CN110376917B - A kind of intelligent home control system and control method based on virtual panel - Google Patents

Abstract

A virtual panel-based smart home control system and control method of the present invention belong to the technical fields of mobile terminals and the Internet of Things. A smart home control system based on a virtual panel, the structure includes: an embedded wearable device end, a service management and control end, an IoT cloud platform and a smart home device end. Using the solution of the present invention, the user can customize the smart home device that the virtual panel wants to bind on the embedded wearable device based on their own needs. Home equipment requires additional download of the matching APP, which is very cumbersome to operate.

Description

A kind of smart home control system and control method based on virtual panel

technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of mobile terminals and the Internet of Things, and in particular relates to a virtual panel-based smart home control system and control method

Background technique

With the popularity of wearable devices such as smart watches, smart bracelets, and smart glasses, IoT control has become more and more abundant and convenient. Users can completely control smart home devices through the embedded wearable devices around them.

However, the traditional control method has great limitations. For each different smart home device, the user needs to repeat a series of repeated steps such as operating software installation, new user registration, device addition, etc.; and the user is controlling the smart home device. At that time, for each device, a corresponding APP is required. Although most smart home devices provide corresponding control software and APP, the traditional control method has great limitations. For each type of device, The corresponding interface and control logic implementation are designed on the APP. With the increase of the number of smart devices, the user experience will be affected. Faced with various APPs and control software, this is a daunting task for users. Moreover, the end result of this inefficient mode of operation is reflected in the inefficient utilization of smart home devices, and as the number of smart home devices increases, the user experience will become very bad.

Especially for the buttons on the operation interface, the functions of the buttons are set by the manufacturer before, and the user can only be forced to write down the function of each button, but cannot establish a virtual control panel based on his own needs, so that every The buttons can be customized by the user to bind the device and the operation to be implemented; and the traditional mobile-based home operation mode also has many inconveniences, failing to take advantage of the convenient and fast characteristics of wearable devices in human-computer interaction. , the existing smart home operation methods need to be further improved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies in the background technology, and provide a virtual panel and a control method for smart home control, the purpose is to solve the problems of complex existing smart home control methods and unsatisfactory user personalized needs. .

The technical problem of the present invention is solved by the following technical solutions:

A smart home control system based on a virtual panel, the structure includes: an embedded wearable device end, a service management and control end, an IoT cloud platform and a smart home device end.

Wherein, the IoT cloud platform is a network server including an instruction processing mechanism and a device state monitoring function; the instruction processing mechanism refers to the ability to receive the control instruction sent by the virtual panel service management and control terminal and parse the instruction to control the specific The server program of the smart home device; the device status monitoring function refers to the server program that can send the updated information of the smart home device to the user through the IoT cloud platform when the running state of the smart home device changes;

The service management and control terminal is a network server including database storage; the database stores a client login information list, a smart home device information list, and a list of associated information between users and smart home devices; the smart home device information list Used to realize the addition, deletion and modification of smart home equipment information; the associated information list is used to store the smart home equipment information added to the virtual panel and determine what operations the user can perform on the smart home equipment through the device category information;

The embedded wearable device terminal is a device for the user to operate the virtual panel, and is composed of a central processing unit, a WiFi module, a RAM memory, and a virtual panel client application program; the central processing unit realizes the initialization of the virtual panel and the key and intelligent The binding of home equipment, and the control of smart home equipment on the embedded wearable device side; the WIFI module is used to connect to the network; the RAM memory is used to store client applications; the virtual panel The client application is an application installed on the embedded wearable device, including three interfaces: a main interface, a device control interface, and a device binding interface; the main interface is used to display the selected device; the The device control interface is used to display the control operation panel of the specific smart home device, and the device binding interface is used for the binding of the smart home device and the custom key;

The smart home equipment terminal is composed of specific smart home equipment, and the smart home equipment terminal receives the control instructions of the virtual panel and implements corresponding functions according to the control instructions. When the running state of the smart home equipment terminal changes, The new operating status information is sent to the virtual panel.

