WO2018018814A1

WO2018018814A1 - Plant growth process exhibition method and system within planting box

Info

Publication number: WO2018018814A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/107677
Authority: WO
Inventors: 董黎晨
Original assignee: 深圳前海弘稼科技有限公司
Priority date: 2016-07-26
Filing date: 2016-11-29
Publication date: 2018-02-01
Also published as: CN106162087A

Abstract

Disclosed are a plant growth process exhibition method and system within a planting box. The method is applied to a server. The server is in communication connection with a planting box; and an image collection module is placed within the planting box. The method comprises the following steps: receiving scene pictures for a scene within the planting box sent by the planting box, wherein the scene pictures are collected by the planting box through the image collection module in the process of a plant growth process within the planting box; determining whether the sum of the received scene pictures reaches a predetermined sum threshold value; if so, then determining at least two feature pictures representing a growth stage of the plant within the planting box in the received scene pictures; using the determined feature pictures to generate a video file of the growth process of the plant within the planting box; and sending the video file to a pre-set associated user of the planting box. Using the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention increases planting interest, enhances user loyalty and improves the planting experience for the user.

Description

Method and system for displaying growth process of plant in planting box

This application claims the priority of the Chinese Patent Application filed on July 26, 2016, the Chinese Patent Office, Application No. 201610594530.2, entitled "A Method and System for Displaying the Growth Process of Plants in a Planting Box", the entire contents of which are The citations are incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The invention relates to the field of information display technology, in particular to a method and a system for displaying a growth process of a plant in a planting box.

Background technique

With the improvement of social living standards, planting boxes have become more and more popular, especially for home planting boxes. Most of the home planting boxes are used for the cultivation of small vegetable plants with short growth cycles, which can achieve the purpose of entertainment and parent-child education.

After the plants in the planting box are planted, the user can observe the growth process of the plants on a daily basis and record them by taking pictures. However, this depends on the user's free time. If the user does not have time to observe the plants in the planting box within a certain period of time, the user is likely to miss an important growth stage of the plant, giving the user a poor planting experience.

Summary of the invention

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a method and system for displaying a growth process of a plant in a planting box.

A method for displaying a growth process of a plant in a planting box is applied to a server, wherein the server is communicably connected to a planting box, and an image capturing module is built in the planting box, and the method comprises:

Receiving, by the planting box, a scene picture for a scene in the planting box, where the scene picture is collected by the image collecting module during plant growth in the planting box;

Determining whether the total number of received scene pictures reaches a predetermined number threshold;

If yes, determining, in the received scene picture, at least two feature pictures characterizing a growth stage of the plant in the planting box;

Generating a video file of the growth process of the plants in the planting box using the determined feature picture;

The video file is sent to an associated user of the predetermined planting box to display the growth process of the plants in the planting box to the associated user.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, in the received scene picture, determining at least two feature pictures that represent a growth stage of the plant in the planting box, including:

The received scene pictures are all determined as feature pictures characterizing the growth stages of the plants in the planting box.

Determining, for each representative picture in the preset picture library, a similarity between the representative picture and each received picture picture, and determining a scene picture with a similarity higher than a preset threshold as a feature picture corresponding to the growth stage of the representative picture ;

Wherein, the picture library contains a plurality of representative pictures for the same plants as the plant species in the planting box, each of which represents a growth stage of the variety plants.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, after the using the determined feature picture to generate a video file of a growth process of the plant in the planting box, the method further includes:

The video file is saved in a preset directory.

Repeating the step of determining whether the total number of received scene pictures reaches a predetermined number threshold;

After generating a new video file, the new video file is overlaid with the video file in the preset directory.

A growth process display system for planting a plant in a plant, the system comprising a server and a planting box, wherein the server and the planting box are communicably connected, and an image capturing module is built in the planting box, wherein

The planting box is configured to collect a scene picture for the scene in the planting box through the image collecting module during the plant growing process in the planting box, and send the collected scene picture to the server;

The server is configured to receive a scene picture sent by the planting box, and determine whether a total number of received scene pictures reaches a predetermined number threshold; if yes, in the received scene picture, Determining at least two feature pictures characterizing a growth stage of the plant in the planting box; generating a video file of a growth process of the plant in the planting box using the determined feature picture; transmitting the video file to the preset planting An associated user of the box to present to the associated user the growth process of the plants within the planting box.

