Intelligent wardrobe management system and control method thereof

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of smart home technology, and more specifically to an intelligent wardrobe management system and a control method thereof, which aims to solve the problem that users have difficulty quickly and accurately understanding the storage status of clothes in each wardrobe at home and the difficulty in finding clothes. The intelligent wardrobe management system of the present invention can read the first electronic tag of the clothes and the second electronic tag of the hanger, so as to determine the specific hanging clothes by the tag information of the read signal of the first electronic tag, and determine the currently used hanger according to the tag information of the second electronic tag, and determine the hanging order of all used hangers by the strength of the read signal of the second electronic tag. An association is established between the clothes and the hanging position of the specific hanger on which the clothes are located, so as to quickly update the latest hanging status when clothes are stored or accessed, or when the clothes stored in the wardrobe change, bringing great convenience to users in accessing clothes and understanding the storage status of clothes, and optimizing the user's clothing search experience.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of smart home technology, and in particular to an intelligent wardrobe management system and a control method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Clothes need to be stored in the wardrobe for each family member in four seasons, so every family has a large amount of clothing. When a large number of clothes need to be stored in the wardrobe, even if the user can regularly organize the clothes in the wardrobe, the repeated actions of taking out and wearing clothes and putting back washed clothes every day are likely to cause the wardrobe to be chaotically arranged and the clothes stored in the wardrobe to be constantly changed. In addition, when there are many clothes in the wardrobe, the gaps between the clothes are small, and the clothes are hung close together. After opening the wardrobe door, the user cannot accurately grasp the specific storage situation after a quick scan. They need to search among the hanging clothes to determine the specific clothes. Especially when the wardrobe has a large number of storage spaces, it is even more difficult for the user to quickly determine the hanging location of the clothes they want to wear. They may need to check the storage status of the clothes in multiple storage spaces before finding the clothes they want to wear. This seriously increases the time it takes to retrieve clothes and leads to a poor experience for users when wearing clothes.

[0003] Accordingly, the art needs a new intelligent wardrobe management system and a control method thereof to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present invention aims to solve the above technical problem, that is, to solve the problem that it is difficult for users to quickly and accurately grasp the storage situation of clothes in each wardrobe at home and to find clothes.

[0005] The present invention provides an intelligent wardrobe management system, which includes an intelligent wardrobe, a first electronic tag, a second electronic tag, a plurality of clothes hangers and a control terminal, wherein each piece of clothing is provided with a first electronic tag, the clothes hanger includes a hook structure, a clothes hanging structure and an elastic member connecting the hook structure and the clothes hanging structure together, a shielding cavity is provided on one of the hook structure and the clothes hanging structure, and the second electronic tag is provided on the other of the hook structure and the clothes hanging structure, the elastic member is configured to allow the second electronic tag to be hidden in the shielding cavity in a natural state, and to allow the clothes hanging structure to move away from the hook structure in a hanging state and thereby expose the second electronic tag, the intelligent wardrobe includes a cabinet body, an electronic reader, a main control module and a communication module, a clothes hanging cross bar is provided between the left and right side walls of the cabinet body, the electronic reader is provided on the left wall or the right wall of the cabinet body, and is configured to read the cabinet body. All the first electronic tags and all the second electronic tags in the cabinet, and the tag information and corresponding signal strength contained in the read signal of the second electronic tag and the tag information of the first electronic tag are sent to the main control module, the communication module is communicatively connected to the control terminal, and the main control module can control the communication module to send the tag information and corresponding signal strength contained in the read signal of all the second electronic tags and the tag information of all the first electronic tags to the control terminal; the control terminal can determine the tag information of the newly added clothes according to the tag information of all the first electronic tags, and can determine the hanger where the newly added clothes are located according to the tag information of all the second electronic tags, and can also sort the read signals of all the second electronic tags according to the signal strength, and associate and store the tag information of the newly added clothes with the sorting position corresponding to the hanger where the newly added clothes are located, and selectively update the sorting position of the hanger where the clothes already stored in the cabinet are located.

[0006] When the above technical solution is adopted, the smart wardrobe management system of the present invention can read the first electronic tag on the clothing and the second electronic tag on the hanger through radio frequency identification technology, so as to determine the specific clothing hung by the tag information of the first electronic tag, and determine the currently used hanger according to the tag information of the second electronic tag, and determine the hanging order of all used hangers by the strength of the read signal of the second electronic tag, and establish an association between the specific clothing and the hanging position of the specific hanger where the clothing is located, so as to quickly update the latest hanging situation when the clothing is stored or accessed, and when the clothing hung in the cabinet changes, and count the hanging position of each piece of clothing in real time, which not only brings great convenience to users in taking clothing and understanding the storage situation of clothing, but also makes it easier for smart wardrobes to share data with virtual clothing changing devices, mobile terminals and other IoT devices, and provide basic data for other IoT devices related to clothing information, bringing users a better clothing experience.

[0007] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned intelligent wardrobe management system, a connecting column is provided at the bottom of the hook structure, the second electronic tag is provided on the connecting column, a shielding tube is provided in the middle of the clothes hanging structure, the shielding cavity is the tube cavity of the shielding tube, the shielding tube can be movably sleeved on the connecting column, the elastic member is provided between the shielding tube and the connecting column, and the elastic member is configured to prompt the shielding tube to maintain a state of being sleeved and shielded on the outside of the connecting column in a natural state, and to allow the shielding tube to move away from the connecting column in a clothes hanging state and thereby expose the second electronic tag.

