JP2022508853A - Program push method and program execution method for home appliances - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention belongs to the field of home appliance control, and specifically provides a program push method and a program execution method of home appliances. An object of the present invention is to solve a problem that there are too many clothes processing programs on the control panel of a conventional fully automatic washing machine, which causes inconvenience to the user. On the other hand, in the program execution method of the present invention, a step in which the mobile terminal device 2 sends a request message to the server 3, a step in which the server 3 determines an external program based on the request information, and a step in which the server 3 determines an external program. , A step of transmitting an external program to the home appliance 1 and a step of the home appliance 1 selectively executing the external program.
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Description

The present invention belongs to the field of home appliance control, and specifically provides a program push method and a program execution method of home appliances.

With the development of washing technology, fully automatic washing machines are becoming more and more popular. Fully automatic washing machines usually have multiple factory-shipped garment processing programs (8 or 9 if less, 20 or more if more) to meet the washing requirements of clothes of various materials and fabrics. ..

However, when the user is using the washing machine, only two or three of these garment processing programs are used, or two or three of them are used most frequently. Other garment processing programs are rarely used by users or their specific uses are not clearly known.

Moreover, the setting of many garment processing programs on the washing machine control interface rather causes many inconveniences to the user's operation. In particular, elderly people who are not accustomed to electronic products cannot use it, nor do they use it.

Therefore, in this field, in order to solve these problems, a new program push method and program execution method for home electric appliances are required.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, that is, to solve the problem that there are too many clothes processing programs on the control panel of the conventional fully automatic washing machine, which is inconvenient for the user to use. A method for executing a program of a home electric appliance is provided, and the program execution method includes a step in which a mobile terminal device sends a request message to a server, a step in which the server determines an external program based on the request information, and the above-mentioned. The server includes a step of transmitting the external program to the home appliance, and a step of the home appliance selectively executing the external program.

In a preferred technical aspect of the program execution method, the step "the server transmits the external program to the home appliance" further includes the step of the server transmitting the external program directly to the home appliance.

In a preferred technical aspect of the program execution method, the step "the server transmits the external program to the home appliance" further comprises the step of the server transmitting the external program to the mobile terminal device. The mobile terminal device further includes a step of transferring the external program to the home appliance.

In a preferred technical aspect of the program execution method, a plurality of own programs are loaded in the home appliance, and at least one of the external programs can be received and stored. The step of "selectively executing the external program" is a step in which the home appliance executes the own program and the step in which the home appliance executes the own program when the operation command received by the home appliance is to execute the own program. When the received operation command is to execute the external program, the step of the home appliance executing the external program is further included.

Further, the present invention provides a method for executing a program of a home appliance, wherein the home appliance selectively executes the step of receiving an external program from a server and the home appliance. The external program is determined based on the request information transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server by the external program.

In a preferred technical aspect of the program execution method, the step "the home appliance receives an external program from a server" further includes the step of the home appliance receiving the external program directly from the server.

In a preferred technical aspect of the program execution method, the step "the home appliance receives an external program from a server" further comprises the home appliance receiving the external program from the mobile terminal, the external. The program is acquired by the mobile terminal from the server.

Further, the present invention provides a program push method for a home electric appliance, wherein the program push method includes a step in which a server determines an external program based on request information from a mobile terminal device, and the server is a home appliance. It includes a step of transmitting the external program to the home appliance so as to selectively execute the external program.

In a preferred technical aspect of the program push method, the step "the server sends the external program to the home appliance" further includes the step of the server sending the external program directly to the home appliance.

In a preferred technical aspect of the program push method, the step "the server sends the external program to the home appliance" is such that the server causes the mobile terminal device to transfer the external program to the home appliance. Further includes a step of transmitting the external program to the mobile terminal.

