Program upgrade control method for clothing treatment equipment

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, and specifically provides a program upgrade control method for a clothing treatment device, aiming to solve the problem that the existing clothing treatment device only sends upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminal of the first user bound to the clothing treatment device, and cannot ensure that the clothing treatment device is upgraded in a timely manner. For this purpose, the program upgrade control method of the present invention includes the following steps: The program upgrade control method includes the following steps: obtaining the usage situation of at least one mobile terminal user using the clothing treatment device; determining the manner of sending upgrade prompt information to at least one mobile terminal according to the usage situation. By adopting the above method, the most reasonable way of sending upgrade prompt information is provided for the clothing treatment device, avoiding the situation that the upgrade prompt information is only sent to the mobile terminal of the first user bound to the clothing treatment device and the user of this mobile terminal cannot upgrade the clothing treatment device in a timely manner.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly provides a program upgrade control method for a clothing treatment device. Background Art

[0002] With the progress of science and technology, the automation level of human life is getting higher and higher, and daily housework is gradually replaced by machines. As a commonly used household appliance in daily life, the clothing treatment device brings great convenience to people's lives. The clothing treatment device mainly includes a washing device, a drying device, and a washing and drying integrated device. According to the washing method, the washing device can be roughly divided into a pulsator washing machine and a drum washing machine. Taking the washing machine as an example, in order to meet the diverse usage needs of users, the washing machine is provided with more and more programs. However, the existing programs are all fixed and it is difficult to meet the growing usage needs of users.

[0003] To solve the above problems, in the prior art, when a program needs to be upgraded, a prompt message is sent to the mobile terminal bound to the washing machine to prompt the user whether to allow the washing machine to perform program upgrade. If an upgrade control instruction is obtained within a preset time threshold, the clothing treatment device is made to perform program upgrade. If an upgrade control instruction is not obtained within the preset time threshold, the clothing treatment device is made not to perform program upgrade. However, the above method only sends an upgrade prompt message to the first mobile terminal bound to the washing machine, but the user of the first mobile terminal bound to the washing machine is not necessarily the actual user of the washing machine. It may be the landlord, the male owner, etc. This user may not be able to upgrade the program of the washing machine in time, resulting in the actual user of the washing machine being unable to use the latest program, reducing the user experience.

[0004] Therefore, a new program upgrade control method for a clothing treatment device is needed in the art to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To solve the above problems in the prior art, that is, to solve the problem that the existing clothing treatment device only sends an upgrade prompt message to the first mobile terminal bound to the clothing treatment device and cannot ensure that the clothing treatment device is upgraded in time, the present invention provides a program upgrade control method for a clothing treatment device, and multiple mobile terminals are bound to the clothing treatment device; the program upgrade control method includes the following steps: obtaining the usage situation of at least one mobile terminal user using the clothing treatment device; determining the manner of sending an upgrade prompt message to at least one mobile terminal according to the usage situation.

[0006] In the preferred technical solution of the above program upgrade control method, the usage situation includes the number of uses or the usage frequency; the step of "determining the manner of sending upgrade prompt information to at least one mobile terminal according to the usage situation" specifically includes: sending upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminals of users corresponding to each number of uses in turn according to the order of all numbers of uses from more to less; or sending upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminals of users corresponding to each usage frequency in turn according to the order of all usage frequencies from high to low.

[0007] In the preferred technical solution of the above program upgrade control method, the step of "sending upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminals of users corresponding to each number of uses in turn according to the order of all numbers of uses from more to less" specifically includes: sending upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminal of the user with the most number of uses; detecting whether an upgrade control instruction is received within a set time; if no upgrade control instruction is received within the set time, then selectively perform a new round of sending upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether upgrade prompt information has been sent to each mobile terminal during the process of sending upgrade prompt information in this round.

