CN114318764B

CN114318764B - Washing machine and control method thereof

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Publication number: CN114318764B
Application number: CN202111580822.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 文蛟; 刘阳
Original assignee: Hisense Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-22
Filing date: 2021-12-22
Publication date: 2024-06-07
Anticipated expiration: 2041-12-22
Also published as: CN114318764A

Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses a washing machine and a control method thereof, relates to the technical field of washing machines, and aims to enable the washing machine to accurately acquire product information of a clothes treating agent stored in a throwing box under the condition that the washing machine is provided with a plurality of throwing boxes. The washing machine includes: the throwing device is used for throwing the clothes treating agent; wherein the dispensing device comprises a plurality of dispensing cartridges for containing the laundry treatment agent; a controller connected to the delivery device, the controller configured to: receiving product information of a first laundry treatment agent and an identifier of a first delivery box corresponding to the first laundry treatment agent, wherein the first delivery box is one of a plurality of delivery boxes; and under the condition that the first laundry treatment agent is detected to be correctly put into the first putting box, storing the product information of the first laundry treatment agent and the identification of the first putting box correspondingly.

Description

Washing machine and control method thereof

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical 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.

Currently, some washing machines are equipped with a plurality of dispensing boxes, different dispensing boxes being able to contain different laundry treatments. The washing machine can selectively throw in the clothes treating agents contained in different throwing boxes to wash according to washing requirements in the washing process. However, for a washing machine provided with a plurality of dispensing boxes, each dispensing box can only contain the same type of laundry treating agent, for example, the dispensing box 1 is only used for containing detergent, and the dispensing box 2 is only used for containing softener, so that the washing machine can know the type of laundry treating agent in the dispensing box, and the laundry treating agent in the dispensing box can be used correctly. In this way, when a user adds a laundry treatment agent to the inside of the dispensing box, the user is required to put the laundry treatment agent into the dispensing box supporting the laundry treatment agent type, and the use experience of the user is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a washing machine and a control method thereof, which are used for enabling a user to contain various types of laundry treatment agents by using any throwing box under the condition that the washing machine is provided with a plurality of throwing boxes, and ensuring that the washing machine can correctly acquire the product information of the laundry treatment agents contained in the throwing boxes.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a washing machine including:

the throwing device is used for throwing the clothes treating agent; wherein the dispensing device comprises a plurality of dispensing cartridges for containing the laundry treatment agent;

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

Receiving product information of a first laundry treatment agent and an identifier of a first delivery box corresponding to the first laundry treatment agent, wherein the first delivery box is one of a plurality of delivery boxes;

and under the condition that the first laundry treatment agent is detected to be correctly put into the first putting box, storing the product information of the first laundry treatment agent and the identification of the first putting box correspondingly.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application at least has the following beneficial effects: the controller of the washing machine may learn that the user is ready to put the first laundry treating agent into the first putting box after receiving the product information of the first laundry treating agent and the identification of the first putting box. Based on the above, the controller of the washing machine stores the product information of the first laundry treating agent corresponding to the identification of the first dispensing box when detecting that the first laundry treating agent is correctly placed in the first dispensing box. In this way, the user can use any of the dispensing boxes to contain various types of laundry treatment agents, while the washing machine can correctly know the product information of the laundry treatment agents contained in the dispensing boxes. In this way, in the subsequent washing process, the controller of the washing machine can control the corresponding throwing box to throw the clothes treating agent according to the corresponding relation between the product information of the pre-stored clothes treating agent and the mark of the throwing box, so that the washing machine can use the correct clothes treating agent, and the clothes can be guaranteed to have good washing effect.

In some embodiments, the dispensing device further comprises a plurality of weight sensors, one weight sensor corresponding to each dispensing cartridge, the weight sensors being configured to detect a weight value of the laundry treatment agent contained in the corresponding dispensing cartridge; the controller is specifically configured to determine that the first laundry treatment agent is correctly placed in the first placement box when a first preset condition is satisfied, wherein the first preset condition includes that a weight value detected by a weight sensor corresponding to the first placement box at a second time is greater than a weight value detected by a weight sensor corresponding to the first placement box at a first time, the first time is before the second time, and a time interval between the first time and the second time is less than a preset time interval.

