WO2023082660A1

WO2023082660A1 - Household appliance control method and control apparatus and household appliance control system

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Publication number: WO2023082660A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/102662
Authority: WO
Inventors: 郭继宾; 封荣杰; 李恒元; 路炎; 李艳春
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: 2021-11-11
Filing date: 2022-06-30
Publication date: 2023-05-19
Also published as: CN114253145A

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of smart household appliances, and discloses a household appliance control method, comprising: a server obtaining a household appliance information base that stores the association relationship between identification information and function information sets configured for different household appliances, respectively; obtaining identification information to be controlled of a household appliance to be controlled that is submitted by a control end, determining a function information set to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled from the household appliance information base, sending the function information set to be controlled to the control end, such that the control end selects target function information from the function information set to be controlled, and when being in Bluetooth connection with a client associated with the household appliance to be controlled, sending a target instruction corresponding to the target function information to the client by means of Bluetooth. In this case, a user can control a household appliance without using a special remote controller configured for the household appliance, and the problem of accurate instruction recognition caused by using a speech Bluetooth device can be avoided, thereby ensuring the control effect of the household appliance. The present application further discloses a household appliance control apparatus and a household appliance control system.

Description

Control method, control device and home appliance control system for home appliances

This application is based on a Chinese patent application with application number 202111334996.6 and a filing date of November 11, 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 for home appliances, a control device and a control system for home appliances.

Background technique

At present, most home appliances are equipped with an infrared receiving module, which is used in conjunction with an infrared remote control. In this way, the household appliances can be remotely controlled only after receiving the infrared signal sent by the infrared remote controller. And if the user puts the infrared remote controller in the corner, it will be troublesome to find it.

In order to improve the user experience, a control method is provided in the prior art, including: the user sends a sound signal with control information to the remote client terminal, and the voice receiving device of the remote client terminal receives the sound signal; The receiving device sends the received sound signal to the microprocessor, and the microprocessor sends the sound signal to the central processing unit of the central controller through the Bluetooth communication module; the central processing unit analyzes the received sound signal to obtain the control information, and analyze the control information here, and judge the required remote control home appliance and the control command of the controlled home appliance; the central processing unit controls the Bluetooth communication module to establish a communication connection with the Bluetooth communication module of the corresponding controlled home appliance according to the judgment result; The central processing unit sends a control command to the controller of the controlled household appliance through the Bluetooth communication module, and the controller controls the operation of the controlled household appliance according to the control command information.

It can be seen that although the existing technology can use voice Bluetooth instead of infrared remote control, the recognition accuracy of voice Bluetooth may be affected by the user's tone, volume, accent, etc., so the control effect on home appliances cannot be guaranteed.

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, a control device and a control system for home appliances, so as to avoid inaccurate instruction recognition caused by using a voice bluetooth device and ensure the control effect of home appliances.

In some embodiments, the control method for home appliances includes: the server obtains a home appliance information database, and the home appliance information database stores the associations between the identification information and function information sets of different home appliances; To-be-controlled identification information of the home appliance to be controlled, and determine the to-be-controlled function information set associated with the to-be-controlled identification information from the home appliance information database, and send it to the control terminal, so that the control terminal selects the target function information from the to-be-controlled function information set, and In the case of the Bluetooth connection of the client associated with the home appliance to be controlled, the target instruction corresponding to the target function information is sent to the client through Bluetooth.

In some embodiments, the control method for home appliances includes: the control terminal obtains the identification information to be controlled of the home appliance to be controlled, and submits it to the server; obtains the function information set to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled sent by the server, The set of function information to be controlled is determined by the server from the home appliance information database, which stores the identification information of the respective configurations of different home appliances and the association relationship between the function information sets; select the target function information from the set of function information to be controlled; In the case of the Bluetooth connection of the client associated with the home appliance to be controlled, the target instruction corresponding to the target function information is sent to the client through Bluetooth.