[0008] In the preferred technical solution of the above program upgrade control method, the step of "selectively performing a new round of sending upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether upgrade prompt information has been sent to each mobile terminal during the process of sending upgrade prompt information in this round" specifically includes: if upgrade prompt information has been sent to all mobile terminals during the process of sending upgrade prompt information in this round, then judge whether to perform a new round of sending upgrade prompt information or directly perform a program upgrade on the clothing treatment device according to the number of rounds of sending upgrade prompt information to all mobile terminals.

[0009] In the preferred technical solution of the above program upgrade control method, the step of "selectively performing a new round of sending upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether upgrade prompt information has been sent to each mobile terminal during the process of sending upgrade prompt information in this round" further includes: if upgrade prompt information has not been sent to each mobile terminal during the process of sending upgrade prompt information in this round, then send upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminal of the user with the next most number of uses.

[0010] In the preferred technical solution of the above program upgrade control method, the step of "judging whether to perform a new round of sending upgrade prompt information or directly perform a program upgrade on the clothing treatment device according to the number of rounds of sending upgrade prompt information to all mobile terminals" specifically includes: judging whether the number of rounds is less than a preset number-of-rounds threshold; if the number of rounds is less than the preset number-of-rounds threshold, then perform a new round of sending upgrade prompt information.

[0011] In the preferred technical solution of the above program upgrade control method, the step of "judging whether to send a new round of upgrade prompt information or directly perform a program upgrade on the clothing treatment device according to the number of rounds of sending upgrade prompt information to all mobile terminals" further includes: if the number of rounds is greater than or equal to a preset round threshold, directly perform a program upgrade on the clothing treatment device and no longer send upgrade prompt information.

[0012] In the preferred technical solution of the above program upgrade control method, before the step of "selectively sending a new round of upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether upgrade prompt information has been sent to each mobile terminal during the process of sending upgrade prompt information in this round", the program upgrade control method further includes: counting the number of times of sending upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times; judging whether the number of times of sending is greater than or equal to a preset number threshold; if the number of times of sending is greater than or equal to the preset number threshold, selectively send a new round of upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether upgrade prompt information has been sent to each mobile terminal during the process of sending upgrade prompt information in this round.

[0013] In the preferred technical solution of the above program upgrade control method, before the step of "selectively sending a new round of upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether upgrade prompt information has been sent to each mobile terminal during the process of sending upgrade prompt information in this round", the program upgrade control method further includes: if the number of times of sending is less than the preset number threshold, do not selectively send a new round of upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether upgrade prompt information has been sent to each mobile terminal during the process of sending upgrade prompt information in this round, and continue to send upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times.

[0014] In the preferred technical solution of the above program upgrade control method, the step of "sending upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminals of the users corresponding to each usage times in descending order of all usage times" further includes: if an upgrade control instruction is received within the set time, directly perform a program upgrade on the clothing treatment device and no longer send upgrade prompt information.

[0015] Those skilled in the art can understand that in the preferred technical solution of the program upgrade control method of the present invention, the usage situation of at least one mobile terminal user using the washing machine is obtained; and the method of sending upgrade prompt information to at least one mobile terminal is determined according to the usage situation. Compared with the prior art technical solution of only sending upgrade prompt information to the first mobile terminal bound to the washing machine, the present invention determines the method of sending upgrade prompt information to at least one mobile terminal according to the usage situation, providing the most reasonable upgrade prompt information sending method for the washing machine, ensuring that the users actually using the washing machine can receive the prompt information and upgrade the program of the washing machine in time, avoiding the situation where upgrade prompt information is only sent to the first mobile terminal bound to the washing machine and the user of this mobile terminal cannot upgrade the program of the washing machine in time, enabling the users actually using the washing machine to use the latest program, and thus improving the user experience.

