CN109219279B - Intelligent control panel, control method thereof, intelligent home system and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to an intelligent control panel, which comprises a shell component and a display screen, wherein the display screen is arranged on the shell component; the touch screen is overlapped on one side of the display screen, which is away from the shell assembly; the key assembly is adjacent to the touch screen and connected to the shell assembly; and the main control board is arranged in the shell assembly. The main control board is used for presetting a control mode in the key assembly according to a setting instruction of a user. The control mode comprises control parameters corresponding to one or more different intelligent devices respectively; the main control board is also used for associating the set control mode with the designated key. The application also relates to an intelligent control panel control method and an intelligent home control system. The intelligent control panel, the control method thereof and the intelligent home control system simplify the control steps of a user, can improve the control convenience of intelligent equipment and improve the user experience.

Description

Intelligent control panel, control method thereof, intelligent home system and control method thereof

Technical Field

The present application relates to the technical field of control panels, and in particular to an intelligent control panel, a control method thereof, a smart home system and a control method thereof.

Background technique

With the development of science and technology, smart devices are becoming more and more popular in people's lives. In order to control smart devices, each smart device is usually equipped with a corresponding smart control panel. Existing smart control panels usually include multiple physical buttons, and the control of different functions in a single smart device is achieved through multiple physical buttons on a control panel. When a user has multiple devices installed in his home, multiple control panels need to be equipped accordingly. As the number of devices in the home increases, the number of control panels will also increase, which is very inconvenient to control and manage the devices.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this application is to provide an intelligent control panel, a control method thereof, a smart home system and a control method thereof, so as to solve the above-mentioned technical problems.

In the first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an intelligent control panel, including a shell assembly, a display screen, an input assembly, and a main control board. The display screen is mounted on the shell assembly, and the input assembly includes a touch screen and a button assembly. The touch screen is stacked on the side of the display screen away from the shell assembly, and the button assembly is adjacent to the touch screen and connected to the shell assembly. The input assembly is used to receive control instructions input by the user. The main control board is set in the shell assembly. The main control board is used to establish a control mode corresponding to the control instruction according to the user's setting instruction and to associate the set control mode with the specified button. The control mode includes control instructions corresponding to one or more smart devices. The main control board is also used to output corresponding control instructions after receiving the control instruction, instructing the smart device to execute the control instruction.

In some embodiments, the input component also includes a voice input module, which is installed in the housing component and is used to receive voice information input by the user and send the voice information to the main control board for voice recognition.

In some embodiments, a plurality of control instructions in the control mode are interrelated, so that the main control board outputs a plurality of corresponding interrelated control instructions after receiving the control instruction.

In some embodiments, the button assembly is electrically connected to the display screen and the touch screen respectively to allow the user to input setting instructions through any one of the input components.

Among them, in some embodiments, the button assembly includes multiple buttons, and the button assembly is electrically connected to the display screen and the touch screen respectively. The main control board is used to associate the buttons with control instructions. Different buttons or button combinations correspond to different control instructions, and the display screen displays the control instructions associated with the buttons.

Among them, in some embodiments, the button assembly includes a button panel arranged in the shell assembly and a button adapted to the button panel, the button is used to receive the user's pressing signal and transmit the pressing signal to the main control board through the button panel; the main control board is also used to associate the set control instructions with the specified buttons.

Among them, in some embodiments, the button assembly includes a button panel arranged in a shell assembly and a button adapted to the button panel, and the button user receives the user's pressing signal and transmits the pressing signal to the main control board through the button panel; the main control board is also used to preset the control mode in the button assembly so that the control instruction includes control parameters corresponding to one or more functions of a single smart device.

In some embodiments, the main control board is also used to receive working status information fed back by the smart device, and control the display screen to display the working status of the smart device in a timely or real-time manner.

In some embodiments, the intelligent control panel also includes a sensor electrically connected to the main control board, and the main control board is also used to read the data sensed by the sensor and control the display screen to display the data sensed by the sensor; the sensor includes any one or more combinations of the following: light sensor, temperature sensor, humidity sensor, formaldehyde detector, and carbon monoxide detector.

In some embodiments, the smart control panel is installed with an application program to allow the user to start the corresponding application program to execute the control instruction corresponding to the manipulation instruction when inputting the manipulation instruction using the application program.

In some embodiments, the intelligent control panel also includes a wireless communication module, which is electrically connected to the main control board. The wireless communication module is used to wirelessly communicate with the mobile terminal and transmit control instructions from the mobile terminal to the main control board.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control method of an intelligent control panel, which is applied to the above-mentioned intelligent control panel. The control method includes:

Receive setting instructions input by the user; form a control mode in the main control board according to the setting instructions, wherein the control mode includes control instructions corresponding to one or more smart devices; and associate one or more control instructions in the set control mode with a specified key.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a smart home system, comprising the above-mentioned smart control panel and one or more smart devices, wherein the smart control panel is connected to the smart devices via wireless communication or wired communication, and the smart control panel is used to control the smart devices to perform corresponding operations according to received control instructions.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a smart home control method, which is applied to the above-mentioned smart home control system, wherein a control mode is preset in the above-mentioned smart control panel, and the control mode corresponds to control instructions of one or more smart devices.

Receiving a user's control instruction through the input component;

Send a control instruction corresponding to the manipulation instruction to instruct the designated smart device to execute the control instruction.

In some embodiments, the control instruction is directly operated by the user on the smart control panel or sent by the user remotely to the smart control panel.

