Method, apparatus and laundry ironing device for ironing laundry

Abstract

This application relates to the field of smart device technology, and discloses a method for ironing clothes. This method is applied to a clothes ironing device; the method includes: acquiring detection data of the clothing; determining the material of the clothing based on the detection data; and controlling the clothes ironing device to execute a corresponding ironing program. This method determines the material of the clothing based on the detection data, and then controls a high-temperature generating device to execute a corresponding ironing program based on the material; enabling the clothes ironing device to accurately identify the material of the clothing and automatically match the corresponding ironing program according to the identified material, achieving a better ironing effect. This application also discloses a device and a clothes ironing device for ironing clothes.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of smart home appliance technology, such as a method, apparatus and ironing equipment for ironing clothes. Background Technology

[0002] As home appliances become increasingly intelligent, more and more garment processing devices are designed with different processing programs for different fabrics. These programs have different processing parameters, such as varying ironing temperatures, humidity levels, and times. A suitable ironing program can treat and care for garments without damage during the ironing process; conversely, an unsuitable program may damage the garments. Currently, garment ironing devices typically identify fabric types using selection buttons, allowing users to choose the appropriate program based on the fabric.

[0003] In the process of implementing the embodiments of this disclosure, it has been found that at least the following problems exist in the related technology: when users judge the material of clothing based on their own experience, the accuracy of the judgment of the material of clothing is low. When the material of clothing is judged incorrectly, the ironing program selected by the user is more likely to damage the clothing during the processing. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed embodiments, a brief summary is given below. This summary is not intended as a general commentary, nor is it intended to identify key / important components or describe the scope of protection of these embodiments, but rather as a prelude to the detailed description that follows.

[0005] This disclosure provides a method, apparatus, and ironing device for ironing clothes, to address the problem that users' judgment of clothing material based on their own experience is often inaccurate.

[0006] In some embodiments, the method for ironing clothes is applied to a clothes ironing device; the method includes: acquiring detection data of the clothes; determining the material of the clothes based on the detection data of the clothes; and controlling the clothes ironing device to execute a corresponding ironing program.

[0007] In some embodiments, the apparatus for ironing clothes includes a processor and a memory storing program instructions, the processor being configured to perform the method for ironing clothes as described above when executing the program instructions.

[0008] In some embodiments, the garment ironing device includes the aforementioned apparatus for ironing garments.

[0009] The method, apparatus, and ironing equipment for clothing provided in this disclosure can achieve the following technical effects:

[0010] By acquiring the detection data of the clothing and determining the material of the clothing based on the detection data, the clothing ironing equipment is then controlled to execute the corresponding ironing program according to the material. This enables the clothing ironing device to accurately identify the material of the clothing and automatically match the corresponding ironing program according to the identified material, thereby achieving better ironing results.

[0011] The above general description and the description below are exemplary and illustrative only and are not intended to limit this application. Attached Figure Description

[0012] One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings. These illustrations and drawings do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments. Elements having the same reference numerals in the drawings are shown as similar elements. The drawings are not to be scaled. And wherein:

[0013] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a method for ironing clothes provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0014] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for ironing clothes provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0015] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a clothing material identification device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0016] Figure label:

[0017] 11. Electromagnetic wave generator; 12. Detection unit; 13. Electromagnetic wave receiver; 21. Processor; 22. Memory; 23. Communication interface; 24. Bus. Detailed Implementation

[0018] To provide a more detailed understanding of the features and technical content of the embodiments of this disclosure, the implementation of the embodiments of this disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the embodiments of this disclosure. In the following technical description, for ease of explanation, several details are used to provide a full understanding of the disclosed embodiments. However, one or more embodiments may still be implemented without these details. In other cases, well-known structures and devices may be simplified in their depiction to simplify the drawings.

[0019] The terms "first," "second," etc., used in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this disclosure are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate for the embodiments of this disclosure described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion.

[0020] Unless otherwise stated, the term "multiple" means two or more.

[0021] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the character " / " indicates that the objects before and after it are in an "or" relationship. For example, A / B means: A or B.

[0022] The term "and / or" describes an association between objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B means: A or B, or A and B.

