TWI727340B - Smart laundry detergent automatic input system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

A smart detergent automatic dispensing system, connected to the environmental data server group, including the server group connected to the environmental data server group, the user-side device connected to the server group, and the detergent dispensing module The washing machine body is arranged in the washing machine body and is electrically connected to the processing unit of the detergent injection module, the wireless communication transceiver unit electrically connected to the processing unit, and multiple detection elements electrically connected to the processing unit. The processing unit is pre-washed in the washing program The process instructs multiple detection elements to detect multiple laundry dirt index values, and performs calculations based on multiple laundry dirt index values and a piece of laundry setting information, and then obtains the standard detergent dosage parameters used in the laundry program, and indicates the laundry detergent The injection module automatically inputs the standard detergent dosage.

Description

Smart laundry detergent automatic input system and method

The present invention relates to an automatic washing agent injection system, in particular to an intelligent automatic washing agent injection system and method.

At present, the washing machines on the market do not have automatic detergent injection technology. Therefore, the user must decide the amount of detergent to be injected according to factors such as the amount of laundry and the degree of soiling of the laundry, as well as the laundry program and the corresponding laundry detergent input. Water quantity. Although newer washing machines can automatically provide the appropriate amount of water and the recommended amount of detergent by assessing the weight of the laundry, the amount of water and detergent can not be further improved by only determining the amount of water and detergent from the weight of the laundry. The accuracy of the detergent input amount still faces the problem of insufficient washing of clothes and residual detergent on the clothes.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a smart laundry detergent automatic input system, based on various environmental factors, customer basic information, and customer preferences, to accurately estimate the laundry detergent dosage required for this laundry, to solve the current laundry detergent Inaccurate input Problems, as well as insufficient washing of clothes and the problem of detergent residue on the clothes.

Therefore, the present invention provides a smart laundry detergent automatic dispensing system, which is connected to an environmental data server group storing external environmental information, and the smart laundry detergent automatic dispensing system includes a connection with the environmental data server group The server group, a user-end device connected to the server group, a washing machine body including a detergent injection module, a processing unit arranged on the washing machine body and electrically connected to the detergent injection module, A wireless communication transceiver unit arranged on the washing machine body and adjacent to and electrically connected to the processing unit, and a plurality of detection elements arranged on the washing machine body and electrically connected to the processing unit, wherein the server group is from the environmental data server The group obtains the external environment information, and the server group stores a database that records multiple laundry setting information, multiple identification information, multiple laundry setting information, and multiple washing index information corresponding to the external environment information The washing machine body includes a washing tank with a chamber, and a detergent injection module adjacent to the upper side of the washing tank.

The client device sends an identification information to the server group, so that the server group compares the laundry setting information and the washing index information corresponding to the identification information from the database, and sends the laundry setting information to The wireless communication transceiver unit corresponding to the identification information enables the processing unit in a pre-washing process of the washing program to instruct the multiple detection elements to detect multiple laundry contamination indicators contained in the laundry and water quality in the chamber of the laundry tub Value, and perform calculations based on the multiple laundry stain index values and the washing setting information to obtain a standard detergent dosage parameter used in the washing program, and According to the standard detergent dosage parameter, the detergent injection module is instructed to automatically input a standard detergent dosage.

Therefore, another object of the present invention is to provide a smart laundry detergent automatic dosing method executed by the smart laundry detergent automatic dosing system.

Therefore, the present invention provides a smart laundry detergent automatic dispensing method, which includes the following steps: (A) the user-side device sends an identification information to the server group and connects; (B) the information processing and sensing The device receives an activation signal and activates the washing machine body accordingly; (C) The server group compares the laundry setting information and the washing index information corresponding to the identification information from the database based on the identification information, and transmits Where the washing setting information includes basic data setting information including the user’s home-related data; (D) the information processing and sensing device receives the washing setting information and the washing index information, and detects in the pre-washing process (E) The information processing and sensing device receives the multiple laundry stain index information, and based on the laundry setting information, the washing index information, and the multiple laundry stains Index value information to perform calculations to obtain and transmit a standard washing process parameter information to be used; and (F) the information processing and sensing device receives and executes a standard washing process according to the standard washing process parameter information, so as to In the standard laundry process, the detergent injection module is instructed according to a standard detergent dosage in the parameter information of the standard laundry process, so that the detergent injection module can deliver an optimized standard detergent dosage to the washing tank.

