Electrical appliance start-up control method, device, voice control terminal, and smart home system

Abstract

The present application relates to an electrical appliance startup control method, device, voice control terminal, and smart home system, and belongs to the field of electrical appliance startup control technology. When the voice control terminal of the present application receives a user voice command to turn on an electrical appliance, it controls the infrared emission module to transmit an infrared power-on signal for turning on the electrical appliance, and then receives feedback information of the electrical appliance being turned on through a wireless network. If no feedback information of the electrical appliance being turned on is received, or if more than one feedback information of the electrical appliance being turned on is received, the operation of controlling the infrared emission module to turn on the electrical appliance again after completing rotation is executed at least once, until the number of feedback information of the electrical appliance being turned on is one, so that only one electrical appliance is finally turned on, thereby avoiding the problem of users unknowingly turning on multiple air conditioners and wasting electricity, thereby effectively saving energy.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of electrical appliance startup control technology, and specifically relates to an electrical appliance startup control method, device, voice control terminal, and smart home system. Background Art

[0002] For voice control terminals that control the on / off of electrical devices through infrared transmitters, the infrared signals emitted have a certain range. If there are multiple electrical devices, it is common for multiple devices to be turned on at the same time without the user knowing, resulting in wasted energy. Take air conditioning as an example. For example, when the living room and other rooms are equipped with air conditioners, the user wants to turn on the air conditioner in the living room. Using the voice control terminal, the user will issue the voice command "turn on the air conditioner". At this time, it is possible that not only the air conditioner in the living room will be turned on, but also the air conditioners in other rooms, without the user knowing that the air conditioners in other rooms are turned on, resulting in wasted energy. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To this end, the present application provides an electrical appliance startup control method, device, voice control terminal and smart home system, which helps to avoid the problem of users turning on multiple air conditioners without knowing it and wasting electricity.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this application adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] In a first aspect, the present application provides a method for controlling the start-up of an electrical appliance, the method being applied to a voice control terminal for controlling the electrical appliance, the method comprising:

[0006] When receiving a user voice command to turn on the appliance, the infrared transmitting module of the voice control terminal is controlled to transmit an infrared power-on signal for turning on the appliance;

[0007] Feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is received through a wireless network. If no feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is received, or if more than one feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is received, the operation of controlling the infrared emission module to turn the appliance back on after the rotation is completed is executed at least once until the number of feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is one.

[0008] Furthermore, the method further comprises:

[0009] When the number of feedback messages received about the appliance being turned on is one, a voice prompt is given to indicate whether the currently turned-on appliance is the user's target object;

[0010] If a first user voice confirmation message is received indicating that the currently turned-on appliance is the user target object, the current turned-on control state is maintained;

[0011] If a second user voice confirmation message is received indicating that the currently turned-on appliance is not the user's target object, the operation of controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation and then turn the appliance back on is executed at least once until the number of feedback messages indicating that the appliance is turned on is one again, and a voice prompt is given again to indicate whether the currently turned-on appliance is the user's target object.

[0012] Furthermore, the operation of restarting the electrical appliance after the infrared emission module completes the rotation includes:

[0013] confirming whether user voice setting information for setting the rotation operation of the infrared emission module is received, and if so, controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation operation according to the user voice setting information; if not, controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation operation according to preset default rotation setting information, wherein both the user voice setting information and the default rotation setting information include a rotation direction and a rotation angle;

[0014] When it is confirmed that the infrared emission module has completed the rotation operation, the infrared emission module is controlled to re-emit the infrared power-on signal for turning on the electrical appliance.

[0015] Furthermore, the method further comprises:

[0016] If no feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is received within a preset time period, a first voice prompt indicating that the appliance is not turned on is issued.

[0017] Furthermore, the method further comprises:

[0018] After receiving feedback information about the electrical appliances being turned on, a second voice prompt indicating the number of electrical appliances being turned on is issued according to the number of received feedback information about the electrical appliances being turned on.

