WO2022262283A1 - Control method and apparatus for air conditioner, and air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of smart household appliances. Disclosed is a control method for an air conditioner. The control method comprises: if it is detected that a target infant is in an awake state, then acquiring sentiment state information of the target infant; determining a target interaction requirement of the target infant according to the sentiment state information; and controlling an air conditioner to run in a target running mode, which is determined according to the target interaction requirement. The air conditioner provided in the present application can acquire facial information, limb activity information, etc. of a target infant, so as to determine sentiment state information of the target infant, a target interaction requirement of the target infant is determined by means of the expression and limb language of the target infant, and the air conditioner is then controlled to run according to the target interaction requirement, such that the air conditioner can effectively capture the interaction requirement of the target infant at the current moment, making the running mode of the air conditioner better conform to the requirements of the target infant. Further disclosed in the present application are a control apparatus for an air conditioner, and an air conditioner.

Description

Control method and device for air conditioner, air conditioner

This application is based on a Chinese patent application with application number 202110662775.5 and a filing date of June 15, 2021, and claims the priority of this Chinese patent application. The entire content of this Chinese patent application is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of smart home appliances, for example, to a control method and device for an air conditioner, and an air conditioner.

Background technique

With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, people's requirements for the comfort of the indoor environment are also getting higher and higher. In terms of indoor air conditioning, air conditioners have become an indispensable household appliance.

Existing air conditioners generally have the function of playing audio, but users need to control to select the audio to play. And in the family that has baby, in order to carry out enlightenment to baby, the equipment that plays music is often arranged separately in the space where baby is, and this equipment is also operated to select the audio frequency that needs to play by the user of nursing baby. Since babies can’t speak, they can’t effectively express their needs through language. Users can only rely on babysitting users to judge the baby’s needs for playing audio through their own experience, which often can’t really meet the baby’s immediate interaction needs.

Contents of the invention

In order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed embodiments, a brief summary is presented below. The summary is not intended to be an extensive overview nor to identify key/important elements or to delineate the scope of these embodiments, but rather serves as a prelude to the detailed description that follows.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a control method and device for an air conditioner, and an air conditioner to solve the technical problem that infants cannot speak and cannot effectively express their interaction needs through language.

In some embodiments, the control method for an air conditioner includes: if it is detected that the target infant is in an awake state, acquiring the emotional state information of the target infant; determining the target interaction needs of the target infant according to the emotional state information; controlling the air conditioner Operates in a targeted operating mode determined based on targeted interaction needs.

In some embodiments, the control device for air-conditioning includes: an acquisition module configured to acquire the emotional state information of the target infant if it is detected that the target infant is in an awake state; information to determine the target interaction needs of the target infant; and an execution module configured to control the air conditioner to operate in the target operation mode determined according to the target interaction needs.

In some embodiments, the control device for an air conditioner includes a processor and a memory storing program instructions, wherein when the processor executes the program instructions, it executes the above-mentioned control method for an air conditioner.

In some embodiments, the air conditioner includes the above-mentioned control device for air conditioners.

The control method and device for the air conditioner and the air conditioner provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure can achieve the following technical effects:

The target interaction requirement of the target infant is determined according to the emotional state information of the target infant in the awake state of the target infant, and the air conditioner is controlled to operate in the target operation mode determined according to the target interaction requirement. In this way, the air conditioner obtains the target baby’s facial information, body activity information, etc. to determine the target baby’s emotional state information, realizes the target baby’s target interaction needs through the target baby’s expression and body language, and then controls the air conditioner according to the target interaction needs. The air conditioner can effectively capture the interaction needs of the target baby at that moment, so that the operation mode of the air conditioner is more in line with the needs of the target baby.

The foregoing general description and the following description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not intended to limit the application.

Description of drawings

One or more embodiments are exemplified by the corresponding drawings, and these exemplifications and drawings do not constitute a limitation to the embodiments, and elements with the same reference numerals in the drawings are shown as similar elements, The drawings are not limited to scale and in which:

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a control method for an air conditioner provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a control device for an air conditioner provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of another control device for an air conditioner provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

detailed description

In order to understand the characteristics and technical content of the embodiments of the present disclosure in more detail, the implementation of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The attached drawings are only for reference and description, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. In the following technical description, for purposes of explanation, numerous details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. However, one or more embodiments may be practiced without these details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices may be shown simplified in order to simplify the drawings.