The effect of the present invention is that the processing unit receives and responds according to the server The laundry setting information of the group and the laundry contamination information detected by the detection unit of the washing machine are calculated to obtain the detergent input amount and automatically input the detergent injection amount through the detergent injection module , To achieve a better laundry cleaning effect and effectively solve the problem of detergent residue on the laundry.

2: Environmental data server group

21: Weather data server

22: Water Quality Data Server

3: Smart laundry detergent automatic input system

31: Server Group

311: Application Server

312: Cloud Server

32: client device

34: Information processing and sensing device

341: Processing Unit

342: wireless communication transceiver unit

343: detection element

33: Washing machine body

331: Laundry detergent injection module

332: laundry trough

351: Central Processing Module

352: Artificial Intelligence Computing Module

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Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment of the intelligent automatic laundry detergent dispensing system of the present invention; FIG. 2 It is a perspective view illustrating a washing machine body of the preferred embodiment; and FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C are a flowchart illustrating the steps of the preferred embodiment to execute the intelligent laundry detergent automatic injection method of the present invention.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same numbers.

1 and 2, a preferred embodiment of the intelligent automatic detergent injection system 3 of the present invention, the intelligent automatic detergent injection system is connected to an environmental data server group 2 storing external environmental information, Among them, the environmental data server group 2 can It is a server that includes external environmental information that records the geographic location of the user of the intelligent laundry detergent automatic injection system 3. In this embodiment, the environmental data server group 2 includes a weather data server 21 and a water quality Data Server 22.

The intelligent laundry detergent automatic dispensing system 3 includes a server group 31 connected to the environmental data server group 2, a user-end device 32 connected to the server group 31, and a detergent dispensing module. Group 331 washing machine main body 33, an information processing and sensing device 34 arranged on the washing machine main body 33 and electrically connected to the detergent injection module 331.

The server group 31 can be at least one application server, at least one cloud server, or at least one application server combined with a cloud server, but is not limited to this. In this embodiment, the server group 31 includes an application server 311 and a cloud server 312 connected to the application server 311.

The client device 32 can be a personal computer with wireless communication connection function or a handheld smart device, but it is not limited to this. In this embodiment, the client device 32 is a handheld smart device, and the client device 32 installs and executes a smart laundry application.

The washing machine body 33 includes the detergent injection module 331 and a washing tank 332. The washing tank 332 has a compartment for accommodating clothes and water. The detergent injection module 331 is adjacent to the upper side of the washing tank 332 and is controlled by The information processing and sensing device 34 is used to put detergent into the chamber of the washing tank 332. Among them, the washing tank 332 It may be installed upright on the washing machine main body 33, or may be installed on the washing machine main body 33 in a reclined manner, but it is not limited to this. In this embodiment, the detergent injection module 331 is an automatic detergent injection module proprietary to Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd. The automatic detergent injection module includes a detergent storage box and an electrical connection to the information processing unit. And a sensing device 34 and a Hall sensor assembly for sensing the detergent dosage of the detergent storage box, and an automatic dispensing module controlled by the information processing and sensing device 34, wherein the automatic dispensing module has The stepping motor and the transmission element are used to dispense the washing agent. The washing tank 332 is arranged in the washing machine body 33 in a reclining manner, that is, the washing machine body 33 is used for a drum type washing machine.

The information processing and sensing device 34 includes a processing unit 341 arranged on the washing machine body 33 and electrically connected to the detergent injection module 331, and a wireless communication device arranged on the washing machine body 33 and adjacent to and electrically connected to the processing unit 341 The transceiving unit 342, and a plurality of detecting elements 343 arranged on the washing machine body 33 and electrically connected to the processing unit 341 respectively. The wireless communication transceiver unit 342 can be a short-range wireless communication transceiver combined with a long-range wireless communication transceiver, or only a long-range wireless communication transceiver, but it is not limited to this. In this embodiment, the wireless communication transceiver unit 342 is a wireless network transceiver for connecting with the server group 31 and the user-end device 32, and the plurality of detection elements 343 have a temperature detector, A dirt detector, and a water volume detector.

The processing unit 341 has a central processing unit for executing a washing procedure. The module 351 and an artificial intelligence calculation module 352 for performing artificial intelligence calculations, but not limited to this. In this embodiment, the central processing module 351 is a microprocessor (MCU) that executes the laundry program, and the artificial intelligence computing module 352 is a computing processing chip dedicated to processing the artificial intelligence computing. The intelligent computing architecture adopts the Analytic hierarchy process (AHP).