As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, in a preferred technical aspect of the invention, the mobile terminal device sends request information to the server so that the server identifies an external program based on the request information and the external. By transmitting the program to the home appliance, the home appliance can selectively execute the external program. In addition, home appliances can usually load only some local programs, and can acquire target external programs from the server in specific cases. This can meet the specific needs of different families by reducing the number of programs on the control panel of the home appliance, making the user's operation convenient, and acquiring the target external program. Therefore, the washing machine using the above program execution method can not only reduce the number of clothes processing programs on its control panel, but also retain only a few conventional clothes processing programs often used by the user. It can be done and the user's operation can be facilitated. Further, by operating the mobile terminal device, the washing machine can acquire at least one target clothing processing program, and can meet a specific processing need for the user's clothing.

In a feasible embodiment of the present invention, the washing machine as a home appliance is provided with three standard clothing processing program options of own machine program options of mixing, rapid washing, and dehydration only, and one external program option. Be done. The washing machine can only execute its own standard clothing processing program in the shipping setting mode, and cannot execute an external program. That is, the washing machine does not work when the options of the external program are operated. If the user needs another garment processing program, the user can download the corresponding APP on his mobile phone and bind it to the washing machine. The user browses the APP external program on the mobile phone to select the target external program, and then the user sends the selected external program selected by the mobile phone to the washing machine. The washing machine can then execute the received external program on the target.

Here, in the step of the mobile phone sending the target external program to the washing machine, the mobile phone first sends the request information to the server, and the server determines the target external program based on the request information and sends it to the mobile phone. The mobile phone is to send the received external program to the washing machine.

It is a schematic diagram of the control system of the washing machine which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram of the control panel of the washing machine in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram of the control panel of the washing machine in the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a schematic diagram of the control panel of the washing machine in the 3rd Example of this invention. It is a schematic diagram of the control panel of the washing machine in 4th Example of this invention. It is a main step flow diagram of the program execution method of the washing machine which concerns on this invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings in combination with an automatic washing machine.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that this embodiment is merely for explaining the technical principles of the invention and does not limit the scope of protection of the invention. For example, the program execution method of the present invention can be applied not only to a washing machine but also to home appliances such as a clothes dryer, a washing / drying integrated machine, a microwave oven, an electric oven, a shoe washing machine, a refrigerator, and an air conditioner. Those skilled in the art can adjust it as needed to adapt to specific application situations, and the adjusted technical proposal is still within the scope of the invention.

In the description of the present invention, the terms "connection" and "connection" should be broadly understood unless otherwise specified or limited. For example, a fixed connection may be used, and a removable connection may be used. It may be an integral connection, a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, a direct connection, or an indirect connection by an intermediate medium. It may be communication inside the two elements. A person skilled in the art can understand the specific meanings of the above-mentioned terms in the present invention depending on the specific circumstances.

As shown in FIG. 1, the control system of the present invention mainly includes a washing machine 1, a mobile terminal device 2, and a server 3 which are communication-connected to each other.

Subsequently referring to FIG. 1, the washing machine 1 includes a controller 11 and a communication module 12 which are communicated with each other. Preferably, the communication module 12 is a wireless communication module that enables communication connection with the mobile terminal device 2 and the server 3 via a wireless LAN, respectively. Specifically, the communication module 12 realizes a communication connection with the mobile terminal device 2 via the wireless LAN generated by the router 4, and the communication module 12 connects to the Internet via the router 4 to connect the server. Realize communication connection with 3.

Here, the controller 11 can receive a command transmitted from the mobile terminal device 2 and control the washing machine 1 to perform a corresponding operation according to the command. The controller 11 can receive and store an external clothing processing program (eg, scrim, chemical fiber, down, silk, curtain, rinsing only, etc.) transmitted from the mobile terminal device 2 and / or the server 3.