[0019] In a second aspect, the present application provides an appliance startup control device, which is applied to a voice control terminal for controlling an appliance, and includes:

[0020] a first control module, configured to control the infrared transmitting module of the voice control terminal to transmit an infrared power-on signal for turning on the appliance when receiving a user voice command for turning on the appliance;

[0021] The second control module is used to receive feedback information of the appliance being turned on through a wireless network. If no feedback information of the appliance being turned on is received, or the number of feedback information received that the appliance is turned on is more than one, the operation of controlling the infrared emission module to restart the appliance after completing the rotation is executed at least once until the number of feedback information received that the appliance is turned on is one.

[0022] Furthermore, the electrical appliance start control device further includes:

[0023] The third control module is used to, when the number of feedback messages received indicating that the appliance is turned on is one, provide a voice prompt as to whether the currently turned-on appliance is the user's target object; if a first user voice confirmation message is received indicating that the currently turned-on appliance is the user's target object, maintain the current turn-on control state; if a second user voice confirmation message is received indicating that the currently turned-on appliance is not the user's target object, execute at least one operation of controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation and then turn the appliance back on, until the number of feedback messages received indicating that the appliance is turned on is one again, and provide a voice prompt as to whether the currently turned-on appliance is the user's target object again.

[0024] In a third aspect, the present application provides a voice control terminal, comprising:

[0025] Infrared transmitter module;

[0026] A rotation module, used for driving the infrared emission module to rotate;

[0027] Wireless communication module;

[0028] a memory having an executable program stored therein;

[0029] A processor is used to execute the executable program in the memory to implement the steps of any one of the above methods.

[0030] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a smart home system, comprising:

[0031] The voice control terminal as described above; and

[0032] Electrical appliances.

[0033] Furthermore, the electrical appliance includes an air conditioner.

[0034] This application adopts the above technical solution, which has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0035] Using the solution of the present application, when the voice control terminal receives a user voice command to turn on an electrical appliance, it controls the infrared emission module to emit an infrared power-on signal for turning on the electrical appliance; if an electrical appliance is turned on, it can access the wireless network, and then send feedback information of the electrical appliance being turned on to the voice control terminal through the wireless network. If the voice control terminal does not receive the feedback information that the electrical appliance is turned on, it means that the infrared emission angle is incorrect, resulting in the electrical appliance not being turned on, or if the number of feedback information received that the electrical appliance is turned on is more than one, it means that two or more electrical appliances are turned on. Then, the operation of controlling the infrared emission module to turn on the electrical appliance again after completing the rotation is executed at least once, until the number of feedback information received that the electrical appliance is turned on is one, so that only one electrical appliance is turned on in the end. In this way, the problem of users turning on multiple air conditioners without knowing it and wasting electricity is avoided, thereby effectively saving energy.

[0036] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0038] Figure 1 is a flow chart showing a method for controlling the start-up of an electrical appliance according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0039] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing turning on two electrical appliances at the same time according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0040] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing turning on only one electrical appliance according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0041] Figure 4 is a flow chart showing a method for controlling start-up of an electrical appliance according to another exemplary embodiment;

[0042] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing turning on only one electrical appliance according to another exemplary embodiment;

[0043] Figure 6 is a block diagram of a device for controlling the start of an electrical appliance according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0044] Figure 7 is a block diagram of a voice control terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0045] Figure 8 The figure is a block diagram of a smart home system according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0046] To make the purpose, technical solutions, and advantages of this application more clear, the technical solutions of this application will be described in detail below. Obviously, the embodiments described are only some of the embodiments of this application, rather than all of them. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other implementation methods obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0047] See also Figure 1 , Figure 1 This is a flowchart of a method for controlling the start of an electrical appliance according to an exemplary embodiment. The method is applied to a voice control terminal for controlling the electrical appliance. The voice control terminal can transmit an infrared power on / off signal through an infrared transmitter head to turn the electrical appliance on / off. The infrared transmitting module in the voice control terminal can be driven to rotate, thereby realizing the application of the following related methods in the voice control terminal.

[0048] The electrical appliance start-up control method comprises the following steps:

[0049] Step S11: When receiving a user voice command to turn on the appliance, controlling the infrared transmitting module of the voice control terminal to transmit an infrared power-on signal for turning on the appliance;

[0050] Step S12: receiving feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on via a wireless network; if no feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is received, or if more than one feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is received, controlling the infrared emission module to turn the appliance back on after the rotation is completed is performed at least once, until the number of feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is one.

