Multi-terminal control right management method and system

Abstract

The invention discloses a multi-terminal control right management method and system, and the method comprises the following steps: matching control elements of other terminals according to a control element trigger signal when any terminal outputs the control element trigger signal, removing the control right of the matched control element, and keeping the control right of the unmatched control element. The method has the advantages that it is ensured that the same function of the same device cannot be controlled by multiple terminals, signal conflicts are avoided, the safety of the controlled device is ensured, control elements with different functions in other terminals are reserved, a user can still control other functions of the device through other terminals, and the user experience is improved. The flexibility of multi-terminal control is kept under the condition of avoiding multi-terminal control conflicts, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of home appliance control technology, and in particular to a multi-terminal control rights management method and system. Background Art

[0002] Mobile remote control technology is widely used to control the actions of various devices, bringing great convenience to users. However, when multiple control terminals try to control the same action of a device at the same time, control conflicts may occur, which not only affects the normal operation of the device, but also poses a potential threat to the safety of the device.

[0003] Specifically, multiple control terminals may send control instructions to the device through different mobile applications or remote control systems. If these instructions arrive at the device close in time or at the same time, and there is a conflict in the content of the instructions (for example, one instruction requires the device to turn on, while another instruction requires the device to turn off), the device may not be able to accurately determine which instruction should be executed. In this case, the device may experience response delays, malfunctions, or even failures, which will adversely affect its safe operation.

[0004] However, in the related art, when a certain control terminal outputs a control instruction, all functions of the remaining control terminals of the device are prohibited from operation. Although this can avoid the problem of control conflict, the user cannot freely switch the control terminal according to actual needs to control the remaining unoperated functions. The user must control other actions of the device through the control terminal that is operated first, which brings inconvenience to the user and reduces the user experience.

[0005] The Chinese patent "A remote control method for a washing machine", publication number: CN108570793A, publication date: September 25, 2018, specifically discloses a washing machine and a mobile terminal wirelessly connected to the washing machine. The remote control method is to establish a control channel for transmitting control instructions between the mobile terminal and the washing machine, and a status feedback channel for transmitting the working status of the washing machine; detect whether the washing machine is triggered, if so, cut off the control channel, and maintain the status feedback channel; if not, maintain the control channel and the status feedback channel. In this solution, whether to switch the control channel is determined by whether the washing machine body is triggered. Although the control conflict between the mobile terminal and the washing machine body terminal is avoided, the user can no longer control the remaining functions of the washing machine through the mobile terminal, which has poor flexibility and low user experience.

[0006] Chinese patent "Control method of magnetic knob, cooking device and computer-readable storage medium", publication number: A, publication date: December 9, 2022, specifically discloses: obtaining a first sensing signal and a second sensing signal; wherein the first sensing signal is generated by the first sensing element sensing the manipulation of the first control key, and the second sensing signal is generated by any one of the plurality of second sensing elements sensing the manipulation of the second control key; when the sensing value of the first sensing signal is greater than the second sensing signal, a corresponding operation is performed according to the first sensing signal; or when the sensing value of the second sensing signal is greater than the first sensing signal, a corresponding operation is performed according to the second sensing signal. In this scheme, the operation to be performed is determined by the sensing value of the sensing signal. Although the control conflict between the first sensing element and the second sensing element is avoided, it depends on the sensing value and has high requirements for user control. If the user needs to control, it is necessary to ensure that the sensing value of the user's control is the largest, and the flexibility is low. Summary of the invention

[0007] In order to solve the problem in the prior art that it is impossible to balance control conflicts and flexibility when controlling multiple terminals, the present application provides a method and system for managing control rights of multiple terminals. When multiple terminals have control rights over the same device, when any terminal outputs a control element trigger signal, the remaining terminals match the control elements according to the control element trigger signal. If the control elements of the remaining terminals have the same function type as the control elements corresponding to the control element trigger signal, the control rights of the control elements are released, making the control elements invalid, thereby ensuring that multiple terminals do not control the same function of the same device, avoiding signal conflicts, and ensuring the safety of the controlled devices. At the same time, control elements with different functions in the remaining terminals are retained, so that users can still control the remaining functions of the device through the remaining terminals. The flexibility of multi-terminal control is retained while avoiding multi-terminal control conflicts, thereby improving the user experience.

