WO2024016539A1

WO2024016539A1 - Device control method and apparatus, and storage medium and electronic apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2024016539A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/133237
Authority: WO
Inventors: 彭德
Original assignee: 青岛海尔科技有限公司; 海尔智家股份有限公司
Priority date: 2022-07-20
Filing date: 2022-11-21
Publication date: 2024-01-25
Also published as: CN115309062A

Abstract

A device control method and apparatus, and a storage medium and an electronic apparatus, which relate to the technical field of smart homes. The control method comprises: receiving a device control request, wherein the device control request is used for requesting control over a target device deployed in a target area, a plurality of gateway devices are further deployed in the target area, and the plurality of gateway devices comprise a first gateway device (S202); in response to the device control request, acquiring a second gateway device from candidate gateway devices, wherein the candidate gateway devices comprise the first gateway device and a third gateway device, which is allowed to control the target device, among the plurality of gateway devices (S204); and controlling the second gateway device to execute the device control request (S206).

Description

Equipment control methods, devices, storage media and electronic devices

This disclosure claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on July 20, 2022, with application number 202210857676.7 and the invention title "Control method, device, storage medium and electronic device for equipment", the entire content of which is incorporated by reference. in this disclosure.

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of smart home technology, and specifically to a device control method, device, storage medium and electronic device.

Background technique

As daily life home devices become more and more intelligent, people are looking forward to a smoother and smarter device control experience. For example, multiple devices can be easily controlled to run in the user's desired state without the need for people to perform complex manual operations. In the existing technology, smart home linkage often requires the support of cloud services. When the user expects the control device to execute control instructions, it is often necessary to select an appropriate gateway device for the control device through cloud service calculations, and then perform control on the device through the gateway device. Control, if the network at the user's home is offline or unstable, the control instructions may not be sent to the corresponding gateway, which may lead to device control failure and degrade the user experience.

No effective solution has yet been proposed for problems such as low equipment control efficiency in related technologies.

Contents of the invention

The present disclosure provides an equipment control method, device, storage medium and electronic device to at least solve the problem of low equipment control efficiency in related technologies.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device control method is provided, including: receiving a device control request, wherein the device control request is used to request to control a target device deployed in a target area, and the target area also includes: A plurality of gateway devices are deployed, and the plurality of gateway devices include the first gateway device; in response to the device control request, a second gateway device is obtained from candidate gateway devices, wherein the candidate gateway device includes the third gateway device. A gateway device and a third gateway device among the plurality of gateway devices that are allowed to control the target device; control the second gateway device to execute the device control request.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for controlling a device is also provided, including: a first receiving module configured to receive a device control request, wherein the device control request is used to request to control a device deployed in the target area. Target device, multiple gateway devices are also deployed in the target area, and the multiple gateway devices include the first gateway device; a first acquisition module configured to respond to the device control request and acquire from the candidate gateway device a second gateway device, wherein the candidate gateway device includes the first gateway device and a third gateway device among the plurality of gateway devices that is allowed to control the target device; a first processing module configured to control the third gateway device The second gateway device executes the device control request.

According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is also provided, and a computer program is stored in the computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer program is configured to execute the control method of the above device when running.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is also provided, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the above-mentioned device through the computer program. Control Method.

In the present disclosure, a device control request is received, where the device control request is used to request control of a target device deployed in the target area, multiple gateway devices are also deployed in the target area, and the multiple gateway devices include a first gateway device; respond Device control request: obtain a second gateway device from candidate gateway devices, where the candidate gateway device includes a first gateway device and a third gateway device among the plurality of gateway devices that is allowed to control the target device; control the second gateway device to execute the device control request , that is, when a device control request is obtained, it may be indicated that a target device deployed in the target area is desired to be controlled. In such a case, the first gateway device that receives the device control request may be configured from the first gateway device and multiple Among the gateway devices, a suitable second gateway device is obtained from the candidate gateway devices of the third gateway device that controls the target device, and the second gateway device is controlled to execute the device control request, which greatly saves the time required to obtain the second gateway device. Adopting the above technical solution solves the problems of low equipment control efficiency in related technologies and achieves the technical effect of improving the control efficiency of equipment.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present disclosure or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for those of ordinary skill in the art, It is said that other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings without exerting creative work.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the hardware environment of a device control method according to the present disclosure;

Figure 2 is a flow chart of a control method of a device according to the present disclosure;

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of an operation performed by a terminal device editing control device according to the present disclosure;

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of controlling a device through a cloud service according to the present disclosure;

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of a control method of a device according to the present disclosure;

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario execution according to the present disclosure;

Figure 7 is a sequence diagram for controlling smart devices across gateway devices according to the present disclosure;

Figure 8 is a structural block diagram of a control device of a device according to the present disclosure;

Figure 9 is a structural block diagram of an optional electronic device according to the present disclosure.