In some embodiments, the home appliance control system includes a server and at least one control terminal. The server is configured to obtain the home appliance information database, which stores the association relationship between the identification information and function information sets of different home appliances respectively configured; obtains the identification information to be controlled submitted by the control terminal, and obtains the information from the home appliance information database. Determine the information set of the function information to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled, and send it to the control terminal; the control terminal is configured to obtain the identification information of the household appliance to be controlled, and submit it to the server; obtain the information set of the function information to be controlled sent by the server; Select the target function information from the set of function information to be controlled; when the client associated with the home appliance to be controlled is connected via Bluetooth, send the target instruction corresponding to the target function information to the client through Bluetooth.

In some embodiments, the control device for home appliances includes a processor and a memory storing program instructions. The processor is configured to execute the above-mentioned control method for a home appliance when executing the program instructions.

The control method, control device, and home appliance control system for home appliances provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can achieve the following technical effects:

When the server obtains the identification information of the household appliances to be controlled submitted by the control terminal, it can determine the set of function information to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled from the household appliance information database, and send it to the control terminal. In this way, the control terminal can select the target function information from the set of function information to be controlled when connected to the client terminal associated with the home appliance to be controlled via Bluetooth, and send the target command corresponding to the target function information to the client through Bluetooth, so as to realize the control. Bluetooth command control of home appliances. Compared with the existing technology, the user can realize the control of the home appliance without using the special remote control configured for the home appliance, which helps to improve the user experience, and can avoid the problem of inaccurate command recognition caused by the use of voice Bluetooth devices, ensuring the safety of home appliances. Control effect.

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 home appliance control system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 2 is a flow chart of a control method for home appliances provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of a control method for home appliances provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 4 is a flow chart of a control method for home appliances provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 5 is a flow chart of a control method for home appliances provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 6 is a flow chart of a control method for home appliances provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of a control method for home appliances provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 8 is a flowchart of a control method for home appliances provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a control device for household appliances provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed ways

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.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, smart home appliances refer to home appliances formed by introducing microprocessors, sensor technologies, and network communication technologies into home appliances. They have the characteristics of intelligent control, intelligent perception, and intelligent applications. Relying on the application and processing of modern technologies such as the Internet of Things, the Internet, and electronic chips, for example, smart home appliances can realize remote control and management of smart home appliances by users by connecting electronic devices.

In the disclosed embodiments, a terminal device refers to an electronic device with a wireless connection function. The terminal device can communicate with the above-mentioned smart home appliance by connecting to the Internet, or directly communicate with the above-mentioned smart home appliance through Bluetooth, wifi, etc. communication connection. In some embodiments, the terminal device is, for example, a mobile device, a computer, or a vehicle-mounted device built into a hover vehicle, or any combination thereof. The mobile device may include, for example, a mobile phone, a smart home device, a wearable device, a smart mobile device, a virtual reality device, etc., or any combination thereof, wherein the wearable device includes, for example, a smart watch, a smart bracelet, a pedometer, and the like.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a home appliance control system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a home appliance control system, which may include a server terminal and at least one control terminal. As an example, the control terminal can be deployed on a terminal device equipped with a Bluetooth module, and the server terminal can be deployed on a cloud server. The two cooperate with each other, and through the solution provided by the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device communicates with the smart home appliance configured with the Bluetooth module, and controls the smart home appliance.

In the actual application process, the user can operate the terminal device to obtain the identification information of the home appliance to be controlled. In this way, the control terminal associated with the terminal device can submit the identification information to be controlled to the server, and the server will, according to the identification information to be controlled, select from the home appliances that store the association relationship between the identification information and function information sets configured by different home appliances. In the information base, determine the information set of the function information to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled, and return it to the control terminal.