[0023] Combination Figure 1 As shown, this disclosure provides a method for ironing clothing, including:

[0024] S100: Obtain the testing data of the clothing.

[0025] S200: Determine the material of the garment based on the garment's testing data, and control the garment ironing equipment to execute the corresponding ironing program.

[0026] The method for ironing clothes provided in this embodiment can acquire the detection data of the clothes, determine the material of the clothes based on the detection data, and then control the clothes ironing equipment to execute the corresponding clothes ironing program according to the material; so that the clothes ironing equipment can accurately identify the material of the clothes and automatically match the corresponding ironing program according to the identified material, thereby achieving a better ironing effect.

[0027] Optionally, the method for ironing clothes is applied to an ironing device. Here, the ironing device can be a smart electric iron, a smart garment steamer, an ironing unit in a garment processing device, or other devices with ironing functions. This disclosure uses a smart electric iron as an example; however, other ironing devices can also be used in other embodiments of this application.

[0028] Optionally, the garment ironing equipment can be controlled to execute a corresponding ironing program, including: controlling the garment ironing equipment to execute a corresponding first ironing program based on the material of the garment. This enables the garment ironing equipment to accurately identify the material of the garment and automatically match the appropriate ironing program based on the identified material.

[0029] Optionally, acquiring clothing detection data can be achieved by integrating a clothing material identification device into the clothing ironing equipment. Optionally, the clothing material identification device can be structurally connected to the surface or interior of the clothing ironing equipment's housing. If the clothing material identification device is located inside the housing of the clothing ironing equipment, the housing is typically made of a light-transmitting material to avoid interfering with the acquisition of clothing detection data by the device.

[0030] Optionally, the garment ironing equipment may also include a communication module. The garment material identification device can be located outside the structure of the garment ironing equipment and is communicatively connected to the communication module. The garment material identification device and the communication module of the garment ironing equipment are on the same network, and the transmission of detection data is achieved through communication between the garment material identification device and the communication module. When the garment material identification device obtains the detection data of the garment, it transmits the detection data to the garment ironing equipment via network communication. After receiving the detection data of the garment, the garment ironing equipment determines the material of the garment based on the detection data and sends a control command to the ironing component to execute the garment ironing program based on the material of the garment. The ironing component responds to the control command of the garment ironing program and executes the garment ironing program.

[0031] Here, the ironing components include, but are not limited to, high-temperature generating devices.

[0032] Optionally, the garment material recognition device can be installed on a mobile device with appliance control functions, and the mobile device communicates with the garment ironing equipment. This makes acquiring detection data and movement more convenient, allowing the mobile device to acquire detection data of the garment to be ironed, and then transmit the data to the ironing equipment's control device via the communication connection between the mobile device and the ironing equipment. Furthermore, the detection data acquired by the mobile device can be sent to different garment processing devices or equipment, allowing multiple garment processing devices or equipment to share the garment material recognition device on the mobile device.

[0033] Optionally, the clothing material recognition device can be connected to the housing via an angle rotation device. This device drives the clothing material recognition device to rotate, allowing it to acquire clothing detection data from multiple angles. This enables the acquisition of detection data from multiple angles, reducing the possibility of blind spots and resulting in more comprehensive and accurate clothing detection data.

[0034] Optionally, controlling the garment ironing equipment to execute the corresponding ironing program further includes: controlling the angle rotation device to drive the garment material recognition device to rotate, and determining the material of one or more garments based on the detection data from multiple angles of the garment material recognition device, and executing the corresponding ironing program according to the material priority. In this way, the control device drives the garment material recognition device to rotate by controlling the rotation device, enabling the garment material recognition device to acquire garment detection data from multiple angles, improving the accuracy of the garment material recognition device; furthermore, the control device determines the garment material based on the garment detection data from multiple angles, and then executes the corresponding ironing program according to the priority of the garment material, achieving automatic matching of the ironing program suitable for the garment material. This eliminates the tediousness of users judging garment material based on experience, and also avoids the low accuracy of users' judgment of garment material based on their own experience, resulting in better ironing effects from the garment ironing equipment.

