EP3892769A1 - Procédé et appareil de détection de la quantité de linge d'un dispositif de lavage, dispositif et support d'enregistrement - Google Patents

Procédé et appareil de détection de la quantité de linge d'un dispositif de lavage, dispositif et support d'enregistrement Download PDF

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EP3892769A1
EP3892769A1 EP20192662.3A EP20192662A EP3892769A1 EP 3892769 A1 EP3892769 A1 EP 3892769A1 EP 20192662 A EP20192662 A EP 20192662A EP 3892769 A1 EP3892769 A1 EP 3892769A1
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  • the disclosure relates to the field of laundry washing, and in particular to a method and an apparatus for detecting an amount of laundry of a washing device, a device and a storage medium.
  • a washing device often needs to determine an amount of laundry (also referred to as a load amount) in an inner drum of the washing device when washing the laundry, thereby selecting appropriate water-level grade, washing duration and other washing parameters according to the amount of laundry to achieve the purposes of saving the energy, reducing the emission and improving the washing effect.
  • an amount of laundry also referred to as a load amount
  • the washing device uses the following solutions:
  • the first solution the washing device determines the amount of laundry by collecting an electrical signal of a motor, for example, the washing device determines the amount of laundry based on a working current of the motor.
  • the second solution the washing device determines the amount of laundry based on a number of times of water supplementing and a water supplementing duration in a water supplement washing stage.
  • the first solution needs to configure an additional collection circuit, which increases the hardware cost of the washing device.
  • the second solution is limited by the precision of a water level sensor, which results in a limited discrimination for the number of times of water supplementing and the water supplementing duration among different amounts of laundry, thereby causing misjudgment easily.
  • the embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for detecting an amount of laundry of a washing device, a device and a storage medium, to improve the precision of detection on the amount of laundry without increasing the hardware cost of the washing device.
  • the embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for detecting an amount of laundry of a washing device, which may include the following operations.
  • the washing device is controlled to be supplied with water to reach a first set water level.
  • the washing device is controlled to perform a water supplement washing, and a number of times of water supplementing and/or an accumulated water supplementing duration during the water supplement washing are acquired.
  • a load level corresponding to an amount of laundry of the washing device is determined based on whether the number of times of water supplementing and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration are zero.
  • the first set water level is configured such that when the amount of laundry of the washing device is at a first load level, no water supplementation is required during the water supplement washing, and when the amount of laundry of the washing device is at a second load level, a water supplementation is required during the water supplement washing; and the amount of laundry corresponding to the second load level is greater than that corresponding to the first load level.
  • the embodiments of the disclosure further provide an apparatus for detecting an amount of laundry of a washing device, which may include: an initial water supply module, a water supplement washing module and a determination module.
  • the initial water supply module is configured to control the washing device to be supplied with water to reach a first set water level.
  • the water supplement washing module is configured to control the washing device to perform a water supplement washing, and acquire a number of times of water supplementing and/or an accumulated water supplementing duration during the water supplement washing.
  • the determination module is configured to determine, based on whether the number of times of water supplementing and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration are zero, a load level corresponding to an amount of laundry of the washing device.
  • the first set water level is configured such that the when the amount of laundry of the washing device is at a first load level, no water supplementation is required during the water supplement washing, and when the amount of laundry of the washing device is at a second load level, a water supplementation is required during the water supplement washing; and the amount of laundry corresponding to the second load level is greater than that corresponding to the first load level.
  • the embodiments of the disclosure further provide a washing device, which may include: a processor, and a memory configured to store a computer program executable by the processor; and the processor executes steps of the method in any embodiment of the disclosure when the computer program is executed by the processor.
  • the embodiments of the disclosure further provide a storage medium having a computer program stored thereon; and steps of the method in any embodiment of the disclosure are implemented when the computer program is executed by a processor.
  • the washing device by setting the first set water level reasonably, when the washing device is at the first load level, no water supplementation is required during the water supplement washing; and when the washing device is at the second load level, a water supplementation is required during the water supplement washing.
