Clothes processing device and volume control method thereof

Abstract

The present invention belongs to the technical field of clothing processing, and specifically relates to a clothing processing device and a volume control method thereof. The present invention aims to solve the problem that the volume adjustment method of the existing clothing processing device is not good and easily leads to a poor user experience. To this end, the clothing processing device of the present invention has multiple sound sources, and the volume control method of the present invention includes: obtaining the volume adjustment status of any one of the multiple sound sources; according to the volume adjustment status of the acquired sound source, adjusting the volume of other sound sources, so that the clothing processing device can control the multiple sound sources in linkage, thereby effectively avoiding the problem that the user needs to control the volume of multiple sound sources separately and cause inconvenience in adjustment, thereby effectively improving the user experience.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of clothing processing, and in particular relates to a clothing processing device and a volume control method thereof. Background Art

[0002] In order to facilitate people's lives and improve their quality of life, more and more types of clothing processing equipment are emerging on the market to facilitate people to handle clothes. In recent years, with the increasing number of clothing processing equipment, people have also put forward higher and higher requirements on the comprehensive performance of clothing processing equipment. Taking the washing machine as an example, the washing machine will inevitably emit some prompt sounds or key sounds to feedback to the user during operation so that the user knows the working status of the washing machine; however, the volume adjustment methods of existing washing machines are not very convenient, and it is difficult to bring a good user experience to the user.

[0003] Specifically, the volume of the sound emitted by most existing washing machines cannot be adjusted, that is, the volume of the sound emitted by these washing machines is always the same, which causes these washing machines to bring a bad user experience in some application scenarios. In addition, although the volume of some existing washing machines can be adjusted, these washing machines can often only adjust one of the prompt sound or the key tone, or the user must adjust the volume of the prompt sound and the volume of the key tone separately, which makes the existing process of adjusting the volume very cumbersome, which seriously affects the user experience.

[0004] Accordingly, the art requires a new laundry processing device and a volume control method thereof to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0005] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, that is, to solve the problem of poor volume adjustment method of existing clothing processing equipment, the present invention provides a volume control method for clothing processing equipment, the clothing processing equipment has multiple sound sources, and the volume control method includes: obtaining the volume adjustment status of any one of the multiple sound sources; and adjusting the volume of other sound sources according to the obtained volume adjustment status of the sound source.

[0006] In the preferred technical solution of the volume control method for clothing processing equipment mentioned above, the step of "adjusting the volume of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment status of the acquired sound source" includes: determining the volume adjustment trend of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment trend of the acquired sound source.

[0007] In the preferred technical solution of the volume control method for clothing processing equipment mentioned above, the step of "determining the volume adjustment trend of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment trend of the acquired sound source" specifically includes: if the volume adjustment trend of the acquired sound source is an increasing trend, then turning up the volume of other sound sources; if the volume adjustment trend of the acquired sound source is a decreasing trend, then turning down the volume of other sound sources.

[0008] In the preferred technical solution of the volume control method for clothing processing equipment mentioned above, the step of "adjusting the volume of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment of the acquired sound source" also includes: determining the volume adjustment amplitude of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment amplitude of the acquired sound source.

[0009] In the preferred technical solution of the volume control method for clothing processing equipment mentioned above, the step of "determining the volume adjustment amplitude of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment amplitude of the acquired sound source" specifically includes: adjusting the volume of other sound sources with the same volume adjustment ratio according to the volume adjustment ratio of the acquired sound source.

[0010] In the preferred technical solution of the volume control method for clothing processing equipment mentioned above, while or after executing the step of "adjusting the volume of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment status of the acquired sound source", the control method also includes: issuing a prompt that the volume of other sound sources has been linked adjusted.

[0011] In the preferred technical solution of the volume control method for clothing processing equipment mentioned above, the volume control method also includes: when it is obtained that the volume of any one of the multiple sound sources is adjusted, determining the cumulative time from the last volume adjustment to the present; if the cumulative time is greater than the set time threshold, adjusting the volume of other sound sources; otherwise, keeping the volume of other sound sources unchanged, and selectively issuing a prompt that the volume adjustment is too frequent.

[0012] The present invention also provides a clothes processing device, which includes a controller, and the controller can execute the volume control method described in any one of the above preferred technical solutions.

[0013] In a preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned clothing processing device, the clothing processing device is a washing machine.