[0051] Specifically, take air conditioning as an example. For example, when the living room and other rooms are equipped with air conditioners, if the user wants to turn on the air conditioner in the living room, the user can use the voice control terminal to control the air conditioner. Since the voice control terminal is not fixed, the actual infrared action area of ​​the infrared emission module of the voice control terminal is not fixed. In this case, after the user wakes up the voice control terminal, he issues a voice command "turn on the air conditioner". After the voice control terminal receives the voice command "turn on the air conditioner", it controls the infrared emission module of the voice control terminal to emit an infrared power-on signal for turning on the appliance. One possible result is that due to the incompatibility of the infrared action area of ​​the infrared emission module, it is possible that none of the air conditioners are turned on; the second possible result is that it is possible that not only the air conditioner in the living room is turned on, but the air conditioners in other rooms may also be turned on, but the user does not know that the air conditioners in other rooms are turned on; the third possible result is that only one air conditioner may be turned on.

[0052] After the voice control terminal transmits an infrared power-on signal for turning on the electrical appliance through the infrared transmission module, if an electrical appliance is turned on, it can access the wireless network, so that the electrical appliance and the voice control terminal are in the same network, such as the electrical appliance and the voice control terminal are in the same WIFI network, and then the electrical appliance connected to the network sends feedback information that it has been turned on to the voice control terminal. After the voice control terminal receives the feedback information that the electrical appliance is turned on through the wireless network, it can obtain the number of electrical appliances turned on. For the case where no feedback information that the electrical appliance is turned on is received, or the number of feedback information received that the electrical appliance is turned on is more than one, the infrared transmission module in the voice control terminal can be driven to rotate, and the voice control terminal executes at least once the operation of controlling its infrared transmission module to turn on the electrical appliance again after completing the rotation, until the number of feedback information received that the electrical appliance is turned on is one, indicating that only one electrical appliance is finally turned on.

[0053] See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 , Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing how to turn on two electrical appliances at the same time according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 3 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing turning on only one electrical appliance according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 2 and Figure 3 In the figure, A represents a voice control terminal, and B1, B2 and B3 each represent an electrical device. Figure 2 The figure shows that the infrared of the voice control terminal A turns on two appliances B1 and B2 at the same time. In this case, the voice control terminal performs at least one operation to control its infrared emission module to complete the rotation and then turn on the appliances again. Finally, the following can be obtained: Figure 3 The result of turning on only one appliance B2 is shown. How many times should the operation of controlling the infrared emission module to turn on the appliance again be performed to achieve the following result? Figure 3The result of turning on only one appliance B2 is shown. In actual application, it is determined by the specific angle of actual rotation and may be performed only once, twice or more.

[0054] Through the above solution, it can be achieved that only one appliance is turned on, thereby avoiding the problem of users turning on multiple air conditioners without knowing it and wasting electricity, thereby effectively saving energy.

[0055] See also Figure 4 , Figure 4 FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a method for controlling the start-up of an electrical appliance according to another exemplary embodiment, the method comprising the following steps:

[0056] Step S41: When receiving a user voice command to turn on the appliance, controlling the infrared transmitting module of the voice control terminal to transmit an infrared power-on signal for turning on the appliance;

[0057] Step S42: receiving feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on via the wireless network. If no feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is received, or if more than one feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is received, controlling the infrared emission module to turn the appliance back on after the infrared emission module completes its rotation is performed at least once until the number of feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on reaches one.

[0058] Step S43: When the number of feedback messages received indicating that the appliance is turned on is one, a voice prompt is given to indicate whether the appliance currently turned on is the user's target object; if a first user voice confirmation message is received indicating that the appliance currently turned on is the user's target object, the current on control state is maintained; if a second user voice confirmation message is received indicating that the appliance currently turned on is not the user's target object, the operation of controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation and then turn the appliance back on is performed at least once, until the number of feedback messages received indicating that the appliance is turned on is one again, and a voice prompt is given again to indicate whether the appliance currently turned on is the user's target object.