  • it may be determined whether the amount of laundry of the washing device is at the first load level based on a result on whether the number of times of water supplementing and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration during the water supplement washing are zero, which improves the discrimination between the first load level and the second load level of the washing device, and improves the reliability of detection on the amount of laundry.
  • the embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for detecting an amount of laundry of a washing device.
  • the washing device may be a washing machine or a washing-drying integrated machine.
  • the washing device may be a drum type washing machine or an impeller type washing machine.
  • the method may include the following operations.
  • the washing device is controlled to be supplied with water to a first set water level.
  • the first set water level is configured such that when the amount of laundry of the washing device is at a first load level, no water supplementation is required during the water supplement washing, and when the amount of laundry of the washing device is at a second load level, a water supplementation is necessary during the water supplement washing; and the amount of laundry corresponding to the second load level is greater than that corresponding to the first load level.
  • the first set water level may be determined based on tests of washing devices in the same batch.
  • the amount of laundry may be a weight of laundry or a volume of laundry without taking the influence of a material of the laundry into consideration.
  • the amount of laundry may be a weight of laundry or a volume of laundry taking the influence of the material of the laundry into consideration.
  • an influencing factor may be set according to water absorbing capacities of different materials. The amount of laundry may be determined according to the influencing factor, the weight of laundry or the volume of laundry.
  • the first set water level may be determined based on an amount of water required by a primary washing at the first load level and an amount of water required by the primary washing at the second load level.
  • the amount of water required by the primary washing at the first load level and the amount of water required by the primary washing at the second load level may be determined according to the corresponding amount of laundry. That is, by controlling an amount of water supply reasonably, the supplied water of the washing device may reach the first set water level.
  • a laundry treatment process may include a water supplement washing stage, a primary washing stage, a rinsing stage and a dewatering stage, etc.
  • the water supplement washing is intended to make the amount of water and/or the water level meet the requirement of the primary washing.
  • the operation that the washing device is controlled to be supplied with water to reach the first set water level may include the following operations.
  • the washing device is controlled to be supplied with the water to an amount of water supply corresponding to the first set water level, the amount of water supply corresponding to the first set water level being greater than an amount of water required by the primary washing at the first load level, and the amount of water supply corresponding to the first set water level being smaller than an amount of water required by the primary washing at the second load level.
  • the amount of water required by the primary washing refers to an amount of water required during the primary washing of the laundry.
  • the laundry treatment process may include the water supplement washing stage, the primary washing stage, the rinsing stage and the dewatering stage.
  • the water supplement washing is intended to make the amount of water and/or the water level meet the requirement of the primary washing.
  • the load level of the washing device includes a light load, a medium load and a heavy load.
  • the light load may correspond to the amount of laundry ⁇ 2 Kg
  • the medium load may correspond to 2Kg ⁇ the amount of laundry ⁇ 4 Kg
  • the heavy load may correspond to the amount of laundry>4Kg.
  • Each load level has a corresponding amount of water required by the primary washing.
  • the amount of water required by the primary washing corresponding to the light load is Q2
  • the amount of water required by the primary washing corresponding to the medium load is Q3
  • the amount of water required by the primary washing corresponding to the heavy load is Q4. Supposing that the amount of water supply corresponding to the first set water level L1 is Q1, then Q2 ⁇ Q1 ⁇ Q3.
  • the washing device may control a water supply duration of a water inlet value, such that the washing device is supplied with the water to reach the first set water level. If the amount of water supply corresponding to the first set water level L1 is Q1, the first set water level L1 may be achieved by controlling the amount of water supply Q1.
  • the washing device is controlled to perform water supplement washing, and a number of times of water supplementing and/or an accumulated water supplementing duration during a water supplement washing are acquired.
  • the water supplement washing is started.
  • the water level in the inner drum of the washing device is lowered, and thus it is frequent that the water is supplemented for multiple times.
  • the lowering of the water level is relevant to the magnitude of the amount of laundry.
  • the load level is determined based on the number of times of water supplementing or the accumulated water supplementing duration and a threshold interval corresponding to the load level, the misjudge occurs frequently.