Detailed ways

In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions of the present disclosure, the technical solutions in the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the present disclosure. embodiments, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts should fall within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the description and claims of the present disclosure and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It is to be understood that the data so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances so that the embodiments of the present disclosure described herein can be practiced in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, e.g., a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that encompasses a series of steps or units and need not be limited to those explicitly listed. Those steps or elements may instead include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to the process, method, product or apparatus.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a control method of a device is provided. The control method of this device is widely used in whole-house intelligent digital control application scenarios such as smart home, smart home, smart home device ecology, and smart residence (Intelligence House) ecology. Optionally, in this embodiment, the above device control method can be applied to a hardware environment composed of a terminal device 102 and a server 104 as shown in FIG. 1 . As shown in Figure 1, the server 104 is connected to the terminal device 102 through the network, and can be set to provide services (such as application services, etc.) for the terminal or the client installed on the terminal. The database can be set on the server or independently of the server. In order to provide data storage services for the server 104, cloud computing and/or edge computing services may be configured on the server or independently of the server, and configured to provide data computing services for the server 104.

The above-mentioned network may include but is not limited to at least one of the following: wired network, wireless network. The above-mentioned wired network may include but is not limited to at least one of the following: wide area network, metropolitan area network, and local area network. The above-mentioned wireless network may include at least one of the following: WIFI (Wireless Fidelity, Wireless Fidelity), Bluetooth. The terminal device 102 may be, but is not limited to, a PC, a mobile phone, a tablet, a smart air conditioner, a smart hood, a smart refrigerator, a smart oven, a smart stove, a smart washing machine, a smart water heater, a smart washing equipment, a smart dishwasher, or a smart projection device. , smart TV, smart clothes drying rack, smart curtains, smart audio and video, smart sockets, smart audio, smart speakers, smart fresh air equipment, smart kitchen and bathroom equipment, smart bathroom equipment, smart sweeping robot, smart window cleaning robot, smart mopping robot, Smart air purification equipment, smart steamers, smart microwave ovens, smart kitchen appliances, smart purifiers, smart water dispensers, smart door locks, etc.

In this embodiment, a device control method is provided, which is applied to the first gateway device. Figure 2 is a flow chart of a device control method according to the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, the process includes the following steps:

Step S202: Receive a device control request, where the device control request is used to request to control a target device deployed in the target area. Multiple gateway devices are also deployed in the target area, and the multiple gateway devices include the The first gateway device;

Step S204: In response to the device control request, obtain a second gateway device from candidate gateway devices, where the candidate gateway device includes the first gateway device and one of the plurality of gateway devices that is allowed to control the target device. Third gateway device;

Step S206: Control the second gateway device to execute the device control request.

Through the above steps, when a device control request is obtained, it can be indicated that a target device deployed in the target area is desired to be controlled. In this case, the first gateway device that receives the device control request can obtain the device control request from the first gateway device. And obtain a suitable second gateway device from the candidate gateway devices that allow the third gateway device to control the target device among multiple gateway devices, and control the second gateway device to execute the device control request, which greatly saves the time required to obtain the second gateway device. . Adopting the above technical solution solves the problems of low equipment control efficiency in related technologies and achieves the technical effect of improving the control efficiency of equipment.

In the technical solution provided in step S202 above, each of the multiple gateway devices deployed in the target area can receive the device control request, which may be but is not limited to when the first gateway device receives the device control request. , you can indicate that you want to control the target device deployed in the target area. The target device can be, but is not limited to, one or more devices deployed in the target area. The device control request can be used to request control of devices deployed in the target area. In the case of multiple devices, batch control of multiple devices deployed in the target area can be achieved, thereby realizing linkage between devices and improving user experience.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the target area may, but is not limited to, include an area in a house where the target device and multiple gateway devices are deployed, and the target area may include, but is not limited to, a rest area (which may, but is not limited to, a bedroom, a balcony, and living room, etc.), office area (which may include but is not limited to a study room, an office, etc.), cooking area (which may include but is not limited to a kitchen, a dining room, etc.), etc.

Optionally, in this embodiment, one or more smart devices may be deployed in the target area, but are not limited to, the one or more smart devices may include, but are not limited to, the target device, and the smart devices may be, but are not limited to, capable of connecting. Devices that are LAN and can be controlled through gateway devices deployed in the target area can, but are not limited to, include: smart air conditioners, smart hoods, smart refrigerators, smart ovens, smart stoves, smart washing machines, smart water heaters, smart washing equipment, smart Dishwasher, smart projection equipment, smart TV, smart clothes drying rack, smart curtains, smart audio and video, smart sockets, smart audio, smart speakers, smart fresh air equipment, smart kitchen and bathroom equipment, smart bathroom equipment, smart sweeping robot, smart window cleaning Robots, smart mopping robots, smart air purification equipment, smart steamers, smart microwave ovens, smart kitchen appliances, smart purifiers, smart water dispensers, smart door locks, etc.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the target device and the gateway device deployed in the target area may be connected through, but are not limited to, WIFI, Bluetooth gateway, or Zigbee (Zifeng protocol) protocol, etc., to realize the connection through the gateway Device control of the target device.

