WO2022143249A1

WO2022143249A1 - Method for recommending external dispensing module configuration to smart terminal and external dispensing module

Info

Publication number: WO2022143249A1
Application number: PCT/CN2021/139572
Authority: WO
Inventors: 赵阳廷; 刘鹏达; 许升
Original assignee: 青岛海尔洗衣机有限公司; 海尔智家股份有限公司
Priority date: 2020-12-31
Filing date: 2021-12-20
Publication date: 2022-07-07
Also published as: CN114687124A

Abstract

A method for recommending an external dispensing module (200) configuration to a smart terminal (300), comprising: receiving configuration information of the external dispensing module (200); and establishing or updating or canceling, on the basis of acquired configuration information of a laundry treatment apparatus (100) and that of the external dispensing module (200), a correlation between the laundry treatment apparatus (100) and the external dispensing module (200). Also disclosed is the external dispensing module (200).

Description

Intelligent terminal recommended external delivery module configuration method and external delivery module

technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of clothing treatment, and in particular, relates to a configuration method of an intelligent terminal recommended external delivery module and an external delivery module.

Background technique

With the continuous improvement of people's living standards and the continuous improvement of users' needs, clothing processing equipment is becoming more and more intelligent, but now most clothing processing equipment does not have the function of automatic feeding, and needs to rely on manual supplementation of additives, and it is impossible to accurately control the feeding of additives. Although many medium and high-end clothes treatment equipment have built-in dosing modules, which can control the dosing amount of additives according to the weight of the clothes, but usually only detergents and softeners can be placed, and special or high-end clothes cannot be treated in detail, and the capacity It is limited, and users need to manually add detergent or softener frequently, which cannot be truly automatic.

With the continuous development of science and technology, more and more smart home appliances have entered people's daily life, especially the use of mobile phones, PDAs and other smart terminals to control clothing processing equipment, which are quietly changing people's daily life and improving people's life. quality, and how to use an intelligent terminal to control the operation of the clothes treatment equipment and make the clothes treatment equipment have an automatic delivery function has become an urgent problem to be solved.

For example, a Chinese patent discloses a remote configuration method for a washing machine control program. The washing machine control program is installed on the control terminal of the washing machine and communicates with the cloud server. After the configuration information stored in the cloud server is updated or new configuration information is added, Push the configuration information to the corresponding washing machine control program to update the program; the configuration information includes the parameter information required by the control terminal to control the corresponding washing machine, and the intelligent terminal controls the external injection module to inject additives into the clothes treatment equipment, which can realize the clothes treatment equipment. With automatic delivery function.

The present invention has been made in view of this.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a configuration method for an intelligent terminal recommending an external dosing module, so as to realize the purpose of associating the laundry treatment equipment with the external dosing module and intelligently controlling the additive dosing.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the basic conception of the technical scheme adopted in the present invention is:

A method for configuring an external delivery module recommended by an intelligent terminal, comprising:

The external delivery module enters the network configuration mode;

Receive the configuration information of the external delivery module;

Based on the acquired configuration information of the clothes processing device and the external delivery module, the association relationship between the clothes processing device and the external delivery module is established, updated or cancelled.

Further, the intelligent terminal includes a server end and a mobile terminal, and the server end and the mobile terminal are connected in communication; a clothing processing control App is installed on the mobile terminal, and the configuration information of the external delivery module and the configuration information of the clothing processing equipment are related to the App account information. The link is stored on the server side.

Further, after receiving the configuration information of the external delivery module, the method further includes:

The mobile terminal reports the acquired configuration information of the external delivery module to the server;

The server side obtains the configuration information of the clothing processing device associated with the App account information.

Further, before receiving the configuration information of the external delivery module, the method further includes:

The external delivery module enters a network configuration mode, so that the mobile terminal and the external delivery module communicate wirelessly.

Further, establishing the association relationship between the clothes treatment device and the external delivery module includes:

The server side obtains the configuration information of the clothing processing device associated with the App account information;

If there is no associated clothing processing device in the App account information, the server prompts the user through the App that the association between the clothing processing device and the external delivery module fails;

If the App account information is associated with one clothing processing device, the server prompts the user through the App to establish or automatically establish an association between the clothing processing device and the external delivery module;

If the App account information is associated with multiple clothes treatment devices, the server prompts the user through the App to manually select or recommends to the user clothes treatment devices associated with the external delivery module.