[0008] When using this technical solution, the second electronic tag can be hidden inside the shielding tube when the hanger is empty. When the hanger is loaded with clothes, the second electronic tag is pulled out of the shielding tube due to the weight of the clothes. During this process, the connecting post guides the shielding tube downward, preventing the second electronic tag from being fully exposed after being caught between the hanging structure and the hook structure.

[0009] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned smart wardrobe management system, a limiting structure is provided at one end of the connecting column away from the hook structure, and the elastic member is supported between the limiting structure and the top of the shielding tube. When the clothes hanging structure moves into place away from the hook structure, the top of the shielding tube abuts against the limiting structure.

[0010] When the above technical solution is adopted, the limiting structure can prevent the elastic member from being over-pressed and causing irreversible deformation loss, thereby ensuring the service life of the elastic member. At the same time, the limiting structure can also reliably bear the gravity applied by the hanging structure, ensuring the hanging stability of the clothes.

[0011] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned smart wardrobe management system, the smart wardrobe management system also includes a smart speaker, which can be communicated with the control terminal. The smart speaker can obtain a clothing search command and send the obtained clothing search command to the control terminal, and receive the sorting position of the clothes hanger where the clothes to be found are located. The control terminal can also determine the tag information matching the clothes to be found according to the clothing search command, and send the sorting position corresponding to the determined tag information to the smart speaker.

[0012] When the above technical solution is adopted, the smart speaker can receive the clothing search command input by the user's voice and announce the clothing hanging location. Then, the control terminal can lock the characteristics of the clothing to be found through the voice command provided by the user, and filter the corresponding hanging location of the clothing to be found from the stored associated data. This allows the user to directly lock the clothing hanging location and quickly remove the clothing without the user having to check the associated data to determine the clothing hanging location. This further shortens the user's clothing search time and further optimizes the user experience of the smart clothing management system. It also meets the needs of users with poor eyesight.

[0013] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned intelligent wardrobe management system, a lighting component is provided on the hook structure, and the control terminal can also generate a start instruction of the lighting component of the clothes hanger where the clothes to be found are located.

[0014] When the above technical solution is adopted, the intelligent wardrobe management system of the present invention can further remind the user of the location of the hanger by lighting up the hanger where the clothes to be found are hung, guiding the user to lock the specific hanger more quickly. When the density of hanging clothes on the hanging rail is large, it can effectively guide the user to quickly find the clothes they want to use, and the convenience of use is further improved.

[0015] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned smart wardrobe management system, a power switch is respectively provided between the main control module, the electronic reader and the communication module and the power supply. The smart wardrobe also includes a sensor module. The sensor module can simultaneously send a start signal to the power switches of the main control module, the electronic reader and the communication module when the user approaches the cabinet body, and send a shutdown signal to the power switches of the main control module, the electronic reader and the communication module when the user moves away from the cabinet body. The power switches of the main control module, the electronic reader and the communication module can all be turned on when receiving the start signal and turned off when receiving the shutdown signal.

[0016] When the above technical solution is adopted, the smart wardrobe management system of the present invention can also monitor whether a user appears near the smart wardrobe, and only control the power supply of functional modules such as the main control module, electronic reader and communication module when a user appears near the smart wardrobe and the user may use the smart wardrobe. Selective power supply is performed according to the working requirements of the smart wardrobe. This not only limits the electronic reader from frequently reading electronic tags when there is no change in the clothes in the wardrobe, thereby extending the service life of the electronic reader, but also prevents accidental fires from occurring after the functional modules of the smart wardrobe are powered on for a long time, thereby improving the power supply safety factor of the smart wardrobe.

[0017] In addition, the present invention also provides a control method for an intelligent wardrobe management system, the intelligent wardrobe management system includes an intelligent wardrobe, a first electronic tag, a second electronic tag, a plurality of clothes hangers and a control terminal, each piece of clothing is provided with a first electronic tag, the clothes hanger includes a hook structure, a clothes hanging structure and an elastic member connecting the hook structure and the clothes hanging structure together, a shielding cavity is provided on one of the hook structure and the clothes hanging structure, and the second electronic tag is provided on the other of the hook structure and the clothes hanging structure, the elastic member is configured to allow the second electronic tag to be hidden in the shielding cavity in a natural state, and to allow the clothes hanging structure to move away from the hook structure in a hanging state and thereby expose the second electronic tag, the intelligent wardrobe includes a cabinet body, an electronic reader, a main control module and a communication module, a clothes hanging cross bar is provided between the left and right side walls of the cabinet body, the electronic reader is provided on the left wall or the right wall of the cabinet body, and is configured to be able to Read all the first electronic tags and all the second electronic tags in the cabinet, and be able to send the tag information and corresponding signal strength contained in the read signal of the second electronic tag and the tag information of the first electronic tag to the main control module, the communication module is communicatively connected to the control terminal, and the main control module can control the communication module to send the tag information and corresponding signal strength contained in the read signal of all the second electronic tags and the tag information of all the first electronic tags to the control terminal; the control terminal can determine the tag information of the newly added clothes according to the tag information of all the first electronic tags, and can determine the hanger where the newly added clothes are located according to the tag information of all the second electronic tags, and can also sort the read signals of all the second electronic tags according to the signal strength, and associate and store the tag information of the newly added clothes with the sorting position corresponding to the hanger where the newly added clothes are located, and selectively update the sorting position of the hanger where the clothes already stored in the cabinet are located,