In the technical solution provided in step S204 above, when the first gateway device receives a device control request, it can indicate that it wishes to control the target device deployed in the target area. In this case, the first gateway device can deploy the device from Allocate the appropriate gateway device to the target device among all the gateway devices that can be selected in the target area, avoiding the need to find the appropriate gateway device through cloud server calculation, saving the time of transmitting the device control request to the cloud server and waiting for the cloud server calculation to be completed. As well as the time required to send the device control request to the gateway device calculated by the cloud server, it also avoids the failure of transmitting the device control request to the corresponding gateway device due to poor network or network disconnection. , greatly improving the control efficiency of the equipment.

Optionally, in this embodiment, candidate gateway devices may, but are not limited to, include a first gateway device that receives a device control request, a third gateway device that is allowed to control the target device, and so on. Each gateway device has a corresponding permission. The devices controlled by the gateway device can, but are not limited to, be different, the same, or partially the same, etc., which enables multiple gateway devices deployed in the target area to control the devices deployed in the target area. controlled by smart devices.

In an exemplary embodiment, the second gateway device may be obtained from the candidate gateway devices in the following manner, but is not limited to: obtaining a gateway that is allowed to control the target device from the plurality of gateway devices as the third gateway device. ; When the third gateway device includes the first gateway device, determine the first gateway device as the second gateway device; when the third gateway device does not include the first gateway device In the case of , the second gateway device is obtained from the third gateway device.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the first gateway device may be determined as the second gateway device when the third gateway device includes the first gateway device. That is to say, the first gateway device may be determined as the second gateway device but is not limited to when the third gateway device includes the first gateway device. When the gateway device that controls the target device includes a first gateway device that receives the device control request, the first gateway device may not assign a gateway device to the target device, but directly determines the first gateway device as a suitable gateway for controlling the target device. equipment, greatly reducing the time required to obtain the appropriate gateway device to control the target device, and improving the efficiency of controlling the target device.

Optionally, in this embodiment, in the case where the third gateway device does not include the first gateway device, the first gateway device may, but is not limited to, obtain an appropriate gateway from a gateway device that is allowed to control the target device. device to control the target device, avoiding the need to transmit the device control request to the cloud, calculate the appropriate gateway device through the cloud, and then send the device control request to the corresponding gateway device. Instead, the first gateway device that receives the device control request is the The target device is assigned an appropriate gateway device, and remote operations in the cloud are converted into local operations on the gateway device, which greatly improves the efficiency of obtaining appropriate gateway devices.

In an exemplary embodiment, obtaining the second gateway device from the third gateway device may include, but is not limited to, one of the following situations:

Scenario 1: Obtain a gateway device whose calling frequency meets the target calling condition from the third gateway device as the second gateway device.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the gateway device whose calling frequency meets the target calling conditions may be directly obtained from a third gateway device that is allowed to control the target device as the second gateway device. The calling frequency may be, but is not limited to, directly obtained from the third gateway device. Obtained from the historical call data of each gateway device in the third gateway device. It is realized that the appropriate gateway device can be obtained directly according to the call frequency in the historical call data of each gateway device in the third gateway device without requiring other data, which reduces the complexity of obtaining the second gateway device.

Scenario 2: Detect the calling status of each third gateway device; obtain the calling status to indicate a fourth gateway device that is currently allowed to be called by the first gateway device; obtain the calling status from the fourth gateway device The gateway device whose frequency meets the target calling condition serves as the second gateway device.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the fourth gateway device whose calling status is allowed to be called by the first gateway device may be obtained from the third gateway device, but is not limited to, and then the calling frequency that satisfies the target calling is obtained from the fourth gateway device. The conditional gateway device is used as the second gateway device. This method can ensure that the acquired second gateway device can currently be called by the first gateway device, and avoids acquiring a gateway device that cannot currently be called by the first gateway device, resulting in It takes more time to obtain other gateway devices from the third gateway device, which improves the success rate of device control.

In an exemplary embodiment, the sixth gateway device may be obtained, but is not limited to, in the following manner: if the second gateway device is not obtained, obtain it from a smart device and a gateway device that have a corresponding relationship through a cloud service The fifth gateway device corresponding to the target device; obtaining the gateway device whose calling frequency meets the target calling condition from the fifth gateway device through the cloud service as the sixth gateway device; controlling the third gateway device through the cloud service Six gateway devices execute the device control request.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the first gateway device may, but is not limited to, obtain the second gateway device from the candidate gateway devices, or may not obtain the second gateway device from the candidate gateway devices; it may, but is not limited to, obtain the second gateway device from the candidate gateway devices. If the first gateway device does not obtain the second gateway device from the candidate gateway device, the first gateway device may, but is not limited to, obtain the calling frequency that satisfies the target calling condition from the fifth gateway device corresponding to the target device through a cloud service. The gateway device serves as the sixth gateway device; the first gateway device may, but is not limited to, control the sixth gateway device to execute the device control request through a cloud service. It is realized that when the first gateway device cannot control the target device and the second gateway device is not obtained from the gateway device that is allowed to control the target device, the cloud service can also be used to select an appropriate sixth gateway device for the target device. Improved the success rate of device control.