Further, the updated association relationship between the clothes treatment device and the external delivery module includes:

If the App obtains the configuration information of the newly added clothes processing device, the App will associate with the newly added clothes processing device, and upload the configuration information of the clothes processing device to the server, and the server will upload the configuration information of the clothes processing device to the server. The information is stored in association with the App account information.

Further, the association relationship between the deregistration of the clothes treatment device and the external delivery module includes:

Choose to cancel the association between the clothes processing device and the external delivery module through the App operation interface, and report the cancellation information of the clothes processing device and the external delivery module to the App account information in association with the App account information, and the server will cancel the clothes processing device and the external delivery module. Set the association relationship of the delivery module.

Further, the association relationship between the deregistration of the clothing treatment device and the external delivery module further includes:

If the associated clothes processing device is deregistered through the App, the association between the clothes treatment device and the external delivery module is synchronously deregistered;

If the App is associated with multiple clothes processing devices, the App will prompt the user to establish a new association between the clothes processing device and the external delivery module before canceling the association between the clothes processing device and the external delivery module.

Further, after the establishment or update or cancellation of the association relationship between the clothes treatment device and the external delivery module, the method further includes:

The intelligent terminal includes a server end and a mobile terminal, and the server end and the mobile terminal are connected in communication;

A clothing processing control App is installed on the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal uploads the establishment, update or cancellation of the association relationship between the clothing processing equipment and the external delivery module to the server side. The server side is based on the configuration information of the clothing processing equipment and the configuration of the external delivery module. The information is stored in association with the App account information.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an external injection module, so as to realize the purpose of automatically injecting additives by the external injection module.

An external delivery module, comprising:

a communication unit, used to communicate with the intelligent terminal;

The detection unit, connected with the communication unit, is used for acquiring configuration information, and transmitting the acquired configuration information to the communication unit.

After adopting the above technical solution, the present invention has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art.

1. In the present invention, the intelligent terminal establishes or updates or cancels the association relationship between the clothes treatment equipment and the external delivery module, and then when executing the clothes processing program, it can quickly determine the additive delivery data according to the clothes processing program, and control the external delivery module to send Additives are added to clothing treatment equipment to achieve intelligent control of the additive delivery process, thereby better washing and protecting clothing, and improving user experience.

2. In the present invention, the App is associated with the newly added clothing processing equipment in time, and pushes the configuration information of the associated clothing processing equipment to the server side, which is conducive to the association between the clothing processing equipment and the external delivery module, and then according to the clothing processing program. , quickly match the external delivery module, determine the additive delivery data, control the external delivery module to deliver the corresponding additives, and simplify the data processing process.

3. In the present invention, the server side stores the configuration information of the clothes processing equipment, the configuration information of the external delivery module and the associated data of the App account information, so as to realize the association and use multiple times, and it is not necessary to complete all operations on the App of the mobile terminal. It avoids causing trouble to users, and at the same time, it avoids that the mobile terminal stores an excessive amount of information, which may cause jamming, which affects the user experience.

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings, as a part of the present invention, are used to provide further understanding of the present invention, and the exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention, but do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and for those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without any creative effort. In the attached image:

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a configuration method for an external delivery module recommended by an intelligent terminal in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for configuring an external delivery module recommended by an intelligent terminal in another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the association between the laundry treatment device and the external delivery module in the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a laundry treatment device associated with App logout in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a connection diagram of an intelligent terminal, a clothes treatment device, and an external delivery module in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a connection diagram of a server side and a mobile terminal, a clothes processing device and an external delivery module in an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure: 100, clothes treatment equipment; 200, external delivery module; 201, communication unit; 202, detection unit; 203, control unit; 204, delivery unit; 300, intelligent terminal; 301, server side; 302, mobile terminal .

It should be noted that these drawings and written descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention in any way, but to illustrate the concept of the present invention to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments.