[0035] Optionally, the method for ironing clothes further includes: acquiring image detection data of the clothes; the image detection data includes one or more of the clothes' color, texture, and pattern. In this way, the clothes ironing equipment can incorporate ironing considerations related to one or more of the clothes' color, texture, and pattern into the ironing program performed on the clothes, so as to better protect the clothes during the ironing process and achieve better ironing results.

[0036] Optionally, the garment ironing equipment also includes an image recognition device, which can be used to acquire image detection data of the garment to be inspected. The image recognition device can be a camera with image recognition capabilities, and is not specifically limited here. This embodiment uses a camera as an example; other image recognition devices can also be used in other embodiments of this application. The image recognition device can be located inside the transparent material housing of the garment ironing equipment or at a cutout in the housing, similar to the location of the garment material recognition device. The description of the location of the image recognition device can be found in the aforementioned embodiment of the location of the garment material recognition device, and will not be repeated here.

[0037] Optionally, the image detection data may include the color, texture, or pattern of the clothing; after acquiring the color, texture, or pattern of the clothing to be detected, the clothing ironing device then applies the corresponding ironing program based on the different colors, textures, or patterns of the clothing. The image detection data may be one of the colors, textures, or patterns of the clothing; or it may include multiple colors, textures, and patterns of the clothing.

[0038] Optionally, controlling the garment ironing equipment to execute a corresponding ironing program includes: controlling the garment ironing equipment to execute a first ironing program or a second ironing program based on the fabric and an image of the garment. The second ironing program is determined based on the correspondence between image data and ironing programs.

[0039] In this way, the first ironing program determined by the clothing material recognition device and the second ironing program determined by the image recognition device are compared according to a preset priority, and the ironing program with the higher priority is executed. The ironing program corresponding to the clothing material and the ironing program corresponding to considerations related to the clothing color, texture, and pattern can be prioritized separately in terms of ironing temperature, ironing steps, and precautions, and the ironing program with the higher priority is executed accordingly. This ensures better protection of the clothing during ironing and achieves better ironing results.

[0040] For example, when the image recognition device detects that the clothing is dark in color, it sends the image detection data containing the detection result to the clothing ironing equipment through the communication module. The control device of the clothing ironing equipment matches an ironing program with an ironing temperature lower than the first preset temperature according to the dark color of the clothing in the image detection data and the preset correspondence in the database. This ironing program can be the second ironing program.

[0041] For example, when an image recognition device detects a printed pattern on clothing, it sends the image detection data containing the detection result to the clothing ironing equipment via a communication module. The control device of the clothing ironing equipment marks the side of the clothing with the printed pattern as the first side and the side opposite the first side as the second side based on the printed pattern in the image detection data. According to the preset correspondence in the database, the ironing program for the garment is configured to perform ironing operation only on the second side of the garment. This ironing program can be called the second ironing program.

[0042] In practical applications, the user places the garment to be ironed on the operating table. The garment material recognition device identifies the garment, obtains its detection data, and transmits this data to the control device via network communication. Upon receiving the detection data, the control device determines the garment's material and generates control instructions for the first ironing program based on that data. For example, if the detected material is silk, the first ironing program would include an ironing temperature of 160-180 degrees Celsius, ironing on the reverse side, and no water spray. The image recognition device identifies the garment as black. Based on the correspondence between image detection data and ironing programs, it determines the second ironing program for black garments: an ironing temperature of 200-230 degrees Celsius, ironing on both sides, and water spray. Then, based on the priority of the first and second ironing programs—for example, lower ironing temperature priority over higher ironing temperature, reverse side ironing priority over double side ironing, and no water spray priority over water spray ironing—further considerations are made. According to the priority of the ironing program, the control device sends the control command of the first ironing program with higher priority to the high temperature generating device. The high temperature generating device responds to the control command of the first ironing program of the garment and executes the first ironing program of the garment.

[0043] Optionally, the first ironing program and the second ironing program have their own priorities, and the garment ironing equipment is controlled to execute the ironing program with higher priority.