[0008] In order to achieve the above-mentioned technical objectives, a technical solution provided by the present application is a multi-terminal control rights management method, which includes the following steps: when any terminal outputs a control element trigger signal, the control elements of the remaining terminals are matched according to the control element trigger signal, the control rights of the matched control elements are released, and the control rights of the unmatched control elements are retained.

[0009] Furthermore, the method further includes: performing terminal matching according to the control element types of all terminals, and when the control element of any terminal is triggered, outputting a control element trigger signal to the remaining terminals that match the terminal.

[0010] Furthermore, it also includes: performing terminal matching according to the control element types of all terminals, when the control element of any terminal is triggered, calling the control element type in the matched terminal, performing secondary matching with the triggered control element and the control element type in the matched terminal, and outputting a control element trigger signal to the corresponding terminal based on the result of the secondary matching.

[0011] Furthermore, matching the control elements of other terminals according to the control element trigger signal further comprises: waking up other terminals according to the control element trigger signal to perform control element matching.

[0012] Furthermore, the method further includes: when the next control element trigger signal is not received within a preset period, the control right of the matching control element is restored.

[0013] Furthermore, the multiple terminals include at least a fixed terminal fixed to the target control device and a mobile terminal that establishes a communication control channel with the corresponding target control device; when the control right of a matching control element of the fixed terminal and / or the mobile terminal of the target control device is released, the display of the matching control element is cancelled and an unmatched control element is displayed.

[0014] Furthermore, it also includes: obtaining the target control device type and trigger control element information, and matching the trigger control element association status according to the target control device type; outputting the associated control element information corresponding to the trigger control element information according to the trigger control element association status; and outputting the trigger control element information and the associated control element information as the control element trigger signal.

[0015] Furthermore, matching the control elements of the remaining terminals according to the control element trigger signal also includes: taking the control elements in the remaining terminals that match either the triggering control element information or the associated control element information as the matching control element.

[0016] Furthermore, the matching of control elements of remaining terminals according to the control element trigger signal also includes: when there are multiple fixed terminals and multiple mobile terminals, executing control element matching with fixed terminals and / or mobile terminals that match the target control device information; when there are multiple fixed terminals and one mobile terminal and the mobile terminal outputs a control element trigger signal, executing control element matching with the fixed terminal that matches the target control device information; when there are multiple fixed terminals and one mobile terminal and the fixed terminal outputs a control element trigger signal, executing control element matching with the mobile terminal control element that matches the target control device information.

[0017] Further, the target control device is a washing machine, and the mobile terminal is a detachable human-computer interaction knob adsorbed on and / or placed on the body of the washing machine; or, the target control device is a dryer, and the mobile terminal is a detachable human-computer interaction knob adsorbed on and / or placed on the body of the dryer; or, the target control device is a washer-dryer, including a washing box and a drying box, and the fixed terminal includes a washing terminal provided in the washing box and a drying terminal provided in the drying box, and the mobile terminal is a detachable human-computer interaction knob that can be selectively adsorbed on either the washing box or the drying box.

[0018] Another technical solution provided by the present application is a multi-terminal control rights management system, which is used to implement the above method, including: a management control module, connected to the control elements in each terminal, and used to perform control element control rights management according to the control element trigger signal.

[0019] Beneficial effects of this application: 1. Ensure that multiple terminals do not control the same function of the same device, avoid signal conflicts, ensure the security of the controlled device, and retain the control elements of different functions in the remaining terminals, so that users can still control the remaining functions of the device through the remaining terminals. The flexibility of multi-terminal control is retained while avoiding multi-terminal control conflicts, thereby improving user experience.

[0020] 2. Avoid the need to match the control element type when the terminal controls the same device as the trigger terminal but does not have the same control element type, reduce unnecessary terminal energy consumption, and minimize energy consumption while improving control safety.

[0021] 3. Avoid waking up terminals that do not need to perform control element matching and reduce controller calls, which can avoid controller power loss caused by invalid wake-ups, and can also reduce program traversal and improve control efficiency.

