A control method and system of an intelligent kitchen, a storage medium and a terminal device

Abstract

This application discloses a control method, system, storage medium, and terminal device for a smart kitchen. The method includes a control device monitoring a target scene in which it is located; when the target scene includes a target user, the control device establishes a communication connection with each of the at least one kitchen device; the control device receives the operating status of the target kitchen device and outputs the operating status to the target user, wherein the target kitchen device is included within at least one kitchen device. This implementation uses the terminal device in the target user's scene as the control device, and connects the control device to each kitchen device to display the operating status of each kitchen device. This allows the user to quickly understand the operating status of each kitchen device even when not in the kitchen, facilitating user management of the kitchen devices and improving the security of the kitchen equipment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of kitchen equipment control technology, and in particular to a control method, system, storage medium and terminal equipment for an intelligent kitchen. Background Art

[0002] In recent years, with the continuous development and popularization of high technology, various smart appliances and auxiliary living facilities have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, bringing tremendous changes to our lives. Among these diverse offerings, smart voice-controlled home robots, smart rice cookers, smart induction cookers, smart fully automatic cooking machines, smart refrigerators, smart dishwashers, and smart range hoods have become indispensable parts of people's lives. However, currently, most kitchen appliances operate independently, and when users are not in the kitchen, they cannot know the operating status of each appliance, which can easily lead to kitchen accidents, such as hot water boiling dry on a gas stove. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by this application is to provide a control method, system, storage medium and terminal equipment for an intelligent kitchen, addressing the shortcomings of the existing technology.

[0004] To address the aforementioned technical problems, a first aspect of this application provides a control method for an intelligent kitchen, the intelligent kitchen including at least one kitchen appliance, the control method comprising:

[0005] The control device monitors the target scene in which it is located, wherein the control device is not located in the kitchen;

[0006] When the target scenario includes a target user, the control device establishes a communication connection with each kitchen device in at least one kitchen device.

[0007] The control device receives the operating status of the target kitchen equipment and outputs the operating status to prompt the target user, wherein the target kitchen equipment is contained within at least one kitchen device.

[0008] The control method for the intelligent kitchen, wherein the control device is connected to a camera; the control device monitors the scene it is in specifically as follows:

[0009] The control device captures scene images of the target scene using the camera device;

[0010] The control device detects whether the scene image carries a face image in order to monitor whether a target user exists in the target scene.

[0011] The control method for the smart kitchen, wherein, when the target scenario includes a target user, establishing a communication connection between the control device and each of the at least one kitchen device specifically includes:

[0012] When the target scenario includes a target user, the control device wirelessly connects to each kitchen device in at least one kitchen device, wherein each kitchen device and the control device are on the same local area network.

[0013] The control device obtains device information from each connected kitchen device in order to establish a communication connection with each kitchen device.

[0014] The control method for the smart kitchen, wherein the control device includes a smart TV, and the step of outputting the working status to prompt the target user specifically includes:

[0015] Obtain the priority corresponding to the working state;

[0016] If the priority reaches a preset priority threshold, the smart TV will display the working status on the display interface and stop playing the video.

[0017] The control method for the smart kitchen, wherein outputting the working status to prompt the target user specifically includes:

[0018] If the priority reaches the preset priority threshold, the smart TV will display a prompt window indicating the working status and continue playing the video.

[0019] The control method for the intelligent kitchen further includes:

[0020] The control device generates control commands based on the working state to control the target kitchen equipment and the associated kitchen equipment corresponding to the target kitchen equipment. The target kitchen equipment and the associated kitchen equipment are both included in at least one kitchen equipment, and the associated kitchen equipment is a kitchen equipment used to work in conjunction with the target kitchen equipment.

[0021] The control method for the smart kitchen, wherein the control device generates control commands based on the working state to control the target kitchen equipment and the associated kitchen equipment corresponding to the target kitchen equipment based on the control commands, specifically includes:

[0022] The control device acquires the associated kitchen equipment corresponding to the target kitchen equipment;

[0023] The control device generates control commands based on the operating status and sends the control commands to the associated kitchen equipment to control the associated kitchen equipment.

