WO2020077808A1 - Device control method and apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A device control method and apparatus. The device control method comprises: obtaining environmental parameters (101); determining whether the current environment meets a preset environmental comfort index according to the environmental parameters (102); if not, determining a target environmental parameter that needs to be adjusted (103); and controlling a device capable of adjusting the target environmental parameter (104). According to the device control method, automatic control can be performed on the basis of various environmental parameters, and when the environment is not comfortable enough, which parameter needs to be adjusted can be automatically identified and a corresponding device is automatically controlled to adjust the corresponding parameter; intelligent control of multiple objects is implemented, and the indoor environment is more comprehensively regulated.

Description

Equipment control method and device

This application requires the priority of the Chinese patent application filed on October 15, 2018 with the Chinese Patent Office, application number 201811201808.0, and the invention titled "equipment control method and device", the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference in this application.

Technical field

This application relates to the field of smart home technology, in particular to a device control method and device.

Background technique

With the development of people's living standards, there are more and more types and functions of home appliances, and people pay more and more attention to health. However, when the environment changes, the user does not know how to change the environment quality in order to make the human body feel most comfortable and healthy.

In the related art, some devices can realize automatic control based on air detection, but the single control object cannot comprehensively manage the air quality and environmental comfort of the home, and the ability to adjust the environment is weak. Therefore, there is a need for an automatic control device that can detect indoor air quality and automatically adjust the indoor environment according to changes in the environment to provide users with a healthy and comfortable living environment.

Summary of the invention

In order to overcome the problems in the related art at least to some extent, the present application provides a device control method and device.

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present application, a device control method is provided, including:

Get environmental parameters;

Judging whether the current environment meets the preset environmental comfort index according to the environmental parameters;

When not satisfied, determine the target environmental parameters to be adjusted;

Control equipment that can adjust target environmental parameters.

Further, the environmental parameters include at least one of the following items: thermal sensation parameters and air quality parameters.

Further, the thermal sensory parameters include: temperature, and / or humidity.

Further, if the environmental parameter includes a thermal sensation parameter, the judging whether the current environment meets a preset environmental comfort index according to the environmental parameter includes:

Substituting the thermal sensation parameter into the human comfort calculation formula to obtain the current comfort level corresponding to the current environment;

Determine whether the current environment meets the preset environment comfort index according to the current comfort level.

Further, the judging whether the current environment meets the preset environment comfort index according to the current comfort level includes:

Obtain the comfort zone corresponding to this area;

If the current comfort level does not fall within the comfort zone corresponding to this area, it is determined that the index is not met.

Further, the obtaining the comfort zone corresponding to the area includes:

Get positioning information;

Obtain the comfort zone corresponding to this area from the server according to the positioning information.

Further, the acquiring the comfort zone corresponding to the area from the server according to the positioning information includes:

Obtain the calculation formula of the comfort zone corresponding to this area from the server;

Calculate the initial comfort zone according to the calculation formula;

Obtain real-time user data of this area from the server;

Modify the initial comfort interval based on real-time user data to obtain the actual comfort interval;

Determine the actual comfort zone as the comfort zone corresponding to this area.

Further, the determination of the target environmental parameter to be adjusted includes:

If the current comfort level does not fall within the comfort zone corresponding to this area, the target environment parameter includes a thermal sensation parameter.

Further, the air quality parameter includes at least one of the following items: PM2.5 concentration, formaldehyde concentration, and CO ₂ concentration.

Further, if the environmental parameters include air quality parameters, the judging whether the current environment meets the preset environmental comfort index according to the environmental parameters includes:

Read preset air quality standards;

Determine whether the air quality parameters meet the air quality standards;

If not, it is determined that the preset environmental comfort index is not met.

Further, the determination of the target environmental parameter to be adjusted includes:

If the air quality parameter does not meet the air quality standard, the target environmental parameter includes the air quality parameter.

Further, the controlling the device capable of adjusting the target environmental parameters includes:

Select the target device that can adjust the target parameters from the associated devices;

Formulate control strategies based on target environmental parameters;

Send control instructions to the target device according to the control strategy.