Optionally, in this embodiment, when the user is not at home but wants to control smart home devices at home, he or she can, but is not limited to, trigger an application installed on a terminal device such as a mobile phone, computer, tablet, etc. Software, small programs, web pages, etc., edit the operations performed by the device that is desired to be controlled. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of editing the operations performed by the control device through a terminal device according to the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3, the user can It is not limited to the application interface of the application software installed on the mobile phone. Edit the operation (that is, the above-mentioned target operation) performed by the air conditioner (that is, the above-mentioned target device) deployed in the bedroom (that is, the above-mentioned target area) that is desired to be controlled. The application interface of the air conditioner can, but is not limited to, display functional plug-ins including starting, shutting down, operating model adjustment, operating temperature adjustment, operating wind speed adjustment, operating wind direction adjustment, etc., which can be controlled by, but is not limited to, clicking on the power-on functional plug-in first. Turn on the air conditioner, and then click the run model adjustment function plug-in to adjust the operating mode of the air conditioner to cooling mode. It enables users to conveniently control smart devices without requiring users to go near the device to be controlled, which greatly improves the user's operating experience.

Optionally, in this embodiment, a device control request for controlling the device may be initiated to the cloud service based on the operation performed by the user on a terminal device such as a mobile phone, computer or tablet, etc., and the cloud service shall receive the In the case of a device control request, a gateway device whose calling frequency meets the target calling conditions can be assigned to the device. Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of controlling a device through a cloud service according to the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4, it can be, but is not limited to Obtain the gateway device that executes the device control request from the gateway device that is allowed to execute the device control request (the fifth gateway device mentioned above) through the domain model deployed in the LOT (Lot Of Things, Internet of Things) cloud (i.e., the above-mentioned cloud service) (i.e., the above-mentioned sixth gateway device), and sends the device control request to the corresponding gateway device through the cloud edge channel, and then controls the device to perform the target operation carried in the device control request. In this way, remote control of smart devices is achieved and the user's control experience is improved.

In the technical solution provided in step S206 above, it may be, but is not limited to, that when the first gateway device obtains a device control request, it may indicate that it wishes to control the target device deployed in the target area. In this case, the first gateway device The device may obtain a second gateway device from the candidate gateway devices. The second gateway device may be, but is not limited to, the first gateway device, or from a third gateway device. The first gateway device may, but is not limited to, control the second gateway device to perform device control. ask.

In an exemplary embodiment, controlling the second gateway device to execute the device control request may include, but is not limited to, the following situations:

Scenario 1: If the second gateway device comes from the third gateway device, send the device control request to the second gateway device.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the second gateway device may be, but is not limited to, the case where the second gateway device is from the third gateway device, that is, the gateway devices that are allowed to control the target device do not include the first gateway device. In this case In this case, the first gateway device can send the device control request to the second gateway device, thereby realizing collaboration between the gateway devices in a cross-gateway device manner, thereby completing the control of the target device.

Scenario 2: In the case where the second gateway device is the first gateway device, control the target device to perform the target operation requested by the device control request.

Optionally, in this embodiment, it may be but is not limited to the case where the second gateway device is the first gateway device, that is, the gateway device that is allowed to control the target device includes the first gateway device that receives the device control request. , in such a case, the first gateway device can be directly controlled to perform the target operation requested by the device control request, without sending the device control request to other gateway devices, which greatly saves the need to send the device control request to the corresponding gateway. The time required for the equipment improves the efficiency of equipment control.

In an exemplary embodiment, the indication message may be sent to the device that initiates the device control request in the following manner, but is not limited to: receiving a confirmation message returned by the second gateway device or the target device; If it is indicated that the device control request is executed successfully, indication information is sent to the device that initiated the device control request, where the indication information is used to indicate that the device control request is executed successfully.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the device that initiates the device control request may include, but is not limited to, a terminal device (which may include, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a computer or a tablet, etc.), a gateway device, and a smart device deployed with a gateway function (which may (but not limited to including: smart speakers, smart speakers, etc.), it can be but is not limited to when the user expresses the language he wishes to control the device, or clicks on the control plug-in displayed on the screen on the gateway device, or by triggering the control plug-in deployed on the terminal device. In the case of software, web pages or small programs, etc., confirm that the device control request has been received.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the first gateway device may, but is not limited to, when sending a device control request to the second gateway device, receive a confirmation message returned by the second gateway device; or, when controlling the target device execution device In the case of a target operation requested by the control request, the first gateway device receives a confirmation message returned by the target device. In the case where the confirmation message is used to indicate the successful execution of the device control request, the indication information of successful execution may be but is not limited to broadcasting the indication information of successful execution through voice, or displaying the indication information of successful execution on a terminal device such as a mobile phone, tablet, etc., or on the first gateway. An indication of successful execution is displayed on the device. It realizes timely notification of the execution status of the device control request to the user, and facilitates the user to understand the control results of the desired control device in real time.

In an exemplary embodiment, after controlling the second gateway device to execute the device control request, and in the event that controlling the second gateway device to execute the device control request fails, controlling other suitable gateway devices to execute the device control request may, but is not limited to Including one of the following situations:

Scenario 1: Obtain a seventh gateway device from other gateway devices in the third gateway device except the second gateway device; control the seventh gateway device to execute the device control request.