Compared with the prior art, the smart control panel, its control method, and smart home system and its control method provided by the embodiments of the present application receive setting instructions set by the user, preset control instructions corresponding to multiple different smart devices in the smart control panel, and associate the set control mode with the specified button. When the user triggers the specified button, it can realize the simultaneous control of multiple different smart devices, simplifying the user's control steps, improving the convenience of smart device control, and improving user experience. Furthermore, after the smart control panel is set with a voice input module or a wireless communication module, the user can control the smart control panel through a touch screen or a button assembly when operating it at a close distance, interact with the smart control panel through voice at a medium distance, and interact with the smart control panel remotely through a mobile terminal at a long distance.

These and other aspects of the present application will be more clearly understood in the description of the following embodiments.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

FIG1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an intelligent control panel provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG2 is a perspective exploded schematic diagram of the intelligent control panel shown in FIG1 ;

FIG3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the assembly of the buttons and the housing of the intelligent control panel shown in FIG1 ;

FIG4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the buttons and the housing of the intelligent control panel shown in FIG1 ;

FIG5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an intelligent control panel provided by another implementation of the first embodiment of the present application;

FIG6 is a schematic diagram of a control method of an intelligent control panel provided in the first embodiment of the present application;

FIG7 is a schematic diagram of a framework of a smart home system provided by the first embodiment of the present application;

FIG8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an intelligent control panel provided in the second embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed to" another component, it may be directly on the other component or there may be a central component. When a component is considered to be "connected to" another component, it may be directly connected to the other component or there may be a central component at the same time. When a component is considered to be "set on" another component, it may be directly set on the other component or there may be a central component at the same time.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs. The terms used herein in the specification of this application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application. The term "and/or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

In conjunction with the accompanying drawings, some embodiments of the present application are described in detail below. In the absence of conflict, the following embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.

Please refer to FIG1 . The embodiment of the present application provides a smart control panel 100 for controlling smart devices, including but not limited to: smart electrical appliances such as air conditioners, televisions, refrigerators, etc., and may also include instruments and equipment such as air quality detectors and weather condition monitors, and may also be lamps, kitchen utensils, floor heating, electric curtains, electric door locks, doors and windows, bathroom equipment, etc. The smart control panel 100 is used to communicate with smart devices and control the operation of smart devices according to the user's control instructions. For example, the smart control panel 100 may be a smart gateway that can communicate with smart devices, and the smart gateway controls the smart devices through communication with the smart devices.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , the intelligent control panel 100 includes a housing component 10, an electronic component 30, and an input component 50a, wherein the input component 50a is used to receive control instructions input by the user. The input component 50a includes a screen component 50 and a key component 70, the electronic component 30 is disposed in the housing component 10, and the screen component 50 and the key component 70 are installed in the housing component 10. The electronic component 30 can be connected to the intelligent device by wire or wirelessly, and the screen component 50 and the key component 70 are electrically connected to the electronic component 30 respectively, so as to allow the user to input control instructions through the screen component 50 and the key component 70 and control the intelligent device.

The housing 10 includes a bottom shell 12 and a front shell 14 that is engaged with the bottom shell 12 . The bottom shell 12 and the front shell 14 together form a receiving space 16 , and the receiving space 16 is used to receive the electronic component 30 .

In some embodiments, the housing 10 further includes a bottom housing support 18 and a front housing support 19. The bottom housing support 18 is disposed in the bottom housing 12 and is used to support the electronic component 30. The front housing support 19 is connected to the front housing 14 and is used to support the front housing 14 and the screen assembly 50.

The electronic assembly 30 includes a main control board 32 and a power board 34. The main control board 32 is connected to the bottom shell bracket 18 and is located between the bottom shell bracket 18 and the surface shell bracket 19. The main control board 32 is electrically connected to the key assembly 70 and the screen assembly 50, and is used to control the corresponding smart device according to the control instructions input by the user on the key assembly 70 and the screen assembly 50. The power board 34 is connected to the bottom shell 18 and is located on the side of the bottom shell bracket 18 away from the main control board 32. The power board 34 is used to supply power to the main control board 32, the screen assembly 30 and the key assembly 70.

In some embodiments, the electronic assembly 30 further includes a sensor 36 mounted on the main control board 32 to implement intelligent control of the intelligent control panel 100. In this embodiment, the sensor 36 includes a light sensor 361. The light sensor 361 is used to detect ambient light, so as to allow the main control board 32 to control the intelligent device through the light information sensed by the light sensor 361.

In some embodiments, the sensor 36 may also include a temperature sensor 363 and a humidity sensor 365. The temperature sensor 363 is used to detect the ambient temperature, and the humidity sensor 365 is used to detect the ambient humidity, so as to allow the main control board 32 to control the smart device through the data information sensed by the temperature sensor 363 and the humidity sensor 365. At the same time, the main control board 32 can also control the screen assembly 50 to display the data sensed by the temperature sensor 363 and the humidity sensor 365, so that the user can immediately understand the environmental conditions. It can be understood that in some embodiments, the temperature sensor 363 and the humidity sensor 365 can be integrated into a temperature and humidity sensor.

In some embodiments, the sensor 36 may also include instruments such as a formaldehyde detector and a carbon monoxide detector to detect the formaldehyde content and carbon monoxide content in the surrounding environment. At the same time, the main control board 32 can also control the screen assembly 50 to display the data sensed by the formaldehyde detector and the carbon monoxide detector, so that the intelligent control panel 100 has a more comprehensive safety monitoring function.

In some embodiments, the electronic component 30 further includes a speaker 367 mounted on the main control board 32, and the speaker 367 is used to play audio emitted by the smart control panel 100, such as timed announcement sound, key prompt sound, alarm sound, etc. Further, the main control board 32 of the smart control panel 100 can perform voice interaction with the user through the speaker 367.

