CN111311787A - Unlocking control method of household appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention belongs to the field of household appliance control, and particularly provides an unlocking control method of a household appliance. The invention aims to solve the problem that the user experience is poor due to the fact that the existing household appliance needs manual unlocking operation. To this end, the unlocking control method of the present invention includes the steps of: under the condition that the household appliance is in a locked state, judging whether the household appliance is connected with a target mobile device or not; unlocking the home appliance when the home appliance is connected to a target mobile device; keeping the household appliance locked when the household appliance is not connected to the target mobile device. The unlocking control method can automatically unlock the household appliance when the household appliance is connected with the target mobile equipment, namely when a user approaches, the household appliance does not need to be unlocked by manual operation of the user, so that the operation of the user is simplified, and the use experience of the user is optimized.

Description

Unlock control method of household appliances

technical field

The invention belongs to the field of home appliance control, and specifically provides an unlocking control method for a home appliance.

Background technique

With the advancement of technology, household appliances are becoming more and more intelligent. For example, the current washing machines are all provided with a liquid crystal display screen, and the user can make the washing machine perform corresponding actions by operating virtual keys on the liquid crystal display screen.

During the operation of the washing machine, in order to prevent users, especially children, from accidentally touching the virtual keys on the display screen, the existing washing machines are equipped with smart locks. That is, after the washing machine is started, the display screen is locked by the smart lock, and when the user needs to change the operation on the washing machine, the display screen is unlocked by manually pressing the unlock key. After the display screen is unlocked, the user is allowed to operate the virtual keys on it, so that the washing machine can perform corresponding actions.

However, the unlocking of the existing washing machine usually requires manual operation, and the user experience is poor.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new unlocking control method for household appliances to solve the above problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In order to solve the above problems in the prior art, that is, in order to solve the problem that the existing household appliances need to be manually unlocked, resulting in poor user experience, the present invention provides an unlocking control method for household appliances, characterized in that: The unlocking control method includes the following steps:

In the case that the household appliance is in a locked state, determine whether the household appliance is connected to the target mobile device;

When the home appliance is connected to the target mobile device, the home appliance is unlocked.

In a preferred technical solution of the above unlocking control method, after the step of "unlocking the household appliance", the unlocking control method further includes the following steps:

detecting a selected operation for the household appliance;

The home appliance is caused to perform a corresponding action according to the detected selected operation.

In a preferred technical solution of the above unlocking control method, after the step of "judging whether the household appliance is connected to the target mobile device", the unlocking control method further includes the following steps: when the household appliance is not connected to the target mobile device , keep the appliance locked.

In a preferred technical solution of the above unlocking control method, after the step of "keep the household appliance locked", the unlocking control method further includes the following steps:

detecting an unlocking operation for the household appliance;

The home appliance is caused to perform an unlocking action when an unlocking operation is detected.

In a preferred technical solution of the above unlocking control method, the step of "detecting the unlocking operation for the household appliance" further includes:

Detecting whether the combination keys on the household appliance are pressed in a preset sequence;

Or, detecting whether the fingerprint identification module on the household appliance has identified a legal fingerprint;

Or, it is detected whether the voice recognition module on the household appliance has recognized a legal voiceprint.

In a preferred technical solution of the above unlocking control method, before the step of "judging whether the household appliance is connected to the target mobile device", the unlocking control method further includes the following steps: detecting whether the household appliance is turned on.

In a preferred technical solution of the above unlocking control method, the step of "judging whether the household appliance is connected to the target mobile device" further includes: after detecting that the household appliance is turned on, judging whether the household appliance is connected to the target mobile device .

In a preferred technical solution of the above unlocking control method, the household appliance and the target mobile device are connected through Bluetooth, WiFi or ZIGBEE communication.

In a preferred technical solution of the above unlocking control method, the target mobile device is a smart bracelet, a smart watch, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a Bluetooth headset or a car.

In a preferred technical solution of the above unlocking control method, the household appliance is a washing machine, a clothes dryer, an all-in-one washing and drying machine, a microwave oven or an electric oven.