With reference to FIG. 1, the mobile terminal device 2 can communicate with the server 3 via the router 4 and can communicate with the server 3 via GPRS communication. The mobile terminal device 2 may be connected to the communication module 12 via the router 4 or may be connected to the communication module 12 via wireless signals such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), ZigBee (registered trademark), and infrared rays. can. As can be understood by those skilled in the art, the mobile terminal device 2 may be a mobile phone, a tablet, a notebook computer, or the like. Taking a mobile phone as an example, in order to realize control of the washing machine 1 by the mobile phone, the user controls the washing machine 1 by operating the corresponding APP, acquires the operating state of the washing machine 1, and obtains the operating state of the washing machine 1. Install the corresponding APP on your mobile phone so that you can send a reminder message to the user (eg, the washing machine has finished processing the clothes) and get the cloud program (ie, the external clothes processing program) from the server 3. There is a need to. Further, by operating this APP, the user can change the execution parameters of the clothes processing program on the washing machine 1. This operating parameter includes the main parameters (reservation time, washing time, washing temperature, number of washings, dehydration time, dehydration rotation speed, etc.) and additional functions (energy-saving washing, sterilization, reinforced washing, special stain washing, etc.).

Referring to FIG. 1, the server 3 may be a cloud server or a background server, and a plurality of clothing processing programs which are cloud programs are stored in the server 3. The server 3 completes account registration and management, binding and management of the washing machine 1 and the user account via the mobile terminal device 2, sends a control command to the washing machine 1, and is reported by the washing machine 1. Information can be received.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the washing machine 1 of the present invention can be operated by a user on the washing machine 1, such as the upper part of the washing machine 1, the front panel of the washing machine 1, and the side panel of the washing machine 1. Further includes a control panel 13 that can be installed at the position of. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the control panel 13 may be a control panel having a physical structure, or may be a single touch display screen on which the corresponding virtual key or clothing processing program information is displayed on the display. It can be understood.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the control panel 13 mainly has a power key 131, a start / stop key 132, a program key 133, and a program indicator lamp 134 connected to the controller 11. , A reservation key 135 and a time display module 136 are provided.

Here, the power key 131 is used to control whether or not the washing machine 1 is turned on. The start / stop key 132 is used to start or suspend the current operation of the washing machine 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, the control panel 13 is provided with four program indicator lamps 134, and the four program indicator lamps 134 are garments in the order of mixing, dehydration only, rapid washing, and cloud processing program from top to bottom. It corresponds to the processing program. Here, the three clothes processing programs of mixing, dehydration only, and rapid washing are the clothes processing programs of the machine installed at the time of shipment of the washing machine 1. An annotation comment as shown in FIG. 2 is also displayed next to each program instruction lamp 134 so that the user can easily operate the program. Here, the cloud program indicator lamp indicates that the washing machine 1 (the controller 11 or a single storage device in the washing machine 1) can download and store the clothing processing program from the server 3. In order to meet the user's request, even a person skilled in the art may install an arbitrary number of other cloud program instruction lamps (for example, 2, 3, 4, etc.) on the control panel 13 as necessary, and cloud program. The program key 133, which can be annotated as cloud program 1, cloud program 2, cloud program 3, ... Next to the indicator lamp, is a key for selecting a target clothing processing program, and the target clothing processing program is selected. Then, the program instruction lamp 134 corresponding to the target clothing processing program lights up. When the program key 133 is repeatedly pressed, the four program indicator lamps 134 light up in the order from top to bottom or from bottom to top. Preferably, if the washing machine 1 does not store a cloud program (mixing, dehydration only, clothing processing program other than rapid washing), the cloud program cannot be selected and the cloud program instruction lamp does not light. Alternatively, those skilled in the art can turn on the cloud program instruction lamp if necessary, but the washing machine 1 cannot operate when the cloud program instruction lamp is on.

Further referring to FIG. 2, the reservation key 135 is for allowing the user to reserve the operation of the washing machine 1. Illustratively, after the garment processing program is selected, the user makes a timing (eg, 6 hours) or reservation (eg, reservations until 3:00 pm) to the washing machine 1 using the reservation key 135. The controller 11 controls the start of operation of the washing machine 1 when the timing time is completed or the reserved time is reached.

