TWI612818B - Control system for controlling home appliance using television and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a system for controlling a home appliance and a method thereof, which comprise a sensor, a television, a household appliance and a cloud server. The sensor generates a sensing signal by sensing the surrounding environmental conditions. The start signal is generated when the television receives the sensing signal and determines that the environmental condition of the sensing signal meets the condition. The home appliance is connected to the television to receive the activation signal, and the home appliance starts operating according to the activation signal. The cloud server connects to the TV, and the TV transmits the sensing signal and the startup signal to the cloud server.

Description

Television control home appliance system and method thereof

The present invention relates to a system for controlling home appliances and a method thereof, and more particularly to a system and method for controlling a home appliance for controlling a home appliance by a television.

In modern homes, various household appliances have become an indispensable part of life. For example, air-conditioners give people a comfortable environment in the summer, air purifiers can filter air, etc., and are very practical household appliances. Moreover, in order to facilitate the user to use the home appliance, various home appliances are often provided with sensors for sensing the environment, for example, a temperature sensor on the air conditioner, a PM2.5 sensor on the air cleaner, and the like. Both can make the user more effective in judging the timing of using the home appliance.

However, each household electrical appliance is usually operated independently, and must be turned on at the home appliance when it needs to be started, and the user needs to judge the timing of the opening, which is inconvenient. Therefore, if there is a system that can integrally control and control each household electrical appliance and automatically determine the environmental conditions to activate each household electrical appliance, it should be more convenient for the user to use.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a system for controlling a home appliance by television and integrating a television control appliance for controlling various home appliances, and a method thereof, with a view to improving the above problems.

In accordance with the above objects, the present invention provides a system for controlling a home appliance, comprising a sensor, a television, a first home appliance, and a cloud server. The sensor generates a sensing signal by sensing the surrounding environmental conditions. The television is connected to the sensor to receive the sensing signal, and correspondingly displays the environmental conditions included in the sensing signal, and the television includes a processing unit and a television transmission unit. When the processing unit determines that the environmental condition of the sensing signal meets the environmental condition, a start signal is generated. The television transmission unit is connected to the processing unit and transmits the activation signal in a communication protocol. The first home appliance includes a home appliance transmission unit, and the home appliance transmission unit is connected to the television transmission unit via a communication protocol, so that the television is connected to the first home appliance to receive the activation signal, and the first home appliance starts to operate according to the activation signal. The cloud server connects to the TV, and the TV transmits the sensing signal and the startup signal to the cloud server.

Preferably, the sensor can be disposed in the television, the sensor is connected to the processing unit, and the sensing signal is transmitted to the processing unit.

Preferably, the system for controlling the home appliance further includes a second home appliance, wherein the first home appliance and the second home appliance simultaneously receive the start signal to start operation.

Preferably, the system for controlling the home appliance further comprises a mobile device, the mobile device is connected to the cloud server, the cloud server transmits the sensing signal and the activation signal to the mobile device, and the mobile device displays the message corresponding to the sensing signal and the activation signal.

Preferably, the system for controlling the home appliance further comprises a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is connected to the cloud server, and the mobile device transmits the remote control signal to the television via the cloud server, and the television generates the activation signal according to the remote control signal.

In accordance with the above objects, the present invention further provides a system for controlling a home appliance, comprising a first home appliance, a television, and a cloud server. The first home appliance includes a sensor and a home appliance transmission unit. The sensor generates a sensing signal by sensing the surrounding environmental conditions. The home appliance transmission unit is connected to the sensor and transmits the sensing signal in a communication protocol. The television includes a television transmission unit and a processing unit. The television transmission unit is connected to the home appliance transmission unit through a communication protocol, so that the first home appliance is connected to the television to receive the sensing signal. The processing unit receives the sensing signal through the television transmission unit, and causes the television to display the environmental condition included in the sensing signal. When the processing unit determines that the environmental condition of the sensing signal meets the environmental condition, the processing unit generates an activation signal, and the activation signal is transmitted through the television transmission unit. The first home appliance is transferred to the first home appliance, and the first home appliance starts operating according to the start signal. The cloud server connects to the TV, and the TV transmits the sensing signal and the startup signal to the cloud server.