[0059] Steps S41 and S42 have been described in the above-mentioned embodiments and will not be described in detail here. Through steps S41 and S42, only one appliance can be turned on, thereby avoiding the problem of wasting electricity by the user turning on multiple air conditioners without knowing it, thereby effectively saving energy. However, for only one appliance that is turned on, it is possible that the appliance is not the target object that the user needs to turn on, so Figure 3 Shown as an example, Figure 3 The result shows that the voice control terminal A only turns on one appliance B2. One possibility is that the appliance B2 that is turned on is not the target object that the user needs to turn on. The target object that the user wants to turn on is B3. This situation is not what the user expects.

[0060] In this regard, in step S43, when the voice control terminal receives one feedback message indicating that the appliance is turned on, it provides a voice prompt to determine whether the currently turned-on appliance is the user's target object. For example, the voice control terminal issues a voice prompt, "Is the currently turned-on air conditioner what you expected?" After the user hears this prompt, voice interaction feedback is provided. If it is, the user issues a first user voice confirmation message indicating that the currently turned-on appliance is the user's target object, such as "It is what I expected." After receiving this first user voice confirmation message, the voice control terminal maintains the current on-control state. If the currently turned-on air conditioner is not what the user expected, the user issues a second user voice confirmation message indicating that the currently turned-on appliance is not the user's target object, such as "It is not what I expected." After receiving this second user voice confirmation message, the voice control terminal executes the operation of controlling the infrared emission module to complete rotation and then turn the appliance back on at least once, until the number of feedback messages indicating that the appliance is turned on again reaches one, and the voice prompt is again issued to determine whether the currently turned-on appliance is the user's target object. In this way, only one appliance is ultimately turned on, and it is the one the user expected.

[0061] by Figure 3 and Figure 5 For an example, see Figure 3 , assuming Figure 3 The appliance B2 shown as being turned on is not the target object that the user needs to turn on. The target object that the user wants to turn on is B3. Figure 3 In this case, the voice control terminal prompts "Is the air conditioner currently turned on what you expected?", and the user replies to the voice control terminal "It is not what I expected." Then the voice control terminal executes the operation of controlling the infrared emission module to turn on the appliance again at least once until the number of feedback messages received that the appliance is turned on is one again. Figure 5 As shown, only appliance B3 is turned on, and the voice prompt is given again, "Is the air conditioner currently turned on what you expected?" Since only appliance B3 is turned on this time, which is what the user expects, the user replies to the voice control terminal, "Yes, it is what I expected." After receiving the feedback of the first user's voice confirmation information, the voice control terminal maintains the control state of the currently turned-on appliance B3.

[0062] In summary, through this embodiment, it can be achieved that only one appliance is turned on, and this is what the user expects, thereby improving the user experience.

[0063] Regarding the operation of "controlling the infrared emission module to restart the appliance after completing the rotation" in the above steps S12, S42, and S43, the present application provides the following specific implementation:

[0064] Furthermore, controlling the operation of restarting the electrical appliance after the infrared emission module completes the rotation includes:

[0065] confirming whether user voice setting information for setting the rotation operation of the infrared emission module is received, and if so, controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation operation according to the user voice setting information; if not, controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation operation according to preset default rotation setting information, wherein both the user voice setting information and the default rotation setting information include a rotation direction and a rotation angle;

[0066] When it is confirmed that the infrared emission module has completed the rotation operation, the infrared emission module is controlled to re-emit the infrared power-on signal for turning on the electrical appliance.

[0067] In actual applications, the electrical appliance to be turned on is generally within the user's line of sight. Therefore, the user can determine the direction and angle of rotation of the infrared transmitter module by sight, and then generate user voice setting information to inform the voice control terminal. The voice control terminal then controls the rotation of its infrared transmitter module accordingly. Each time the infrared transmitter module is controlled to complete a rotation operation, the direction and / or angle of rotation in the user voice setting information can be different, thereby achieving flexible control of the rotation angle and / or direction each time. If the user does not set the user voice setting information, that is, the voice control terminal does not receive the user voice setting information, in this case, the voice control terminal controls its infrared transmitter module to complete the rotation operation according to the preset default rotation setting information. When it is confirmed that the infrared emission module has completed the rotation operation, the voice control terminal controls the infrared emission module again to re-emit the infrared power-on signal for turning on the electrical appliance, thereby forming a new infrared emission action area. The number of turned-on electrical appliances is confirmed again in the new infrared emission action area. If there is only one, it indicates that the purpose of this rotation is achieved, which can avoid the problem of users turning on multiple air conditioners without knowing it and wasting electricity. If there is not one, the "operation of controlling the infrared emission module to turn on the electrical appliance again after completing the rotation" is repeated again, and this is repeated until it is confirmed that only one device is turned on in the new infrared emission action area.

