Air conditioner control method, device, system and air conditioner

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of air conditioning, and provides a control method, device, system and air conditioner for an air conditioner. The method comprises: obtaining the door lock status of at least one compartment in a target area; if, based on the door lock status, it is determined that the door lock of the compartment has changed from a closed state to an open state, determining the compartment area corresponding to the door lock; controlling the air outlet direction of the air conditioner to be directed toward the compartment area, and supplying air to the compartment area to disinfect the compartment area. By obtaining the door lock status of at least one compartment in the target area, and determining the compartment area when it is determined that the door lock of the compartment has changed from a closed state to an open state, controlling the air conditioner to supply air to the compartment area, thereby specifically disinfecting the compartment area, compared with traditional control methods, the disinfection treatment effect is more ideal, the control process is more reliable, and the problem that the existing control method cannot specifically disinfect specific areas within the entire area is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of air conditioning, and in particular to a control method, device, system and air conditioner. Background Art

[0002] As people's living standards improve, their health awareness is also increasing. For areas with one or more compartments, such as toilets, especially those in public places such as hospitals, due to the small space and frequent entry and exit of people, if not handled properly, it is easy to breed bacteria and endanger human health.

[0003] Existing air conditioners can only adjust the indoor temperature. Although some air conditioners are equipped with sterilizers, they can only control the air conditioner to disinfect a fixed area according to the wind direction pre-set by the user. It is impossible to disinfect specific areas in the entire area, resulting in unsatisfactory disinfection effects. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present invention provides an air conditioner control method, device, system and air conditioner, which are used to solve the defect in the prior art that the air conditioner can only be controlled according to the wind direction preset by the user to disinfect a fixed area, but cannot be targeted to disinfect a specific area in the entire area.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present invention provides a method for controlling an air conditioner, wherein the air conditioner has a disinfection component, wherein the disinfection component is used to disinfect gas in a target area; the method comprises:

[0006] Obtaining a door lock status of at least one compartment in the target area;

[0007] If it is determined based on the door lock state that the door lock of the compartment is turned from a closed state to an open state, then determining the compartment area corresponding to the door lock;

[0008] The air outlet of the air conditioner is controlled to face the compartment area, and air is supplied to the compartment area to disinfect the compartment area.

[0009] According to the air conditioner control method provided by the present invention, controlling the air outlet of the air conditioner to face the compartment area includes:

[0010] determining a target air supply direction of the air conditioner based on position information of partitions on both sides of the compartment area;

[0011] The air outlet direction of the air conditioner is controlled to be adjusted to the target air supply direction, so as to control the air outlet direction of the air conditioner to be directed toward the compartment area.

[0012] According to the air conditioner control method provided by the present invention, a first detection component is provided in the air conditioner or the compartment, and the method further includes:

[0013] Acquiring status information of people in the compartment through the first detection component;

[0014] If it is determined that the status information is abnormal, the door lock of the compartment with the abnormal status information is controlled to be opened, and / or the air conditioner is controlled to issue a prompt message.

[0015] According to the air conditioner control method provided by the present invention, the state information includes position information and temperature information of key parts of the human body;

[0016] The determining that the status information is abnormal includes:

[0017] If it is determined based on the position information of the key part of the human body that the position of the key part of the human body is abnormal and / or it is determined based on the temperature information that the temperature change is abnormal, then the state information is determined to be abnormal.

[0018] According to the air conditioner control method provided by the present invention, determining that the position of the key part of the human body is abnormal based on the position information of the key part of the human body includes:

[0019] If it is determined based on the position information of the key part of the human body that the position of the key part of the human body meets the preset judgment condition, then it is determined that the position of the key part of the human body is abnormal;

[0020] The preset determination conditions include:

[0021] The key part of the human body is in a first preset position and lasts for more than a first preset time, the key part of the human body moves from the first preset position to a second preset position and stays in the second preset position for more than a second preset time, or the key part of the human body is lower than the second preset position.

[0022] According to the air conditioner control method provided by the present invention, the air conditioner further includes a voice interaction component, and the method further includes:

[0023] Acquiring voice commands through the voice interaction component;

[0024] A response instruction is generated based on the voice instruction, and the air conditioner is controlled to execute the response instruction.

[0025] According to the air conditioner control method provided by the present invention, the air conditioner is further connected to at least one terminal device around the target area, and controlling the air conditioner to execute the response instruction includes:

[0026] determining a target terminal device from the at least one terminal device based on the response instruction;

[0027] The air conditioner is controlled to interact with the target terminal device, and the air conditioner is controlled to feed back the result of the interaction with the target terminal device, so as to control the air conditioner to execute the response instruction.

[0028] According to the air conditioner control method provided by the present invention, a second detection component is provided in the air conditioner or the target area, and the method further includes:

[0029] Acquiring information on the number of people in the target area through the second detection component;

[0030] Based on the number of people in the target area, the air supply temperature of the air conditioner is controlled.

[0031] In a second aspect, the present invention further provides a control device for an air conditioner, the air conditioner having a disinfection component, the disinfection component being used to disinfect the gas in the target area; the device comprising:

[0032] An acquisition module, configured to acquire a door lock status of at least one compartment in the target area;

[0033] a first processing module, configured to determine a compartment area corresponding to the door lock when determining that the door lock of the compartment is turned from a closed state to an open state based on the door lock state;

[0034] The second processing module is used to control the air outlet of the air conditioner to be directed toward the compartment area and supply air to the compartment area to disinfect the compartment area.

