smart electrical appliance according to a third embodiment of the present invention applied to indoor and outdoor spaces.

As shown in fig. 3, in an indoor space, a plurality of areas such as a DINING area DINING, a KITCHEN area KITCHEN, an activity area LIVING, a LAUNDRY area LAUNDRY, a BATH area bat, and bedroom areas BED1, BED2, and BED3 are divided, and these areas may be connected to each other or separated from each other by walls, doors, and the like.

In the DINING area DINING, a plurality of electric lamps LT11, LT12 are provided. In the KITCHEN area KITCHEN, a plurality of electric lamps LT21, LT22 are provided. In the active area LIVING, a plurality of electric lamps LT31, LT32 are provided. In the LAUNDRY area LAUNDRY, an electric lamp LT4 is provided. In the bathing area BATH, an electric lamp LT5 is provided. In the bedroom area BED3, an electric lamp LT6 is provided. In the bedroom area BED2, an electric lamp LT7 is provided. In the bedroom zone BED1, a plurality of electric lamps LT8, LT9 are arranged. In addition, in an outdoor area, an electric lamp LT10 is provided. It should be understood that the electric lamp is exemplified in the present embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the electric lamp can be replaced by various household appliances or other electronic devices.

In this indoor space, for example, but not limited to, a KITCHEN area KITCHEN, a central control unit COT is provided, and a plurality of switching devices SW1 to SW12 are provided in a plurality of areas of the indoor space to be connected to the central control unit COT. The switching device SW1 is connected to the lamps LT11 and LT 12. The switching devices SW2, SW3 are connected to lamps LT21, LT 22. The switching devices SW4, SW5 are connected to lamps LT31, LT 32. The switching device SW6 is connected to a lamp LT 4. The switching device SW7 is connected to a lamp LT 10. The switching device SW8 is connected to a lamp LT 5. The switching device SW9 is connected to a lamp LT 7. The switching device SW10 is connected to a lamp LT 6. The switching device SW11 is connected to a lamp LT 8. The switching device SW12 is connected to a lamp LT 9.

When a user L1 holds a beacon device (such as but not limited to a cell phone) and enters the active area LIVING of the indoor space, the beacon device outputs a beacon signal. At this time, the switch device SW1, which is within a distance range (for example, the closest distance among the switch devices SW1 to SW 12) of the position of the beacon device held by the user L1, is wirelessly connected to the beacon device to receive the beacon signal output by the beacon device, and outputs a distance determination signal to the central control device COT according to the beacon signal.

It is to be noted that, since the switch device SW1 is closest to the user L1, but the lamp LT11, LT12 connected to the switch device SW1 is not closest to the user L1, but the lamp LT31 connected to the switch device SW4 is connected, the central control device COT does not switch the switch device SW1 receiving the beacon signal to control the operation of the lamps LT11, LT12 connected to the switch device SW 1.

Specifically, the central control unit COT searches the space information from the space database according to the distance determination signal provided by the switch device SW1 to obtain the position of the switch device SW1 in the indoor space, and obtains more space information of the space according to the calculated distance between the beacon device and the switch device SW1 and the position of the switch device SW1 to know the position of the beacon device in the indoor space.

For example, the spatial database may define a plurality of regions divided by a space using a checkerboard grid. The spatial database stores a plurality of grid numbers/codes respectively representing a plurality of areas, and stores a plurality of switch numbers respectively representing a plurality of switch devices SW1 to SWn, and stores a plurality of electronic device numbers respectively representing a plurality of electronic devices such as a lamp LT 11. The spatial database can determine, according to the distance determination signal and the corresponding spatial information, that the beacon device (having the unique identifier) is within the grid number/code, e.g., G8, within a distance range or the nearest electronic device number, e.g., LT31, and the switch device controlling the electronic device number is SW 4.

The central control unit COT searches the spatial information of the plurality of electronic devices from the spatial database to know that the household appliance closest to the beacon device is the electric lamp LT 31. Thus, the central control device COT switches the switching device SW4 to control the operation of the plurality of electric lamps LT 31. For example, the central control device COT can switch the switch device SW4 to switch the lamp LT31 from the off state to the on state, or from a lighting mode (e.g. only turning on the yellow light in the lamp LT 31) to another lighting mode (e.g. turning on the white light in the lamp LT31 fully), which is only illustrative and not limiting.

When another user L2 holds another beacon device and enters the LAUNDRY area LAUNDRY of the indoor space, the switch device SW7, which is within a distance range of the location of the beacon device held by the user L2, wirelessly connects to the beacon device to receive the beacon signal and outputs a distance determination signal to the central control device COT according to the beacon signal.