The terms "first", "second" and the like in the description and claims of the embodiments of the present disclosure and the above drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific sequence or sequence. It should be understood that the data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances so as to facilitate the embodiments of the disclosed embodiments described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having", as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion.

Unless stated otherwise, the term "plurality" means two or more.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the character "/" indicates that the preceding and following objects are an "or" relationship. For example, A/B means: A or B.

The term "and/or" is an associative relationship describing objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and/or B means: A or B, or, A and B, these three relationships.

As shown in FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a control method for an air conditioner, including:

S01, if it is detected that the target baby is in an awake state, acquiring the emotional state information of the target baby.

S02. Determine the target interaction needs of the target baby according to the emotional state information.

S03, controlling the air conditioner to operate in the target operation mode determined according to the target interaction requirement.

Using the control method for air conditioners provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to determine the target interaction needs of the target baby according to the target baby’s emotional state information when the target baby is awake, and control the air conditioner to meet the target determined according to the target interaction needs. Run as run. In this way, the air conditioner obtains the target baby’s facial information, body activity information, etc. to determine the target baby’s emotional state information, realizes the target baby’s target interaction needs through the target baby’s expression and body language, and then controls the air conditioner according to the target interaction needs. The air conditioner can effectively capture the interaction needs of the target baby at that moment, so that the operation mode of the air conditioner is more in line with the needs of the target baby.

Optionally, the executor performing the above steps may be an air conditioner. Specifically, the air conditioner detects whether the target baby is awake, and if the target baby is awake, then obtains the emotional state information of the target baby; the air conditioner determines the target interaction needs of the target baby according to the emotional state information; run on target, and run as run on target.

Optionally, the air conditioner can be equipped with a camera, which can acquire image information of the area associated with the air conditioner; the camera can be used to monitor the target baby. The air conditioner can communicate with the portable device of the target user, and the image information acquired by the camera of the air conditioner can be transmitted to the portable device of the target user, and the target user can view the image information of the associated area of the air conditioner through the portable device.

Wherein, the target user may be other family members in the family except the target baby.

Optionally, the executor performing the above steps may also be a server, and the server is connected to the air conditioner in communication. The air conditioner obtains the image information of the associated area, and sends the image information to the server. The server detects that the image information contains the target baby, and the target baby is in an awake state, then determines the emotional state information of the target baby according to the image information; information, to determine the target interaction needs of the target infant; and to correspond to the target control instructions according to the target operation mode determined according to the target interaction needs, and to send the target control commands to the air conditioner so that the air conditioner operates in the target operation mode.

Optionally, the air-conditioning control method further includes: in the case of detecting the target baby, detecting the awake state of the target baby. Wherein, the waking state of the target baby includes the waking state of the target baby and the sleeping state of the target baby.

Optionally, detecting the waking state of the target baby includes: determining the waking state information of the target baby according to the image information of the associated area of the air conditioner. Specifically, the eye state information of the target baby is acquired from the image information, and if the eye state information of the target baby indicates that the target baby is in an open state, it is determined that the target baby is in an awake state.

Optionally, if the eye state information of the target baby indicates that the target baby is in a closed-eye state and the closed-eye state lasts for a first preset duration, it is determined that the target baby is in a sleeping state. Wherein, the first preset duration can be obtained through factory preset, or can be manually set by the user.

Optionally, acquiring the emotional state information of the target baby includes: acquiring facial information and/or body activity information of the target baby; determining the emotional state information of the target baby according to the facial information and/or body activity information.

Optionally, the facial information of the target baby includes the eyes of the target baby; according to the facial information, determining the emotional state information of the target baby includes: if the eye information of the target baby indicates that there are tears in the eyes of the target baby, then determining that the target baby is in Unpleasant emotional state.

Optionally, the facial information of the target baby includes the mouth information of the target baby; according to the facial information, determining the emotional state information of the target baby includes: comparing the mouth information of the target baby with the reference mouth state; if the target baby's If the mouth information matches the reference mouth state, it is determined that the target baby is in a happy emotional state. Wherein, the reference mouth state includes a plurality of image data of the target baby's mouth information when the target baby is in a happy emotional state.

