CN114318763B

CN114318763B - Washing machine and control method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN114318763B
Application number: CN202111574574.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘阳; 文蛟
Original assignee: Hisense Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-21
Filing date: 2021-12-21
Publication date: 2024-05-31
Anticipated expiration: 2041-12-21
Also published as: CN114318763A

Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses a washing machine and a control method thereof, relates to the field of washing machines, and is used for prompting a user to update product information of a clothes treating agent in time so as to facilitate the washing machine to use the clothes treating agent correctly. The washing machine includes: the delivery device is used for delivering the clothes treating agent and comprises a delivery box for containing the clothes treating agent; a controller connected to the delivery device, the controller configured to: detecting an operation of adding a laundry treatment agent into the delivery box by a user; if the product information of the laundry treating agent is not received in the time period related to the operation of adding the laundry treating agent, a prompt message is sent, and the prompt message is used for prompting a user to input the product information of the laundry treating agent.

Description

Washing machine and control method thereof

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of washing machines, in particular to a washing machine and a control method thereof.

Background

With the development of the times, the household washing machine (hereinafter referred to as a washing machine) has been popular among thousands of households, so that a great deal of time and energy are saved for people, and the daily life of people is greatly facilitated. Washing machines are becoming an integral part of people's daily lives.

After the laundry treatment agent is put into the existing washing machine, the put-in amount of the laundry treatment agent in the washing process can be determined according to the product information of the laundry treatment agent and the product information of laundry recorded by a user. However, if the user does not input the product information of the laundry treatment agent, the laundry treatment agent input amount in the washing process is determined by the washing machine according to the preset laundry treatment agent input amount standard. The content of active ingredients of different types of laundry treatment agents (such as common type, concentrated type, super concentrated type and the like) is different, and the same amount of the laundry treatment agents can cause unsatisfactory laundry washing effect, such as the problems of incomplete rinsing caused by excessive amount of the laundry treatment agents or incomplete cleaning caused by insufficient amount of the laundry treatment agents, and the user experience is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a washing machine and a control method thereof, which are used for prompting a user to update product information of a clothes treating agent in time so as to facilitate the washing machine to use the clothes treating agent correctly.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a washing machine including: the delivery device is used for delivering the clothes treating agent and comprises a delivery box for containing the clothes treating agent; a controller connected to the delivery device, the controller configured to: detecting the operation of adding the clothes treating agent into the throwing box by a user, and sending out prompt information if the product information of the clothes treating agent is not received in the time period related to the operation of adding the clothes treating agent. The prompting information is used for prompting a user to input product information of the clothes treating agent.

According to the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application, aiming at the operation of adding the clothes treating agent, but not receiving the product information of the clothes treating agent in the relevant time period of the operation, the user is prompted to timely input the product information of the added clothes treating agent, so that the clothes treating agent can be used correctly by the washing machine, and the problem of poor clothes washing effect caused by incorrect use of the clothes treating agent due to the fact that the washing machine does not receive the product information of the clothes treating agent is avoided as far as possible.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control method of a washing machine, the control method including: detecting an operation of adding a laundry treatment agent into the delivery box by a user; if the product information of the clothes treatment joint is not received in the time period related to the operation of adding the clothes treatment agent, a prompt message is sent. The prompting information is used for prompting a user to input product information of the clothes treating agent.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control apparatus, including a processing unit and a communication unit; a processing unit for detecting the operation of adding the laundry treating agent into the throwing box by a user; and the communication unit is used for sending out prompt information if the product information of the laundry treatment agent is not received in the time period related to the operation of adding the laundry treatment agent. The prompting information is used for prompting a user to input product information of the clothes treating agent.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a controller, including: one or more processors; one or more memories; wherein the one or more memories are configured to store computer program code comprising computer instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the controller to perform the method of controlling a washing machine of any of the first to third aspects.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the application provides a computer readable storage medium, characterized in that the computer readable storage medium comprises computer instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method provided in the second aspect and in a possible implementation.

In a sixth aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide a computer program product directly loadable into a memory and comprising software code, the computer program product being capable of performing the method as provided in the second aspect and in a possible implementation after being loaded and executed via a computer.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned computer instructions may be stored in whole or in part on a computer-readable storage medium. The computer readable storage medium may be packaged together with the processor of the controller or may be packaged separately from the processor of the controller, which is not limited in the present application.

The advantageous effects described in the second aspect to the sixth aspect of the present application may refer to the advantageous effect analysis of the first aspect, and are not described herein.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate and do not limit the application.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a hardware configuration block diagram of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an intelligent home system according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 4 is a flow chart of a control method of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a terminal device displaying prompt information according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a control device according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 7 is a schematic hardware structure of a controller according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present application will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the application.

The terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present application, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art. In addition, when describing a pipeline, the terms "connected" and "connected" as used herein have the meaning of conducting. The specific meaning is to be understood in conjunction with the context.

In embodiments of the application, words such as "exemplary" or "such as" are used to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration. Any embodiment or design described herein as "exemplary" or "e.g." in an embodiment should not be taken as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "such as" is intended to present related concepts in a concrete fashion.

As described in the background art, if the user does not input the product information of the added laundry treatment agent to the washing machine in time, the washing machine cannot recognize the added laundry treatment agent, and the washing machine may put the laundry treatment agent according to the preset amount during the washing process, which may result in a problem of poor washing effect of the laundry. According to the washing machine and the control method thereof, provided by the embodiment of the application, through detecting the operation of adding the clothes treating agent by a user, if the product information of the clothes treating agent is not received in the time period related to the operation of adding the clothes treating agent by the user, prompt information is sent out to prompt the user to timely input the product information of the clothes treating agent, so that the clothes treating agent is conveniently and correctly used by the washing machine, and the problem of poor clothes washing effect caused by incorrect use of the clothes treating agent by the washing machine due to the fact that the product information of the clothes treating agent is not received by the washing machine is avoided as far as possible.

For further description of the solution of the present application, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 1, the washing machine 100 includes a cabinet 101, a drum 102, a delivery device 103, a display 104, and a controller 105 (not shown in fig. 1). Wherein the drum 102 is disposed in the case 101.

In some embodiments, the tub 102 may be used to hold laundry therein. For example, when the washing machine 100 is a drum washing machine, the rotary tub 102 of the washing machine may include a combined tub, i.e., an inner tub and an outer tub.

In some embodiments, the controller 105 refers to a device that may generate an operation control signal, which instructs the washing machine 100 to execute a control command, according to a command operation code and a timing signal. By way of example, the controller 105 may be a central processing unit (central processing unit, CPU), a general purpose processor network processor (network processor, NP), a digital signal processor (DIGITAL SIGNAL processing, DSP), a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a programmable logic device (programmable logic device, PLD), or any combination thereof. The controller 105 may also be other devices with processing functions, such as a circuit, a device, or a software module, which is not limited in any way by the embodiments of the present application.

In some embodiments, the dispensing device 103 may be used to dispense a laundry treatment agent, and the dispensing device 103 may include a dispensing cartridge 1031 (not shown in fig. 1) and a weight sensor 1032 (not shown in fig. 1). The delivery device 104 is connected to a controller 105.

In some embodiments, the drop box 1031 may be used to contain a laundry treatment agent. Wherein the laundry treatment agent may be a detergent, softener or disinfectant. Detergents include laundry powder, liquid laundry detergent, laundry gel beads, and the like.

In some embodiments, weight sensor 1032 refers to a sensor that is capable of detecting weight and converting the detected weight value into a usable output signal. In some embodiments of the application, a weight sensor 1032 may be used to detect a weight value of the in-box laundry treatment agent. After the user adds the laundry treatment agent to the drop box, the weight sensor 1032 may send a weight value of the laundry treatment agent in the drop box to the display 104, and the user may view the weight value of the laundry treatment agent added to the drop box through the display 104.

In some embodiments of the present application, the controller 105 may detect a user operation of adding a laundry treatment agent to the administration cassette through the weight sensor 1032.

In some embodiments, the display 104 may be a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. The particular type, size, resolution, etc. of display 104 is not limiting, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that display 104 may be modified in performance and configuration as desired.

The display 104 may be used to display a control panel of the washing machine 100 to implement a human-machine interaction function. The washing machine 100 may feed back the current state of the washing machine 100, for example, in a washing state or a drying state, etc., through the display 104. The display 103 is connected to the controller 105. The display 104 may be used to display various image content from web server transmissions.

In some embodiments of the present application, the controller 105 may display a prompt message through the display 104 if no product information of the laundry treatment agent is received within a time period associated with the addition of the laundry treatment agent.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a hardware configuration of the washing machine 100 in the embodiment of the present application.

As shown in fig. 2, the washing machine 100 may further include one or more of the following: a voice prompt device 106, a communication interface 107, a multispectral sensor 108, a scanning device 109, a temperature sensor 110, a temperature control device 111, a positioning device 112, and a memory 113.

In some embodiments, the voice prompt 106, coupled to the controller 105, may be configured to provide voice prompts, such as a wash end prompt, a rinse end prompt, and a spin end prompt, after the washing machine 100 has completed the associated washing operation. The content of the voice prompt may be preset by the manufacturer of the washing machine 100 or may be set by the user through the display 104. For example, if the product information of the laundry treating agent is not received within a period of time related to the addition of the laundry treating agent, the controller 105 may play the prompt information through the voice prompt device 106.