[0014] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned clothing processing device, the multiple sound sources include buzzer sounds, key sounds, and touch key sounds.

[0015] It is understandable to those skilled in the art that, in the technical solution of the present invention, the clothing processing device of the present invention has multiple sound sources, and the multiple sound sources can emit different sounds respectively, so as to feedback different information to the user. The volume control method of the present invention includes: obtaining the volume adjustment status of any one of the multiple sound sources; adjusting the volume of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment status of the acquired sound source. It is understandable that although the multiple sound sources feedback different information to the user, the basic function of these sound sources is to feedback information to the user by making sounds; therefore, after the user adjusts the volume of one of the sound sources, the volume control method of the present invention can adjust the volume of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment status of this sound source, so that the clothing processing device can control the multiple sound sources in linkage, thereby effectively avoiding the problem that the user needs to control the volume of multiple sound sources separately, which causes inconvenience in adjustment, thereby effectively improving the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a flow chart of the main steps of the volume control method of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a flow chart of the steps of a preferred embodiment of the volume control method of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only used to explain the technical principles of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. For example, although the various steps of the method of the present invention are described in a specific order in this application, these orders are not restrictive, and those skilled in the art may perform the steps in different orders without departing from the basic principles of the present invention.

[0019] Based on the fact that the volume of the sound emitted by most of the existing washing machines mentioned in the background technology cannot be adjusted, that is, the volume of the sound emitted by these washing machines is always the same, which causes these washing machines to bring bad user experience in some application scenarios. In addition, although the volume of some existing washing machines can be adjusted, these washing machines are often only able to adjust one of the prompt sound or the key tone, or the user must adjust the volume of the prompt sound and the volume of the key tone separately, which makes the existing process of adjusting the volume very cumbersome. To this end, the present invention provides a volume control method, the clothing processing device of the present invention has multiple sound sources, and the volume control method of the present invention includes: obtaining the volume adjustment status of any one of the multiple sound sources; according to the volume adjustment status of the acquired sound source, adjusting the volume of other sound sources, so that the clothing processing device can control the multiple sound sources in linkage, thereby effectively avoiding the problem that the user needs to control the volume of multiple sound sources separately and cause inconvenience in adjustment, thereby effectively improving the user experience.

[0020] The following will take the case where the clothing processing device is a washing machine and the multiple sound sources include buzzer sounds, key sounds and touch key sounds as an example to explain the volume control method of the present invention in detail; those skilled in the art can understand that the clothing processing device described in the present invention can also be a dryer or a washer-dryer, etc., that is, the technician can set the application object of the volume control method according to the actual use requirements; such a change in the application object does not deviate from the basic principle of the present invention and should belong to the protection scope of the present invention. In addition, although the multiple sound sources described in this preferred embodiment include buzzer sounds, key sounds and touch key sounds, the multiple sound sources can obviously also include only buzzer sounds and key sounds, or only buzzer sounds and touch key sounds, or only key sounds and touch key sounds. Of course, the multiple sound sources can obviously also include more types of sound sources; that is, the technician can set the type of sound source according to the actual situation of the washing machine, as long as each sound source has different sounding functions; such a change in the type of sound source does not deviate from the basic principle of the present invention and should belong to the protection scope of the present invention. At the same time, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the multiple sound sources may be emitted by the same sound emitting device or by multiple sound emitting devices, and the present invention does not impose any limitation on the sound emitting sources of the multiple sound sources.

[0021] Furthermore, the washing machine is also provided with a controller, and the controller can obtain the volume adjustment signal of each sound source, and the controller can also control the volume of each sound source. It can be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention does not impose any restrictions on the specific structure and model of the controller, as long as the controller can achieve the above functions, and the controller can be the original controller of the washing machine, or a controller separately provided for executing the volume control method of the present invention, and the technician can set the structure and model of the controller according to actual use requirements.

[0022] See first Figure 1 , which is a flow chart of the main steps of the volume control method of the present invention. Figure 1 As shown, based on the washing machine described in the above embodiment, the control method of the present invention mainly includes the following steps:

[0023] S1: Get the volume adjustment status of any one of multiple sound sources;

[0024] S2: Adjust the volume of other audio sources according to the obtained volume adjustment status.