The screen assembly 50 is disposed on the face shell 14 and is located on the side of the face shell 14 away from the bottom shell 12. The screen assembly 50 is used to display the current status of the smart device and to display the control interface of the smart control panel 100. In this embodiment, the screen assembly 50 is a touch display screen, which includes a display screen 52 and a touch screen 54. The display screen 52 is connected to the face shell 14, and the touch screen 54 is stacked on the side of the display screen 52 away from the face shell 14.

Furthermore, the display screen 52 can automatically adjust the display brightness under the control of the main control board 32. Specifically, the main control board 32 is also used to obtain the current ambient brightness sensed by the light sensor 361, and control the display screen 52 to adjust the display brightness according to the current ambient brightness, so that the content displayed on the display screen 52 is clearly visible under different ambient brightness, thereby improving the comfort of the user when using it.

Furthermore, the display screen 52 is also used to display the current environmental conditions, such as the current time, weather, indoor temperature, indoor humidity, formaldehyde content, etc. The display screen 52 can also display safety prompt information, scenario button prompt information, etc., which are not limited to the description of the embodiments of this specification. Specifically, the main control board 32 is also used to control the display screen 52 to display the current environmental conditions, safety prompt information, etc. Further, the main control board 32 can be connected to the server of the intelligent control panel 100 by wire or wireless, and according to the data sent by the server, control the display screen 52 to display the current environmental conditions, safety prompt information, etc.

The touch screen 54 is used to receive control commands input by the user, so that the user can input control commands to the smart control panel 100 through the touch screen 54, and control the display screen 52 to display control interfaces of different smart devices, so as to realize control of multiple smart devices through one smart control panel 100. In some embodiments, the user can input control commands through either or both of the touch screen 54 and the button assembly 70, thereby improving the convenience of operating the smart control panel 100.

The key assembly 70 is disposed on the face shell 14 adjacent to the screen assembly 50. The key assembly 70 is used to input control instructions to the main control board 32 so that the main control board 32 controls the smart device according to the control instructions. The key assembly 70 includes a key board 72 and a key 74. The key board 72 is received in the receiving space 16 and is electrically connected to the main control board 32. The key 74 is disposed on the side of the face shell 14 away from the receiving space 16 and is disposed corresponding to the key board 72. The user can input control instructions on the key board 72 by pressing the key 74, and the key board 72 can transmit the control instructions to the main control board 32.

In the present embodiment, the number of buttons 74 is three, and the three buttons 74 are arranged in parallel on the face shell 14. In some embodiments, the three buttons 74 are used to respectively control different functions of the same smart device. In other embodiments, the three buttons 74 are also used to realize switching control between different smart devices. Specifically, the user can switch/set the control function of the button 74 through the display menu of the control screen assembly 50, so that the same button 74 can perform different function controls. Furthermore, the user can also switch/set the control object of the button 74 through the display options of the control screen assembly 50, so that the same button 74 can control different smart devices. It can be understood that in other embodiments, the number of buttons 74 can be one or more, and is not limited to the description in this specification.

In the present embodiment, the button 74 is a flat mechanical button, which makes the overall structure of the intelligent control panel 100 more neat and unified, and can improve the user experience. A button light 740 is provided on the button 74, and the button light 740 is used to indicate the switch state of the button 74. For example, when the button 74 is pressed for the first time and is in the on state, the button light 740 lights up, and when the button 74 is pressed for the second time and is in the off state, the button light 740 goes out. In the present embodiment, the button 74 is a double-headed button, that is, both ends of the button 74 can be pressed to input control instructions. Correspondingly, the number of button lights 740 is two, and the two button lights 740 are respectively arranged at the two ends of the button 74, and are respectively used to indicate the switch state of the two ends of the button 74.

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 simultaneously. The button 74 is detachably connected to the housing 14 through a buckle structure. Specifically in the illustrated embodiment, a buckle 741 is provided on the side of the button 74 facing the housing 14, and a pivot 141 is provided on the housing 14 corresponding to the buckle 741. The buckle 741 and the pivot 141 are rotatably matched with each other, so that the button 74 can rotate relative to the housing 14. Further, the buckle 741 includes a first elastic hook 7411 and a second elastic hook 7413. The first elastic hook 7411 and the second elastic hook 7413 are arranged opposite to each other and jointly form a snap-fitting groove 7415. The pivot 141 is rotatably held in the snap-fitting groove 7415.

When the button 74 needs to be removed, an external force away from the housing 14 is applied to the button 74, and the first elastic hook 7411 and the second elastic hook 7413 are elastically deformed, so that the pivot 141 is disengaged from the engaging groove 7415, and the button 74 can be removed from the housing 14. When the button 74 needs to be installed on the housing 14, the button 74 is stacked on the housing 14, the engaging groove 7415 is aligned with the pivot 141 and the button 74 is pressed down, and the first elastic hook 7411 and the second elastic hook 7413 are elastically deformed, so that the pivot 141 is held in the engaging groove 7415, and the button 74 is installed. The button 74 is connected to the housing 14 by an easily detachable buckle structure, which can realize convenient disassembly and assembly of the button 74, making the replacement and maintenance of the button assembly 70 more convenient and easy to operate, and is conducive to the modular assembly of the button assembly 70 and the free customization service of the button assembly 70.

Please refer to FIG. 2 again. In some embodiments, the button assembly 70 further includes a reset button 76. The reset button 76 is connected to the button board 72 and partially exposed to the external environment through the housing assembly 10. The reset button 76 is used to restore the factory settings of the smart control panel 100. By triggering the reset button 76, the user can restore the factory settings of the smart control panel 100 to conveniently maintain some faults of the smart control panel 100.