Optionally, the physical activity information of the target baby includes the limb swing information of the target baby; determining the emotional state information of the target baby according to the facial information and the physical activity information, including: taking the limb swing situation of the target baby in a calm state as a reference limb swing information; obtain the limb swing information of the target baby, and judge whether the limb swing information of the target baby matches the reference limb swing information; if the limb swing information of the target baby matches the reference limb swing information, determine that the target baby is in a calm emotional state .

Optionally, if the limb swing information of the target baby does not match the reference limb swing information, the emotional state information of the target baby is determined according to the facial information.

Optionally, determining the emotional state information of the target baby according to the facial information and body activity information includes: obtaining the swinging situation of the target baby's limbs; if the swinging range of any one of the target baby's limbs is greater than the reference swinging range, then information to determine the emotional state information of the target infant. Wherein, the reference swing amplitude can be obtained by factory preset, or can be manually set by the user.

Optionally, obtaining the emotional state information of the target baby also includes: obtaining sound information of the air-conditioning associated area; and determining the emotional state information of the target baby according to the sound information and the facial information of the target baby. Wherein, the associated area may be an area included in the space where the air conditioner is located.

Optionally, according to the sound information and the facial information of the target baby, determining the emotional state information of the target baby includes: if the sound information contains the sound data of the target baby, and the loudness of the sound data is less than the first preset reference loudness, then According to the facial information of the target baby, the emotional state information of the target baby is determined.

Optionally, if the sound information includes sound data of the target baby, and the loudness of the sound data is greater than or equal to the first preset reference loudness, it is judged whether the sound data belongs to the cry of the target baby. Specifically, if the sound data does not belong to the crying sound of the target baby, the emotional state information of the target baby is determined according to the facial information of the target baby.

Optionally, according to the sound information and the facial information of the target baby, determining the emotional state information of the target baby includes: if the sound information contains the cry of the target baby, and the facial information of the target baby indicates that the target baby is in a non-calm state, then Determine that the target infant is in a non-pleasant emotional state.

In this way, the air conditioner can obtain the target baby's facial information, body activity information, etc. to determine the target baby's emotional state information, realize the target baby's target interaction needs through the target baby's expression and body language, and then control the operation of the air conditioner according to the target interaction needs , so that the air conditioner can effectively capture the interaction needs of the target baby at that moment, and make the operation mode of the air conditioner more in line with the needs of the target baby.

Optionally, according to the emotional state information, determining the target interaction needs of the target baby includes: obtaining a baby information database, in which at least one emotional state of the baby is stored, and the interaction needs of the baby corresponding to each emotional state; In the case of determining the current emotional state information of the target infant, determine the target interaction requirement corresponding to the emotional state information from the baby information database, and use the target interaction requirement as the interaction requirement of the target infant.

Optionally, determining the target interaction needs of the target baby according to the emotional state information includes: obtaining a reference emotional state of the target baby, comparing the emotional state information of the target baby with the reference emotional state, and then determining the target baby's target interaction according to the comparison result. Interaction needs.

Optionally, controlling the air conditioner to operate in the target operation mode determined according to the target interaction requirements includes: obtaining an audio information library, at least one type of audio is stored in the audio information library, and different types of audio correspond to different interaction needs of babies; In the information base, determine the target audio corresponding to the target interaction requirement; control the air conditioner to play the target audio.

Optionally, the target operating mode of the air conditioner includes the air conditioner playing preset audio associated with the target baby; wherein, the content of the preset audio associated with the target baby is audio content corresponding to the target interaction requirement. Wherein, the content of the preset audio includes the audio type of the preset audio. Specifically, the audio types may include soft music, cheerful music and preset content audio.

Wherein, the preset content audio may include the audio of the exchange target user; for example, "the baby is hungry, come and feed the baby" or "the baby is not feeling well, please take a look at the baby" and so on.