[0022] 4. Avoid the trigger control element from being interfered with by the associated control element when controlling the action of the target control device, causing control conflict, further ensuring the safety of equipment control.

[0023] 5. Prevent other devices that are not controlled by the current mobile terminal from being unable to be controlled through the fixed terminal, prevent the control elements on the mobile terminal that control other devices from failing synchronously, improve the accuracy of control rights management, and further improve the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 This is a flow chart of an embodiment of the multi-terminal control rights management method of the present application.

[0025] Figure 2This is a flow chart of the multi-terminal control right management method of this application first executing terminal matching.

[0026] Figure 3 The multi-terminal control right management method of this application first executes a flow chart of control element matching. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more clear, the present application is further described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific implementation method here is only an optimal embodiment of the present application and only protects the scope. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0028] like Figure 1 As shown, the multi-terminal control right management method includes the following steps: When any terminal outputs a control element trigger signal, the control elements of the remaining terminals are matched according to the control element trigger signal, the control rights of the matched control elements are released, and the control rights of the unmatched control elements are retained.

[0029] In this embodiment, when multiple terminals have control rights over the same device, when any terminal outputs a control element trigger signal, the remaining terminals match the control elements according to the control element trigger signal. If the control elements of the remaining terminals have the same function type as the control elements corresponding to the control element trigger signal, the control rights of the control element are released, making the control element invalid, thereby ensuring that multiple terminals do not control the same function of the same device, avoiding signal conflicts, ensuring the security of the controlled device, and retaining the control elements of different functions in the remaining terminals, so that users can still control the remaining functions of the device through the remaining terminals, retaining the flexibility of multi-terminal control while avoiding multi-terminal control conflicts, and improving user experience. It can be understood that the terminal here can be a terminal device with multiple control elements, or a terminal device with a single control element, and multiple terminals can be a terminal device with multiple control elements and a terminal device with a single control element in any combination.

[0030] Wherein, the control elements of the remaining terminals are matched according to the control element trigger signal, including: Acquire the type of the triggered control element according to the control element trigger signal; When the control element of the remaining terminals matches the type of the triggered control element, the control element serves as a matching control element; When the control elements of the remaining terminals do not match the type of the triggered control element, the control element is regarded as an unmatched control element.

[0031] The control element trigger signal includes at least the control element type, and the control element type can be divided according to the control function type of the control element, that is, according to the device action that the control element can control. When the control element of any terminal is triggered, the control element trigger signal is output. At this time, after the other terminals receive the control element trigger signal, they can divide their own control elements into matching control elements and unmatched control elements according to the control element type matching result contained in the control element trigger signal, release the control right of the matching control element, and retain the control right of the unmatched control element. The control element can be a component that can interact with the user, such as a button or a knob on the terminal. When the user presses a button or rotates a knob or touches a sensing key, the currently controlled terminal outputs a control element trigger signal, prompting the remaining terminals with the same control element to release the control right of the corresponding control element. In this embodiment, multiple terminals are connected in communication. It can be understood that the control element is a specific functional element. For example, in a washing machine, if the control of the power on / off, volume and door opening is realized respectively by three fixed knobs, the three knobs are respectively used as control elements of the fixed terminal of the washing machine. In other cases, there are three terminals. The touch control screen on the fixed terminal of the washing machine has a power button, a volume increase button, a volume decrease button, and a door opening button. The touch control screen on the rotary knob mobile terminal has a power button and a door opening button. The mobile control app has a volume touch rail and a power button. In this case, each button on the three terminals belongs to a control element. When the power button on the fixed terminal of the washing machine is triggered, the power button on the rotary knob mobile terminal and the mobile control app becomes invalid, that is, the control right is released, but the door opening button or volume touch rail on the rotary knob mobile terminal and the mobile control app is still valid and the control right is retained; when the volume touch rail on the mobile control app is triggered, the volume increase button and volume decrease button on the fixed terminal of the washing machine become invalid, and the power button and door opening button on the fixed terminal of the washing machine and the rotary knob mobile terminal still retain the control right; when the door opening button on the fixed terminal of the washing machine is triggered, the door opening button on the rotary knob mobile terminal becomes invalid, and the power button or volume touch rail on the rotary knob terminal and the mobile control app is still valid.