A smart home control method based on a virtual panel includes the following steps:

Click the button on the virtual panel, and the virtual panel client application determines the length of the button. If you choose a long press, it will start to bind the button and the device. If you choose a short press, it will enter a process to judge, if the button is not bound. Smart home equipment, then bind the button, if the button has been bound, start to control the smart home equipment, the user selects the function to be performed, and the virtual panel client application will The ID of the home device is sent to the IoT cloud platform, and the instruction processing mechanism of the IoT cloud platform parses the instruction and controls the designated smart home device.

Beneficial effects:

Using the smart home control system based on the virtual panel of the present invention, the user can customize the smart home equipment that the virtual panel wants to bind on the embedded wearable device based on their own needs, and the virtual panel is different types of smart home The device provides different operation functions. After the buttons on the virtual panel are bound to the device, the user issues control instructions to operate the smart home device. The present invention solves the problem that in the existing home management and control scheme, whenever a user adds a new smart home device, the user needs to additionally download a matching APP, and the operation is very cumbersome.

Description of drawings:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the overall structure of the virtual panel system provided in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the binding between smart home equipment and keys according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the virtual panel controlling smart home devices of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an example diagram of the virtual panel of the present invention controlling a simple smart home device such as a smart switch.

FIG. 5 is an example diagram when the virtual panel of the present invention controls a relatively complex device such as an intelligent air conditioner.

FIG. 6 is an example diagram when the virtual panel of the present invention controls a complex device such as a smart TV.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of the overall control process of the virtual panel of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The following examples are for illustrative purposes only, and should not be construed as limitations on this patent.

Embodiment 1 Overall structure of the virtual panel system of the present invention

The overall structure of the virtual panel system of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1 . The whole system includes four parts: embedded wearable device end, service management and control end, IoT cloud platform and smart home device end. The embedded wearable device side is the carrier for the user to operate the virtual panel. The service control terminal stores the smart home device information added to the virtual panel, and determines what operations the user can perform on the smart home device through the device category information. The IoT cloud platform is responsible for receiving the control commands sent by the virtual panel service management and control terminal, parsing the commands, and controlling specific smart home devices. The smart home device terminal receives the control instructions of the virtual panel, and implements corresponding functions according to the control instructions.

Embodiment 2 Composition of an embedded wearable device

The embedded wearable device terminal is a device for the user to operate the virtual panel, and is composed of a central processing unit, a WiFi module, a RAM memory, and a client application program; the central processing unit realizes the initialization of the virtual panel and the keys and smart home equipment. The binding of the embedded wearable device to realize the control of smart home equipment; the WIFI module is used to connect to the network; the RAM memory is used to store client applications; the client application It is an application program installed on the embedded wearable device, including three interfaces: main interface, device control interface, and device binding interface; the main interface is used to display the selected device; the device control interface A control operation panel for displaying specific smart home devices, and the device binding interface is used for binding smart home devices and custom keys.

Embodiment 3 Composition of service management and control terminal

The service management and control terminal is a network server including database storage; the database stores client login information, smart home equipment information, and a list of associated information of users and smart home equipment; when the user uses the virtual panel for the first time, the service management and control terminal According to the user ID, the user is searched in the database, and after matching the corresponding user, the smart home device information belonging to the user is read, and the read smart home device information is stored in the local database of the virtual panel to realize virtual Initialization of the panel. The local database design of the virtual panel is based on the component content provider of Android, and the lightweight database SQLite is used to store user information and the smart home device information belonging to the user, so that when the user of the service control terminal or the smart home device information is updated, The database local to the virtual panel is also updated synchronously.

Example 4 Composition of IoT Cloud Platform

The IoT cloud platform is a network server that includes an instruction processing mechanism and a device state monitoring function; the message processing mechanism refers to the ability to receive control instructions from the virtual panel service management and control terminal, parse the instructions, and control specific The server program of the smart home device; the device status monitoring function refers to the server program that can send the updated information of the smart home device to the user through the IoT cloud platform when the running state of the smart home device changes; the IoT cloud platform The platform obtains the running status of smart home equipment, including whether the equipment is online, whether there is a fault, backup power consumption and other information, and presents this information to the user, so that the user can monitor the status of the equipment at any time. When the operating status of the smart home equipment changes, the IoT cloud platform updates the device information in real time, enabling users to receive and give feedback in time, and realize the monitoring function of the smart home equipment by the virtual panel.