The cloud server 312 stores a database that records a plurality of identification information, a plurality of washing setting information and a plurality of washing index information, each washing setting information and each washing index information corresponds to each identifying information Therefore, by comparing an identification information, a washing setting information and a washing index information corresponding to the identification information can be obtained. It is worth mentioning that each identification information also represents each washing machine for system identification.

In order to further explain how the intelligent automatic laundry detergent injection system 3 implements the intelligent automatic laundry detergent injection method of the present invention, the following content will present an explanation through multiple steps in a flowchart.

Referring to Figure 3A, Figure 3B, and Figure 3C, the smart laundry detergent automatic putting method is used in a washing machine to perform a smart laundry process. The smart laundry process has steps one 601 to eighteen 618. After the smart laundry process starts, Go to step one 601.

In step one 601, the user executes the smart laundry application through the client device 32 to connect to the server group 31, and sends an identification information to the server group 31, and then goes to step two 602 .

In step two 602, the application server 311 receives and determines whether the client device 32 is logged in for the first time according to the identification information. If it is, it proceeds to step three 603, and if not, it skips to step five 605.

In step three 603, the application server 311 notifies the client device 32 that it is the first login, so that the client device 32 generates and transmits a basic data setting information, the basic data setting information includes the user The location of the home, the number of people in the home, the age and gender of each member of the family, the occupation of the family, and laundry preferences, etc., then proceed to step 4604.

In step four 604, the application server 311 receives the basic data setting information, and transmits the identification information and the basic data setting information to the cloud server 312, so that the cloud server 312 performs the basic data setting information according to the identification information. The data setting information is stored in the storage field corresponding to the identification information in the database, and then the smart laundry process is ended.

In step 5605, the application server 311 determines whether a basic data update request from the client device 32 is received, if yes, it proceeds to step 6606, if not, it skips to step 8608.

In step six 606, the application server 311 receives an update basic data setting information from the client device 32, and transmits the update basic data setting information and the identification information to the cloud server 312 , And then go to step seven 607.

In step seven 607, the cloud server 312 compares the identification information to update the basic data setting information for the update to the storage field corresponding to the identification information in the database, and then proceeds to step eight 608.

In step eight 608, after the central processing module 351 of the washing machine corresponding to the identification information receives an externally input activation signal, the central processing module 351 executes a washing procedure according to the activation signal and instructs the wireless communication transceiver unit 342 is connected to the application server 311, where the externally input activation signal can be sent by the user operating the user-end device 32, so that the washing machine receives an incoming wireless communication signal through the wireless communication transceiver unit 342. Or the user directly presses the signal generated by an activation button of the information processing and sensing device 34 of the washing machine, and then proceeds to step 9609.

In step 9609, the application server 311 instructs the cloud server 312 to obtain from the database comparison based on the identification information and send a washing setting information and a washing index information corresponding to the identification information, wherein the The laundry setting information includes the basic data setting information, a pre-wash detergent dosage, a standard washing process parameter information, a weather information (temperature, humidity, and air quality belonging to the external environment information), and a water quality information (belonging to the external environment information). Environmental information), and the cleaning index information, where the weather information and the water quality information can be the information obtained by the server group 31 regularly connecting to the environmental data server group 2, or it can be in this step The server group 31 connects to the information obtained by the environmental data server group 2 in real time, but it is not limited to this. in In this embodiment, the weather information and the water quality information are information obtained by the server group 31 periodically connecting to the environmental data server group 2 and then step 10 610 is entered.

In step ten 610, the application server 311 receives the washing setting information and the washing index information, and transmits the washing setting information and the washing index information to the washing machine according to the identification information, and then proceeds to step 11 611 .

In step eleven 611, the central processing module 351 of the washing machine instructs the wireless communication transceiver unit 342 to receive the washing setting information and the washing index information, and according to the washing setting information, control the detergent injection module 331 to be put into operation The pre-washing detergent dosage is sent to the washing tank 332 to perform a pre-washing process, and then step 12 612 is entered.

In step twelve 612, the central processing module 351 of the washing machine in the pre-washing process instructs the plurality of detection elements 343 to detect the laundry in the chamber of the washing tank in the pre-washing process. Dirty index value, a washing water temperature, and a washing water volume, and transmit the washing setting information, the washing index information, and the plurality of laundry stain index values, wherein the plurality of laundry stain index values may include The value of the reaction lipid contamination, the value of the reaction food stain, and the value of the reaction sweat stain, but not limited to this, then go to step 13613.

