TWI541772B - Activation Control Method of Wireless Control System - Google Patents

Description

Actuation control method for wireless control system

The invention relates to home appliance control; in particular to a method of controlling the actuation of a wireless control system.

Press, generally remotely controlled home appliances are equipped with a remote control, so that users can control home appliances without having to install the home appliance, adding a lot of convenience to life. As the number of home appliances owned by users increases, the number of remote controls will increase. The increase in the number of remote controls is not only difficult to collect, but in some cases, such as the same type of home appliances, the remote control has a similar appearance, making it difficult for the user to distinguish the pairing relationship between the remote controller and the home appliance.

To this end, the industry has introduced a relay device that allows a user to connect to the relay device via a wireless network using an electronic device (eg, a tablet computer, a smart mobile phone). After the user executes the control command on the electronic device and transmits the control command to the relay device, the relay device converts the received control command into a corresponding control signal and sends it to a specific home appliance, so that An electronic device controls different home appliances to effectively solve the problem of excessive number of remote controls.

However, the home appliances connected to the relay device operate only on their own ground and cannot interact with each other. For example, the relay device wirelessly connects to a detector to detect whether a specific physical quantity is abnormal. The device only transmits the result measured by the detector to the electronic device display, and cannot return to other home appliances for corresponding control when abnormal. For another example, some home appliances have a detector, and the physical quantity detected by the detector is only by the home appliance. It is used and cannot be returned to other household appliances in case of abnormality. In this way, if the household appliances want to use the same physical quantity as the control basis, the same type of detector must be separately set on the household appliances, resulting in an increase in manufacturing cost.

The main object of the present invention is to provide an operation control method for a wireless control system, which can feed back the detection result of the detector to other home appliances.

In order to achieve the foregoing object, the present invention provides a method for controlling an operation of a wireless control system, wherein the wireless control system includes at least one detector and a plurality of home appliances; the method includes the following steps: A. establishing the detection Corresponding relationship between the device and at least a part of the household appliance; B, detecting a specific physical quantity through the detector; C, generating an abnormal message when the physical quantity of the side of the detector is abnormal; and D, receiving the abnormality The message, and according to the correspondence established in step A, controls at least a part of the household appliances to perform corresponding actions.

The effect of the invention is that when the physical quantity measured by the detector is abnormal, it can be fed back to the corresponding home appliance for control, and the number of set detectors is effectively reduced.

10‧‧‧ Carbon monoxide detector

102‧‧‧Control device

102a‧‧‧Wire signal transmission circuit

12‧‧‧Smoke detector

122‧‧‧Control device

122a‧‧‧Wire signal transmission circuit

14‧‧‧Water heater

142‧‧‧Control device

142a‧‧‧Wire signal receiving circuit

144‧‧‧ burner

146‧‧‧Blowers

16‧‧‧Fireplace

162‧‧‧Control device

162a‧‧‧Wire signal receiving circuit

164‧‧‧ burner

166‧‧‧Blowers

168‧‧‧Oxygen protection device

168a‧‧‧Oxygen Concentration Detector

18‧‧‧ gas control valve

182‧‧‧Control device

182a‧‧‧Wire signal receiving circuit

20‧‧‧Exhaust equipment

202‧‧‧Control device

202a‧‧‧Wire signal receiving circuit

204‧‧‧ exhaust fan

22‧‧‧Air Conditioner

222‧‧‧Control device

222a‧‧‧Wire signal receiving circuit

24‧‧‧Relay device

242‧‧‧ memory unit

244‧‧‧Wireless transceiver circuit

26‧‧‧ Tablet PC

262‧‧‧ screen

28‧‧‧Wireless base station

30‧‧‧Server

P‧‧‧ gas pipeline

1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless control system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In order that the present invention may be more clearly described, the preferred embodiments are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. 1 is a wireless control system applied to a method for controlling an operation of a wireless control system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, including a plurality of detectors (in this embodiment, a carbon monoxide detector 10 and smoke) The detector 12), the plurality of household appliances (the water heater 14, the fireplace 16, the gas control valve 18, the air exhausting device 20, the air conditioner 22), a relay device 24, and the tablet computer 26 are taken as an example. The electronic device, and a server 30 at the far end. The detectors, household appliances and relay devices 24 are installed at the user end.

Each of the detectors is configured to detect a specific physical quantity. For the carbon monoxide detector 10, the physical quantity is a carbon monoxide concentration; and for the smoke detector 12, the physical quantity is a smoke particle concentration.

The carbon monoxide detector 10 and the smoke detector 12 are electrically connected to a control device 102, 122. Each of the control devices 102, 122 has a wireless signal transmitting circuit 102a, 122a. The wireless signal transmitting circuits 102a, 122a are used for signal connection. The relay device 24. Each of the control devices 102, 122 has a dedicated code for each of the detectors.