In practical applications, the interaction needs of the target baby may at least include soothing needs, soothing needs and calling needs. If the target baby is in a pleasant emotional state, then determine that the target interaction needs are comforting needs, and the air conditioner can be controlled to play cheerful music to meet the target baby's comforting needs; Control the air conditioner to play preset content audio to call the associated target user to attract the attention of the target user; if the target baby is in a calm emotional state, determine the target interaction demand as a soothing demand, and control the air conditioner to play soft music to meet the soothing needs of the target baby .

Optionally, if the air conditioner plays soft music or cheerful music, the air conditioner is controlled to stop playing after playing the second preset duration. Since the baby's organs are still developing and mature, generally speaking, it is not advisable to listen to music continuously for a long time. Therefore, the air conditioner sets the second preset duration. For the second preset duration, the air conditioner is controlled to stop playing. Wherein, the second preset duration can be obtained by factory default, or can be manually set by the user.

Optionally, after controlling the air conditioner to play the target audio, it also includes: continuing to obtain new emotional state information; if the new emotional state information indicates that the target baby is in a pleasant emotional state, then determining that the target audio meets the actual interaction needs of the target baby. In this way, according to the new emotional state information, it is possible to determine how much the target baby likes the currently playing target audio, and then determine whether the currently playing target audio meets the actual interaction needs of the target baby; In the case of interactive needs, adjust the operation mode of the air conditioner.

Optionally, after controlling the air conditioner to play the target audio, the method further includes: obtaining the degree of liking of the target baby for the target audio, and determining whether the air conditioner continues to play the target audio according to the degree of preference.

Optionally, obtaining the target baby's preference for the target audio includes: continuing to obtain new target baby's emotional state information; determining the target baby's preference for the target audio according to the target baby's emotional state information.

Specifically, if the target infant's emotional state information indicates that the target infant is in a pleasant emotional state, then it is determined that the target infant likes the target audio, that is, the target audio meets the actual interaction needs of the target infant; if the target infant's emotional state information indicates that the target infant is in a calm state emotional state, it is determined that the target baby is not disgusted with the target audio, that is, the target audio meets the actual interaction needs of the target baby; if the emotional state information of the target baby indicates that the target baby is in a non-pleasant emotional state, then it is determined that the target baby does not like the target audio, That is, the target audio does not meet the actual interaction needs of the target infant.

Optionally, if the target audio meets the actual interaction needs of the target baby, the air conditioner is controlled to continue playing the target audio; if the target audio does not meet the target baby's actual interaction needs, the air conditioner is controlled to stop playing the target audio and regain the target baby's emotion status, re-determine the new target interaction requirements.

Optionally, before determining the emotional state information of the target baby, it also includes: obtaining the current moment when the target baby is detected to be awake; if the current moment does not belong to the preset baby sleep period, then obtaining the emotional state information of the target baby . The above control methods are all aimed at detecting that the target baby is awake. However, there is another situation, that is, the time period when the target baby should be sleeping, and the target baby is awake. The status information determines the target interaction needs, and the air conditioner should be controlled to operate in a manner that will encourage the target baby to continue sleeping.

In the above-mentioned method of determining the target interaction needs according to the emotional state information of the target baby, and then controlling the operation of the air conditioner, the trigger condition for controlling the air conditioner to obtain the emotional state information of the target baby is that the target baby is in an awake state. Therefore, when detecting the target baby's In the case of an awake state, there is also the possibility that the target infant is asleep.

Optionally, if the target baby is in a sleeping state, the awake state of the target baby is acquired again after a third preset period of time.

Optionally, determining the target interaction needs of the target baby according to the emotional state information includes: determining the period information of the current moment; determining the target interaction needs of the target baby according to the emotional state information and time period information of the target baby. Wherein, the baby information database also stores the baby's interaction needs associated with different emotional states in different time periods. Specifically, according to the target baby's emotional state information and time period information, determining the target baby's target interaction needs includes: determining the target baby's target interaction needs that match the current emotional state information and meet the time period information from the baby information database, And take this target interaction requirement as the interaction requirement of the target baby.

In this way, the air conditioner can obtain the emotional state information of the target baby, and combined with the current moment, determine the emotional state information of the target baby, realize the target interaction needs of the target baby through the expression and body language of the target baby, and then control the air conditioner according to the target interaction needs Running, so that the air conditioner can effectively capture the interaction needs of the target baby at that moment, so that the operation mode of the air conditioner is more in line with the needs of the target baby.