In some embodiments, the controller is further configured to: and sending out prompt information when the condition that the first laundry treatment agent is not correctly put into the first putting box is detected, wherein the prompt information is used for prompting a user that the first laundry treatment agent is not correctly put into the first putting box.

In some embodiments, the dispensing device further comprises a plurality of weight sensors, one weight sensor corresponding to each dispensing cartridge, the weight sensors being configured to detect a weight value of the laundry treatment agent contained in the corresponding dispensing cartridge; the controller is specifically configured to: and under the condition that the second preset condition is met, determining that the first laundry treatment agent is not correctly put into the first putting box, wherein the second preset condition comprises that the weight value detected by the weight sensor corresponding to the first putting box at the second moment is equal to the weight value detected by the weight sensor corresponding to the first putting box at the first moment, the second moment is positioned before the first moment, and the time interval between the first moment and the second moment is smaller than the preset time interval.

In some embodiments, the controller is further configured to: under the condition that the first laundry treatment agent is detected to be incorrectly put into the first putting box, determining the identification of a second putting box currently used for containing the first laundry treatment agent, wherein the second putting box is one putting box except the first putting box in the plurality of putting boxes; and storing the product information of the first clothes treating agent corresponding to the identification of the second throwing box.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control method for a washing machine, applied to a controller, where the controller is connected to a delivery device, the delivery device is used for delivering a laundry treatment agent, and the delivery device includes a plurality of delivery boxes for accommodating the laundry treatment agent, and the control method includes: receiving product information of a first laundry treatment agent and an identifier of a first delivery box corresponding to the first laundry treatment agent, wherein the first delivery box is one of a plurality of delivery boxes; and under the condition that the first laundry treatment agent is detected to be correctly put into the first putting box, storing the product information of the first laundry treatment agent and the identification of the first putting box correspondingly.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control apparatus, including: a communication unit and a processing unit. The communication unit is used for receiving the product information of the first clothes treating agent and the identification of a first throwing box corresponding to the first clothes treating agent, and the first throwing box is one of a plurality of throwing boxes; and the processing unit is used for storing the product information of the first laundry treatment agent and the identification of the first dispensing box correspondingly under the condition that the first laundry treatment agent is detected to be correctly placed into the first dispensing box.

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, embodiments of the present application provide a computer readable storage medium comprising 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 flowchart illustrating another control method of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of displaying prompt information by a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating another control method of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a control device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 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 washing machine is provided with a plurality of dispensing boxes, it is required that the user needs to correctly dispense the laundry treatment agent into the dispensing box supporting the laundry treatment agent type, which affects the user's use experience. If the user does not accurately put the laundry treatment agent into the putting box supporting the type of laundry treatment agent, the washing machine can not accurately acquire the product system information of the laundry treatment agent contained in the putting box, so that the washing machine can not accurately use the laundry treatment agent in the washing process, and further the problem of poor washing effect of laundry is caused. According to the washing machine and the control method thereof, provided by the embodiment of the application, under the condition that the fact that the laundry treatment agent is correctly put into the corresponding putting box is detected, the corresponding relation between the product information of the laundry treatment agent and the identification of the corresponding putting box is stored, so that the washing machine can correctly use the laundry treatment agent according to the corresponding relation. Under the condition that the fact that the clothes treating agent is not correctly put into the corresponding putting box is detected, a prompt message is sent to prompt a user to put in error, so that the problem that the clothes washing effect is poor due to the fact that the clothes treating agent cannot be correctly used by the washing machine due to misputting of the user is avoided as much 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 drum 102 may be used to hold laundry therein. For example, when the washing machine 100 is a drum washing machine, the drum 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 laundry treatment agents, and the dispensing device 103 may include a plurality of dispensing cartridges (e.g., dispensing cartridge 1031 and dispensing cartridge 1032). The delivery device 104 is connected to a controller 105.