Please refer to FIG. 5. In some embodiments, the smart control panel 100 is a fixed control panel. The fixed smart control panel 100 further includes a mounting frame 90. The smart control panel 100 is mounted on a wall or other fixed objects through the mounting frame 90. The mounting frame 90 includes a dark box 92 and a bracket 94. The dark box 92 is used to be fixed to a wall or other fixed objects, and is used to partially accommodate the bottom shell 12. The bracket 94 is connected to the dark box 92 and is used to support the housing assembly 10. In this embodiment, the bracket 94 is fixed to the dark box 92 by screws.

In the illustrated embodiment, the bottom shell 12 is connected to the bracket 94 by a detachable buckle structure. The bracket 94 is provided with a holding arm 941, and the holding arm 941 is provided with a holding hole 9411. The bottom shell 12 is provided with a holding hook 121 corresponding to the holding hole 9411, and the holding hook 121 is held in the holding hole 9411, so that the bottom shell 10 is fixedly installed in the mounting frame 90. The intelligent control panel 100 is mounted on a wall or other fixed objects through the mounting frame 90, which can protect the control panel 100 from damage or loss, and the bottom shell 12 and the bracket 94 are connected by a detachable buckle structure, which is conducive to the disassembly, replacement and maintenance of the intelligent control panel 100.

It is understandable that, in some embodiments, the intelligent control panel 100 may also be a movable control panel, which does not need to be fixedly installed by the mounting frame 90, so as to serve as a portable control panel, thereby improving the convenience of use for users.

Furthermore, the smart control panel 100 can be interconnected with a smart mobile terminal to achieve remote control. The smart mobile terminal includes but is not limited to: a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant and other smart terminals. The user controls the smart control panel 100 through the smart mobile terminal to achieve control of the smart device. In some embodiments, the main control board 32 of the smart control panel 100 can be wirelessly connected to the smart mobile terminal, and the connection between the two can be but is not limited to: a wireless Wi-Fi data connection, a Zigbee data connection, and a BT data connection.

The main control board 32 is used to establish a control mode corresponding to the control instruction according to the user's setting instruction and to associate the set control mode with the specified key. The setting instruction refers to the instruction issued by the user according to his own operation needs to establish the control mode. The control mode refers to a control instruction set containing one or more control instructions. The control mode corresponds to the user's control instruction during actual operation. When the user inputs the control instruction, the main control board 32 issues the corresponding control instruction and instructs the corresponding smart device to execute it. The setting instruction can be input by any one of the input components 50a, that is, it can be input by the touch screen 54 or by the input component 70.

At the same time, the main control board 32 is also used to associate the set control mode with a designated button, where the designated button refers to a button in the button assembly 70 .

In some embodiments, the multiple control instructions in the control mode are interrelated, so that the main control board outputs corresponding multiple interrelated control instructions after receiving the control instructions. The multiple interrelated control instructions can be in the same control mode or in different control modes. The advantage of this setting is that the user only needs to input one control instruction to automatically and synchronously control multiple smart devices. For example: when the user inputs a control instruction to turn on the TV, the smart control panel 100 can synchronously output a control instruction to turn on the TV, a control instruction to close the curtains, and a control instruction to lower the brightness of the lights, giving the user a better viewing experience. At this time, it is only necessary to interlink the above-mentioned multiple control instructions in the control mode.

Furthermore, for multiple control instructions that are related to each other, it can be a bidirectional trigger or a unidirectional trigger. Take the unidirectional trigger as an example: when the control instruction 1 for turning on the TV and the control instruction 2 for closing the curtains are related to each other. When the user inputs the control instruction for turning on the TV, the control instruction 1 for turning on the TV and the control instruction 2 for closing the curtains are output synchronously, but when the control instruction input by the user is to close the curtains, only the control instruction 2 for closing the curtains is output, and the control instruction 1 for turning on the TV is not output. This can avoid erroneous operations.

In some embodiments, the smart control panel 100 is installed with applications, including but not limited to social software, travel software, life and entertainment software, etc. When the user inputs the control instruction using the application, the corresponding application is started to execute the control instruction corresponding to the control instruction. For example, the user can use the travel software installed on the smart control panel 100 to book a vehicle. The application can be downloaded and installed by the user based on his own usage needs.

In some embodiments, the intelligent control panel 100 may be provided with a wireless communication module, which is electrically connected to the main control board, and the wireless communication module is used for interacting with the mobile terminal so that the user can send control instructions from the mobile terminal to the intelligent control panel. The wireless communication module may be a Bluetooth module, a WiFi module or other data transmission module. In some embodiments, the wireless communication module may perform two-way communication with the mobile terminal. For example, the wireless communication module may send information collected by the intelligent control panel to the mobile terminal to help the user understand the current operating status of each intelligent device. In some embodiments, the communication between the mobile terminal and the wireless communication module may be relayed by a server. In some embodiments, a special application (app) may be provided on the mobile terminal for managing the intelligent control panel. The above-mentioned mobile terminal may be various non-fixed mobile terminals such as mobile phones, tablet computers, smart watches, and smart wearable devices.