  • the first set water level may be controlled reasonably such that when the amount of laundry of the washing device is at the first load level, no water supplementation is required during the water supplement washing, and when the amount of laundry of the washing device is at the second load level, a water supplementation is required during the water supplement washing.
  • the operation that the washing device is controlled to perform the water supplement washing and the number of times of water supplementing and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration during the water supplement washing are acquired may include the following operations.
  • the washing device is controlled to supplement water until a target supplementing water level is reached in response to a determination that a water level of the washing device is lowered to a second set water level.
  • the second set water level is smaller than the first set water level, and the target supplementing water level is greater than or equal to the first set water level.
  • the target supplementing water level may be the first set water level, and a difference value between the first set water level and the second set water level is a water supplementing return difference ⁇ .
  • the washing device controls the water inlet valve to be opened so as to supplement the water; and when it is detected by a water level sensor that the water level in the inner drum reaches the first set water level, the washing device controls the water inlet valve to be closed.
  • the above operation is carried out repeatedly until the set duration for the water supplement washing is ended.
  • the washing device may count the number of times of water supplementing by a counter.
  • the washing device may further count the accumulated water supplementing duration by a timer.
  • the accumulated water supplementing duration may be obtained by timing of a separate timer.
  • the water supply duration of the washing device when it is supplied with the water to reach the first set water level is approximately same every time, it may be possible to use a timer for counting a total water supply duration to count the accumulated water supplementing duration. That is, the accumulated water supplementing duration of the washing device may be obtained by subtracting the water supply duration when the water reaches the first set water level from a timing result of the timer for counting the total water supply duration.
  • the target supplementing water level may also be greater than the first set water level to reduce the number of times of water supplementing during the water supplement washing.
  • a load level corresponding to an amount of laundry of the washing device is determined.
  • the washing device may determine whether the amount of laundry of the washing device is at the first load level, based on a result on whether the number of times of water supplementing and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration are zero. If the number of times of water supplementing and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration are zero, it is determined that the amount of laundry of the washing device is at the first load level.
  • the detection apparatus has an intrinsic error, and there is a small difference between the amount of laundry for the first load level and the amount of laundry for the second load level.
  • the water supplementing misjudge occurs due to the intrinsic error of the detection apparatus, and distinguishing the first load level from the second load level based on an amplitude of variation of the number of times of water supplementing and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration has a problem of inconspicuous discrimination.
  • by setting the first set water level reasonably when the washing device is at the first load level, no water supplementation is required during the water supplement washing, and when the washing device is at the second load level, a water supplementation is required during the water supplement washing.
  • the amount of laundry of the washing device is at the first load level based on the result on whether the number of times of water supplementing and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration during the water supplement washing are zero, which improves the discrimination between the first load level and the second load level, and improves the reliability of detection on the amount of laundry.
  • the operation that the load level corresponding to the amount of laundry of the washing device is determined based on whether the number of times of water supplementing and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration are zero may include the following operations.
  • the load level corresponding to the amount of laundry of the washing device is determined based on the number of times of water supplementing and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration and a set threshold, in response to a determination that the number of times of water supplementing and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration are not zero.
  • the washing device may determine whether the number of times of water supplementing is zero by the counter, and/or whether the accumulated water supplementing duration is zero by the timer.
  • the operation that the load level corresponding to the amount of laundry of the washing device is determined based on the number of times of water supplementing and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration and the set threshold may include the following operations.
  • the first load level and the second load level may be distinguished based on whether the water is supplemented during the water supplement washing.
  • a threshold of the corresponding load level may be set. The second load level is distinguished from the another load level based on the threshold.
  • the washing device further includes a third load level at which the amount of laundry is greater than the amount of laundry at the second load level, and a first number-of-times threshold corresponding to a number of times of water supplementing at the third load level and a first duration threshold corresponding to an accumulated water supplementing duration at the third load level may be determined based on a test.