In some embodiments, the dispensing cartridge 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. Different drop boxes can contain different laundry treatments, for example, drop box 1031 can be used to contain a detergent and drop box 1032 can be used to contain a softener. Different dispensing cartridges may also contain the same laundry treatment agent, for example, dispensing cartridge 1031 and dispensing cartridge 1032 each may be used to contain a detergent or softener. The embodiment of the application does not limit the types of the laundry treatment agents contained in different dispensing boxes.

In some embodiments, in addition to comprising a plurality of drop boxes, the drop device 103 may comprise a plurality of weight sensors (not shown in fig. 1), wherein one weight sensor corresponds to one drop box.

The weight sensor refers to a sensor that can detect weight and can convert the detected weight value into a usable output signal. In some embodiments of the application, a weight sensor may be used to detect a weight value of the article treating agent in each of the drop boxes. After the user adds laundry treatment agents into the drop boxes, the weight sensor may send the weight value of the laundry treatment agents in each drop box to the display 104, and the user may view the weight value of the laundry treatment agents added into each drop box through the display 104.

In some embodiments of the present application, the controller 105 may detect whether the first laundry treating agent is properly put into the first dispensing box through the weight sensor.

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, if it is detected that the first laundry treating agent is not properly loaded into the first dispensing box, the controller 105 may display a prompt message through the display 104, the prompt message being used to prompt a user that the first laundry treating agent is not properly loaded into the first dispensing box.

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 heating device 111, a water quality sensor 112 and a memory 113.

In some embodiments, the voice prompt 106 is coupled to the controller 105 and may be used to voice prompt after the washing machine 100 completes the relevant washing operation, such as a wash end prompt, a rinse end prompt, and a spin end prompt. 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 it is detected that the first laundry treating agent is not properly put into the first dispensing box, the controller 105 may play a prompt message 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 (Wi-Fi) 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 it is detected that the first laundry treating agent is not properly loaded into the first dispensing box, the controller 105 may send a prompt message 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 into 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 into the washing machine.

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, a production date, a type of the laundry treatment agent (e.g., general type, concentrated type, or super concentrated type), a recommended administration amount of the laundry treatment agent, a composition of the laundry treatment agent, an optimal activation temperature of the laundry treatment agent, and the like.

In some embodiments, the controller 105 may determine whether the material of the laundry conflicts with the composition of the laundry treatment agent (e.g., some laundry treatment agents may cause the color of the laundry of a particular material to fade, etc.) according to the material of the laundry contained in the product information of the laundry and the composition contained in the product information of the laundry treatment agent. If the material of the laundry collides with the composition of the laundry treating agent, the controller 105 may prompt the user to replace the laundry treating agent, so as to avoid damage to the laundry caused by the collision of the material of the laundry and the composition of the laundry treating agent.

In some embodiments, the controller 105 may determine whether the laundry treatment agent is out of date based on the production date contained in the product information of the laundry treatment agent. If it is determined that the laundry treating agent has expired, the controller 105 may prompt the user to replace the laundry treating agent. It will be appreciated that an expired laundry treatment may result in poor laundry washing and affect the user experience.

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 heating device 111 is used to heat wash water in the drum 102. The heating 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 heating 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 treating agent, facilitating rapid dissolution of the laundry treating 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, while the controller 105 detects that the temperature of the water in the drum 102 is 20 degrees celsius through the temperature sensor 110, the controller 105 may control the heating device 111 to heat the water in the drum 102 to 30 degrees celsius.

In some embodiments, a water quality sensor 112 is coupled to the controller 105 for detecting water quality information within the basket 102 of the washing machine 100. For example, the controller 105 may determine the amount of laundry treating agent, the amount of water and the washing tempo in the washing course according to the water quality information detected by the water quality sensor 112 in combination with the product information of the laundry treating agent and the product information of the laundry, 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 the embodiment of the present application, the memory 113 is used for storing the correspondence between the product information of the laundry treating agent and the corresponding dispensing cartridge.

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 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 is stored, the product information of the laundry treating agents including type information, composition information, usage information, and the like of the laundry treating agents.