The smart control panel 100 provided in the present application can allow the user to input control instructions to the smart control panel 100 through any one of the touch screen 54 or buttons 74, and control the display screen 52 to display the control interfaces of different smart devices, so as to realize the control of multiple smart devices through one smart control panel 100, avoiding the need for multiple smart devices to correspond to multiple different control panels, thereby improving the convenience of the operation of the smart control panel 100. After setting up the voice input module, the smart control panel 100 can also be controlled in a medium-distance non-contact manner through voice input. After setting up the wireless communication module, the user can also realize the remote control of the smart control module through mobile terminals such as mobile phones, so that no matter where the user is, he can interact with the smart control panel 100 at any time.

Please refer to FIG6 . The present application also provides a control method of an intelligent control panel, which is applied to the above-mentioned intelligent control panel 100. The control method of the intelligent control panel is used to control one or more intelligent devices through a single intelligent control panel according to the control instructions of the user. In a specific embodiment, the control method of the intelligent control panel is applied to the control device 200 shown in FIG7 and the intelligent control panel 100 equipped with the control device 200. The control method of the above-mentioned intelligent control panel may include the following steps:

Step S101: Display the control interface and wait for the user to input a setting instruction. Further, the main control board 32 controls the display screen 52 to display the control interface, which may include the control mode of the intelligent control panel 100 and/or interface menu display items.

In this embodiment, the control mode should be understood as the control mode of the smart control panel 100 for the smart devices associated with it. By setting the control mode, control parameters for a single or multiple different smart devices can be preset in the smart control panel 100 to meet the user's need to control one or more smart devices with one click. For example, in some specific embodiments, the control mode may include a first control mode, which may include control parameters for a specified smart device in the user's living room, such as the on/off state of the living room light, the playing state of the TV, the running state of the air conditioner, and the opening and closing state of the curtains.

In some embodiments, the interface menu display items should be understood as specific display information of the display screen 52, and the interface menu display items include but are not limited to: time, weather, temperature, humidity and other data, and may also include data of the currently controlled smart device, or the control mode currently running by the smart control panel 100. By setting the interface menu display items, the display screen 32 can present the content that the user needs to display, so as to meet the different usage needs of the user.

Step S103: Receive the first setting instruction input by the user, and establish a control mode corresponding to the control instruction, wherein the control mode includes control parameters corresponding to one or more different smart devices preset in the smart control panel. Further, when the control mode is preset in the smart control panel 100, the control parameters of the control mode are set by the user according to the needs. Specifically in some embodiments, the main control board 32 is used to preset the control mode in the button assembly 70 according to the setting instruction of the user; the control mode may include control parameters corresponding to one or more different smart devices.

Furthermore, the touch screen 54 receives a first setting instruction input by the user, and the first setting instruction is used to set the control mode of the smart control panel 100, so that the user can preset specific control parameters corresponding to different smart devices in the smart control panel 100. When setting the control mode, the name, icon, controlled smart device and control parameters of the smart device of the control mode are further set. For example, in the first control mode, the control parameters may include: the living room lights are fully turned on, the TV is turned off, the air conditioner is set to 26°, and the curtains are fully opened. In this way, when the user starts the first control mode through the smart control panel 100, the smart control panel 100 will control the operation of the living room lights, TV, air conditioner, and curtains according to the above control parameters, which greatly improves the convenience of user operation.

In some embodiments, when setting the control mode, the control mode may also include control parameters corresponding to multiple functions of the same smart device. For example, the user sets a second control mode to control the air conditioner. The control parameters of the second control mode may include: the working mode of the air conditioner is the cooling mode, the target room temperature is set to 26°, the air volume is the medium air volume, and the air outlet mode is the up and down sweeping mode. In this way, when the user starts the second control mode through the smart control panel 100, the smart control panel 100 will control the operation of the air conditioner according to the above control parameters, which greatly improves the convenience of user operation.

In some specific embodiments, the user can input the first setting instruction through any one of the touch screen 54 or the button 74. Further, the button assembly 70 is electrically connected to the touch screen 54 and the display screen 52, respectively, so as to allow the user to input the first setting instruction through any one of the button assembly 70 or the touch screen 54. In some other embodiments, the user can also input the first setting instruction through an intelligent mobile terminal (such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, etc.) that is connected to the intelligent control panel 100 for communication. It can be understood that in some embodiments, a default control mode can be preset in the intelligent control panel 100, and the user does not need to set it again, so step S103 can be omitted.

Step S105: Associating the set control mode with the designated key. Specifically, the main control board 32 is used to associate the set control mode with the designated key.

Furthermore, the main control board 32 reads the first control mode entered by the user, and associates the first control mode with the button 74 designated by the user, so that the user can start the first control mode when triggering the designated button 74 next time, thereby realizing one-touch control of multiple smart devices.

Further, in some embodiments, the intelligent control panel 100 is connected to the server through the main control board 32, and the server is connected to the intelligent device through the host. After receiving the control instruction entered by the user, the intelligent control panel 100 uploads the control instruction to the server, and the server sends the control instruction to the host, and the host controls the operation of the intelligent device according to the control instruction. In some embodiments, after the user enters the first control mode, the main control board 32 uploads the setting parameters of the first control mode to the server, and the server saves the control parameters of the first control mode and associates the control parameters of the first control mode with the specified button 74.

Furthermore, after the set control mode is associated with the designated button 74, the content displayed on the display screen 52 and its control function change according to the setting of the button 74. Specifically, after the main control board 32 associates the set control mode with the designated button 74, the user is allowed to start the corresponding control mode by triggering different buttons 74, and the display screen 52 displays the control function corresponding to the activated control mode. For example, in some specific embodiments, when the first button is associated with the first control mode, when the first button is triggered, the display screen 52 displays the control menu of the first control mode; if the second button is associated with the second control mode, when the second button is triggered, the display screen 52 displays the control menu of the second control mode.