[0024] A second aspect of this application provides an intelligent triggering control system, the control system comprising: a control device and at least one kitchen device; the control device is not located in the kitchen, the control device is used to monitor its surrounding scene, and when the target scene includes a target user, establishes a communication connection with each of the at least one kitchen device; receives the working status of the target kitchen device, and outputs the working status to prompt the target user, wherein the target kitchen device is included in at least one kitchen device.

[0025] A third aspect of this application provides a computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs that can be executed by one or more processors to implement the steps in the control method for an intelligent kitchen as described above.

[0026] A fourth aspect of this application provides a terminal device, which includes: a processor, a memory, and a communication bus; the memory stores a computer-readable program that can be executed by the processor;

[0027] The communication bus enables communication between the processor and the memory;

[0028] When the processor executes the computer-readable program, it implements the steps in the control method of the smart kitchen as described above.

[0029] Beneficial Effects: Compared with existing technologies, this application provides a control method, system, storage medium, and terminal device for a smart kitchen. The method includes a control device monitoring its target scene; when the target scene includes a target user, the control device establishes a communication connection with each kitchen device in at least one kitchen appliance; the control device receives the working status of the target kitchen appliance and outputs the working status to prompt the target user, wherein the target kitchen appliance is included within at least one kitchen appliance. This implementation uses the terminal device in the target user's scene as the control device and connects the control device to each kitchen appliance to display the working status of each kitchen appliance. This allows users to quickly understand the working status of each kitchen appliance even when they are not in the kitchen, facilitating user management of each kitchen appliance and improving the security of the kitchen appliances. Attached Figure Description

[0030] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0031] Figure 1 A flowchart of the control method for the smart kitchen provided in this application.

[0032] Figure 2 A flowchart of step S10 in the control method for the smart kitchen provided in this application.

[0033] Figure 3 A flowchart of step S20 in the control method for the smart kitchen provided in this application.

[0034] Figure 4 The schematic diagram of the control system for the intelligent kitchen provided in this application.

[0035] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the terminal device provided in this application. Detailed Implementation

[0036] This application provides a control method, system, storage medium, and terminal device for an intelligent kitchen. To make the objectives, technical solutions, and effects of this application clearer and more explicit, the following detailed description is provided with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of this application and are not intended to limit the scope of this application.

[0037] Those skilled in the art will understand that, unless explicitly stated otherwise, the singular forms “a,” “an,” “the,” and “the” used herein may also include the plural forms. It should be further understood that the term “comprising” as used in this application’s specification means the presence of the stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof. It should be understood that when we say an element is “connected” or “coupled” to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element, or there may be intermediate elements. Furthermore, “connected” or “coupled” as used herein can include wireless connections or wireless coupling. The term “and / or” as used herein includes all or any units and all combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0038] It will be understood by those skilled in the art that, unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein (including technical and scientific terms) have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application pertains. It should also be understood that terms such as those defined in general dictionaries should be understood to have the same meaning as in the context of the prior art, and should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless specifically defined as herein.

[0039] The inventors discovered through research that in recent years, with the continuous development and popularization of high technology, various smart appliances and auxiliary living facilities have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, bringing tremendous changes to our lives. Among these diverse products, smart voice-controlled home robots, smart rice cookers, smart induction cookers, smart fully automatic cooking machines, smart refrigerators, smart dishwashers, and smart range hoods have become an indispensable part of people's lives. However, currently, kitchen equipment generally operates independently, and when users are not in the kitchen, they cannot know the working status of each appliance, which can easily lead to kitchen accidents, such as hot water boiling dry on a gas stove.