[0018] The control method includes:

[0019] Acquire tag information and signal strength of read signals of all second electronic tags and tag information of all first electronic tags;

[0020] Comparing the tag information of all the first electronic tags with the historical tag information of the first electronic tags, and determining the extra tag information as the tag information of the newly added clothing;

[0021] Comparing the tag information of all the second electronic tags with the historical tag information of the second electronic tags, and determining the tag information of the hanger where the newly added clothing is located based on the extra tag information;

[0022] sorting the read signals of all the second electronic tags according to signal strength;

[0023] The tag information of the newly added clothes is associated with the sorting position corresponding to the tag information of the newly added second electronic tag and stored, and the sorting position of the clothes hanger where the clothes stored in the cabinet are located is selectively updated.

[0024] In a preferred technical solution of the above control method, the smart wardrobe management system further includes a smart speaker communicatively connected to the control terminal, and the control method further includes:

[0025] Obtaining a voice command for a clothing search command through the smart speaker;

[0026] When the voice command is obtained, filtering the tag information of the first electronic tags of all associated data for the tag information matching the clothing to be searched according to the clothing search command;

[0027] Generate clothing location prompts based on the sorting position corresponding to the filtered tag information;

[0028] The clothing location reminder is issued through the smart speaker.

[0029] In a preferred technical solution of the above control method, the hook structure is provided with an illumination component. At the same time as the step of "generating a clothing position prompt according to the sorting position corresponding to the filtered tag information", the control method further includes:

[0030] Generate an activation instruction for the lighting component of the clothes hanger where the clothes to be found are located.

[0031] In a preferred technical solution of the above control method, the control method further comprises:

[0032] Determine whether there is a user within the usage range of the smart wardrobe;

[0033] If there is a user within the use range of the smart wardrobe, controlling the main control module, the electronic reader and the communication module to be powered on;

[0034] If there is no user within the use range of the smart wardrobe or the user within the use range of the smart wardrobe has left, the main control module, the electronic reader and the communication module are controlled to be powered off. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are:

[0036] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the smart wardrobe of the smart wardrobe management system of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the clothes hanger of the intelligent wardrobe management system of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 3 It is a flow chart of the control method of the intelligent wardrobe management system of the present invention.

[0039] In the attached figure:

[0040] 1. Smart wardrobe; 11. Cabinet body; 12. Clothes-hanging rail; 2. Clothes hanger; 21. Hook structure; 211. Connecting column; 212. Limiting structure; 22. Clothes-hanging structure; 23. Elastic member; 24. Second electronic tag; 25. Shielding tube; 26. Illuminating member; 27. Spotlight cover; 3. Electronic reader. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] Those skilled in the art should understand that, in the description of the present invention, terms such as "upper," "lower," "vertical," "inner," and "outer" indicating directions or positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. These terms are merely for ease of description and do not indicate or imply that the device or element described must have a specific orientation, be constructed, or operate in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0042] Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "connected" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they may refer to fixed connection, detachable connection, or integral connection; mechanical connection, electrical connection; direct connection, or indirect connection through an intermediary. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention based on specific circumstances.