Embodiment 5 Binding process of smart home equipment and keys

The binding process of smart home devices and buttons is shown in Figure 2. Click a button on the virtual panel to trigger the corresponding listener to tell the virtual panel that the button is selected, and then a list box will pop up, which lists the list to the user. Basic smart home device types (including smart switches, smart air conditioners, smart TVs, etc.), the user selects one of the types; if there is a smart home device belonging to the user under this type, in the device list under this type, Select the device you want to bind, and click OK to complete the binding of the button and the smart home device. After the smart home device and a certain button on the virtual panel are bound, when the virtual panel is opened next time, the binding information has been stored in the virtual panel, and the user can directly click the button to complete the control of the smart home device.

Embodiment 6 Using the virtual panel of the present invention to control smart home equipment

The schematic diagram of the virtual panel according to the present invention is shown in FIG. 3 , and the flowchart of using the virtual panel to control the smart device is shown in FIG. 7 . The first category is to control simple smart home devices such as smart sockets and smart switches. Figure 4 is an example diagram of the virtual panel controlling simple smart home devices such as smart switches. If a button on the virtual control panel is bound to this type of device, the user clicks the button and will directly send a message to the IoT cloud platform that triggers the button After receiving the instruction, the IOT cloud platform will include a device ID number in the header part of the instruction to determine the device ID of the smart device bound to the button, so as to know which specific button to go to when triggering the button. The device sends an instruction, and the IoT cloud platform that receives the instruction determines the type of the device according to the device ID number, and then performs corresponding data processing and command sending. For example, when the IoT cloud platform receives an instruction from a button, the smart device that the command wants to control is a smart switch, then the IoT cloud platform knows that the smart switch is a simple smart device, so it will send a message to the corresponding device. The command for changing the state of the switch, the smart device receives and executes the command through the network interface of the device, so that the operating state of the smart switch can be changed, from the on state to the off state, or from the off state to the on state.

The second category is devices with slightly more complex functions, such as the control of smart air conditioners. FIG. 5 is an example diagram when a virtual panel controls a more complex device such as a smart air conditioner. When it is judged that the smart home device bound to the button is of the second category through the input device type, then when the button is clicked, a menu bar will pop up, and there will be a series of instructions under the menu bar. Click one of the commands, the device bound to the button will perform the corresponding operation, and the corresponding device is also found through the device ID number. The user clicks the command in the menu bar, and the command is first sent to the IoT cloud platform. After receiving the instruction, the cloud platform processes the instruction, converts it into a specific operation command, and sends it to the corresponding device. For example, when the button is bound to the smart air conditioner, click the button, a menu item will pop up, there are more specific command operations on the menu item, and there are functions such as heating, cooling, dehumidification, and changing temperature and humidity on the menu item. , click the heating option, then the virtual panel will send the command to the IoT cloud platform, and the IoT cloud platform will know that it is a heating option, and through the device ID, it can determine which smart air conditioner to perform the corresponding operation on. The linked cloud platform processes the command and sends a heating command to the smart air conditioner. The air conditioner receives the command and executes the corresponding operation.

The third category is smart home devices with complex control functions, such as smart display devices. FIG. 6 is an example diagram of a virtual panel controlling complex devices such as smart TVs. For such complex equipment, a completely new virtual panel is developed to be responsible for the operation of this type of equipment. After the button is bound to the device, click the button, the virtual control panel will jump to the virtual panel that operates the device, and the interface will issue instructions. After the IoT cloud platform, the specific command will be sent to the device and executed. For example, after the smart TV is bound to the key, click the key, it will jump to the new virtual panel, the new virtual panel realizes the basic functions of the smart remote control, and can adjust the channel and set the preferred program on the virtual panel. And other basic operations, the control method of operating complex smart home equipment has been realized.