The operation of the reservation key 135 will be described by taking a timing operation as an example. When the user presses and quickly releases the reservation key 135, the timing increases by 1 minute, and when the user presses and does not release the reservation key 135, the timing continuously increases.

Referring to FIG. 2, the time display module 136 is for displaying the current execution time of the washing machine 1, the remaining execution time, the reserved time, the current time, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the second embodiment of the present invention, unlike the first embodiment, the control panel 13 is not provided with the reservation key 135.

As shown in FIG. 4, the third embodiment of the present invention differs from the first embodiment in that the program key 133 is incorporated in the time display module 136. Further, a person skilled in the art can select the corresponding clothing processing program by setting the program key 133 in the present embodiment to the knob and rotating the knob, if necessary, and display the corresponding program instruction lamp 134. It can also be turned on.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the reservation key 135 is not provided on the control panel 13, and the intelligent drying lamp is provided on the control panel 13 in the third embodiment. Different from. In other words, the washing machine 1 of the fourth embodiment has a function of drying the laundry and includes a clothes processing program capable of drying the laundry.

Hereinafter, the control system of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 6 in relation to the program execution method of the present invention.

In order to facilitate the explanation, the program execution method of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. 3 and the above-mentioned second embodiment as an example.

As shown in FIG. 6, the program execution method of the present invention mainly includes the following steps.

In step S10, the mobile terminal device 2 transmits the request information to the server 3.

In step S20, the server 3 determines the target cloud program (that is, the target clothing processing program on the cloud side) based on the request information.

In step S30, the server 3 transmits the target cloud program to the washing machine 1.

In step S40, the washing machine 1 selectively executes the target cloud program.

Specifically, in step S10, the user first establishes a communication connection between the mobile terminal device 2 and the washing machine 1. For example, the mobile terminal device 2 and the washing machine 1 are arranged in the same wireless LAN, and the user scans the two-dimensional code of the washing machine 1 via the mobile terminal device 2 (for example, opening the APP on the mobile phone). Then, the mobile terminal device 2 and the washing machine 1 are bound and connected. The technical means of scanning a two-dimensional code and binding the two scanning devices and the device to be scanned is a technique well known to those skilled in the art and will not be described further here.

Further, after the mobile terminal device 2 and the washing machine 1 establish a communication connection, the user confirms on the display screen of the mobile terminal device 2 whether or not the target clothing processing program is stored in the washing machine 1. If the target clothing processing program is not stored in the washing machine 1 or the cloud program stored in the washing machine 1 is not the target clothing processing program, the user transfers the target clothing processing program to the mobile terminal device 2. Select on the display screen. The mobile terminal device 2 sends a request message to the server 3 after receiving the instruction selected by the target clothing processing program. This request message can be information such as the code, alias, or character abbreviation of the target garment processing program.

Specifically, in step S20, after receiving the request message transmitted from the mobile terminal device 2, the server 3 analyzes the request message and determines the target clothing processing program.

Specifically, in step S30, the server 3 may transmit the target clothing processing program to the mobile terminal device 2 and then cause the mobile terminal device 2 to transmit the target clothing processing program to the controller 11. First, the target garment processing program may be transmitted directly to the controller 11.

Specifically, in step S40, the controller 11 receives and stores the target garment processing program, and selectively executes the standard garment processing program or the target garment processing program according to the monitored user's operation.

As can be understood by those skilled in the art, the controller 11 directly stores the received target clothing processing program when the cloud program is not stored in the washing machine 1 in advance. When the cloud program is stored in the washing machine 1 in advance, the controller 11 deletes the previous cloud program and stores the received target clothing processing program.

Further, if the user selects a garment processing program for mixing, dehydrating only or rapid washing, the controller 11 causes the washing machine 1 to perform an appropriate operation according to the garment processing program for mixing, dehydrating only or rapid washing. When the user selects the cloud program, the controller 11 causes the washing machine 1 to execute an operation according to the target clothing processing program.