[0043] like Figure 1 、 Figure 2As shown, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the smart wardrobe management system of the present invention includes a smart wardrobe 1, a cloud server, a plurality of first electronic tags, a plurality of second electronic tags 24 (hereinafter referred to as Figure 2 The configuration of the second electronic tag 24 is described in detail) and multiple clothes hangers 2. Each piece of clothing is provided with a first electronic tag. Each clothes hanger 2 is provided with a second electronic tag 24. The clothes hanger 2 includes a hook structure 21, a clothes hanging structure 22, and an elastic member 23 connecting the hook structure 21 and the clothes hanging structure 22. A shielding cavity is provided on one of the hook structure 21 and the clothes hanging structure 22. The second electronic tag 24 is provided on the other of the hook structure 21 and the clothes hanging structure 22. The elastic member 23 is configured to allow the second electronic tag 24 to be hidden in the shielding cavity in a natural state, and to allow the clothes hanging structure 22 to move away from the hook structure 21 due to the gravity of the hung clothes, thereby exposing the second electronic tag 24. This allows the second electronic tag 24 on the clothes hanger 2 to be exposed and read only when the clothes hanger 2 is in use. The smart wardrobe 1 includes a cabinet body 11, an electronic reader 3 provided on the cabinet body 11, a communication module, and a main control module. Among them, a clothes hanging bar 12 is set between the left and right side walls of the cabinet 11, and the electronic reader 3 is set on the left or right wall of the cabinet 11, preferably close to the rod of the clothes hanging bar 12 and not located at the bottom of the clothes hanging bar 12 (set at the front lower part or the back lower part of the clothes hanging bar 12), so that the distance between the electronic reader 3 and all the second electronic tags 24 is not equal, and the reading signals of each electronic tag do not have to overlap or miss the reading, making reading easier. When there are multiple hangers 2 on the clothes hanging bar 12 with clothes hanging on them, the second electronic tags 24 on each hanger 2 are at the same height. Figure 1 As can be seen from the schematic diagram of , when the electronic reader 3 is located on one side of all the clothes hanging, if the end of the clothes hanging rail 12 close to the electronic reader 3 is taken as the starting point, the farther the clothes hanging ground is from the starting point, the farther the straight-line distance between the electronic reader 3 and the second electronic tag 24 is ( Figure 1The dotted line in the figure represents the straight-line distance between each second electronic tag 24 and the electronic reader 3), and the weaker the signal strength of the read signal. In this case, in addition to being configured to read all first electronic tags and second electronic tags 24 in the cabinet 11 and obtain the tag information written in the first electronic tags and second electronic tags 24, the electronic reader 3 is also configured to read the strength of the read signal of the second electronic tags 24, and to send the read tag information of all first electronic tags and all second electronic tags 24 and the signal strength of the read signal of all second electronic tags 24 to the main control module. The communication module is communicatively connected to the cloud server. The main control module is capable of receiving the read tag information of all first electronic tags and all second electronic tags 24 and the signal strength of the read signal of all second electronic tags 24 sent by the electronic reader 3, and is capable of controlling the communication module to upload the read tag information of all first electronic tags and all second electronic tags 24 and the signal strength of the read signal of all second electronic tags 24 to the cloud server. The cloud server can determine the tag information of the newly added clothing based on the tag information of all first electronic tags, and can determine the hanger 2 where the newly added clothing is located based on the tag information of all second electronic tags 24. The cloud server can also sort the read signals of all second electronic tags 24 according to signal strength, associate the tag information of the newly added clothing with the sorted position of the hanger 2 where the newly added clothing is located, and selectively update the sorted position of the hangers 2 where the existing clothing is located in the cabinet. The method of "determining the tag information of the newly added clothing based on the tag information of all first electronic tags" specifically includes comparing the tag information of all first electronic tags with the historical tag information of the first electronic tags (i.e., the tag information of all first electronic tags read last time) and determining the excess tag information as the tag information of the newly added clothing. The method of "determining the hanger 2 where the newly added clothing is located based on the tag information of all second electronic tags 24" specifically includes comparing the tag information of all second electronic tags 24 with the historical tag information of the second electronic tags 24 (i.e., the tag information of all second electronic tags read last time) and determining the tag information of the hanger 2 where the newly added clothing is located based on the excess tag information. After determining the tag information of the newly added first and second electronic tags 24, the newly added clothing in the cabinet and the hangers 2 used to hang the newly added clothing can be determined, facilitating the establishment of an association between the newly added clothing and the newly added hangers 2. After sorting the read signals of all second electronic tags 24 according to signal strength, the distance of all second electronic tags 24 from the electronic reader 3 can be determined, thereby determining the hanging order position of each used hanger 2 on the hanging rail 12, and thus determining the order position of the hanger 2 on the hanging rail 12 where the newly added clothing is located."Selectively updating the sorting position of the hangers 2 where the clothes stored in the cabinet are located" specifically means that: after new clothes are hung on the clothes hanging bar 12, the sorting position of the original clothes on the clothes hanging bar 12 will not change when the new clothes are hung below the clothes arranged at the end, but will change at least partially when the new clothes are hung in the existing hanging clothes queue (for example, if the new clothes are hung before the first one in the existing hanging clothes queue, the sorting position of all the original hanging clothes will be increased by one; if the new clothes are hung between any two original hanging clothes, the sorting position of the hanger 2 with the larger sorting position of the two original hanging clothes and the sorting position of the remaining used hangers 2 after the hanger 2 are increased by one). At this time, the associated data of the hanger 2 where the sorting position of the original hanging clothes has changed needs to be updated. Of course, it is also possible to directly overwrite all the sorting positions in the original valid associated data after each sorting, wherein the sorting position of the associated data whose sorting position has not changed will not change after being overwritten by the new sorting position, and only the associated data whose sorting position has changed will be actually updated.

