CN102929215B - Household device control system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a household equipment control system and method. The system includes: an environment detection device for collecting environmental parameter data; a plurality of devices connected to the environment detection device, and the devices are used to utilize the environment detection device The provided environmental parameter data controls its own operation. Through the embodiment of the present invention, the device design structure is simplified and resources are saved.

Description

A household appliance control system and method

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of network control, and more specifically relates to a household device control system and method.

Background technique

With the development of science and technology, household electrical appliances are becoming more and more intelligent, which can automatically adjust their working status according to changes in the surrounding environment. For example, a smart refrigerator can control the start-stop and compression of its compressor according to the temperature change of the indoor environment. The frequency of the machine, as another example, intelligent lighting, can control its working voltage according to the light intensity in the room and so on.

The current smart home devices usually set an environmental detection unit in each device to obtain environmental parameter data, and the intelligent control unit in the device controls the operation of the device according to the environmental parameters. Many devices will be used, such as refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, TVs, etc., and household devices are equipped with environmental detection units to enable intelligent control, which increases the complexity of the production of devices and also leads to waste of resources .

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the present invention provides a household equipment control system and method to solve the problems of complex manufacturing and waste of resources in existing household equipment.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

A household appliance control system comprising:

An environmental detection device for collecting environmental parameter data;

A plurality of devices connected to the environment detection device, the devices are used to control their own work by using the environmental parameter data provided by the environment detection device.

Preferably, the environmental parameter types include temperature, humidity and light intensity, and the environmental detection device includes a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor and a photosensitive sensor.

Preferably, the multiple devices are connected to the environment detection device through a network bus.

Preferably, the environment detection device is located in one of the devices.

Preferably, the device is a network home device, including a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a washing machine, a TV, and an intelligent lighting lamp.

Preferably, the communication between the device and the environment detection device and among the plurality of devices is performed in a wireless or wired manner.

A household appliance control method applied to the above system, characterized in that it includes:

Collect environmental parameter data regularly;

Receive the environment parameter request, the environment parameter request carries the environment parameter type and device identification;

sending the environment parameter corresponding to the parameter type to the device with the device identifier.

Preferably, the types of environmental parameters include temperature, humidity and light intensity.

A household appliance control method applied to the above system, characterized in that it includes:

Receiving an environmental parameter request, the environmental parameter request carrying a parameter type and a device identifier;

According to the parameter type, collecting environmental parameter data corresponding to the parameter type;

sending the environment parameter data to a device with the device identifier.

Preferably, the types of environmental parameters include temperature, humidity and light intensity.

It can be known from the above technical solutions that, compared with the prior art, the present invention provides a household appliance control system and method. The household appliance appliance control system includes an environment detection device and a plurality of devices connected to the environment detection device. The detection device collects environmental parameter data, and the equipment can control its own work according to the environmental parameter data provided by the device. Since multiple devices obtain environmental parameters through one environmental detection device, the equipment does not need to be equipped with an environmental detection unit, thus simplifying the equipment structure , saving device resources.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only It is an embodiment of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings according to the provided drawings without creative work.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a household appliance control system of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of Embodiment 1 of a method for controlling a household device of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of Embodiment 2 of a household appliance control method of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Since the existing smart home devices all need to install an environmental detection unit in the device to collect environmental parameter data to achieve intelligent control, and each device is equipped with an environmental detection unit, which not only increases the complexity of device design, but also increases production costs. And cause waste of resources, so the present invention provides a household equipment control system and method to realize the control of household equipment, avoid waste of resources, and reduce production costs.

One of the main ideas of the present invention may include: the household equipment control system includes an environment detection device and a plurality of devices connected to the environment detection device, the environment detection device collects environmental parameter data, and the plurality of devices collects environmental parameter data according to the environment provided by the environment detection device The parameter data controls its own work, the equipment does not need to be equipped with an environmental detection unit, and the environmental parameter data is provided by a unified environmental detection device, thus simplifying the equipment structure, reducing equipment resources, and avoiding resource waste.

Referring to Fig. 1, it is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a household equipment control system according to the present invention, and the equipment includes:

An environmental detection device 101 for collecting environmental parameter data;

A plurality of devices 102 connected to the environment detection device 101, the devices 102 are used to use the environmental parameter data provided by the environment detection device 101 to control their own work.

The environment detection device 101 is connected to a plurality of devices, specifically connected to a plurality of devices through a network bus, and transmits data through the network bus.