Optionally, in this embodiment, in the event that the second gateway device fails to execute the device control request, it may be, but is not limited to, within a specific time (which may be, but is not limited to, 30 seconds, or 40 seconds, or 1 minute, etc.) Re-control the second gateway device to execute the device control request within a specific time or a specific number of times (which can be but is not limited to 3 times, 4 times, or 5 times, etc.). If within a specific time or a specific number of times, the second gateway device still fails to control In this case, the seventh gateway device may be obtained from, but is not limited to, other gateway devices in the third gateway device except the second gateway device, and the seventh gateway device may be controlled to execute the device control request.

Optionally, in this embodiment, when controlling the second gateway device to execute the device control request fails, the third gateway device may be, but is not limited to, directly obtained from other gateway devices other than the second gateway device in the third gateway device. With seven gateway devices, there is no need to retry the second gateway device of the control network, which avoids the situation of repeatedly trying to re-control the second gateway device to execute the device control request but ultimately failing to control the second gateway device, thus improving the user experience.

Scenario 2: Obtain and control an eighth gateway device to execute the device control request from the plurality of gateway devices through a cloud service.

Optionally, in this embodiment, when controlling the second gateway device to execute the device control request fails, the eighth gateway device may be obtained from a plurality of gateway devices deployed in the target area through a cloud service, but is not limited to, The eighth gateway device may be, but is not limited to, a second gateway device, or other gateway devices among multiple gateway devices. and controlling the eighth gateway device to execute the device control request. In this way, when the first gateway device fails to control the second gateway device to execute the device control request, the cloud service can also be used to select an appropriate eighth gateway device and control the eighth gateway device to execute the device control request.

In order to better understand the control process of the above-mentioned equipment, the control process of the above-mentioned equipment will be described below in conjunction with optional embodiments, but this is not intended to limit the technical solution of the present disclosure.

In this embodiment, a device control method is provided. Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of a device control method according to the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, a gateway device 1 may be deployed in the target area, but is not limited to it. Device 2, and gateway device 3 (i.e., the multiple gateway devices mentioned above), gateway device 1 may, but is not limited to, allow control of smart device 1, smart device 2, and smart device 3, and gateway device 2 may, but is not limited to, allow control of smart devices. 2 and smart device 3, gateway device 3 may, but is not limited to, allow control of smart device 4, smart device 5,..., smart device n. Gateway device 1 to gateway device 3 can, but are not limited to, deploy uSDK (Software Development Kit) and Smart Device (smart device). Smart Device can be compatible with gateway device 1 to gateway device 3. To interact with terminal devices with different operating systems, uSDK can be used, but is not limited to, for gateway devices to interact with various types of smart devices.

The user can, but is not limited to, initiate a device control request carrying the control smart device 1 (i.e., the above-mentioned target device) by clicking on the application software installed on the mobile phone or by voice interaction with the smart speaker. In this case, if the small loop of the gateway device 1 currently used to control the smart device 1 is online (that is, the gateway device 1 can be directly called locally), then the device control request can be directly transmitted to the gateway device 1 but is not limited to. If the current small loop of gateway device 1 is not online, then the device control request can be sent to the LOT (Lot Of Things, Internet of Things) cloud (i.e. the above-mentioned cloud service), which can be but is not limited to the field in the cloud service. The model calculates the gateway device that executes the device control request based on the smart devices that each gateway device is allowed to control. It can, but is not limited to, send the device control request to the corresponding gateway device through the cloud edge channel.

In addition, users can also set up application scenarios for batch control of multiple smart devices on terminal devices such as mobile phones, computers, tablets, etc., such as homecoming scenarios (which may, but are not limited to, include controlling smart lamps to turn on, smart TVs to adjust to sports settings, etc.) News channel playback, smart air conditioner adjusted to cooling mode to operate at 26°C, etc.), sleeping scenes (which may, but are not limited to, include controlling smart lamps to turn off, smart curtains to close, smart speakers to turn off, etc.), and going out scenes (which may but are not limited to Including controlling smart lights to turn off, smart gas stoves to turn off, smart door locks to turn off, etc.) and other scenarios. You can, but are not limited to, add, delete, adjust the operations performed by the control devices, and other management operations on the devices included in each application scenario on terminal devices such as mobile phones, computers, tablets, etc., and can, but are not limited to, use API (Application Interface, The application program interface) gateway synchronizes multiple application scenarios to the scenario center on the LOT (Lot Of Things, Internet of Things) cloud. When a user triggers an application scenario on a terminal device such as a mobile phone, computer, or tablet, if the small loop that controls the gateway device of the smart device in the application scenario is online, it can, but is not limited to, directly through the small loop channel Batch control multiple gateway devices to achieve batch control of multiple smart devices included in this application scenario. If the small loop of the gateway device that controls the smart device in the application scenario is not online, the device control request can be sent to the LOT cloud, but is not limited to. The domain model deployed in the LOT cloud can be, but is not limited to, based on the requirements of each gateway device. The corresponding smart device list obtains the gateway device used to control multiple smart devices in the application scenario, and then sends the device control request to the corresponding gateway device through the cloud edge channel.