[0032] In other cases, when the controlled device receives a control element trigger signal from a terminal, it may refuse to receive corresponding action control signals from other terminals while performing corresponding actions according to the control element trigger signal, that is, the control rights of other terminals matching the control element are released at the controlled device end. In this case, multiple terminals are connected to the controlled device for communication.

[0033] When the other terminals receive the control element trigger signal, the other terminals control the release and retention of their own control element control rights. At this time, in order to facilitate the user to intuitively obtain the release and retention information of the control rights, the matching control element can be displayed dimmed or unable to be triggered on the terminal. When the controlled device receives the control element trigger signal, the controlled device refuses to receive the corresponding control signal from the other terminals, and can send a failure signal to the other terminals to make the corresponding control element display dimmed or unable to be triggered.

[0034] like Figure 2 As shown, in this embodiment, the multi-terminal control right management method further includes: Terminal matching is performed according to the control element types of all terminals. When the control element of any terminal is triggered, a control element trigger signal is output to the remaining terminals that match the terminal, and the control elements of the remaining terminals are matched according to the control element trigger signal.

[0035] By first performing terminal matching according to the control element types of all terminals, and pre-storing the matching results in each terminal, when the control element of any terminal is triggered, the matching results are retrieved, and the corresponding control element trigger signals of the remaining terminals matched with the terminal are retrieved to the corresponding remaining terminals. At this time, the remaining terminals are terminals with the same control element type as the triggered terminal, avoiding the need for terminals that control the same device as the triggering terminal but do not have the same control element type to still perform control element type matching, reducing unnecessary terminal energy consumption, and reducing energy consumption as much as possible while improving control security. It can be understood that in other embodiments, due to the communication connection between multiple terminals, when the terminals are connected for the first time, the control element information of the connected terminal is obtained to determine whether there is any control element matching with its own control element. If so, the terminal information is pre-stored, and if not, the control element information is not pre-stored, so that when performing terminal matching, the control element trigger signal can be directly output according to the pre-stored information, thereby reducing the pre-stored amount of data information of the terminal and improving the matching efficiency.

[0036] In the above embodiment, before the control element is triggered, terminal matching is performed according to the control element type possessed by each terminal, that is, any terminal with the same control element type is regarded as the remaining matched terminal, and the control element actually triggered is not considered. When the control element is triggered, it is only necessary to call the corresponding output control element trigger signal of the terminal matched with the terminal, without additional judgment, which can improve the efficiency of releasing the control right. However, it will still cause some unnecessary terminals to be matched with the control element type. For example, terminal A contains three control elements a1, a2, and a3, terminal B contains three control elements a1, b1, and b2, and terminal C contains three control elements a2, c1, and c2. At this time, the a1 control element in terminal A is triggered. In fact, it is only necessary to release the control right of the a1 control element in terminal B. However, since the a2 control element in terminal C also matches terminal A, terminal C generates unnecessary control element matching steps. Therefore, in other embodiments, Figure 3 As shown, the multi-terminal control right management method also includes: When the control element of any terminal is triggered, the control element types of all terminals are retrieved to perform control element type matching, and a control element trigger signal is output to the remaining terminals that match the triggered control element, and the control elements of the remaining terminals are matched according to the control element trigger signal.

[0037] In this embodiment, when the control element of any terminal is triggered, the control element types of all terminals pre-stored in the terminal are retrieved first, and the control element types are matched. When a control element of a terminal is the same as the type of the triggered control element, a control element trigger signal is output to the terminal to control the control element corresponding to the terminal to release the control right. This further avoids unnecessary terminal execution of control element matching to reduce energy consumption, but the efficiency of control right release is lower than that of the previous embodiment. It can be understood that in the scheme where the controlled device receives the control element trigger signal and executes the control right release, since the control element trigger signal must be received first, when the controlled device receives the control element trigger signal, the controlled device retrieves the control element types pre-stored in all terminals, and when refusing to receive the control signal corresponding to the remaining terminals matched with the triggered control element, a failure signal is sent to the remaining terminals matched with the triggered control element to make the corresponding control element display dim or unable to be triggered.