According to the above object, the present invention further provides a television control method for a home appliance, comprising the steps of: sensing a surrounding environment condition by a sensor and generating a sensing signal, and receiving a sensing signal by the television, and determining the feeling Whether the test signal meets the environmental conditions, when the sensing signal meets the environmental conditions, the television transmits the activation signal to the home appliance to control the home appliance to start operating.

The system and method for controlling a home appliance of the present invention described above have the following advantages:

(1) The sensor senses the environmental condition and transmits it to the television, and the television determines the environmental condition to activate the home appliance, thereby achieving the effect of automatically controlling the home appliance.

(2) By transmitting the sensing signal and the activation signal to the cloud server through the television, the storage room and the state of the home appliance can be achieved for the user to inquire and monitor at any time.

(3) The mobile device receives the sensing signal and the activation signal via the cloud server, and can control the switch of the home appliance to achieve the effect of the remote control.

10‧‧‧System for TV-controlled home appliances

11, 51‧‧‧ TV

111‧‧‧Processing unit

112‧‧‧TV transmission unit

12, 12a, 12b, 12c‧‧‧ home appliances

122, 122a, 122b, 122c‧‧‧ appliance transmission unit

13, 53‧‧‧ Cloud Server

14‧‧‧Mobile devices

19, 19a, 19b, 19c, 119a, 119b, 119c, 129a, 129b, 129c‧‧ ‧ sensors

52a‧‧‧Air Conditioner

52b‧‧‧Electric fan

52c‧‧‧Air Purifier

54‧‧‧Smart mobile phone

S61, S61, S61‧‧‧ steps

Figure 1 is a first block diagram of a first embodiment of a television control appliance system of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a second block diagram of a first embodiment of a television control appliance system of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the system for controlling a home appliance of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the system for controlling a home appliance of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the system of the television control appliance of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a flow chart of a method of controlling a home appliance by the television of the present invention.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2, which are a first block diagram of a first embodiment of a television control appliance system of the present invention. Figure 2 is a second block diagram of a first embodiment of a television control appliance system of the present invention. As shown, the system 10 for controlling a home appliance of the present invention includes a sensor 19, a television 11, a home appliance 12, and a cloud server 13.

The sensor 19 can be placed anywhere in the room and sense the surrounding environmental conditions and generate a sensing signal according to the sensed surrounding environmental conditions. There are many different types of sensors 19, and different kinds of sensors 19 can sense different environmental conditions, for example, a temperature sensor can sense temperature, a humidity sensor can sense humidity, and a PM2.5 sense The detector can sense the concentration of PM2.5, or the carbon monoxide sensor can sense the concentration of carbon monoxide, etc., but this is only an example and should not be taken as a limitation.

The sensing signal generated by the sensor 19 according to the sensed ambient environment should include data of the sensed environmental condition. For example, the sensing signal generated by the temperature sensor should include temperature data (for example, 25 ° C). Therefore, the content of the sensing signals generated by different kinds of sensors may not be the same.

Then, the television 11 can be connected to the sensor 19 to receive the sensing signal and correspondingly display the environmental conditions included in the sensing signal. That is to say, the television 11 can be used to display the environmental conditions sensed by the sensor 19, for example, the television screen can display the current temperature sensed by the temperature sensor. The television 11 may be, for example, a liquid crystal television, a plasma television, an LED television, or an OLED television, but this is merely an example and should not be construed as limiting.

And, the television 11 can include a processing unit 111 and a television transmission unit 112. When the processing unit 111 determines that the environmental condition of the sensing signal meets the environmental condition, an activation signal is generated. The environmental condition may be to determine whether the environmental condition reaches a critical value, and it should correspond to the sensing signal, for example, “temperature exceeds 31° C.”, “temperature is lower than 14° C.” or “humidity exceeds 80%”.

