CN115507585A - Refrigerator operation control method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a refrigerator operation control method, which comprises the following steps: the system acquires target object information required by a user; controlling a camera in the refrigerator compartment to identify a corresponding target object according to the acquired target object information; acquiring the position of a target object; determining the light irradiation angle according to the position of the target object; opening a door body, synchronously opening light to enable the door body to illuminate the area where the target object is located, and adjusting the light brightness according to the opening angle of the door body, wherein the larger the opening angle of the door body is, the larger the light brightness is; based on the refrigerator operation control method provided by the invention, the light only illuminates the area where the target object is located, and a user can quickly take out the required object from the inside of the refrigerator, so that the time for keeping the door body open can be reduced, and the loss of cold energy can be effectively reduced; in addition, before the refrigerator door body is opened to the maximum angle, the light brightness is relatively small, and electric energy can be saved.

Description

A method for controlling the operation of a refrigerator

technical field

The invention relates to the field of household appliance control, in particular to a refrigerator operation control method.

Background technique

With the improvement of living standards, the volume of refrigerators purchased by users is getting larger and larger, and the corresponding refrigerators store a variety of items. However, the refrigerators currently in use have the following problems: when the refrigerator door is opened, the light will always maintain the state of maximum brightness until The door is closed again, which consumes power; after the user opens the door of the refrigerator, the entire room is illuminated, which is not conducive to efficiently finding the target item; the lighting in the room is generally glare, which is not friendly to light-sensitive users; For the compartments of the refrigerator, it is necessary to open the two doors of the corresponding compartment when looking for the target item, which will cause the temperature in the compartment to rise rapidly and increase the power consumption of the refrigerator.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide an improved technical solution to solve the above problems.

Contents of the invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To achieve the above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, the present invention provides a method for controlling the operation of a refrigerator, and its specific design method is as follows.

A method for controlling the operation of a refrigerator, comprising the following steps:

The system obtains the target item information required by the user;

According to the obtained target item information, control the camera in the refrigerator room to identify the corresponding target item;

Obtain the location of the target item;

Determine the light irradiation angle according to the position of the target item;

Open the door, turn on the light synchronously to illuminate the area where the target item is located, adjust the brightness of the light according to the opening angle of the door, and the larger the opening angle of the door, the greater the brightness of the light.

Further, the step of determining the light irradiation angle according to the position of the target item includes: determining the position of the target item; determining whether the angle difference between the light irradiation direction and the position of the target item is not greater than the set value; if yes, maintaining the current light irradiation angle; if not , then turn the lighting lamp and adjust the direction of light irradiation until the angle difference between the direction of light irradiation and the position of the target object is not greater than the set value.

Furthermore, before the door is opened, there is also a step of determining the color of the light. The step of determining the color of the light includes: determining whether the user is allergic to light; if so, confirming that the color of the light is yellow; if not, confirming that the color of the light is white.

Further, the door is automatically opened. Before the door is automatically opened, the following steps are performed: determine the door to be opened according to the position of the target item; determine whether there is a user standing within the distance set outside the door; if , the voice prompts the user to avoid; if not, the door is opened.

Furthermore, before the door body is opened, there is also a step of determining the light form according to the shape of the target item.

Further, the step of determining the shape of the light includes: obtaining the shape of the target item; determining whether the shape of the target item is circular, square or slender; if not, determining that the shape of the light is a circular diverging form; if so, continuing to determine the target Whether the shape of the object is a circle or a square; if not, determine the shape of the light as a strip; if so, determine the shape of the light as a point-like aggregation form.

Further, the set value ranges from 3° to 8°.

Further, the system acquires the target item information required by the user through voice input or key input.

Further, the camera is an infrared camera.

Further, in the step of identifying the target item by the camera, if the camera does not recognize the target item, the user is reminded by voice that there is no target item in the refrigerator.

The beneficial effect of the present invention is: based on the refrigerator operation control method provided by the present invention, the light only illuminates the area where the target item is located, and the user can quickly take out the required item from the inside of the refrigerator, thereby reducing the time for the door to be kept open, and Effectively reduce cooling loss; in addition, before the refrigerator door is opened to the maximum angle, the brightness of the light is relatively small, which can save power.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only It is an embodiment of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings according to the provided drawings without creative work.

Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of the first embodiment of the refrigerator operation control method of the present invention;

Fig. 2 shows a schematic flow chart of a specific embodiment for determining the light irradiation angle;

Fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart of the second embodiment of the refrigerator operation control method of the present invention;

Fig. 4 shows a schematic flow chart of a specific embodiment for determining the color of light;

Fig. 5 is a schematic flowchart of the third embodiment of the refrigerator operation control method of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a schematic flow chart of the fourth embodiment of the refrigerator operation control method of the present invention

Fig. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a specific implementation manner of determining the shape of the light.

detailed description

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 1, the refrigerator operation control method provided by the present invention includes the following steps:

The system obtains the target item information required by the user;

According to the obtained target item information, control the camera in the refrigerator room to identify the corresponding target item;

Obtain the location of the target item;

Determine the light irradiation angle according to the position of the target item;

Open the door, turn on the light synchronously to illuminate the area where the target item is located, adjust the brightness of the light according to the opening angle of the door, and the larger the opening angle of the door, the greater the brightness of the light.

Based on the refrigerator operation control method provided by the present invention, the light only illuminates the area where the target item is located, and the user can quickly take out the required item from the inside of the refrigerator, thereby reducing the time for the door to be kept open and effectively reducing the loss of cooling capacity; in addition , before the refrigerator door is opened to the maximum angle, the brightness of the light is relatively small, which can save power.

In the specific implementation process, the brightness percentage of the light is proportional to the opening angle of the door body. Specifically, when the door is opened to 20% of the maximum opening angle, the brightness percentage of the light is 20%; when the door is opened to 40% of the maximum opening angle, the brightness percentage of the light is 40%; when the door is opened When the door is opened to 60% of the maximum opening angle, the brightness percentage of the light is 60%; when the door is opened to 80% of the maximum opening angle, the brightness percentage of the light is 80%; when the door is opened to the maximum card opening angle, the light The Brightness percentage is 100%. By analogy, the percentages of light brightness corresponding to other door opening angles are not listed here. During specific implementation, the maximum opening angle of the door body involved in the present invention may refer to the limit opening angle of the door body, or may refer to the opening angle of the door body that is usually convenient for users to pick and place items (the angle is usually smaller than the door opening angle). the limit opening angle of the body).

As shown in FIG. 2, in this specific embodiment, the step of determining the light irradiation angle according to the position of the target item includes: determining the position of the target item; determining whether the angle difference between the light irradiation direction and the position of the target item is not greater than the set value; If yes, maintain the current light irradiation angle; if not, turn the lighting lamp to adjust the light irradiation direction until the angle difference between the light irradiation direction and the position of the target object is not greater than the set value.

During specific implementation, the value range of the set value in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is 3-8°. In a specific embodiment, the range of the set value is 5°.

In addition, as some preferred implementations of the present invention, before the door is opened, there is also a step of determining the color of the light. The step of determining the color of the light includes: determining whether the user is allergic to light; if so, confirming that the color of the light is yellow; , then confirm that the light color is white.

As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, in this specific embodiment, the step of determining the light color is after the step of determining the light irradiation angle according to the position of the target item; it should be understood that in other embodiments of the present invention, the step of determining the light color can also be performed after Before the target item position determines the light irradiation angle step.

In the present invention, the step of determining the light color is usually actively selected by the user. In a specific embodiment, the selection can be made by triggering the corresponding button on the refrigerator. Generally, the system defaults that the user is not allergic to light, and when the user triggers the button, it is determined that the user is allergic to light. During specific implementation, for light-sensitive users, it is also possible to directly input the user's information on light allergy into the refrigerator system, and lock the selection, so as to avoid the need to trigger the button every time the light-sensitive user opens the refrigerator; of course, it should be understood that the user can also Release the lock.

In other preferred embodiments of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5 , the door involved is automatically opened, and before the door is automatically opened, the following steps are also included: determine the door to be opened according to the position of the target item; determine Whether there is a user standing within the distance set outside the door; if so, the voice reminds the user to avoid; if not, the door is opened.