In some embodiments, the communication interface 107 is a component for communicating with external devices or servers according to various communication protocol types. For example: the communication interface 107 may include at least one of a wireless communication technology (WiFi) module, a bluetooth module, a wired ethernet module, a Near Field Communication (NFC) module, or other network communication protocol chips or near field communication protocol chips, and an infrared receiver. The communication interface 107 may be used to communicate with other devices or communication networks (e.g., ethernet, radio access network (radio access network, RAN), wireless local area network (wireless local area networks, WLAN), etc.). Illustratively, the communication interface 107 is coupled to the controller 105, and the controller 105 may communicate with the terminal device via the communication interface 107.

For example, if product information of the laundry treating agent is not received within a period of time related to the addition of the laundry treating agent, the controller 105 may transmit prompt information to the terminal device through the communication interface.

In some embodiments, the multispectral sensor 108 is coupled to the controller 105 for acquiring the degree and/or texture of the garment. For example, the controller 105 may obtain the dirt degree and/or material of the laundry put into the washing machine 100 according to the multispectral sensor 108, and then determine the amount of laundry treatment agent put in the washing process according to the dirt degree and/or material of the laundry and the product information of the laundry treatment agent, so as to achieve accurate putting of the laundry treatment agent.

In some embodiments, the scanning device 109 is used to scan a label barcode on the garment and a label barcode on the garment treatment package. The scanning device 109 may be an NFC device or a radio frequency identification (radio frequency identification, RFID) device. The label bar code on the clothes and the clothes treating agent packaging box can be an NFC label or an RFID label.

For example, the controller 105 may obtain product information of the laundry, such as a material, a color, etc., of the laundry according to the tag bar code on the laundry scanned by the scanning device 109. The control device 105 may also scan a label barcode on the laundry treatment agent package according to the scanning device 109 to obtain product information of the laundry treatment agent. The product information of the laundry treatment agent may include manufacturer information of the laundry treatment agent, the type of the laundry treatment agent (e.g., general type, concentrated type, or super concentrated type), recommended administration amount of the laundry treatment agent, composition of the laundry treatment agent, optimal activity temperature of the laundry treatment agent, and the like.

In some embodiments, temperature sensor 110 refers to a sensor that is capable of detecting temperature and converting the detected temperature value into a usable output signal.

Illustratively, the temperature sensor 110 is configured to detect the temperature of the body of water in the bowl 102.

In some embodiments, the temperature control device 111 refers to a heating assembly having a heating tube or heating element. Illustratively, the heating tube may be formed by filling a heating wire into a seamless metal tube (carbon steel tube, titanium tube, stainless steel tube, copper tube), and then shrinking the gap with magnesia powder having good thermal conductivity and insulation, and may be reworked into various shapes. The device has small volume, high heating temperature and good adaptability to severe environments.

Illustratively, the controller 105 may detect the temperature of the body of water in the drum 102 via the temperature sensor 110 and control the temperature control device 111 to adjust the temperature of the body of water in the drum 102 to an optimal active temperature indicated by the product information of the laundry treatment agent, facilitating rapid dissolution of the laundry treatment agent within the drum 102 for good washing performance. Illustratively, the optimal activation temperature of the laundry treatment agent (e.g., detergent) is 30 degrees celsius, and the controller 105 detects that the temperature of the water in the drum 102 is 20 degrees celsius through the temperature sensor 110, and the controller 105 may control the temperature control device 111 to heat the water in the drum 102 to 30 degrees celsius.

In some embodiments, the positioning device 112 is used to provide a geographic location for the washing machine 100. It is understood that the positioning device 112 may be a receiver of a Global Positioning System (GPS) or a positioning system such as a Beidou satellite navigation system, russian GLONASS, etc. After receiving the geographic location sent by the positioning system, the positioning device 112 sends the information to the processor 105 for processing, or sends the information to the memory 113 for storage. In other embodiments, the positioning device 112 may also be a receiver of an assisted global satellite positioning system (AGPS) that assists the positioning device 112 in performing ranging and positioning services by acting as an assistance server, in which case the assistance server provides positioning assistance by communicating with the positioning device 108 (i.e., GPS receiver) of a terminal, such as a cell phone, via a wireless communication network. In other embodiments, the positioning device 112 may also be a wireless fidelity (WIRELESS FIDELITY, wi-Fi) access point based positioning technology. Because each Wi-Fi access point has a globally unique MAC address, the washing machine 100 can scan and collect broadcast signals of surrounding Wi-Fi access points under the condition of connecting Wi-Fi, so that the MAC address broadcasted by the Wi-Fi access point can be obtained; the washing machine 100 sends the data (such as MAC address) capable of indicating Wi-Fi access points to the location server through the wireless communication network, the location server retrieves the geographic location of each Wi-Fi access point, and combines the intensity of Wi-Fi broadcast signals to calculate the geographic location of the washing machine 100 and send the geographic location to the positioning device 112 of the washing machine.