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 control method may include the steps of:

S101, the controller receives product information of the first clothes treating agent and an identification of a first throwing box corresponding to the first clothes treating agent.

The first laundry treatment agent may be any one of a detergent, a softener, or a disinfectant.

Alternatively, the controller receiving the product information of the first laundry treatment agent may employ one or more of the following implementations;

In the mode 1, if the label bar code (such as a two-dimensional code) is printed on the outer package of the first laundry treatment agent, a user scans the label bar code on the outer package of the first laundry treatment agent through a terminal device, obtains the product information of the first laundry treatment agent, and uploads the product information of the first laundry treatment agent to a server through a Wi-Fi network. The product information of the first laundry treatment agent is transmitted to the washing machine by the server through the Wi-Fi network.

In the mode 2, if the first laundry treatment agent outer package includes an NFC tag, a user senses the NFC tag on the first laundry treatment agent outer package through a terminal device to obtain product information of the first laundry treatment agent, and uploads the product information of the first laundry treatment agent to a server through a Wi-Fi network. The product information of the first laundry treatment agent is transmitted to the washing machine by the server through the Wi-Fi network.

In mode 3, if the first laundry treatment agent outer package includes an RFID tag, the user may also correspond the RFID tag on the first laundry treatment agent outer package to a scanning device (e.g., RFID device) of the washing machine, scan the RFID tag on the laundry treatment agent outer package through the scanning device of the washing machine, thereby obtaining product information of the laundry treatment agent,

In the mode 4, the user can also use the photographing and object identifying function of the terminal device to photograph the outer package of the first clothes treating agent through the terminal device, so as to identify the first clothes treating agent, further obtain the product information of the first clothes treating agent, and upload the product information of the first clothes treating agent to the server through the Wi-Fi network. The product information of the first laundry treatment agent is transmitted to the washing machine by the server through the Wi-Fi network.

When the controller receives the product information of the first laundry treatment agent through any one of the above several implementations, it may also receive an identification of the first dispensing cartridge in which the first laundry treatment agent is to be contained.

The first putting box is one of a plurality of putting boxes contained in a putting device of the washing machine, the identifier of the first putting box is used for uniquely indicating the first putting box, and the first putting box can be a name, a number and the like of the first putting box, and is not limited.

Alternatively, the first dispensing box may be selected by the controller according to the product information of the first laundry treating agent, i.e. the controller selects the dispensing box containing the first laundry treating agent from the plurality of dispensing boxes by itself. After the controller selects the first dispensing box containing the first laundry treatment agent, the controller can control the display to display the position of the first dispensing box in the plurality of dispensing boxes so as to prompt the user to correctly dispense the first laundry treatment agent into the first dispensing box

Alternatively, the first drop box may be user selected. For example, icons of a plurality of drop boxes are displayed on a display of the washing machine, and a user can view the empty state of each drop box and product information of laundry treating agents historically held by each drop box by clicking on the icon of each drop box.

Assuming that a first laundry treatment agent to be added by a user is a detergent, the user checks that the laundry treatment agent historically contained in a first one of a plurality of putting boxes of the washing machine is the detergent through a display, and the first putting box is currently in an empty state, so that the user can click an icon of the first putting box again on the display, select the first putting box and take the first putting box as the first putting box.

S102, under the condition that the fact that the first laundry treatment agent is correctly put into the first putting box is detected, the controller stores product information of the first laundry treatment agent in a corresponding mode with the identification of the first putting box.

As a possible implementation, the controller determines that the first laundry treating agent is detected to be correctly put into the first put-in box in case the first preset condition is satisfied.

The first preset condition comprises that the weight value detected by the weight sensor corresponding to the first throwing box at the second moment is larger than the weight value detected by the weight sensor corresponding to the first throwing box at the first moment, and the first moment is located before the second moment.

It will be appreciated that if the user correctly adds the first laundry treating agent to the first dispensing box, the weight value of the first laundry treating agent in the first dispensing box will change. When the weight value detected by the weight sensor corresponding to the first putting box at the second moment is larger than the weight value detected by the weight sensor corresponding to the first putting box at the first moment, the weight increase of the first laundry treating agent in the first putting box is indicated, and therefore the controller determines that the first laundry treating agent is detected to be correctly put into the first putting box.