In addition, the control device 102 connected to the carbon monoxide detector 10 has an abnormal value of a concentration of carbon oxide and a threshold value, which represents a degree of carbon monoxide concentration reaching an immediate harm to the human body, and the critical value represents that the concentration of carbon monoxide is lower than the Abnormal values will not immediately harm the human body, but it is still not suitable for exposure for a long time. In other words, the critical value is the value before the abnormality is reached. When the control device 102 determines that the carbon monoxide concentration measured by the detector is higher than the abnormal value, the wireless signal transmitting circuit 102a sends an abnormal message to the relay device 24; the control device 102 determines the carbon monoxide detector. When the measured carbon monoxide concentration is between the critical value and the abnormal value, a warning message is sent to the relay device 24. In addition, when the control device 102 determines that the carbon monoxide concentration is between the critical value and the abnormal value for a certain period of time, an abnormality message is also generated and transmitted to ensure personnel safety.

Similarly, the control device 122 connected to the smoke detector 12 also has an abnormal value corresponding to the concentration of the smoke particles and a threshold value indicating that the concentration of the smoke particles has reached a fire level. When the control device 122 determines that the smoke particle concentration measured by the detector exceeds the abnormal value, the wireless signal transmitting circuit 122a transmits an abnormality message to the relay device 24.

In the present embodiment, the household appliances are classified into gas appliances. In the electric appliance category, the gas appliance includes a water heater 14, a fireplace 16 and a gas control valve 18, and the electrical appliance includes an exhaust device 20 and an air conditioner 22. Each of the household appliances includes a control device 142, 162, 182, 202, 222 for controlling the actuation of each of the household appliances. Each of the control devices 142, 162, 182, 202, 222 has a wireless signal receiving circuit 142a, 162a, 182a, 202a, 222a for receiving control commands, and the control devices 142, 162, 182, 202, 222 of each household appliance perform corresponding control according to the received instructions to activate the home appliance; When an abnormal operation command is received, a specific action is performed on the abnormal command, which will be described later. Each of the control devices 142, 162, 182, 202, 222 has a built-in code for each of the home appliances.

In this embodiment, the water heater 14 and the fireplace 16 are disposed indoors and are in common communication with a gas pipeline P. The water heater 14 includes a burner 144 and a blower 146 for burning gas. The blower 146 The burner 144 is connected, and the blower 146 is controlled by the control device 142 to change the rotational speed to adjust the amount of air injected into the burner 144 for combustion. The water heater 14 further includes an exhaust duct (not shown) connected to the outdoor. To exhaust the exhaust gas generated when burning gas.

The fireplace 16 includes a burner 164, a blower 166 and a row of air ducts (not shown), and an oxygen-deficient protection device 168 (ODS) having an oxygen concentration detector. 168a, the measured physical quantity is the oxygen concentration of the fireplace 16 during the combustion of gas. The control unit 162 of the fireplace 16 also has an outlier and a threshold value built in. When the control device 162 determines that the oxygen concentration measured by the oxygen concentration detector 168a is lower than the abnormal value, the abnormal signal is sent to the relay device 24 through the wireless signal transmitting circuit 162a; the control device 162 determines that the oxygen concentration is low. An exception message is issued when the outlier is issued. Since the oxygen concentration detector 168a is a type of detector, the control device 162 also has a built-in code for the oxygen concentration detector 168a.

The gas control valve 18 is disposed at the source of the gas line P, and the control device 182 of the gas control valve 18 receives the control command and is controlled. A valve (not shown) inside the gas control valve 18 opens or blocks the gas line P.

The exhaust device 20 is disposed at a vent of a building. The exhaust device 20 includes a row of fans 204. The control device 202 is configured to control the operation of the exhaust fan 204 in the exhaust device to convect the indoor and outdoor. The control unit 222 of the air conditioner 22 is used to control the air conditioner 22 to regulate the temperature in the room.

The relay device 24 has a memory unit 242 and a wireless transceiver circuit 244. The memory unit 242 stores an interactive connection information. The wireless transceiver circuit 244 communicates with the control devices 102, 122, 142, 162, 182, 202, 222. A corresponding actuating relationship between the device and at least a portion of the household appliance.

The tablet computer 26 is connected to the relay device 24 via a WiFi signal via a wireless access station (AP). The tablet computer 26 is controlled by a user to control the home appliances through the relay device 24. The tablet 26 has an alert unit exemplified by a screen 262.

The server 30 is coupled to the wireless base station 28 via the Internet to communicate with the relay device 24. The server 30 is built by a manufacturer of a wireless control system, and the server has a database including a unique code of a plurality of types of detectors sold by a manufacturer and a corresponding code of a plurality of household appliances. Information about relationships.