[0068] Specifically, let's take the example of using a voice control terminal to control an air conditioner. If no air conditioner is turned on, or if more than one air conditioner is turned on, turn off the air conditioner first. For example, when the voice control terminal prompts whether to continue turning on the air conditioner, if the user only replies "yes" and no user voice setting information for setting the rotation operation of the infrared emission module is issued, the voice control terminal obtains the preset default rotation setting information, such as "rotate 15° to the left", controls the rotation of the infrared emission module according to the preset default rotation setting information, and then issues an infrared power-on signal. This cycle continues until only one air conditioner or device is turned on.

[0069] For example, when the voice device prompts whether to continue turning on the air conditioner, if the user replies yes and sends user voice setting information for setting the rotation operation of the infrared transmitting module, such as the user voice replies "Yes, rotate 30° to the left", the voice device controls its infrared transmitting module to rotate 30° to the left, and then turns on the air conditioner through the infrared transmitting head. This cycle continues until only one air conditioner or device is turned on.

[0070] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0071] If no feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is received within a preset time period, a first voice prompt indicating that the appliance is not turned on is issued.

[0072] Specifically, when the voice control terminal receives a user voice command to turn on an electrical appliance, it controls its infrared transmitting module to transmit an infrared power-on signal for turning on the electrical appliance. If no feedback information indicating that the electrical appliance is turned on is received within a preset time period, it indicates that the infrared action area of ​​the infrared transmitting module is not suitable and no air conditioner is turned on. In this case, a first voice prompt is generated, such as "No air conditioner is turned on", to inform the user through voice, thereby prompting the user experience.

[0073] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0074] After receiving feedback information about the electrical appliances being turned on, a second voice prompt indicating the number of electrical appliances being turned on is issued according to the number of received feedback information about the electrical appliances being turned on.

[0075] Specifically, after receiving feedback that an appliance is turned on, the voice control terminal indicates that at least one appliance is turned on. However, the user does not know the exact number of appliances turned on. To let the user know the exact number of appliances turned on, for example, if only one air conditioner is turned on, the voice control terminal can announce: "One air conditioner has been turned on for you." Or, if two air conditioners are turned on, the voice control terminal can announce: "Two air conditioners have been turned on for you." Especially when announcing that multiple appliances are turned on, the user can intuitively understand that turning on multiple appliances is wasting energy.

[0076] See also Figure 6 , Figure 6 1 is a block diagram of an appliance startup control device according to an exemplary embodiment. The appliance startup control device 6 is applied to a voice control terminal for controlling an appliance. The appliance startup control device 6 includes:

[0077] The first control module 61 is used to control the infrared transmitting module of the voice control terminal to transmit an infrared power-on signal for turning on the appliance when receiving a user voice command to turn on the appliance;

[0078] The second control module 62 is used to receive feedback information of the appliance being turned on through a wireless network. If no feedback information of the appliance being turned on is received, or the number of feedback information received that the appliance is turned on is more than one, the operation of controlling the infrared emission module to turn on the appliance again after completing the rotation is executed at least once until the number of feedback information received that the appliance is turned on is one.

[0079] Furthermore, the appliance start control device 6 further includes:

[0080] The third control module 63 is used to, when the number of feedback messages received indicating that the appliance is turned on is one, provide a voice prompt as to whether the appliance currently turned on is the user's target object; if a first user voice confirmation message is received indicating that the appliance currently turned on is the user's target object, maintain the current on control state; if a second user voice confirmation message is received indicating that the appliance currently turned on is not the user's target object, execute at least one operation of controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation and then turn the appliance back on, until the number of feedback messages received indicating that the appliance is turned on is one again, and provide a voice prompt as to whether the appliance currently turned on is the user's target object again.