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 so that the controller can timely sense the operation of adding the first clothes treating agent into the first throwing box by a user, so that the controller can timely judge whether the user correctly adds the first clothes treating agent into the first throwing box.

After the controller determines that the first laundry treatment agent is correctly placed into the first dispensing box, the controller can store the product information of the first laundry treatment agent and the identification of the first dispensing box, so that the laundry treatment agent can be correctly used by the washing machine according to the corresponding relation in the washing process.

It will be appreciated that the washing sequence of a typical washing machine is washing, sanitizing, softening and drying. Assuming that the first laundry treating agent is a detergent, after the washing machine starts a washing program, the controller may control the first delivery box to deliver the first laundry treating agent into the drum of the washing machine according to a correspondence between product information of the first laundry treating agent and an identification of the first delivery box, so that the washing machine performs washing work on laundry.

Assuming that the first laundry treatment agent is a softener, after the washing machine finishes a disinfection program, the controller can control the first feeding box to feed the first laundry treatment agent into the rotary drum of the washing machine according to the corresponding relation between the product information of the first laundry treatment agent and the identification of the first feeding box, so that the washing machine can carry out softening work on laundry.

The correspondence between the product information of the first laundry treatment agent and the identifier of the first dispensing box may be as shown in table 1 below.

TABLE 1

Product information of laundry treatment agent	Identification of dispensing box
		Product information of first laundry treatment agent	First delivery box

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application at least has the following beneficial effects: the controller of the washing machine may learn that the user is ready to put the first laundry treating agent into the first putting box after receiving the product information of the first laundry treating agent and the identification of the first putting box. Based on the above, the controller of the washing machine stores the product information of the first laundry treating agent corresponding to the identification of the first dispensing box when detecting that the first laundry treating agent is correctly placed in the first dispensing box. Therefore, in the subsequent washing process, the controller of the washing machine can control the corresponding throwing box to throw the clothes treating agent according to the corresponding relation between the product information of the pre-stored clothes treating agent and the mark of the throwing box, so that the washing machine can use the correct clothes treating agent, the clothes can be guaranteed to have good washing effect, and the user experience is improved.

The above embodiments describe the operation of the controller in the event that the correct placement of the first laundry treating agent into the first drop box is detected. The operation of the controller in the case where the first laundry treating agent is detected to be incorrectly put into the first dispensing box is described below with reference to the embodiments shown in fig. 5 and 7. It should be appreciated that the embodiment shown in fig. 5 and the embodiment shown in fig. 7 may be used in combination.

In one possible implementation, as shown in fig. 5, after step S101, the control method may further include the following steps:

s201, when the fact that the first clothes treating agent is not correctly put into the first putting box is detected, the controller sends out first prompt information.

The first prompt message is used for prompting a user that the first clothes treating agent is not correctly put into the first putting box.

As a possible implementation, the controller determines that the first laundry treating agent is not correctly put into the first put-in box, in case the second preset condition is satisfied.

The second preset condition includes that a weight value detected by a weight sensor corresponding to the first throwing box at a second moment is equal to a weight value detected by the weight sensor corresponding to the first throwing box at a first moment, the second moment is located before the first moment, and a time interval between the first moment and the second moment is smaller than a preset time interval.

It will be appreciated that if the user does not correctly add the first laundry treating agent to the first dispensing box, the weight value detected by the weight sensor corresponding to the first dispensing box will not change. When the weight value detected by the weight sensor corresponding to the first putting box at the second moment is equal to the weight value detected by the weight sensor corresponding to the first putting box at the first moment, the weight of the first laundry treating agent in the first putting box is not changed, so that the controller determines that the first laundry treating agent is not correctly put into the first putting box.

After the controller determines that the first laundry treating agent is not correctly put into the first putting box, the controller can send out first prompt information, wherein the first prompt information is used for prompting a user that the first laundry treating agent is not correctly put into the first putting box.