Detailed ways

In order to make the purposes, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention , but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc. The indicated orientation or positional relationship is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the indicated device or element must have a specific orientation or a specific orientation. construction and operation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "installed", "connected" and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, for example, it may be a fixed connection or a detachable connection Connection, or integral connection; it can be mechanical connection or electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific situations.

Example 1

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 5 , an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for configuring a smart terminal 300 to recommend an external delivery module 200, including the following steps:

Step S1, receiving configuration information of the external delivery module 200;

Step S2, based on the acquired configuration information of the clothes processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200, establish or update or cancel the association relationship between the clothes processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200.

In this embodiment, the configuration information of the laundry treatment device 100 includes at least the type of the laundry treatment device 100 , and/or the laundry treatment programs allowed to run, and/or the types of additives allowed to be dispensed based on different laundry treatment programs.

In this embodiment, the configuration information of the external dosing module 200 includes at least the types of additives covered by the external dosing module 200, and/or the storage locations of the additives, and/or the additive dosing data recommended based on the laundry treatment program .

As shown in FIG. 5 , in this implementation, the smart terminal 300 wirelessly communicates with the clothes processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200 respectively, so that data transmission can be realized between the smart terminal 300 and the clothes processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200 , the data relates to the configuration information of the laundry treatment device 100 and the configuration information of the external dosing module 200, as well as the clothes treatment program and the additive dosing data determined based on the clothes treatment program.

In this embodiment, the smart terminal 300 can be connected to the clothing processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200 through a connection manner of wireless communication such as wifi, bluetooth, infrared, and radio frequency.

In this embodiment, the laundry treatment program includes a main washing program and an additional program, wherein, according to the clothing parameters, the main washing program includes mixed washing, cotton fabric washing, linen fabric washing, silk fabric washing, wool fabric washing, polyester fabric washing, and Down jackets, etc.; according to the working mode, the main washing program includes rinsing, dehydration, and rinsing. According to the function division, additional programs include disinfection, sterilization, steam, self-cleaning, etc.

The types of additives include main lotion and builders, and the main lotion includes various types of detergents; the functional division of builders includes softeners, bleaching agents, disinfectants, flavoring agents, etc.; according to the perspective of acidity and alkalinity , The main lotion or builder includes acidic additives, neutral additives and alkaline additives.

The additive delivery data is related to the clothes treatment attributes such as the type, working mode, clothes parameters, and water inflow amount of the clothes treatment device 100 . Additive attribute information such as different types, ingredients, pH, etc. is suitable for being associated with the laundry treatment attribute information.

In this embodiment, based on the laundry treatment procedure, the load amount, and/or load material, and/or degree of soiling, and/or water intake, and/or water quality, and/or water temperature, and/or water temperature corresponding to this laundry treatment are confirmed. / or running stage; based on the configuration information of the external dosing module 200, confirm the type of additives covered by the external dosing module 200, and/or storage locations, and/or additive dosing data, and/or remaining information; Additive dosing data matching the program and the configuration information of the external dosing module 200 .

Through the above-mentioned configuration method of the external delivery module 200 recommended by the smart terminal 300, the smart terminal 300 establishes, updates or cancels the association relationship between the clothes treatment device 100 and the external delivery module 200, so that when the clothes treatment program is executed, the clothes treatment program can quickly Determine the additive delivery data, and control the external delivery module 200 to deliver additives to the clothing treatment device 100, so as to realize intelligent control of the additive delivery process, thereby better washing and protecting clothing, and improving user experience.

Embodiment 2

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 , this embodiment and the above-mentioned first embodiment are further defined: the intelligent terminal 300 includes a server end 301 and a mobile terminal 302, and the server end 301 and the mobile terminal 302 are connected in communication; There is a clothes processing control App, and the configuration information of the external delivery module 200 , the configuration information of the clothes processing device 100 and the App account information are stored in the server 301 in association with each other.

In this embodiment, the server 301 can obtain the association relationship between the external delivery module 200 and the clothes processing device 100 through the App account information, and then quickly determine the matching external delivery module 200 according to the clothes processing program, without requiring too many users Thinking and selection, avoid causing annoyance to users.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 , in this embodiment, the mobile terminal 302 receives the configuration information of the external delivery module 200, and based on the acquired configuration information of the clothes treatment device 100 and the external delivery module 200, establishes or updates through the App Or cancel the association relationship between the laundry treatment device 100 and the external delivery module 200 .

