TWI635388B - Control device - Google Patents

Abstract

A control device includes a communication module, a processing module, a driving module and a control module. The communication module is configured to receive a control instruction forwarded by another control device, and the control instruction corresponds to the target object in the at least one object. The processing module is used to capture the target position of the target object. The driving module is configured to drive the control device to move according to the target position. The control module is configured to perform an operation task on the target object according to the control instruction after the control device moves according to the target position.

Description

Control device

The present invention relates to a control device, and more particularly to a control device in a separate control system.

In the conventional practice of manipulating electrical appliances, it is often required for the user to carry the corresponding remote controller. However, the remote control's signal transmission range or signal strength is limited, so when the appliance is placed too far, or there are other obstructions (such as walls or other furniture), before the user controls the appliance, Also need to specifically move to the front of the appliance.

In addition, if there are a variety of electrical appliances that need to be manipulated, the user needs to find the remote controller one by one in order to achieve the purpose, which is very inconvenient.

In addition, in the practice of establishing a three-dimensional image for a specific space, it is usually necessary to manually scan a plurality of rooms or corners. However, this scanning process is very cumbersome and can easily lead to the omission of some areas.

The present invention provides a site management method and a site management device.

The invention provides a control device comprising a communication module, a processing module and a control module. The processing module is coupled to the communication module, and the control module is coupled to the processing module. The communication module is configured to receive a control command, and the control command corresponds to a target object in the at least one object. The processing module is configured to determine whether the target object is within a control range. The control module is configured to perform an operation task on the target object according to the control instruction when the target object is located within the control range. When the target object is not within the control range, the communication module forwards the control command to another paired control device.

In an embodiment of the invention, the processing module further calculates a target position of the target object according to a configuration map, and sends the target position and the control command to another control device.

In another embodiment of the present invention, when the communication module receives an object new instruction, the processing module updates the configuration map according to a new location in the object new instruction.

In another embodiment of the present invention, at least one object is an electrical appliance, and the communication module is further connected to a cloud server to download an instruction set of each electrical appliance, and the control module is configured according to the instruction set corresponding to the control instruction. Perform operational tasks.

The invention provides a control device, which comprises a communication module, a processing module, a driving module and a control module. The processing module is coupled to the communication module, the driving module is coupled to the processing module, and the control module is coupled to the processing module. The communication module is configured to receive a control command forwarded by another control device of the pair, and the control command corresponds to a target object in the at least one object. The processing module is configured to capture a target location of the target object. The driving module is configured to drive the control device to move according to the target position. The control module is configured to perform an operation task on the target object according to the control instruction after the control device moves according to the target position.

In an embodiment of the invention, the processing module further calculates a target position of the target object according to a configuration map.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the configuration map is a three-dimensional map corresponding to a physical space, and the processing module further searches for a plurality of search movement paths in the physical space according to a recursive algorithm and controls the movement of the driving module. And capturing a plurality of images through the control module, and the processing module identifies at least one object from the plurality of images, and establishing a configuration map according to the position corresponding to each image.

In another embodiment of the present invention, when the communication module receives an object new instruction, the processing module controls the movement of the driving module in the physical space according to the recursive algorithm to search for a new object to update the configuration. Figure.

In another embodiment of the present invention, at least one object is an electrical appliance, and the communication module is further connected to a cloud server to download an instruction set of each electrical appliance, and the control module is configured according to the instruction set corresponding to the control instruction. Perform operational tasks.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the operating task includes: capturing an image of the target object by the control module. The communication module transmits the captured image to another control device.

As described above, in an embodiment, the first control device can determine whether the target object is within its control range, and when it is determined that the target object is not within its control range, the control command is forwarded to the second control device. The corresponding operation task is performed by driving the second control device to move to a target position outside the control range of the first control device. In this way, the space limit on the manipulation of the target object is broken. In another embodiment, the instruction set corresponding to the control instruction of each object may also be downloaded from the cloud in advance to integrate the control mechanism corresponding to the multiple objects. Further, based on the movable characteristics of the second control device, in yet another embodiment, a recursive algorithm of the moving path can be performed to identify the objects one by one and automatically create a configuration map.