Example 7 Virtual panel custom function

The virtual panel realizes two main functions: device binding and device control. Each user can customize a virtual panel according to their own preferences and needs. Users can add, delete, and modify a certain key-binding device on the virtual panel to improve the customization of the virtual panel. If the user wants to add a controllable smart home device on the virtual panel, just click the button to add a device on the virtual panel, and a button will be automatically added to the virtual panel. If the smart home device information the user wants to add has been stored in The cloud is synchronized to the local database of the virtual panel, so the user can directly select the smart home device when binding the device to the new button. If the user wants to delete a controllable smart home device on the virtual panel, just click the button to delete the device on the virtual panel, and the virtual panel will ask the user to determine which specific button to delete, and will be bound to the button. The specified smart home device information is deleted from the local database of the virtual panel. If the user wants to modify the device bound to the button on the virtual panel, he can long press (press for more than 2 seconds) the button, and long press this operation option to tell the virtual panel that the button wants to be re-bound, so that the list box will pop up again. Select the new device type and a smart home device under this type to generate a binding between the button and the new smart home device.

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, but not to limit them; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: The recorded technical solutions are modified, or some technical features thereof are equivalently replaced; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention. In the above embodiment, the architecture of the server involved and the writing of specific program scripts belong to the conventional technology in the art. On the basis of the design idea given by the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art can select corresponding programming according to their own programming habits language implementation.

Claims (2)

1. A intelligent home control system based on a virtual panel, the structure comprises: the system comprises an embedded wearable device end, a service management and control end, an Internet of things cloud platform and an intelligent home device end;

the cloud platform of the Internet of things is a network server comprising an instruction processing mechanism and an equipment state monitoring function; the instruction processing mechanism is a server program which can receive a control instruction sent by the virtual panel service management and control end and analyze the instruction to control specific intelligent home equipment; the equipment state monitoring function is a server program which can send updated information of the intelligent home equipment to a user through the Internet of things cloud platform when the running state of the intelligent home equipment is changed;

the service management and control end is a network server containing database storage; the database stores a client login information list, an intelligent household equipment information list and an associated information list of a user and intelligent household equipment; the intelligent home equipment information list is used for realizing addition, deletion and modification of intelligent home equipment information; the associated information list is used for storing the intelligent household equipment information added to the virtual panel and determining which operations can be performed on the intelligent household equipment by the user through the equipment category information;

the embedded wearable equipment end is equipment for operating a virtual panel by a user and consists of a central processing unit, a WiFi module, an RAM (random access memory) and a client application program; the central processing unit is used for realizing initialization of the virtual panel and binding of the keys and the intelligent household equipment, and realizing control of the intelligent household equipment at the embedded wearable equipment end; the WiFi module is used for connecting a network; the RAM memory is used for storing a client application program; the client application program is an application program installed on the embedded wearable device terminal and comprises three interfaces: a main interface, an equipment control interface and an equipment binding interface; the main interface is used for displaying the selected equipment; the equipment control interface is used for displaying a control operation panel of specific intelligent household equipment, and the equipment binding interface is used for binding the intelligent household equipment and the user-defined key; designing an Android-based component content provider by a local database of the virtual panel, and storing user information and intelligent home equipment information belonging to a user by using a lightweight database SQLite, so that when the information of the user or the intelligent home equipment of a service control end is updated, the local database of the virtual panel is synchronously updated;

the intelligent home equipment terminal is composed of specific intelligent home equipment, receives the control instruction of the virtual panel, realizes corresponding functions according to the control instruction, and sends new running state information to the virtual panel when the running state of the intelligent home equipment terminal changes.

2. A control method of the intelligent home control system based on the virtual panel as claimed in claim 1, comprising the following steps:

clicking a key on the virtual panel, judging the length of the key by a client application program, starting to bind the key and equipment if long pressing is selected, entering a flow judgment if short pressing is selected, binding the key if the key is not bound with the intelligent household equipment, starting to control the intelligent household equipment if the key is bound, selecting a function to be executed by a user, sending a corresponding instruction and an ID (identity) of the intelligent household equipment to be controlled to the Internet of things cloud platform by the client application program, and analyzing the instruction and controlling the specified intelligent household equipment by an instruction processing mechanism of the Internet of things cloud platform.

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