Each gateway device deployed in the target area can trigger all application scenarios, and each gateway device corresponds to a list of application scenarios that are allowed to be executed. Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario execution according to the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6, the device APP (Application, application program) can, but is not limited to, trigger the execution of the application scenario on gateway device A (ie, the above-mentioned first gateway device). 1 request (i.e., the above-mentioned device control request). In this case, the edge scenario SDK in gateway device A will first determine the location of application scenario 1, that is, determine whether gateway device A is allowed to execute application scenario 1. If the current gateway Device 1 is allowed to execute application scenario 1. It may, but is not limited to, directly execute application scenario 1 in gateway device A, and after completion of execution, report logs to the cloud scenario management in the LOT cloud (i.e., the above-mentioned cloud service).

If gateway device A is not allowed to execute application scenario 1, in this case, gateway device A can obtain other gateway devices B that are currently allowed to execute application scenario 1 according to the list of application scenarios that are allowed to be executed corresponding to each gateway device (i.e. The above-mentioned second gateway device, gateway device B may be, but is not limited to, connected to the same LAN as gateway device A), and may, but is not limited to, send the request to execute application scenario 1 to the Smart Device deployed in gateway device B through USDK. Device sends the request to the edge scene management in the edge scene SDK deployed in gateway device B. After the edge scene is executed, the log is reported to the cloud scene management in the LOT cloud (the above-mentioned cloud service).

If gateway device A is not allowed to execute application scenario 1, in this case, gateway device A can obtain other gateway devices B that are currently allowed to execute application scenario 1 based on the application scenarios that each gateway device is allowed to execute, but the current gateway device B In the event that gateway device A fails to control gateway device B due to a malfunction or disconnection, gateway device A can select the appropriate gateway device from among the gateway devices that are allowed to execute application scenario 1 except gateway device B. gateway device (ie, the above-mentioned seventh gateway device), or other gateway devices (ie, the above-mentioned eighth gateway device) can be obtained from the gateway devices that are allowed to execute the application scenario through a large loop (ie, the above-mentioned cloud service).

If gateway device A is not allowed to execute application scenario 1, and gateway device 1 has not obtained a gateway device that is allowed to execute application scenario 1, in this case, it can be obtained directly through the LOT cloud (i.e., the above-mentioned cloud service), but is not limited to The gateway device that is allowed to execute the application scenario (i.e., the above-mentioned fifth gateway device) can, but is not limited to, obtain the gateway device for executing the request (i.e., the above-mentioned sixth gateway device) from the fifth gateway device, through LOT The cloud's cloud edge channel sends the request to the corresponding gateway device.

In this embodiment, a device control method is provided. Figure 7 is a sequence diagram for controlling a smart device across a gateway device according to the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7, it can be, but is not limited to, installed on a user-triggered mobile phone. When an APP or a user performs voice interaction with a smart speaker that deploys the gateway device function, the gateway device 1 (i.e., the above-mentioned first gateway device) may, but is not limited to, obtain a request to control the smart device 1 (i.e., the above-mentioned target device). device control request, in this case, the gateway device 1 may, but is not limited to, obtain the gateway device that is allowed to control the smart device 1 (ie, the above-mentioned third gateway device) based on the smart devices that are allowed to be controlled by each gateway device, in the In the case where the three gateway devices do not include gateway device 1, gateway device 2 (i.e., the above-mentioned second gateway device) can be obtained from the third gateway device, but is not limited to, to detect whether the small loop of gateway device 2 is currently online, that is, to detect whether the current Whether gateway device 2 is allowed to be called by gateway device 1, if the current small loop of gateway device 2 is not online, that is, the current gateway device 2 is not allowed to be called by gateway device 1, it can but is not limited to through the large loop (that is, the above-mentioned cloud Service) sends the device control request to the gateway device 2, thereby completing the control of the smart device 1, and feeding back the device control results to the mobile APP.

If the current small loop of gateway device 2 is online, that is, the current gateway device 2 is allowed to be called by gateway device 1, in this case, the device control request can be but is not limited to be directly sent to gateway device 2, and gateway device 2 is in After successfully controlling the smart device 2 to perform the operation carried in the device control request (i.e., the above), the device control result (i.e., the above instruction information) can be returned to the mobile APP for the convenience of the user.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method according to the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus the necessary general hardware platform. Of course, it can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is Better implementation. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be embodied in the form of a software product in essence or that contributes to the existing technology. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, disk, CD), including several instructions to cause a terminal device (which can be a mobile phone, computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods of various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Figure 8 is a structural block diagram of a device control device according to the present disclosure, applied to the first gateway device, as shown in Figure 8, including:

The first receiving module 802 is configured to receive a device control request, where the device control request is used to request to control a target device deployed in the target area, and multiple gateway devices are also deployed in the target area. The gateway device includes the first gateway device;

The first acquisition module 804 is configured to respond to the device control request and acquire a second gateway device from candidate gateway devices, where the candidate gateway device includes the first gateway device and the permission control among the plurality of gateway devices. The third gateway device of the target device;

The first processing module 806 is configured to control the second gateway device to execute the device control request.