Therefore, the processing unit 111 determines the type of the sensing signal and determines whether the environmental condition of the sensing signal meets the environmental condition. For example, when the environmental condition of the sensing signal is "33 ° C", the processing unit 111 determines that it meets the environmental condition of "temperature exceeds 31 ° C" and generates a start signal correspondingly. The processing unit 111 may be a CPU, an MCU, a control chip, or the like, and may include a memory, but this is merely an example and should not be construed as limiting.

The TV transmission unit 112 is connected to the processing unit 111 and transmits the activation signal in a communication protocol. The television transmission unit 112 may be implemented by a short-range wireless communication protocol, such as infrared, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, ZigBee, or Near Field Communication (NFC), to transmit an activation signal. The TV transmission unit 112 can be a control chip, a circuit or an external box. The above is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Furthermore, the household electrical appliance 12 may include a home appliance transmission unit 122, and the home appliance transmission unit 122 is connected to the television transmission unit 112 via the communication protocol, so that the television 11 is connected to the home appliance 12. That is to say, the television transmission unit 112 and the home appliance transmission unit 122 can wirelessly connect to each other and transmit signals, so that the activation signal generated by the television 11 can be transmitted to the home appliance 12 by this.

Therefore, the household electrical appliance 12 starts to operate according to the activation signal. The home appliance 12 may be, for example, an air conditioner, an electric heater, an electric fan, or an air cleaner, but this is merely an example and should not be construed as limiting. In addition, in other words, if the home appliance device 12 itself does not include the home appliance transmission unit 122, only the home appliance transmission unit 122 that can transmit the same with the television transmission unit 112 and instructs the home appliance 12 to be replaced is added. Can achieve the same effect.

In addition, the TV 11 can be connected to the cloud server 13 and transmit the sensing signal and the activation signal to the cloud server 13. That is to say, the environmental condition sensed by the sensor 19 can be transmitted to the cloud server 13, and the activation signal for operating the home appliance 12 can also be transmitted to the cloud server 13. In this way, the cloud server 13 can record the environmental conditions in the room and record the state in which the home appliance 12 is activated.

In short, the sensor 19 senses the surrounding environmental conditions and transmits the signals to the television 11 by the sensing signals, and the television 11 can display the environmental conditions included in the sensing signals for the user to grasp. The processing unit 111 can determine whether the environmental condition meets the environmental condition. When the data is met, the television 11 can start the signal to activate the corresponding home appliance 12, and can transmit the sensing signal and the activation signal to the cloud server 13. For example, when the sensor 19 senses that the temperature is 33 ° C, the television 11 judges (by the processing unit 111) that the temperature has exceeded 31 ° C, and the control signal is transmitted to the air conditioner, so that the air conditioner (home appliance device 12) At the beginning of operation, the television 11 simultaneously transmits the information of the temperature and the information that the air conditioner is activated to the cloud server 13. In this way, the operation of integrating the home appliance 12 with the television 11 can be achieved, and the television 11 can be controlled as an operation. The center of the home appliance device 12 achieves the function of automatically starting the home appliance device 12 in accordance with the set condition, and can be recorded by the cloud server 13.

In addition, the system 10 for controlling a home appliance of the present invention may further include a plurality of home appliances 12a, 12b, and 12c, and the plurality of home appliances 12a, 12b, and 12c may respectively include respective home appliance transmission units 122a, 122b, and 122c. (As shown in FIG. 2), it is connected to the television transmission unit 112 of the television 11. After the processing unit 111 determines that the environmental condition of the sensing signal generated by one sensor meets the environmental condition, the activation signal can be transmitted to more than one home appliance to activate the device, for example, the home appliance 12a and the home appliance are activated by the activation signal. Device 12b. For example, when the sensor senses that the temperature is 33 ° C, the television 11 judges (by the processing unit 111) that the temperature has exceeded 31 ° C, so that the air conditioner and the electric fan can start operating at the same time.