[0044] In the above embodiment, the electronic tag is a tag that can be written and read, such as an RFID tag or an NFC tag. The read signal is correspondingly an RFID signal or an NFC signal. The electronic reader 3 is a device that can adapt to the specific type of electronic tag and identify and read the information and signal strength, such as an RFID reader or an NFC reader. The tag information written into the first electronic tag is information that can reflect the material, style, color, and other characteristics of the clothing item, such as "white-pure cotton-XL-long-sleeved sweatshirt". The first electronic tag can be a custom electronic tag that is fixed to the same position on the clothing item after the tag information is written, or it can be an original electronic tag configured on the clothing item (such as an RFID tag that comes with the clothing item). By reading the tag information in each first electronic tag, the specific unique characteristics of the currently hung clothing item can be obtained, thereby determining the specific clothing item currently hung. The tag information written into the second electronic tag 24 is information that can distinguish the hanger 2 on which it is installed from other hangers 2, such as information containing the specific characteristics of the hanger 2, coding information, and other written information (such as trouser clip A1, scarf hanger B4, hanger C6, etc.). Given that all second electronic tags 24 are essentially at the same height when exposed outside the shielded cavity, the farther the clothing is hung from the electronic reader 3, the greater the straight-line distance between the second electronic tags 24 on the hanger 2 where the clothing is located and the electronic reader 3, and the weaker the read signal strength when the electronic reader 3 reads the second electronic tags 24. Based on the above configuration, the electronic reader 3 can determine the positional order of all used hangers 2 on the hanging rail 12, thereby clearly identifying the hanging position of each piece of clothing. For example, when the electronic reader 3 is located on the left side of the hanging rail 12, in the case of a positive order starting from the left side, if the second electronic tags 24 on the three hangers 2 with three pieces of clothing labeled A, B, and C contain the tag information a, b, and c, respectively, and the read signal strengths of the three second electronic tags 24 are strong, weak, and medium, respectively, then the associated data for the three pieces of clothing are Aa-Left 1, Cc-Left 2, and Bb-Left 3. During actual sorting, all read signals can be sorted in ascending or descending order according to the signal strength based on the sorting starting point set by the user (sorting from left to right or from right to left). Each time the user takes out clothes from the cabinet 11, puts clothes in, or arranges the hanging positions of clothes, the electronic reader 3 can identify the first electronic tags of all clothes currently hanging in the cabinet 11 and the second electronic tags 24 of the used hangers 2, and after sorting the read signals of all second electronic tags 24, update the association data of the tag information of each first electronic tag and the sorting position of each second tag, and automatically update the changes in the clothes in the cabinet and the changes in the clothes hanging positions.

[0045] When the user takes out clothes from the cabinet 11, the number of the first electronic tags and the second electronic tags 24 read by the electronic reader 3 decreases. In this case, the cloud server will re-sort the tag information of the first electronic tags and the tag information and reading signal strength of the second electronic tags 24 received this time, and replace the associated data after the sorting position changes, and delete the associated data corresponding to the clothes that have decreased compared to the last time.

[0046] It should be noted that, although the above embodiment is described in conjunction with the situation where only one hanging space is set in the cabinet 11, this is not limiting. Multiple hanging spaces can also be set in the cabinet 11. In this case, an electronic reader 3 is set on the left wall or the right wall of each hanging space. Each electronic reader 3 can only read all the first electronic tags and second electronic tags 24 in the hanging space where it is set, and each electronic reader 3 can be distinguished by setting different serial numbers, so that the cloud server can group and store the hanging data of different hanging spaces, thereby refining the location information of all hanging clothes in the cabinet 11, so as to facilitate users to quickly locate any clothes in any cabinet in the cabinet 11.

[0047] In addition, the setting position of the above-mentioned electronic reader 3 is not limited to being set near the end of the clothes hanging rail 12. Without considering the difficulty of reading the first electronic tag and the second electronic tag 24, the electronic reader 3 can actually be set at any position on the left side wall or the right side wall of the cabinet 11 where all the first electronic tags and the second electronic tags 24 can be read.

[0048] In addition, the control terminal is not limited to the cloud server. When the smart wardrobe 1 does not need to share data with other IoT devices through cloud services, the control terminal can also be a control device configured by the smart wardrobe 1 itself. The control device can be combined with the main control module or independently set up with the main control module. Figure 2In a preferred embodiment, the specific structure of the clothes hanger 2 is preferably configured as follows: a connecting post 211 is provided at the bottom of the hook structure 21, and a second electronic tag 24 is provided on the connecting post 211. For example, when the connecting post 211 is made of a non-shielding material, the second electronic tag 24 can be embedded in the connecting post 211 to prevent the second electronic tag 24 from being accidentally knocked off or damaged when hanging clothes. A shielding tube 25 is vertically provided in the middle portion of the clothes hanger structure 22. The shielding tube 25 is entirely made of a shielding material, and the shielding cavity described above is the tube cavity of the shielding tube 25. The shielding tube 25 can be movably mounted on the connecting post 211 and can slide relative to the connecting post 211. The elastic member 23 is arranged between the shielding tube 25 and the connecting column 211 to restrict the shielding tube 25 and the connecting column 211 together, and the elastic member 23 is arranged to be able to urge the shielding tube 25 to remain in a state of being sheathed and shielded on the outside of the connecting column 211 in a natural state, so that the second electronic tag 24 on the clothes hanger 2 cannot be read by the electronic reader 3 when no clothes are hung on the clothes hanger 2, and can allow the shielding tube 25 to move downward away from the connecting column 211 under the action of the gravity of the clothes in the hanging state and thereby expose the second electronic tag 24, so that the second electronic tag 24 can be read.