The central control unit COT determines that the distance determination signal received from the switch device SW7 searches the corresponding space information from the space database, including the position of the switch device SW7 in the space, the position of the beacon device separated from the switch device SW7 by the distance, and the space information in the vicinity of the beacon device, so as to know that the beacon device is indoors, and the vicinity/region of the beacon device has the lamp LT4, LT10, and the distances between the beacon device and the lamps LT4, LT10, wherein the lamp LT4 is indoors, and the lamp LT10 is outdoors. Therefore, the central control device COT judges that the user L2 holding the beacon device is indoors, and turns on the lamp LT4 located indoors, without turning on the lamp LT10 located outdoors, thereby switching the switch device SW6 to the on position/state to turn on the lamp LT 4.

Furthermore, the central control unit COT determines that the current time is daytime according to the obtained current time information, and the preset switch switching time information indicates that the outdoor lamp LT10 is not needed to be turned on during the daytime, so that the lamp LT10 is not turned on when the user L2 holds the beacon device approaching the lamp LT10 during the daytime.

When the user L2 holds the beacon device and moves from a first area in the indoor space, such as the LAUNDRY area LAUNDRY, to a second area in the indoor space, such as the bedroom area BED2, the central control unit COT switches the switching device SW6 to the off position/state to turn off the lamp LT4 in the first area. It should be understood that the first area and the second area mentioned herein are relative terms, which respectively represent the area where the user L2 is located before moving (previous area) and the area where the user L2 is located after moving (next area), and are not limited to specific areas.

[ fourth embodiment ]

Please refer to fig. 4, which is a schematic perspective view illustrating a switch control system of a smart electrical appliance according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The smart electrical switch control system of the present embodiment includes a beacon device MD11, switch devices SW1, SW2, and a central control device COT. The central control unit COT may be integrated with any of the switching devices SW1 and connected to the switching devices SW1, SW 2.

The central control unit COT is connected to the switching devices SW1 and SW2 respectively disposed in the living room and the bedroom, and is wirelessly connected to the intelligent player through the router RT to control the operations of the switching devices SW1 and SW2 and the intelligent player SSK. Further, the central control device COT may be connected to the Cloud server Cloud through the network IT to control the switching devices SW1 and SW2 and the intelligent player SSK according to the indication of the Cloud server Cloud, or transmit the operating states of the switching devices SW1 and SW2 and the intelligent player SSK to the Cloud server Cloud for storage.

The user may hold a mobile phone (or indeed, alternatively, other types of electronic devices) as a beacon device (not shown), in which an application program may be installed and a voice may be spoken into the mobile phone, such as but not limited to "Alexa, ask Good Way to turn on the beacon light" voice as shown in fig. 4, and the beacon device outputs a voice signal to the central control device COT according to the voice content of the user. The central control unit COT switches the switch unit SW1 or SW2 according to the voice signal to control the lamp to emit light. In fact, the user can speak speech to control the intelligent player SSK to play music, etc.

Alternatively, the user may attach an electronic tag or other form of beacon device MD11 to an article, such as a wallet. When the user wants to take the wallet caller and forgets where the wallet caller is located, he can speak a voice directly to the mobile phone or other sound receiving device (as another beacon device), such as but not limited to "Alexa, ask Good Way is my caller" voice as shown in FIG. 4, and the sound receiving device outputs a voice signal to the central control device COT according to the voice content of the user. The central control unit COT searches for the current location of the wallet attached with the beacon device MD11 by the beacon device MD11 on the wallet according to the voice signal, and provides the location to the user (displayed on the mobile phone or the mobile device).

[ fifth embodiment ]

Please refer to fig. 5, which is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a switch of a smart electrical device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 5, the method for controlling the on/off of the smart power device of the present embodiment may include the following steps S101 to S123. It should be understood that the steps can be increased or decreased as appropriate and the execution sequence of the steps can be adjusted according to the practical application requirements, and the invention is not limited to the embodiment.

In step S101, at different positions in a space, a plurality of switching devices are respectively provided. Each switch device is connected with one or more electronic devices arranged in the space.

In step S103, a plurality of switching devices are connected to the central control device.

In step S105, the central control device acquires spatial information of the space to create a spatial database.

In step S107, the beacon apparatus is held by the user to enter the space, and can be arbitrarily moved and stopped in the space.

In step S109, a beacon signal is output by the beacon device.

In step S111, the switch device receives the beacon signal and outputs a corresponding distance determination signal according to the beacon signal.