[0016] Further, if a user has the most usage times, it indicates that this user is the one who most frequently uses or operates the washing machine among all the users of the mobile terminals, and this user has the highest efficiency in upgrading the program of the washing machine and can upgrade the program of the washing machine in time. If a user has the least usage times, it indicates that this user is the one who least frequently uses or operates the washing machine among all the users of the mobile terminals, and this user has the lowest efficiency in upgrading the program of the washing machine. In order to ensure that the washing machine can be upgraded in time, the upgrade prompt information is sent to the mobile terminals of the users corresponding to each usage times in descending order of all usage times, so as to ensure that the users of the mobile terminals can receive the prompt information and upgrade the program of the washing machine, further improving the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The program upgrade control method of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings in conjunction with the washing machine. In the drawings:

[0018] Figure 1 is the flowchart of the program upgrade control method of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 is the flowchart of the program upgrade control method of an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0020] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Those skilled in the art should understand that these embodiments are only used to explain the technical principle of the present invention and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. For example, although the present application is described in conjunction with the washing machine, the technical solution of the present invention is not limited thereto. This program upgrade control method can obviously also be applied to other clothing treatment devices such as washer-dryers and dryers, and such changes do not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention.

[0021] Based on the technical problems proposed in the background art, the present invention provides a program upgrade control method for a washing machine, aiming to determine the way to send upgrade prompt information to all mobile terminals according to the usage situation, providing the most reasonable way to send upgrade prompt information for the washing machine, ensuring that the users actually using the washing machine can receive the prompt information and upgrade the program of the washing machine in time, avoiding the situation where the upgrade prompt information is only sent to the first mobile terminal bound to the washing machine and the user of this mobile terminal cannot upgrade the program of the washing machine in time, enabling the users to use the latest program, and thus improving the user experience.

[0022] See Figure 1 and Figure 2 , Figure 1 which is the flowchart of the program upgrade control method of the present invention; Figure 2 which is the flowchart of the program upgrade control method of an embodiment of the present invention. As Figure 1 shown, at least one mobile terminal is bound to the washing machine; the program upgrade control method of the present invention includes the following steps:

[0023] S1. Obtain the usage situation of the users of at least one mobile terminal using the washing machine;

[0024] S2. Determine the way to send upgrade prompt information to at least one mobile terminal according to the usage situation.

[0025] Preferably, the mobile terminal includes movable terminals such as mobile phones, tablets, laptops, etc., and an APP for receiving upgrade prompt information is provided on the mobile terminal.

[0026] Preferably, the number of mobile terminals bound to the washing machine can be one, two, three, four, five or any number, and those skilled in the art can flexibly adjust and set the number of mobile terminals. The following further elaborates by taking the number of mobile terminals bound to the washing machine being two as an example.

[0027] In a preferred implementation manner, the usage situation includes the number of uses; in step S2, the step of "determining the way to send upgrade prompt information to at least one mobile terminal according to the usage situation" specifically includes:

[0028] S21. Send upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminals of the users corresponding to each number of uses in turn in the order from more to less of all the numbers of uses.

[0029] In step S21, if a user has the most usage times, it indicates that this user is the one who most frequently uses or operates the washing machine among all users of mobile terminals. This user has the highest efficiency in enabling the washing machine to perform program upgrades and can promptly upgrade the program of the washing machine. If a user has the least usage times, it indicates that this user is the one who least frequently uses or operates the washing machine among all users of mobile terminals. This user has the lowest efficiency in enabling the washing machine to perform program upgrades. To ensure that the washing machine can be promptly upgraded, upgrade prompt messages are sequentially sent to the mobile terminals of users corresponding to the usage times in descending order of all usage times, so as to ensure that the users of the mobile terminals can receive the prompt messages and upgrade the program of the washing machine, further improving the user experience.

[0030] Preferably, during each round of sending upgrade prompt messages, upgrade prompt messages are sequentially sent to the mobile terminals of users corresponding to each usage time in descending order of all usage times. For example, there are two mobile terminals bound to the washing machine. Among them, one is the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times, and the other is the mobile terminal of the user with the second most (i.e., the least) usage times. During each round of sending upgrade prompt messages, the upgrade prompt message is first sent to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times, and then to the mobile terminal of the user with the least usage times. It is necessary to send upgrade prompt messages to each mobile terminal.