In a specific implementation manner of the present invention, the server is specifically configured to:

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the server is further configured to:

After the video file of the growth process of the plant in the planting box is generated using the determined feature picture, the video file is saved in a preset directory.

After the video file of the growth process of the plant in the planting box is generated by using the determined feature picture, repeating the step of determining whether the total number of received scene pictures reaches a predetermined number threshold;

Applying the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, an image collection module capable of collecting a scene in the planting box is preset in the planting box, and the planting box collects the scene picture through the image collecting module during the growth process of the plant in the planting box, and The collected scene picture is sent to the server, and when the total number of received scene pictures reaches a predetermined number threshold, the server may determine a characteristic picture indicating the growth stage of the plant in the planting box in the received scene picture. , using the determined feature image to generate a video file of the growth process of the plant in the planting box, and sending the video file to the associated user of the planting box, so that the user can know the growth process of the plant in time, even if the user misses the observed plant At a certain stage of growth, the video file can also be used to know the characteristics of the growth stage, enhance planting fun, increase user viscosity, and enhance the user's planting experience.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are merely Some embodiments of the present invention may also be used to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without departing from the art.

1 is a flow chart showing an implementation of a method for displaying a growth process of a plant in a planting box according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flow chart showing another implementation of a method for displaying a growth process of a plant in a planting box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view showing a growth process display system of a plant in a planting box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments. It is apparent that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for displaying a growth process of a plant in a planting box, which is applied to a server, and the server can be communicably connected with a plurality of planting boxes. Specifically, each planting box can have a built-in control module and The communication module controls the communication module to establish a communication connection with the server through the control module.

The planting box in the embodiment of the present invention is any one of a plurality of planting boxes that are communicatively connected to the server, that is, for each planting box that is communicatively connected with the server, the method provided by the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to the planting box. The growth process of plants is shown.

An image acquisition module may also be built in the planting box in the embodiment of the invention. The planting box can collect the scene picture of the scene in the planting box through the image collecting module. Specifically, the planting box can control the image collecting module to collect the scene picture through the control module.

The planting box sends the collected scene image to the server. If the number of the scene images received by the server reaches a predetermined number threshold, the received scene image may be determined to represent at least the growth stage of the plant in the planting box. The two feature pictures are used to generate a video file of the growth process of the plant in the plant box by using the determined feature image, and the video file is sent to the associated terminal of the planting box, and the user can view the video file through the associated terminal. The growth process of the displayed plants, even if the user misses observing a certain growth stage of the plant, can also know the characteristics of the growth stage through the video file, and enhance the user's planting experience.

1 is a flowchart of implementing a method for displaying a growth process of a plant in a planting box according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the method may include the following steps:

S110: Receive a scene picture sent by the planting box for the scene in the planting box.

Among them, the scene picture is collected in the plant growth process in the planting box, and the planting box is collected by the image acquisition module.

When the planting in the planting box is completed, the image acquisition module built in the planting box can be started, and the scene picture is collected according to the set collection interval. Specifically, the planting box can provide a corresponding start button for the user. When the user presses the start button, it can be regarded as sending a start command to the planting box, and the planting box can start the built-in modules according to the start command. This includes launching the image acquisition module. Alternatively, the user may send the planting completion information to the server through the associated terminal of the planting box, and the server may generate a startup instruction according to the information, and send the startup instruction to the planting box, and the planting box may start the startup command after receiving the startup instruction. Built-in modules, including the startup image acquisition module. Wherein, the startup instruction sent by the server to the planting box may carry information of the scene picture collection interval, and the collection interval may be determined by the server according to the historical growth data of the plant having the same variety of plants in the planting box, so that the planting box can be made The scene picture is collected according to the collection interval set by the server.

The storage box may also have a built-in storage module. After collecting the scene image through the image acquisition module, the collected scene picture may be saved in the storage module and sent to the server in a set time period. Of course, the planting box is also The collected scene pictures can be sent to the server in real time.

After receiving the scene picture sent by the planting box, the server may continue to perform the operation of step S120.

S120: Determine whether the total number of received scene pictures reaches a predetermined number threshold.

The server can determine whether the total number of received scene pictures reaches a predetermined number threshold, and if yes, proceed to step S130. If not, repeat the execution. The operation of step S110 is as shown in FIG. 2.