The above description of the disclosure and the following description of the embodiments of the present invention are intended to illustrate and explain the spirit and principles of the invention, and to provide further explanation of the scope of the invention.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are set forth in the Detailed Description of the Detailed Description of the <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> </ RTI> </ RTI> <RTIgt; The objects and advantages associated with the present invention can be readily understood by those skilled in the art. The following examples are intended to describe the present invention in further detail, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

1 is a schematic diagram of a separate control system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the split control system 10 includes a first control device 100 and a second control device 200. In the embodiment of the present invention, the first control device may be a master device, and the second control device may be a child device. In general, the first control device is stationary and the second control device is controlled to move or move autonomously. However, the present invention may include other forms of embodiments in addition to the above-described forms, and is not limited herein.

2 is a top plan view of a physical space 20 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The first control device 100 and the second control device 200 of the above-described split control system 10 may be disposed in the physical space 20. The physical space 20 can be divided into areas such as living room A, room B, kitchen C, restaurant D, and room E.

The first control device 100 includes a first communication module 110, a first processing module 120, and a first control module 130. The first processing module 120 is coupled to the first communication module 110 , and the first control module 130 is coupled to the first processing module 120 . The second control device 200 includes a second communication module 210, a second processing module 220, a second control module 230, and a second driving module 240. The second processing module 220 is coupled to the second processing module 210, the second driving module 240 is coupled to the second processing module 220, and the second control module 230 is coupled to the second processing module 220. The first communication module 110, the first processing module 120, the first control module 130, the second communication module 210, the second processing module 220, the second control module 230, and the second driving module 240 can respectively It is implemented by a microprocessor or a chip, or has related functional elements, which are not limited herein.

In general, when the user wants to manipulate an object, a control command can be directly sent to the first control device 100. The control instruction corresponds to a target object in the at least one object. For example, the object may be an electrical appliance, such as an electric light, a television, cold air, or a non-electrical appliance, such as a gas stove. As shown in FIG. 2, the physical space 20 can be configured with cold air 30, television 31, electric light 32, television 33, cold air 34, electric light 35, gas stove 36, electric light 37, electric light 38, television 39, electric light 40, cold air 41, etc. object.

The control commands sent by the user are used to manipulate the target object therein. The user inputs a control command through a remote controller of the first control device 100, a manipulation application corresponding to the first control device 100 installed in the user's smart phone, or through various other forms of interfaces or media, and then Send, no restrictions here.

After the user sends the control command in the above manner, the first control device 100 has the following actions:

The first communication module 110 is configured to receive a control command, where the control command corresponds to a target object in the at least one object. For example, the user can send a control command corresponding to the air conditioner 30 to the first communication module 110 through the smart phone.

The first processing module 120 is configured to determine whether the target object is located within a control range. For example, the control range of the first control device 100 is limited to the area of the living room A. In other words, the room B, the kitchen C, the restaurant D, and the room E are not the control ranges of the first control device 100. The control range can be associated with a maximum range in which the first control module 130 can manipulate the target object. For example, if the first control module 130 has a wireless signal sending function, the corresponding control range may be associated with the signal transmission power, the signal sending structure, or the obstruction configured in the physical field of the first control module 130. (such as wall) restrictions.

The first control module 130 is configured to perform an operation task on the target object according to the control instruction when the target object is located within the control range. The first control module 130 can have a built-in signal transmitting component (such as an antenna or an infrared transmitter). For example, since the air conditioner 30 is disposed in the living room A, that is, within the control range of the first control device 100, the first control module 130 can directly perform an operation task on the air conditioner 30, such as transmitting an open signal.

When the target object is not within the control range, the first communication module 110 forwards the control command to another paired control device. For example, when the user wants to control the television 39, the corresponding control task cannot be completed by the first control device 100, and the operation task can be further transferred to the second control device 200.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first control device 100 can determine whether each object is in its own control range according to the position of each object. In other words, the related material in which the target object is within the control range has been recorded inside the first control device 100. In another embodiment of the present invention, the first control device 100 can also directly attempt to execute the control command and observe whether the target object can be correspondingly manipulated. When the target object does not respond, it means that the target object is not within the control range of the first control device 100.