[0038] In practical applications, different matching methods can be adaptively configured according to actual needs, or the two solutions can be combined, namely: Terminal matching is performed according to the control element types of all terminals. When the control element of any terminal is triggered, the control element type in the matched terminal is called up, and secondary matching is performed with the triggered control element and the control element type in the matched terminal. The control element trigger signal is output to the corresponding terminal based on the result of the secondary matching.

[0039] This not only reduces the amount of matching calculations when the control element is triggered, thereby improving efficiency, but also ensures that the terminal that matches the control element must have a control element that needs to release control rights.

[0040] In this embodiment, matching the control elements of the remaining terminals according to the control element trigger signal further includes: The remaining terminals are woken up according to the control element trigger signal to perform control element matching.

[0041] In a terminal with a sleep state and a wake-up state, the remaining terminals will be awakened to perform control element matching only when a control element trigger signal is received. Therefore, in combination with the above-mentioned matching output control element trigger signal object, it is possible to avoid waking up terminals that do not need to perform control element matching, reduce controller calls, avoid controller power loss caused by invalid wake-ups, and reduce program traversal to improve control efficiency. Of course, in the case where the controlled device outputs a failure signal to the terminal, the remaining terminals are awakened according to the failure signal output by the controlled device, and control element matching is performed according to the failure signal, so that the display of the control element on the terminal becomes dim or cannot be triggered.

[0042] In this embodiment, the multi-terminal control right management method further includes: When the next control element trigger signal is not received within the preset period, the control right of the matching control element is restored.

[0043] Whether the next control element trigger signal is received within the preset period is used to determine whether the control right of the matching control element needs to be restored. Therefore, after the user uses a terminal to achieve his or her device control purpose, after the preset period, the user can control the same function through any terminal again without having to find the corresponding terminal for control, thereby improving user convenience while avoiding control conflicts. The preset period can be set according to the running time of the current control program. For example, in the control of a washing machine, if a terminal is used to control the washing machine to enter the washing program, the preset period is the running time of this washing program. It can also be set according to user behavior habits or the basic value is set as the preset period at the factory.

[0044] In some other embodiments, the multi-terminal control right management method further includes: When the same control element trigger signal is received repeatedly within a preset period, the control right of the matching control element is restored.

[0045] The preset period at this time is a short period, that is, if the same control element trigger signal is repeatedly received in a short period of time, the control rights of all matching control elements will be restored. Therefore, when the user needs to restore the control rights of the matching control element, the control rights can be restored by repeatedly triggering the same control element, thereby improving the user experience. Whether the repeated reception condition is met can be judged by the number of repetitions within the preset period. For example, in order to avoid misjudgment caused by user accidental touch, the number of repetitions can be set to four times. Only when it is repeated more than four times will it be considered as repeated reception, thus avoiding misjudgment caused by two or three consecutive accidental touches by the user in a short period of time. The same control element trigger signal can be any control element repeatedly triggered within a preset period. At this time, the user only needs to repeatedly trigger any control element of any terminal to restore the control rights of all matching control elements. The restoration is convenient but it is easy to restore the control rights that are not expected to be restored; it can also be that only the control element of the same type as the matching control element is repeatedly triggered within a preset period. At this time, the user only needs to repeatedly trigger the control element of the same type as the matching control element of any terminal to restore the control rights of the corresponding type of matching control element, and the restoration accuracy is higher; it can also be that only the control element that was triggered once is repeatedly triggered within a preset period. At this time, the user can only restore the control rights of the matching control element according to the control element in the terminal that caused the control rights of the matching control element to be released, which can avoid that when the user is in control, other users restore the control rights through other terminals, and the restoration accuracy is higher. Of course, the control rights of the matching control element can also be restored by repeatedly triggering any control element in the terminal that was triggered last time within a preset period. This has lower requirements for users, but is not suitable for the case where multiple types of control rights are released, and it is easy to restore the control rights that are not expected to be restored.

[0046] As a second embodiment of the present application, the multi-terminals at least include a fixed terminal fixed to a target control device and a mobile terminal that establishes a communication control channel with the corresponding target control device.