[0031] Preferably, in step S21, the step of "sequentially sending upgrade prompt messages to the mobile terminals of users corresponding to each usage time in descending order of all usage times" specifically includes:

[0032] S211. Send an upgrade prompt message to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times;

[0033] S212. Detect whether an upgrade control instruction is received within a set time;

[0034] S213. If an upgrade control instruction is not received within the set time, selectively send a new round of upgrade prompt messages according to the judgment result of whether upgrade prompt messages have been sent to each mobile terminal during this round of sending upgrade prompt messages;

[0035] S214. If an upgrade control instruction is received within the set time, directly upgrade the program of the washing machine and no longer send upgrade prompt messages.

[0036] In step S211, during the process of sending upgrade prompt messages in each round, if the usage times are the most, it means that this user is the one who most frequently uses or operates the washing machine among all users of mobile terminals. This user has the highest efficiency in upgrading the program of the washing machine and can upgrade the program of the washing machine in a timely manner. To further ensure that the washing machine can be upgraded in a timely manner, the upgrade prompt message is first sent to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times.

[0037] In step S212, the upgrade control instruction can be an upgrade control instruction input by the user. For example, the washing machine provides the user with options for upgrade control instructions, and this upgrade control instruction option is displayed in the form of the icon "YES". If directly upgrading the program, select "YES", that is, the upgrade control instruction is input. If the user does not select "YES", it means not upgrading the program or upgrading the program later. Of course, the washing machine can also provide the user with options for non-upgrade control instructions, and this non-upgrade control instruction option is displayed in the form of the icon "NO". If upgrading the program later or not upgrading the program, select "NO", that is, the non-upgrade control instruction is input.

[0038] In step S213, if no upgrade control instruction is received within the set time, it can be considered that the user has not received the upgrade prompt message. To accurately determine what to do next in sending the upgrade prompt message, a new round of sending the upgrade prompt message is selectively performed according to the judgment result of whether the upgrade prompt message has been sent to each mobile terminal during the process of sending the upgrade prompt message in this round, so as to ensure that at least one user of the mobile terminal can receive the upgrade prompt message and upgrade the program of the washing machine in a timely manner, avoiding the situation where the upgrade prompt message is only sent to the mobile terminal bound to the washing machine for the first time and the user of this mobile terminal cannot upgrade the program of the washing machine in a timely manner, enabling the user to use the latest program, and thus improving the user experience. Among them, performing a new round of sending the upgrade prompt message is to send the upgrade prompt message to the mobile terminal of the user corresponding to each usage time again in the order from the most to the least usage times, that is, first send the upgrade prompt message to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times again and repeat the execution of steps S212 to S214.

[0039] In step S214, if the upgrade control instruction is received within the set time, it can be considered that the user has received the prompt message and expects to directly upgrade the program of the washing machine, then the washing machine is directly upgraded, and the upgrade prompt message is no longer sent, enabling the washing machine to be upgraded in a timely manner, enabling the user to use the latest program, and thus improving the user experience.

[0040] In the above process, the set time can be the shortest time to obtain the upgrade control instruction, such as 15s, 30s, etc. Of course, the set time is not limited to the times listed above, and can also be other times, such as the experimental time obtained by those skilled in the art under specific working conditions through experiments, or the empirical time obtained based on experience, as long as it meets the requirement of selectively sending a new round of upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether the upgrade prompt information has been sent to each mobile terminal during the process of sending the upgrade prompt information in this round.