As shown in FIG. 2, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a control device for an air conditioner. The air conditioner is equipped with a radar sensor. The control device includes an acquisition module 10, a determination module 20, and an execution module 30; the acquisition module 10 is configured to if Detecting that the target baby is in an awake state, the emotional state information of the target baby is obtained; the determination module 20 is configured to determine the target interaction needs of the target baby according to the emotional state information; the execution module 30 is configured to control the air conditioner to interact according to the target The target operating mode determined by the requirements operates.

Using the control device for air conditioners provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to determine the target interaction needs of the target baby according to the target baby's emotional state information in the awake state of the target baby, and control the air conditioner to meet the target determined according to the target interaction needs. Run as run. In this way, the air conditioner obtains the target baby’s facial information, body activity information, etc. to determine the target baby’s emotional state information, realizes the target baby’s target interaction needs through the target baby’s expression and body language, and then controls the air conditioner according to the target interaction needs. The air conditioner can effectively capture the interaction needs of the target baby at that moment, so that the operation mode of the air conditioner is more in line with the needs of the target baby.

As shown in FIG. 3 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a control device for an air conditioner, including a processor (processor) 100 and a memory (memory) 101 . Optionally, the device may also include a communication interface (Communication Interface) 102 and a bus 103. Wherein, the processor 100 , the communication interface 102 , and the memory 101 can communicate with each other through the bus 103 . Communication interface 102 may be used for information transfer. The processor 100 can call the logic instructions in the memory 101 to execute the control method for the air conditioner in the above embodiments.

In addition, the above logic instructions in the memory 101 may be implemented in the form of software functional units and may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium when sold or used as an independent product.

As a computer-readable storage medium, the memory 101 can be used to store software programs and computer-executable programs, such as program instructions/modules corresponding to the methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The processor 100 executes the program instructions/modules stored in the memory 101 to execute functional applications and data processing, that is, to realize the control method for the air conditioner in the above-mentioned embodiments.

The memory 101 may include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area may store an operating system and an application program required by at least one function; the data storage area may store data created according to the use of the terminal device, and the like. In addition, the memory 101 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an air conditioner, including the above-mentioned control device for an air conditioner.

The air conditioner provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can determine the target interaction needs of the target baby according to the emotional state information of the target baby when the target baby is awake, and control the air conditioner to operate in the target operation mode determined according to the target interaction needs. In this way, the air conditioner obtains the target baby’s facial information, body activity information, etc. to determine the target baby’s emotional state information, realizes the target baby’s target interaction needs through the target baby’s expression and body language, and then controls the air conditioner according to the target interaction needs. The air conditioner can effectively capture the interaction needs of the target baby at that moment, so that the operation mode of the air conditioner is more in line with the needs of the target baby.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, and the computer-executable instructions are configured to execute the above-mentioned control method for an air conditioner.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer program product, the computer program product includes a computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium, the computer program includes program instructions, and when the program instructions are executed by a computer, the The computer executes the above control method for the air conditioner.

The above-mentioned computer-readable storage medium may be a transitory computer-readable storage medium, or a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.

The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be embodied in the form of software products, which are stored in a storage medium and include one or more instructions to make a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network equipment, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the method described in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The aforementioned storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, including: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), magnetic disk or optical disc, etc. A medium that can store program code, or a transitory storage medium.

The above description and drawings sufficiently illustrate the embodiments of the present disclosure to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. Other embodiments may incorporate structural, logical, electrical, procedural, and other changes. The examples merely represent possible variations. Individual components and functions are optional unless explicitly required, and the order of operations may vary. Portions and features of some embodiments may be included in or substituted for those of other embodiments. Also, the terms used in the present application are used to describe the embodiments only and are not used to limit the claims. As used in the examples and description of the claims, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well unless the context clearly indicates otherwise . Similarly, the term "and/or" as used in this application is meant to include any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed ones. Additionally, when used in this application, the term "comprise" and its variants "comprises" and/or comprising (comprising) etc. refer to stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or The presence of a component does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groupings of these. Without further limitations, an element defined by the statement "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method or apparatus comprising said element. Herein, what each embodiment focuses on may be the difference from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts of the various embodiments may refer to each other. For the method, product, etc. disclosed in the embodiment, if it corresponds to the method part disclosed in the embodiment, then the relevant part can refer to the description of the method part.