  • the number of times of water supplementing counted by the washing device is smaller than the first number-of-times threshold, and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration counted by the washing device is smaller than the first duration threshold, it is determined that the amount of laundry of the washing device does not reach the third load level, and thus it is determined that the amount of laundry of the washing device is at the second load level.
  • the number of times of water supplementing counted by the washing device is greater than or equal to the first number-of-times threshold, and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration counted by the washing device is greater than or equal to the first duration threshold, it is determined that the amount of laundry of the washing device reaches the third load level.
  • the washing device may determine that the amount of laundry of the washing device reaches the third load level, in response to a determination that the number of times of water supplementing is greater than or equal to the first number-of-times threshold and the accumulated water supplementing duration is greater than or equal to the first duration threshold. In this way, the reliability for determining the load level may be improved.
  • the load levels of the washing device may further include an another load level at which the amount of laundry is greater than the amount of laundry at the third load level.
  • the load levels of the washing device further include a fourth load level.
  • a threshold of the fourth load level may be set and the third load level may be distinguished from the fourth load level based on the threshold.
  • a second number-of-times threshold corresponding to a number of times of water supplementing at the fourth load level and a second duration threshold corresponding to an accumulated water supplementing duration at the fourth load level may be determined based on a test.
  • the second number-of-times threshold is greater than the first number-of-times threshold, and the second duration threshold is greater than the first duration threshold.
  • the operation that the load level corresponding to the amount of laundry of the washing device is determined based on the number of times of water supplementing and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration and the set threshold may further include the following operations.
  • the number of times of water supplementing is greater than or equal to the first number-of-times threshold, and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration is greater than or equal to the first duration threshold, it is determined whether the number of times of water supplementing is greater than or equal to the second number-of-times threshold, and/or whether the accumulated water supplementing duration is greater than or equal to the second duration threshold.
  • the method may further include the following operation.
  • the washing device is controlled to operate a corresponding washing control procedure.
  • washing parameters may be set, including but not limited to: a heating duration, a washing beat, a washing water level, etc. Therefore, the electric energy and washing time may be saved, and the washing efficiency may be improved.
  • the washing device is the drum type washing machine.
  • the washing device includes four load levels at which the amounts of laundry are increased sequentially: a first load level R1, a second load level R2, a third load level R3 and a fourth load level R4.
  • a first load level R1 corresponding to the amount of laundry ⁇ 2 Kg
  • the R2 corresponding to 2 Kg ⁇ the amount of laundry ⁇ 4 Kg
  • the R3 corresponding to 4 Kg ⁇ the amount of laundry ⁇ 6 Kg
  • the R4 corresponding to the amount of laundry >6 K may be set.
  • the first set water level is L1
  • the first number-of-times threshold corresponding to the R3 is c1
  • the first duration threshold corresponding to the R3 is t1
  • the second number-of-times threshold corresponding to the R4 is c2, and the second duration threshold corresponding to the R4 is t2.
  • the method for detecting the amount of laundry of the washing device may include the following operations.
  • the washing device is controlled to be supplied with water to reach the L1.
  • the L1 is greater than an amount of water required by primary washing corresponding to the R1 and is smaller than an amount of water required by primary washing corresponding to the R2, such that when the amount of laundry of the washing device is at the R1, no water supplementation is required during the water supplement washing, and when the amount of laundry of the washing device is at the R2, a water supplementation is required during the water supplement washing.
  • the washing device is controlled to perform water supplement washing, and a number of times of water supplementing and/or an accumulated water supplementing duration during the water supplement washing are acquired.
  • the washing device has a water supplementing return difference of ⁇ .
  • the washing device controls the water inlet valve to be opened to supplement the water; and when it is detected by the water level sensor that the water level in the inner drum reaches the L1, the washing device controls the water inlet valve to be closed. The operation is repeated until the set duration corresponding to the water supplement washing is ended.
  • the washing device may count the number of times of water supplementing the counter, and count the accumulated water supplementing duration by the timer.