[0041] Preferably, in step S213, the step of "selectively sending a new round of upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether the upgrade prompt information has been sent to each mobile terminal during the process of sending the upgrade prompt information in this round" specifically includes:

[0042] S2131. Judge whether the upgrade prompt information has been sent to each mobile terminal during the process of sending the upgrade prompt information in this round;

[0043] S2132. If the upgrade prompt information has been sent to each mobile terminal during the process of sending the upgrade prompt information in this round, then judge whether to send a new round of upgrade prompt information or directly upgrade the program of the washing machine according to the number of rounds of sending the upgrade prompt information to all mobile terminals;

[0044] S2133. If the upgrade prompt information has not been sent to each mobile terminal during the process of sending the upgrade prompt information in this round, then send the upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminal of the user with the second most usage times.

[0045] In step S2132, if the upgrade prompt information has been sent to all mobile terminals during the process of sending the upgrade prompt information in this round. For example, there are a total of two mobile terminals bound to the washing machine. One is the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times, and the other is the mobile terminal of the user with the second most usage times. During the process of sending the upgrade prompt information in this round, the upgrade prompt information has been sent to both mobile terminals, and no upgrade control instruction has been received. This indicates that all users are busy or cannot be contacted during the process of sending the upgrade prompt information in this round. However, it is possible that some users have finished being busy or can be contacted after sending the upgrade prompt information in this round. In order not to delay the program upgrade of the washing machine, then judge whether to send a new round of upgrade prompt information or directly upgrade the program of the washing machine according to the number of rounds of sending the upgrade prompt information to all mobile terminals.

[0046] In step S2133, if upgrade prompt messages have not been sent to all mobile terminals during the current round of sending upgrade prompt messages. For example, there are two mobile terminals bound to the washing machine in total. One is the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times, and the other is the mobile terminal of the user with the second most usage times. During the current round of sending upgrade prompt messages, upgrade prompt messages have been sent to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times, but have not been sent to the mobile terminal of the user with the second most usage times. Then, send upgrade prompt messages to the mobile terminal of the user with the second most usage times and repeat steps S212 to S215.

[0047] Further, in step S2132, the step of "judging whether to send a new round of upgrade prompt messages or directly perform a program upgrade on the washing machine according to the number of rounds of sending upgrade prompt messages to all mobile terminals" specifically includes:

[0048] S21321. Judge whether the number of rounds is less than the preset number-of-rounds threshold;

[0049] S21322. If the number of rounds is less than the preset number-of-rounds threshold, then send a new round of upgrade prompt messages;

[0050] S21323. If the number of rounds is greater than or equal to the preset number-of-rounds threshold, then directly perform a program upgrade on the washing machine and no longer send upgrade prompt messages.

[0051] In step S21322, if the number of rounds is less than the preset number-of-rounds threshold, it means that the number of rounds of sending upgrade prompt messages to all mobile terminals is small. If no upgrade control instruction is received within the set time, it means that the users of all mobile terminals may have missed the prompt messages and not received them. To ensure that users can receive upgrade prompt messages, a new round of upgrade prompt messages is sent, that is, first send upgrade prompt messages to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times again and repeat steps S212 to S214 until an upgrade control instruction is received or the number of rounds is greater than or equal to the preset number-of-rounds threshold.

[0052] In step S21323, if the number of rounds is greater than or equal to the preset number-of-rounds threshold, it means that a very large number of rounds of upgrade prompt messages have been sent to all mobile terminals and no upgrade control instruction has been received all the time, which means that the user with the most usage times is busy or cannot be contacted, so they cannot receive the prompt messages. Even if the prompt messages continue to be sent, the user may not be able to receive them. To avoid delaying the program upgrade of the washing machine, the washing machine is directly upgraded and no more prompt messages are sent.

[0053] Preferably, before step S213, "selectively perform a new round of sending upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether upgrade prompt information has been sent to each mobile terminal during this round of sending upgrade prompt information", the program upgrade control method further includes:

[0054] S2121. Count the number of times of sending upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times;

[0055] S2122. Judge whether the number of sending times is greater than or equal to a preset number threshold;

[0056] S2123. If the number of sending times is greater than or equal to the preset number threshold, then selectively perform a new round of sending upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether upgrade prompt information has been sent to each mobile terminal during this round of sending upgrade prompt information;

[0057] S2124. If the number of sending times is less than the preset number threshold, then do not selectively perform a new round of sending upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether upgrade prompt information has been sent to each mobile terminal during this round of sending upgrade prompt information, and continue to send upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times.