For the transfer of the operational task, the second control device 200 can have the following actions:

The second communication module 210 is configured to receive a control instruction forwarded by the first control device 100 that is paired, and the control command corresponds to a target object in the at least one object. For example, when the user wants to manipulate the television 39, the corresponding control command will be forwarded by the first control device 100 to the second control device 200.

The second processing module 220 is configured to capture a target location of the target object. In the embodiment of the present invention, the second processing module 220 may further calculate a target position of the target object according to a configuration map. The configuration map may be a three-dimensional map corresponding to the physical space. However, in another embodiment of the present invention, the configuration map may also be a two-dimensional map, which is not limited herein. The configuration map may record location information of all objects.

The second driving module 240 is configured to drive the second control device 200 to move according to the target position. For example, when the second processing module 220 calculates that the television 39 is located in the room E according to the configuration diagram, the second driving module 240 can drive the moving component (such as a wheel) of the second control device 200 to move to the room E. Inside the TV 39.

The second control module 230 is configured to perform an operation task on the target object according to the control instruction after the second control device 200 moves according to the target position. The second control module 230 can have a built-in signal transmitting component (such as an antenna or an infrared transmitter, etc.). After the second control device 200 moves to the target position, the target object can be located within the control range of the second control device 200, so the second control module 230 can directly perform an operation task on the television 39, such as sending an open signal. In this way, through the task assignment between the first control device 100 and the second control device 200, the user can use the air conditioner 30 in the living room A, the television 31 and the electric light 32, the television 33 in the room B, and the air conditioner 34. The electric lamp 35, the gas burner 36 in the kitchen C and the electric lamp 37, the electric lamp 38 in the restaurant D, and the television 39 in the room E, the electric lamp 40, and the cold air 41 are manipulated.

In the above embodiment, the target position is calculated by the second control device 200. However, in another embodiment of the present invention, the target location may also be calculated by the first control device 100. For example, the first processing module 120 may further calculate a target location of the target object according to the configuration map, and send the target location and the control command to the second control device 200. In other words, the configuration map can be stored in any of the first control device 100 and the second control device 200, or the configuration map can be transmitted to each other.

In addition to this, since the second control device 200 has a movable characteristic, the above configuration map can be established through the second control device 200. In the embodiment of the present invention, the second processing module 220 may further calculate a plurality of search movement paths in the physical space according to a recursive algorithm and control the movement of the second driving module 240, and pass through the second control module 230. The plurality of images are captured, and the second processing module 220 identifies at least one object from the plurality of images, and creates a configuration map according to the position corresponding to each image. The recursive algorithm may be, for example, a Depth First Search (DFS) or other algorithms, and is not limited herein. For example, the user can preset the time in a physical space that no one will be able to perform the configuration map to avoid interference in the process. The movement process of the second control device 200 can be like the way the electronic mouse walks the maze. In addition, since the configuration map can be a three-dimensional map, the three-dimensional position information corresponding to each of the electric light on the ceiling, the cold air on the wall surface, or the television on the cabinet can be recorded in the configuration map.

Since the plurality of objects may be electrical appliances, in order to achieve the purpose of control integration, to avoid the user having to find a corresponding remote controller or control interface one by one, the first control device 100 or the second control device 200 must store corresponding electrical appliances. Control signal. In the embodiment of the present invention, the first communication module 110 can be further connected to a cloud server to download an instruction set of each appliance, and the first control module 130 performs an operation task according to the instruction set corresponding to the control instruction. In another embodiment of the present invention, the second communication module 210 can be further connected to the cloud server to download an instruction set of each appliance, and the second control module 230 performs an operation task according to the instruction set corresponding to the control instruction.

However, the above items may also be non-electrical, such as a gas burner 36. The operational task can also be different from the manipulation of the above electrical appliance. In the embodiment of the present invention, the operation task may be that an image is captured by the second control module 230 on the target object. The second control module 230 can be built with an image sensor (such as a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) or a Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS). Then, the second communication module 210 can further transmit the captured image to the first control device 100. For example, when the user wants to confirm whether the gas stove 36 in the kitchen C has been turned off, the user can connect to the cloud server through the smart phone, and the cloud server can send the corresponding control command to the second network via the network. The control device 200 transmits the control command to the first control device 100 and then forwards it to the second control device 200. The second control device 200 can calculate the kitchen C in which the gas burner 36 is located and move further to the gas burner 36 to capture images. In this way, the user can view the live image of the gas stove 36 through the user interface of the cloud server being logged in.