Further, the associated device is other home appliance devices associated with itself, and the method further includes:

Receiving an instruction sent by the user terminal, and constructing an association relationship between itself and the household appliance according to the instruction;

The associated device is determined according to the associated relationship.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present application, a device control apparatus is provided, including:

Acquisition module for acquiring environmental parameters;

The judgment module is used to judge whether the current environment meets the preset environment comfort index according to the environment parameter;

The determination module is used to determine the target environmental parameter to be adjusted when the preset environmental comfort index is not met;

The control module is used to control equipment that can adjust the target environmental parameters.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present application, an intelligent device is provided, including:

Memory, used to store executable computer programs;

The controller is used to execute the program stored in the memory to perform any method as described above.

Further, the smart device further includes: a thermal sensory parameter detection device, and / or an air detection device.

Further, the thermal sensory parameter detection device includes: a temperature sensor, and / or a humidity sensor.

Further, the air detection device includes: a PM2.5 concentration, a formaldehyde concentration, and / or a CO ₂ concentration sensor.

Further, the smart device further includes:

The wireless communication module is used to transmit control instructions to smart appliances to control the operation of smart appliances.

The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application may include the following beneficial effects:

The method of the present application can be automatically controlled based on a variety of environmental parameters. When the environment is not comfortable enough, it can automatically distinguish which parameter needs to be adjusted and automatically control the corresponding equipment to adjust the parameter. The application can realize intelligent control of multiple objects and regulate indoor environment conditions more comprehensively.

It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and do not limit the present application.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

The drawings herein are incorporated into the specification and constitute a part of the specification, show embodiments consistent with the application, and are used to explain the principles of the application together with the specification.

Fig. 1 is a flow chart of a method for controlling a device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a control flow chart according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart showing a network update according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a circuit block diagram of a device control device according to an exemplary embodiment.

detailed description

Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail here, examples of which are shown in the drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numerals in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with this application. Rather, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the application as detailed in the appended claims.

Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a device control method according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in the figure, the method includes the following steps:

Step 101: Obtain environmental parameters;

Step 102: Determine whether the current environment meets the preset environmental comfort index according to the environmental parameters;

Step 103: When not satisfied, determine the target environmental parameters to be adjusted;

Step 104: Control the equipment capable of adjusting the target environmental parameters.

The method of the present application can be automatically controlled based on various environmental parameters. When the environment is not comfortable enough, it can automatically distinguish which parameter needs to be adjusted and automatically control the corresponding equipment to adjust the parameter. The application can realize intelligent control of multiple objects and regulate indoor environment conditions more comprehensively.

The method of the present application can be applied to air detection equipment. After detecting environmental parameters, the air detection equipment formulates corresponding control strategies and then sends control instructions to control other household electrical appliances.

In some embodiments, the environmental parameters include at least one of the following items: thermal sensation parameters and air quality parameters.

In some embodiments, the thermal sensory parameters include: temperature, and / or humidity.

As shown in Figure 2, using the human comfort calculation formula (national standard), when the PMV (Predicted Mean Vote) is in the range of (-1, 1), we judge that the user is in a comfortable environment. The air detection device detects the current temperature, humidity and other parameters and calculates the current PMV value. When the comfort zone (-1, 1) is not satisfied, the user is considered uncomfortable in the current environment and the environment needs to be adjusted.

In some embodiments, if the environmental parameter includes a thermal sensation parameter, the judging whether the current environment meets a preset environmental comfort index according to the environmental parameter includes:

Substituting the thermal sensation parameter into the human comfort calculation formula to obtain the current comfort level corresponding to the current environment;

Determine whether the current environment meets the preset environment comfort index according to the current comfort level.

As shown in Figure 3, the server collects air-conditioning usage data in different areas, and 80% of the users in the area set parameters, which defaults to the user's local comfort requirements. By substituting the thermal comfort formula, the difference between the local PMV and the standard PMV is calculated to update the PMV formula, that is, PMV actual = PMV standard + difference. Therefore, the actual PMV comfort interval is (-1 + difference, 1 + difference), the comfort interval is stored in the server, and the regional comfort requirement parameter table is established.

The server acquires data of various regions in real time and establishes a data storage and analysis center. Through the updated regional comfort requirement parameter table, the comfort zone is recalculated.