Those skilled in the art can understand that, in the preferred technical solution of the present invention, when the household appliance is in a locked state, by judging whether the target mobile device is connected to the household appliance, and if the target mobile device is connected to the household appliance When the device is moved, the household appliance is unlocked, so that the household appliance can be automatically unlocked when it is connected with the target mobile device, that is, when the user approaches, and the user is no longer required to manually operate the unlocking, which simplifies the user's operation and optimizes the user's use. experience.

In a feasible embodiment of the present invention, the household appliance is a washing machine, and the liquid crystal display on the washing machine needs to be unlocked. The target mobile device is a smart bracelet, and the smart bracelet can communicate with other devices through Bluetooth. The user first manually connects the smart bracelet and the washing machine together, so that the smart bracelet and the washing machine can be automatically connected together when they approach again. Specifically, after the washing machine is turned on, when the user wearing the smart bracelet approaches the washing machine, the smart bracelet and the washing machine are automatically connected together through Bluetooth. When the washing machine detects that it is connected to the smart bracelet, the washing machine unlocks the display screen and keeps it in the unlocked state, and at this time, the washing machine can accept the user's operation and perform corresponding actions. Further, when the washing machine does not detect the connection with the smart bracelet, the washing machine locks the display screen and keeps it in a locked state. The display screen in the locked state cannot receive the user's operation, that is, no matter how the user operates (except for the unlocking operation), the washing machine will not respond accordingly. It effectively prevents children from hurting children when the washing machine starts when they accidentally touch the washing machine.

Description of drawings

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is the main step flow chart of the unlocking control method of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of specific steps of the unlocking control method of the present invention.

Detailed ways

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments in this section are only used to explain the technical principles of the present invention, and are not used to limit the protection scope of the present invention. For example, the household appliance of the present invention may be a washing machine, a clothes dryer, an all-in-one washer and dryer, a microwave oven, an electric oven, or any other feasible household appliance. In other words, the unlocking control method of the present invention can be applied to a washing machine, a clothes dryer, an all-in-one washer and dryer, a microwave oven, an electric oven or any other feasible household appliances.

Further, when the function keys and/or operation keys on the household appliance are virtual keys displayed on the display screen, the locking and unlocking mentioned in the present invention is the locking and unlocking of the display screen. When the display screen is locked, the home appliance will not receive and execute any virtual key operation instructions except the unlock button on the display screen; only after the display screen is unlocked, the home appliance will receive and execute The operation command of any virtual key except the unlock key.

When the function keys and/or operation keys on the household appliance are physical keys provided on the household appliance, the locking and unlocking in the present invention refers to locking and unlocking the functions of the physical keys. After the function of the physical button is locked, no matter how the user operates any physical button except the unlock button, the household appliance will not receive and execute corresponding operation instructions; after the physical button is unlocked, the household appliance Only the operation command of any physical button except the unlock button will be executed.

Those skilled in the art can adjust it as needed to adapt to specific application occasions, and the adjusted technical solution will still fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the unlocking control method of the present invention mainly includes:

Step S101, when the household appliance is in a locked state, determine whether the household appliance is connected to a target mobile device;

Step S102, unlocking the home appliance when the home appliance is connected to the target mobile device.

Wherein, the household appliance and the target mobile device can be connected together by wireless communication within a preset range, and the wireless can be Bluetooth, WiFi or ZIGBEE. The preset range is the range that can be covered by Bluetooth, WiFi or ZIGBEE. In addition, those skilled in the art can also connect the home appliance and the target mobile device in a wired manner as required.

The target mobile device includes at least one of a smart bracelet, a smart watch, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a Bluetooth headset, and a car. For example, home appliances communicate with smart bracelets, smart watches, mobile phones, tablets and Bluetooth headsets through Bluetooth; home appliances communicate with smart bracelets, smart watches, mobile phones, tablets and cars through WiFi. Among them, the car needs to have an in-vehicle network system and/or an in-vehicle Bluetooth system.