In another embodiment of the invention, one of ordinary skill in the art will pre-store all garment processing programs (including scrim, chemical fiber, down, silk, curtain, rinsing, etc.) in the mobile terminal device 2 as needed. The mobile terminal device 2 may be made to transmit the target clothes processing program in all the clothes processing programs to the washing machine. Taking a mobile phone as an example, when the mobile phone downloads the corresponding APP, the APP implementation package contains all the garment processing programs. Once the APP is installed, all garment processing programs are automatically saved on your mobile phone. After the mobile phone communicates with the washing machine 1, the user can transmit the target clothing processing program from the mobile phone to the controller 11 of the washing machine 1 by selecting the target clothing processing program in the mobile phone.

As described above, according to the program execution method of the present invention, the washing machine 1 can satisfy all the demands of the user for clothes processing by installing only one position of the cloud program on the control panel 13. Those skilled in the art can understand. The structure of the control panel 13 of the washing machine 1 is simplified, and the appearance of the washing machine 1 is optimized.

Although the technical solutions of the present invention have been described above in relation to the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. Is. Those skilled in the art can equally modify or replace the relevant technical features without departing from the principles of the invention, and the technical solutions after these modifications or substitutions are within the scope of the invention. It is included.

1: Washing machine 2: Mobile terminal device 3: Server 4: Router;
11: Controller 12: Communication module 13: Control panel 131: Power key 132: Start / stop key 133: Program key 134: Program indicator lamp 135: Reservation key 136: Time display module

Claims (10)

It is a program execution method for home appliances.
The step that the mobile terminal device sends a request message to the server,
A step in which the server determines an external program based on the request information,
A step in which the server transmits the external program to the home electric appliance.
A step in which the home appliance selectively executes the external program,
A method of executing a program of a home appliance characterized by including. The step "the server sends the external program to the home appliance" is
The method for executing a program of a home electric appliance according to claim 1, wherein the server further includes a step of directly transmitting the external program to the home electric appliance. The step "the server sends the external program to the home appliance" is
A step in which the server transmits the external program to the mobile terminal device,
A step in which the mobile terminal device transfers the external program to the home electric appliance.
The method for executing a program of a home electric appliance according to claim 1, further comprising. A plurality of own programs are loaded in the home electric appliance, and at least one of the external programs can be received and stored.
The step "The home appliance selectively executes the external program" is
When the operation command received by the home electric appliance is to execute the own machine program, the step of executing the own machine program by the home electric appliance and the step.
When the operation command received by the home appliance is to execute the external program, the step of executing the external program by the home appliance and the step.
The method for executing a program of a home electric appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising. It is a program execution method for home appliances.
When the home appliance receives an external program from the server,
A step in which the home appliance selectively executes the external program,
Including
A method of executing a program of a home electric appliance, wherein the external program is determined based on request information transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server by the server. The step "The home appliance receives an external program from the server" is
The method for executing a program of a home electric appliance according to claim 5, wherein the home electric appliance further includes a step of directly receiving the external program from the server. The step "The home appliance receives an external program from the server" is
The home appliance further comprises receiving the external program from the mobile terminal.
The program execution method for a home electric appliance according to claim 5, wherein the external program is acquired from the server by the mobile terminal. It is a program push method for home appliances.
The step that the server determines the external program based on the request information from the mobile terminal device,
A step of transmitting the external program to the home appliance so that the server selectively executes the external program.
A program push method for home appliances characterized by including. The step "the server sends the external program to the home appliance" is
The program push method for a home appliance according to claim 8, wherein the server further includes a step of directly transmitting the external program to the home appliance. The step "the server sends the external program to the home appliance" is
The home appliance according to claim 8, wherein the server further includes a step of transmitting the external program to the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal device transfers the external program to the home appliance. Program push method.

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