In practical applications, for the growth process of plants in the planting box, only one complete video file can be generated, that is, a quantity threshold is preset, and if the total number of received scene images reaches the threshold, the steps can be continued. The operation of S130.

A plurality of video files can also be generated for the growth process of the plants in the planting box, for example, a video file is generated on the 10th day after the planting in the planting box, and a new video file is generated on the 20th day. This can shorten the user's waiting time for the video file, so that the user can see the growth process of the plant in the planting box in time.

Therefore, in this case, a plurality of thresholds may be set, such as two, a first threshold and a second threshold, the first threshold being less than the second threshold. The current corresponding number threshold is determined in advance according to the total number of currently received scene pictures. Specifically, if the total number of currently received scene pictures is less than the first threshold, the first threshold may be determined as the current corresponding quantity threshold, if the total number of currently received scene pictures is at the first threshold and the second threshold. Between the two, the second threshold can be determined as the current corresponding number threshold.

For ease of understanding, an example is given.

It is assumed that the first threshold is 10 and the second threshold is 20. If the total number of currently received scene pictures is less than 10, the first threshold 10 may be determined as the current corresponding number threshold, that is, when the total number of received scene pictures is When the number reaches 10, the operation of step S130 can be continued. At the same time, the server continues to receive the scene picture sent by the planting box. At this time, the total number of received scene pictures is between 10 and 20, and the second threshold 20 can be determined as the current corresponding quantity threshold, that is, when received When the total number of scene pictures reaches 20, the operation of step S130 can be continued.

S130: In the received scene picture, determine at least two feature pictures that characterize the growth stage of the plant in the planting box.

It can be understood that each plant has a certain growth stage, such as a germination stage, a flowering stage, The result stage, etc.

In the received scene picture, at least two feature pictures representing the growth stage of the plants in the planting box may be determined, wherein each growth stage may correspond to one or more feature pictures.

In a specific implementation manner of the present invention, step S130 may include the following steps:

The received scene pictures are all determined as characteristic pictures characterizing the growth stages of the plants in the planting box.

In practical application, the interval length of each growth stage of the plant can be determined from the historical growth data of the plant of the same variety according to the variety of the plant in the planting box, and the collection interval of the image acquisition module is determined according to the determination, for example, A picture of the scene is collected every day for the first 10 days after planting in the planting box, and after the 10th day, two scene images are collected every day. The collection interval may be sent by the server to the planting box through a startup command, or may be set in advance in the control module of the planting box to control the image acquisition module to collect the scene image according to the set collection interval.

In this way, when the server determines that the total number of scene pictures it receives reaches a predetermined number threshold, all the received scene pictures can be directly determined as feature pictures.

In another specific implementation manner of the present invention, step S130 may include the following steps:

Among them, the picture library contains several representative pictures of the same plants as the plant species in the planting box, and each picture represents a growth stage of the variety plants.

In practical applications, pictures of the growth process of various varieties of plants can be collected in advance, and representative pictures of each growth stage of each variety of plants are selected, and a picture library is established for each variety of plants.

When the total number of scene images received by the server reaches a preset number threshold, the similarity between the representative image and each received scene image may be determined for each representative picture in the preset picture library, and the similarity is obtained. The scene picture higher than the preset threshold is determined as the feature picture of the growth stage corresponding to the representative picture. Each growth stage may correspond to one or more feature pictures.

The preset threshold can be set and adjusted according to the actual situation, and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit this. system.

S140: Generate a video file of the growth process of the plants in the planting box using the determined feature image.

After the feature picture is determined in step S130, the video file of the growth process of the plant in the planting box can be generated using the determined feature picture.

It should be noted that, a person skilled in the art can generate the video file according to the video file generating method in the prior art, which is not described in detail in the embodiment of the present invention.

S150: Send the video file to an associated user of the preset planting box to display the growth process of the plant in the planting box to the associated user.

In practical applications, the relationship between the planting box and the user may be established in advance so that the user can access the server to obtain information about the planting box, and the server can also actively send relevant information of the planting box to the user. The user can be a user account or a terminal used by the user.

After the server generates the video file, the video file may be sent to the associated user of the planting box, or the video file may be sent to the association when receiving the query request of the associated user of the planting box. The user displays the growth process of the plants in the planting box to the associated users.