It should be noted that the above target mobile devices are only allowed to be used by adults, not by children, so as to prevent children from unlocking the washing machine and mis-operating the washing machine from danger (for example, household appliances start suddenly and startle children).

Those skilled in the art can understand that the reason why the present invention uses wireless networks with limited coverage such as Bluetooth, WiFi and ZIGBEE to establish the connection between the home appliance and the target mobile device It can only be unlocked when people are at home. It avoids the dangerous situation of children's misoperation after household appliances are accidentally unlocked remotely.

It can be understood by those skilled in the art from the above description that the unlocking control method of the present invention enables the household appliance to be automatically unlocked and kept in the unlocked state when it is connected to the target mobile device, which not only facilitates the operation of the household appliance by the user, but also facilitates the operation of the household appliance. The safety of children among family members is also guaranteed.

The unlocking control method of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to FIG. 2 and in conjunction with the washing machine and the smart bracelet. Wherein, the washing machine is provided with a liquid crystal display screen, and operation buttons can be displayed on the liquid crystal display screen, so that the user can make the washing machine perform corresponding operations by operating the virtual buttons on the display screen. Further, the washing machine and the smart bracelet can be connected together via Bluetooth.

As shown in Figure 2, the unlocking control method of the present invention includes:

In step S201, the user presses the power button on the washing machine to start the washing machine. Among them, the display screen of the washing machine is in a locked state when it is turned on.

In step S202, the washing machine detects in real time whether the Bluetooth module on the washing machine establishes a connection with the smart bracelet. When the Bluetooth module establishes a connection with the smart bracelet, step S203 is performed; otherwise, step S204 is performed.

In step S203, the display screen is switched from the locked state to the unlocked state and kept in the unlocked state.

Step S204, keep the display screen in the locked state.

Step S205, enabling the washing machine in the locked state to detect and acquire the unlocking operation in real time.

Step S206, judging whether the acquired unlocking operation is legal, and performing step S207 when the unlocking operation is legal, and performing step S204 when the unlocking operation is illegal.

In step S207, the washing machine is made to perform an unlocking action, that is, the display screen is switched to an unlocked state. Preferably, in this step, the washing machine is automatically locked after being unlocked for a period of time (for example, 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, etc.).

Steps S205 to S207 are illustrated below with examples:

As an example, an "unlock" button is displayed on the operation interface of the display screen. When the "unlock" button is pressed (unlocking operation), the washing machine determines that the unlocking operation is legal, and switches the display screen to the unlocking state.

As example 2, there are multiple "unlock" buttons displayed on the operation interface of the display screen. When the "unlock" buttons are pressed in a preset order, the washing machine determines that the unlocking operation is legal, and switches the display screen to unlock. state. The preset sequence may be that multiple "unlock" buttons are pressed simultaneously, or may be sequentially pressed according to a preset sequence.

As example 3, a fingerprint identification module is provided on the washing machine. After the fingerprint identification module receives the fingerprint information, the washing machine compares the received fingerprint information with the pre-stored multiple fingerprint information one by one. When one of the information is consistent with the received fingerprint information, it is determined that the received fingerprint information is legal. At this time, the washing machine switches the display to the unlocked state.

As example 4, the washing machine is provided with a voice recognition module. After the voice recognition module receives the voice information, the washing machine extracts voiceprint information from the voice information, and then compares the extracted voiceprint information with a plurality of pre-stored voiceprints. The information is compared one by one, and when one of the multiple pre-stored voiceprint information is consistent with the extracted voiceprint information, it is determined that the received voice information is legitimate. At this time, the washing machine switches the display to the unlocked state.

