WO2018161550A1

WO2018161550A1 - Internet-of-things household appliance off-line recovery method and networking module

Info

Publication number: WO2018161550A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/104477
Authority: WO
Inventors: 卢军
Original assignee: 广东美的制冷设备有限公司; 美的集团股份有限公司
Priority date: 2017-03-09
Filing date: 2017-09-29
Publication date: 2018-09-13
Also published as: CN106961658A; CN106961658B

Abstract

The invention provides an Internet-of-Things household appliance off-line recovery method and a networking module, wherein the method is applied to the networking module in Internet-of-Things household appliances, and comprises: establishing connections with a plurality of cloud control platforms respectively according to preset connection protocols corresponding to the plurality of cloud control platforms, and maintaining heartbeat connections with the plurality of cloud control platforms respectively according to a preset period; if it is detected that a heartbeat connection with a first cloud control platform is interrupted, and the connection is not restored within a preset first time period, sending a connection request to the first cloud control platform; and if it is detected that the connection with the first cloud control platform is not restored within a preset second time period, performing a restarting operation and reestablishing connections with the plurality of cloud control platforms. Thus, the invention can prevent a situation in which one or more cloud control platforms go offline and Internet of Things household appliances cannot be controlled, and ensures that all cloud control platforms can control the Internet of things household appliances, which is convenient for users and improves user satisfaction.

Description

IoT home appliance offline recovery method and networking module

Cross-reference to related applications

This application claims that the Chinese patent application number "201710137971.4", which was submitted on March 9, 2017 by Guangdong Midea Refrigeration Equipment Co., Ltd., was named "IoT Home Appliances Offline Recovery Method and Networking Module". right.

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to an offline recovery method and a networking module of an Internet of Things home appliance.

Background technique

With the development of the Internet of Things technology, more and more home appliances have the ability to connect, that is, the home appliance can be remotely controlled through the network according to user needs.

Generally, a connection can be established with a home appliance through a cloud control platform to control the home appliance. However, when the IoT home appliance is connected to multiple cloud control platforms at the same time, when one or more cloud control platforms are offline, the IoT home appliance cannot be controlled, which is inconvenient for the user to use, and the problem of the offline of the Internet of Things appliance needs to be solved.

Summary of the invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems in the related art to some extent.

To this end, the first object of the present invention is to provide an offline recovery method for an Internet of Things home appliance, which avoids the situation that one or more cloud control platforms cannot control the Internet of Things home appliances offline, and can ensure that all cloud control platforms can be controlled. IoT home appliances are convenient for users to improve user satisfaction.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a networking module.

A third object of the present invention is to provide an Internet of Things home appliance.

A fourth object of the present invention is to provide a non-volatile computer storage medium.

In order to achieve the above objective, the first aspect of the present invention provides an offline recovery method for an Internet of Things home appliance, comprising: establishing, respectively, a plurality of cloud control platforms according to a preset connection protocol corresponding to multiple cloud control platforms. Connecting, maintaining a heartbeat connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms according to a preset period; and detecting a disconnected heartbeat connection with the first cloud control platform, and failing to restore the connection within a preset first duration, The first cloud control platform sends a connection request; if it detects that the connection is not restored with the first cloud control platform within a preset second duration, the restart operation is performed. Re-establishing a connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms.

The method for offline recovery of the Internet of Things home appliance in the embodiment of the present invention is respectively established with a plurality of cloud control platforms according to a preset connection protocol corresponding to the plurality of cloud control platforms, and is respectively maintained with the plurality of cloud control platforms according to a preset period. The heartbeat connection, and when detecting the disconnection of the heartbeat connection with the first cloud control platform, and transmitting the connection request to the first cloud control platform when the connection is not restored within the preset first duration, and finally detecting the preset The restart operation is resumed with the plurality of cloud control platforms when the connection is not resumed with the first cloud control platform for the second time period. Therefore, one or more cloud control platforms are prevented from being unable to control the Internet of Things appliances, and all cloud control platforms can be controlled to control the Internet of Things appliances, which is convenient for users to use and improve user satisfaction.

In addition, the offline recovery method of the Internet of Things home appliance according to the above embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

Optionally, before the re-establishing the connection with the multiple cloud control platforms, the method further includes: sending, to the second cloud control platform that maintains the heartbeat connection, a networking failure message that carries the identifier of the first cloud control platform And sending, by the second cloud control platform, the working state query request to the first cloud control platform according to the first cloud control platform identifier; and receiving the first cloud control platform fed back by the second cloud control platform Re-establishing the connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms, and performing the restart operation, if the first cloud control platform is working properly according to the working state, performing a restart operation and the plurality of clouds The control platform re-establishes the connection.

