CN114857745A

CN114857745A - Method and device for controlling air conditioner to repel mosquitoes, air conditioner and storage medium

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Publication number: CN114857745A
Application number: CN202210333913.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 潘金晓; 王宁; 刘祥宇; 张展; 李伟伟
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd; Qingdao Haier Air Conditioning Electric Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd; Qingdao Haier Air Conditioning Electric Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-03-31
Filing date: 2022-03-31
Publication date: 2022-08-05

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of intelligent household appliances, and discloses a method for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes, which comprises the following steps: responding to a starting instruction of the mosquito repelling function, and obtaining environmental parameters in the space where the air conditioner is located; determining a first running time according to the environment parameter; and controlling the mosquito repelling module to be in an opening state and lasting for a first operation time. And when the mosquito repelling function is operated, the operation time of the mosquito repelling module is determined according to the actual environmental parameters in the space where the air conditioner is located. Like this, the operating time of mosquito repellent function can carry out automatically regulated according to actual environmental parameter, directly associates with actual environmental parameter to make the operation of air conditioner mosquito repellent function more accurate, and then be favorable to promoting the mosquito repellent effect of air conditioner. The application also discloses a device, an air conditioner and a storage medium for controlling the air conditioner to repel mosquitoes.

Description

Method and device for controlling air conditioner to repel mosquitoes, air conditioner and storage medium

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of intelligent household appliances, for example to a method and a device for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes, the air conditioner and a storage medium.

Background

With the continuous development of society and the gradual improvement of living standard, people's functional demand for air conditioners is no longer limited to the simple control of temperature, but develops towards intellectuality, diversification. In daily life, especially in summer, mosquitoes with frequent activities cause discomfort to users and may even spread diseases. In order to solve the trouble of mosquitoes to users, more and more air conditioners have the mosquito repelling function.

The related art discloses a method for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes, which comprises the following steps: and determining scene information according to the user state, and controlling the air conditioner to repel mosquitoes under the condition that the scene information is a mosquito repelling scene.

In the process of implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is found that at least the following problems exist in the related art: the operation process of the mosquito repelling function cannot be automatically adjusted according to the actual condition process, and the situation that the actual requirement is not met possibly exists, so that the ideal mosquito repelling effect is difficult to achieve.

Disclosure of Invention

The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed embodiments. This summary is not an extensive overview nor is intended to identify key/critical elements or to delineate the scope of such embodiments but rather as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a method and a device for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes, the air conditioner and a storage medium, so as to improve the accuracy of the mosquito repelling process of the air conditioner and optimize the mosquito repelling effect of the air conditioner.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: responding to a starting instruction of the mosquito repelling function, and obtaining environmental parameters in the space where the air conditioner is located; determining a first running time according to the environment parameter; and controlling the mosquito repelling module to be in an opening state and lasting for a first operation time.

Optionally, the environmental parameter comprises a current indoor temperature; the determining a first runtime according to the environmental parameter comprises: determining the first operation time as a first time length under the condition that the indoor temperature is less than a first temperature; determining the first operation time to be a second time length under the condition that the indoor temperature is greater than or equal to a first temperature and less than a second temperature; determining the first operation time to be a third time period under the condition that the indoor temperature is greater than or equal to a second temperature; wherein the first temperature is less than the second temperature; the first duration is less than the second duration, and the second duration is less than the third duration.

Optionally, the mosquito repelling module stores mosquito repelling essence; control mosquito repellent module is to the open mode, include: and controlling the mosquito repellent essence to be released at a preset concentration.

Optionally, the determining manner of the preset concentration includes: obtaining a first mosquito density in a space where an air conditioner is located; determining the preset concentration according to the first mosquito density, or the first mosquito density and the environmental parameter.

Optionally, after controlling the mosquito repelling module to be in an open state and continuing for a first operation time, the method further includes: obtaining the current second mosquito density in the space where the air conditioner is located; controlling the mosquito repelling module to be closed under the condition that the second mosquito density is smaller than a preset density threshold value; and under the condition that the mosquito density is greater than or equal to the density threshold value, controlling the mosquito repelling module to keep an opening state and lasting for a second operation time.