[0044] Optionally, in the first ironing process, when the acquired garment material includes multiple materials, the first ironing process is determined based on the priority of the materials. Here, based on the identification of the garment material, the types of materials can include multiple types such as fur, protein, animal fibers, and synthetic fibers. Alternatively, common garment material types can be obtained through big data analysis for priority comparison. Here, the priority is determined according to the ironing temperature or ironing humidity of the ironing method corresponding to the garment material. For example, materials requiring less ironing precision during the ironing process are given higher priority. Therefore, for the above four types of materials, the priority setting could be: fur takes precedence over protein, protein over animal fibers, animal fibers over synthetic fibers, and synthetic fibers over plant fibers. Here, fur can include materials with a fur surface such as mink and sheepskin; protein can include materials such as cashmere and silk; animal fibers can include materials such as wool and rabbit hair; and synthetic fibers can include rayon and artificial silk.

[0045] Optionally, the materials can also be divided into two categories: natural materials and synthetic materials. For example, natural materials may include cotton, wool, silk, linen, ramie, etc.; synthetic materials may include polyester, nylon, acrylic, Tencel, Modal, etc. In this embodiment, natural materials have a higher priority than synthetic materials.

[0046] Optionally, after determining the material of the clothing based on the clothing's detection data, the method further includes: when the user confirms the clothing material is correct, obtaining the current clothing material as the confirmed material; and / or, when the user confirms the clothing material is incorrect, obtaining the re-entered clothing material as the confirmed material. In this way, by issuing a confirmation request to the user before determining the clothing material, and then determining whether to confirm the current clothing material as the confirmed material based on the user's feedback, the possibility of misjudging the clothing material by the clothing material recognition device can be effectively eliminated, making the corresponding ironing program matched according to the clothing material more in line with user needs. Optionally, if the user does not confirm the material within a set time, the system defaults to the user confirming that the current clothing material is correct.

[0047] Optionally, before using the current clothing material as the determined material, a confirmation request is sent to the user. Here, there is no specific limitation on the way the clothing processing device sends the confirmation request to the user. It can send the confirmation request to the user via voice prompt, touch confirmation, or display on the panel.

[0048] Optionally, the garment ironing equipment also includes a display device located outside the housing and configured to display the determination result of the garment material according to the control device. In this way, the user can intuitively understand the material of the garment to be ironed identified by the garment ironing equipment through the display device, and the equipment can also send a garment material confirmation request to the user through the display device.

[0049] Alternatively, the display device can be a thin-film transistor display, a liquid crystal display, or an LED display, etc., without specific limitations.

[0050] Optionally, the material of the clothing can be determined based on the detection data of the clothing, including: obtaining electromagnetic waves from the surface of the clothing and obtaining an electromagnetic spectrum; and determining the clothing material corresponding to the electromagnetic spectrum based on the correspondence between the electromagnetic spectrum and the clothing material. Thus, by acquiring the electromagnetic waves after surface treatment of the clothing, obtaining the corresponding electromagnetic spectrum, and then determining the clothing material corresponding to the electromagnetic spectrum based on the stored correspondence between the electromagnetic spectrum and the clothing material; finally, the appropriate ironing procedure is executed according to the priority of the clothing material.

[0051] Combination Figure 2As shown, this disclosure provides an apparatus for ironing clothes, including a processor 21 and a memory 22. Optionally, the apparatus for ironing clothes may further include a communication interface 23 and a bus 24. The processor 21, communication interface 23, and memory 22 can communicate with each other via the bus 24. The communication interface 23 can be used for information transmission. The processor 21 can call logical instructions in the memory 22 to execute the method for ironing clothes described in the above embodiment.

[0052] Furthermore, the logical instructions in the aforementioned memory 22 can be implemented as software functional units and, when sold or used as independent products, can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium.

[0053] The memory 22, as a computer-readable storage medium, can be used to store software programs and computer-executable programs, such as program instructions / modules corresponding to the methods in the embodiments of this disclosure. The processor 21 executes functional applications and data processing by running the program instructions / modules stored in the memory 22, that is, it implements the method for ironing clothes in the above embodiments.

[0054] The memory 22 may include a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area may store the operating system and applications required for at least one function; the data storage area may store data created based on the use of the terminal device. Furthermore, the memory 22 may include high-speed random access memory and may also include non-volatile memory.

[0055] This disclosure provides a garment ironing device, which includes the above-described apparatus for ironing garments.