Optionally, after the receiving the working state of the first cloud control platform that is fed back by the second cloud control platform, the method further includes: if it is learned that the first cloud control platform is abnormal according to the working state, Continue to send a connection request to the first cloud control platform.

Optionally, before the establishing a connection with the multiple cloud control platforms according to the preset connection protocol corresponding to the multiple cloud control platforms, the method further includes: an application client corresponding to the plurality of cloud control platforms respectively Ending a user account; logging in to the control page of the application client by using the user account.

Optionally, the networking module includes: a Wi-Fi module, a Bluetooth module, and an NFC module.

To achieve the above objective, the second aspect of the present invention provides a networking module, including: a connection unit, configured to separately establish with the multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset connection protocol corresponding to multiple cloud control platforms. Connecting, maintaining a heartbeat connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms according to a preset period; the first sending unit, configured to detect a disconnected heartbeat connection with the first cloud control platform, and within a preset first duration If the connection is not restored, the connection request is sent to the first cloud control platform; and the processing unit is configured to: if it detects that the connection is not restored with the first cloud control platform within a preset second duration, perform a restart operation and The plurality of cloud control platforms re-establish a connection.

The networking module of the embodiment of the present invention maintains a heartbeat connection with a plurality of cloud control platforms according to a preset period by establishing a connection with a plurality of cloud control platforms according to a preset connection protocol corresponding to the plurality of cloud control platforms, and further When it is detected that the heartbeat connection is disconnected from the first cloud control platform, and the connection is not restored within the preset first time period The first cloud control platform sends a connection request, and finally restarts the connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms after detecting that the connection is not restored with the first cloud control platform within a preset second duration. Therefore, one or more cloud control platforms are prevented from being unable to control the Internet of Things appliances, and all cloud control platforms can be controlled to control the Internet of Things appliances, which is convenient for users to use and improve user satisfaction.

In addition, the networking module according to the above embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

Optionally, the networking module further includes: a second sending unit, configured to send, to the second cloud control platform that maintains the heartbeat connection, a networking failure message that carries the identifier of the first cloud control platform, where The second cloud control platform sends a working status query request to the first cloud control platform according to the first cloud control platform identifier, and the receiving unit is configured to receive the first cloud control platform fed back by the second cloud control platform Working state; the processing unit is configured to: when it is detected that the first cloud control platform is not restored to be restored within a preset second duration, and learn that the first cloud control platform works according to the working state Normally, a restart operation is performed to re-establish a connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms.

Optionally, the networking module further includes: a third sending unit, configured to: if the first cloud control platform works abnormally according to the working state, continue to send a connection request to the first cloud control platform .

Optionally, the networking module further includes: a registration unit, configured to register a user account by using an application client corresponding to each of the plurality of cloud control platforms; and a login unit, configured to log in to the application by using the user account The client's control page.

To achieve the above objective, an embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention provides an Internet of Things home appliance, comprising: one or more processors; a memory; one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory The offline recovery method of the Internet of Things home appliance of the first aspect of the present invention is executed when executed by the one or more processors.

The Internet of Things home appliance of the embodiment of the present invention establishes a connection with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset connection protocol corresponding to multiple cloud control platforms, and maintains a heartbeat connection with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset period; Detecting a disconnected heartbeat connection with the first cloud control platform, and if the connection is not restored within the preset first duration, sending a connection request to the first cloud control platform; if it is detected that there is no preset second time duration When the connection is resumed with the first cloud control platform, a restart operation is performed to re-establish a connection with multiple cloud control platforms. Therefore, one or more cloud control platforms are prevented from being unable to control the Internet of Things appliances, and all cloud control platforms can be controlled to control the Internet of Things appliances, which is convenient for users to use and improve user satisfaction.

To achieve the above object, a fourth aspect of the present invention provides a nonvolatile computer storage medium storing one or more programs when the one or more programs are executed by one device. The device is configured to perform the offline recovery method of the Internet of Things home appliance according to the embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention.

The computer storage medium of the embodiment of the present invention establishes a connection with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset connection protocol corresponding to multiple cloud control platforms, and maintains a heartbeat connection with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset period; After the heartbeat connection is disconnected from the first cloud control platform, and the connection is not restored within the preset first duration, the connection request is sent to the first cloud control platform; if it is detected that there is no corresponding time in the preset second duration When the first cloud control platform resumes the connection, the restart operation is re-established with multiple cloud control platforms. Therefore, one or more cloud control platforms are prevented from being unable to control the Internet of Things appliances, and all cloud control platforms can be controlled to control the Internet of Things appliances, which is convenient for users to use and improve user satisfaction.