Optionally, the determining of the second operation time includes: determining that the second run time is directly proportional to the second mosquito density. Optionally, after controlling the mosquito repelling module to an open state, the method further comprises: obtaining the spatial layout of the space where the air conditioner is located; and adjusting the air outlet direction of the air conditioner according to the spatial layout.

In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a processor and a memory storing program instructions, the processor being configured to execute the above-described method for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes when executing the program instructions.

In some embodiments, the air conditioner includes: a mosquito repellent module configured to controllably release a mosquito repellent essence; and the device for controlling the air conditioner to repel mosquitoes.

In some embodiments, the storage medium stores program instructions capable of executing the above-mentioned method for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes when the program instructions are executed.

The method and the device for controlling the air conditioner to repel mosquitoes, the air conditioner and the storage medium provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can achieve the following technical effects:

and when the mosquito repelling function is operated, the operation time of the mosquito repelling module is determined according to the actual environmental parameters in the space where the air conditioner is located. Like this, the operating time of mosquito repellent function can carry out automatically regulated according to actual environmental parameter, directly associates with actual environmental parameter to make the operation of air conditioner mosquito repellent function more accurate, and then be favorable to promoting the mosquito repellent effect of air conditioner.

The foregoing general description and the following description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the application.

Drawings

One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, which correspond to the accompanying drawings and not in limitation thereof, in which elements having the same reference numeral designations are shown as like elements and not in limitation thereof, and wherein:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an air conditioner provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a mosquito repelling module provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a method for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of another method for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of another method for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Reference numerals:

1: an air conditioner; 10: a mosquito repelling module; 11: a display module; 101: a mosquito repellent essence storage box; 102: a sliding cover; 103: a circuit control device; 104: a window for releasing mosquito repellent essence.

Detailed Description

So that the manner in which the features and elements of the disclosed embodiments can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the disclosed embodiments, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to the embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. In the following description of the technology, for purposes of explanation, numerous details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. However, one or more embodiments may be practiced without these details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices may be shown in simplified form in order to simplify the drawing.

The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and in the claims, and the above-described drawings of embodiments of the present disclosure, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It should be understood that the data so used may be interchanged as appropriate for the embodiments of the disclosure described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

The term "plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the character "/" indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an or relationship. For example, A/B represents: a or B.

The term "and/or" is an associative relationship that describes objects, meaning that three relationships may exist. For example, a and/or B, represents: a or B, or A and B.

The term "correspond" may refer to an association or binding relationship, and a corresponds to B refers to an association or binding relationship between a and B.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, the intelligent household appliance is a household appliance formed by introducing a microprocessor, a sensor technology and a network communication technology into the household appliance, and has the characteristics of intelligent control, intelligent sensing and intelligent application, the operation process of the intelligent household appliance usually depends on the application and processing of modern technologies such as internet of things, internet and an electronic chip, for example, the intelligent household appliance can realize the remote control and management of a user on the intelligent household appliance by connecting the intelligent household appliance with the electronic device.

In the disclosed embodiment, the terminal device is an electronic device with a wireless connection function, and the terminal device can be in communication connection with the above intelligent household appliance by being connected to the internet, and can also be in communication connection with the above intelligent household appliance directly in a bluetooth mode, a wifi mode and the like. In some embodiments, the terminal device is, for example, a mobile device, a computer, a vehicle-mounted device built in a hovercar, or the like, or any combination thereof. The mobile device may include, for example, a cell phone, a smart home device, a wearable device, a smart mobile device, a virtual reality device, or the like, or any combination thereof, wherein the wearable device includes, for example: smart watches, smart bracelets, pedometers, and the like.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an air conditioner provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 1, the air conditioner 1 includes a mosquito repellent module 10. The mosquito repelling module 10 is arranged at the air outlet of the air conditioner 1. Therefore, the air conditioner can be used for repelling mosquitoes by means of self air outlet of the air conditioner, and the mosquito repelling effect can be optimized.

Optionally, the air conditioner 1 further comprises a display module 11. Therefore, the user can visually see the current mosquito repelling condition through the display module.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a mosquito repelling module provided by the embodiment of the disclosure. Referring to fig. 2, the mosquito repelling module 10 includes a mosquito repelling essence storage box 101, a sliding cover 102, and a circuit control device 103. Wherein, the mosquito repellent essence storage box 101 has one or more. The surface of the mosquito repellent essence storage box 101 is provided with a mosquito repellent essence release window 104, and mosquito repellent essence is stored inside the mosquito repellent essence release window. The slide cover 102 can be opened or closed by the drive of the circuit control device 103.