Furthermore, the system 10 for controlling a home appliance of the present invention may further include a plurality of sensors 19a, 19b, 19c. The plurality of sensors 19a, 19b, 19c can be different kinds of sensors. For example, the sensor 19a can be a temperature sensor, the sensor 19b can be a humidity sensor, and the sensor 19c can be a PM2. .5 sensor and so on. And that is to say, the sensing signals generated by different kinds of sensors will contain different environmental conditions.

Thus, the television 11 can have different kinds of environmental conditions corresponding to the plurality of sensors 19a, 19b, and 19c, for example, environmental conditions corresponding to temperature, humidity, and PM2.5 concentration, and the senses generated for different types of sensors. The test signal is judged. The start signal generated after the judgment may correspond to different home appliances. For example, the start signal generated by the processing unit 111 after determining the environmental condition corresponding to the temperature may be transmitted to the air conditioner to start it, or the corresponding PM2.5 may be determined. The start signal generated after the concentration of the environmental conditions can be transmitted to the air cleaner to start it.

It is worth mentioning that the processing unit 111 may also generate an activation signal after determining that a plurality of environmental conditions are met. For example, the plurality of sensors 19a, 19b, 19c can respectively transmit the sensing signals to the television 11, and when the processing unit 111 determines that the temperature exceeds 31 ° C and the humidity exceeds 80%, the activation signal is generated to the air conditioner to start. Air conditioner.

Moreover, the sensing signals generated by the plurality of sensors 19a, 19b, and 19c and the activation signals corresponding to the plurality of household appliances 12a, 12b, and 12c can be transmitted to the cloud server 13 to record various environmental conditions and various The information that the home appliance is activated.

Furthermore, the system 10 for controlling a home appliance of the present invention may further include a mobile device 14, which may be a smart phone, a smart watch or a tablet, etc., but the invention is not limited thereto. The mobile device 14 is connected to the cloud server 13, and the cloud server 13 can transmit the sensing signal and the activation signal to the mobile device 14. The mobile device 14 displays the message corresponding to the sensing signal and the activation signal. The mobile device 14 and the cloud server 13 can be connected, for example, in a wireless network.

In other words, the sensing signal and the activation signal received by the cloud server 13 from the television 11 can be transmitted to the mobile device 14 and the corresponding message displayed on the display screen of the mobile device 14. That is to say, the user can connect to the cloud server 13 by the mobile device 14 to grasp the situation of the indoor (possibly the user's home or office) where the television 11 is located, thereby knowing the indoor environment and which home appliances are being start up. The cloud server 13 can transmit the sensing signal and the activation signal to the mobile device 14 as soon as they are received from the television 11. Alternatively, the user can actively access the data stored by the cloud server 13 from the cloud server 13 by the mobile device 14 when needed.

In addition, the mobile device 14 can transmit the remote control signal to the television 11 via the cloud server 13, and the television 11 generates the activation signal according to the remote control signal. That is to say, in addition to receiving the signal from the cloud server 13, the mobile device 14 can also transmit the remote control signal to the cloud server 13, The cloud server 13 transmits the remote control signal to the television 11. Moreover, when the mobile device 14 transmits the remote control signal, it should determine the home appliance to be activated. In this way, when the television 11 receives the remote control signal, the start signal is generated to one of the plurality of home appliances 12a, 12b, and 12c, that is, the home appliance corresponding to the remote control signal, thereby making the home appliance start up. In addition, the mobile device 14 can control the home appliance to be turned off by remote control signals, in addition to being controlled by the remote control signal.

In short, the user can connect to the cloud server 13 by the mobile device 14, and at the far end, grasp the situation of the room in which the television 11 is located, and the state in which the home appliance is activated, and can also control the mobile device 14 to control A plurality of switches of the household electrical appliances 12a, 12b, and 12c.

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to the above-mentioned method of starting 12, the controller 11 can also send a control signal to the television 11, and then the television 11 sends an activation signal to the corresponding home appliance 12 to operate the household appliance 12.