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

mode 1, the controller displays a first prompt message through the display.

For example, the content of the first prompt message displayed by the display may be "the laundry liquid is put in error, please select the correct box for putting in". Before the confirmation operation of the user is not received, the controller can control the display to keep displaying the first prompt information so as to prompt the user to replace the liquid detergent throwing box.

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

The content played by the voice prompt device can be "the laundry detergent is put in error, please select the correct putting box for putting in", wherein the voice of the voice prompt device playing prompt information can be preset by a washing machine manufacturer or various voice packages 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 information after receiving the confirmation operation of the user.

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

The controller can also send the first 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. 6, the terminal device 300 may receive a prompt message from the washing machine 100 via Wi-Fi network or bluetooth that "the laundry liquid is put in error, ask you to select the correct box for putting-! ".

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application at least has the following beneficial effects: the controller of the washing machine may learn that the user is ready to put the first laundry treating agent into the first putting box after receiving the product information of the first laundry treating agent and the identification of the first putting box. Based on the above, the controller of the washing machine sends out a prompt message when detecting that the first laundry treatment agent is not correctly put into the first putting box, so as to prompt a user that the first laundry treatment agent is not correctly put into the first putting box, and the problem of poor laundry washing effect caused by incorrect use of the laundry treatment agent by the user due to incorrect putting is avoided as much as possible.

In another possible implementation manner, as shown in fig. 7, after step S101, the control method may further include the following steps:

S301, under the condition that the fact that the first laundry treatment agent is not correctly put into the first throwing box is detected, the controller determines the identification of the second throwing box which is currently used for containing the first laundry treatment agent, and stores product information of the first laundry treatment agent in correspondence with the identification of the second throwing box.

It will be appreciated that if the user does not correctly insert the first laundry treatment agent into the first insert box, the first laundry treatment agent will be inserted into an insert box other than the first insert box, and the insert box currently holding the first laundry treatment agent may be used as the second insert box.

Specifically, the controller may detect a weight value of the laundry treating agent contained in each of the delivery boxes at each time according to a weight sensor corresponding to each of the delivery boxes. If the weight value of the laundry treating agent in one of the delivery boxes other than the first delivery box is changed during the process that the user puts the first laundry treating agent into the delivery device, that is, the user puts the first laundry treating agent into the delivery box, the delivery box can be used as the second delivery box.

After determining the second dispensing box currently containing the first laundry treatment agent, the controller may store the identification of the second dispensing box in correspondence with the product information of the first laundry treatment agent. Namely, the corresponding relation between the product information of the first clothes treating agent and the identification of the first throwing box is changed into the corresponding relation between the product information of the first clothes treating agent and the identification of the second throwing box.

For example, assume that a first dispensing cartridge is used to contain a first laundry treatment agent and a second dispensing cartridge is used to contain a second laundry treatment agent. Wherein the first laundry treatment agent and the second laundry treatment agent may be the same, e.g. both the first laundry treatment agent and the second laundry treatment agent are detergents. The first laundry treatment agent may also be different from the second laundry treatment agent, for example the first laundry treatment agent is a detergent and the second laundry treatment agent is a softener.

Changing the correspondence of the product information of the first laundry treatment agent to the identification of the first dispensing box to the correspondence of the product information of the first laundry treatment agent to the identification of the second dispensing box may be as shown in table 2 below and table 3 below. Wherein, the following table 2 is a correspondence relationship between product information of the laundry treatment agent before modification and an identification of the dispensing box.

TABLE 2

Product information of laundry treatment agent	Identification of dispensing box
		Product information of first laundry treatment agent	First delivery box
Product information of second laundry treatment agent	Second throwing box

Table 3 below shows the correspondence between the product information of the modified laundry treatment agent and the identification of the dispensing box.