Furthermore, the control function of the button 74 or/and its associated control mode is set by the user according to the needs. Specifically, the button assembly 70 includes a button plate 72 disposed in the housing assembly and a button 74 adapted to the button plate. The button receives the user's pressing signal and transmits the pressing signal to the main control board 32 through the button plate 72; the main control board 32 is also used to set the control function of the button 74 or/and its associated control mode according to the user's needs when associating the set control mode with the specified button.

Step S107: receiving a control instruction input by the user through a key, executing a control mode corresponding to the key, and controlling an associated smart device.

Furthermore, after the main control board 32 reads and receives the control instruction input by the user through the button 74, it generates a control signal carrying the button identifier, and sends the control signal carrying the button identifier to the server; after the server receives the control signal and the corresponding button identifier, it sends the control parameters of the control mode matching the button identifier to the host, and the host controls the operation of the smart device according to the control parameters of the control mode, thereby allowing the user to control multiple smart devices with one button, or/and control multiple functions of the same smart device with one button.

It can be understood that in some embodiments, when the display screen 54 displays the control menu of the control mode, in step S107, the user can input control instructions through the touch screen 52 and any one of the buttons 74 to enable the smart control panel 100 to execute the control mode corresponding to the button 74 and control the associated smart device.

Step S109: receiving a second setting instruction input by the user, and setting an interface menu display item.

Furthermore, the touch screen 54 receives a second setting instruction input by the user, and the second setting instruction is used to set the interface menu display items of the intelligent control panel 100, so that the display screen 52 displays the interface menu required by the user. When setting the interface menu display items, the display content of the menu (data such as time, weather, temperature, humidity, etc.), the display format of the menu, and the display position of the menu are further set.

In some specific implementations, the user can input the second setting instruction by touching the touch screen 54 or the button 74. In some other implementations, the user can also input the second setting instruction through a smart mobile terminal (such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, etc.) that is in communication with the smart control panel 100. It is understandable that in some implementations, the smart control panel 100 has a default interface menu display item, and the user does not need to adjust it, so step S109 can be omitted.

It is understandable that, in some embodiments, the display content of the display screen 54 can be changed according to the settings of the button assembly 70 and/or the touch screen 52, without having to be changed based on the setting instructions input by the user. Specifically, the button assembly 70 is electrically connected to the touch screen 52 and the display screen 54, respectively, and the main control board 32 is also used to control the display content of the display screen 54 according to the settings of the button assembly 70 and/or the touch screen 52. For example, when the display screen 54 displays the current environmental data under the control of the main control board 32, if the main control board 32 determines that the display screen 54 needs to display the control menu of the smart device by detecting the setting status of the touch screen 52 and/or the button assembly 70, the main control board 32 controls the display screen 54 to display the corresponding control menu.

Step S111: receiving and displaying data fed back by the smart device.

Further, the main control board 32 receives the data fed back by the smart device transmitted back by the server, and controls the display screen 52 to display the data. In some embodiments, the smart device transmits the current working state or/and sensing parameter data to the server through the host in a regular or real-time manner. After receiving the data, the server transmits the data back to the smart control panel 100, so that the display screen 52 can display the current working state or/and sensing parameter of the smart device. For example, in some embodiments, the smart device can be a smart home appliance such as an air conditioner or a refrigerator, and the smart device can transmit its working state data back to the server in a regular or real-time manner, so as to allow the smart control panel 100 to display the working state of the smart device in a regular or real-time manner. For another example, in some embodiments, the smart device can be an instrument such as a light sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a formaldehyde detector, a carbon monoxide detector, etc., and the smart device can transmit its working state data back to the server in a regular or real-time manner, so as to allow the smart control panel 100 to display the data detected by the smart device in a regular or real-time manner, so that the user can immediately understand the surrounding environment state. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the main control board 32 can be connected to the smart device by wire or wirelessly to receive the working status information fed back by the smart device, thereby controlling the display screen 54 to display the working status of the smart device periodically or in real time.

Furthermore, when displaying data fed back by the smart device, the display brightness is adjusted according to the current ambient brightness. Specifically, the main control board 32 obtains the current ambient brightness sensed by the light sensor 361, and controls the display screen 52 to adjust the display brightness according to the current ambient brightness, so that the content displayed on the display screen 52 is clearly visible under different ambient brightness.

The control method of the smart control panel provided in the present application receives the control mode set by the user, presets the control parameters corresponding to one or more different smart devices in the smart control panel, and associates the set control mode with the designated button. When the user triggers the designated button, it can realize the simultaneous control of multiple different smart devices, simplifying the control steps of the user, improving the convenience of smart device control, and improving the user experience.

Please refer to FIG. 7 . Based on the above-mentioned smart control panel, the embodiment of the present application further provides a smart home system 300, which includes a smart control panel 100, a server 301, a host 303, and smart devices 305, wherein the number of smart devices 305 may be one or more. The smart control panel 100 is connected to the server 301 in communication, the server 301 is connected to the host 303 in communication, and the host 303 is connected to the smart devices 305 in communication. Specifically, the smart control panel 100 is used to receive the control command input by the user and transmit the control command to the server 301; the server 310 is used to receive the control instruction transmitted by the smart control panel 100 and send the control instruction to the host 303; the host 303 is used to control the operation of the smart device 305 according to the control instruction.

It should be understood that in a specific implementation, the number of hosts 303 can be one or more. When there are multiple hosts 303, multiple hosts 303 can be connected to the server 301 in parallel, or multiple hosts 303 can be cascaded and connected to the server 301. The number of hosts 303 and the connection method between them and the server 301 can be set according to actual application requirements and are not limited to the description of the embodiment of the present application. It is also understood that the number of smart devices 305 is not limited to the description of the embodiment of the present application.