[0040] To address the aforementioned issues, in this embodiment, a control device monitors its target scene. When the target scene includes a target user, the control device establishes a communication connection with each kitchen device in at least one kitchen appliance. The control device receives the operating status of the target kitchen appliance and outputs the operating status to the target user, wherein the target kitchen appliance is included within at least one kitchen appliance. This embodiment uses the terminal device in the target user's scene as the control device and connects it to each kitchen appliance to display the operating status of each kitchen appliance. This allows the user to quickly understand the operating status of each kitchen appliance even when not in the kitchen, facilitating user management and improving the security of the kitchen appliances.

[0041] The application content will be further explained below with reference to the accompanying drawings and the description of the embodiments.

[0042] This implementation provides a control method for an intelligent kitchen, such as... Figure 1 As shown, the method includes:

[0043] S10, Control the device to monitor the target scene it is in.

[0044] Specifically, the target scenario is the scenario where the control device is located, and this target scenario is different from the kitchen scenario; in other words, the control device is not located in the kitchen. For example, if the control device is a smart TV located in the living room, then the target scenario is the living room; similarly, if the control device is a smart TV located in the bedroom, then the target scenario is the bedroom. Furthermore, monitoring the target scenario refers to monitoring whether the target user exists within that target scenario. Correspondingly, such as... Figure 2 As shown, the control device is connected to a camera; the control device monitors its surrounding scene as follows:

[0045] S11. The control device captures scene images of the target scene through the camera device;

[0046] S12. The control device detects whether the scene image carries a face image in order to monitor whether a target user exists in the target scene.

[0047] Specifically, the shooting device is connected to the control device via wired or wireless means, or it can be a camera device configured on the control device itself, such as a webcam mounted on the control device. The scene in which the shooting device is located is the same as the target scene in which the control device is located, and the control device can control the shooting device to capture scene images of the target scene. In one implementation of this embodiment, the control device can be a smart TV, and the shooting device can be a webcam mounted on the smart TV, capturing scene images of the target scene in which the smart TV is located.

[0048] After acquiring the scene image, the control device can directly detect whether the scene image contains a face image, or it can send the scene image to its connected backend server for the backend server to detect whether the scene image contains a face image, or it can send the scene image to its connected external device for the external device to detect whether the scene image contains a face image, etc. In one implementation of this embodiment, the control device is configured with a face recognition model. After the shooting device captures the scene image, the control device uses the face recognition model to detect whether the scene image contains a face image.

[0049] The target user can be any user in the target scene or a preset user. When the target user is any user in the target scene, if the scene image contains a face image, it indicates that the target user exists in the target scene; if the scene image does not contain a face image, it indicates that the target user does not exist in the target scene. When the target user is a preset user, if the scene image contains a face image, the recognized face image is matched with the preset user's face image. If the match is successful, it indicates that the target user exists in the target scene; if the match fails or the scene image does not contain a face image, it indicates that the target user does not exist in the target scene.

[0050] S20. When the target scenario includes a target user, the control device establishes a communication connection with each kitchen device in at least one kitchen device.

[0051] Specifically, at least one kitchen appliance is located within the kitchen. This at least one kitchen appliance may include a range hood, gas stove, microwave oven, electric oven, water purifier, rice cooker, and induction cooker, etc. Once all kitchen appliances and the control device are on the same local area network (LAN), the control device establishes a connection with each kitchen appliance through the LAN and can communicate with them. For example, the control device can send control commands to the kitchen appliances, and the kitchen appliances can send their operating status to the control device.

[0052] In one implementation of this embodiment, such as Figure 3 As shown, when the target scenario includes a target user, the establishment of a communication connection between the control device and each kitchen device in at least one kitchen device specifically includes:

[0053] S21. When the target scenario includes a target user, the control device wirelessly connects to each kitchen device in at least one kitchen device.

[0054] S22. The control device obtains the equipment information of each connected kitchen device in order to establish a communication connection with each kitchen device.