TABLE 3 Table 3

Product information of laundry treatment agent	Identification of dispensing box
		Product information of first laundry treatment agent	Second throwing box
Product information of second laundry treatment agent	First delivery box

Therefore, after the controller determines that the first laundry treatment agent is not correctly put into the first putting box, the controller stores the product information of the first laundry treatment agent and the identification of the second putting box, so that the washing machine can correctly use the laundry treatment agent in the washing process according to the changed corresponding relation. On the other hand, the user does not need to send out first prompt information, so that the resource waste caused by the fact that the user replaces the first clothes treating agent in the second putting box is avoided, and the user can use any putting box to contain various clothes treating agents, so that the user experience is improved.

In some embodiments, after the controller stores the product information of the first laundry treatment agent in correspondence with the identifier of the second dispensing box, the controller may further send a second prompting message, where the second prompting message is used to prompt the user of the correspondence between the identifier of the dispensing box and the product information of the laundry treatment agent after modification.

For example, assuming that the first laundry treatment agent delivered by the user to the second delivery cartridge is a laundry detergent, the controller may send the second prompt message in one or more of the following implementations:

mode 1, the controller displays the second prompt message through the display.

For example, the content of the second prompt message displayed by the display may be "the storage location of the laundry detergent has been changed from the first dispensing box to the second dispensing box, please know. Before the confirmation operation of the user is not received, the controller can control the display to keep displaying the second prompt information so as to prompt the user to correctly add the laundry detergent to the second dispensing box when the laundry detergent is added again.

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

For example, the content played by the voice prompt device may be "the storage position of the laundry detergent has been changed from the first delivery box to the second delivery box, please know.

And 3, the controller plays the second prompt information through the voice prompt device.

The controller can also send a second prompt message to the terminal equipment (such as a mobile phone) of the user through the communication interface so as to prompt the user that the corresponding relation between the identification of the putting box and the product information of the clothes treating agent is changed.

The corresponding relation between the identification of the throwing box and the product information of the laundry treatment agent is prompted to be changed by sending the second prompt information, so that the laundry treatment agent can be added correctly according to the changed corresponding relation when the user adds the laundry liquid again, the user can use any throwing box to contain various types of laundry treatment agents, meanwhile, the washing machine can know the product information of the laundry treatment agent contained by the throwing box correctly, and the washing machine can use the laundry treatment agent correctly.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application at least has the following beneficial effects: when the user correctly places the first laundry treatment agent into the first putting box, a corresponding relation between the product information of the first laundry treatment agent and the mark of the first putting box is established, so that the laundry treatment agent can be correctly used according to the corresponding relation in the subsequent washing process of the washing machine, and good washing effect of laundry is ensured. When the fact that the user incorrectly puts the first clothes treating agent into the first putting box is confirmed, prompt information can be sent out to prompt the user that the first clothes treating agent is put in error, and the problem that clothes washing effect is poor due to the fact that the clothes treating agent is incorrectly put into the clothes washing machine by the user is avoided as far as possible.

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. 8, an embodiment of the present application provides a control apparatus for performing a control method of a washing machine as shown in fig. 4, 5 or 7. 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 communication unit 501, configured to receive product information of a first laundry treatment agent, and an identifier of a first delivery box corresponding to the first laundry treatment agent, where the first delivery box is one of multiple delivery boxes;

And the processing unit 502 is configured to store product information of the first laundry treatment agent in correspondence with an identifier of the first dispensing box when it is detected that the first laundry treatment agent is correctly placed in the first dispensing box.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 502 is specifically configured to determine that the first laundry treatment agent is correctly placed into the first dispensing box when a first preset condition is met, where the first preset condition includes that a weight value detected by a weight sensor corresponding to the first dispensing box at a second time is greater than a weight value detected by a weight sensor corresponding to the first dispensing box at a first time, the first time is located before the second time, and a time interval between the first time and the second time is less than a preset time interval.