Continuing to refer to FIG. 3, which is a block diagram of a second embodiment of a television control appliance system of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in the second embodiment, similar to the first embodiment, the system 10 for controlling a home appliance of the present invention also includes a plurality of sensors 119a, 119b, 119c, a television 11, and a plurality of home appliances 12a, 12b. 12c, the cloud server 13 and the mobile device 14, and the other components and the operations between the components are similar to those of the first embodiment, so that similar parts will not be described again, only the difference of the second embodiment Where to explain.

In the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, a plurality of sensors 119a, 119b, 119c are included in the television 11, that is, in the television 11. In this way, by arranging the required sensors in the television 11, there is no need to additionally provide a sensor to reduce the cost.

Continuing to refer to FIG. 4, which is a block diagram of a third embodiment of a television control appliance system of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in the third embodiment, similar to the first embodiment, the system 10 for controlling a home appliance of the present invention also includes a plurality of sensors 129a, 129b, 129c, a television 11, and a plurality of home appliances 12a, 12b. 12c, the cloud server 13 and the mobile device 14, and the other components and the operations between the components are similar to those of the first embodiment, so that similar parts will not be described again, only the third embodiment is different. Where to explain.

In the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, a plurality of sensors 129a, 129b, 129c are respectively included in a plurality of household appliances 12a, 12b, 12c (as shown), that is, Each household appliance device includes a sensor. The types of sensors in the plurality of household appliances 12a, 12b, and 12c may correspond to functions of the respective household appliances. For example, the air conditioner includes a temperature sensor, the dehumidifier includes a humidity sensor, or the air cleaner includes PM2.5 sensor and so on.

In more detail, the plurality of sensors 129a, 129b, and 129c respectively included in the plurality of household appliances 12a, 12b, and 12c respectively generate sensing signals and transmit them to the television 11, and the television 11 judges by the processing unit 111. Whether each received sensing signal corresponds to each environmental condition. When it is met, the television 11 generates a start signal to the corresponding home appliance to activate it.

In this way, by disposing the required sensor in the home appliance, it is possible to reduce the required cost without separately providing a sensor. Further, the commercially available home appliance portion has included a sensor as described above, and therefore, the system 10 for controlling a home appliance of the present invention can be integrated in accordance with the third embodiment.

Continuing to refer to FIG. 5, which is a schematic diagram of a system for controlling a home appliance of the present invention. In Fig. 5, a possible embodiment of a system 10 for controlling a home appliance of the present invention is illustrated. As shown, the television 51 can be connected to the air conditioner 52a, the electric fan 52b, and the air cleaner 52c.

Further, the television 51 can control the air conditioner 52a, the electric fan 52b, and the air cleaner 52c in the manner of the above embodiment. For example, when the temperature sensor installed in the air conditioner 52a senses that the temperature is 33 ° C, the television 51 can control the air conditioner 52a and the fan 52b to start running, or when the PM2.5 concentration is too high, The television 51 can control the air cleaner 52c to start operating.

Furthermore, the television 51 can be connected to the cloud server 53, and the cloud server 53 can be connected to the smart phone 54. Thus, the sensing signal received by the air conditioner 51 from the air conditioner 52a, the fan 52b, and the air cleaner 52c, or the activation signal that is activated can be transmitted to the cloud server 53 for storage. The user can use the smart phone 54 to receive these signals through the cloud server 53, and can also switch the air conditioner 52a, the fan 52b, and the air cleaner 52c from the remote end.

Although the foregoing description of the method of the television control appliance of the present invention has been described in the process of the system 10 for controlling a home appliance of the embodiment of the present invention, for the sake of clarity, a flow chart will be further described below. .

Please refer to FIG. 6, which is a flow chart of a method for controlling a home appliance by the television of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the method for controlling a home appliance of the television of the present invention is applicable to the above-mentioned system 10 for controlling a home appliance, and the method for controlling a home appliance by a sea television includes the following steps:

In step S61: the ambient state is sensed by the sensor and a sensing signal is generated.