[0025] Furthermore, in step S1, the controller can obtain the volume adjustment status of the buzzer sound, key tone and touch key tone, so as to timely know the volume adjustment demand; it should be noted that the present invention does not impose any restriction on the volume adjustment method of the buzzer sound, key tone and touch key tone. For example, the user can adjust the volume of the buzzer sound, key tone and touch key tone through the control panel of the washing machine, or adjust the volume of the buzzer sound, key tone and touch key tone through a mobile terminal connected to the washing machine, or the controller can adjust the volume of the buzzer sound, key tone and touch key tone according to other control logics.

[0026] Further, in step S2, the controller can adjust the volume of other sound sources according to the obtained volume adjustment situation, so that the controller can control all sound sources of the washing machine in a linked manner, thereby effectively avoiding the problem that the user needs to control the volume of multiple sound sources separately, which causes inconvenience in adjustment. It should be noted that the present invention does not impose any restrictions on the specific manner in which the controller adjusts the volume of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment situation of the obtained sound source; for example, the controller can adjust the volume of other sound sources in the same adjustment manner, or the controller can also adjust the volume adjustment manner of the obtained sound source to a certain extent and then adjust the volume of other sound sources accordingly. In other words, the technician can set the specific manner of adjusting the volume of other sound sources according to the sound source adjustment situation of the obtained sound source according to the actual use needs. The change of this specific corresponding relationship does not deviate from the basic principle of the present invention and should belong to the protection scope of the present invention. In addition, it should be noted that although the volume of all other sound sources is adjusted according to the volume adjustment situation of one sound source in this preferred embodiment; however, the controller can obviously also adjust the volume of the remaining sound sources according to the volume adjustment situation of one sound source.

[0027] See below Figure 2 , which is a flow chart of the steps of a preferred embodiment of the volume control method of the present invention. Figure 2 As shown, based on the washing machine described in the above embodiment, a preferred embodiment of the volume control method of the present invention specifically includes the following steps:

[0028] S101: Obtaining the volume adjustment status of any one of the multiple sound sources;

[0029] S102: Determine the volume adjustment trend of other sound sources according to the acquired volume adjustment trend of the sound source;

[0030] S103: Determine the volume adjustment amplitudes of other sound sources according to the acquired volume adjustment amplitude of the sound source;

[0031] S104: Issuing a prompt that the volume of other audio sources has been adjusted in linkage.

[0032] Further, in step S101, the controller obtains the volume adjustment of the buzzer, key tone and touch key tone; it should be noted that the present invention does not impose any restrictions on the volume adjustment method of the buzzer, key tone and touch key tone. For example, the user can adjust the volume of the buzzer, key tone and touch key tone through the control panel of the washing machine, or through the mobile terminal connected to the washing machine. The volume of the buzzer, key tone and touch key tone can also be adjusted by the controller according to other control logics. The volume of the buzzer, key tone and touch key tone is adjusted. Preferably, the washing machine is provided with a plurality of volume adjustment levels, each volume adjustment level corresponds to a description of the volume, and the user can directly select the corresponding volume adjustment level to adjust the volume, so that the user can better recognize the sound size of different volumes, thereby enabling the user to reasonably adjust the volume at a faster speed. Of course, this adjustment method is not restrictive, and the technician can also adjust the specific value of the volume according to the actual use requirements. The change of this specific adjustment method does not deviate from the basic principle of the present invention and should belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

[0033] Furthermore, in step S102, the controller can determine the volume adjustment trend of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment trend of the acquired sound source; as a preferred embodiment, if the volume adjustment trend of the acquired sound source is an increasing trend, the controller can also increase the volume of other sound sources; if the volume adjustment trend of the acquired sound source is a decreasing trend, the controller can reduce the volume of other sound sources. Of course, it should be noted that this corresponding adjustment method is not restrictive, and technicians can set the specific method of determining the volume adjustment trend of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment trend of the acquired sound source according to actual use needs. For example, the controller can also reversely adjust the volume of other sound sources.

[0034] Furthermore, in step S103, the controller can determine the volume adjustment amplitude of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment amplitude of the acquired sound source; as a preferred embodiment, the controller can adjust the volume of other sound sources in the same proportion according to the volume adjustment ratio of the acquired sound source. For example, if the volume of the buzzer sound is adjusted to the maximum volume, the controller can also adjust the volume of the key tone and the touch key tone to their respective maximum volumes. Of course, it should be noted that this corresponding adjustment method is not restrictive, and the technician can set the specific method of determining the volume adjustment amplitude of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment amplitude of the acquired sound source according to actual use requirements. For example, the controller can also multiply the volume adjustment amplitude of the acquired sound source by a preset adjustment coefficient to determine the volume adjustment amplitude of other sound sources, and the technician can set the preset adjustment coefficient by himself.