[0047] The target control device is the device to be controlled. Usually, the target control device has a fixed terminal set on the surface of the device. The user can directly control the device through the fixed terminal. In order to facilitate remote control by the user, there will also be a mobile terminal that establishes a communication control channel with the target control device. It can be understood that the mobile terminal here can be a mobile phone, a remote control, an intelligent voice, or a mobile terminal that can be detachably set on the target control device, that is, the mobile terminal can be adsorbed and placed on the surface of the target device according to user needs, and can also be freely taken for remote control.

[0048] In the field of home appliances, the target control device is the home appliance. In this case, the multiple terminals at least include a fixed terminal fixed on the home appliance and a mobile terminal that establishes a communication control channel with the corresponding home appliance.

[0049] At this time, the multi-terminal control right management method further includes: When the control right of the matching control element of the fixed terminal and / or the mobile terminal of the target control device is released, the display of the matching control element is cancelled and the unmatched control element is displayed.

[0050] In this embodiment, only unmatched control elements are displayed on the terminal, that is, control elements that the user can operate on the current terminal, thereby improving the simplicity of the terminal control interface and improving the user experience.

[0051] The control element trigger signal includes at least trigger control element information and associated control element information. In this case, the multi-terminal control right management method further includes: Obtain the target control device type and trigger control element information, and match the trigger control element association status according to the target control device type; Outputting the associated control element information corresponding to the trigger control element information according to the trigger control element association situation; The trigger control element information and the associated control element information are output as the control element trigger signal.

[0052] The trigger control element information at least includes the trigger control element type, and the associated control element information at least includes the associated control element type. The triggered control element is used as the trigger control element, and the control element associated with the trigger control element is used as the associated control element. For example, in volume adjustment, there are two buttons to adjust the volume increase and volume decrease respectively. At this time, when the triggered button is the volume increase button, the volume increase button is used as the trigger control element, and the volume decrease button is used as the associated control element. When the triggered button is the volume decrease button, the volume decrease button is used as the trigger control element, and the volume increase button is used as the associated control element. In this way, when the other terminals obtain the control element trigger signal, they can simultaneously obtain the trigger control element information and the associated control element information, which is convenient for adaptive release and restoration of the control right of the control element.

[0053] In this embodiment, matching the control elements of the remaining terminals according to the control element trigger signal further includes: The control elements in the remaining terminals that match any of the trigger control element information or the associated control element information are used as matching control elements.

[0054] Any control element in the remaining terminals that matches the trigger control element information or the associated control element information is used as a matching control element. At this time, when the control right of the matching control element is released, in addition to the control elements of the same type as the trigger control element on the remaining terminals, the associated control elements are also released from control right, thereby avoiding the trigger control element being interfered with by the associated control element when controlling the action of the target control device, causing control conflicts, and further ensuring the security of device control.

[0055] The multi-terminal control right management method further includes: Output the next linkage action control sequence according to the trigger control element information or the associated control element information; When the next linkage action control timing is reached, it is determined whether the terminal receiving the control element trigger signal receives the associated control element trigger signal. If so, the matching control element control rights of the remaining terminals are released; if not, the matching control element control rights of the remaining terminals are restored.

[0056] In this embodiment, the next linkage action control sequence is the set timing of the next linkage action of the target control device. When a terminal outputs a control element trigger signal, the target control device acts according to the command signal of the trigger control element. If there is an associated control element, then the target control device must have a linkage action that can be executed according to the command signal of the associated control element. At this time, the timing of the target control device executing the linkage action is used as the next linkage action control timing. For example, when a washing and drying machine is used as the target control device, the trigger control element is the washing program control button, the associated control element is the drying program control button, and the next linkage action control sequence is the running time of the washing program. At this time, after the washing program control button is triggered on terminal A, the washing program control buttons and drying program control buttons on the other terminals are synchronously invalidated. Only when the running time of the washing program is reached, that is, when the drying program control button trigger signal from terminal A is not received after the washing program is completed, the control rights of the matching control elements of the other terminals are restored.