With the above structure, the actuation control method of the present invention can be performed:

First, the relay device 24 transmits the detectors of the user terminal and the exclusive codes of the home appliances to the server 30, and the server 30 detects the exclusive code of the detector of the user terminal and the database. The exclusive code comparison of the device to find out which of the home appliances sold by the operator can interact with the home appliance sold by the operator, and then mark the exclusive use of the user-side home appliance that can interact with the detectors of the user end. The code can obtain the information of the corresponding relationship between the detectors of the user end and the corresponding home appliances, and the server 30 stores the information obtained by the comparison back to the relay device 24 and stores the information in the memory 242. in, Form interactive links.

For example, the interaction information of the relay device 24 includes the corresponding relationship between the carbon monoxide detector 10 and the water heater 14, the fireplace 16 and the exhaust device 20; the oxygen concentration detector 162a of the fireplace 16 and the Corresponding relationship between the exhaust device 20; the corresponding relationship between the smoke detector 12 and the water heater 14, the fireplace 16, the gas control valve 18, and the air conditioner 22.

When the control device 102 connected to the carbon monoxide detector 10 determines that the carbon monoxide concentration measured by the carbon monoxide detector 10 reaches the critical value, an alert message is sent to the relay device 24, and the relay device 24 sends a warning message. The tablet 26 is displayed through the screen 262 to alert the user that the carbon monoxide concentration reaches a critical value. When the control device 102 determines that the carbon monoxide concentration is between the critical value and the abnormal value for a period of time, or when the carbon monoxide concentration reaches the abnormal value, the abnormality message is sent, and the relay device 24 receives the memory according to the memory. The interactive link information in 242 sends an abnormal actuation command to the corresponding water heater 14, the fireplace 16 and the exhaust device 20, controls the water heater 14 and the blowers 144, 146 of the fireplace 16 to increase the rotational speed, and activates the exhaust fan 204 to operate, thereby The indoor carbon monoxide is accelerated to the outside to prevent people from inhaling excessive carbon monoxide indoors and coma. In addition, the relay device 24 sends an abnormality message to the tablet computer 26 to display the user's carbon monoxide concentration to an abnormal value that is harmful to the human body.

Similarly, when the control device 162 on the fireplace 16 determines that the oxygen concentration measured by the oxygen concentration detector 168a falls below a critical value, an alert message is sent, which is sent to the tablet 26 via the relay device 24. When the oxygen concentration is between the critical value and the abnormal value or when the abnormal value is reached, the relay device 24 sends an abnormal actuation command to the air exhaust device 20 according to the interactive connection information to start the exhaust fan 204 to operate, and let the indoor The outside air circulation increases the oxygen concentration in the room. In addition, the relay device 24 also sends an abnormality message to the tablet 26 for display to alert the user that the oxygen concentration is abnormal.

When the control device 122 connected to the smoke detector 12 determines When the smoke particle concentration exceeds the abnormal value, it represents that a fire is generated, and at this time, an abnormal message is sent to the relay device 24, and the relay device 24 sends an abnormal operation command to the water heater 14 and the fireplace 16 according to the interactive link information. The gas control valve 18 and the air conditioner 22 stop the water heater 14, the fireplace 16, the gas control valve 18 and the air conditioner 22 from operating, and cause the gas control valve 18 to block the gas line P.

In summary, the operation control method of the wireless control system of the present invention utilizes the physical quantity measured by the shared detector to serve as a basis for controlling the operation of the home appliance, effectively reducing the number of set detectors, and improving the use of home appliances. Security.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and variations of equivalent structures or equivalent methods of the present invention and the scope of the claims are intended to be included in the scope of the present invention.

10‧‧‧ Carbon monoxide detector

102‧‧‧Control device

102a‧‧‧Wire signal transmission circuit

12‧‧‧Smoke detector

122‧‧‧Control device

122a‧‧‧Wire signal transmission circuit

14‧‧‧Water heater

142‧‧‧Control device

142a‧‧‧Wire signal receiving circuit

144‧‧‧ burner

146‧‧‧Blowers

16‧‧‧Fireplace

162‧‧‧Control device

162a‧‧‧Wire signal receiving circuit

164‧‧‧ burner

166‧‧‧Blowers

168‧‧‧Oxygen protection device

168a‧‧‧Oxygen Concentration Detector

18‧‧‧ gas control valve

182‧‧‧Control device

182a‧‧‧Wire signal receiving circuit

20‧‧‧Exhaust equipment

202‧‧‧Control device

202a‧‧‧Wire signal receiving circuit

204‧‧‧ exhaust fan

22‧‧‧Air Conditioner

222‧‧‧Control device

222a‧‧‧Wire signal receiving circuit

24‧‧‧Relay device

242‧‧‧ memory unit

244‧‧‧Wireless transceiver circuit

26‧‧‧ Tablet PC

262‧‧‧ screen

28‧‧‧Wireless base station

30‧‧‧Server

P‧‧‧ gas pipeline

Claims (10)