In some embodiments, the communication unit 501 is further configured to send a prompt message when it is detected that the first laundry treating agent is not properly placed in the first dispensing box, where the prompt message is used to prompt a user that the first laundry treating agent is not properly placed in the first dispensing box.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 502 is specifically configured to determine that the first laundry treating agent is not correctly placed into the first dispensing box when a second preset condition is met, where the second preset condition includes that a weight value detected by a weight sensor corresponding to the first dispensing box at a second time is equal to a weight value detected by a weight sensor corresponding to the first dispensing box at a first time, and the second time is before the first time.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 502 is further configured to determine, when it is detected that the first laundry treating agent is not correctly placed into the first dispensing box, an identification of a second dispensing box currently used for containing the first laundry treating agent, where the second dispensing box is one dispensing box other than the first dispensing box among the plurality of dispensing boxes; and storing the product information of the first clothes treating agent corresponding to the identification of the second throwing box.

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 storage unit 503 is further configured to store a correspondence between product information of the laundry treatment agent and an identification of the dispensing cartridge.

The units in fig. 8 may also be referred to as modules, e.g., the processing units may be referred to as processing modules.

The individual units in fig. 8 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. 9, where the controller 2000 includes a processor 2001, and optionally, 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. 9, 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 putting device further comprises a plurality of weight sensors, one weight sensor corresponds to one putting box, and the weight sensors are used for detecting the weight value of the clothes treating agent contained in the corresponding putting box;

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

Receiving product information of a first laundry treatment agent and an identification of a first delivery box corresponding to the first laundry treatment agent, wherein the first delivery box is one of the plurality of delivery boxes;

Storing product information of the first laundry treatment agent in correspondence with an identification of the first dispensing box when the first laundry treatment agent is detected to be correctly placed in the first dispensing box based on the weight sensor;

determining an identification of a second dispensing box currently used for containing the first laundry treatment agent, if the first laundry treatment agent is detected to be incorrectly placed into the first dispensing box based on the weight sensor; the second putting box is a putting box with changed weight value of the clothes treating agent in the putting box except the first putting box in the process that the user puts the first clothes treating agent into the putting device;

And storing the product information of the first clothes treating agent and the identification of the second throwing box correspondingly.

2. The washing machine of claim 1, wherein the controller is specifically configured to:

Under the condition that a first preset condition is met, the fact that the first laundry treatment agent is correctly placed into the first placing box is confirmed, the first preset condition comprises that a weight value detected by a weight sensor corresponding to the first placing box at a second moment is larger than a weight value detected by a weight sensor corresponding to the first placing box at a first moment, the first moment is located before the second moment, and a time interval between the first moment and the second moment is smaller than a preset time interval.

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

The controller is further configured to:

And sending out prompt information when the condition that the first clothes treating agent is not correctly placed into the first placing box is detected, wherein the prompt information is used for prompting a user that the first clothes treating agent is not correctly placed into the first placing box.

4. A washing machine as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that,

The controller is specifically configured to:

and under the condition that a second preset condition is met, determining that the first laundry treatment agent is not correctly put into the first putting box, wherein the second preset condition comprises that a weight value detected by a weight sensor corresponding to the first putting box at a second moment is equal to a weight value detected by a weight sensor corresponding to the first putting box at a first moment, the second moment is positioned before the first moment, and a time interval between the first moment and the second moment is smaller than a preset time interval.

5. The control method of the washing machine is characterized in that the control method is applied to a controller, the controller is connected with a throwing device, the throwing device is used for throwing the clothes treating agent, the throwing device comprises a plurality of throwing boxes for containing the clothes treating agent, the throwing device further comprises a plurality of weight sensors, one weight sensor corresponds to one throwing box, and the weight sensors are used for detecting the weight value of the clothes treating agent contained in the corresponding throwing box; the control method comprises the following steps:

6. The control method according to claim 5, wherein in the case where the first laundry treating agent is detected to be correctly put into the first putting box, comprising:

7. The control method according to claim 5, characterized in that the control method further comprises:

8. The control method according to claim 7, wherein in the case where it is detected that the first laundry treating agent is not properly put into the first dispensing box, comprising:

And under the condition that a second preset condition is met, determining that the first laundry treatment agent is not correctly put into the first putting box, wherein the second preset condition comprises that a weight value detected by a weight sensor corresponding to the first putting box at a second moment is equal to a weight value detected by a weight sensor corresponding to the first putting box at a first moment, and the second moment is positioned before the first moment.