[0058] In step S2123, if the number of sending times is greater than or equal to the preset number threshold, it indicates that the upgrade prompt information has been sent to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times very many times and no upgrade control instruction has been received all the time, which means that the user with the most usage times is busy or cannot be contacted, so that the prompt information cannot be received. In order not to delay the program upgrade of the washing machine, then selectively perform a new round of sending upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether upgrade prompt information has been sent to each mobile terminal during this round of sending upgrade prompt information, so as to ensure that the user with the most usage times can receive the prompt information and perform the program upgrade on the washing machine.

[0059] In step S2124, if the number of sending times is less than the preset number threshold, it indicates that the number of times of sending upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times is small, and no upgrade control instruction has been received within the set time, which means that the user with the most usage times may have missed the prompt information and not received it. Since the user with the most usage times is the user who most frequently uses or operates the washing machine among all the users of the mobile terminals, the efficiency of this user to perform the program upgrade on the washing machine is the highest, then continue to send upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times and repeat steps S212 to S214 until an upgrade control instruction is received or the number of sending times is greater than or equal to the preset number threshold.

[0060] It should be noted that the preset number threshold in the process of sending the upgrade prompt message to the mobile terminal in the (N + 1)-th round is greater than the preset number threshold in the process of sending the upgrade prompt message to the mobile terminal in the N-th round. Of course, the preset number threshold in the process of sending the upgrade prompt message to the mobile terminal in the (N + 1)-th round can also be less than or equal to the preset number threshold in the process of sending the upgrade prompt message to the mobile terminal in the N-th round. Here, N is a positive integer, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. The preset round threshold can be 1 round, 2 rounds, 3 rounds, 4 rounds, 5 rounds or any number of rounds, and the preset number threshold can be 2 times, 3 times, 4 times, 5 times or any number of times. Those skilled in the art can flexibly adjust and set the values of N, the preset round threshold and the preset number threshold.

[0061] It should be further noted that in the above process, the upgrade prompt message can be sent to the mobile terminal by the washing machine or the server. Further, the upgrade prompt message can be sent in the forms of voice, text, picture, light, etc.

[0062] In addition, it should be noted that the method of sending the upgrade prompt message to all mobile terminals in step S2 is not limited to the method listed in step S21. It can also send the upgrade prompt message to the mobile terminals of the users corresponding to the usage times in ascending order of all usage times; it can also send the upgrade prompt message to all mobile terminals according to the usage times and the preset order; it can also send the upgrade prompt message to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times. Those skilled in the art can flexibly adjust and set the method of determining to send the upgrade prompt message to all mobile terminals according to the usage times.

[0063] Alternatively, the usage situation includes the usage frequency; in step S2, the step of "determining the method of sending the upgrade prompt message to at least one mobile terminal according to the usage situation" specifically includes:

[0064] S22. Send the upgrade prompt message to the mobile terminals of the users corresponding to each usage frequency in descending order of all usage frequencies.

[0065] In step S22, if the user has the highest usage frequency, it indicates that this user is the one who most frequently uses or operates the washing machine among all users of mobile terminals. This user has the highest efficiency in upgrading the program of the washing machine and can upgrade the program of the washing machine in a timely manner. If the user has the lowest number of usage times, it means that this user is the one who least frequently uses or operates the washing machine among all users of mobile terminals. This user has the lowest efficiency in upgrading the program of the washing machine. To ensure that the washing machine can be upgraded in a timely manner, upgrade prompt messages are sequentially sent to the mobile terminals of users corresponding to each usage frequency in descending order of all usage frequencies, so as to ensure that the users of the mobile terminals can receive the prompt messages and upgrade the program of the washing machine, further improving the user experience.