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 , in this embodiment, step S1, after receiving the configuration information of the external delivery module 200, further includes the following steps:

Step S11, the mobile terminal 302 reports the acquired configuration information of the external delivery module 200 to the server 301;

Step S12, the server end 301 acquires the configuration information of the clothes processing device 100 associated with the App account information.

In this embodiment, the server 301 and the mobile terminal 302 are connected in communication, and the configuration information of the external delivery module 200 is obtained and reported through the App. The user can also perform personalized settings through the App, and the server 301 recommends the clothes processing device 100. There is no need to repeat the settings every time you use it, saving time and reducing the tediousness of operation.

In this embodiment, step S2, after the establishment or update or cancellation of the association relationship between the clothes processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200, the following steps are further included:

Step S3: The mobile terminal 302 uploads to the server 301 the establishment, update or cancellation of the association relationship between the clothes processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200;

Step S4: The server 301 stores the configuration information of the clothes processing device 100, the configuration information of the external delivery module 200 and the App account information in association with each other based on the configuration information of the clothes processing device 100.

In this embodiment, the server 301 stores the configuration information of the clothes processing device 100 , the configuration information of the external delivery module 200 and the associated data of the App account information, so as to realize the association and use multiple times, and it is not necessary to perform all operations on the App of the mobile terminal 302 . The above is completed, so as to avoid causing trouble to the user, and at the same time, to prevent the mobile terminal 302 from storing an excessive amount of information, resulting in a freeze, which affects the user experience.

In this embodiment, in step S4, the server 301 further includes the following steps after associated storage based on the configuration information of the clothing processing device 100, the configuration information of the external delivery module 200 and the App account information:

Step S5, the server 301 acquires the clothes processing program, and determines the additive delivery data based on the clothes processing program and the configuration information of the external delivery module 200 associated with the clothes processing device 100;

In step S6, an injection instruction formed based on the determined additive injection data is issued to the external injection module 200.

In this embodiment, the server 301 can confirm and acquire the type of the clothes treatment device 100 , the clothes treatment programs that are allowed to run, and the types of additives that are allowed to be added based on different clothes treatment programs, based on the clothes treatment program. The configuration information can confirm the type, storage location, and remaining information of the additives that can be injected by the external injection module 200, so that the additive injection data can be determined more accurately and quickly.

Through the configuration method of the external delivery module 200 recommended by the smart terminal 300, the App is associated with the clothes processing device 100 in time, and the configuration information of the associated clothes processing device 100 is pushed to the server 301, which is beneficial to the clothes processing device 100 and the external delivery The modules 200 are associated, and then according to the laundry treatment program, the external dosing module 200 is quickly matched, the additive dosing data is determined, and the external dosing module 200 is controlled to add the corresponding additives, thereby simplifying the data processing process.

Embodiment 3

This embodiment is further limited to the above-mentioned first and second embodiments: the intelligent terminal 300 includes a server end 301 and a mobile terminal 302, and the server end 301 and the mobile terminal 302 are connected in communication; and in step S1, the receiving external delivery Before the configuration information of the module, it also includes the following steps:

In step S0, the external delivery module 200 enters the network configuration mode, so that the mobile terminal 302 and the external delivery module 200 communicate wirelessly.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 6 , in this embodiment, in step S2, the establishing the association relationship between the clothes processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200 includes: the server 301 obtains the configuration of the clothes processing device 100 associated with the App account information information; if the App account information has no associated clothing processing device 100, the server 301 prompts the user through the App that the association between the clothing processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200 fails; if the App account information is associated with one clothing processing device 100, the server The terminal 301 prompts the user to establish or automatically establish an association relationship between the clothes processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200 through the App; if the App account information is associated with multiple clothes processing devices 100, the server 301 prompts the user to manually select or recommend to the user through the App. The laundry treatment apparatus 100 associated with the external delivery module 200 .

Through the above-mentioned smart terminal 300 recommending the configuration method of the external delivery module 200, the server side 301 prompts the user or recommends the user through the App or automatically establishes the association relationship between the clothes processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200, which not only enables the user to experience personalized settings, At the same time, the process of determining the additive injection data is simplified, and the response speed of the external injection module 200 is improved.