Illustratively, the controller 105 may obtain the location information of the washing machine 100 through the positioning device 112, and further, according to the location information of the washing machine 100, crawl the water quality information of the location of the washing machine 100 from the public network through the communication interface 107. And then, according to the water quality information of the position of the washing machine 100, the product information of the clothes and the product information of the clothes treating agent are combined to determine the adding amount of the clothes treating agent, the adding amount of the water body and the washing beat so as to achieve the optimal washing effect.

In some embodiments, the memory 113 is used to store applications and data, and the controller 105 performs various functions and data processing of the washing machine 100 by running the applications and data stored in the memory 113. The memory 113 mainly includes a storage program area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program area can store an operating system, at least one application program (such as a voice prompt function, an information display function, etc.) required by a function; the storage data area may store data (such as product information of laundry treating agents, etc.) created according to the use of the washing machine 100. In addition, the memory 113 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include nonvolatile memory, such as magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other volatile solid state memory devices, and the like.

In an embodiment of the present application, the memory 113 is used to store product information of the laundry treating agent.

Although not shown in fig. 2, the washing machine 100 may further include a power supply device (such as a battery and a power management chip) to supply power to the respective components, and the battery may be logically connected to the controller 105 through the power management chip, thereby performing functions of power consumption management and the like of the washing machine 100 through the power supply device.

It should be understood that the structure illustrated in the embodiment of the present application does not constitute a specific limitation on the washing machine. In other embodiments of the application, the washing machine may include more or less components than illustrated, or certain components may be combined, or certain components may be split, or different arrangements of components. The illustrated components may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of software and hardware.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an intelligent home system according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 3, the smart home system 10 may include a washing machine 100, a server 200, a terminal device 300, and an Access Point (AP) 400.

The access point 400 may be used to provide a signal source for a Wi-Fi network. For example, the access point 400 may be a router. Or the access point 400 may be a smart home device.

After the washing machine 100 and the terminal device 300 access the same access point 400, the Wi-Fi network created by the access point 400 is added. Further, the washing machine 100 and the terminal device 300 may communicate with the server 200 on the network side through the access point 400 using the Wi-Fi network. Meanwhile, communication between the washing machine 100 and the terminal device 300 located in the same Wi-Fi network may also be performed through the access point 400.

The terminal device 400 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, etc. Taking the terminal device 400 as a mobile phone for example, the user may use the mobile phone to issue a control instruction to the washing machine 100.

For example, a user may download an intelligent home APP on a mobile phone, where the intelligent home APP may be used to manage an intelligent home device located under the same Wi-Fi network, and the embodiment of the present application uses the intelligent home device as the washing machine 100 for illustration. Further, the user may select an online device of the washing machine 100, and select a control function to be executed on the washing machine 100 among management options of the washing machine 100. For example, control functions such as start, shut down, switch modes (e.g., wash mode, dry mode), etc. If it is detected that the user clicks a start button of the smart home APP for the washing machine 100, the mobile phone may send a start instruction for the washing machine 100 to the access point 400 using the current Wi-Fi network. Further, the access point 400 may transmit the start-up instruction to the washing machine 100, so that the washing machine 100 starts up to operate in response to the start-up instruction.

The server 200 may be a single server or may be a server cluster composed of a plurality of servers. In some implementations, the server cluster may also be a distributed cluster. The present application is not limited to the specific form of the server 200.

In some embodiments of the present application, the server 200 creates a laundry treating agent information base in advance, in which product information corresponding to a plurality of laundry treating agents including type information, composition information, and usage information of the laundry treating agents is stored.

The user may scan a tag bar code (e.g., a two-dimensional code) on the laundry treatment agent outer package through the terminal device 300 to identify product information of the laundry treatment agent, and transmit the product information of the laundry treatment agent to the server 200 through the Wi-Fi network provided by the access point 400.