After the air detection equipment is connected to the network, it requests the latest data from the server, and uses this data to calculate the interval to which the environmental parameters should be regulated using PID, so as to formulate a control strategy. For example, the current temperature is 29 ° C and the humidity is 90%, and it is calculated that the user needs to adjust the temperature to 27 ° C and the humidity to 70% to feel comfortable. To achieve this goal, first check the temperature and humidity of the equipment associated with it. Known devices that can regulate temperature and humidity include air conditioners, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, and new fans. Suppose it is detected that the user's home only has air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and humidifiers. In order to quickly achieve the cooling effect, the plan should be to turn on the air conditioner first to achieve the effect of reducing the ambient temperature, and then turn on the dehumidifier to reduce the humidity. Turning on the air conditioner will also affect the environmental humidity. Therefore, it is necessary to detect the environmental parameters in real time, and once the target is met, turn off the related equipment.

In some embodiments, the judging whether the current environment meets the preset environment comfort index according to the current comfort level includes:

Obtain the comfort zone corresponding to this area;

If the current comfort level does not fall within the comfort zone corresponding to this area, it is determined that the index is not met.

In some embodiments, the obtaining the comfort zone corresponding to the area includes:

Get positioning information;

Obtain the comfort zone corresponding to this area from the server according to the positioning information.

In some embodiments, the acquiring the comfort zone corresponding to the area from the server according to the positioning information includes:

Obtain the calculation formula of the comfort zone corresponding to this area from the server;

Calculate the initial comfort zone according to the calculation formula;

Obtain real-time user data of this area from the server;

Modify the initial comfort interval based on real-time user data to obtain the actual comfort interval;

Determine the actual comfort zone as the comfort zone corresponding to this area.

After formulating the control strategy, the air detection device assembles the control commands according to the control logic, and uses the communication key of the target home appliance to be controlled to encrypt the data and send it to the network through WiFi.

After the corresponding home appliance receives the control command, it executes the action.

The air detection device detects the environmental parameters in real time, and once the calculated PMV meets the human comfort requirements, it issues a command to control the home appliance to stop running or return to the previous operating state.

In the APP's message window, print the control log to inform the user that automatic control has been performed, making the indoor environment comfortable. Prompt information such as "XX hour XX minute XX seconds, detection of indoor temperature XX, humidity XX, has automatically turned on XX equipment for you, the current ambient temperature and humidity have reached the most comfortable." Users can learn about the operation of home devices through the message window.

For the adjustment methods of PM2.5, formaldehyde, CO2, etc., it is necessary to refer to the standards of various test parameters, such as: the index level corresponding to the average daily concentration of PM2.5, "Code for Indoor Environmental Pollution Control of Civil Buildings", "Indoor Air Quality Standards "," Code for Residential Design "(GB50096-2011), etc.

When the data of environmental parameters exceeds the standard and affects the human body, it is necessary to judge the equipment in the family that can adjust the parameters beyond the standard through the air detection equipment and control the equipment to be turned on. At the same time, the indicator is detected in real time. When the indicator reaches above the good level, the air detection device issues a command to control the device to shut down.

In some embodiments, the determination of the target environmental parameter to be adjusted includes:

If the current comfort level does not fall within the comfort zone corresponding to this area, the target environment parameter includes a thermal sensation parameter.

In some embodiments, the air quality parameter includes at least one of the following items: PM2.5 concentration, formaldehyde concentration, and CO ₂ concentration.

In some embodiments, if the environmental parameter includes an air quality parameter, the judging whether the current environment meets a preset environmental comfort index according to the environmental parameter includes:

Read preset air quality standards;

Determine whether the air quality parameters meet the air quality standards;

If not, it is determined that the preset environmental comfort index is not met.

In some embodiments, the determination of the target environmental parameter to be adjusted includes:

If the air quality parameter does not meet the air quality standard, the target environmental parameter includes the air quality parameter.

In some embodiments, the controlling the device capable of adjusting the target environmental parameters includes:

Select the target device that can adjust the target parameters from the associated devices;

Formulate control strategies based on target environmental parameters;

Send control instructions to the target device according to the control strategy.

