WO2022267480A1

WO2022267480A1 - Control method and apparatus for air conditioner, air conditioner and storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2022267480A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/074962
Authority: WO
Inventors: 孙璐璐; 王金伟
Original assignee: 青岛海尔空调器有限总公司; 青岛海尔空调电子有限公司; 海尔智家股份有限公司
Priority date: 2021-06-24
Filing date: 2022-01-29
Publication date: 2022-12-29
Also published as: CN113531822B; CN113531822A

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of smart home, and provides a control method for an air conditioner, comprising: detecting the distance between an indoor person and an air conditioner; and in a case that the distance between the indoor person and the air conditioner is less than or equal to the set distance, controlling a shell of the air conditioner to be converted into a mirror surface. By adding an induction mirror surface to a shell of an indoor air-conditioning unit, whether the shell of the air conditioner needs to be converted into the mirror surface or not is determined according to the distance between the indoor person and the air conditioner, and the induction mirror surface is combined with the shell of the air conditioner, improving the utilization rate of the shell of the indoor air-conditioning unit while solving the problems that a dressing mirror occupies too much space and is fragile. Also disclosed in the present application are a control device for an air conditioner, the air conditioner and a storage medium.

Description

Control method and device for air conditioner, air conditioner and storage medium

This application is based on a Chinese patent application with application number 202110705477.X and a filing date of June 24, 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, for example, to a control method and device for an air conditioner, an air conditioner and a storage medium.

Background technique

At present, the cabinet air conditioner is gradually selected by people due to its decorative features, high power, strong wind and other advantages.

However, the existing cabinet-type air conditioners have a large front area, and the shells are made of acrylic, ABS plastic, stainless steel, etc., and their functions are poor, and the surface of the shells is generally decorated with patterns or directly blank, which does not make good use of the large shell of the indoor unit. Space, for users with small apartments, the experience is not good.

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 for an air conditioner, a control device for an air conditioner, an air conditioner, and a storage medium, so as to improve the surface utilization rate of an air conditioner indoor unit.

In some embodiments, the housing of the air conditioner can be controlled to transform into a mirror, and the control method for the air conditioner includes:

Detect the distance between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner;

When the distance between the people in the room and the air conditioner is less than or equal to the set distance, the housing that controls the air conditioner turns into a mirror.

In some embodiments, a control device for an air conditioner includes:

A processor and a memory storing program instructions, the processor is configured to execute the above-mentioned control method for an air conditioner when executing the program instructions.

In some embodiments, the above-mentioned air conditioner includes:

A housing that can be transformed into a mirror in a controlled manner and a control device for an air conditioner as described above.

In some embodiments, the above-mentioned storage medium stores program instructions, and when the program instructions are running, the above-mentioned control method for an air conditioner is executed.

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

By adding a sensor mirror to the air conditioner indoor unit shell, it is judged whether the air conditioner shell needs to be transformed into a mirror according to the distance between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner, and the sensor mirror is combined with the air conditioner shell to avoid the need for a full-length mirror to take up too much space and be easy While solving the broken problem, the utilization rate of the air conditioner indoor unit shell is improved.

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 another control method for an air conditioner provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

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

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of another control method for an air conditioner provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of another control method for an air conditioner provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a 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.

The term "correspondence" may refer to an association relationship or a binding relationship, and the correspondence between A and B means that there is an association relationship or a binding relationship between A and B.

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

S01, the air conditioner detects the distance between the indoor occupants and the air conditioner.

S02, when the distance between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner is less than or equal to the set distance, the air conditioner controls the housing of the air conditioner to transform into a mirror.