[0056] Optionally, such as Figure 3 As shown, the garment ironing equipment also includes an electromagnetic wave generator 11 and an electromagnetic wave receiver 13. The electromagnetic wave generator 11 is configured to generate electromagnetic waves of a specific band to irradiate the garment along the detection path; the electromagnetic wave receiver 13 is configured to collect electromagnetic waves from the surface of the garment and obtain the electromagnetic spectrum. The electromagnetic spectrum can be used as detection data for the garment; after obtaining the detection data, it is transmitted to the garment ironing device, which determines the garment material information corresponding to the electromagnetic spectrum lines based on the stored correspondence between the electromagnetic spectrum lines and the garment material; then, the corresponding ironing program is executed according to the material priority. By obtaining the detection data through the garment material identification device 10, the garment material can be accurately identified to better match the appropriate ironing program.

[0057] Optionally, the garment ironing device also includes a detection unit 12, which can be set at the garment placement area of ​​the garment ironing device. The garment placement area is used as the detection area of ​​the detection unit, which can conveniently enable the garment material identification device 10 to obtain the detection data of the garment to be ironed.

[0058] Optionally, the detection data of the clothing obtained by the clothing material recognition module can be electromagnetic spectrum lines. In practical applications, an electromagnetic wave generator 11 generates electromagnetic waves of a specific frequency band, which are applied to the clothing to be detected by the detection unit 12. The electromagnetic wave receiver 13 collects the electromagnetic waves after the surface treatment of the clothing to be detected and obtains the electromagnetic spectrum lines, thus obtaining the detection data. The detection data is then transmitted to a device for ironing the clothing. Based on the stored correspondence between the electromagnetic spectrum lines and the clothing material, the clothing material information corresponding to the electromagnetic spectrum lines is determined; and the corresponding ironing program is executed according to the priority of the material. In this way, the detection data obtained by the clothing material recognition device 10 can accurately identify the clothing material, so as to better match the appropriate ironing program.

[0059] Here, the specific frequency electromagnetic waves may include infrared or visible light. The specific frequency electromagnetic waves generated by the electromagnetic wave generator 11 irradiate the garment to be detected in the detection unit 12. The garment can absorb a portion of the specific frequency electromagnetic waves. Different materials of garment absorb different frequency bands. Therefore, after the specific frequency electromagnetic waves irradiate the garment, the electromagnetic wave corresponding to the surface treatment of the garment will be different. Different electromagnetic wave spectra can correspond to different garment materials.

[0060] In some embodiments, the process of searching for matching electromagnetic spectra in the stored electromagnetic spectrum can be performed by matching the characteristic absorption peaks of the electromagnetic spectra. That is, the stored electromagnetic spectrum is searched for electromagnetic spectra that match the characteristic absorption peaks, and then the stored clothing material information is compared with the clothing material information corresponding to the found electromagnetic spectra to determine the clothing material information corresponding to the electromagnetic spectrum. In this way, matching by characteristic absorption peaks further improves the speed of clothing material identification.

[0061] Optionally, the electromagnetic wave receiver 13 can pre-acquire a large amount of electromagnetic spectrum data corresponding to specific frequency bands and each type of clothing material, forming a correspondence between the electromagnetic spectrum and the clothing material, and then save this data. For example, through numerous experiments, the correspondence between the electromagnetic spectrum and the clothing material can be collected and saved; or, the correspondence can be obtained and saved from big data on the internet. Optionally, the electromagnetic wave receiver 13 can also collect and update data related to clothing material and electromagnetic spectrum in real time, or periodically; and use deep learning to update the saved correspondence, thereby further improving the recognition rate of clothing materials.

[0062] Optionally, the device for ironing clothes is configured to: acquire the electromagnetic spectrum of the clothing material identification device 10; acquire the clothing material corresponding to the electromagnetic spectrum based on the stored correspondence between the electromagnetic spectrum and clothing material; acquire the user's determination of the clothing material; and execute the corresponding ironing program according to the priority of the determined material. Since the electromagnetic wave receiver 13 stores the correspondence between the electromagnetic spectrum and clothing material, after acquiring the electromagnetic wave, it can determine the clothing material information corresponding to the electromagnetic spectrum based on the stored correspondence, thus realizing clothing material identification. In this way, the speed of clothing material identification can be improved through local comparison and identification by the device for ironing clothes; and, clothing material identification can be achieved without configuring any additional tags on the clothing, improving the applicability of clothing material identification. Furthermore, by setting a specific frequency band of electromagnetic waves to the electromagnetic wave generator 11, after surface treatment of the clothing to be detected, different clothing materials correspond to different electromagnetic spectra. This can reduce the interference of clothing color on clothing material detection and improve the accuracy of clothing material identification.