In the method of the present application, all household electrical appliances and the air detection device as the control center support WiFi, and can be controlled by the same mobile phone APP. APP serves as a visual entrance. Users use the APP to create rooms, associate devices in the same active area, and send the communication keys of each device to the air detection device, so that the air detection device can communicate with other household appliances.

First, users use APP to distribute air detection devices and other home appliances to the router network. Then, use the APP to create a room, and change the room name to bedroom, living room, etc., keeping it consistent with the actual situation of the family; put the equipment in the same area into a room, for example: the air detection device and the air conditioner 1, the dehumidifier is located in the same One area is put into the same room. Finally, the APP sends all the equipment information in the room to the air detection device, and synchronously issues the communication key of each device; the air detection device obtains the information and communication key of the related equipment, and can communicate with other household appliances.

In some embodiments, the associated device is other home appliance devices associated with itself, and the method further includes:

Receiving an instruction sent by the user terminal, and constructing an association relationship between itself and the household appliance according to the instruction;

The associated device is determined according to the associated relationship.

In summary, this application establishes the relationship between the air detection device and other household appliances through the APP, and detects the air quality in real time. Based on the air quality, it judges that it does not meet the human comfort requirements, and automatically controls the household appliances to provide users with a healthy and comfortable Home environment.

Fig. 4 is a circuit block diagram of a device control device according to an exemplary embodiment. 4, the device includes an acquisition module 401, a determination module 402, a determination module 403, and a control module 404.

The obtaining module 401 is used to obtain environmental parameters;

The judgment module 402 is used to judge whether the current environment meets the preset environment comfort index according to the environment parameter;

The determining module 403 is used to determine the target environmental parameter to be adjusted when the preset environmental comfort index is not met;

The control module 404 is used to control devices that can adjust the target environmental parameters.

Regarding the device in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs the operation has been described in detail in the embodiment related to the method, and will not be elaborated here.

This application also provides the following embodiments:

An intelligent device, including:

Memory, used to store executable computer programs;

The controller is used to execute the program stored in the memory to perform any method as described above.

In some embodiments, the smart device further includes: a thermal sensory parameter detection device, and / or an air detection device.

In some embodiments, the thermal sensory parameter detection device includes: a temperature sensor, and / or a humidity sensor.

In some embodiments, the air detection device includes: a PM2.5 concentration, a formaldehyde concentration, and / or a CO ₂ concentration sensor.

In some embodiments, the smart device further includes:

The wireless communication module is used to transmit control instructions to smart appliances to control the operation of smart appliances.

In some embodiments, the smart device may be in the form of a household air quality detection device.

It can be understood that the same or similar parts in the foregoing embodiments may refer to each other, and for the content that is not described in detail in some embodiments, refer to the same or similar content in other embodiments.

It should be noted that, in the description of the present application, the terms “first”, “second”, etc. are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. In addition, in the description of the present application, unless otherwise stated, the meaning of "plurality" refers to at least two.

Any process or method description in a flowchart or otherwise described herein may be understood as representing a module, segment, or portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions for implementing specific logical functions or steps of a process , And the scope of the preferred embodiment of the present application includes additional implementations, in which the functions shown may not be in the order shown or discussed, including performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved. It is understood by those skilled in the art to which the embodiments of the present application belong.

It should be understood that each part of the present application may be implemented by hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. In the above embodiments, multiple steps or methods may be implemented in software or firmware stored in memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if it is implemented by hardware, as in another embodiment, it can be implemented by any one or a combination of the following techniques known in the art: a logic gate circuit for implementing a logic function on a data signal Discrete logic circuits, dedicated integrated circuits with appropriate combinational logic gates, programmable gate arrays (PGA), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), etc.

A person of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the steps carried in the method of the above embodiments can be completed by instructing relevant hardware through a program. The program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When executed, it includes one of the steps of the method embodiment or a combination thereof.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing module, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one module. The above integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or software function modules. If the integrated module is implemented in the form of a software functional module and sold or used as an independent product, it may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium.