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The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily understood from

1 is a schematic flowchart of an offline recovery method for an Internet of Things home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a network module connected to multiple cloud control platforms at the same time according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for reconnecting two cloud control platforms according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic flowchart of a method for reconnecting three cloud control platforms according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a schematic flowchart of another offline recovery method of an Internet of Things home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart diagram of another method for reconnecting two cloud control platforms according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of another method for reconnecting a broken line of three cloud control platforms according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a networking module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another networking module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and the examples of the embodiments are illustrated in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals are used to refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting.

The offline recovery method and networking module of the Internet of Things home appliance according to the embodiment of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart diagram of an offline recovery method for an Internet of Things home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the offline recovery method of the Internet of Things home appliance includes the following steps:

Step 110: Establish a connection with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset connection protocol corresponding to multiple cloud control platforms, and maintain a heartbeat connection with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset period.

Specifically, the Internet of Things appliance includes a networking module, and the networking module has multiple cloud control platforms connected at the same time. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a network module connected to multiple cloud control platforms at the same time according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 2, the object link The network home appliance includes a networking module that is simultaneously connected with the A manufacturer cloud control platform, the B manufacturer cloud control platform, and the C manufacturer cloud control platform. Therefore, the above three cloud control platforms can control IoT home appliances.

It can be understood that the networking module is not limited to connecting the above three cloud control platforms at the same time, and may also be multiple cloud control platforms. Furthermore, there may be cases where one or two other cloud control platforms are offline, and it is impossible to control the Internet of Things home appliances under offline conditions, and the user satisfaction is poor.

In order to avoid the above problems, the present invention provides an offline recovery method for the Internet of Things home appliance, which can reduce the connection between the Internet of Things and the plurality of cloud control platforms in the presence of offline conditions, and all cloud control platforms can control the Internet of Things appliances. It is convenient for users to use and improve user satisfaction.

It should be noted that the offline recovery method of the Internet of Things home appliance of the embodiment of the present invention is applied to a networking module in the Internet of Things appliance. The Internet of Things appliance may include one or more of household appliances such as an air conditioner, a washing machine, and a refrigerator.

The networking module may include one or more of a Wi-Fi module, a Bluetooth module, and a wireless communication module such as an NFC module. It can be understood that the Wi-Fi module can directly connect to the router for networking through a distribution network or the like; the Bluetooth module and the NFC (Near Field Communication) module can be networked through the networked terminal.

Specifically, the connection protocol corresponding to the multiple cloud control platforms is pre-stored in the networking module, and the connection may be established with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset connection protocol corresponding to the multiple cloud control platforms, and the networking module and each connected The cloud control platform always has a heartbeat connection.

Further, the heartbeat connection is respectively maintained with a plurality of cloud control platforms by setting a certain period to determine that all connected cloud control platforms are not in an offline state (ie, the Internet of Things appliance and the cloud control platform are disconnected). The preset period may be selected according to actual application requirements, such as 1 second, 2 seconds, etc. as a preset period.

Step 120: When it is detected that the heartbeat connection is disconnected from the first cloud control platform, and the connection is not restored within the preset first duration, the connection request is sent to the first cloud control platform.

Specifically, at some time, a heartbeat connection is disconnected between the first cloud control platform (which can be understood that the first control platform can be any connected cloud control platform, such as the B manufacturer cloud control platform in FIG. 2). And sending a connection request to the first cloud control platform when the connection is not restored within the preset first time period.

The preset first duration can be selected according to actual application requirements.

It should be noted that the connection is resumed within a preset first duration, and the heartbeat connection is continuously maintained with the plurality of cloud control platforms according to the preset period.

Step 130: If it is detected that the connection is not restored with the first cloud control platform within the preset second duration, the restart operation is performed to re-establish connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms.

Specifically, after the connection request is sent to the first cloud control platform when the connection is not restored within the preset first duration, and Restarting with a plurality of cloud control platforms is performed when a restart operation is not resumed with the first cloud control platform within a preset second time period. That is to say, the network module abnormality needs to be reset and restarted, and then reconnected to connect with multiple cloud control platforms.

It should be noted that, after the preset second time period, the connection is resumed with the first cloud control platform, and the heartbeat connection is continuously maintained with the plurality of cloud control platforms according to the preset period.