In step S113, the central control unit acquires the distance determination signal, determines the strength of the distance determination signal, and estimates the distance between the beacon device and the switch device. Additionally or alternatively, the central control device may also determine other relevant parameters, such as but not limited to, an arrival angle (AoA), a departure angle (AoD), an arrival time (ToA), a time of flight (ToF), a transmission time between the arrival time and the time of flight, etc., according to the distance determination signal, as a basis for obtaining the corresponding spatial information in step S119.

In step S115, the user speaks a voice to the beacon device (e.g., a mobile phone), the beacon device receives the voice of the user to output a corresponding voice signal, the central control device analyzes the voice content of the voice signal to obtain corresponding spatial information, and then step S119 is performed.

In step S117, the central control device obtains a current time information and a predetermined switch switching time information, and searches the corresponding spatial information from the spatial database according to the current time information and the predetermined switch switching time information, and then performs step S119.

In step S119, the distance between the beacon device and the switching device, the voice signal, or the spatial information corresponding to the preset switching time information is searched from the spatial database by the central control device.

In step S121, the central control device determines the position of the beacon device in the space relative to each electronic device according to the acquired space information, and selectively switches the plurality of switch devices accordingly.

In step S123, the operation of the electronic device connected to the switching device is controlled in response to the switching of the switching device by the central control device.

[ advantageous effects of the embodiments ]

In summary, the present invention provides a switch control system and method for an intelligent electrical appliance, which is mainly characterized in that when a user holds a beacon device in a space, the switch device receives a beacon signal from the beacon device, the beacon signal received by the switch device changes with the movement of the user, and outputs a corresponding distance determination signal, so as to provide a central control device to obtain corresponding space information, which is used as a basis for switching the switch device to accurately control the operation of the electronic device. Furthermore, in addition to spatial location, the present invention can track the location of the beacon device to know the location of the object to which the beacon device is attached.

The disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the invention and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the invention, so that the invention is not limited by the disclosure of the invention.

The disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A switch control system for a smart appliance, comprising:

a beacon device movably located in the space configured to output a beacon signal;

the switch devices are respectively arranged at different positions in the space, each switch device is connected with a plurality of electronic devices arranged in the space, the switch devices within a distance range of the position of the beacon device are wirelessly connected with the beacon device to receive the beacon signal, and a distance judgment signal is output according to the beacon signal; and

the central control device is connected with the plurality of switch devices, is configured to acquire the spatial information of the space to establish a spatial database, searches the corresponding spatial information from the spatial database based on the distance determination signal to determine the position of the beacon device in the space relative to each electronic device, and selectively switches the plurality of switch devices to control the operation of the plurality of electronic devices.

2. The intelligent electric machine switch control system of claim 1, wherein said central control unit switches said switch device to turn off said electronic device in said first zone after said beacon device moves from said first zone to said second zone of said space.

3. The switch control system of intelligent electric appliance as claimed in claim 1, wherein said central control device is configured to switch each of said switch devices according to the obtained current time information and preset switch switching time information.

4. The switch control system of intelligent electric appliance as claimed in claim 1, wherein said beacon device is connected to said central control device, transmitting voice signal to instruct said central control device to switch said switch device.

5. The intelligent appliance switch control system of claim 1, wherein the central control unit is integrated with the switch unit.

6. A switch control method of an intelligent electric appliance is characterized by comprising the following steps:

the method comprises the following steps that a plurality of switch devices are respectively arranged at different positions in a space, and each switch device is connected with a plurality of electronic devices arranged in the space;

acquiring space information of the space by using a central control device to establish a space database;

a beaconing device movably located in the space;

outputting, by the beacon device, a beacon signal;

the switch device in a distance range of the position of the beacon device is wirelessly connected with the beacon device to receive the beacon signal and output a distance judgment signal according to the beacon signal; and

searching the corresponding space information from the space database by the central control device based on the distance determination signal to determine the position of the beacon device in the space relative to each electronic device, and selectively switching the plurality of switch devices to control the operation of the plurality of electronic devices.

7. The method for controlling the switching of an intelligent electric device as claimed in claim 6, further comprising the steps of:

and switching the switch device to close the electronic device in the first area after judging that the beacon device moves from the first area to the second area of the space by using the central control device.

8. The method for controlling the switching of an intelligent electric device as claimed in claim 6, further comprising the steps of:

and switching each switch device by the central control device according to the obtained current time information and preset switch switching time information.

9. The method for controlling the switching of an intelligent electric device as claimed in claim 6, further comprising the steps of:

transmitting a voice signal with the beacon device to instruct the central control device to switch the switching device.