Those skilled in the art can appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of the examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented by electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed by hardware or software may depend on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Said artisans may implement the described functions using different methods for each particular application, but such implementation should not be regarded as exceeding the scope of the disclosed embodiments. The skilled person can clearly understand that for the convenience and brevity of the description, the specific working process of the above-described system, device and unit can refer to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

In the embodiments disclosed herein, the disclosed methods and products (including but not limited to devices, equipment, etc.) can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only illustrative. For example, the division of the units may only be a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components may be combined Or it can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored, or not implemented. In addition, the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms. The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to implement this embodiment. In addition, each functional unit in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be integrated into one processing unit, each unit may exist separately physically, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to embodiments of the disclosure. In this regard, each block in a flowchart or block diagram may represent a module, program segment, or part of code that includes one or more Executable instructions. In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or they may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. In the descriptions corresponding to the flowcharts and block diagrams in the accompanying drawings, the operations or steps corresponding to different blocks may also occur in a different order than that disclosed in the description, and sometimes there is no specific agreement between different operations or steps. order. For example, two consecutive operations or steps may, in fact, be performed substantially concurrently, or they may sometimes be performed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. Each block in the block diagrams and/or flowcharts, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowcharts, can be implemented by a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified function or action, or can be implemented by dedicated hardware implemented in combination with computer instructions.

Claims (10)

1. A control method for an air conditioner, comprising:

   If it is detected that the target baby is awake, the emotional state information of the target baby is obtained;

   determining the target interaction needs of the target infant according to the emotional state information;

   controlling the air conditioner to operate in a target operating mode determined according to the target interaction requirement.
2. The control method according to claim 1, wherein said acquiring the emotional state information of said target baby comprises:

   Obtain the facial information and/or physical activity information of the target baby;

   According to the facial information and/or the body activity information, the emotional state information of the target baby is determined.
3. The control method according to claim 2, wherein said acquiring the emotional state information of said target baby further comprises:

   Acquiring the sound information of the air-conditioning-associated area;

   According to the sound information and the facial information of the target baby, the emotional state information of the target baby is determined.
4. The control method according to claim 3, wherein said determining the emotional state information of the target baby according to the sound information and the facial information of the target baby comprises:

   If the sound information includes the crying sound of the target baby, and the facial information of the target baby indicates that the target baby is in a non-calm state, then it is determined that the target baby is in a non-pleasant emotional state.
5. The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the controlling the air conditioner to operate in a target operation mode determined according to the target interaction requirement includes:

   Obtain an audio information library, wherein at least one type of audio is stored in the audio information library, and different types of audio correspond to different interactive needs of babies;

   From the audio information library, determine the target audio corresponding to the target interaction requirement;

   Control the air conditioner to play target audio.
6. The control method according to claim 5, further comprising: after controlling the air conditioner to play the target audio:

   Continue to acquire new emotional state information;

   If the new emotional state information indicates that the target infant is in a pleasant emotional state, it is determined that the target audio meets the actual interaction needs of the target infant.
7. The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, before determining the emotional state information of the target baby, further comprising:

   Obtain the current moment when the target baby is detected to be awake;

   If the current moment does not belong to the preset sleep period of the baby, the emotional state information of the target baby is acquired.
8. A control device for an air conditioner, characterized in that it comprises:

   An acquisition module configured to acquire the emotional state information of the target infant if it is detected that the target infant is in an awake state;

   A determination module configured to determine the target interaction needs of the target infant according to the emotional state information;

   An execution module configured to control the air conditioner to operate in a target operation mode determined according to the target interaction requirement.
9. A control device for an air conditioner, comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions, wherein the processor is configured to, when executing the program instructions, execute the program described in any one of claims 1 to 7 The control method for the air conditioner described above.
10. An air conditioner, characterized by comprising the control device for air conditioners as claimed in claim 8 or 9.

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