After receiving the product information of the laundry treating agent uploaded by the terminal device 300, the server 200 may classify and store the product information of the laundry treating agent in the laundry treating agent information base if the server 200 does not store the product information of the laundry treating agent, so as to expand the laundry treating agent information base. On the other hand, the server 200 may transmit the product information of the laundry treatment agent to the washing machine 100 through the Wi-Fi network provided by the access point 400, so that the washing machine 100 can accurately calculate the amount of the laundry treatment agent according to the product information of the laundry treatment agent, combine the product information and the water quality information of the laundry, and perform accurate delivery according to the calculated amount of the laundry treatment agent by the washing machine 100.

In some embodiments of the application, the laundry treatment agent outer package includes an NFC tag thereon. The user may sense the NFC tag on the laundry treatment agent outer package through the NFC function of the terminal device 300 to obtain product information of the laundry treatment agent, and transmit the product information of the laundry treatment agent to the server 200 through the Wi-Fi network provided by the access point 400. The server 200 may transmit product information of the laundry treating agent to the washing machine 100 through the Wi-Fi network provided by the access point 400.

In some embodiments of the application, the laundry treatment agent outer package includes an RFID tag thereon. The user can identify the RFID tag on the laundry treatment agent through the scanning device of the washing machine 100, so that the washing machine 100 obtains the product information of the laundry treatment agent, and the washing machine 100 can accurately throw in the laundry treatment agent.

Embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiment of the application provides a control method of a washing machine, which is applied to the controller 105 in the washing machine 100. As shown in fig. 4, the method may include the steps of:

s101, the controller detects the operation of adding the clothes treating agent into the throwing box by a user.

As a possible implementation, the controller determines that the operation of adding the laundry treatment agent to the dosing cartridge by the user is detected in case a preset condition is met.

The preset condition comprises that the second weight value of the object treating agent in the throwing box detected by the controller at the second moment by the weight sensor is larger than the first weight value of the object treating agent in the throwing box detected by the weight sensor at the first moment, and the first moment is positioned before the second moment.

It will be appreciated that the weight value of the laundry treating agent in the dispensing box will change as the user adds the laundry treating agent to the dispensing box. When the weight sensor detects that the second weight value of the laundry treating agent in the putting box at the second moment is larger than the first weight value at the first moment, the weight sensor indicates that the weight of the laundry treating agent in the putting box is increased, and therefore the controller determines that the operation of adding the laundry treating agent into the putting box by a user is detected.

It should be noted that, the time interval between the first time and the second time needs to be less than or equal to the preset time interval. The preset time interval is configured to enable the washing machine to timely sense the operation of adding the laundry treatment agent to the putting box by the user, so that the washing machine can conveniently judge whether the product information of the laundry treatment agent is input by the user or not in the relevant time period of the operation of adding the laundry treatment agent to the putting box by the user.

The preset time interval can be preset when the washing machine leaves the factory, or can be set by a user through a display screen of the washing machine. For example, the preset time interval is 10s.

In some embodiments, the preset condition may further include that a difference between the second weight value and the first weight value is greater than a preset weight threshold. The preset weight threshold may be preset by a manufacturer of the washing machine, or may be set by a user through a display screen of the washing machine, for example, the preset weight threshold is 10 g.

It will be appreciated that in some cases, the weight value of the in-box laundry treating agent detected by the weight sensor of the washing machine may deviate. For example, the washing machine may shake for some reason, and the weight value of the laundry treating agent in the delivery box detected by the weight sensor of the washing machine may deviate. The weight threshold value may be preset, and the operation of adding the laundry treating agent by the user is determined to be detected when the second weight value detected by the weight sensor at the second time is greater than the first weight value detected by the weight sensor at the first time and the difference between the second weight value and the first weight value is greater than the preset weight threshold value. Thus, by comparing the preset weight threshold value, the detection result of the operation of adding the clothes treating agent to the user by the controller is more accurate.

S102, if the product information of the laundry treatment agent is not received in a time period related to the operation of adding the laundry treatment agent, the controller sends out prompt information.

For example, the period of time associated with the operation of adding the laundry treatment agent may include one or more of the following:

(1) The first period of time, i.e. the period of time when the user adds laundry treatment agent to the dosing cartridge. The starting time of the first period may be a third time and the ending time of the first period may be a fourth time. Wherein the third moment is a moment when the user is detected to start adding the laundry treatment agent into the dosing box. The fourth time is a time when it is detected that the user stops adding the laundry treatment agent into the dosing cartridge.

It will be appreciated that the controller may detect the weight value of the in-box laundry treating agent at each moment in time based on the weight sensor. When the user does not add the laundry treatment agent to the delivery box, the weight value of the laundry treatment agent in the delivery box tends to be a stable trend. When a user starts to add laundry treatment agent into the dispensing box at a certain moment, the weight value of the laundry treatment agent in the dispensing box tends to be in an increasing trend. The first moment when the weight value of the object treating agent in the delivery box detected by the weight sensor tends to be in an increasing trend can be called a third moment.