Embodiment 4

This embodiment is further limited to the above-mentioned Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2: the smart terminal 300 includes a server end 301 and a mobile terminal 302, and the server end 301 and the mobile terminal 302 are connected in communication; and in step S2, the updating of the clothing treatment equipment The association relationship between 100 and the external delivery module 200 includes: if the App acquires the configuration information of the newly added clothes treatment device 100, the App is associated with the newly added clothes treatment device 100, and the configuration of the clothes treatment device 100 is uploaded. The information is sent to the server end 301, and the server end 301 stores the configuration information of the clothes processing device 100 in association with the App account information.

In this embodiment, if the App account information is associated with multiple clothes processing devices 100 and the association between the external delivery module 200 and the clothes processing device 100 needs to be updated, the external delivery module 200 does not need to re-enter the network configuration mode. The App selects the newly added clothing processing device 100 to be associated with the external delivery module 200, and the mobile terminal 301 reports the configuration information of the newly added clothing processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200 to the server 301, and the server 301 updates the App account The association relationship between the clothes treatment device 100 and the external delivery module 200 under the information.

Through the configuration method of the external delivery module 200 recommended by the smart terminal 300, the App is associated with the newly added clothes processing device 100 in a timely manner, and the configuration of the associated clothes processing device 100 is pushed to the server 301, which is beneficial to the clothes processing device 100 and external devices. It is associated with the placement and delivery module 200, so as to quickly obtain the additive delivery data and improve the responsiveness of the data processing process.

Embodiment 5

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 , this embodiment is further limited to the above-mentioned first and second embodiments: the intelligent terminal 300 includes a server end 301 and a mobile terminal 302, and the server end 301 and the mobile terminal 302 are connected in communication; and Step S2, the deregistration of the association relationship between the clothes treatment device 100 and the external drop-in module 200 includes: selecting and canceling the association between the clothes treatment device 100 and the external drop-in module 200 through the App operation interface, and placing the clothes treatment device 100 with the external drop-in module 200. The logout information of the delivery module 200 is associated with the App account information and reported to the server side 301 , and the server side 301 will release the association between the clothes processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200 .

In this embodiment, the association between the clothing processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200 is cancelled through the App operation interface and reported to the server 301, which can not only reduce the information storage capacity of the mobile terminal 302, but also avoid the paralysis of the mobile terminal 302. Simultaneously, the user's operation process is simplified, and in addition, the storage capacity of the server 301 is prevented from being too large, which affects the processing process of the additive delivery data.

In this embodiment, the association relationship between the deregistration of the clothes processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200 further includes: if the associated clothes processing device 100 is deregistered through the App, the clothes processing device 100 and the external delivery module are simultaneously deregistered. 200 association relationship; if the App is associated with multiple clothes processing devices 100, the user is prompted to establish a new association between the clothes processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200 before canceling the association between the clothes processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200 relation.

Through the above-mentioned configuration method of the external delivery module 200 recommended by the smart terminal 300, when the associated clothing processing device 100 is deregistered through the App, the association relationship between the clothing processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200 is simultaneously cancelled, which can simplify the operation process and prevent residual data. Garbage affects the running speed of the App, and prompts the user to establish a new association between the laundry processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200, so as to facilitate the user to quickly perform laundry processing procedures.

Embodiment 6

As shown in FIG. 5 , an embodiment of the present invention provides an external delivery module 200, including: a communication unit 201, which is used to communicate and connect with the smart terminal 300; information, and transmit the acquired configuration information to the communication unit 201 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , in this embodiment, the smart terminal 300 acquires the clothes treatment program, and determines the additive delivery data based on the clothes treatment program and the association between the clothes treatment device 100 and the external delivery module 200 , and the communication unit 201 is further configured to receive The intelligent terminal 300 issues an injection instruction based on the determined additive injection data. The external injection module 200 further includes a control unit 203 connected to the communication unit 201 for acquiring the injection instruction received by the communication unit 201 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , in this embodiment, the external dosing module 200 further includes a plurality of dosing units 204 connected to the control unit 203 for receiving dosing instructions transmitted by the control unit 203 to control the dosing of additives. The injection unit 204 includes an installation tank and a pump. The installation tank is used to install a liquid storage box for storing the additive, a pump for extracting the additive and an injection water circuit for injecting the additive. The liquid storage box has a storage chamber for storing the additive, and the injection water circuit It has a water inlet, a material inlet, and a liquid outlet.