In order to further improve the above process in the field, together with FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, two cloud control platforms (A manufacturer cloud control platform and B manufacturer cloud control platform) and three cloud control platforms (A manufacturer cloud control platform, B manufacturer) The cloud control platform and the C manufacturer cloud control platform are exemplified as follows:

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for reconnecting two cloud control platforms according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 3:

Specifically, the IoT home appliance networking module is connected to the A and B manufacturer cloud control platform (step 210), and the heartbeat connection between the networking module and the B manufacturer cloud control platform is disconnected more than T1 (ie, the first duration) at a certain time ( Step 220), and the networking module and the A manufacturer cloud control platform are connected normally, indicating that the Internet of Things home appliance networking module loses contact with the B manufacturer cloud control platform, and the networking module has been trying to connect to the B manufacturer cloud control platform, if at time T2 ( In the second time period, the IoT home appliance device networking module is normally connected to the B manufacturer cloud control platform, but if the IoT home appliance device networking module is not connected to the B manufacturer cloud control platform in the T2 time, the networking module Perform a software reset and restart, then re-network and connect the A and B manufacturer cloud control platforms (steps 230 to 240).

It should be noted that the heartbeat connection between the networking module and the A manufacturer cloud control platform is also determined according to the above method.

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for reconnecting three cloud control platforms according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the three cloud control platform disconnection reconnection methods include the following steps:

Specifically, the Internet of Things home appliance networking module is connected to the A, B, and C manufacturer cloud control platforms (step 310). At some time, the home appliance networking module and any one of the manufacturer's cloud control platforms (described in Figure 4 is the B manufacturer cloud control platform) have a heartbeat connection disconnected for more than T1 time (step 320), while the network module and the A manufacturer and the C manufacturer cloud control The platform connection is normal, which means that the IoT home appliance networking module loses contact with the B manufacturer cloud control platform. At this time, the networking module has been trying to connect to the B manufacturer cloud control platform. If in the T2 time, the IoT home appliance networking module is normally connected to the B manufacturer. The cloud control platform does not process it.

Further, if the IoT home appliance networking module is not connected to the B manufacturer cloud control platform in the T2 time, the networking module performs software reset and restart, and then re-networks and connects the A, B, C manufacturer cloud control platform (step 330). Go to step 340).

Therefore, when the networking module is abnormal, it can be restarted by software reset, and re-networking and performing multiple cloud control The platform is connected to ensure that all cloud control platforms can control IoT appliances and enhance the user experience.

In summary, the offline recovery method of the Internet of Things home appliance of the embodiment of the present invention establishes a connection with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset connection protocol corresponding to multiple cloud control platforms, respectively, according to a preset period and multiple The cloud control platform maintains a heartbeat connection, and then detects a disconnected heartbeat connection with the first cloud control platform, and sends a connection request to the first cloud control platform when the connection is not restored within the preset first duration, and finally detects The re-establishment of the connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms is performed by performing a restart operation when the connection to the first cloud control platform is not resumed within the preset second time period. Therefore, one or more cloud control platforms are prevented from being unable to control the Internet of Things appliances, and all cloud control platforms can be controlled to control the Internet of Things appliances, which is convenient for users to use and improve user satisfaction.

Based on the foregoing embodiment, when it is detected that there is no connection with the first cloud control platform within a preset second duration, the restart operation is directly performed to re-establish connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms. In the embodiment of the present invention, the working state of the first cloud control platform may be queried through other connected cloud control platforms, and the corresponding processing manner is determined according to the working state of the first cloud control platform. Specifically described in conjunction with Figure 5:

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of another offline recovery method of an Internet of Things home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the offline recovery method of the Internet of Things home appliance includes the following steps:

Step 410: Register a user account by using an application client corresponding to each of the plurality of cloud control platforms.

Step 420: Log in to the control page of the application client by using a user account.

Specifically, the network is activated by registering the user account corresponding to the application client corresponding to the plurality of cloud control platforms, and the activated plurality of cloud control platforms can be simultaneously connected after the activation, that is, the user account can be used to log in to the control page of the application client to implement control. The same IoT home appliance.

It can be understood that the networking module can be registered to activate a cloud control platform, two cloud control platforms, or multiple cloud control platforms, etc., and the application client corresponding to the cloud control platform can register a user account to activate the corresponding one according to actual application requirements. Cloud control platform.

Step 430: Establish a connection with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset connection protocol corresponding to multiple cloud control platforms, and maintain a heartbeat connection with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset period.

Step 440: When it is detected that the heartbeat connection is disconnected from the first cloud control platform, and the connection is not restored within the preset first duration, the connection request is sent to the first cloud control platform.

It should be noted that the description of the steps S110-S120 corresponds to the above-mentioned steps S430-S440, and therefore the description of the steps S110-S120 is referred to the description of the above steps S430-S440, and details are not described herein again.