The device can communicate with the environment detection device and multiple devices, and the communication method can be carried out in a wired or wireless manner.

Wherein, the types of environmental parameters detected by the environment detection device 101 may include temperature, humidity, and light intensity, etc., therefore, the environment detection device may include a temperature sensor 1011, a humidity sensor 1012, and a photosensitive sensor 1013, etc., and collect environmental parameter data through the sensors.

The device 102 is a network household device, which may be a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a washing machine, a TV, and an intelligent lighting lamp.

Among them, as another preferred embodiment, the environment detection device can also be specifically located in a device, that is, the device itself includes an environment detection device, and other devices only need to be connected to the environment detection device of the device through a corresponding interface. Can.

In practical applications, household devices such as refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, televisions, and smart lighting do not need to be equipped with separate environmental detection units, but only need to be connected to a unified environmental detection device, which collects environmental parameter data, and the equipment is It can obtain the environmental parameter data required by itself. For example, a refrigerator needs to obtain the temperature and light intensity of the current environment. The processing system of the refrigerator can send a request to the environmental detection device, and the environmental detection device collects environmental data according to the request and transmits it to the refrigerator processing system. Or directly transmit the collected environmental parameter data to the refrigerator processing system.

Refrigerators, color TVs, washing machines, air conditioners, smart lighting and other household appliances control their own work according to the environmental parameter data after obtaining the environmental parameter data. The light intensity controls the brightness of the lighting lamp, the washing machine controls the brightness of the display screen according to the ambient light intensity, and the air conditioner performs dehumidification according to the ambient humidity, etc. Therefore, the household equipment control system of the present invention can simplify the equipment structure and reduce equipment resources, thus avoiding Waste of resources.

The environment detection device can also be specifically located in one of the devices, and other devices can be connected to the environment detection device in the device. The environment detection device includes a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor and a photosensitive sensor, so that other devices do not need to be provided with an environment detection unit, namely The required environmental parameter data can be obtained.

In this embodiment, the household appliance control system includes an environment detection device and a plurality of devices, and the plurality of devices are respectively connected to the environment detection device, and the environment detection device acquires environmental parameters and provides them to the devices, and the devices can control the For its own work, the equipment itself does not need to set up an environmental detection unit, which reduces resources and production costs. When there are multiple devices, it can effectively avoid the waste of resources.

Referring to FIG. 2 , it shows a flow chart of Embodiment 1 of a household appliance control method of the present invention. The method is specifically applied to the household appliance control system provided by the present invention. The method may include:

Step 201: Collect environmental parameter data regularly.

The household appliance control method described in this implementation is specifically applied to the above-mentioned system, and the environmental parameter data is regularly collected by the environment detection device in the household appliance control system.

Types of collected environmental parameters may include temperature, humidity, light intensity, and other environmental parameters.

The environmental detection device regularly collects environmental parameter data, that is, collects data at regular intervals. The specific collection process may be collected by different sensors in the environmental detection device.

Step 202: Receive an environment parameter request, where the environment parameter request carries an environment parameter type and a device identifier.

When the device needs to adjust its own state according to the environmental parameters according to its own working state, it sends an environmental parameter request to the environmental detection device, and the environmental parameter request carries the environmental parameter type and the device identification.

Of course, the device may also periodically send the environment parameter request to the environment detection device.

Step 203: Send the environment parameter corresponding to the parameter type to the device with the device identifier.

After receiving the environmental parameter request of the device, the environmental detection device determines the environmental parameter data that the device wants to obtain according to the type of the environmental parameter carried, and then sends the environmental parameter to the device with the device identification according to the device identification carried in the request data.

Since the environmental detection device may receive multiple environmental parameter requests at the same time, the environmental parameter request needs to carry a device identification, so that the environmental detection device can send the environmental parameter data corresponding to the type of environmental parameter in the request to the device corresponding to the device identification .

Household equipment can include refrigerators, color TVs, air conditioners, washing machines, and smart lighting, etc. The specific equipment identification can be the network address of each equipment, or the equipment label code, or the equipment name, which can uniquely identify each equipment.