[0081] Furthermore, controlling the operation of restarting the electrical appliance after the infrared emission module completes the rotation includes:

[0082] confirming whether user voice setting information for setting the rotation operation of the infrared emission module is received, and if so, controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation operation according to the user voice setting information; if not, controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation operation according to preset default rotation setting information, wherein both the user voice setting information and the default rotation setting information include a rotation direction and a rotation angle;

[0083] When it is confirmed that the infrared emission module has completed the rotation operation, the infrared emission module is controlled to re-emit the infrared power-on signal for turning on the electrical appliance.

[0084] Furthermore, the appliance start control device 6 further includes:

[0085] The first voice prompt module is configured to issue a first voice prompt indicating that the appliance is not turned on if no feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is received within a preset time period.

[0086] Furthermore, the appliance start control device 6 further includes:

[0087] The second voice prompt module is used to, after receiving feedback information of the electrical appliances being turned on, issue a second voice prompt indicating the number of electrical appliances turned on according to the number of received feedback information of the electrical appliances being turned on.

[0088] Regarding the appliance start control device 6 in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the above embodiment of the related method, and will not be elaborated here.

[0089] See also Figure 7 , Figure 7 FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a voice control terminal according to an exemplary embodiment. The voice control terminal 7 includes:

[0090] Infrared emission module 71;

[0091] The rotation module 72 is used to drive the infrared emission module 71 to rotate;

[0092] Wireless communication module 73;

[0093] a memory 74 on which executable programs are stored;

[0094] The processor 75 is configured to execute the executable program in the memory 74 to implement the steps of any one of the above methods.

[0095] Among them, the relevant corresponding methods are described in detail in the above-mentioned related embodiments and will not be elaborated here.

[0096] For the above-mentioned voice control terminal 7, its processor 72 executes the program in the memory 71 to ensure that only one appliance is turned on, and it is even what the user expects. This can improve the user experience and avoid the problem of users turning on multiple air conditioners without knowing it, resulting in wasted energy, thereby effectively saving energy.

[0097] See also Figure 8 , Figure 8 FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a smart home system according to an exemplary embodiment. The smart home system 8 includes:

[0098] The voice control terminal 7 as described above; and

[0099] Electrical appliances 9.

[0100] Furthermore, the electrical appliances 9 may include but are not limited to air conditioners, fans, televisions and other electrical equipment.

[0101] The specific application embodiments of the above-mentioned smart home system 8 are described in detail in the above-mentioned related embodiments and will not be elaborated here.

[0102] It can be understood that the same or similar parts of the above embodiments can be referenced to each other, and the contents not described in detail in some embodiments can refer to the same or similar contents in other embodiments.

[0103] It should be noted that, in the description of this application, the terms "first," "second," etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. In addition, in the description of this application, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "plurality" or "multiple" is at least two.

[0104] It should be understood that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there may be an intermediate element at the same time; when an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intermediate element at the same time. In addition, the "connection" used here may include wireless connection; the wording "and / or" used includes any unit and all combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0105] Any process or method description in a flowchart or otherwise described herein may be understood to represent a module, segment or portion of code comprising one or more executable instructions for implementing the steps of a specific logical function or process, and the scope of the preferred embodiments of the present application includes alternative implementations in which functions may be performed out of the order shown or discussed, including performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in the reverse order depending on the functions involved, which should be understood by those skilled in the art to which the embodiments of the present application belong.

[0106] It should be understood that various parts of the present application can be implemented using hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. In the above embodiments, multiple steps or methods can be implemented using software or firmware stored in a memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if implemented using hardware, as in another embodiment, any one of the following technologies known in the art or a combination thereof can be used to implement: a discrete logic circuit having a logic gate circuit for implementing a logic function on a data signal, an application-specific integrated circuit having a suitable combination of logic gate circuits, a programmable gate array (PGA), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), etc.

[0107] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the steps in the method of the above embodiment can be completed by instructing related hardware through a program, and the program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When the program is executed, it includes one or a combination of the steps of the method embodiment.

[0108] In addition, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present application may be integrated into a processing module, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into a module. The above-mentioned integrated module may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional module. If the integrated module is implemented in the form of a software functional module and sold or used as an independent product, it may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium.

[0109] The storage medium mentioned above can be a read-only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc.