Using the control method for air conditioners provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, by replacing the housing of the air conditioner indoor unit with a sensing mirror, or installing a sensing mirror on the housing of the air conditioner indoor unit, it is possible to achieve a certain distance from the air conditioner through induction. Whether there are people, and then judge whether it is necessary to change the shell of the indoor unit from a normal color to a mirror, which acts as a full-length mirror and helps users organize their clothes; for example, if the shell of a cabinet air conditioner is an electrochromic mirror, in When the air conditioner detects that there is a person within the set range, the control voltage changes the mirror from a normal color to a mirror surface, thus combining the full-length mirror with the cabinet air conditioner, saving indoor space and avoiding the problem of fragile mirrors At the same time, it also improves the utilization rate of the indoor unit shell of the cabinet air conditioner, so that users with small apartments have a more comfortable experience.

Optionally, the air conditioner controls the transformation of the housing of the air conditioner into a mirror, including: according to the height of the person in the room and the distance between the person in the room and the air conditioner, the air conditioner determines the mirror area on the housing; the air conditioner controls the mirror area of the mirror area The shell transforms into a mirror.

In this way, it is more accurate to determine the size of the area transformed into a mirror surface by the height of the indoor occupants and the distance between the indoor occupants and the air conditioner. According to the height of the people in the room, determine the size of the mirror that needs to be turned on. For example, if the height of the people in the room is 1.6 meters, you only need to turn on the mirror area that can fully image the people in the room, and you don’t need to turn on all the mirrors. The induction mirror surface of the air conditioner shell can reduce energy consumption accordingly; although the imaging principle of the plane mirror is equal-sized imaging, due to visual reasons, when the distance from the plane mirror is far away, the portrait will be smaller than the distance from the plane mirror. It should be smaller. Therefore, the range of turning into a mirror can be adjusted according to the distance between the indoor occupants and the air conditioner. For example, when the indoor occupants with a height of 1.7 meters are less than or equal to fifty centimeters away from the air conditioner, turn on the For the mirror area with a height of 180 cm, when the distance between the indoor occupants with a height of 1.7 meters and the air conditioner is greater than 50 cm and less than or equal to 70 cm, the mirror area with a height of 170 cm is opened, etc. , as long as the indoor personnel can be fully imaged on the sensing mirror surface of the air conditioner indoor unit shell. From the above example, it can be seen that the size of the area transformed into a mirror is determined by the height of the indoor occupants and the distance between the indoor occupants and the air conditioner, which can minimize energy consumption while ensuring accurate imaging.

Optionally, according to the height of the indoor occupants and the distance between the indoor occupants and the air conditioner, the air conditioner determines the mirror area on the housing, including: determining the height of the indoor occupants and the distance between the indoor occupants and the air conditioner according to the preset corresponding relationship. The proportional value corresponding to the distance between the air conditioners; according to the distance and proportional value between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner, determine the mirror area on the housing.

In this way, in order to make the range of the air conditioner shell transformed into a mirror more accurate, the distance between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner is determined by the height of the indoor personnel and the distance between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner, and the distance between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner is determined. The proportional value of the range, for example: select the corresponding proportional value table according to the height and the distance from the air conditioner, taking the indoor person with a height of 1.7 meters located at a distance of 40 centimeters from the air conditioner as an example, based on the height of 1.7 meters and the distance of 40 centimeters Select a ratio of 4.5 centimeters, and the area where the shell of the air-conditioning indoor unit is transformed into a mirror area is the product of the width of the air-conditioning indoor unit and 40 centimeters and 4.5; it can also be determined according to the height of the indoor personnel and the air-conditioner The distance is the same as the negative correlation linear relationship between the shell of the air conditioner indoor unit and the mirror area. In the case of a certain height, according to the distance between the indoor person and the air conditioner and the above linear relationship of negative correlation, the corresponding indoor unit of the air conditioner can be obtained. The shell transforms to the size of the specular area. Furthermore, the imaging range of the corresponding air-conditioning indoor unit casing is accurately changed, so as to ensure the integrity of the imaging to the greatest extent and at the same time reduce the energy consumption of the sensing mirror as much as possible.