Correspondingly, the user can operate the terminal device again to make the control end select target function information from the set of function information to be controlled returned by the server end. In this way, when the control terminal is connected to the client terminal associated with the household appliance to be controlled via Bluetooth, it can send the target command corresponding to the target function information to the client terminal through Bluetooth, so as to realize the control of the household appliance to be controlled. In this way, the user can realize the control of the home appliance without using a dedicated remote controller configured for the home appliance, which helps to improve the user experience. In addition, the control terminal does not need to use voice control, thereby avoiding the problem of inaccurate voice command recognition and ensuring the control effect of the home appliance. For the specific implementation process, please refer to the introduction below.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart of a control method for home appliances provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a control method for home appliances that can be applied to the control terminal, which may include:

S21. The control terminal obtains the identification information of the home appliance to be controlled, and submits it to the server.

Here, the identification information to be controlled can be embodied as a MAC address (Media Access Control Address, physical address) and a unique identification code of the home appliance to be controlled.

Optionally, the terminal device associated with the control terminal may provide an identification information collection interface, and the user directly uses the information input module configured on the terminal device to input information on the identification information collection interface, so that the control terminal obtains the identification information of the home appliance to be controlled. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, information may be input on the identification information collection interface through various implementation manners, which are described below with examples.

As an example, the information entry module can be embodied as a keyboard. The user can manually input the identification information of the home appliance to be controlled through the keyboard for the control terminal to collect. In this way, the control terminal can conveniently and quickly obtain the identification information of the home appliance to be controlled.

As another example, the information entry module may be embodied as a voice collection module. The user can input the identification information of the home appliance to be controlled by voice, and the control terminal performs voice recognition to obtain the identification information of the home appliance to be controlled. In this way, the control terminal can conveniently and quickly obtain the identification information of the home appliance to be controlled.

As another example, if the housing of the home appliance to be controlled is affixed with a QR code to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled, the information input module may be embodied as a camera. The user can scan the QR code information to be controlled through the camera, and then read it by the control terminal to obtain the identification information to be controlled. In this way, the control terminal can accurately and quickly obtain the identification information of the home appliance to be controlled according to the two-dimensional code to be controlled, and reduce the error rate caused by manual input of information.

S22. The control end obtains the information set of the function information to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled sent by the server end. The information set of the function information to be controlled is determined by the server end from the home appliance information database. Association relationship between functional information sets.

S23. The control terminal selects target function information from the set of function information to be controlled.

Here, if the terminal device associated with the control terminal is configured with a touch screen, the control terminal may provide a function display interface to be controlled, and the display interface of the function to be controlled includes information sets of functions to be controlled of the home appliances to be controlled. Correspondingly, the user can directly select target function information on the display interface of the function to be controlled by manually operating the touch screen. The user selects the target function information by operating the touch screen, the operation is simple and intuitive, and the response is fast.

S24. When the control terminal is connected to the client terminal associated with the home appliance to be controlled via Bluetooth, send the target instruction corresponding to the target function information to the client terminal via Bluetooth.

Optionally, the bluetooth connection of the client associated with the home appliance to be controlled may include: the control terminal sends a bluetooth connection instruction to the client, so that the client performs bluetooth broadcast for the connection verification information in the bluetooth connection instruction; Bluetooth broadcast to get Bluetooth pairing information; when the Bluetooth pairing information matches the connection verification information, the control end connects with the client Bluetooth. In this way, establishing the connection between the control terminal and the client terminal through the Bluetooth pairing verification method can improve the reliability of the Bluetooth pairing, and further ensure the operation safety of controlling the home appliance.

Wherein, the connection verification information may be embodied as a MAC address, a unique identification code, time stamp information and digital signature information of the appliance to be controlled.

Optionally, the control terminal can scan the Bluetooth broadcast sent by the client terminal according to the preset scanning frequency. The value range of the preset scanning frequency may be 5 seconds/time to 10 seconds/time.