[0063] Optionally, the garment ironing device provided in this embodiment can be applied to a garment processing system in a smart home. In this garment processing system, the garment ironing device can communicate with other garment processing devices within the system. Thus, the garment processing system, composed of the garment ironing device and other garment processing devices, through the cooperation of the garment ironing device and other garment processing devices, can not only accurately identify the fabric material but also achieve better garment processing results, realizing information sharing among smart home appliances.

[0064] Here, other clothing processing equipment can be devices with clothing processing functions, such as clothing sterilizers and clothing storage devices. This embodiment uses a clothing storage device as an example, but other clothing processing equipment can also be used in other embodiments of this application.

[0065] In practical applications, after air-drying or tumble-drying, users transfer their clothes to an ironing device. A fabric identification device acquires data about the clothes to be ironed, determines the fabric type based on this data, and then matches the appropriate ironing program to the fabric. This ensures that the clothes are processed using an ironing program suitable for their fabric, better protecting them during ironing and achieving better processing results. After the ironing process is complete, the ironing device shares the fabric information of the batch of clothes with the clothing storage device in this embodiment via a communication network. The clothing storage device can then prompt the user to categorize and store the clothes based on the fabric information, or automatically adjust the temperature, humidity, and other storage conditions of the storage space to reduce damage caused by improper storage. In other embodiments, information sharing between the ironing device and the pre-ironing garment processing device can also be implemented to correct the fabric identification results in the ironing device.

[0066] This disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions configured to perform the above-described method for ironing clothing.

[0067] This disclosure provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium. The computer program includes program instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the above-described method for ironing clothes.

[0068] The aforementioned computer-readable storage medium may be a transient computer-readable storage medium or a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.

[0069] The technical solutions of this disclosure can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes one or more instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the method described in this disclosure. The aforementioned storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, including: a USB flash drive, a portable hard drive, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and other media capable of storing program code; it can also be a transient storage medium.

[0070] The foregoing description and accompanying drawings fully illustrate embodiments of this disclosure to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. Other embodiments may include structural, logical, electrical, procedural, and other changes. The embodiments represent only possible variations. Individual components and functions are optional unless explicitly required, and the order of operation may vary. Parts and features of some embodiments may be included in or replace parts and features of other embodiments. Moreover, the terminology used in this application is for describing embodiments only and is not intended to limit the claims. As used in the description of embodiments and claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to equally include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Similarly, the term “and / or” as used in this application means including one or more of the associated listed items and all possible combinations thereof. Additionally, when used in this application, the term "comprise" and its variations "comprises" and / or "comprising" refer to the presence of stated features, integrals, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integrals, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprises a..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, or apparatus that includes said element. In this document, each embodiment may focus on the differences from other embodiments, and similar or identical parts between embodiments can be referred to mutually. For methods, products, etc., disclosed in the embodiments, if they correspond to the method section disclosed in the embodiments, the relevant parts can be referred to the description of the method section.

[0071] Those skilled in the art will recognize that the units and algorithm steps of the various examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the embodiments of this disclosure. Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working processes of the systems, devices, and units described above can be referred to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0072] The methods and products (including but not limited to devices and equipment) disclosed in the embodiments herein can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For instance, the division of units may be merely a logical functional division, and in actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. In addition, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection between the shown or discussed units may be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection between devices or units may be electrical, mechanical, or other forms. The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected to implement this embodiment according to actual needs. Furthermore, the functional units in the embodiments of this disclosure may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