[0035] Furthermore, in step S104, the controller can send a prompt to the user that the volume of other sound sources has been adjusted in linkage; it should be noted that this step of prompting the user is not necessarily set. In addition, it should be noted that the present invention does not impose any restrictions on the way in which the controller sends prompts. The controller can send voice prompts through the voice announcer of the washing machine, or send text prompts through the control panel of the washing machine. The technician can set it according to the actual use requirements.

[0036] Furthermore, as a preferred embodiment, the volume control method of the present invention further includes: when the controller obtains that the volume of any one of the multiple sound sources is adjusted, the controller can determine the cumulative time from the last volume adjustment to the present; if the cumulative time is greater than the set time threshold, the volume of other sound sources is adjusted; otherwise, the volume of other sound sources is kept unchanged, and a prompt that the volume adjustment is too frequent is selectively issued. It can be understood that, usually, the volume of the sound source will be frequently adjusted only when the controller fails or the user makes an erroneous operation. In this case, if the controller also controls the volume of the remaining sound sources in linkage, it will not only greatly increase the calculation amount of the controller, but also may cause the sound device to be damaged. In order to effectively ensure the accuracy of the operation and the service life of the sound device, the controller will adjust the volume of other sound sources only when the cumulative time is greater than the set time threshold; otherwise, the controller will keep the volume of other sound sources unchanged and selectively issue a prompt that the volume adjustment is too frequent. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that when the controller determines that the volume of a certain sound source has been adjusted too frequently, the controller may automatically determine that there may be a fault in the adjustment of the sound source, thereby invalidating the operation, that is, not adjusting the volume of the sound source, and not performing linkage adjustment, so as to effectively protect the sound-generating device of the washing machine; of course, the controller may also only adjust the volume of the sound source, and technicians may set the specific adjustment method according to actual usage requirements.

[0037] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Those skilled in the art may appropriately add or delete some steps, or change the order of different steps as needed when actually using the present invention. Such changes do not exceed the basic principles of the present invention and belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0038] So far, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but it is easy for those skilled in the art to 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

1. A volume control method for a clothes processing device, characterized in that: The laundry processing device has a plurality of sound sources, and the volume control method comprises: Obtaining the volume adjustment status of any one of the multiple sound sources; According to the volume adjustment of the acquired sound source, adjust the volume of other sound sources; The volume control method further comprises: When it is obtained that the volume of any one of the multiple sound sources is adjusted, determining the cumulative time from the last volume adjustment to the present; If the accumulated time is greater than the set time threshold, the volume of other sound sources is adjusted; otherwise, the volume of other sound sources is kept unchanged, and a prompt indicating that the volume adjustment is too frequent is selectively issued.

2. The volume control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step of "adjusting the volume of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment status of the acquired sound source" includes: According to the acquired volume adjustment trend of the sound source, the volume adjustment trend of other sound sources is determined.

3. The volume control method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The step of "determining the volume adjustment trend of other sound sources according to the acquired volume adjustment trend of the sound source" specifically includes: If the volume adjustment trend of the acquired sound source is an increasing trend, the volume of other sound sources is increased; If the volume adjustment trend of the acquired sound source is a decreasing trend, the volume of other sound sources is turned down.

4. The volume control method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The step of "adjusting the volume of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment status of the acquired sound source" also includes: The volume adjustment amplitudes of other sound sources are determined according to the volume adjustment amplitude of the acquired sound source.

5. The volume control method according to claim 4, characterized in that: The step of "determining the volume adjustment amplitude of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment amplitude of the acquired sound source" specifically includes: According to the acquired volume adjustment ratio of the sound source, the volume of other sound sources is adjusted with the same volume adjustment ratio.

6. The volume control method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: While or after executing the step of "adjusting the volume of other sound sources according to the volume adjustment status of the acquired sound source", the control method further includes: A reminder is given that the volume of other sound sources has been adjusted in conjunction with the volume.

7. A clothes processing device, characterized in that: The laundry treating apparatus includes a controller capable of executing the volume control method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. The clothes processing device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The clothes processing device is a washing machine.

9. The clothes processing device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The multiple sound sources include buzzer sounds, key sounds, and touch key sounds.

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