In summary, using the control method for home appliances provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the server obtains the identification information of the home appliances to be controlled submitted by the control terminal, it can determine the functions to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled from the home appliance information database. The information is collected and sent to the control terminal. In this way, the control terminal can select the target function information from the set of function information to be controlled when connected to the client terminal associated with the home appliance to be controlled via Bluetooth, and send the target command corresponding to the target function information to the client through Bluetooth, so as to realize the control. Bluetooth command control of home appliances. In this way, the user can realize the control of the home appliance without using the special remote control configured for the home appliance, which helps to improve the user experience, and can avoid the problem of inaccurate command recognition caused by the use of voice Bluetooth devices, ensuring the control effect of the home appliance.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of a control method for home appliances provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a control method for home appliances that can be applied to the control terminal, which may include:

S31. The control terminal provides a connected home appliance display interface, where the connected home appliance display interface includes a current operating parameter of at least one connected home appliance.

Here, the control terminal can set the characteristic (characteristic data) for the connected home appliance, so as to obtain the current operating parameters through the characteristic.

In summary, using the control method for home appliances provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the server obtains the identification information of the home appliances to be controlled submitted by the control terminal, it can determine the functions to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled from the home appliance information database. The information is collected and sent to the control terminal. In this way, the control terminal can select the target function information from the set of function information to be controlled when the client associated with the home appliance to be controlled is connected via Bluetooth, and send the target command corresponding to the target function information to the client through Bluetooth, so as to realize the control. Bluetooth command control of home appliances. In this way, the user can realize the control of the home appliance without using the special remote control configured for the home appliance, which helps to improve the user experience, and can avoid the problem of inaccurate command recognition caused by the use of voice Bluetooth devices, ensuring the control effect of the home appliance. In addition, the control terminal can also provide a connected home appliance display interface including the Bluetooth signal strength and current operating parameters of at least one connected home appliance, so that the user can intuitively and conveniently obtain the current operating parameters and Bluetooth signal strength of the connected home appliance, and improve The degree of intelligence of the home appliance control system.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart of a control method for home appliances provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a control method for home appliances that can be applied to the control terminal, which may include:

S41. The control end acquires new operating parameters sent by the client when the client executes the target instruction and triggers a change of the current operating parameters.

Here, the control terminal can set the characteristic (characteristic data) for the connected home appliance, so as to obtain new operating parameters through the characteristic. For example, set set Characteristic Notification (receive notification message).

S42. The control terminal displays new operating parameters on the display interface of the connected home appliance.

In summary, using the control method for home appliances provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the server obtains the identification information of the home appliances to be controlled submitted by the control terminal, it can determine the functions to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled from the home appliance information database. The information is collected and sent to the control terminal. In this way, the control terminal can select the target function information from the set of function information to be controlled when connected to the client terminal associated with the home appliance to be controlled via Bluetooth, and send the target command corresponding to the target function information to the client through Bluetooth, so as to realize the control. Bluetooth command control of home appliances. In this way, the user can realize the control of the home appliance without using the special remote control configured for the home appliance, which helps to improve the user experience, and can avoid the problem of inaccurate command recognition caused by the use of voice Bluetooth devices, ensuring the control effect of the home appliance. In addition, the control terminal can also provide a connected home appliance display interface including the Bluetooth signal strength and current operating parameters of at least one connected home appliance, so that the user can intuitively and timely obtain the changes in the operating parameters of the connected home appliance, and improve the home appliance control system. degree of intelligence.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart of a control method for home appliances provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a control method for home appliances applicable to a server, which may include:

S51. The server obtains a home appliance information database, which stores associations between identification information and function information sets configured by different home appliances.

Optionally, the home appliance information database in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be stored in a cloud server associated with the server. When it is necessary to determine the information set of functions to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled, the server may obtain the information by reading locally. Appliance information library. Alternatively, the home appliance information library can be stored in other data storage servers, and the server can obtain the home appliance information library by accessing the data storage server when needed. The embodiment of the present disclosure may not specifically limit the manner of obtaining the home appliance information database.

As an example, the home appliance information database in the embodiment of the present disclosure stores the association relationship between identification information and function information sets configured by different home appliances, as shown in Table 5-1.