When the user stops adding the laundry treatment agent into the putting box at a certain moment, the weight value of the laundry treatment agent in the putting box stops increasing, and tends to be stable. The last moment in the increasing trend of the weight value of the object treating agent in the delivery box detected by the weight sensor can be called as the fourth moment.

(2) The second time period, i.e. the time period before the user adds the laundry treatment agent to the dosing cartridge. The start time of the second period may be a fifth time and the end time of the second period may be a third time. The fifth time is located before the third time, and the time interval between the fifth time and the third time may be the first time interval. The first time interval may be set when the washing machine leaves the factory or set by a user, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. Illustratively, the first time interval may be 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc.

(3) The third period, i.e., the period after the user stops adding the laundry treating agent. The start time of the third period may be a fourth time and the end time of the third period may be a sixth time. The fourth time is located before the sixth time, and the time interval between the fourth time and the sixth time may be the second time interval. The second time interval may be set when the washing machine leaves the factory or set by a user, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. Illustratively, the second time interval may be 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc.

For example, assuming that the user-added laundry treatment agent is a laundry detergent, the controller may send a prompt message in one or more of the following implementations:

Mode 1, a controller displays a prompt message through a display.

For example, the content of the prompt message displayed by the display may be "please input product information of the laundry detergent". Before receiving no product information of the laundry detergent input by the user, the controller can control the display to keep displaying the prompt information so as to prompt the user to timely input the product information of the laundry detergent.

Mode 2, the controller plays the prompt message through the voice prompt device.

The content played by the voice prompt device can be "please input product information of laundry detergent", wherein the voice of the voice prompt device playing prompt information can be preset by a washing machine manufacturer or various voice packets downloaded by a user for the washing machine through the internet.

Optionally, the controller may control the voice prompt device to stop playing the prompt message after receiving the product information of the laundry detergent input by the user.

And 3, the controller sends prompt information to the terminal equipment of the user through the communication interface.

The controller can also send prompt information to the terminal equipment (such as a mobile phone) of the user through the communication interface so as to prompt the user to timely input the product information of the clothes treating agent.

For example, as shown in fig. 5, the prompt message that the terminal device 300 receives from the washing machine 100 through Wi-Fi network or bluetooth may be "please input the product information of laundry detergent in time-! ".

In some embodiments, after a user obtains prompt information sent by the washing machine through the washing machine or the terminal device, the user can scan a tag bar code (such as a two-dimensional code) on the outer package of the laundry treatment agent through the terminal device, so as to obtain product information of the laundry treatment agent, upload the scanned product information of the laundry treatment agent to the server through a Wi-Fi network, and transmit the product information of the laundry treatment agent to the washing machine through the Wi-Fi network by the server.

Alternatively, the user may also correspond the RFID tag on the outer package of the laundry treatment agent to the scanning device (e.g., RFID device) of the washing machine, and scan the RFID tag on the outer package of the laundry treatment agent through the scanning device of the washing machine, so as to obtain product information of the laundry treatment agent, so that the washing machine can use the laundry treatment agent correctly.

Optionally, the user can also shoot the external package of the clothes treating agent through the terminal equipment, and the clothes treating agent is identified by combining the shooting identification function of the terminal equipment, so that the product information of the clothes treating agent is obtained. And uploading the obtained product information of the laundry treatment agent to a server through a Wi-Fi network, and transmitting the product information of the laundry treatment agent to the washing machine through the Wi-Fi network by the server.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application at least has the following beneficial effects: after determining that the product information of the laundry treatment agent is not received in the relevant time period of the operation of adding the laundry treatment agent by the user, the controller can simultaneously display the prompt information through the display, play the prompt information through the voice prompt device and send the prompt information to the terminal equipment of the user through the communication interface so as to prompt the user to input the product information of the laundry treatment agent, thereby facilitating the correct use of the laundry treatment agent by the washing machine and avoiding the problem of unsatisfactory laundry washing effect caused by incorrect use of the laundry treatment agent by the washing machine due to the fact that the product information of the laundry treatment agent is not input by the user.

It can be seen that the foregoing description of the solution provided by the embodiments of the present application has been presented mainly from a method perspective. To achieve the above-mentioned functions, embodiments of the present application provide corresponding hardware structures and/or software modules that perform the respective functions. Those of skill in the art will readily appreciate that the various illustrative modules and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as hardware or combinations of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is implemented as hardware or computer software driven hardware depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

The embodiment of the application can divide the functional modules of the controller according to the method example, for example, each functional module can be divided corresponding to each function, and two or more functions can be integrated in one processing module. The integrated modules may be implemented in hardware or in software functional modules. Optionally, the division of the modules in the embodiment of the present application is schematic, which is merely a logic function division, and other division manners may be implemented in practice.