The storage medium mentioned above may be a read-only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

In the description of this specification, the description referring to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "examples", "specific examples", or "some examples" means specific features described in conjunction with the embodiment or examples , Structure, material or characteristics are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, the schematic expression of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are exemplary and cannot be understood as limitations to the present application. The embodiments are changed, modified, replaced, and modified.

Claims (19)

1. A device control method, characterized in that it includes:

   Get environmental parameters;

   Judging whether the current environment meets the preset environmental comfort index according to the environmental parameters;

   When not satisfied, determine the target environmental parameters to be adjusted;

   Control equipment that can adjust target environmental parameters.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the environmental parameters include at least one of the following items: thermal sensation parameters and air quality parameters.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the thermal sensation parameter includes: temperature, and / or humidity.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein, if the environmental parameter includes a thermal sensation parameter, the judging whether the current environment meets a preset environmental comfort index according to the environmental parameter includes:

   Substituting the thermal sensation parameter into the human comfort calculation formula to obtain the current comfort level corresponding to the current environment;

   Determine whether the current environment meets the preset environment comfort index according to the current comfort level.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the judging whether the current environment meets the preset environment comfort index according to the current comfort level includes:

   Obtain the comfort zone corresponding to this area;

   If the current comfort level does not fall within the comfort zone corresponding to this area, it is determined that the index is not met.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the acquiring the comfort zone corresponding to the area includes:

   Get positioning information;

   Obtain the comfort zone corresponding to this area from the server according to the positioning information.
7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the acquiring the comfort zone corresponding to the area from the server according to the positioning information includes:

   Obtain the calculation formula of the comfort zone corresponding to this area from the server;

   Calculate the initial comfort zone according to the calculation formula;

   Obtain real-time user data of this area from the server;

   Modify the initial comfort interval based on real-time user data to obtain the actual comfort interval;

   Determine the actual comfort zone as the comfort zone corresponding to this area.
8. The method according to any one of claims 5-7, wherein the determining the target environmental parameter to be adjusted includes:

   If the current comfort level does not fall within the comfort zone corresponding to this area, the target environment parameter includes a thermal sensation parameter.
9. The method according to claim 2, wherein the air quality parameter includes at least one of the following items: PM2.5 concentration, formaldehyde concentration, CO ₂ concentration.
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein, if the environmental parameter includes an air quality parameter, the judging whether the current environment meets a preset environmental comfort index according to the environmental parameter includes:

    Read preset air quality standards;

    Determine whether the air quality parameters meet the air quality standards;

    If not, it is determined that the preset environmental comfort index is not met.
11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the determining the target environment parameter to be adjusted includes:

    If the air quality parameter does not meet the air quality standard, the target environmental parameter includes the air quality parameter.
12. The method according to any one of claims 1-7, 9-11, wherein the controlling the device capable of adjusting the target environmental parameters includes:

    Select the target device that can adjust the target parameters from the associated devices;

    Formulate control strategies based on target environmental parameters;

    Send control instructions to the target device according to the control strategy.
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the associated device is another household appliance device associated with itself, the method further comprising:

    Receiving an instruction sent by the user terminal, and constructing an association relationship between itself and the household appliance according to the instruction;

    The associated device is determined according to the associated relationship.
14. An equipment control device, characterized in that it includes:

    Acquisition module for acquiring environmental parameters;

    The judgment module is used to judge whether the current environment meets the preset environment comfort index according to the environment parameter;

    The determination module is used to determine the target environmental parameter to be adjusted when the preset environmental comfort index is not met;

    The control module is used to control equipment that can adjust the target environmental parameters.
15. An intelligent device, characterized in that it includes:

    Memory, used to store executable computer programs;

    The controller is configured to execute the program stored in the memory to execute the method according to any one of claims 1-12.
16. The smart device according to claim 15, further comprising: a thermal sensory parameter detection device, and / or an air detection device.
17. The smart device according to claim 16, wherein the thermal sensory parameter detection device includes: a temperature sensor, and / or a humidity sensor.
18. The smart device according to claim 16, wherein the air detection device includes: a PM2.5 concentration, a formaldehyde concentration, and / or a CO ₂ concentration sensor.
19. The smart device according to claim 15, further comprising:

    The wireless communication module is used to transmit control instructions to smart appliances to control the operation of smart appliances.

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