[0055] Specifically, the target scenario includes a target user as a trigger condition for the control device to connect to the kitchen equipment. When the target scenario includes the target user, the control device is triggered to establish a connection with each kitchen device, allowing the target user to understand the working status of each kitchen device and control it. In one implementation of this embodiment, the control device and each kitchen device are on the same local area network. The control device connects to each kitchen device via Wi-Fi, and automatically establishes a connection with each kitchen device when the control device detects that the target scenario includes the target user. This allows the control device to automatically switch based on the target user's location, enabling the target user to promptly understand the working status of the kitchen equipment and providing convenience. Furthermore, when the target scenario does not include the target user, the control device actively disconnects from each kitchen device, thus avoiding control conflicts caused by multiple control devices simultaneously sending control commands to the kitchen equipment.

[0056] The device information may include device identifiers. The control device stores each device identifier so that it can quickly identify the kitchen device that sent the working status when it receives a working status notification. After obtaining the device identifiers of each kitchen device, the control device records the corresponding device identifiers for each kitchen device; and when the control device disconnects from the kitchen device, it clears the recorded device identifiers to release the control device's storage space.

[0057] S30. The control device receives the working status of the target kitchen equipment and outputs the working status to prompt the target user.

[0058] Specifically, the target kitchen device is included within at least one kitchen appliance, and its operating status reflects the working condition of the target kitchen appliance. For example, after a smart rice cooker finishes cooking, it sends a status message indicating that cooking is complete to a control device, which then outputs this status message so that the target user can receive information that cooking is finished. In one implementation of this embodiment, after the control device enters an operating state, it can detect its own operating state; if it is in standby mode, it can directly display the operating state; if it is playing video, it obtains the priority of the operating state and determines the output method of the operating state based on the obtained priority.

[0059] In one implementation of this embodiment, the control device includes a smart TV, and the step of outputting the working status to prompt the target user specifically includes:

[0060] Obtain the priority corresponding to the working state;

[0061] If the priority reaches the preset priority threshold, the smart TV will display the working status on the display interface and stop playing the video;

[0062] If the priority reaches the preset priority threshold, the smart TV will display a prompt window indicating the working status and continue playing the video.

[0063] Specifically, the priority can be pre-configured to reflect the importance of the working status. A higher priority indicates a higher level of importance, and vice versa. A preset priority threshold is set to measure the priority. When the priority reaches the preset threshold, it indicates a high priority, and the smart TV displays the working status on the screen and stops playing the video. Conversely, when the priority does not reach the preset threshold, it indicates a low priority, and the smart TV displays a prompt window indicating the working status and continues playing the video.

[0064] For example: In a smart kitchen, a smart rice cooker is set to cook for a set time. When the rice cooker finishes cooking, it sends a "cooking complete" status message to the smart TV. Since the priority of "cooking complete" is lower than a preset priority threshold, the smart TV displays a notification window indicating that cooking is finished and continues playing the video. Alternatively, when cooking on a gas stove, if an odor sensor in the kitchen detects an alarm and transmits it to the gas stove, the stove sends a "dangerous status" status message to the smart TV. Since the priority of "dangerous status" is higher than a preset priority threshold, the smart TV displays the "dangerous status" message on the screen and stops playing the video.

[0065] In one implementation of this embodiment, after the control device displays the working status of the kitchen equipment, the control device can generate control commands based on the working status to control the kitchen equipment. Correspondingly, the control method for the smart kitchen further includes:

[0066] The control device generates control commands based on the operating status, and controls the target kitchen equipment and the associated kitchen equipment corresponding to the target kitchen equipment based on the control commands.

[0067] Specifically, both the target kitchen device and the associated kitchen device are included within at least one kitchen device, and the target kitchen device and the associated kitchen device are not the same. The associated kitchen device is a kitchen device used to work in conjunction with the target kitchen device. For example, if the target kitchen device is a gas stove, then the associated kitchen device could be a range hood, etc. Control commands can be commands to control the target device and the associated kitchen device to turn off, commands to adjust the target device and the associated kitchen device, or commands to adjust the working time of the target device and the associated kitchen device, etc. Furthermore, in practical applications, control commands can be determined based on the control commands supported by the target kitchen device and the associated kitchen device themselves, which will not be elaborated here.