In some embodiments, the smart control panel 100 can communicate with an external smart mobile terminal so that the user can control the smart device through the smart mobile terminal. The connection between the smart control panel 100 and the smart mobile terminal can be but is not limited to: wireless Wi-Fi data connection, Zigbee data connection, BT data connection.

It can be understood that in some embodiments, the server 301 can communicate with external smart mobile terminals so that users can control smart devices through smart mobile terminals. The connection between the server and the smart mobile terminal can be but is not limited to: wireless Wi-Fi data connection, Zigbee data connection, BT data connection, 3G, 4G, 5G data connection.

Using the above-mentioned smart home control system, this embodiment also provides a smart home system control method, including: presetting a control mode in the smart control panel, wherein the method of presetting the control mode is as described above. The control mode includes control instructions corresponding to one or more smart devices.

The user's control instructions are received through the input component, and the control instructions corresponding to the control instructions are sent, instructing the designated smart device to execute the control instructions. In some embodiments, the control instructions are directly operated by the user on the smart control panel or sent by the user remotely to the smart control panel. Among them, direct operation on the smart control panel refers to the user directly operating directly on the smart control panel, that is, directly contacting the smart control panel. For example: the user can directly touch the touch screen to input the control instructions, or generate the control instructions by pressing the button component. The user remotely sending to the smart control panel means that the user sends the control instructions to the smart control panel in a non-contact manner. For example, by sending a voice message to the voice input module, or, an application program that can be set on a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone and communicated with the smart control panel can be used to remotely send control instructions to the smart control panel.

By utilizing the smart control panel provided in this embodiment, the smart home control system and the control method provided in this embodiment, the user can manually control the smart control panel at a close distance, use voice input to interact with the smart control panel 100 at a medium distance, and interact with the smart control panel through a mobile terminal at a long distance, thereby realizing full-time management of the smart control panel. Even if the user is not in the installation space of the smart control panel, remote control management of the smart control panel can be realized.

Second embodiment

Referring to FIG8 , this embodiment provides an intelligent control panel 100b, which is different from the first embodiment in that the input component 50b in this embodiment further includes a voice input module 110. For the same parts, please refer to the first embodiment. The intelligent control panel 100b in this embodiment can replace the intelligent control panel 100 in the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, the voice input module 110 is installed in the housing assembly, and the voice input module 110 is used to receive the voice information input by the user and send the voice information to the main control board 32 for voice recognition. In this embodiment, the voice input module 110 is set in the face shell 14.

The voice input module 110 is electrically connected to the main control board 32, for example, it can be electrically connected to the main control board 32 through a flexible circuit board. In some embodiments, the user sends a voice message, and the voice message is received by the voice input module 110 and sent to the main control board 32 for voice recognition, recognizes the control instructions in the voice message, and outputs the corresponding control instructions to instruct the smart device to execute. In some embodiments, the voice input module 110 can also be used to input setting instructions.

At this time, the side 143 may include multiple sub-sides facing multiple different directions. For example, the face shell 14 is set to a roughly rectangular plate shape. At this time, the side 143 may have sub-sides facing four different directions. Among them, the voice input module 110 can be provided with multiple microphones, and the microphones are used to obtain user voice information. At this time, the multiple microphones can be respectively set on multiple sides and facing different directions. The advantage of such a setting is that no matter where the user sends voice information from the smart control panel 100, the microphone can accurately and clearly obtain the voice information, greatly improving the user experience and avoiding the situation where the smart control panel 100 cannot respond to user instructions.

In some embodiments, the position of the user relative to the smart control panel 100 can also be determined by microphones arranged in various directions of the smart control panel 100. When multiple smart control panels 100 are installed in the same room, it can also be determined which smart control panel 100 the user is issuing a voice command to, which avoids the occurrence of misoperation of the smart control panel 100. For example: in the same family, a smart control panel 100 is installed in the living room, and a smart control panel 100 is installed in the dining room. The living room and the dining room are spatially connected. At this time, the user stands in the living room and issues a voice message to turn off the lights. At this time, the smart control panel 100 installed in the living room and the smart control panel 100 installed in the dining room will receive the voice message and perform the operation of turning off the lights. The user only wants to turn off the lights in the living room. Through the above settings, by judging the position between the user and the smart control panel 100, it is possible to accurately know which smart control panel 100 the user is issuing a control command to. For example, it can be preset that the voice message sent when the user is facing the smart control panel 100 is valid. At this time, the voice message sent by the user facing the smart control panel 100 in the living room will be judged as invalid voice message even if it is received by the smart control panel 100 installed in the dining room.

The logic and/or steps represented in the flowchart or otherwise described herein, for example, can be considered as an ordered list of executable instructions for implementing logical functions, and can be embodied in any computer-readable medium for use by an instruction execution system, device or apparatus (such as a computer-based system, a system including a processor, or other system that can fetch instructions from an instruction execution system, device or apparatus and execute instructions), or in combination with these instruction execution systems, devices or apparatuses. For the purposes of this specification, "computer-readable medium" can be any device that can contain, store, communicate, propagate or transmit a program for use by an instruction execution system, device or apparatus, or in combination with these instruction execution systems, devices or apparatuses. More specific examples of computer-readable media (a non-exhaustive list) include the following: an electrical connection with one or more wires (mobile terminal), a portable computer disk box (magnetic device), a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable and programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber device, and a portable compact disk read-only memory (CDROM). In addition, the computer-readable medium may even be paper or other suitable medium on which the program is printed, since the program may be obtained electronically, for example, by optically scanning the paper or other medium and then editing, interpreting or processing in other suitable ways if necessary, and then stored in a computer memory.