In this embodiment, the feeding port of the injection water channel is communicated with the storage chamber through a pump, so as to suck the additive from the storage chamber into the injection water channel. The water inlet of the feeding waterway is connected with the water source in the user's home, and is used for the water to enter the feeding waterway to flush and dilute the additives. The liquid outlet of the water supply channel is communicated with the water inlet of the washing tub of the clothes treating apparatus 100, and is used for introducing a solution mixed with additives and water into the washing tub to care for the clothes. The liquid storage box can be a replaceable one-time container or a container for multiple refills, and each liquid storage box stores an additive.

In this embodiment, by using the smart terminal 300 as a communication hub, the communication connection between the external delivery module 200 and the clothes treatment device 100 is realized, especially the association between the external delivery module 200 and the clothes treatment device 100 is established, so as to realize the connection between the external delivery module 200 and the clothes treatment device 100. Additives are added intelligently during processing.

In this embodiment, the smart terminal 300300 is one or a combination of a smart phone, a tablet computer, and a smart wearable device. The smart terminal 300, the clothing processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200 can use wifi, bluetooth, infrared, The connection method of wireless communication such as radio frequency is connected.

As shown in FIG. 6 , in this embodiment, the smart terminal 300 includes a server end 301 and a mobile terminal 302 , the server end 301 and the mobile terminal 302 are connected in communication, and the mobile terminal 302 is respectively connected with the clothes treatment device 100 and the external delivery module 200 In association, the server end 301 wirelessly communicates with the clothes processing device 100 and the external delivery module 200 respectively.

In this embodiment, an APP operated by the user is installed on the mobile terminal 302. After the external delivery module 200 successfully configures the network mode, the external delivery module 200 sends configuration information to the APP, and the configuration information at least includes the external delivery module 200 The type of additive covered, and/or the storage location of the additive, and/or the additive delivery data recommended based on the laundry treatment program, the APP sends the received configuration information of the external delivery module 200 to the server 301, and the server 301 Obtain the configuration information of the clothing processing device 100 associated with the App account information stored on the server 301, and send the acquired configuration information of the clothing processing device 100 to the App. The user establishes or updates or cancels the clothing processing device 100 and the external device through the App. The association relationship of the delivery module 200 .

As shown in FIG. 6 , in this embodiment, the server 301 acquires the clothes treatment program sent by the clothes treatment device 100 , and determines the additive delivery data based on the clothes treatment program and the association between the clothes treatment device 100 and the external delivery module 200 . , to the external delivery module 200 to issue a delivery instruction based on the determined additive delivery data, the communication unit 201 receives the delivery instruction issued by the server 301, and sends the received delivery instruction to the control unit 203, and the control unit 203 obtains the delivery instruction. The injection instruction is used to control the injection unit 204 to inject the additive.

In this embodiment, the server end 301 can be connected to the external delivery module 200 and the clothes processing device 100 through a connection manner of wireless communication such as wifi, bluetooth, infrared, and radio frequency. The manner in which the external delivery module 200 communicates with the external device may be different from that in the laundry treatment device 100 itself. For example, the external delivery module 200 has a wifi module, which can communicate with the server 301 through wifi, and the clothes processing device 100 has a Bluetooth module, which can communicate with the server 301 through Bluetooth. However, the wifi module of the external delivery module 200 cannot communicate with the bluetooth module of the clothes processing device 100 . Therefore, in the present invention, by using the server 301 as a communication hub, the communication connection between the external delivery module 200 and the clothes treating apparatus 100 can be realized, and the application scope of the external delivering module 200 and the clothes treating apparatus 100 can be expanded.