Optionally, according to the distance between the indoor occupants and the air conditioner and the proportional value, the air conditioner determines the mirror area on the casing, including: according to the product of the distance between the indoor occupants and the air conditioner and the proportional value, the air conditioner determines the The height of the mirror surface on the body; the air conditioner sets the product of the height of the mirror surface and the width of the casing as the mirror surface area on the casing; wherein, the height of the mirror surface is the height from the bottom of the casing along the upward direction of the casing.

In this way, the height of the mirror surface on the housing is obtained according to the product of the distance between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner and the proportional value, and according to the height of the mirror surface and the area where the mirror surface is located, that is, according to the area of the mirror surface and the position of the mirror surface, it is determined that the housing is transformed into a mirror surface. Area, so that the area that can be fully imaged can be accurately opened, so that users can have a good experience. Here, taking the full-length mirror as an example, the opening height is calculated from the bottom of the air conditioner, so that the full-body image can be fully presented. Optionally, in the vanity mirror mode, the height can be calculated from the top of the air conditioner downwards, or the corresponding housing can be transformed into a mirror from any set part on the air conditioner indoor unit shell along any set direction, so as to satisfy users daily grooming needs.

Optionally, in the case that there are multiple indoor occupants who can transform the indoor unit casing of the air conditioner into a mirror area, the height of the tallest indoor occupant and the distance from the indoor unit of the air conditioner are used as control parameters. In this way, it can be ensured that when multiple people need to use the mirror, all indoor people can be completely displayed on the sensing mirror.

As shown in FIG. 2 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides another control method for an air conditioner, including:

S21. The air conditioner acquires indoor brightness information.

S22, in the case that the indoor brightness is less than or equal to the set brightness, the air conditioner controls to turn on the light emitting component of the air conditioner.

Using the control method for air conditioners provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the indoor brightness can be obtained through the indoor photosensitive element. When the brightness is low, the indoor lighting effect is not good, and the mirror display is blurred. The same is true when the light is turned on. There is a problem that the image of the mirror is not clear due to insufficient brightness. Through the light-emitting component, it can play a supplementary light effect when the indoor brightness is insufficient. LED energy-saving lamps can be used to supplement the light without consuming too much power.

Optionally, using light-emitting components for supplementary light can adjust its own brightness according to the corresponding indoor brightness. In the case of low indoor brightness, it is enough to turn on the relatively low brightness to play the corresponding supplementary light function, so as to avoid the Too high will cause visual discomfort to users.

Optionally, the turn-on time of the light-emitting component can be automatically set according to the length of darkness in the location, or the turn-on time of the light-emitting component can be adjusted according to the user's own usage habits, or the light-emitting component can be turned on for supplementary light when the user needs it.

As shown in FIG. 3 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides another control method for an air conditioner, including:

S31. The air conditioner obtains the weather information of the location.

S32, the air conditioner displays weather information on the mirror.

The air conditioner control method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can obtain the local weather information through the air conditioner and display it on the mirror, and remind the user of the real-time weather information when the user is using a full-length mirror or a vanity mirror. When the user wants to refer to the weather when trying on clothes, an additional step of querying the weather is required, which is convenient for the user.

Optionally, while the weather information is displayed on the sensing mirror, corresponding dressing recommendations can be displayed according to the user's habits or local dressing habits and/or matching suggestions can be made based on the user's own clothing. This can improve the convenience of the user's life and reduce the time for choosing clothes.

As shown in FIG. 4 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides another control method for an air conditioner, including:

S41. The air conditioner acquires the physical information of the indoor occupants and stores the physical information of the indoor occupants.

S42, the air conditioner controls and displays the physical information of the indoor occupants stored within the set time.

In this way, you can better grasp your own physical health through the changes in your body information over a period of time. The body information can be body parameters such as height, weight, and body fat that can be measured by other smart devices. The body information of the body is presented on the sensing mirror surface through a histogram, line chart or pie chart, so that the user has an intuitive reflection. For example: the body fat scale is used to collect the changes of the user's weight and body fat within a week, and the line chart is used to present the user with the changes of all the weight and body fat information of the week before the user's last weight and body fat information collection. It is convenient for users to grasp their own body information in time and make corresponding adjustments.