Through the above embodiments, when a device control request is obtained, it can be indicated that a target device deployed in the target area is desired to be controlled. In this case, the first gateway device that receives the device control request can obtain the device control request from the first gateway device. The device and multiple gateway devices are allowed to obtain a suitable second gateway device from the candidate gateway devices of the third gateway device that controls the target device, and control the second gateway device to execute the device control request, which greatly saves the time required to obtain the second gateway device. time. Adopting the above technical solution solves the problems of low equipment control efficiency in related technologies and achieves the technical effect of improving the control efficiency of equipment.

Optionally, the first acquisition module includes:

A first acquisition unit configured to acquire a gateway that is allowed to control the target device from the plurality of gateway devices as the third gateway device;

a determining unit configured to determine the first gateway device as the second gateway device when the third gateway device includes the first gateway device;

The second acquisition unit is configured to acquire the second gateway device from the third gateway device when the third gateway device does not include the first gateway device.

Optionally, the second acquisition unit includes one of the following:

Obtain a gateway device whose calling frequency meets the target calling condition from the third gateway device as the second gateway device;

Detect the calling status of each third gateway device; obtain the calling status to indicate a fourth gateway device that is currently allowed to be called by the first gateway device; obtain the calling frequency from the fourth gateway device to meet the target The gateway device that calls the condition serves as the second gateway device.

Optionally, the first processing module includes:

A sending unit configured to send the device control request to the second gateway device when the second gateway device comes from the third gateway device;

A processing unit configured to control the target device to perform the target operation requested by the device control request when the second gateway device is the first gateway device.

Optionally, the device also includes:

The second receiving module is configured to receive the first device control request after sending the device control request to the second gateway device or controlling the target device to perform the target operation requested by the device control request. 2. The confirmation message returned by the gateway device or the target device;

A sending module, configured to send indication information to the device that initiated the device control request when the confirmation message is used to indicate that the device control request is executed successfully, wherein the indication information is used to indicate that the device control request is successfully executed. The request was executed successfully.

Optionally, the device also includes:

The second acquisition module is configured to, after obtaining the second gateway device from the candidate gateway device, if the second gateway device is not obtained, obtain the corresponding smart device and the gateway device from the corresponding relationship through the cloud service. Obtain the fifth gateway device corresponding to the target device;

The third acquisition module is configured to acquire the gateway device whose calling frequency meets the target calling condition from the fifth gateway device through the cloud service as the sixth gateway device;

An execution module, configured to control the sixth gateway device to execute the device control request through the cloud service.

Optionally, the device also includes one of the following:

The fourth acquisition module is configured to, after controlling the second gateway device to execute the device control request, if the control of the second gateway device to execute the device control request fails, obtain the data from the third gateway device. Obtain a seventh gateway device from other gateway devices in the device except the second gateway device; control the seventh gateway device to execute the device control request;

The second processing module is configured to obtain from the plurality of gateway devices through cloud services and control the eighth gateway device to execute the device control request.

An embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a storage medium that includes a stored program, wherein the method of any of the above items is executed when the program is run.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned storage medium may be configured to store program codes for performing the following steps:

S1. Receive a device control request, wherein the device control request is used to request to control a target device deployed in the target area. Multiple gateway devices are also deployed in the target area. The multiple gateway devices include the third gateway device. a gateway device;

S2. In response to the device control request, obtain a second gateway device from candidate gateway devices, where the candidate gateway device includes the first gateway device and the third gateway device among the plurality of gateway devices that is allowed to control the target device. Three gateway devices;

S3: Control the second gateway device to execute the device control request.

According to another aspect of the embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device for implementing the control method of the above equipment is also provided. As shown in Figure 9, the electronic device includes a memory 902 and a processor 904. The memory 902 stores Computer program, the processor 904 is configured to execute the steps in any of the above method embodiments through the computer program.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned electronic device may be located in at least one network device among multiple network devices of the computer network.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned processor may be configured to perform the following steps through a computer program:

S3: Control the second gateway device to execute the device control request.

Optionally, those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that the structure shown in Figure 9 is only illustrative, and the electronic device can also be a smart phone (such as an Android phone, an iOS phone, etc.), a tablet computer, a handheld computer, and a mobile Internet device (Mobile Internet Devices, MID), PAD and other terminal equipment. FIG. 9 does not limit the structure of the above-mentioned electronic device. For example, the electronic device may also include more or fewer components (such as network interfaces, etc.) than shown in FIG. 9 , or have a different configuration than that shown in FIG. 9 .

The memory 902 can be used to store software programs and modules, such as program instructions/modules corresponding to the device control methods and devices in the embodiment of the present invention. The processor 904 executes the software programs and modules stored in the memory 902 by running them. Various functional applications and data processing realize the control method of the above-mentioned equipment. Memory 902 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic storage devices, flash memory, or other non-volatile solid-state memory. In some examples, the memory 902 may further include memory located remotely relative to the processor 904, and these remote memories may be connected to the terminal through a network. Examples of the above-mentioned networks include but are not limited to the Internet, intranets, local area networks, mobile communication networks and combinations thereof. As an example, as shown in FIG. 9 , the memory 902 may include, but is not limited to, the first receiving module 802 , the first obtaining module 804 , and the first processing module 806 in the control device of the above device. In addition, it may also include but is not limited to other modular units in the control device of the above equipment, which will not be described again in this example.