In the practical application process, after the circuit control device 103 receives the opening signal sent by the processor, the sliding cover 102 is controlled to open, and the mosquito repellent essence in the mosquito repellent essence storage box 101 is released to the air, so that the mosquito repellent function is realized.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a method for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method for controlling the air conditioner to repel the mosquitoes can be executed in the air conditioner and also can be executed in a server which is communicated with the air conditioner. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the description is made of a case where a processor of an air conditioner is used as an execution subject.

Referring to fig. 3, the method for controlling the air conditioner to repel mosquitoes includes:

s301, responding to a starting instruction of the mosquito repelling function, and obtaining the environmental parameters in the space where the air conditioner is located by the processor.

S302, the processor determines a first running time according to the environment parameter.

And S303, controlling the mosquito repelling module to be in an opening state by the processor, and continuing the first operation time.

By adopting the method for controlling the air conditioner to repel mosquitoes, when the mosquito repelling function is operated, the operation time of the mosquito repelling module is determined according to the actual environmental parameters in the space where the air conditioner is located. Like this, the operating time of mosquito repellent function can carry out automatically regulated according to actual environmental parameter, directly associates with actual environmental parameter to make the operation of air conditioner mosquito repellent function more accurate, and then be favorable to promoting the mosquito repellent effect of air conditioner.

Optionally, the processor obtaining the environmental parameter in the space where the air conditioner is located includes: the processor obtains the temperature in the space where the air conditioner is located.

Alternatively, the temperature in the space where the air conditioner is located may be obtained by a temperature sensor provided in the space. Specifically, a plurality of temperature sensors may be disposed in the space, and a plurality of temperatures may be detected to obtain a plurality of temperature values. And then taking the average value of the temperature values as the temperature value in the space for the subsequent adjusting process. Therefore, the influence of uneven temperature distribution on the parameter adjusting process of the air conditioner can be reduced, and the accuracy of the mosquito repelling process of the air conditioner is improved.

Optionally, the temperature in the space where the air conditioner is located may be obtained by other terminal devices and sent to the air conditioner. Such as an intelligent temperature meter in a room or other intelligent household equipment with a temperature detection function. Therefore, a temperature detection device does not need to be additionally arranged to obtain a more accurate temperature value. And linkage among multiple devices is realized through data sharing, so that the home environment is more intelligent.

Optionally, the processor determining the first runtime according to the environmental parameter includes: in the case where the indoor temperature is less than the first temperature, the processor determines the first operation time to be a first time period. The processor determines the first run time to be a second time period in a case where the indoor temperature is greater than or equal to the first temperature and less than the second temperature. In the case where the indoor temperature is greater than or equal to the second temperature, the processor determines the first operation time to be a third time period. Wherein the first temperature is less than the second temperature. The first duration is less than the second duration, and the second duration is less than the third duration. Therefore, the running time of the mosquito repelling function is properly adjusted according to the indoor temperature of the environment temperature, and the running time is adaptive to the influence relation of the indoor temperature on the release of the mosquito repelling essence and the mosquito repelling effect. The mosquito repelling effect is guaranteed, and meanwhile, resource waste caused by unnecessary operation of the mosquito repelling function can be avoided.

Here, the correspondence relationship between the temperature and the time length described above is exemplified. The first temperature may be set at 15 deg.c and the second temperature at 25 deg.c. In the case where the room temperature is detected to be less than 15 deg.c, the processor determines the first operation time to be 30 minutes. In the case where it is detected that the indoor temperature is greater than or equal to 15 ℃ and less than 25 ℃, the processor determines the first operation time to be 1 hour. In the case where the room temperature was detected to be greater than 25 deg.c, the processor determined the first operation time to be 1.5 hours.

Optionally, the processor controlling the mosquito repelling module to be in an open state comprises: the processor controls the release of the mosquito repellent essence at a preset concentration. More specifically, the processor sends an opening signal to the circuit control device of the mosquito repelling module, and the circuit control device controls the sliding cover of the mosquito repelling module to open to release mosquito repelling essence.