As shown in FIG. 5 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides another control method for an air conditioner, including:

S51. In the case that the distance between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner is greater than the set distance, the air conditioner transforms the mirror surface into a casing after a set time.

Using the control method for the air conditioner provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, by continuously obtaining the distance between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner, the distance between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner within the set time may be greater than the set distance If it is determined that the indoor occupants do not need to use the sensing mirror, at this time the control will transform the mirror into a housing, which can ensure that the sensing mirror is turned off to reduce energy consumption when the user does not need to use the mirror. The distance to the air conditioner can be obtained in real time, or according to the set interval time.

Optionally, the above-mentioned air conditioner includes: a housing that can be controlled to transform into a mirror and the above-mentioned control device for the air conditioner. Among them, the shell that can be controlled into a mirror surface can be replaced by an electrochromic mirror by replacing the shell material; it can be installed on the original air conditioner shell; it can also be installed in the indoor unit. The mirror with display function and light-emitting components can realize the transformation of the mirror surface through the opening and closing of the indoor unit shell.

In this way, it is beneficial to replace the housing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner with a sensing mirror, or to install a sensing mirror on the housing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, so as to realize whether there is a person within a certain distance from the air conditioner, and then judge whether the indoor unit needs to be replaced. The outer shell is converted from a normal color to a mirror surface, which acts as a full-length mirror and helps users organize their clothes; for example, if the shell of a cabinet air conditioner is an electrochromic mirror, when the air conditioner detects that there are people within the set range Under the control voltage, the mirror changes from an ordinary color to a mirror surface, thereby combining the full-length mirror with the cabinet air conditioner, saving indoor space and avoiding the fragile problem of the mirror, and improving the casing of the cabinet air conditioner indoor unit. The utilization rate is high, so that small-sized users have a more comfortable experience.

As shown in FIG. 6 , 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 the air conditioner.

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

The above-mentioned 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 disk, 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 displayed 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

A control method for an air conditioner, characterized in that the housing of the air conditioner can be controlled to transform into a mirror, and the control method includes:

Detect the distance between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner;

When the distance between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner is less than or equal to a set distance, the housing of the air conditioner is controlled to transform into a mirror.
The method according to claim 1, wherein said controlling the housing of the air conditioner to transform into a mirror surface comprises:

determining the mirror area on the housing according to the height of the indoor personnel and the distance between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner;

The housing that controls the mirror area turns into a mirror.
The method according to claim 2, wherein the determining the mirror area on the housing according to the height of the indoor personnel and the distance between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner includes:

determining a proportional value corresponding to the height of the indoor occupant and the distance between the indoor occupant and the air conditioner according to the preset corresponding relationship;

A mirror area on the housing is determined according to the distance between the indoor person and the air conditioner and the ratio value.
The method according to claim 3, wherein the determining the mirror area on the housing according to the distance between the indoor person and the air conditioner and the ratio value comprises:

Determine the height of the mirror surface on the housing according to the product of the distance between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner and the proportional value;

setting the product of the mirror height and the width of the housing as a mirror area on the housing;

Wherein, the height of the mirror surface is the height from the bottom of the housing upward along the housing.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:

Obtain indoor brightness information;

In the case that the indoor brightness is less than or equal to the set brightness, the light-emitting components of the air conditioner are controlled to be turned on.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:

Obtain local weather information;

The weather information is displayed on the mirror.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:

When the distance between the indoor personnel and the air conditioner is greater than a set distance, the mirror surface is transformed into a casing after a set time.
A control device for an air conditioner, comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions, wherein the processor is configured to execute any one of claims 1 to 7 when running the program instructions. The control method for the air conditioner.
An air conditioner, characterized in that it comprises:

a shell that is controllably transformable into a mirror; and

The control device for an air conditioner as claimed in claim 8.
A storage medium storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions execute the control method for an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 7 when running.