Step 450: If it is detected that there is no connection with the first cloud control platform within a preset second duration, send a networking failure message carrying the first cloud control platform identifier to the second cloud control platform that maintains the heartbeat connection, for the first The second cloud control platform sends a work status query request to the first cloud control platform according to the first cloud control platform identifier.

Specifically, after the connection to the first cloud control platform is not restored within the preset second duration, the heartbeat connection can be maintained. The second cloud control platform sends a network failure message carrying the identifier of the first cloud control platform. The second cloud control platform may be any cloud control platform that is connected to the heartbeat and can be selected according to actual application requirements.

It can be understood that the cloud control platform can directly send and receive data to each other by interacting directly. Data transmission between the cloud control platforms can be performed by means of wireless communication or the like.

The first cloud control platform identifier may be a form that can uniquely identify the first cloud control platform, such as a string of characters.

After the second cloud control platform receives the networking failure message carrying the identifier of the first cloud control platform, the first cloud control platform identifier is obtained by parsing the failure information, and the work is sent to the corresponding first cloud control platform. Status query request. The working state can be understood as whether the first cloud control platform is normally connected.

Step 460: Receive an operating state of the first cloud control platform fed back by the second cloud control platform.

Step 470: If it is known that the first cloud control platform works normally according to the working state, the restart operation is performed to re-establish connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms.

Step 480: If it is known that the first cloud control platform works abnormally according to the working state, continue to send a connection request to the first cloud control platform.

Specifically, after the second cloud control platform sends the working status query request to the corresponding first cloud control platform, the first cloud control platform may be received to work normally, abnormally, and no feedback is received.

Further, when the first cloud control platform is working according to the working state, the restart operation is performed to re-establish connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms.

Further, when it is known that the first cloud control platform works abnormally according to the working state, the connection request is continuously sent to the first cloud control platform. Wherein, receiving the first cloud control platform to work abnormally and not receiving any feedback determines that the first cloud control platform works abnormally.

For the above-mentioned process in the field, the following two cloud control platforms (A manufacturer cloud control platform and B manufacturer cloud control platform) and three cloud control platforms (A manufacturer cloud control platform, B manufacturer) are combined with FIG. 6 and FIG. The cloud control platform and the C manufacturer cloud control platform are exemplified as follows:

FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart diagram of another method for disconnecting a broken line of two cloud control platforms according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6 , the two cloud control platform disconnection reconnection methods include the following steps:

Specifically, the Internet of Things appliance networking module registers to activate two cloud control platforms. The Internet of Things home appliance networking module is connected to the A and B manufacturer cloud control platforms (step 510). At some time, the IoT home appliance device networking module and the B manufacturer cloud control platform have a heartbeat connection more than T1 time (step 510), and the A manufacturer cloud control platform is connected normally, representing the Internet of Things home appliance device networking module and B manufacturer cloud control. The platform lost contact. At this time, the IoT home appliance device networking module has been trying to connect to the B manufacturer cloud control platform. If the home appliance is normally connected to the B manufacturer cloud control platform in T2, it will not be processed.

Further, if the home appliance is not connected to the B manufacturer cloud control platform in the T2 time, the Internet of Things appliance networking module sends the B manufacturer cloud control platform networking failure information to the A manufacturer cloud control platform (step 530 to step 540). A manufacturer cloud control platform sends a query B manufacturer cloud control platform whether the normal command to the B manufacturer cloud control platform, if the B manufacturer cloud control platform returns to the A manufacturer cloud control platform for the B manufacturer cloud control platform abnormal or does not return information, then the representative The B manufacturer's cloud control platform is abnormal, and the Internet of Things home appliance networking module continues to connect to the B manufacturer cloud control platform until the B manufacturer cloud control platform resumes normal connection (steps 550 to 560).

Further, if the B manufacturer cloud control platform returns to normal, the A manufacturer cloud control platform feeds back the normal information of the B manufacturer cloud control platform to the Internet of Things appliance networking module, representing the abnormality of the Internet of Things appliance networking module, and the Internet of Things appliance networking. The module performs a software reset and restarts, and then re-networks and connects the A and B manufacturers cloud control platforms (steps 570 to 580).

FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of another method for reconnecting a broken line of three cloud control platforms according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 7:

Specifically, the Internet of Things appliance networking module registers to activate three cloud control platforms. The Internet of Things appliance networking module is connected to the A, B, and C manufacturer cloud control platforms (step 610). At some time, the IoT home appliance device networking module and the B manufacturer cloud control platform have a heartbeat connection more than T1 time (step 620), and the A manufacturer cloud control platform and the C manufacturer cloud control platform are connected normally, representing the Internet of Things (IoT) home appliances. The module lost contact with the B manufacturer cloud control platform. At this time, the IoT home appliance device networking module has been trying to connect to the B manufacturer cloud control platform. If in the T2 time, the IoT home appliance networking module is normally connected to the B manufacturer cloud control platform, it will not be processed.