Table 5-1

Specifically, as shown in Table 5-1, the on/off functions of refrigerators and air conditioners can be common on/off functions for different types of home appliances, or can be developed separately for different types of home appliances. The power-on/off function may not be specifically limited in this embodiment of the present disclosure. In addition, taking a refrigerator as an example, the on/off function of a refrigerator whose identification information is Refrigerator-1001, and the on/off function of a refrigerator whose identification information is Refrigerator-1202 may be common on/off functions of refrigerators. , or, it may be a personalized power-on/off function developed by different models of refrigerators, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present disclosure.

S52. The server obtains the identification information of the home appliance to be controlled submitted by the control terminal, and determines the set of function information to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled from the home appliance information database, and sends it to the control terminal, so that the control terminal can obtain the information of the function information to be controlled. Select the target function information from the set, and send the target command corresponding to the target function information to the client through Bluetooth when the client associated with the home appliance to be controlled is connected via Bluetooth.

Optionally, the respective function information sets of different home appliances may also include logical information that restricts each function information. For example, other functions cannot be set after the shutdown function is realized, and the electric heating function cannot be turned on when the air conditioner realizes the cooling function.

Correspondingly, after the server sends the set of function information to be controlled to the control terminal, if the target function information selected by the control terminal from the set of function information to be controlled is mutually constrained with other target function information, the target function will be executed on the appliance to be controlled. After the target instruction corresponding to the information, other functional information is in an unselectable state. In this way, the degree of intelligence of the home appliance control system can be improved, and the user experience during the use of the home appliance can be better guaranteed.

In summary, using the control method for home appliances provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the server obtains the identification information of the home appliances to be controlled submitted by the control terminal, it can determine the functions to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled from the home appliance information database. The information is collected and sent to the control terminal. In this way, the control terminal can select the target function information from the set of function information to be controlled when connected to the client terminal associated with the home appliance to be controlled via Bluetooth, and send the target command corresponding to the target function information to the client through Bluetooth, so as to realize the control. Bluetooth command control of home appliances. Compared with the existing technology, the user can realize the control of the home appliance without using the special remote control configured for the home appliance, which helps to improve the user experience, and can avoid the problem of inaccurate command recognition caused by the use of voice Bluetooth devices, ensuring the safety of home appliances. Control effect.

Fig. 6 is a flow chart of a control method for home appliances provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a control method for home appliances applicable to a server, which may include:

S61. The server provides a home appliance display interface to be controlled for selection by the control end, and the home appliance display interface includes at least one identification information of the home appliance to be controlled.

S62. When the target identification information of the target controlled household appliance is selected, the server sends the target controlled function information set associated with the target identification information to the control terminal; wherein, the target controlled household appliance belongs to at least one household appliance to be controlled.

Here, when the server obtains at least one identification information to be controlled submitted by the control terminal, it can directly save each identification information to be controlled, and provide a display interface of the home appliance to be controlled. When it is necessary to control the home appliance again, the user can directly operate the terminal device associated with the control terminal, and select the target identification information on the display interface of the home appliance to be controlled provided by the server. In this way, the server can retrieve the target controlled function information set associated with the target identification information from the home appliance information database, and send it to the control terminal.

Alternatively, after determining the information set of the function information to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled, the server saves each identification information to be controlled and the associated function information set to be controlled, and provides a display interface of the home appliance to be controlled. When it is necessary to control the home appliance again, the user can operate the terminal device associated with the control terminal, and select the target identification information on the information display interface of the home appliance to be controlled. In this way, the server can directly read the target controlled function information set associated with the target identification information from the pre-saved function information set to be controlled, and send it to the control terminal.

With the above method, the user can obtain the target controlled function information set without entering the target identification information, which is helpful for subsequent selection of functions directly from the target controlled function information set to realize the control of the target controlled home appliance. In this way, user operations can be simplified and user experience can be improved.