[0049] More specifically, a limiting structure 212 is provided at one end of the connecting post 211 away from the hook structure 21, and the elastic member 23 is supported between the bottom of the limiting structure 212 and the top of the shielding tube 25. When the clothes hanging structure 22 moves away from the hook structure 21 and into position, the top of the shielding tube 25 abuts against the limiting structure 212, so that the limiting structure 212 limits the movement limit of the clothes hanging structure 22, so that the compressed height of the elastic member 23 is not less than the height of the limiting structure 212, thereby preventing the elastic member 23 from being over-compressed. As an example, the elastic member 23 is a spring sleeved on the connecting post 211, one end of the spring is connected to the bottom of the limiting structure 212, and the other end is connected to the top of the shielding tube 25. The limiting structure 212 is a cylindrical structure whose bottom is connected to the connecting post 211. The radial dimension of the cylindrical structure is larger than the radial dimension of the spring, and the lower section of the spring is located between the connecting post 211 and the cylindrical structure. When the clothing hanging structure 22 is moved down into position, the top of the shielding tube 25 abuts the top of the cylindrical structure. Furthermore, the shielding tube 25 and the limiting structure 212 are made of the same material, both capable of shielding the read signal. In their natural state, the shielding tube 25 and the limiting structure 212 surround the second electronic tag 24, restricting the electronic reader 3 from reading the signal from the second electronic tag 24.

[0050] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the arrangement of the elastic member 23 is not limited to the above example. For example, the elastic member 23 may also be arranged to be stretched when the hanging structure 22 moves downward due to the weight of the clothes. Any arrangement of the elastic member 23 will suffice as long as it satisfies the movement requirements of the hanging structure 22.

[0051] Furthermore, the structure of the component forming the shielding cavity is not limited, as long as the shielding cavity formed by the shielding component can meet the shielding requirements of the second electronic tag 24 when the clothes hanger 2 is not hung with clothes. For example, the shielding tube 25 can be configured as a through-cylindrical structure or a square tube structure, or the shielding tube 25 can also be configured as a bottom-closed tube structure. The limiting structure 212 can also be configured as other shapes that can prevent the clothes hanging structure 22 from excessively compressing the elastic member 23 through abutment, such as multiple support rods arranged along the circumference of the connecting column 211.

[0052] Preferably, the above-mentioned smart wardrobe 1 also includes a smart speaker, which can communicate with the cloud server, and can also obtain clothing search commands, and upload the obtained clothing search commands to the cloud server, and can also receive the sorting positions matching the clothes to be found issued by the cloud server. The cloud server can also determine the tag information matching the clothes to be found based on the received clothing search commands, and send the sorting position corresponding to the determined tag information to the smart speaker.

[0053] When a user needs to take a certain piece of clothing, he or she can issue a relevant voice command to the smart speaker, such as where is the white silk shirt. After the smart speaker obtains the voice information of the clothing search command, it uploads the voice information to the cloud server; the cloud server searches the mapping data of all the stored clothing tag information (i.e., the tag information of the first electronic tag) and the sorting position of the second electronic tag 24 according to the clothing features in the voice information, and finds the matching tag information of the first electronic tag. After finding the mapping data where the tag information matching the clothing to be searched is located, the sorting position in the mapping data is sent to the smart speaker, so that the smart speaker can help the user directly locate the hanging location of the clothing he or she wants to take by broadcasting.

[0054] Alternatively, the smart wardrobe management system of the present invention can also use the voice module of the smart wardrobe 1 to replace the above-mentioned smart speaker to realize the function of voice search for clothes. Specifically, the voice module can be connected to the cloud server through the communication module, thereby obtaining voice search instructions and receiving the sorting position of the clothes to be searched through the communication module.

[0055] More preferably, the hook structure 21 is provided with an illumination component 26. When the cloud service finds the sorted position of the hanger 2 where the clothing item to be found is located, it can also generate an activation command for the illumination component 26 of the hanger 2 where the clothing item to be found is located. This allows the user to quickly locate the hanger 2 while simultaneously announcing the location of the hanger 2. This is particularly useful in situations where multiple hanging spaces are provided within the cabinet 11. Upon hearing the announcement and opening the door of the corresponding hanging space, the user can quickly locate the corresponding hanger 2 through the illumination. For example, a mounting slot is provided at the top of the connecting post 211. A spotlight cover 27 is embedded in the slot, and the illumination component 26 is disposed within the mounting slot. When the clothing item is hung, the illumination component 26 is positioned away from the collar of the clothing item and is not obstructed. Furthermore, the spotlight cover 27 can focus the light emitted by the illumination component 26 and refract it outward, providing a good lighting effect for the illumination component 26. The lighting component 26 turns off after a set time, after the electronic reader 3 is turned off, or after the clothes hanger 2 is moved out of the range of the electronic reader 3 .

[0056] Of course, the smart wardrobe management system of the present invention can be configured with the above-mentioned voice module and smart speaker at the same time, so as to selectively enable the voice module or smart speaker of the smart wardrobe 1 according to the user's usage needs.

[0057] Preferably, a power switch is provided on each power supply branch between the main control module, electronic reader 3, and communication module and the power supply. The smart wardrobe 1 of the present invention also includes a sensor module, such as an infrared sensor, microwave sensor, or radar sensor, capable of sensing the presence of a user near the smart wardrobe 1. The sensor module is connected to the power supply and remains powered during operation of the smart wardrobe 1. The sensor module is configured to simultaneously send an activation signal to the power switches on the power supply branches containing the main control module, electronic reader 3, and communication module when a user approaches the cabinet 11, and to send an OFF signal to the power switches on the power supply branches containing the main control module, electronic reader 3, and communication module when the user moves away from the cabinet 11. The power switches on each power supply branch are configured to connect upon receiving the activation signal, thereby energizing the main control module, electronic reader 3, and communication module, respectively, and to disconnect upon receiving the OFF signal, thereby de-energizing the main control module, electronic reader 3, and communication module. When the power switch is located on the branch circuit where the main control module, electronic reader 3, and communication module are located, each branch circuit is equipped with a power switch. When the power switch is located on the main power supply circuit connected to each branch circuit, only one power switch is required. To reduce the probability of false positives, a user can be configured to enter or exit the operating range of the smart wardrobe 1 only after a set time has passed before the user is considered to be approaching or leaving the smart wardrobe 1.