[0073] The flowcharts and block diagrams in the accompanying drawings illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods, and computer program products according to embodiments of this disclosure. In this regard, each block in a flowchart or block diagram may represent a module, segment, or portion of code containing one or more executable instructions for implementing a specified logical function. In some alternative implementations, the functions marked in the blocks may occur in a different order than that shown in the drawings. For example, two consecutive blocks may actually be executed substantially in parallel, and they may sometimes be executed in reverse order, depending on the functions involved. In the descriptions corresponding to the flowcharts and block diagrams in the accompanying drawings, the operations or steps corresponding to different blocks may also occur in a different order than disclosed in the description, and sometimes there is no specific order between different operations or steps. For example, two consecutive operations or steps may actually be executed substantially in parallel, and they may sometimes be executed in reverse order, depending on the functions involved. Each block in a block diagram and / or flowchart, and combinations of blocks in a block diagram and / or flowchart, can be implemented using a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified function or action, or using a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

Claims

1. A method for ironing clothes, applied to a clothes ironing device equipped with a clothes material recognition device, characterized in that, The clothing material identification device is connected to the housing of the clothing ironing equipment via an angle rotation device; The method for ironing clothes includes: Obtain testing data for clothing; The material of the garment is determined based on the detection data of the garment, and the user's determination of the garment material is obtained. Materials with lower requirements for the ironing process are set to higher priority. The corresponding first ironing program is executed according to the priority of the determined material. The priority of the garment material is determined from low to high according to the ironing temperature or ironing humidity of the ironing method corresponding to the garment material. The process of determining the material of clothing based on the detection data of the clothing includes: controlling the angle rotation device to drive the clothing material recognition device to rotate, and using the electromagnetic waves obtained by the clothing material recognition device from multiple angles after the clothing surface has been treated as detection data to determine the material of one or more pieces of clothing; issuing a confirmation request to the user, determining whether to confirm the current clothing material as the confirmed material based on the user's feedback, and using deep learning to update the correspondence between the electromagnetic spectrum and the clothing material. It also includes: acquiring image detection data of clothing; the image detection data includes one or more of the clothing's color, texture, and pattern; Based on the correspondence between image detection data and ironing programs, a second ironing program is determined; The ironing program is compared according to the preset priority and the ironing program with the higher priority between the first ironing program and the second ironing program is executed. The preset priority includes: low ironing temperature has a higher priority than high ironing temperature, reverse ironing has a higher priority than double-sided ironing, and ironing without water spray has a higher priority than ironing with water spray. In this process, when it is determined from the image detection data that the garment has a print, the side of the garment with the print is marked as the first side, and the side opposite to the first side is marked as the second side. According to the preset correspondence in the database, the ironing program for the garment is configured so that the ironing operation only performs ironing on the second side of the garment. This ironing program is the second ironing program.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The garment ironing equipment also includes an image recognition device for acquiring image monitoring data of the garment to be inspected; The image recognition device is installed inside the transparent material shell of the garment ironing equipment or in a perforated part of the shell.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Based on the correspondence between image detection data and ironing procedures, a second ironing procedure is determined, including: When the image detection data indicates that the clothing is a dark color, an ironing program with an ironing temperature lower than the first preset temperature is matched according to the preset correspondence in the database and used as the second ironing program.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The user sends a confirmation request, and based on the user's feedback, it is determined whether to confirm the current clothing material as the confirmed material, including: When the user confirms that the clothing material is correct, the current clothing material is obtained as the confirmed material; and / or, when the user confirms that the clothing material is incorrect, the re-entered clothing material is obtained as the confirmed material.

5. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, Determining the material of the clothing based on the test data of the clothing includes: Electromagnetic waves on the surface of clothing were obtained, and the electromagnetic spectrum was acquired. Based on the correspondence between the electromagnetic spectrum and clothing materials, the clothing material corresponding to the electromagnetic spectrum is determined.

6. An apparatus for ironing clothes, comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions, characterized in that, The processor is configured to perform the method for ironing clothing as described in any one of claims 1 to 5 when executing the program instructions.

7. A garment ironing device, characterized in that, Includes the apparatus for ironing clothes as described in claim 6.

8. The garment ironing device according to claim 7, characterized in that, Also includes: An electromagnetic wave generator is configured to generate electromagnetic waves of a specific band to irradiate clothing along the detection path. An electromagnetic wave receiver is configured to collect electromagnetic waves from the surface of clothing and obtain the electromagnetic spectrum.

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