As shown in fig. 6, an embodiment of the present application provides a control apparatus for performing the control method of the washing machine shown in fig. 4. The control device 500 includes: a communication unit 501, a processing unit 502. In some embodiments, the control device 500 may further include a storage unit 503.

A processing unit 502 for detecting a user operation of adding a laundry treating agent into the dispensing cartridge.

The communication unit 501 is configured to send a prompt message if product information of the laundry treatment agent is not received in a period of time related to an operation of adding the laundry treatment agent. The prompting information is used for prompting a user to input product information of the clothes treating agent.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 502 is specifically configured to determine that the operation of adding the laundry treatment agent into the dosing cartridge is detected when a preset condition is met, where the preset condition includes that the second weight value detected by the weight sensor at the second time is greater than the first weight value detected by the weight sensor at the first time, and the first time is before the second time, and a time interval between the first time and the second time is less than or equal to a preset time interval.

In some embodiments, the storage unit 503 is used to store product information of the laundry treating agent, product information of laundry, and water quality information.

In some embodiments, the preset condition further comprises a difference between the second weight value and the first weight value being greater than a preset weight threshold.

In some embodiments, the time period associated with the operation of adding the laundry treatment agent includes one or more of a first time period, a second time period, or a third time period; the starting time of the first time period is a third time, the ending time of the first time period is a fourth time, the third time is a time when a user is detected to start adding the clothes treating agent into the throwing box, and the fourth time is a time when the user is detected to stop adding the clothes treating agent into the throwing box; the starting time of the second time period is the fifth time, and the ending time of the second time period is the third time; the fifth moment is positioned before the third moment, and the time interval between the fifth moment and the third moment is the first time interval; the starting time of the third time period is the fourth time, and the ending time of the third time period is the sixth time; the fourth time is located before the sixth time, and the time interval between the fourth time and the sixth time is the second time interval.

The units in fig. 6 may also be referred to as modules, e.g., the processing units may be referred to as processing modules.

The individual units in fig. 6 may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium if implemented in the form of software functional modules and sold or used as separate products. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the embodiments of the present application may be essentially or a part contributing to the prior art or all or part of the technical solution may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, including several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) or a processor (processor) to perform all or part of the steps of the method described in the embodiments of the present application. The storage medium storing the computer software product includes: a U-disk, a removable hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (random access memory, RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, or other various media capable of storing program codes.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a schematic hardware structure of a controller, as shown in fig. 7, where the controller 2000 includes a processor 2001, and optionally, the controller 2000 further includes a memory 2002 and a communication interface 2003 connected to the processor 2001. The processor 2001, memory 2002 and communication interface 2003 are connected by a bus 2004.

The processor 2001 may be a central processing unit (central processing unit, CPU), a general purpose processor network processor (network processor, NP), a digital signal processor (DIGITAL SIGNAL processing, DSP), a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a programmable logic device (programmable logic device, PLD), or any combination thereof. The processor 2001 may also be any other device with processing functionality, such as a circuit, a device or a software module. The processor 2001 may also include multiple CPUs, and the processor 2001 may be a single-core (single-CPU) processor or a multi-core (multi-CPU) processor. A processor herein may refer to one or more devices, circuits, or processing cores for processing data (e.g., computer program instructions).

Memory 2002 may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device that may store static information and instructions, a random access memory (random access memory, RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device that may store information and instructions, or an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (ELECTRICALLY ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE READ-only memory, EEPROM), a compact disc read-only memory (compact disc read-only memory) or other optical disk storage, optical disk storage (including compact disc, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc, blu-ray disc, etc.), magnetic disk storage media or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer, as embodiments of the application are not limited in this respect. The memory 2002 may be provided separately or may be integrated with the processor 2001. Wherein the memory 2002 may include computer program code. The processor 2001 is configured to execute computer program code stored in the memory 2002, thereby implementing the control method provided by the embodiment of the present application.

The communication interface 2003 may be used to communicate with other devices or communication networks (e.g., ethernet, radio access network (radio access network, RAN), wireless local area network (wireless local area networks, WLAN), etc.). The communication interface 2003 may be a module, a circuit, a transceiver, or any device capable of enabling communication.

Bus 2004 may be a peripheral component interconnect standard (PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT, PCI) bus or an extended industry standard architecture (extended industry standard architecture, EISA) bus, or the like. The bus 2004 may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, and the like. For ease of illustration, only one thick line is shown in fig. 7, but not only one bus or one type of bus.