[0058] like Figure 3As shown, for any of the above-mentioned smart wardrobe management systems, the present invention also provides a control method for the smart wardrobe management system, which includes:

[0059] Step S1: Acquire tag information and signal strength of read signals of all second electronic tags 24 and tag information of all first electronic tags;

[0060] Step S2: Compare the tag information of all first electronic tags with the historical tag information of the first electronic tags, and determine the extra tag information as the tag information of the newly added clothing;

[0061] Step S3: Compare the tag information of all second electronic tags 24 with the historical tag information of the second electronic tags 24, and use the extra tag information to determine the tag information of the hanger 2 where the newly added clothing is located;

[0062] Step S4: sorting the read signals of all second electronic tags 24 according to signal strength;

[0063] Step S5: the tag information of the newly added clothing is associated with the sorting position corresponding to the tag information of the newly added second electronic tag 24 and the sorting position of the hangers 2 where the clothing already stored in the cabinet is located is selectively updated.

[0064] Furthermore, the smart wardrobe management system of the present invention further includes a smart speaker that is communicatively connected to the cloud server, and the control method of the present invention further includes:

[0065] Get voice commands for clothing search commands through smart speakers;

[0066] When a voice command is obtained, the tag information of the first electronic tags of all associated data is filtered to find the tag information that matches the clothing to be searched according to the clothing search command;

[0067] Generate clothing location prompts based on the sorting position corresponding to the filtered tag information;

[0068] The clothing location reminder is issued through the smart speaker.

[0069] Furthermore, the hook structure 21 of the clothes hanger 2 is provided with an illumination component 26. At the same time as the step of "generating a clothing position prompt according to the sorting position corresponding to the filtered tag information", the control method of the present invention further includes:

[0070] An activation instruction for the lighting component 26 of the clothes hanger 2 where the clothes to be found are located is generated.

[0071] Preferably, the control method of the present invention further includes:

[0072] Determine whether there is a user within the usage range of the smart wardrobe 1;

[0073] If there is a user within the use range of the smart wardrobe 1, the main control module, the electronic reader 3 and the communication module are powered on;

[0074] If there is no user within the use range of the smart wardrobe 1 or the user within the use range of the smart wardrobe 1 has left, the main control module, the electronic reader 3 and the communication module are powered off.

[0075] Thus far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. However, it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of protection of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Without departing from the principles of the present invention, those skilled in the art may make equivalent changes or substitutions to the relevant technical features, and the technical solutions after such changes or substitutions will fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An intelligent wardrobe management system, characterized in that: The smart wardrobe management system includes a smart wardrobe, a first electronic tag, a second electronic tag, a plurality of clothes hangers and a control terminal. Each piece of clothing is provided with a first electronic tag. The clothes hanger includes a hook structure, a clothes hanging structure, and an elastic member connecting the hook structure and the clothes hanging structure together, one of the hook structure and the clothes hanging structure is provided with a shielding cavity, and the other of the hook structure and the clothes hanging structure is provided with the second electronic tag, and the elastic member is configured to allow the second electronic tag to be hidden in the shielding cavity in a natural state, and to allow the clothes hanging structure to move away from the hook structure in a clothes hanging state, thereby exposing the second electronic tag. The smart wardrobe includes a cabinet body, an electronic reader, a main control module and a communication module. A clothes hanging rail is provided between the left and right side walls of the cabinet. The electronic reader is arranged on the left wall or the right wall of the cabinet, and is configured to read all the first electronic tags and all the second electronic tags in the cabinet, and to send the tag information and corresponding signal strength contained in the read signal of the second electronic tag and the tag information of the first electronic tag to the main control module. The communication module is in communication connection with the control terminal, and the main control module is capable of controlling the communication module to send the tag information and corresponding signal strength contained in the read signals of all the second electronic tags and the tag information of all the first electronic tags to the control terminal; The control terminal can determine the tag information of the newly added clothes based on the tag information of all the first electronic tags, and can determine the hanger where the newly added clothes are located based on the tag information of all the second electronic tags. It can also sort the read signals of all the second electronic tags according to the signal strength, and associate the tag information of the newly added clothes with the sorting position corresponding to the hanger where the newly added clothes are located, and selectively update the sorting position of the hanger where the clothes already stored in the cabinet are located.

2. The intelligent wardrobe management system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the hook structure is provided with a connecting column, the connecting column is provided with the second electronic tag, the middle of the clothes hanging structure is provided with a shielding cylinder, the shielding cavity is the cylinder cavity of the shielding cylinder, The shielding tube can be movably mounted on the connecting column, and the elastic component is arranged between the shielding tube and the connecting column. The elastic component is configured to enable the shielding tube to maintain a state of being mounted and shielded on the outside of the connecting column in a natural state, and to allow the shielding tube to move away from the connecting column in a hanging state to thereby expose the second electronic tag.