[0057] Among them, in order to further improve the user experience, the next linkage action control timing is the set timing of the next linkage action of the target control device plus the reserved waiting timing. When the next linkage action setting timing of the target control device is reached, the timing starts. When the reserved waiting timing is reached and the next linkage action control timing has not been received, the control rights of the matching control elements of the remaining terminals are restored, so that the user does not need to use the terminal used for the previous control when controlling the next linkage action, thereby improving the user experience.

[0058] It can be understood that in this embodiment, the associated control element can be any other type of control element corresponding to the trigger control element that is not expected to be triggered by other terminals at the same time as the trigger control element is controlled. The associated control element can be set according to the user's usage needs at the factory, such as the volume increase and decrease keys can be set as control elements with associated situations at the factory, or they can be set by the user when there is actual demand, such as setting the temperature button and washing time button in the washing machine as control buttons with associated situations, so that when the user customizes the washing program, it will not be interfered by the control from other terminals, thereby improving the user experience.

[0059] As a third embodiment of the present application, the control element trigger signal also includes target control device information; The control elements that match the remaining terminals according to the control element trigger signal also include: When there are multiple fixed terminals and multiple mobile terminals, performing control element matching with the fixed terminal and / or mobile terminal matching the target control device information; When there are multiple fixed terminals and one mobile terminal and the mobile terminal outputs a control element trigger signal, performing control element matching with the fixed terminal that matches the target control device information; When there are a plurality of fixed terminals and one mobile terminal and the fixed terminal outputs a control element trigger signal, the control element matching is performed with the mobile terminal control element matching the target control device information.

[0060] In this embodiment, it is considered that in actual applications, there may be a mobile terminal that is in communication connection with multiple devices of the same type, that is, multiple device actions can be controlled by one mobile terminal, such as a situation where one air conditioner remote controller can control multiple air conditioners. At this time, when there are multiple fixed terminals and multiple mobile terminals, the target control device information is matched, and only the matched fixed terminal and / or mobile terminal is controlled to perform control element matching; when there is only one mobile terminal and the control element trigger signal is output to the mobile terminal, the fixed terminal set on the target control device is used to perform control element matching, and the fixed terminals on the remaining devices retain the control rights of all control elements, thereby improving the accuracy of control right management and avoiding that the remaining devices not controlled by the current mobile terminal cannot be controlled correspondingly through the fixed terminal; when there is only one mobile terminal and the control element trigger signal is output to the fixed terminal, the control element corresponding to the target control device on the mobile terminal is first matched according to the target control device information, and then the control element matching is performed according to the control element obtained by matching and screening, so as to avoid the failure of the control element controlling the remaining devices on the mobile terminal, improve the accuracy of control right management, and further improve the user experience.

[0061] For example, there is a fixed terminal q on the Q device, a fixed terminal w on the W device, a fixed terminal p on the P device, and a mobile terminal z that has Q device control elements, W device control elements, and P device control elements. When the volume increase control element on the fixed terminal q is triggered, the volume increase control element in the Q device control element on the mobile terminal z is released from control rights, i.e., invalid, while the volume increase control element in the W device control element and the P device control element on the mobile terminal z retains control rights and can still be triggered; when the volume increase control element in the W device control element on the mobile terminal z is triggered, the volume increase control element on the fixed terminal w is released from control rights, i.e., invalid, while the volume increase control elements on the fixed terminals q and p retain control rights and can still be triggered.

[0062] In this embodiment, the target control device is a washing machine, and the mobile terminal is a detachable human-machine interaction knob adsorbed on and / or placed on the body of the washing machine; Alternatively, the target control device is a clothes dryer, and the mobile terminal is a detachable human-machine interaction knob adsorbed on and / or placed on the body of the clothes dryer; Alternatively, the target control device is a washer-dryer, including a washing box and a drying box, the fixed terminal includes a washing terminal arranged in the washing box and a drying terminal arranged in the drying box, and the mobile terminal is a detachable human-computer interaction knob that can be selectively adsorbed on the washing box and the drying box.

[0063] As a fourth embodiment of the present application, a multi-terminal control right management system includes: The management control module is connected to the control elements in each terminal and is used to perform control right management of the control elements according to the control element trigger signal.