Embodiments of the present invention also provide a computer-readable storage medium including computer-executable instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform a method as provided in the above embodiments.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer program product, which can be directly loaded into a memory and contains software codes, and the computer program product can implement the method provided by the above embodiment after being loaded and executed by a computer.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in one or more of the examples described above, the functions described in the present invention may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, these functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer.

From the foregoing description of the embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, only the above-described division of functional modules is illustrated, and in practical application, the above-described functional allocation may be implemented by different functional modules according to needs, i.e. the internal structure of the apparatus is divided into different functional modules to implement all or part of the functions described above.

In the several embodiments provided by the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other manners. For example, the above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely illustrative, and the division of modules or units, for example, is merely a logical function division, and other manners of division are possible when actually implemented. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or may be integrated into another device, or some features may be omitted, or not performed. Alternatively, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed with each other may be an indirect coupling or communication connection via some interfaces, devices or units, which may be in electrical, mechanical or other form. The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and the parts shown as units may be one physical unit or a plurality of physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed in a plurality of different places. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated in one unit. The integrated units may be implemented in hardware or in software functional units. The integrated units, if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as stand-alone products, may be stored in a readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the embodiments of the present application may be essentially or a part contributing to the prior art or all or part of the technical solution may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, including several instructions for causing a device (may be a single-chip microcomputer, a chip or the like) or a processor (processor) to perform all or part of the steps of the method described in the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a usb disk, a removable hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, etc.

The foregoing is merely illustrative of specific embodiments of the present application, and the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, but any changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application should be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A washing machine, comprising:

the delivery device is used for delivering the clothes treating agent and comprises a delivery box for containing the clothes treating agent;

The putting device further comprises a weight sensor, wherein the weight sensor is used for detecting the weight value of the clothes treating agent contained in the putting box;

A controller connected to the delivery device, the controller configured to:

detecting an operation of adding a laundry treatment agent into the throwing box by a user;

If the product information of the clothes treating agent is not received in the time period related to the operation of adding the clothes treating agent, sending out prompt information, wherein the prompt information is used for prompting a user to input the product information of the clothes treating agent; the time period associated with the laundry treatment agent adding operation includes one or more of a first time period, a second time period, or a third time period;

The starting time of the first time period is a third time, the ending time of the first time period is a fourth time, the third time is a first time when the weight value of the object treating agent in the putting box detected by the weight sensor tends to trend to increase, and the fourth time is a last time when the weight value of the object treating agent in the putting box detected by the weight sensor is in the increasing trend;

The starting time of the second time period is a fifth time, and the ending time of the second time period is a third time; the fifth moment is positioned before the third moment, and the time interval between the fifth moment and the third moment is a first time interval;

The starting time of the third time period is a fourth time, and the ending time of the third time period is a sixth time; the fourth time is located before the sixth time, and a time interval between the fourth time and the sixth time is a second time interval.

2. A washing machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that,

The controller is specifically configured to:

And determining that the operation of adding the clothes treating agent into the throwing box is detected under the condition that a preset condition is met, wherein the preset condition comprises that a second weight value detected by the weight sensor at a second moment is larger than a first weight value detected by the weight sensor at a first moment, the first moment is positioned before the second moment, and a time interval between the first moment and the second moment is smaller than or equal to a preset time interval.

3. The washing machine of claim 2, wherein the preset condition further comprises a difference between the second weight value and the first weight value being greater than a preset weight threshold.

4. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a display and/or a voice prompt;

The controller is specifically configured to:

displaying the prompt information through the display; and/or the number of the groups of groups,

And playing the prompt information through the voice prompt device.

5. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

A communication interface for communicating with a terminal device;

The controller is specifically configured to:

and sending the prompt information to the terminal equipment through the communication interface.

6. A control method of a washing machine is characterized in that,

The washing machine includes: the delivery device is used for delivering the clothes treating agent and comprises a delivery box for containing the clothes treating agent;

the control method comprises the following steps:

detecting an operation of adding a laundry treatment agent into the delivery box by a user;

the starting time of the first time period is a third time, the ending time of the first time period is a fourth time, the third time is a first time when the weight value of the underwear treatment agent in the throwing box tends to trend gradually, and the fourth time is a last time when the weight value of the underwear treatment agent in the throwing box tends to trend gradually;

7. The control method of claim 6, wherein detecting the user's addition of laundry treatment agent to the drop box comprises:

8. The control method of claim 7, wherein the predetermined condition further comprises a difference between the second weight value and the first weight value being greater than a predetermined weight threshold.