Applying the method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, an image collection module capable of collecting scenes in the planting box is preset in the planting box, and the planting box collects the scene picture through the image collecting module during the growth process of the plant in the planting box, and The collected scene image is sent to the server, and when the total number of received scene images reaches a predetermined number threshold, the server may determine a characteristic picture indicating the growth stage of the plant in the planting box in the received scene image. The determined feature picture is used to generate a video file of the growth process of the plant in the planting box, and the video file is sent to the associated user of the planting box, so that the user can know the growth process of the plant in time, even if the user misses the observation of the plant. In a certain growth stage, the characteristics of the growth stage can also be known through the video file, which enhances planting fun, increases user viscosity, and improves the user's planting experience.

In an embodiment of the present invention, after step S140, the method may further include the following steps:

Save the video file in the default directory.

After the server generates the video file in step S140, the video file can be saved in the preset directory. When the user has a query request, the server can send the video file to the user. In this way, The user can save the video file without the local terminal, which can save the storage space of the local terminal.

Repeating the operation of step S120;

After the new video file is generated, the new video file is overwritten with the video file in the preset directory.

In practical applications, the planting box can continuously send the collected scene pictures to the server during the growth process of the plant in the planting box. When the total number of scene images received by the server reaches a predetermined number threshold, the video can be played. File generation.

After the video file is generated, the server may repeatedly determine whether the total number of received scene pictures reaches a predetermined number threshold. If yes, the feature picture may be determined according to the received scene picture to generate a new video file.

After a new video file is generated, the new video file can be overwritten by the video file in the preset directory. In this way, the video files in the preset directory are always the latest video files, showing a more complete growth process of the plants in the planting box.

Of course, after generating a new video file, the file name can also be saved separately from the previous video file, and when the user's query request is received, a file option is provided for the user to select.

Corresponding to the above method embodiment, the embodiment of the invention further provides a growth process display system for plants in the planting box. The invention discloses a growth process display system for plants in a planting box provided by an embodiment of the present invention, and a growth process display system of a plant in a planting box and a growth process of a plant in a planting box described above are described below. The methods can be referred to each other.

As shown in FIG. 3, the system includes a server 210 and a planting box 220. The server 210 and the planting box 220 are communicably connected, and an image capturing module is built in the planting box 220, wherein

The planting box 220 is configured to collect a scene picture for the scene in the planting box 220 through the image collecting module during the plant growing process in the planting box 220, and send the collected scene picture to the server 210;

The server 210 is configured to receive a scene picture sent by the planting box 220; determine whether the total number of received scene pictures reaches a predetermined number threshold; if yes, determine, in the received scene picture, the plant in the planting box 220 At least two feature pictures of the growth stage; using certain features The image generates a video file of the growth process of the plants within the planting box 220; the video file is sent to an associated user of the preset planting box 220 to show the associated user the growth process of the plants within the planting box 220.

Applying the system provided by the embodiment of the present invention, an image collection module capable of collecting scenes in the planting box is preset in the planting box, and the planting box collects the scene picture through the image collecting module during the growth process of the plant in the planting box, and The collected scene image is sent to the server, and when the total number of received scene images reaches a predetermined number threshold, the server may determine a characteristic picture indicating the growth stage of the plant in the planting box in the received scene image. The determined feature picture is used to generate a video file of the growth process of the plant in the planting box, and the video file is sent to the associated user of the planting box, so that the user can know the growth process of the plant in time, even if the user misses the observation of the plant. In a certain growth stage, the characteristics of the growth stage can also be known through the video file, which enhances planting fun, increases user viscosity, and improves the user's planting experience.

In a specific implementation manner of the present invention, the server 210 is specifically configured to:

The received scene pictures are all determined as characteristic pictures characterizing the growth stages of the plants in the planting box 220.

Among them, the picture library contains a number of representative pictures for the same plants as the plant species in the planting box 220, each of which represents a growth stage of the variety plants.

In a specific implementation of the present invention, the server 210 is further configured to:

After the video file of the growth process of the plants in the planting box 220 is generated using the determined feature picture, the video file is saved in the preset directory.

After the video file of the growth process of the plant in the plant box 220 is generated using the determined feature picture, repeating the step of determining whether the total number of received scene pictures reaches a predetermined number threshold;

The various embodiments in the specification are described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same or similar parts of the respective embodiments may be referred to each other. For the device disclosed in the embodiment, since it corresponds to the method disclosed in the embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the method part.