Optionally, after the processor controls the mosquito repellent module to be in an open state, the method further includes: the processor obtains the spatial layout of the space where the air conditioner is located, and adjusts the air outlet direction of the air conditioner according to the spatial layout. For example, the direction of the air outlet is controlled to be blown to the wall corner, the bed bottom and other areas where mosquitoes are easy to hide. Therefore, the mosquito repellent essence can be better spread in the space of the air conditioner, and the mosquito repellent effect is optimized.

Optionally, after the processor controls and controls the mosquito repellent module to be in the open state, the method further comprises: the processor obtains the mosquito distribution in the space where the air conditioner is located, and the air outlet direction of the air conditioner is controlled to blow to the densely distributed area. Thus, the mosquito repelling process can be realized more accurately. The mosquito repellent device is beneficial to optimizing the mosquito repellent effect and avoiding the influence on the air condition of the region without mosquitoes, thereby avoiding the discomfort of users.

Alternatively, the start instruction of the mosquito repellent function may be an instruction directly given by the user. Specifically, the user can issue a starting instruction of the mosquito repelling function through a remote controller, application software and the like. Therefore, the mosquito repelling function can be started at any time when the user needs to repel the mosquitoes, and the actual requirements of the user can be met.

Alternatively, the start instruction of the mosquito repellent function may be a start instruction automatically generated according to the current situation. For example, when the indoor mosquito density is detected to reach a preset value or the current time is the preset mosquito repelling time, a starting instruction is automatically generated, so that the mosquito can be repelled without manual operation of a user, the operation of the user is simplified, and the user experience is optimized.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a method for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method for controlling the air conditioner to repel the mosquitoes can be executed in the air conditioner and also can be executed in a server which is communicated with the air conditioner. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the description is made of a case where a processor of an air conditioner is used as an execution subject.

Referring to fig. 4, the method for controlling the air conditioner to repel mosquitoes includes:

s401, responding to a starting instruction of the mosquito repelling function, and obtaining environmental parameters in the space where the air conditioner is located by the processor.

S402, the processor determines a first running time according to the environment parameters.

And S403, the processor obtains a first mosquito density in the space where the air conditioner is located.

S404, the processor determines a preset concentration for releasing the mosquito repelling essence according to the first mosquito density or the first mosquito density and the current environmental parameters.

S405, the processor controls the mosquito repelling module to release the mosquito repelling essence with the preset concentration, and the first operation time is continued.

In addition, the method can adjust the concentration of the mosquito repellent essence according to the actual mosquito density in the space where the air conditioner is located. The mosquito repellent incense is beneficial to optimizing the mosquito repellent effect, and can avoid releasing excessively high-concentration mosquito repellent essence under unnecessary conditions, so that the user discomfort and resource waste are caused.

Optionally, the processor obtaining a first mosquito density in a space where the air conditioner is located includes: the processor captures the frequency of reflected waves and sound waves of indoor objects through a microwave radar arranged indoors, and determines the density of mosquitoes in the space according to the frequency of the reflected waves and the frequency of the sound waves. Therefore, the mosquito density in the space where the air conditioner is located can be accurately obtained, and the mosquito repelling function can be operated more accurately.

Optionally, the first mosquito density may be numerically embodied as the number of mosquitoes in the space where the air conditioner is located. In this way, the calculation process is simplified while the actual situation can be reflected.

Optionally, the processor determines a preset concentration of the released mosquito repellent essence according to the first mosquito density, including: the corresponding relation between the mosquito density and the concentration of the mosquito repelling essence is obtained through tests, and the corresponding relation is stored for calling. And after the processor obtains the first mosquito density, obtaining the corresponding concentration of the mosquito repelling essence according to the corresponding relation, and taking the concentration as the preset concentration. Therefore, the concentration of the mosquito repellent essence can be accurately obtained, and a better mosquito repellent effect is favorably realized.

Optionally, the current environmental parameters include indoor temperature, humidity, and the like. Because the environmental parameter causes the influence to the propagation and the dispersion of mosquito repellent essence, consequently confirm to release the concentration of presetting of mosquito repellent essence according to first mosquito density and current environmental parameter and can make the concentration of mosquito repellent essence more accurate. Not only can the good mosquito repelling effect be achieved, but also the discomfort of a user caused by too high concentration of mosquito repelling essence can be avoided.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a method for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method for controlling the air conditioner to repel the mosquitoes can be executed in the air conditioner and also can be executed in a server which is communicated with the air conditioner. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the description is made of a case where a processor of an air conditioner is used as an execution subject.