[0064] In this embodiment, when the control element of any terminal is triggered, the management control module of the terminal receives the control element trigger signal and outputs it to the remaining terminals. The management control modules of the remaining terminals match the control elements according to the received control element trigger signal and release the control right of the matched control elements, thereby avoiding the remaining terminals from outputting conflicting control signals, ensuring the control security of the target control device, and improving the user experience.

[0065] It is understandable that if the terminal is equipped with a control chip, the management control module can also be integrated into the control chip of the terminal, and the communication connection between the terminals, control element matching, and control right management can be achieved through the control chip. In other cases, the management control module can also be integrated into the control chip of the target control device, that is, the target control device performs control element matching, and the control right is released by omitting the execution of the same type of control element trigger program in other terminals.

[0066] The specific implementation described above is a preferred implementation of the multi-terminal control rights management method and system of the present application, and is not intended to limit the specific implementation scope of the present application. The scope of the present application includes but is not limited to this specific implementation. All equivalent changes made in accordance with the shape and structure of the present application are within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A multi-terminal control right management method, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: When any terminal outputs a control element trigger signal, the control elements of the remaining terminals are matched according to the control element trigger signal, the control rights of the matched control elements are released, and the control rights of the unmatched control elements are retained.

2. The multi-terminal control right management method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: Terminal matching is performed according to the control element types of all terminals. When the control element of any terminal is triggered, a control element trigger signal is output to the remaining terminals that match the terminal.

3. The multi-terminal control right management method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: Terminal matching is performed according to the control element types of all terminals. When the control element of any terminal is triggered, the control element type in the matched terminal is called up, and secondary matching is performed with the triggered control element and the control element type in the matched terminal. The control element trigger signal is output to the corresponding terminal based on the result of the secondary matching.

4. The multi-terminal control right management method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control element of matching other terminals according to the control element trigger signal also includes: The remaining terminals are woken up according to the control element trigger signal to perform control element matching.

5. The multi-terminal control right management method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: When the next control element trigger signal is not received within the preset period, the control right of the matching control element is restored.

6. The multi-terminal control right management method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The multiple terminals at least include a fixed terminal fixed to a target control device and a mobile terminal that establishes a communication control channel with the corresponding target control device; When the control right of the matching control element of the fixed terminal and / or the mobile terminal of the target control device is released, the display of the matching control element is cancelled and the unmatched control element is displayed.

7. The multi-terminal control right management method according to claim 6, characterized in that: Also includes: Obtain the target control device type and trigger control element information, and match the trigger control element association status according to the target control device type; Outputting the associated control element information corresponding to the trigger control element information according to the trigger control element association situation; The trigger control element information and the associated control element information are output as the control element trigger signal.

8. The multi-terminal control right management method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The control element of matching other terminals according to the control element trigger signal also includes: The control elements in the remaining terminals that match any of the trigger control element information or the associated control element information are used as matching control elements.

9. The multi-terminal control right management method according to claim 6, characterized in that: The control element of matching other terminals according to the control element trigger signal also includes: When there are multiple fixed terminals and multiple mobile terminals, performing control element matching with the fixed terminal and / or mobile terminal matching the target control device information; When there are multiple fixed terminals and one mobile terminal and the mobile terminal outputs a control element trigger signal, performing control element matching with the fixed terminal that matches the target control device information; When there are a plurality of fixed terminals and one mobile terminal and the fixed terminal outputs a control element trigger signal, the control element matching is performed with the mobile terminal control element matching the target control device information.

10. The multi-terminal control right management method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, characterized in that: The target control device is a washing machine, and the mobile terminal is a detachable human-machine interaction knob adsorbed on and / or placed on the body of the washing machine; Alternatively, the target control device is a clothes dryer, and the mobile terminal is a detachable human-machine interaction knob adsorbed on and / or placed on the body of the clothes dryer; Alternatively, the target control device is a washer-dryer, including a washing box and a drying box, the fixed terminal includes a washing terminal arranged in the washing box and a drying terminal arranged in the drying box, and the mobile terminal is a detachable human-computer interaction knob that can be selectively adsorbed on the washing box and the drying box.

11. A multi-terminal control right management system, used to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that: include: The management control module is connected to the control elements in each terminal and is used to perform control right management of the control elements according to the control element trigger signal.

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