In this embodiment, after receiving the environmental parameter request of the device, the environmental parameter data required by the device is determined according to the environmental parameter type carried in the request, and the data is sent to the device corresponding to the device identification carried in the request. The equipment and the environment detection device can respectively perform information interaction with each equipment, thus ensuring the operation of the household equipment control system of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , it shows a flow chart of Embodiment 2 of a household appliance control method of the present invention. The method is specifically applied in the household appliance control system provided by the present invention, and may include:

Step 301: Receive an environment parameter request, where the environment parameter request carries a parameter type and a device identifier.

In this implementation, when the device needs to control its own work according to the environment parameters, it sends a request to the environment detection device, and the environment detection device receives the environment parameter request.

Wherein, the environment parameter request sent by the device may be sent periodically, so the work of the device itself may be regularly adjusted according to the acquired environment parameter data to ensure normal operation of the device.

The environmental parameter type may include temperature, humidity, light intensity, and other environmental parameters.

Step 302: Collect environmental parameter data corresponding to the environmental parameter type according to the environmental parameter type.

After receiving the environmental parameter request of the device, the environmental detection device collects corresponding environmental parameter data according to the environmental parameter type carried in the request.

In this embodiment, the environmental detection device does not need to collect environmental parameter data from time to time or regularly, and only detects when the equipment is required, thus reducing the number of times the environmental detection device operates and improving the performance of the device to a certain extent.

Step 303: Send the environment parameter data to the device with the device identifier.

After collecting the environmental parameter data required by the equipment, the environmental detection device sends the environmental parameter data to the equipment corresponding to the equipment identification according to the equipment identification carried in the environmental parameter request.

Since the environment detection device may receive multiple environment parameter requests at the same time, the environment parameter request needs to carry a device identifier, so that the environment detection device can send the environment parameter data to the device corresponding to the device identifier.

In this embodiment, after receiving the environmental parameter request of the device, the environment detection device collects the environmental parameter corresponding to the parameter type according to the type of the environmental parameter in the request, and sends it to the corresponding device. The environment detection device can perform information interaction with each device respectively, thus ensuring the operation of the household appliance control system of the present invention.

In practical application, the refrigerator is taken as an example to describe the household equipment control method. When the refrigerator needs to obtain environmental parameter data, the processing system sends an environmental parameter request to the environmental detection device, and the request carries the environmental parameter type and the identification information of the refrigerator. According to the type of environmental parameters in the request, for example, the refrigerator needs to obtain the temperature and light intensity, and determine the temperature value and light intensity value from the collected environmental parameter data, or, after receiving the environmental parameter request of the refrigerator, then Collect the temperature and light intensity of the current environment, and finally send the current temperature and light intensity to the refrigerator according to the refrigerator identification information carried in the environmental parameter request.

The environmental detection device can receive environmental parameter requests from multiple devices at the same time. Intelligent network appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, and washing machines can send requests at the same time. The environmental detection device can process the requests sent by different devices using the above-mentioned household device control method, so Ensure the operation of the home appliance control system.

Each embodiment in this specification is described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on the difference from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts of each embodiment can be referred to each other.

The above description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims (6)

1. A household appliance control system, characterized in that it comprises: An environmental detection device for collecting environmental parameter data; A plurality of devices connected to the environment detection device, the devices are used to send an environmental parameter request to the environment detection device; the environmental parameter request carries an environmental parameter type and a device identification; the environmental parameter type includes temperature, humidity and light intensity, the environment detection device includes a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor and a photosensitive sensor; The environment detection device is used to send the environment parameter data corresponding to the type of the environment parameter to the equipment with the equipment identifier; The device is used to control its own work by using the environmental parameter data provided by the environmental detection device; The environment detection device is located in one of the devices. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of devices are connected to the environment detection device through a network bus. 3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the device is a network home device, including a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a washing machine, a TV, and an intelligent lighting lamp. 4 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the communication between the device and the environment detection device and between the plurality of devices is performed in a wireless or wired manner. 5 . 5. A household appliance control method applied to the system according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises: Collect environmental parameter data regularly; Receiving an environmental parameter request, the environmental parameter request carries an environmental parameter type and a device identification; the environmental parameter type includes temperature, humidity and light intensity; sending the environment parameter data corresponding to the type of the environment parameter to the device with the device identifier. 6. A household appliance control method applied to the system according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises: Receiving an environment parameter request, the environment parameter request carrying a parameter type and a device identifier; According to the environmental parameter type, collect environmental parameter data corresponding to the environmental parameter type; the environmental parameter type includes temperature, humidity and light intensity; sending the environment parameter data to a device with the device identifier.