In step S62, the sensing signal is received by the television, and it is determined whether the sensing signal meets the environmental condition.

In step S63, when the sensing signal meets the environmental condition, the television transmits the activation signal to the home appliance to control the home appliance to start operating.

According to the system and method for controlling a home appliance of the present invention, the sensor senses an environmental condition and generates a sensing signal to the television, and the television device determines the environmental condition to activate the home appliance. The sensing signal and the activation signal can be transmitted to the cloud server for storage, and can be read by the mobile device through the cloud server, or the mobile device can be controlled by the mobile device through the cloud server and the television.

The above is intended to be illustrative only and not limiting. Any equivalent modifications or alterations to the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included in the scope of the appended claims.

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111‧‧‧Processing unit

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Claims (8)

A system for controlling a home appliance, comprising: a sensor for generating a sensing signal by sensing a surrounding environment condition; a television connected to the sensor to receive the sensing signal, and correspondingly displaying the sensing signal The television system includes: a processing unit that generates an activation signal when the environmental condition of the sensing signal meets an environmental condition; and a television transmission unit connected to the processing unit and communicates with the communication unit The first home appliance device includes an electrical transmission unit, and the home appliance transmission unit is connected to the television transmission unit through the communication protocol, so that the television is connected to the first home appliance to receive the Activating the signal, the first home appliance starts to operate according to the activation signal; a cloud server is connected to the television, the television transmits the sensing signal and the activation signal to the cloud server; and a mobile device, the action The device is connected to the cloud server, and the cloud server transmits the sensing signal and the activation signal to the mobile device. It should be displayed on the sensing signal and the start signal of the message. The system for controlling a home appliance according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is disposed in the television, the sensor is connected to the processing unit, and the sensing signal is transmitted to the processing unit. The system for controlling a home appliance according to claim 1, further comprising a second home appliance, wherein the first home appliance and the second home appliance are simultaneously Receive the start signal and start operation. The system for controlling a home appliance according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device is connected to the cloud server, and the mobile device transmits a remote control signal to the television via the cloud server, and the television is based on the remote device. The control signal generates the start signal. A system for controlling a home appliance, comprising: a first home appliance comprising: a sensor for generating a sensing signal by sensing a surrounding environmental condition; and an electrical transmission unit connecting the sensor, Transmitting the sensing signal by a communication protocol; a television comprising: a television transmission unit connected to the home appliance transmission unit through the communication protocol, so that the first home appliance is connected to the television to receive the sensing And the processing unit receives the sensing signal through the television transmission unit, and causes the television to display the environmental condition included in the sensing signal, and the processing unit determines that the environmental condition of the sensing signal conforms to an environmental condition And generating a start signal, the start signal is transmitted to the first home appliance through the television transmission unit, the first home appliance starts to operate according to the start signal; and a cloud server connects the television, and the television transmits the sense The test signal and the activation signal to the cloud server; A mobile device is connected to the cloud server, and the cloud server transmits the sensing signal and the activation signal to the mobile device, and the mobile device displays a message corresponding to the sensing signal and the activation signal. The system for controlling a home appliance according to claim 5, further comprising a second home appliance, wherein the first home appliance and the second home appliance simultaneously receive the start signal to start operation. The system for controlling a home appliance according to claim 5, wherein the mobile device is connected to the cloud server, and the mobile device transmits a remote control signal to the television via the cloud server, the television is according to the remote end. The control signal generates the start signal. A method for controlling a home appliance by a television, comprising: sensing a surrounding environment by a sensor and generating a sensing signal; receiving the sensing signal by a television, and determining whether the sensing signal conforms to an environment When the sensing signal meets the environmental condition, the television transmits an activation signal to an electrical device to control the home appliance to start operating; and the television transmits the sensing signal and the activation signal to a cloud And transmitting, by the cloud server, the sensing signal and the activation signal to a mobile device, wherein the mobile device displays a message corresponding to the sensing signal and the activation signal.