Optionally, the above-mentioned transmission device 906 is used to receive or send data via a network. Specific examples of the above-mentioned network may include wired networks and wireless networks. In one example, the transmission device 906 includes a network adapter (Network Interface Controller, NIC), which can be connected to other network devices and routers through network cables to communicate with the Internet or a local area network. In one example, the transmission device 906 is a radio frequency (Radio Frequency, RF) module, which is used to communicate with the Internet wirelessly.

In addition, the above-mentioned electronic device also includes: a display 908 for displaying the above-mentioned device control request; and a connection bus 910 for connecting various module components in the above-mentioned electronic device.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the above storage medium may include but is not limited to: U disk, read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, referred to as ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, referred to as RAM), Various media that can store program code, such as mobile hard drives, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

Optionally, for specific examples in this embodiment, reference can be made to the examples described in the above-mentioned embodiments and optional implementations, and details will not be described again in this embodiment.

Obviously, those skilled in the art should understand that the above-mentioned modules or steps of the present disclosure can be implemented using general-purpose computing devices, and they can be concentrated on a single computing device, or distributed across a network composed of multiple computing devices. , optionally, they may be implemented in program code executable by a computing device, such that they may be stored in a storage device for execution by the computing device, and in some cases, may be in a sequence different from that herein. The steps shown or described are performed either individually as individual integrated circuit modules, or as multiple modules or steps among them as a single integrated circuit module. As such, the present disclosure is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present disclosure. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principles of the present disclosure. These improvements and modifications can also be made. should be regarded as the scope of protection of this disclosure.

Claims

A device control method, applied to the first gateway device, including:

Receive a device control request, wherein the device control request is used to request control of a target device deployed in the target area, and multiple gateway devices are also deployed in the target area, and the multiple gateway devices include the first gateway equipment;

In response to the device control request, obtain a second gateway device from candidate gateway devices, wherein the candidate gateway device includes the first gateway device and a third gateway among the plurality of gateway devices that is allowed to control the target device. equipment;

Control the second gateway device to execute the device control request.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining the second gateway device from the candidate gateway devices includes:

Obtain a gateway device that is allowed to control the target device from the plurality of gateway devices as the third gateway device;

In the case where the third gateway device includes the first gateway device, determine the first gateway device as the second gateway device;

If the third gateway device does not include the first gateway device, obtain the second gateway device from the third gateway device.
The method according to claim 2, wherein the obtaining the second gateway device from the third gateway device includes one of the following:

Obtain a gateway device whose calling frequency meets the target calling condition from the third gateway device as the second gateway device;

Detect the calling status of each third gateway device; obtain the calling status to indicate a fourth gateway device that is currently allowed to be called by the first gateway device; obtain the calling frequency from the fourth gateway device to meet the target The gateway device that calls the condition serves as the second gateway device.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the controlling the second gateway device to execute the device control request includes:

If the second gateway device comes from the third gateway device, send the device control request to the second gateway device;

In the case where the second gateway device is the first gateway device, the target device is controlled to perform the target operation requested by the device control request.
The method of claim 4, wherein after the sending the device control request to the second gateway device or controlling the target device to perform a target operation requested by the device control request, The method also includes:

Receive a confirmation message returned by the second gateway device or the target device;

When the confirmation message is used to indicate that the device control request is executed successfully, indication information is sent to the device that initiated the device control request, where the indication information is used to indicate that the device control request is executed successfully.
The method according to claim 1, wherein after obtaining the second gateway device from the candidate gateway devices, the method further includes:

If the second gateway device is not obtained, obtain the fifth gateway device corresponding to the target device from the smart device and the gateway device that have a corresponding relationship through the cloud service;

Obtain the gateway device whose calling frequency meets the target calling condition from the fifth gateway device through the cloud service as the sixth gateway device;

Control the sixth gateway device to execute the device control request through the cloud service.
The method of claim 1, wherein after controlling the second gateway device to execute the device control request, in the event that controlling the second gateway device to execute the device control request fails, the Methods also include one of the following:

Obtain a seventh gateway device from other gateway devices in the third gateway device except the second gateway device; control the seventh gateway device to execute the device control request;

Obtain and control an eighth gateway device to execute the device control request from the plurality of gateway devices through the cloud service.
A device control device, which is applied to the first gateway device and includes:

The first receiving module is configured to receive a device control request, wherein the device control request is used to request to control a target device deployed in the target area, and multiple gateway devices are also deployed in the target area. The multiple gateways The device includes the first gateway device;

The first acquisition module is configured to respond to the device control request and acquire a second gateway device from candidate gateway devices, wherein the candidate gateway device includes the first gateway device and all gateway devices allowed to be controlled among the plurality of gateway devices. The third gateway device of the target device;

The first processing module is configured to control the second gateway device to execute the device control request.
A computer-readable storage medium includes a stored program, wherein the method of any one of claims 1 to 7 is executed when the program is run.
An electronic device includes a memory and a processor, a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor is configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 through the computer program.