Further, if the home appliance is not connected to the B manufacturer cloud control platform in the T2 time, the IoT home appliance device networking module sends the B manufacturer cloud control platform networking failure information to any other platform (for example: A manufacturer cloud control platform or C manufacturer cloud control platform), A manufacturer cloud control platform sends a query B manufacturer cloud control platform whether the normal command to the B manufacturer cloud control platform (step 630 to step 640).

Further, if the B manufacturer cloud control platform returns to the A manufacturer cloud control platform for the B manufacturer cloud control platform abnormal information or does not return information, the representative B manufacturer cloud control platform is abnormal, the Internet of Things home appliance device networking module continues to connect the B manufacturer cloud control Platform until B manufacturer cloud control platform recovery. (Step 650 to Step 660).

Further, if the B manufacturer cloud control platform returns normal information, the A manufacturer cloud control platform feeds back the normal information of the B manufacturer cloud control platform to the Internet of Things home appliance device networking module, representing the Internet of Things home appliance device networking module abnormality, the Internet of Things home appliance device The networking module performs a software reset and restarts, and then re-networks and connects the A, B, and C manufacturers cloud control platforms (steps 670 to 680).

In summary, the offline recovery method of the Internet of Things home appliance in the embodiment of the present invention firstly registers a user account with an application client corresponding to multiple cloud control platforms, and logs in to the control page of the application client through the user account, and then according to the preset. The connection protocol corresponding to the plurality of cloud control platforms respectively establishes a connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms, according to the preset The cycle maintains a heartbeat connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms, and then sends a connection request to the first cloud control platform when the heartbeat connection is disconnected from the first cloud control platform, and the connection is not restored within the preset first time period. And sending a network failure message carrying the first cloud control platform identifier to the second cloud control platform that maintains the heartbeat connection when detecting that the connection is not restored with the first cloud control platform within a preset second duration, for the second The cloud control platform sends a working state query request to the first cloud control platform according to the first cloud control platform identifier, and finally receives the working state of the first cloud control platform fed back by the second cloud control platform, and learns the first cloud control platform according to the working state. When the work is normal, the restart operation is re-established with the plurality of cloud control platforms, and when the first cloud control platform works abnormally according to the working state, the connection request is continuously sent to the first cloud control platform. Therefore, the other cloud control platform that maintains the heartbeat connection checks whether the offline cloud control platform is normal, performs software reset and restart on the networking module at normal time, and then reconnects to the cloud control platform to realize offline network control platform re-networking to ensure all clouds. The control platform can control the Internet of Things appliances, which is convenient for users to use and improve user satisfaction.

In order to implement the above embodiments, the present invention also proposes a networking module.

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a networking module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the networking module includes a connection unit 810, a first transmission unit 820, and a processing unit 830.

The connection unit 810 is configured to establish a connection with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset connection protocol corresponding to multiple cloud control platforms, and maintain a heartbeat connection with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset period.

The first sending unit 820 is configured to send a connection request to the first cloud control platform when detecting that the heartbeat connection is disconnected from the first cloud control platform, and the connection is not restored within the preset first duration.

The processing unit 830 is configured to: if it is detected that the connection is not restored with the first cloud control platform within the preset second duration, perform a restart operation to re-establish connection with the multiple cloud control platforms.

In an embodiment of the invention, the networking module may include a Wi-Fi module, a Bluetooth module, and an NFC module.

It should be noted that the foregoing description of the embodiment of the offline recovery method for the Internet of Things (ICI) is also applicable to the networking module in this implementation, and details are not described herein again.

In summary, the networking module of the embodiment of the present invention is configured according to a preset connection corresponding to multiple cloud control platforms. The protocol establishes a connection with multiple cloud control platforms, and maintains a heartbeat connection with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset period, and then detects a disconnected heartbeat connection with the first cloud control platform, and is at a preset first duration. When the connection is not restored, the connection request is sent to the first cloud control platform, and finally, when it is detected that the connection is not restored with the first cloud control platform within the preset second duration, the restart operation is re-established with the plurality of cloud control platforms. Therefore, one or more cloud control platforms are prevented from being unable to control the Internet of Things appliances, and all cloud control platforms can be controlled to control the Internet of Things appliances, which is convenient for users to use and improve user satisfaction.