[0066] Further, the specific execution manner of step S22 is similar to that of step S21, and will not be repeated here. For details, please refer to steps S211 to S214 above.

[0067] The following refers to Figure 2 , Figure 2 which is a flowchart of the program upgrade control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0068] As Figure 2 shown, in a preferred embodiment, the complete process of the program upgrade control method of the washing machine of the present invention may be:

[0069] S1. Obtain the number of times users of at least one mobile terminal use the washing machine;

[0070] S211. Send an upgrade prompt message to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times;

[0071] S2120. Detect whether an upgrade control instruction is received within a set time;

[0072] S2121. If not, count the number of times the upgrade prompt message is sent to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times; otherwise, execute step S2141;

[0073] S2122. Determine whether the number of send times is greater than or equal to a preset number threshold;

[0074] S2131. If so, determine whether an upgrade prompt message has been sent to each mobile terminal during this round of sending the upgrade prompt message; otherwise, return to step S211 until an upgrade control instruction is received or the number of send times is greater than or equal to the preset number threshold;

[0075] S21321. If so, determine whether the number of rounds is less than a preset round threshold; otherwise, execute step S2133;

[0076] S21322. If so, return to step S211 until an upgrade control instruction is received or the number of rounds is greater than or equal to the preset round threshold; otherwise, execute step S21323;

[0077] S21323. Directly upgrade the program of the washing machine without sending an upgrade prompt message;

[0078] S2133. Send an upgrade prompt message to the mobile terminal of the user with the second-highest usage frequency;

[0079] S21341. Detect again whether an upgrade control instruction is received within the set time;

[0080] S21342. If not, count the number of times the upgrade prompt message is sent to the mobile terminal of the user with the second-highest usage frequency; otherwise, execute step S2142;

[0081] S21343. Determine again whether the number of times sent is greater than or equal to the preset number threshold;

[0082] S21344. If so, return to step S2131 until an upgrade control instruction is received or the number of rounds is greater than or equal to the preset round threshold; otherwise, return to step S2133 until an upgrade control instruction is received or the number of times sent is greater than or equal to the preset number threshold;

[0083] S2141. Directly upgrade the program of the washing machine without sending an upgrade prompt message;

[0084] S2142. Directly upgrade the program of the washing machine without sending an upgrade prompt message.

[0085] It should be noted that the above embodiments are only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which is only used to illustrate the principle of the method of the present invention and is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. In actual applications, those skilled in the art can allocate the above functions to different steps according to needs, that is, decompose or combine the steps in the embodiments of the present invention. For example, the steps in the above embodiments can be combined into one step, or further split into multiple sub-steps to complete all or part of the functions described above. For the names of the steps involved in the embodiments of the present invention, they are only used to distinguish each step and are not regarded as a limitation of the present invention.

[0086] In addition, although not shown in the figure, the present invention also provides a washing machine, which includes a body, a chip, a communication module and a control module provided on the body; wherein, multiple programs are stored in the chip; the washing machine communicates with the server through the communication module, and the washing machine communicates with the mobile terminal through the communication module, and an upgrade prompt message can be sent to the mobile terminal through the washing machine or the server; the control module is used to execute the above program upgrade control method.

[0087] Preferably, the communication module can be one of a Bluetooth module, a ZigBee module, a WIFI module, or an NFC module.

[0088] Preferably, the mobile terminal includes mobile terminals such as mobile phones, tablet computers, laptops, etc., and an APP for receiving upgrade prompt information is provided on the mobile terminal.

[0089] Preferably, the server can be an existing server or a server newly built according to the program upgrade control method of the present invention. All versions of any program stored in the chip are stored on the server, such as the first version, the second version, and the latest version of the washing program, etc.