In summary, using the control method for home appliances provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the server obtains the identification information of the home appliances to be controlled submitted by the control terminal, it can determine the functions to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled from the home appliance information database. The information is collected and sent to the control terminal. In this way, the control terminal can select the target function information from the set of function information to be controlled when connected to the client terminal associated with the home appliance to be controlled via Bluetooth, and send the target command corresponding to the target function information to the client through Bluetooth, so as to realize the control. Bluetooth command control of home appliances. Compared with the existing technology, the user can realize the control of the home appliance without using the special remote control configured for the home appliance, which helps to improve the user experience, and can avoid the problem of inaccurate command recognition caused by the use of voice Bluetooth devices, ensuring the safety of home appliances. Control effect. In addition, when the user needs to control the home appliance again, the control can be realized without entering the target identification information, thereby simplifying the user operation and further improving the user experience.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart of a control method for home appliances provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a control method for home appliances applicable to the server, which may include:

S71. When the server obtains the sharing command triggered by the control terminal for the set of function information to be controlled, open the selection authority to the control sharing terminal pointed to by the sharing command.

Here, when the control terminal forwards the information set of the functions to be controlled to the control sharing terminal, it can trigger the sharing instruction and send the sharing instruction to the server. Correspondingly, when the server obtains the sharing command, it can develop a selection command to the control sharing terminal, so that the control sharing terminal selects a function from the information set of functions to be controlled to realize home appliance control.

Wherein, the control and sharing terminal can be deployed on a terminal device equipped with a Bluetooth module. In this way, the control sharing terminal can also send instructions corresponding to the functions selected from the set of function information to be controlled to the client via Bluetooth when the client associated with the home appliance to be controlled is connected via Bluetooth.

In this way, other users can obtain the selection function without obtaining the identification information of the home appliance to be controlled, and realize the control of the home appliance to be controlled, thereby simplifying user operations and improving user experience.

In summary, using the control method for home appliances provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the server obtains the identification information of the home appliances to be controlled submitted by the control terminal, it can determine the functions to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled from the home appliance information database. The information is collected and sent to the control terminal. In this way, the control terminal can select the target function information from the set of function information to be controlled when connected to the client terminal associated with the home appliance to be controlled via Bluetooth, and send the target command corresponding to the target function information to the client through Bluetooth, so as to realize the control. Bluetooth command control of home appliances. Compared with the existing technology, the user can realize the control of the home appliance without using the special remote control configured for the home appliance, which helps to improve the user experience, and can avoid the problem of inaccurate command recognition caused by the use of voice Bluetooth devices, ensuring the safety of home appliances. Control effect. In addition, by setting the way of sharing permissions, other users can obtain the selection function without obtaining the identification information of the home appliances to be controlled, so as to realize the control of the home appliances to be controlled, thereby simplifying user operations and further improving user experience .

Fig. 8 is a flow chart of a control method for home appliances provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 8 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a control method for a home appliance, which may include:

S81. The server obtains a home appliance information database, and the home appliance information library stores associations between identification information and function information sets configured by different home appliances.

S82. The control terminal obtains the identification information of the household appliance to be controlled, and submits it to the server.

S83. The server obtains the identification information to be controlled, and determines the function information set to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled from the home appliance information database, and sends it to the control terminal.

S84. The control terminal obtains a set of information about functions to be controlled.

S85. The control terminal selects target function information from the set of function information to be controlled.

S86. When the control terminal is connected to the client terminal associated with the home appliance to be controlled via Bluetooth, send the target command corresponding to the target function information to the client terminal via Bluetooth.

Using the control method for home appliances provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the server obtains the identification information of the home appliances to be controlled submitted by the control terminal, it can determine the set of function information to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled from the home appliance information database, and sent to the control terminal. In this way, the control terminal can select the target function information from the set of function information to be controlled when connected to the client terminal associated with the home appliance to be controlled via Bluetooth, and send the target command corresponding to the target function information to the client through Bluetooth, so as to realize the control. Bluetooth command control of home appliances. Compared with the existing technology, the user can realize the control of the home appliance without using the special remote control configured for the home appliance, which helps to improve the user experience, and can avoid the problem of inaccurate command recognition caused by the use of voice Bluetooth devices, ensuring the safety of home appliances. Control effect.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a control device for household appliances provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 9 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a control device for home appliances, 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 invoke logic instructions in the memory 101 to execute the control method for a home appliance 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 implement the control method for home appliances 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 a storage medium, which stores computer-executable instructions, and the computer-executable instructions are configured to execute the above-mentioned control method for a home appliance.