Through the above-mentioned external delivery module 200, using the intelligent terminal 300 as a communication hub, the communication connection between the external delivery module 200 and the clothes treatment device 100 is realized. Additives are added intelligently during the laundry treatment process.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention in any form. Although the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, personnel can make some changes or modifications to equivalent examples of equivalent changes by using the above-mentioned technical content, but any content that does not depart from the technical solution of the present invention is based on the technical solution of the present invention. Substantially any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments still fall within the scope of the solutions of the present invention.

Claims

A method for configuring an external delivery module recommended by an intelligent terminal, comprising:

Receive the configuration information of the external delivery module;

Based on the acquired configuration information of the clothes processing device and the external delivery module, the association relationship between the clothes processing device and the external delivery module is established, updated or cancelled.
A method for configuring an intelligent terminal recommendation external delivery module according to claim 1, wherein,

The intelligent terminal includes a server end and a mobile terminal, and the server end and the mobile terminal are connected in communication;

A clothing processing control App is installed on the mobile terminal, and the configuration information of the external delivery module, the configuration information of the clothing processing equipment, and the App account information are stored on the server side in association with each other.
The method for configuring an external delivery module recommended by an intelligent terminal according to claim 2, wherein after receiving the configuration information of the external delivery module, the method further comprises:

The mobile terminal reports the acquired configuration information of the external delivery module to the server;

The server side obtains the configuration information of the clothing processing device associated with the App account information.
The method for configuring an external delivery module recommended by an intelligent terminal according to claim 3, wherein before receiving the configuration information of the external delivery module, the method further comprises:

The external delivery module enters a network configuration mode, so that the mobile terminal and the external delivery module communicate wirelessly.
The method for configuring an external delivery module recommended by an intelligent terminal according to claim 4, wherein the establishing an association relationship between the clothes treatment device and the external delivery module comprises:

The server side obtains the configuration information of the clothing processing device associated with the App account information;

If there is no associated clothing processing device in the App account information, the server will notify the user through the App that the association between the clothing processing device and the external delivery module fails;

If the App account information is associated with one clothing processing device, the server prompts the user through the App to establish or automatically establish an association between the clothing processing device and the external delivery module;

If the App account information is associated with multiple clothes treatment devices, the server prompts the user through the App to manually select or recommends to the user clothes treatment devices associated with the external delivery module.
The method for configuring an external delivery module recommended by an intelligent terminal according to claim 3, wherein the updating the association relationship between the clothes treatment device and the external delivery module comprises:

If the App obtains the configuration information of the newly added clothes processing device, the App will associate with the newly added clothes processing device, and upload the configuration information of the clothes processing device to the server, and the server will upload the configuration information of the clothes processing device to the server. The information is stored in association with the App account information.
The method for configuring an external delivery module recommended by an intelligent terminal according to claim 3, wherein the association relationship between the deregistration of the clothes processing device and the external delivery module comprises:

Choose to cancel the association between the clothes processing device and the external delivery module through the App operation interface, and report the cancellation information of the clothes processing device and the external delivery module to the App account information in association with the App account information, and the server will cancel the clothes processing device and the external delivery module. Set the association relationship of the delivery module.
The method for configuring an external delivery module recommended by an intelligent terminal according to claim 7, wherein the association relationship between the deregistration of the laundry processing device and the external delivery module further comprises:

If the associated clothes processing device is deregistered through the App, the association between the clothes treatment device and the external delivery module is synchronously deregistered;

If the App is associated with multiple clothes processing devices, the user is prompted to establish a new association between the clothes processing device and the external delivery module before canceling the association between the clothes processing device and the external delivery module.
A kind of intelligent terminal recommending external delivery module configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, it is characterized in that, after described establishing or updating or canceling the association relationship between the clothes treatment equipment and the external delivery module, further comprising:

The intelligent terminal includes a server end and a mobile terminal, and the server end and the mobile terminal are connected in communication;

A clothing processing control App is installed on the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal uploads the establishment, update or cancellation of the association relationship between the clothing processing equipment and the external delivery module to the server side, and the server side is based on the configuration information of the clothing processing equipment and the configuration of the external delivery module. The information is stored in association with the App account information.
An external delivery module, characterized in that it includes:

a communication unit, used for communication connection with the intelligent terminal;

The detection unit is connected with the communication unit, and is used for acquiring configuration information, and transmitting the acquired configuration information to the communication unit.