[0090] Preferably, the control module can be the control module of the washing machine itself, an additional control module, or a mobile terminal, which will not be elaborated here. In terms of physical form, the control module can be any type of controller, such as a programmable controller, a combinational logic controller, etc.

[0091] So far, the technical solution of the present invention has been described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings. However, 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 program upgrade control method for a laundry treatment device, characterized in that, At least one mobile terminal is bound to the clothing treatment device; The program upgrade control method includes the following steps: Obtain the usage situation of the clothing treatment device by the user of the at least one mobile terminal; Determine the way to send upgrade prompt information to the at least one mobile terminal according to the usage situation, including: Send upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminals of the users corresponding to each usage time in descending order of all usage times, including: Send upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times; Detect whether an upgrade control instruction is received within a set time; If no upgrade control instruction is received within the set time, selectively send a new round of upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether upgrade prompt information has been sent to each of the mobile terminals during the process of sending upgrade prompt information in this round.

2. The program upgrade control method according to claim 1, wherein The step of "selectively sending a new round of upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether upgrade prompt information has been sent to each of the mobile terminals during the process of sending upgrade prompt information in this round" specifically includes: If upgrade prompt information has been sent to each of the mobile terminals during the process of sending upgrade prompt information in this round, judge whether to send a new round of upgrade prompt information or directly upgrade the program of the clothing treatment device according to the number of rounds of sending upgrade prompt information to all the mobile terminals.

3. The program upgrade control method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The step of "selectively sending a new round of upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether upgrade prompt information has been sent to each of the mobile terminals during the process of sending upgrade prompt information in this round" further includes: If upgrade prompt information has not been sent to each of the mobile terminals during the process of sending upgrade prompt information in this round, send upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminal of the user with the next most usage times.

4. The program upgrade control method according to claim 2, wherein The step of "judging whether to send a new round of upgrade prompt information or directly upgrade the program of the clothing treatment device according to the number of rounds of sending upgrade prompt information to all the mobile terminals" specifically includes: Judge whether the number of rounds is less than a preset number-of-rounds threshold; If the number of rounds is less than the preset number-of-rounds threshold, send a new round of upgrade prompt information.

5. The program upgrade control method according to claim 4, wherein The step of "judging whether to send a new round of upgrade prompt information or directly upgrade the program of the clothing treatment device according to the number of rounds of sending upgrade prompt information to all the mobile terminals" further includes: If the number of rounds is greater than or equal to the preset number-of-rounds threshold, directly upgrade the program of the clothing treatment device and no longer send upgrade prompt information.

6. The program upgrade control method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that Before the step of "selectively sending a new round of upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether upgrade prompt information has been sent to each of the mobile terminals during the process of sending upgrade prompt information in this round", the program upgrade control method further includes: Count the number of times of sending upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times; Judge whether the number of times is greater than or equal to a preset number-of-times threshold; If the number of transmissions is greater than or equal to the preset number threshold, a new round of upgrade prompt information is selectively sent according to the judgment result of whether the upgrade prompt information has been sent to each of the mobile terminals during this round of sending the upgrade prompt information.

7. The program upgrade control method according to claim 6, wherein Before the step of "selectively sending a new round of upgrade prompt information according to the judgment result of whether the upgrade prompt information has been sent to each of the mobile terminals during this round of sending the upgrade prompt information", the program upgrade control method further includes: If the number of transmissions is less than the preset number threshold, a new round of upgrade prompt information is not selectively sent according to the judgment result of whether the upgrade prompt information has been sent to each of the mobile terminals during this round of sending the upgrade prompt information, and the upgrade prompt information continues to be sent to the mobile terminal of the user with the most usage times.

8. The program upgrade control method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The step of "sending the upgrade prompt information to the mobile terminals of the users corresponding to each usage time in descending order of all the usage times" further includes: If an upgrade control instruction is received within the set time, the program of the clothing treatment device is directly upgraded, and the upgrade prompt information is no longer sent.

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