Based on this embodiment, it is possible to prevent the user from interfering with the automatic opening of the refrigerator door, and it is also possible to prevent the automatic opening of the door from causing damage such as knocking to the user. In addition, for a refrigerator with double doors in a compartment, in this embodiment, the door to be opened is determined according to the position of the target item, which can avoid the problem of rapid leakage of cold energy in the compartment caused by opening the double doors at the same time, and can effectively reduce the operating time of the refrigerator. energy consumption.

In some other embodiments of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6 , before the door is opened, there is also a light shape determination step of determining the light shape according to the shape of the target object. Usually the shape of the light matches the shape of the target item, which makes it easier for the user to see the target item.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the step of determining the shape of the light involved in this specific embodiment includes: obtaining the shape of the target item; determining whether the shape of the target item is circular, square or elongated; if not, then determining that the shape of the light is Ring divergence form; if yes, continue to determine whether the shape of the target object is a circle or a square; if not, determine the shape of the light as a strip form; if so, determine the shape of the light as a point-like aggregation form.

In the present invention, the system acquires the target item information required by the user through voice input or button input.

Considering that before the door is opened, there is usually a dark environment inside the refrigerator, in order to be able to identify target items in a dark environment, the camera involved in the present invention is usually an infrared camera. Of course, in other embodiments of the present invention, after the system receives the signal that the user needs to obtain the target item, the lights in the compartment can also be turned on and provide a certain brightness so that the camera can obtain the target item. At this time, the involved camera can also be Not limited to infrared cameras.

Further, in the step of identifying the target item by the camera, if the camera does not recognize the target item, the user is reminded by voice that there is no target item in the refrigerator. Based on this step, invalid door opening of the refrigerator can be avoided.

It should be understood that although this description is described according to implementation modes, not each implementation mode only contains an independent technical solution, and this description in the description is only for clarity, and those skilled in the art should take the description as a whole, and each The technical solutions in the embodiments can also be properly combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

The series of detailed descriptions listed above are only specific descriptions for feasible implementations of the present invention, and they are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any equivalent implementation or implementation that does not depart from the technical spirit of the present invention All changes should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A method for controlling the operation of a refrigerator, comprising the following steps: The system obtains the target item information required by the user; According to the obtained target item information, control the camera in the refrigerator room to identify the corresponding target item; Obtain the location of the target item; Determine the light irradiation angle according to the position of the target item; Open the door, turn on the light synchronously to illuminate the area where the target item is located, adjust the brightness of the light according to the opening angle of the door, and the larger the opening angle of the door, the greater the brightness of the light. 2. The refrigerator operation control method according to claim 1, wherein the step of determining the light irradiation angle according to the position of the target item comprises: determining the position of the target item; determining whether the angle difference between the light irradiation direction and the position of the target item is equal to greater than the set value; if yes, maintain the current light irradiation angle; if not, turn the light and adjust the light irradiation direction until the angle difference between the light irradiation direction and the position of the target object is not greater than the set value. 3. The refrigerator operation control method according to claim 1, characterized in that before the door is opened, there is also a step of determining the color of the light, the step of determining the color of the light includes: determining whether the user is allergic to light; if so, confirming The light color is yellow; if not, confirm that the light color is white. 4. The refrigerator operation control method according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the door is automatically opened, and before the door is automatically opened, the following steps are further included: determining the position to be opened according to the position of the target item determine whether there is a user standing within the distance set outside the door; if so, the voice reminds the user to avoid; if not, the door is opened. 5. The refrigerator operation control method according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, before the door is opened, there is also a light pattern determination step of determining the light pattern according to the shape of the target item. 6. The refrigerator operation control method according to claim 5, wherein the step of determining the shape of the light comprises: obtaining the shape of the target item; determining whether the shape of the target item is round, square or elongated; if not, Then determine that the shape of the light is a circular divergent form; if so, continue to determine whether the shape of the target object is a circle or a square; if not, determine that the shape of the light is a strip form; . 7. The refrigerator operation control method according to claim 2, characterized in that the set value ranges from 3° to 8°. 8. The refrigerator operation control method according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the system obtains the target item information required by the user through voice input or key input. 9. The refrigerator operation control method according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the camera is an infrared camera. 10. The refrigerator operation control method according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein in the step of identifying the target item by the camera, if the camera does not recognize the target item, the user will be reminded by voice that there is no target item in the refrigerator.

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