[0110] Throughout this specification, reference to terms such as "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples" means that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in conjunction with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

[0111] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and cannot be understood as limitations on the present application. Ordinary technicians in this field can change, modify, replace and modify the above embodiments within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for controlling the start of an electrical appliance, characterized in that: The method is applied to a voice control terminal for controlling an electrical appliance, and the method comprises: When receiving a user voice command to turn on the appliance, the infrared transmitting module of the voice control terminal is controlled to transmit an infrared power-on signal for turning on the appliance; receiving feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on via a wireless network, and if no feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is received, or if more than one feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is received, executing at least one operation of controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation and then turn the appliance back on again, until the number of feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on reaches one; The operation of controlling the infrared emission module to restart the appliance after the infrared emission module completes the rotation includes: confirming whether user voice setting information for setting the rotation operation of the infrared emission module is received, and if so, controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation operation according to the user voice setting information; if not, controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation operation according to preset default rotation setting information, wherein both the user voice setting information and the default rotation setting information include a rotation direction and a rotation angle; When it is confirmed that the infrared emission module has completed the rotation operation, the infrared emission module is controlled to re-emit the infrared power-on signal for turning on the electrical appliance.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: When the number of feedback messages received about the appliance being turned on is one, a voice prompt is given to indicate whether the currently turned-on appliance is the user's target object; If a first user voice confirmation message is received indicating that the currently turned-on appliance is the user target object, the current turned-on control state is maintained; If a second user voice confirmation message is received indicating that the currently turned-on appliance is not the user's target object, the operation of controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation and then turn the appliance back on is executed at least once until the number of feedback messages indicating that the appliance is turned on is one again, and a voice prompt is given again to indicate whether the currently turned-on appliance is the user's target object.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: If no feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is received within a preset time period, a first voice prompt indicating that the appliance is not turned on is issued.

4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The method further comprises: After receiving feedback information about the electrical appliances being turned on, a second voice prompt indicating the number of electrical appliances being turned on is issued according to the number of received feedback information about the electrical appliances being turned on.

5. An electrical appliance start control device, characterized in that: The electrical appliance start-up control device is applied to a voice control terminal for controlling an electrical appliance, and the electrical appliance start-up control device includes: a first control module, configured to control the infrared transmitting module of the voice control terminal to transmit an infrared power-on signal for turning on the appliance when receiving a user voice command for turning on the appliance; a second control module, configured to receive feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on via a wireless network, and if no feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is received, or if more than one feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on is received, control the infrared emission module to turn the appliance back on at least once after the infrared emission module completes its rotation, until the number of feedback information indicating that the appliance is turned on reaches one; Among them, controlling the operation of restarting the electrical appliance after the infrared emission module completes the rotation includes: confirming whether user voice setting information for setting the rotation operation of the infrared emission module is received; if received, controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation operation according to the user voice setting information; if not received, controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation operation according to preset default rotation setting information, wherein the user voice setting information and the default rotation setting information both include the direction and angle of rotation; when it is confirmed that the infrared emission module has completed the rotation operation, controlling the infrared emission module to re-emit the infrared power-on signal for turning on the electrical appliance.

6. The electrical appliance start control device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The electrical appliance start control device further comprises: The third control module is used to, when the number of feedback messages received indicating that the appliance is turned on is one, provide a voice prompt as to whether the currently turned-on appliance is the user's target object; if a first user voice confirmation message is received indicating that the currently turned-on appliance is the user's target object, maintain the current turn-on control state; if a second user voice confirmation message is received indicating that the currently turned-on appliance is not the user's target object, execute at least one operation of controlling the infrared emission module to complete the rotation and then turn the appliance back on, until the number of feedback messages received indicating that the appliance is turned on is one again, and provide a voice prompt as to whether the currently turned-on appliance is the user's target object again.

7. A voice control terminal, characterized in that: include: Infrared transmitter module; A rotation module, used for driving the infrared emission module to rotate; Wireless communication module; a memory having an executable program stored therein; A processor, configured to execute the executable program in the memory to implement the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

8. A smart home system, characterized in that: include: The voice control terminal according to claim 7; and Electrical appliances.

9. The smart home system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The electrical appliance includes an air conditioner.

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