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 enable a computer device (which may 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

A control method for household appliances, characterized by comprising:

The server obtains the home appliance information database, and the home appliance information database stores the association relationship between the respective configuration identification information and function information sets of different home appliances;

Obtain the identification information of the home appliance to be controlled submitted by the control terminal, and determine the set of function information to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled from the home appliance information database, and send it to the control terminal, so that the control terminal can obtain from the control terminal Select target function information from the set of function information to be controlled, and send a target instruction corresponding to the target function information to the client via Bluetooth when the client associated with the home appliance to be controlled is connected via Bluetooth.
The control method according to claim 1, further comprising:

Providing a display interface of the home appliance to be controlled for selection by the control terminal, the display interface of the home appliance to be controlled includes identification information of at least one home appliance to be controlled;

When the target identification information of the target controlled household appliance is selected, send the target controlled function information set associated with the target identification information to the control terminal;

Wherein, the target controlled home appliance belongs to the at least one to-be-controlled home appliance.
The control method according to claim 1, further comprising:

In the case of obtaining a sharing command triggered by the control terminal for the set of function information to be controlled, open the selection authority to the control sharing terminal pointed to by the sharing command.
A control method for household appliances, characterized by comprising:

The control terminal obtains the identification information of the home appliance to be controlled and submits it to the server;

Obtaining a set of function information to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled sent by the server, the set of function information to be controlled is determined by the server from the home appliance information database, and the home appliance information library stores the respective configurations of different home appliances The association relationship between the identification information and the function information set;

selecting target function information from the set of function information to be controlled;

When the client associated with the home appliance to be controlled is connected via Bluetooth, the target instruction corresponding to the target function information is sent to the client via Bluetooth.
The control method according to claim 4, wherein the Bluetooth connection of the client associated with the home appliance to be controlled includes:

Sending a Bluetooth connection instruction to the client, so that the client performs Bluetooth broadcast for the connection verification information in the Bluetooth connection instruction;

Scanning the Bluetooth broadcast sent by the client to obtain Bluetooth pairing information;

When the Bluetooth pairing information matches the connection verification information, connect to the client via Bluetooth.
The control method according to claim 4 or 5, further comprising:

A connected home appliance display interface is provided, and the connected home appliance display interface includes current operating parameters of at least one connected home appliance.
The control method according to claim 6, further comprising:

Obtaining new operating parameters sent by the client when the client executes the target instruction and triggers a change in the current operating parameters;

The new operating parameters are displayed on the connected home appliance display interface.
A household appliance control system, characterized in that it comprises:

a server and at least one control terminal;

The server is configured to obtain a home appliance information base, and the home appliance information base stores associations between identification information and function information sets configured by different home appliances; control identification information, and determine the set of function information to be controlled associated with the identification information to be controlled from the home appliance information database, and send it to the control terminal;

The control terminal is configured to obtain the identification information to be controlled and submit it to the server; obtain the information set of the functions to be controlled sent by the server; select a target function from the information set of the functions to be controlled information; in the case of Bluetooth connection with the client associated with the home appliance to be controlled, sending the target instruction corresponding to the target function information to the client via Bluetooth.
A control device for home appliances, comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions, wherein the processor is configured to execute the program described in any one of claims 1 to 3 when executing the program instructions. The above-mentioned control method for home appliances.
A control device for home appliances, comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions, wherein the processor is configured to execute the program described in any one of claims 4 to 7 when executing the program instructions. The above-mentioned control method for home appliances.