It should be understood that the various parts of the present invention can be implemented by hardware, software, firmware or a combination thereof. In the above-mentioned embodiments, a plurality of steps or methods can be implemented by software or firmware stored in a memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if implemented by hardware, as in another embodiment, it can be implemented by any one of the following technologies known in the art or their combination: a discrete logic circuit having a logic gate circuit for implementing a logic function for a data signal, a dedicated integrated circuit having a suitable combination of logic gate circuits, a programmable gate array (PGA), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), etc.

A person of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the steps carried by the method of the above-mentioned embodiment can be completed by instructing the relevant hardware through a program, and the program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and the program, when executed, includes one or a combination of the steps of the method embodiment. In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention can be integrated into a processing module, or each unit can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated into one module. The above-mentioned integrated module can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional module. If the integrated module is implemented in the form of a software functional module and sold or used as an independent product, it can also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium.

The storage medium mentioned above may be a read-only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc. Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. A person of ordinary skill in the art may change, modify, replace and modify the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit it. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims (13)

1. An intelligent control panel, characterized by comprising: Shell assembly; A display screen, mounted on the housing assembly; An input component, comprising a touch screen and a button component, wherein the touch screen is stacked on a side of the display screen away from the housing component, the button component is adjacent to the touch screen and connected to the housing component, and the input component is used to receive a control instruction input by a user; A main control board is arranged in the housing assembly, and is used to establish a control mode corresponding to the manipulation instruction according to the setting instruction of the user and to associate the set control mode with the designated key, wherein the control mode includes control instructions corresponding to one or more smart devices, and the main control board is further used to output the corresponding control instruction after receiving the manipulation instruction, and instruct the smart device to execute the control instruction; The housing assembly comprises a bottom shell and a surface shell that is interlocked with the bottom shell, and the bottom shell and the surface shell together form a receiving space; The key assembly includes a key plate and a key, the key plate is received in the receiving space and is electrically connected to the main control board, and the key is arranged on a side of the surface shell away from the receiving space and is arranged corresponding to the key plate; The multiple control instructions in the control mode are interrelated, so that the main control board outputs corresponding multiple interrelated control instructions after receiving the control instruction. The multiple interrelated control instructions are triggered unidirectionally or bidirectionally. 2. The intelligent control panel according to claim 1 is characterized in that the input component also includes a voice input module, which is installed in the shell component and is used to receive voice information input by the user and send the voice information to the main control board for voice recognition. 3. The intelligent control panel according to claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that the button assembly is electrically connected to the display screen and the touch screen respectively to allow the user to input the setting instruction through any one of the input components. 4. The intelligent control panel according to claim 3 is characterized in that the button assembly includes multiple buttons, and the button assembly is electrically connected to the display screen and the touch screen respectively, and the main control board is used to associate the buttons with the control instructions, different buttons or button combinations correspond to different control instructions, and the display screen displays the control instructions associated with the buttons. 5. The intelligent control panel according to claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that the button assembly includes a button panel arranged in the shell assembly and a button adapted to the button panel, the button is used to receive a user's pressing signal and transmit the pressing signal to the main control board through the button panel; the main control board is also used to associate the set control instructions with the specified buttons. 6. The intelligent control panel according to claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that the button assembly includes a button panel arranged in the shell assembly and a button adapted to the button panel, and the button user receives a user's pressing signal and transmits the pressing signal to the main control board through the button panel; the main control board is also used to make the control instruction include control parameters corresponding to one or more functions of a single smart device when the control mode is preset in the button assembly. 7. The intelligent control panel according to claim 1 is characterized in that the main control board is also used to receive working status information fed back by the intelligent device, and control the display screen to display the working status of the intelligent device in a timely or real-time manner. 8. The intelligent control panel according to claim 1 is characterized in that the intelligent control panel also includes a sensor electrically connected to the main control board, and the main control board is also used to read the data sensed by the sensor and control the display screen to display the data sensed by the sensor; the sensor includes any one or more combinations of the following: a light sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a formaldehyde detector, and a carbon monoxide detector. 9. The intelligent control panel according to claim 1 is characterized in that an application is installed on the intelligent control panel to allow the user to start the corresponding application to execute the control instruction corresponding to the manipulation instruction when inputting the manipulation instruction using the application. 10. The smart control panel according to claim 1 is characterized in that the smart control panel also includes a wireless communication module, the wireless communication module is electrically connected to the main control board, and the wireless communication module is used to connect to a mobile terminal and receive control instructions from the mobile terminal. 11. A control method of an intelligent control panel, applied to the intelligent control panel according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the control method comprises: Receive setting instructions input by the user; According to the setting instruction, a control mode is formed in the main control board, wherein the control mode includes control instructions corresponding to one or more smart devices; and One or more of the control instructions in the set control mode are associated with a designated key. 12. A smart home system, comprising: The intelligent control panel according to any one of claims 1 to 10, and One or more smart devices, the smart control panel is connected to the smart devices in a wireless or wired communication manner, and the smart control panel is used to control the smart devices to perform corresponding operations according to the received control instructions. 13. A smart home control method, applied to the smart home system according to claim 12, characterized in that it comprises: A control mode is preset in the intelligent control panel, wherein the control mode includes control instructions corresponding to one or more intelligent devices; Receiving a user's control instruction through the input component; Send a control instruction corresponding to the manipulation instruction to instruct the designated smart device to execute the control instruction.