3. The intelligent wardrobe management system according to claim 2, characterized in that: A limiting structure is provided at one end of the connecting column away from the hook structure, and the elastic member is supported between the limiting structure and the top of the shielding cylinder. When the clothes hanging structure moves away from the hook structure and into position, the top of the shielding tube abuts against the limiting structure.

4. The intelligent wardrobe management system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The smart wardrobe management system further includes a smart speaker, which is communicably connected to the control terminal, and is capable of acquiring a clothing search command and sending the acquired clothing search command to the control terminal, as well as receiving the sorting position of the clothes hanger where the clothes to be searched are located. The control terminal can also determine the tag information that matches the clothing to be searched according to the clothing search command, and send the sorting position corresponding to the determined tag information to the smart speaker.

5. The intelligent wardrobe management system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The hook structure is provided with an illumination component, and the control terminal can also generate a start instruction of the illumination component of the clothes hanger where the clothes to be found are located.

6. The intelligent wardrobe management system according to claim 1, characterized in that: A power switch is provided between the main control module, the electronic reader, the communication module and the power supply. The smart wardrobe further includes a sensor module, which is capable of sending a start signal to the main control module, the electronic reader, and the power switch of the communication module when the user approaches the cabinet, and sending a shut-down signal to the main control module, the electronic reader, and the power switch of the communication module when the user moves away from the cabinet. The power switches of the main control module, the electronic reader and the communication module can all be turned on when receiving the start signal, and turned off when receiving the shutdown signal.

7. A control method for an intelligent wardrobe management system, characterized in that: The smart wardrobe management system includes a smart wardrobe, a first electronic tag, a second electronic tag, a plurality of clothes hangers and a control terminal. Each piece of clothing is provided with a first electronic tag. The clothes hanger includes a hook structure, a clothes hanging structure, and an elastic member connecting the hook structure and the clothes hanging structure together, one of the hook structure and the clothes hanging structure is provided with a shielding cavity, and the other of the hook structure and the clothes hanging structure is provided with the second electronic tag, and the elastic member is configured to allow the second electronic tag to be hidden in the shielding cavity in a natural state, and to allow the clothes hanging structure to move away from the hook structure in a clothes hanging state, thereby exposing the second electronic tag. The smart wardrobe includes a cabinet body, an electronic reader, a main control module and a communication module. A clothes hanging rail is provided between the left and right side walls of the cabinet. The electronic reader is arranged on the left wall or the right wall of the cabinet, and is configured to read all the first electronic tags and all the second electronic tags in the cabinet, and to send the tag information and corresponding signal strength contained in the read signal of the second electronic tag and the tag information of the first electronic tag to the main control module. The communication module is in communication connection with the control terminal, and the main control module is capable of controlling the communication module to send the tag information and corresponding signal strength contained in the read signals of all the second electronic tags and the tag information of all the first electronic tags to the control terminal; The control terminal can determine the tag information of the newly added clothes based on the tag information of all the first electronic tags, and can determine the hanger where the newly added clothes are located based on the tag information of all the second electronic tags, and can also sort the read signals of all the second electronic tags according to the signal strength, and associate the tag information of the newly added clothes with the sorting position corresponding to the hanger where the newly added clothes are located, and selectively update the sorting position of the hangers where the clothes already stored in the cabinet are located. The control method includes: Acquire tag information and signal strength of read signals of all second electronic tags and tag information of all first electronic tags; Comparing the tag information of all the first electronic tags with the historical tag information of the first electronic tags, and determining the extra tag information as the tag information of the newly added clothing; Comparing the tag information of all the second electronic tags with the historical tag information of the second electronic tags, and determining the tag information of the hanger where the newly added clothing is located based on the extra tag information; sorting the read signals of all the second electronic tags according to signal strength; The tag information of the newly added clothes is associated with the sorting position corresponding to the tag information of the newly added second electronic tag and stored, and the sorting position of the clothes hanger where the clothes stored in the cabinet are located is selectively updated.

8. The control method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The smart wardrobe management system further includes a smart speaker in communication with the control terminal, and the control method further includes: Obtaining a voice command for a clothing search command through the smart speaker; When the voice command is obtained, filtering the tag information of the first electronic tags of all associated data for the tag information matching the clothing to be searched according to the clothing search command; Generate clothing location prompts based on the sorting position corresponding to the filtered tag information; The clothing location reminder is issued through the smart speaker.

9. The control method according to claim 8, characterized in that: The hook structure is provided with an illumination component. While in the step of "generating a clothing position prompt according to the sorting position corresponding to the filtered tag information", the control method further includes: Generate an activation instruction for the lighting component of the clothes hanger where the clothes to be found are located.

10. The control method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The control method further includes: Determine whether there is a user within the usage range of the smart wardrobe; If there is a user within the use range of the smart wardrobe, controlling the main control module, the electronic reader and the communication module to be powered on; If there is no user within the use range of the smart wardrobe or the user within the use range of the smart wardrobe has left, the main control module, the electronic reader and the communication module are controlled to be powered off.

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