In addition, objects in the physical space can be added continuously, so the related control mechanisms can be expanded accordingly. In an embodiment of the invention, when the first communication module 110 receives an object new instruction, the first processing module 120 updates the configuration map according to a new location in the object new instruction. For example, the user can log in to the user interface to set the location of the newly added object, for example, select a landmark in the configuration diagram presented in three dimensions.

When an object is added in the physical space, the update of the configuration map can be performed automatically. In another embodiment of the present invention, when the second communication module 210 receives an object new instruction, the second processing module 220 controls the second driving module 240 to move in the physical space according to the recursive algorithm. Search for a new object to update the configuration map. The process of the recursive algorithm and the search can be similar to the above, and will not be described here.

In summary, in an embodiment, the first control device can determine whether the target object is within its control range, and when it is determined that the target object is not within its control range, the control command is forwarded to the second control device. And driving the second control device to move to a target position outside the control range of the first control device to perform a corresponding operation task. In this way, the space limit on the manipulation of the target object is broken. In another embodiment, the instruction set corresponding to the control instruction of each object may also be downloaded from the cloud in advance to integrate the control mechanism corresponding to the multiple objects. Further, based on the movable characteristics of the second control device, in yet another embodiment, a recursive algorithm of the moving path can be performed to identify the objects one by one and automatically create a configuration map.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention. It is within the scope of the invention to be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Please refer to the attached patent application for the scope of protection defined by the present invention.

10 separate control system 100 first control device 110 first communication module 120 first processing module 130 first control module 200 second control device 210 second communication module 220 second processing module 230 second control mode Group 240 second drive module 20 physical space 30~41 object A, B, C, D, E area in physical space 20

1 is a schematic diagram of a separate control system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a top plan view of a physical space in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (6)

A control device includes: a communication module, configured to receive a control command, the control command corresponding to a target object in at least one object; a processing module coupled to the communication module to determine whether the target object is The control module is coupled to the processing module for performing an operation task on the target object according to the control instruction when the target object is located within the control range; wherein the target is When the object is not located in the control range, the communication module forwards the control command to another paired control device, and the processing module further calculates a target position of the target object according to a configuration map, and the target is The location and the control command are sent to the another control device. When the communication module receives an object new instruction, the processing module updates the configuration map according to a new location in the object new instruction. The control device of claim 1, wherein the at least one object is an electrical appliance, and the communication module is further connected to a cloud server to download an instruction set of each electrical appliance, and the control module is controlled according to the control The operation task is executed by the instruction set corresponding to the instruction. A control device includes: a communication module, configured to receive a control command forwarded by another control device that is paired, the control command corresponding to a target object in at least one object; and a processing module coupled to the communication a module for capturing a target position of the target object; a driving module coupled to the processing module for driving the control device to move according to the target position; a control module coupled to the processing module for performing an operation task on the target object according to the control command after the control device moves according to the target position; wherein the processing module is further configured according to a configuration map Calculating the target position of the target object, the configuration map is a three-dimensional map corresponding to a physical space, and the processing module further calculates a plurality of search movement paths in the physical space according to a recursive algorithm and controls The driving module moves and captures a plurality of images through the control module, and the processing module recognizes the at least one object from the images, and establishes the configuration map according to positions corresponding to the images. The control device of claim 3, wherein when the communication module receives an object new instruction, the processing module controls the movement of the driving module in the physical space according to the recursive algorithm to search for a Add an object to update the configuration map. The control device of claim 3, wherein the at least one object is an electrical appliance, and the communication module is further connected to a cloud server to download an instruction set of each electrical appliance, and the control module is controlled according to the control The operation task is executed by the instruction set corresponding to the instruction. The control device of claim 3, wherein the operation task comprises: capturing an image of the target object by the control module; wherein the communication module transmits the captured image to the another control device .