A person skilled in the art will further appreciate that the elements and algorithm steps of the various examples described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, computer software or a combination of both, in order to clearly illustrate the hardware and software. Interchangeability, the composition and steps of the various examples have been generally described in terms of function in the above description. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the solution. A person skilled in the art can use different methods for implementing the described functions for each particular application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of the present invention.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented directly in hardware, a software module executed by a processor, or a combination of both. The software module can be placed in random access memory (RAM), memory, read only memory (ROM), electrically programmable ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM, registers, hard disk, removable disk, CD-ROM, or technical field. Any other form of storage medium known.

The method and system for displaying the growth process of the plant in the planting box provided by the present invention are described in detail above. The principles and embodiments of the present invention have been described herein with reference to specific examples, and the description of the above embodiments is only to assist in understanding the method of the present invention and its core idea. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and changes to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

A method for displaying a growth process of a plant in a planting box, which is characterized in that it is applied to a server, the server is communicatively connected with a planting box, and an image capturing module is built in the planting box, and the method comprises:

Receiving, by the planting box, a scene picture for a scene in the planting box, where the scene picture is collected by the image collecting module during plant growth in the planting box;

Determining whether the total number of received scene pictures reaches a predetermined number threshold;

If yes, determining, in the received scene picture, at least two feature pictures characterizing a growth stage of the plant in the planting box;

Generating a video file of the growth process of the plants in the planting box using the determined feature picture;

The video file is sent to an associated user of the predetermined planting box to display the growth process of the plants in the planting box to the associated user.
The method according to claim 1, wherein in the received scene picture, determining at least two feature pictures characterizing a growth stage of the plant in the planting box comprises:

The received scene pictures are all determined as feature pictures characterizing the growth stages of the plants in the planting box.
The method according to claim 1, wherein in the received scene picture, determining at least two feature pictures characterizing a growth stage of the plant in the planting box comprises:

Determining, for each representative picture in the preset picture library, a similarity between the representative picture and each received picture picture, and determining a scene picture with a similarity higher than a preset threshold as a feature picture corresponding to the growth stage of the representative picture ;

Wherein, the picture library contains a plurality of representative pictures for the same plants as the plant species in the planting box, each of which represents a growth stage of the variety plants.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein after the generating a video file of a growth process of the plant in the planting box using the determined feature image, the method further comprises:

The video file is saved in a preset directory.
The method according to claim 4, wherein said determined feature map is used After the film generates a video file of the growth process of the plant in the planting box, the method further includes:

Repeating the step of determining whether the total number of received scene pictures reaches a predetermined number threshold;

After generating a new video file, the new video file is overlaid with the video file in the preset directory.
A growth process display system for plants in a planting box, characterized in that the system comprises a server and a planting box, the server and the planting box are communicatively connected, and an image capturing module is built in the planting box, wherein

The planting box is configured to collect a scene picture for the scene in the planting box through the image collecting module during the plant growing process in the planting box, and send the collected scene picture to the server;

The server is configured to receive a scene picture sent by the planting box; determine whether a total number of received scene pictures reaches a predetermined number threshold; if yes, determine, in the received scene picture, the representation of the planting At least two feature pictures of a growth stage of the plant in the box; generating a video file of the growth process of the plant in the planting box using the determined feature picture; and transmitting the video file to an associated user of the predetermined planting box, To display to the associated user the growth process of the plants in the planting box.
The system according to claim 6, wherein the server is specifically configured to:

The received scene pictures are all determined as feature pictures characterizing the growth stages of the plants in the planting box.
The system according to claim 6, wherein the server is specifically configured to:

Determining, for each representative picture in the preset picture library, a similarity between the representative picture and each received picture picture, and determining a scene picture with a similarity higher than a preset threshold as a feature picture corresponding to the growth stage of the representative picture ;

Wherein, the picture library contains a plurality of representative pictures for the same plants as the plant species in the planting box, each of which represents a growth stage of the variety plants.
The system according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the server is further configured to:

Generating a video text of the growth process of the plant in the planting box using the determined feature picture After the piece, the video file is saved in a preset directory.
The system of claim 9 wherein said server is further configured to:

After the video file of the growth process of the plant in the planting box is generated by using the determined feature picture, repeating the step of determining whether the total number of received scene pictures reaches a predetermined number threshold;

After generating a new video file, the new video file is overlaid with the video file in the preset directory.