Referring to fig. 5, the method for controlling the air conditioner to repel mosquitoes includes:

s501, responding to a starting instruction of the mosquito repelling function, and obtaining environmental parameters in the space where the air conditioner is located by the processor.

S502, the processor determines a first running time according to the environment parameter.

And S503, the processor controls the mosquito repelling module to be in an opening state and continues the first running time.

And S504, the processor obtains the current second mosquito density in the space where the air conditioner is located.

And S505, under the condition that the density of the second mosquitoes is smaller than a preset density threshold value, the processor controls the mosquito repelling module to be closed.

And S506, controlling the mosquito repelling module to keep an opening state by the processor and continuing for a second operation time under the condition that the mosquito density is greater than or equal to the density threshold value.

By adopting the method for controlling the air conditioner to repel mosquitoes, when the mosquito repelling function is operated, the operation time of the mosquito repelling module is determined according to the actual environmental parameters in the space where the air conditioner is located. Like this, the operating time of mosquito repellent function can carry out automatically regulated according to actual environmental parameter, directly associates with actual environmental parameter to make the operation of air conditioner mosquito repellent function more accurate, and then be favorable to promoting the mosquito repellent effect of air conditioner. In addition, after the mosquito repelling module is started for the first operation time, the mosquito repelling effect is judged by detecting the mosquito density in the current space. If the target mosquito repelling effect is achieved, the mosquito repelling function is closed, and if the target mosquito repelling effect is not achieved, the mosquito repelling time is automatically prolonged. Therefore, the mosquito repelling effect can be further ensured to reach the expected effect of the user, and the manual adjustment of the user is not needed.

Optionally, the determining of the second operation time includes: the processor determines that the second operation time is proportional to the second mosquito density. That is, the second operating time is correspondingly extended as the density of the second mosquitoes increases. Thus, the mosquito repellent is favorable for realizing better mosquito repellent effect.

Optionally, after the processor controls the mosquito repelling module to be in an on state and last for a first running time, the method further comprises: the processor obtains the physiological state of the mosquitoes in the current space, and controls the mosquito repelling module to be closed or continuously keep the opening state according to the physiological state. Specifically, the physiological state of the mosquitoes in the current space can be obtained through an image sensor or an infrared sensor, and the survival condition of the mosquitoes can be judged according to the physiological state. If the mosquitoes die or are about to die, the processor controls the mosquito repelling module to be closed. If the mosquitoes are in a normal survival state, the processor controls the mosquito repelling module to continuously keep an opening state. Therefore, the mosquito repelling result can be accurately judged, and the mosquito repelling effect and the resource saving are both considered.

Referring to fig. 6, an apparatus for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a processor (processor)60 and a memory (memory) 61. Optionally, the apparatus may further include a Communication Interface (Communication Interface)62 and a bus 63. The processor 60, the communication interface 62 and the memory 61 may communicate with each other through a bus 63. Communication interface 62 may be used for information transfer. The processor 60 may call logic instructions in the memory 61 to perform the method for controlling the air conditioner to repel mosquitoes according to the above embodiment.

Furthermore, the logic instructions in the memory 61 may be implemented in the form of software functional units and stored in a computer readable storage medium when the logic instructions are sold or used as independent products.

The memory 61 is a storage medium and can be used for storing software programs, computer executable programs, such as program instructions/modules corresponding to the methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The processor 60 executes functional applications and data processing by executing program instructions/modules stored in the memory 61, that is, implements the method for controlling the air conditioner to repel mosquitoes in the above embodiment.

The memory 61 may include a storage program area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program area may store an operating system, an application program required for at least one function; the storage data area may store data created according to the use of the terminal device, and the like. Further, the memory 61 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a nonvolatile memory.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides an air conditioner, which comprises the device for controlling the air conditioner to repel mosquitoes.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a storage medium, which stores computer-executable instructions configured to execute the method for repelling mosquitoes for an air conditioner.

The storage medium described above may be a transitory computer-readable storage medium or a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.