  • the method for detecting the amount of laundry of the washing device may determine whether the amount of laundry of the washing device is at the R1 based on a result on whether the number of times of water supplementing and the accumulated water supplementing duration during the water supplement washing are zero. In this way, the discrimination between the R1 and the R2 of the washing device and the reliability of detection on the amount of laundry may be improved. Moreover, no additional collection circuit is provided, such that the hardware cost of the washing device is saved.
  • the embodiments of the disclosure further provides an apparatus for detecting an amount of laundry of a washing device.
  • the apparatus for detecting the amount of laundry of the washing device corresponds to the above method for detecting the amount of laundry of the washing device.
  • Each step in the embodiment of the method for detecting the amount of laundry of the washing device is also completely adapted to the embodiment of the apparatus for detecting the amount of laundry of the washing device.
  • the apparatus for detecting the amount of laundry of the washing device may include: an initial water supply module 301, a water supplement washing module 302 and a determination module 303.
  • the initial water supply module 301 is configured to control the washing device to be supplied with water to reach a first set water level;
  • the water supplement washing module 302 is configured to control the washing device to perform a water supplement washing, and acquire the number of times of water supplementing and/or an accumulated water supplementing duration during the water supplement washing;
  • the determination module 303 is configured to determine, based on whether the number of times of water supplementing and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration are zero, a load level corresponding to an amount of laundry of the washing device.
  • the first set water level is configured such that when the amount of laundry of the washing device is at a first load level, no water supplementation is required during the water supplement washing, and when the amount of laundry of the washing device is at a second load level, a water supplementation is required during the water supplement washing.
  • the amount of laundry corresponding to the second load level is greater than that corresponding to the first load level.
  • the determination module 303 is specifically configured to determine the amount of laundry of the washing device is at the first load level in response to a determination that the number of times of water supplementing and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration are zero.
  • the determination module 303 is specifically configured to determine that the amount of laundry of the washing device is at the second load level in response to a determination that the number of times of water supplementing is smaller than a first number-of-times threshold and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration is smaller than a first duration threshold.
  • the determination module 303 is specifically configured to determine that the amount of laundry of the washing device is at a third load level in response to a determination that the number of times of water supplementing is greater than or equal to a first number-of-times threshold and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration is greater than or equal to a first duration threshold.
  • the amount of laundry corresponding to the third load level is greater than that corresponding to the second load level.
  • the determination module 303 is specifically configured to determine that the amount of laundry of the washing device is at a fourth load level, in response to a determination that the number of times of water supplementing is greater than or equal to a first number-of-times threshold, and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration is greater than or equal to a first duration threshold, and in response to a determination that the number of times of water supplementing is greater than or equal to a second number-of-times threshold, and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration is greater than or equal to a second duration threshold.
  • the second number-of-times threshold is greater than the first number-of-times threshold
  • the second duration threshold is greater than the first duration threshold
  • the amount of laundry corresponding to the third load level is greater than that corresponding to the second load level
  • the amount of laundry corresponding to the fourth load level is greater than that corresponding to the third load level.
  • the water supplement washing module 302 is specifically configured to control the washing device to supplement water until a target supplementing water level is reached, in response to a determination that a water level of the washing device is lowered to a second set water level; and count the number of times of water supplementing and/or the accumulated water supplementing duration during the water supplement washing, in response to a determination that the washing of the water supplement washing is performed for a set duration.
  • the second set water level is smaller than the first set water level, and the target supplementing water level is greater than or equal to the first set water level.
  • the apparatus for detecting the amount of laundry of the washing device may further include an operation module 304.
  • the operation module 304 is configured to control, based on a determined load level, the washing device, to operate a corresponding washing control procedure.
  • the initial water supply module 301, the water supplement washing module 302, the determination module 303 and the operation module 304 may be implemented by a processor in the apparatus for detecting the amount of laundry of the washing device.
  • the processor may operate a computer program in a memory to implement the function.
  • each program module is merely an illustrative example.
  • the above processing may be carried out by different program modules as required. That is, an internal structure of the apparatus is composed of different program modules to complete all or a part of processing described above.