In order to clearly illustrate the previous embodiment, this embodiment provides another networking module.

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another networking module according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, on the basis of the previous embodiment, the networking module further includes: a second sending unit 840, a receiving unit 850, and a third sending unit 860.

The second sending unit 840 is configured to send, to the second cloud control platform that maintains the heartbeat connection, a networking failure message that carries the identifier of the first cloud control platform, where the second cloud control platform sends the identifier to the first cloud according to the first cloud control platform identifier. The control platform sends a work status query request.

The receiving unit 850 is configured to receive an operating state of the first cloud control platform fed back by the second cloud control platform.

The processing unit 830 is configured to perform a restart operation when detecting that the first cloud control platform is not working properly after the preset second time duration is restored, and when the first cloud control platform is working according to the working state. Multiple cloud control platforms re-establish connections.

The third sending unit 860 is configured to continue to send a connection request to the first cloud control platform if the first cloud control platform works abnormally according to the working state.

Further, in a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of the present invention, the networking module further includes: a registration unit 870 and a login unit 880.

The registration unit 870 is configured to register a user account by using an application client corresponding to each of the plurality of cloud control platforms.

The login unit 880 is configured to log in to the control page of the application client by using a user account.

In summary, the networking module of the embodiment of the present invention first registers a user account by using an application client corresponding to multiple cloud control platforms, and logs in to the control page of the application client through the user account, and then according to the preset and multiple clouds. The connection protocol corresponding to the control platform is respectively connected with the plurality of cloud control platforms, and the heartbeat connection is maintained with the plurality of cloud control platforms according to the preset period, and then the heartbeat connection is disconnected from the first cloud control platform, and the Sending a connection request to the first cloud control platform when the connection is not restored within the first duration, and detecting to the second cloud that maintains the heartbeat connection when there is no connection with the first cloud control platform within the preset second duration The control platform sends a network failure message carrying the identifier of the first cloud control platform, so that the second cloud control platform sends a work status query request to the first cloud control platform according to the first cloud control platform identifier, and finally receives the feedback from the second cloud control platform. The working state of the first cloud control platform, When the first cloud control platform is working properly according to the working state, the restart operation is re-established with the plurality of cloud control platforms, and the connection request is sent to the first cloud control platform when the first cloud control platform is abnormal according to the working state. Therefore, the other cloud control platform that maintains the heartbeat connection checks whether the offline cloud control platform is normal, performs software reset and restart on the networking module at normal time, and then reconnects to the cloud control platform to realize offline network control platform re-networking to ensure all clouds. The control platform can control the Internet of Things appliances, which is convenient for users to use and improve user satisfaction.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides an Internet of Things home appliance, comprising: one or more processors; a memory; one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory when the one is Or when the plurality of processors are executed, the offline recovery method of the Internet of Things home appliance of the first aspect of the present invention is executed.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a non-volatile computer storage medium, where the computer storage medium stores one or more programs, when the one or more programs are executed by one device, causing the device to execute the present The offline recovery method of the Internet of Things home appliance of the first aspect of the invention.

In the description of the present specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" and the like means a specific feature described in connection with the embodiment or example. A structure, material or feature is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In the present specification, the schematic representation of the above terms is not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. In addition, various embodiments or examples described in the specification, as well as features of various embodiments or examples, may be combined and combined.

Moreover, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defining "first" or "second" may include at least one of the features, either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "a plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.

Any process or method description in the flowcharts or otherwise described herein may be understood to represent a module, segment or portion of code comprising one or more executable instructions for implementing the steps of a custom logic function or process. And the scope of the preferred embodiments of the invention includes additional implementations, in which the functions may be performed in a substantially simultaneous manner or in an opposite order depending on the functions involved, in the order shown or discussed. It will be understood by those skilled in the art to which the embodiments of the present invention pertain.

It should be understood that portions of the invention may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware or a combination thereof. In the above-described embodiments, multiple steps or methods may be implemented in software or firmware stored in a memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if implemented in hardware and in another embodiment, it can be implemented by any one or combination of the following techniques well known in the art: discrete with logic gates for implementing logic functions on data signals Logic circuits, application specific integrated circuits with suitable combinational logic gates, programmable gate arrays (PGAs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and the like.

One of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the steps carried by the method of implementing the above embodiments can be completed by a program to instruct related hardware, and the program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. When executed, one or a combination of the steps of the method embodiments is included.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing module, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one module. The above integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional modules. The integrated modules, if implemented in the form of software functional modules and sold or used as stand-alone products, may also be stored in a computer readable storage medium.

The above mentioned storage medium may be a read only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk or the like. Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it is understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. The embodiments are subject to variations, modifications, substitutions and variations.