The technical solution of the embodiments of the present disclosure may be embodied in the form of a software product, where the computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes one or more instructions to enable a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the steps of the method of the embodiments of the present disclosure. And the aforementioned storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium comprising: a U-disk, a removable hard disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes, and may also be a transient storage medium.

The above description and drawings sufficiently illustrate embodiments of the disclosure to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. Other embodiments may incorporate structural, logical, electrical, process, and other changes. The examples merely typify possible variations. Individual components and functions are optional unless explicitly required, and the sequence of operations may vary. Portions and features of some embodiments may be included in or substituted for those of others. Furthermore, the words used in the specification are words of description only and are not intended to limit the claims. As used in the description of the embodiments and the claims, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Similarly, the term "and/or" as used in this application is meant to encompass any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed. Furthermore, the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this application, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method or apparatus that comprises the element. In this document, each embodiment may be described with emphasis on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts between the respective embodiments may be referred to each other. For methods, products, etc. of the embodiment disclosures, reference may be made to the description of the method section for relevance if it corresponds to the method section of the embodiment disclosure.

Those of skill in the art would appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software may depend 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 disclosed embodiments. It can be clearly understood by the skilled person that, for convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the system, the apparatus and the unit described above may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again.

In the embodiments disclosed herein, the disclosed methods, products (including but not limited to devices, apparatuses, etc.) may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the units may be merely a logical division, and in actual implementation, there may be another division, for example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form. The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to implement the present embodiment. In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. In the description corresponding to the flowcharts and block diagrams in the figures, operations or steps corresponding to different blocks may also occur in different orders than disclosed in the description, and sometimes there is no specific order between the different operations or steps. For example, two sequential operations or steps may in fact be executed substantially concurrently, or they may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. Each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustrations, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustrations, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems that perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes is characterized in that the air conditioner comprises a mosquito repelling module; the method comprises the following steps:

responding to a starting instruction of the mosquito repelling function, and obtaining environmental parameters in the space where the air conditioner is located;

determining a first running time according to the environment parameter;

and controlling the mosquito repelling module to be in an opening state and lasting for a first operation time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the environmental parameter comprises a current indoor temperature; the determining a first runtime according to the environmental parameter comprises:

determining the first operation time as a first time length under the condition that the indoor temperature is less than a first temperature;

determining the first operation time to be a second time length under the condition that the indoor temperature is greater than or equal to a first temperature and less than a second temperature;

determining the first operation time to be a third time period under the condition that the indoor temperature is greater than or equal to a second temperature;

wherein the first temperature is less than the second temperature; the first duration is less than the second duration, and the second duration is less than the third duration.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mosquito repellent module stores mosquito repellent essence; control mosquito repellent module is to the open mode, include:

and controlling the mosquito repellent essence to be released at a preset concentration.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the predetermined concentration is determined by:

obtaining a first mosquito density in a space where an air conditioner is located;

determining the preset concentration according to the first mosquito density, or the first mosquito density and the environmental parameter.

5. The method of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein after controlling the mosquito repellent module to an on state for a first operating time, further comprising:

obtaining the current second mosquito density in the space where the air conditioner is located;

controlling the mosquito repelling module to be closed under the condition that the second mosquito density is smaller than a preset density threshold value;

and under the condition that the mosquito density is greater than or equal to the density threshold value, controlling the mosquito repelling module to keep an opening state and lasting for a second operation time.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the second runtime is determined by:

determining that the second run time is directly proportional to the second mosquito density.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein after controlling the mosquito repelling module to be in an on state, the method further comprises the following steps:

obtaining the spatial layout of the space where the air conditioner is located;

and adjusting the air outlet direction of the air conditioner according to the spatial layout.

8. An apparatus for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes, comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions, wherein the processor is configured to execute the method for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes according to any one of claims 1 to 7 when executing the program instructions.

9. An air conditioner, comprising:

a mosquito repellent module configured to controllably release a mosquito repellent essence; and the combination of (a) and (b),

the device for controlling the air conditioner to repel mosquitoes as claimed in claim 8.

10. A storage medium storing program instructions, characterized in that the program instructions, when executed, perform the method for controlling an air conditioner to repel mosquitoes of any one of claims 1 to 7.