Those skilled in the art can understand that, in order to quickly establish a connection between the washing machine and the smart bracelet, when the user uses the smart bracelet to unlock the washing machine for the first time, the user needs to manually establish a connection between the washing machine and the smart bracelet. Exemplarily, the washing machine is made to search for nearby Bluetooth devices, and when the washing machine searches for the nearby Bluetooth devices, the washing machine displays the searched Bluetooth devices on the display screen. At this time, the user manually selects the Bluetooth device (smart bracelet) to be connected, and the washing machine and the smart bracelet can be connected together. In addition, those skilled in the art can also set authentication for the connection between the washing machine and the smart bracelet as required. Specifically, when the washing machine searches for the smart bracelet and sends a connection request to the smart bracelet, the same password (which can be set by the user) needs to be entered on the washing machine and the smart bracelet respectively. When the passwords entered on the two are the same to establish a Bluetooth connection.

Those skilled in the art can also understand that, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the smart bracelet is equivalent to the "smart key" of the washing machine. In order to prevent the loss of the smart bracelet, those skilled in the art can also configure multiple "smart keys" for the washing machine. Specifically, the washing machine is matched with multiple target mobile devices with Bluetooth function at the same time, and the display screen is unlocked when the washing machine detects that a connection is established with any one of the target mobile devices.

Based on the above description, those skilled in the art can understand that the unlocking control method of the present invention not only enables the washing machine to be automatically unlocked and kept in the unlocked state when it is connected to the smart bracelet, which simplifies the user's operation; The user manually unlocks the washing machine when the washing machine is locked, which ensures the normal use of the user on the premise of facilitating the user's operation.

It should be noted that although the unlocking control method of the present invention is described by taking a washing machine as an example, the unlocking control method of the present invention can also be applied to any other feasible household appliances. Adaptive modifications made to the unlocking control method of the present invention by those skilled in the art shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention without departing from the technical principles of the present invention.

So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described with reference to the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, however, those skilled in the art can easily understand that the protection scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Without departing from the principle of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or substitutions to the relevant technical features, and the technical solutions after these changes or substitutions will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. An unlocking control method for a household appliance, wherein the unlocking control method comprises the following steps: In the case that the household appliance is in a locked state, determine whether the household appliance is connected to the target mobile device; When the home appliance is connected to the target mobile device, the home appliance is unlocked. 2. The unlocking control method according to claim 1, wherein after the step of "unlocking the household appliance", the unlocking control method further comprises the following steps: detecting a selected operation for the household appliance; The home appliance is caused to perform a corresponding action according to the detected selected operation. 3. The unlocking control method according to claim 1, wherein after the step of "judging whether the household appliance is connected to the target mobile device", the unlocking control method further comprises the following steps: When the home appliance is not connected to the target mobile device, the home appliance is kept locked. 4. The unlocking control method according to claim 3, characterized in that, after the step of "keep the household appliance locked", the unlocking control method further comprises the following steps: detecting an unlocking operation for the household appliance; The home appliance is caused to perform an unlocking action when an unlocking operation is detected. 5. The unlocking control method according to claim 4, wherein the step of "detecting the unlocking operation for the household appliance" further comprises: Detecting whether the combination keys on the household appliance are pressed in a preset sequence; Or, detecting whether the fingerprint identification module on the household appliance has identified a legal fingerprint; Or, it is detected whether the voice recognition module on the household appliance has recognized a legal voiceprint. 6. The unlocking control method according to claim 1, wherein before the step of "judging whether the household appliance is connected to the target mobile device", the unlocking control method further comprises the following steps: It is detected whether the household appliance is turned on. 7. The unlocking control method according to claim 6, wherein the step of "judging whether the household appliance is connected to the target mobile device" further comprises: After it is detected that the home appliance is turned on, it is determined whether the home appliance is connected to the target mobile device. 8 . The unlocking control method according to claim 1 , wherein the household appliance and the target mobile device are connected through Bluetooth, WiFi or ZIGBEE communication. 9 . 9 . The unlocking control method according to claim 1 , wherein the target mobile device is a smart bracelet, a smart watch, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a Bluetooth headset or a car. 10 . 10 . The unlocking control method according to claim 1 , wherein the household appliance is a washing machine, a clothes dryer, an all-in-one washer and dryer, a microwave oven or an electric oven. 11 .

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