Claims

An offline recovery method for an Internet of Things appliance is characterized in that the method is applied to a networking module in the Internet of Things appliance, and the method comprises the following steps:

Establishing a connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms according to a preset connection protocol corresponding to the multiple cloud control platforms, and maintaining a heartbeat connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms according to a preset period;

Sending a connection request to the first cloud control platform when detecting a disconnected heartbeat connection with the first cloud control platform and not restoring the connection within a preset first duration;

If it is detected that the connection is not restored with the first cloud control platform within a preset second duration, performing a restart operation to re-establish a connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms.
The method of claim 1, further comprising: before the resuming operation is re-established with the plurality of cloud control platforms, the method further comprising:

Sending, by the second cloud control platform that maintains the heartbeat connection, a networking failure message carrying the identifier of the first cloud control platform, where the second cloud control platform controls the first cloud control platform according to the first cloud control platform identifier The platform sends a work status query request;

Receiving an operation state of the first cloud control platform fed back by the second cloud control platform;

Re-establishing the connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms by performing the restart operation, including:

If it is known that the first cloud control platform is working properly according to the working state, performing a restart operation to re-establish a connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: after receiving the working state of the first cloud control platform fed back by the second cloud control platform, further comprising:

And if it is known that the first cloud control platform works abnormally according to the working state, continuing to send a connection request to the first cloud control platform.
The method according to any one of claims 1-3, further comprising: before establishing a connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms according to a preset connection protocol corresponding to the plurality of cloud control platforms, :

Registering a user account with an application client corresponding to each of the plurality of cloud control platforms;

Log in to the control page of the application client by using the user account.
The method of any of claims 1-4, wherein the networking module comprises:

Wi-Fi module, Bluetooth module, and NFC module.
A networking module, comprising:

a connection unit, configured to establish a connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms according to a preset connection protocol corresponding to the multiple cloud control platforms, and maintain a heartbeat connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms according to a preset period;

a first sending unit, configured to send a connection request to the first cloud control platform when detecting that the heartbeat connection is disconnected from the first cloud control platform, and the connection is not restored within a preset first duration;

The processing unit is configured to: if it is detected that the connection is not restored with the first cloud control platform within a preset second duration, perform a restart operation to re-establish a connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms.
The networking module of claim 6 further comprising:

a second sending unit, configured to send, to the second cloud control platform that maintains the heartbeat connection, a networking failure message that carries the identifier of the first cloud control platform, where the second cloud control platform is configured according to the first cloud control platform identifier Sending a work status query request to the first cloud control platform;

a receiving unit, configured to receive an operating state of the first cloud control platform fed back by the second cloud control platform;

The processing unit is used to:

After detecting that the connection is not restored with the first cloud control platform within a preset second duration, and when it is learned that the first cloud control platform is working normally according to the working state, performing a restart operation and the multiple The cloud control platform re-establishes the connection.
The networking module of claim 6 or claim 7, further comprising:

And a third sending unit, configured to: if the first cloud control platform works abnormally according to the working state, continue to send a connection request to the first cloud control platform.
The networking module of any of claims 6-8, further comprising:

a registration unit, configured to register a user account by using an application client corresponding to each of the plurality of cloud control platforms;

The login unit is configured to log in to the control page of the application client by using the user account.
The networking module of any of claims 6-9, wherein the networking module comprises:

Wi-Fi module, Bluetooth module, and NFC module.
An Internet of Things appliance, including:

One or more processors;

Memory

One or more programs, the one or more programs being stored in the memory, and when executed by the one or more processors, performing the following steps:

Establishing a connection with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset connection protocol corresponding to multiple cloud control platforms, and maintaining a heartbeat connection with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset period;

Sending a connection request to the first cloud control platform when detecting a disconnected heartbeat connection with the first cloud control platform and not restoring the connection within a preset first duration;

If it is detected that the connection is not restored with the first cloud control platform within the preset second time period, the restart operation is performed to re-establish connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms.
A non-volatile computer storage medium storing one or more programs, when the one or more programs are executed by a device, causing the device to perform the following steps:

Establishing a connection with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset connection protocol corresponding to multiple cloud control platforms, and maintaining a heartbeat connection with multiple cloud control platforms according to a preset period;

Sending a connection request to the first cloud control platform when detecting a disconnected heartbeat connection with the first cloud control platform and not restoring the connection within a preset first duration;

If it is detected that the connection is not restored with the first cloud control platform within the preset second time period, the restart operation is performed to re-establish connection with the plurality of cloud control platforms.