[0068] For example, during the soup-making process, an odor sensor detects an abnormal odor and sends the data to the connected gas stove via a control device. The control device can display a "burnt soup" status and generate a control command to turn off the gas stove based on this status. Similarly, during soup-making, if steam causes the pot lid to vibrate, the smart kitchen's sound sensor detects this abnormal sound and generates an alarm signal. This alarm is sent to the control device via the gas stove, which can display a "danger" status and generate a control command to turn off the gas stove, or reduce its operating temperature.

[0069] In one implementation of this embodiment, the control device generates control commands based on the working state to control the target kitchen equipment and the associated kitchen equipment corresponding to the target kitchen equipment, specifically including:

[0070] The control device acquires the associated kitchen equipment corresponding to the target kitchen equipment;

[0071] The control device generates control commands based on the operating status and sends the control commands to the associated kitchen equipment to control the associated kitchen equipment.

[0072] Specifically, the control device pre-stores the collaboration relationships between various kitchen devices. After acquiring a target kitchen device, it can determine the associated kitchen devices corresponding to the target kitchen device based on these collaboration relationships. Furthermore, the collaboration relationships can be stored in the cloud. When the control device connects to the kitchen devices, it connects to the cloud to obtain the collaboration relationships. These collaboration relationships can be sent to the cloud by one of the main kitchen devices, such as a gas stove.

[0073] In summary, this embodiment provides a control method for a smart kitchen. The method includes a control device monitoring a target scene in which it is located; when the target scene includes a target user, the control device establishes a communication connection with each of the at least one kitchen appliance; the control device receives the operating status of the target kitchen appliance and outputs the operating status to the target user, wherein the target kitchen appliance is included within at least one kitchen appliance. This embodiment uses a terminal device in the target user's scene as the control device and connects the control device to each kitchen appliance to display the operating status of each kitchen appliance. This allows the user to quickly understand the operating status of each kitchen appliance even when not in the kitchen, facilitating user management of the kitchen appliances and improving the safety of the kitchen appliances.

[0074] Based on the above-described intelligent kitchen control method, this embodiment provides an intelligent triggering control system, such as... Figure 4 As shown, the control system includes: a control device 100 and at least one kitchen device 200; the control device 100 is not located in the kitchen, and the control device 100 is used to monitor its surroundings; when the target scene includes a target user, it establishes a communication connection with each of the at least one kitchen device; it receives the working status of the target kitchen device and outputs the working status to prompt the target user, wherein the target kitchen device is contained within at least one kitchen device.

[0075] Based on the above-described control method for an intelligent kitchen, this embodiment provides a computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs that can be executed by one or more processors to implement the steps in the control method for an intelligent kitchen as described in the above embodiment.

[0076] Based on the above-described control method for a smart kitchen, this application also provides a terminal device, such as... Figure 5As shown, it includes at least one processor 20; a display screen 21; and a memory 22, and may also include a communications interface 23 and a bus 24. The processor 20, display screen 21, memory 22, and communications interface 23 can communicate with each other via the bus 24. The display screen 21 is configured to display a preset user guide interface in the initial setup mode. The communications interface 23 can transmit information. The processor 20 can invoke logical instructions in the memory 22 to execute the methods described in the above embodiments.

[0077] 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.

[0078] The memory 22, as a computer-readable storage medium, can be configured to store software programs, computer-executable programs, such as program instructions or modules corresponding to the methods in the embodiments of this disclosure. The processor 20 executes functional applications and data processing by running the software programs, instructions, or modules stored in the memory 22, thereby implementing the methods in the above embodiments.

[0079] The memory 22 may include a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area may store the operating system and application programs 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 (RAM) and non-volatile memory. Examples include various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, portable hard drives, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical disks, as well as transient storage media.