  • the apparatus for detecting the amount of laundry of the washing device provided by the above embodiment has a same concept as the method for detecting the amount of laundry of the washing device, and a specific implementation process of the apparatus is described in detail in the method embodiment and will no longer repeated herein.
  • FIG. 4 only illustrates an exemplary structure, rather than a whole structure, of the washing device. The whole structure or a part of the structure shown in FIG. 4 may be implemented as required.
  • the washing device 400 may include: at least one processor 401, a memory 402 and a user interface 404. Elements in the washing device 400 are coupled together via a bus system 403. It may be appreciated that the bus system 403 is configured to implement connection and communication among these elements. In addition to a data bus, the bus system 403 may further include a power bus, a control bus and a state signal bus. For the purpose of clarity, each bus in FIG. 4 is labeled as the bus system 403.
  • a user interface 404 may include a display, a keypad, a mouse, a trackball, a click wheel, a key, a button, a touch panel or a touch screen, etc.
  • the memory 402 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of the washing device. Examples of such data include any computer program operated on the washing device.
  • the method for detecting the amount of laundry of the washing device disclosed in the embodiment of the disclosure may be applied to the processor 401, or may be implemented by the processor 401.
  • the processor 401 may be an integrated circuit chip, and has a signal processing capability. During implementation, each step of the method for detecting the amount of laundry of the washing device may be completed by means of an instruction in a form of an integrated logic circuit of hardware in the processor 401 or in a form of software.
  • the processor 401 may be a universal processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), or another programmable logic device, a separate gate or transistor logic device, a separate hardware component and the like.
  • DSP Digital Signal Processor
  • the processor 401 may implement or execute methods, steps or logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the disclosure.
  • the universal processor may be a microprocessor, or any conventional processor, etc.
  • the steps of the method disclosed in combination with the embodiments of the disclosure may be directly performed by a hardware decoding processor, or by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor.
  • the software module may be located in a storage medium.
  • the storage medium is located in the memory 402.
  • the processor 401 reads information in the memory 402, and completes the steps of the method for detecting the amount of laundry of the washing device provided by the embodiments of the disclosure in combination with hardware.
  • the washing device may be implemented by one or more of an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a DSP, a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), a Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a universal processor, a controller, a Micro Controller Unit (MCU), a microprocessor, or other electronic components, to execute the above mentioned method.
  • ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
  • DSP Digital Signal Processing
  • PLD Programmable Logic Device
  • CPLD Complex Programmable Logic Device
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • universal processor a controller
  • MCU Micro Controller Unit
  • microprocessor or other electronic components
  • the memory 402 may be a volatile memory or a nonvolatile memory, and may also include both the volatile memory and the nonvolatile memory.
  • the nonvolatile memory may be a Read Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), an Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), a Ferromagnetic Random Access Memory (FRAM), a flash memory, a magnetic surface memory, an optical disc or a Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM).
  • the magnetic surface memory may be a magnetic disk memory or magnetic tape memory.
  • the volatile memory may be a Random Access Memory (RAM), which serves as an external high-speed cache.
  • RAMs may be available, for example, a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), a Synchronous Static Random Access Memory (SSRAM), a Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), a Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), a Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDRSDRAM), an Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (ESDRAM), a SyncLink Dynamic Random Access Memory (SLDRAM), and a Direct Rambus Random Access Memory (DRRAM).
  • SRAM Static Random Access Memory
  • SSRAM Synchronous Static Random Access Memory
  • DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • DDRSDRAM Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • ESDRAM Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • SLDRAM SyncLink Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • DRRAM Direct Rambus Random Access Memory
  • the embodiments of the disclosure further provide a storage medium, for example, a computer storage medium, which in particular may be a computer readable storage medium including, for example, the memory 402 for storing a computer program.
  • the computer program may be processed by the processor 401 of the washing device to complete the steps of the method in the embodiments of the disclosure.
  • the computer readable storage medium may be memories such as an ROM, a PROM, an EPROM, an EEPROM, a Flash Memory, a magnetic surface memory, an optical disk, or a D-ROM.

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