In step 13613, the artificial intelligence calculation module 352 receives and executes an artificial intelligence calculation based on the washing setting information, the washing index information, and the plurality of laundry stain index values to obtain and transmit this time A standard laundry flow to be used for laundry Process parameter information, where the standard washing process parameter information may include a standard washing process parameter, a standard washing agent dosage parameter, and a standard washing water volume parameter, but not limited, and then step 14614 is entered.

It should be added that the parameter information of the standard laundry process is adjusted according to the artificial intelligence algorithm, that is, the hierarchical analysis method, with the weighting of multiple weight ratios, the influence analysis weighting, and the iterative calculation corresponding to the matrix influence analysis diagram. The result of multiple parameters determined by the product of.

In step 14614, the central processing module 351 receives and executes a standard washing procedure according to the standard washing procedure parameter information, and in the standard washing procedure, controls the detergent dosage according to the standard washing agent dosage parameter. The module 331 causes the detergent injection module 331 to put an optimized and adjusted standard detergent dosage into the washing tank 332, and then enter step 15 615.

In step fifteenth 615, the central processing module 351 instructs the plurality of detection elements 343 to detect the plurality of laundry contamination index values again after the standard washing process completes the last cleaning, and will receive the The plurality of laundry stain index values detected by the detection element 343 are converted into the latest washing index information, and then step sixteen 616 is entered.

In step sixteen 616, the central processing module 351 instructs the wireless communication transceiver unit 342 to connect to the server group 31 to transmit the identification information, the standard washing process parameter information, and the latest washing index information. Then go to step 17617.

In step 17617, the application server 311 receives and transmits the identification information, the standard washing process parameter information, and the latest washing index information to the cloud server 312, and then proceeds to step 18618.

It is worth mentioning that in another different implementation aspect, in step sixteen 616 and step seventeen 617, the wireless communication transceiver unit 342 can also directly connect to the cloud server 312 without going through the The application server 311 forwards the identification information, the standard washing process parameter information, and the latest washing index information.

In step 18618, the cloud server 312 stores the laundry process parameter information and the latest washing index in the storage field corresponding to the identification information in the database according to the identification information, and completes the cloud data update , And finally end the smart laundry process.

In summary, the above embodiment has the following advantages: the information processing and sensing device 34 of the washing machine connects to the server group 31 to send and receive the washing setting information and the washing index information, and execute the manual operation. Intelligent calculation, obtain the standard laundry process parameter information, and control the laundry agent injection module 331 according to the standard laundry agent dosage parameters, automatically release the optimized and adjusted standard laundry agent dosage efficiency, and indeed solve the problem of manual laundry agent injection. The problem of residual or insufficient detergent.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification still belong to The scope of the invention patent Inside.

2: Environmental data server group

21: Weather data server

22: Water Quality Data Server

3: Smart laundry detergent automatic input system

31: Server Group

311: Application Server

312: Cloud Server

34: Information processing and sensing device

341: Processing Unit

342: wireless communication transceiver unit

343: detection element

33: Washing machine body

331: Laundry detergent injection module

332: laundry trough

351: Central Processing Module

32: client device

352: Artificial Intelligence Computing Module

Claims (9)