An operation control method for a wireless control system, wherein the wireless control system includes at least one detector and a plurality of home appliances; the method includes the following steps: A: establishing a correspondence between the detector and at least a portion of the household appliances; B. detecting a specific physical quantity through the detector; C, generating an abnormal message when the physical quantity measured by the detector is abnormal; and D, receiving the abnormal information, and according to the correspondence established by step A Controlling at least a portion of the home appliance to perform a corresponding operation; wherein the wireless control system includes a relay device, the relay device is connected to the detector and the home appliance signals; and the detector is in step A Corresponding relationship with at least a part of the household appliances is established in the relay device; in step D, the abnormality message is received by the relay device, and an abnormal control command is transmitted to the corresponding home appliance to make the corresponding home The device performs corresponding operations; wherein the relay device, the at least one detector, and the home appliances are located at a user end; the wireless control The system further comprises a server communicating with the relay device via the network, the server having a database comprising a plurality of different detectors and a plurality of different home appliances; in step A Aligning the corresponding device in the database with the detector located at the user end and the home appliance located at the user end to obtain the The corresponding relationship between the detector of the client and the corresponding home appliance of the user terminal is established in the relay device. The method for controlling the operation of the wireless control system according to claim 1, wherein one of the home appliances has the detector; and in step B, the detector detects that the home appliance belongs to A specific physical quantity. The method for controlling the operation of the wireless control system according to claim 2, wherein the home appliance having the detector is a gas appliance, the detector is an oxygen concentration detector, and the oxygen concentration detector is used for detecting Measuring the oxygen concentration of the gas appliance during the combustion of the gas; in step A, one of the at least one part of the household appliance includes a row of fans; and in step B, the physical quantity is the oxygen concentration of the gas appliance during the combustion of the gas; In step D, the household appliance having the exhaust fan is controlled to start the exhaust fan operation. The method for controlling the operation of the wireless control system according to claim 1, wherein the correspondence in the database is a correspondence between a dedicated code of different detectors and a dedicated code of a different home appliance; in step A, One of the at least one detector of the user terminal and the exclusive code of the home appliance of the user end are transmitted to the server, and the exclusive code of the detectors of the database and the database are The exclusive code of the home appliance is compared to obtain the correspondence between the at least one detector and the corresponding home appliance. The method for controlling the operation of the wireless control system according to claim 1 includes setting an abnormal value and a threshold value, wherein the threshold value is a value before the physical quantity reaches the abnormal value; and in step C, the measured value is obtained. When the physical quantity reaches the critical value, a warning message is sent, and the warning device receives the warning message. The message is sent to a warning unit to issue a warning; the abnormal message is generated when it is judged that the measured physical quantity reaches the abnormal value. The method for controlling the operation of the wireless control system according to claim 1 includes setting an abnormal value and a threshold value, wherein the threshold value is a value before the physical quantity reaches the abnormal value; and in step C, determining the measured value The abnormal message is generated when the physical quantity reaches the abnormal value, or when the measured physical quantity continues between the critical value and the abnormal value for a certain period of time. The method for controlling the operation of the wireless control system according to claim 8, wherein the detector is a carbon monoxide detector; in step A, one of the at least one part of the household appliances includes a row of fans; and in step B, the physical quantity It is a carbon monoxide concentration; in step D, the household appliance having the exhaust fan is controlled to start the exhaust fan operation. The method for controlling the operation of the wireless control system according to claim 1, wherein the detector is a carbon monoxide detector; in step A, one of the at least one part of the household appliance is a gas appliance, and the gas appliance comprises a The burner and a blower, in step B, the physical quantity is a carbon monoxide concentration; in step D, the gas appliance is controlled to increase the rotational speed of the blower. The method for controlling the operation of the wireless control system according to claim 8 includes setting an abnormal value and a threshold value, wherein the threshold value is a value before the physical quantity reaches the abnormal value; and in step C, determining the measured value The abnormal message is generated when the physical quantity reaches the abnormal value, or when the measured physical quantity continues between the critical value and the abnormal value for a certain period of time. The method for controlling the operation of the wireless control system according to claim 1, wherein the detector is a smoke detector; and in step A, the at least one part of the family The appliance comprises a gas control device and a gas control valve, the gas appliance is connected to a gas pipeline, the gas control valve is disposed on the gas pipeline, and in step B, the physical quantity is a smoke particle concentration; in step D, the gas is controlled. The appliance stops operating and controls the gas control valve to block the gas line.