[0080] Furthermore, the specific process of loading and executing multiple instruction processors in the aforementioned storage medium and terminal device has been described in detail in the above method, and will not be repeated here.

[0081] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this application, and are not intended to limit them. Although this application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application.

Claims

1. A control method for an intelligent kitchen, characterized in that, The smart kitchen includes at least one kitchen appliance, and the control method includes: The control device monitors the target scene it is in. The control device is not located in the kitchen and is connected to a camera device. The control device captures scene images of the target scene through the camera device and detects whether the scene images carry facial images in order to monitor whether there is a target user in the target scene and automatically switches the control device according to the location of the target user. When the target scene includes a target user, the control device establishes a communication connection with each kitchen device in at least one kitchen device, wherein the target user is any user or a preset user; when the target user is any user in the target scene, and the scene image carries a face image, then the target user exists in the target scene; when the target user is a preset user, and the scene image carries a face image, the recognized face image is matched with the face image of the preset user; if the match is successful, then the target user exists in the target scene. When the target scenario does not include the target user, the control device actively disconnects from each kitchen device to avoid control conflicts caused by multiple control devices sending control commands to the kitchen devices at the same time. The control device receives the operating status of the target kitchen equipment and outputs the operating status to prompt the target user, wherein the target kitchen equipment is contained within at least one kitchen device.

2. The control method for an intelligent kitchen according to claim 1, characterized in that, When the target scenario includes a target user, establishing a communication connection between the control device and each kitchen device in at least one kitchen device specifically includes: When the target scenario includes a target user, the control device wirelessly connects to each kitchen device in at least one kitchen device, wherein each kitchen device and the control device are on the same local area network. The control device obtains device information from each connected kitchen device in order to establish a communication connection with each kitchen device.

3. The control method for an intelligent kitchen according to claim 1, characterized in that, The control device includes a smart TV, and the step of outputting the working status to prompt the target user specifically includes: Obtain the priority corresponding to the working state; If the priority reaches a preset priority threshold, the smart TV will display the working status on the display interface and stop playing the video.

4. The control method for an intelligent kitchen according to claim 3, characterized in that, The specific steps of outputting the working status to prompt the target user include: If the priority does not reach the preset priority threshold, the smart TV will display a prompt window indicating the working status and continue playing the video.

5. The control method for an intelligent kitchen according to claim 1, characterized in that, The description also includes: The control device generates control commands based on the working state to control the target kitchen equipment and the associated kitchen equipment corresponding to the target kitchen equipment. The target kitchen equipment and the associated kitchen equipment are both included in at least one kitchen equipment, and the associated kitchen equipment is a kitchen equipment used to work in conjunction with the target kitchen equipment.

6. The control method for an intelligent kitchen according to claim 5, characterized in that, The control device generates control commands based on the operating state, and controls the target kitchen equipment and its associated kitchen equipment based on the control commands, specifically including: The control device acquires the associated kitchen equipment corresponding to the target kitchen equipment; The control device generates control commands based on the operating status and sends the control commands to the associated kitchen equipment to control the associated kitchen equipment.

7. A smart triggering control system, characterized in that, The steps of the control method for implementing the smart kitchen as described in any one of claims 1-6 are as follows: the control system includes: a control device and at least one kitchen device; the control device is not located in the kitchen, the control device is used to monitor its surroundings, and when the target scene includes a target user, establishes a communication connection with each of the at least one kitchen device; receives the working status of the target kitchen device, and outputs the working status to prompt the target user, wherein the target kitchen device is included in at least one kitchen device.

8. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs, which can be executed by one or more processors to implement the steps in the control method for an intelligent kitchen as described in any one of claims 1-6.

9. A terminal device, characterized in that, include: Processor, memory, and communication bus; The memory stores a computer-readable program that can be executed by the processor; The communication bus enables communication between the processor and the memory; When the processor executes the computer-readable program, it implements the steps of the control method for an intelligent kitchen as described in any one of claims 1-6.

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