A method for automatically putting in a smart laundry detergent. The method for automatically putting in a smart laundry detergent is executed by a smart laundry detergent automatic putting system. The smart laundry detergent automatic putting system includes a server group and a connection with the server group. The user terminal device of the washing machine, a washing machine body, a washing tank arranged on the washing machine body, and an information processing and sensing device arranged on the washing machine body, the server group stores a database, and the database records a plurality of Identifying information, multiple washing setting information, and multiple washing index information, the intelligent detergent automatic injection method includes the following steps: (A) the user-side device sends an identification information to the server group and connects; (B) The information processing and sensing device receives an activation signal and activates the washing machine body accordingly; (C) The server group compares the laundry setting information corresponding to the identification information from the database based on the identification information And the washing index information, and send it out, where the washing setting information includes basic data setting information of a user-related data; (D) the information processing and sensing device receives the washing setting information and the washing index information , And detecting a plurality of laundry contamination index value information in a pre-washing process, the information processing and sensing device detects multiple laundry contamination index values of the laundry and water quality in a chamber of the washing tank in the pre-washing process , The multiple laundry stain index values include a value that reflects lipid stains, a value that reflects food stains, and a value that reflects sweat stains; (E) the information processing and sensing device receives the multiple stains of clothing index Value information, and based on the washing setting information, the washing index information, and the multiple laundry stain index value information, a calculation is performed to obtain and transmit a standard washing process parameter information; and (F) the information processing and sensing device Receive and execute a standard washing procedure according to the standard washing procedure parameter information, and in the standard washing procedure, instruct the washing agent injection module according to a standard washing agent dosage in the standard washing procedure parameter information, so that the washing agent is put in The module puts an optimized standard detergent dosage into the washing tank. The smart laundry detergent automatic injection method as described in claim 1, further comprising the following steps: after step (F), (G) the information processing and sensing device detects and transmits after the last cleaning of the standard washing process The washing index information after the laundry is washed; (H) the information processing and sensing device receives the washing index information, and transmits the standard washing process parameter information and the washing index information, wherein the washing index information Corresponding to multiple laundry contamination index information detected by the information processing and sensing device in the standard washing process; and (I) the server group receives the identification information, the standard washing process parameter information, and the washing Index information, and update the standard washing process parameter information and the washing index information to the database according to the identification information. The smart laundry detergent automatic injection method as described in claim 1, further comprising the following steps: after step (A), (J) the server group receives and judges whether the user-side device is the first time based on the identification information Log in; (K) When the server group determines that the client device is logging in for the first time Enter, the server group makes the client device generate and send the basic data setting information through the connection; and (L) the server group receives the basic data setting information, and sets the basic data according to the identification information The information is stored in the database. The intelligent laundry detergent automatic injection method as described in claim 3 further includes the following steps: after step (J), (M) when the server group determines that the user-side device is not logged in for the first time according to the identification information, Determine whether a basic data update request from the client device is received; and (N) when the server group receives the basic data update request, it then receives an update basic data from the client device Set the information, and update the basic data setting information for the update to the storage field corresponding to the identification information in the database according to the identification information. A smart laundry detergent automatic injection system connected to an environmental data server group storing an external environmental information, including: a server group connected to the environmental data server group to obtain the external environmental information, and The server group stores a database that records a plurality of washing setting information with the external environment information and a plurality of identification information; a user-end device connected to the server group; a washing machine body, including A washing tank with a chamber, and a washing agent injection module adjacent to the upper part of the washing tank; a processing unit arranged in the washing machine body and electrically connected to the washing agent injection module to perform a washing procedure; A wireless communication transceiver unit is arranged on the washing machine body and adjacent to and electrically connected to the processing unit; and a plurality of detection elements, each of which is arranged on the washing machine body and electrically connected to the processing unit; the user terminal device transmits an identification Information to the server group, so that the server group compares a laundry setting information corresponding to the identification information from the database, and transmits the laundry setting information to the wireless communication transceiver unit corresponding to the identification information to make the processing In a pre-washing process of the washing program, the unit instructs the multiple detection elements to detect multiple laundry contamination index values contained in the laundry and water quality in the chamber of the washing tank, and the processing unit instructs the multiple detection elements to detect the pre-wash During the washing process, multiple laundry stain index values of the laundry and water quality in the chamber of the washing tank, the multiple laundry stain indicator values include a value that reflects lipid stain, a value that reflects food stain, and a value that reflects sweat stain The value of the laundry stain, and the calculation is performed according to the multiple laundry stain index values and the laundry setting information to obtain a standard laundry detergent dosage parameter used in the laundry program, and to indicate the laundry detergent according to the standard laundry detergent dosage parameter The injection module automatically inputs a standard detergent dosage. The intelligent laundry detergent automatic injection system according to claim 5, wherein the database of the server group also records multiple cleaning index information, and the processing unit instructs the cleaning index after the last cleaning in a standard laundry process A plurality of detection elements perform detection to obtain a cleaning index information, and instruct the wireless communication transceiver unit to transmit the identification information and the cleaning index information to the server group, so that the server group updates the cleaning information corresponding to the identification information. Net index information. The intelligent laundry detergent automatic injection system according to claim 5, wherein the washing program includes the pre-washing process and the standard laundry process, and the processing unit instructs the detergent injection module to automatically input a pre-washing process during the pre-washing process. Wash the detergent dosage, and then instruct the detergent injection module to automatically input the standard detergent dosage according to the standard detergent dosage parameter. The intelligent laundry detergent automatic dispensing system according to claim 7, wherein the database of the server group further records a plurality of standard washing process parameter information for controlling the standard washing process. The intelligent detergent automatic dispensing system according to claim 5, wherein the server group determines that when the client device is logged in for the first time according to the identification information, the server group notifies the client The device is logged in for the first time, so that the client device generates and sends a basic data setting information to the server group, where the washing setting information includes the basic data setting information.

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