[0035] In a third aspect, the present invention further provides an air conditioner control system, comprising: an air conditioner, a door lock, and a controller, wherein the air conditioner and the door lock are both connected to the controller; the door lock is provided on at least one compartment within a target area; the air conditioner has a disinfection component, the disinfection component being used to disinfect the gas in the target area;

[0036] The controller is used to obtain the door lock status of the door lock; if based on the door lock status, it is determined that the door lock is changed from a closed state to an open state, the compartment area corresponding to the door lock is determined; the air outlet direction of the air conditioner is controlled to be toward the compartment area, and air is supplied to the compartment area to disinfect the compartment area.

[0037] In a fourth aspect, the present invention further provides an air conditioner, which uses any of the above-mentioned air conditioner control methods.

[0038] The air conditioner control method, device, system and air conditioner provided by the present invention obtain the door lock status of at least one compartment in the target area, and when it is determined that the door lock of the compartment is turned from a closed state to an open state, determine the compartment area, control the air conditioner to supply air to the compartment area, and thus disinfect the compartment area in a targeted manner. Compared with traditional control methods, the disinfection treatment effect is more ideal and the control process reliability is higher. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0039] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the present invention or 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 some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0040] Figure 1 1 is a flow chart of the air conditioner control method provided by the present invention;

[0041] Figure 2 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0042] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structural state of a compartment in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0043] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structural state of multiple compartments in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0044] Figure 5 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the control device of the air conditioner provided by the present invention;

[0045] Figure 6 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the control system of the air conditioner provided by the present invention;

[0046] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of the electronic device provided by the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0047] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the embodiments described are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0048] The following combination Figures 1 to 7 The present invention describes an air conditioner control method, device, system, and air conditioner provided by embodiments of the present invention.

[0049] Figure 1 The present invention provides a method for controlling an air conditioner provided by an embodiment of the present invention. The air conditioner includes a disinfection component for disinfecting gas in a target area. The method includes:

[0050] Step 101: Obtain the door lock status of at least one compartment in the target area;

[0051] Step 102: If it is determined based on the door lock state that the door lock of the compartment is turned from the closed state to the open state, then the compartment area corresponding to the door lock is determined;

[0052] Step 103: Control the air outlet of the air conditioner to face the compartment area and supply air to the compartment area to disinfect the compartment area.

[0053] In this embodiment, the target area refers to an area with compartments, such as a toilet, specifically a public toilet. One or more compartments can be set up in the target area, and each compartment is equipped with a door lock. This embodiment is aimed at the situation where the door lock of the compartment is an electric door lock.

[0054] The execution subject of the air conditioner control method provided in this embodiment can be the controller of the air conditioner itself, that is, the air conditioner controller, or an external controller. This embodiment is described by taking the air conditioner controller as an example.

[0055] In actual application, the door locks of each compartment in the target area can be connected to the air conditioning controller. The air conditioning controller can obtain the status signal of each door lock, that is, the door lock status, and can also send a control signal to the door lock to control the door lock to open or close.

[0056] See attached Figure 2 In this embodiment, the disinfection component is specifically arranged in the indoor unit 200 of the air conditioner and installed on the outside of the evaporator 203. The external air enters the indoor unit 200 from the air inlet grille 201, and is disinfected and heat-exchanged by the disinfection component 202 and the evaporator 203 in turn. After the fan 204 in the indoor unit 200 is turned on, the air is driven to pass through the air duct and be sent out from the air outlet 205, so that the air in the target area can be disinfected.

[0057] In order to achieve targeted disinfection of specific areas, this embodiment divides one or more compartment areas according to the positions of the partitions on both sides of the target area according to the different compartments in the target area. Each compartment corresponds to a compartment area, and the air outlet of the air conditioner is controlled to supply air toward the corresponding compartment area to achieve disinfection of a certain compartment.

[0058] Take a compartment as an example, Figure 3As shown, the indoor unit 200 of the air conditioner can be installed on the wall near the compartment 300 in the target area in a side-hanging manner. A door lock is provided on the door 301 of the compartment 300. The status signal of the door lock can be received by the air-conditioning controller to obtain the door lock status. The air-conditioning controller can also be used to remotely control the door lock to open and close. After a person enters the compartment 300, the door lock will be closed. After the person goes to the toilet, the door lock of the compartment 300 can be manually opened. At this time, after the air-conditioning controller obtains the signal that the door lock changes from a closed state to an open state, it will control the air outlet of the indoor unit 200 to blow air toward the compartment area corresponding to the compartment 300, thereby disinfecting the compartment area where the compartment 300 is located.

[0059] Figure 4 The target area is shown as having multiple compartments. In this case, the indoor unit 200 of the air conditioner can be installed in the top middle position of the target area to ensure that the air supply range of the indoor unit 200 can cover each compartment 300. For example, Figure 4 The left and right wind directions of the interior unit 200 can cover the compartment ranges corresponding to the four compartments, and the up and down wind directions can cover the range of 1.8m to 3m.

[0060] If there are many compartments in the target area, it is impossible to ensure that all compartments 300 can be covered by one indoor unit 200. The number of indoor units 200 can be increased according to actual needs, and one or more corresponding compartments 300 can be allocated to each indoor unit 200. The air supply control principle of each indoor unit 200 is roughly the same. This embodiment takes the setting of one indoor unit 200 as an example. Figure 4 Four compartments 300 are shown as an example. Partitions are provided on both sides of each compartment 300 to separate different compartment areas. By controlling the air supply direction of the indoor unit 200, targeted air supply disinfection can be performed on the corresponding compartment areas.

[0061] In an exemplary embodiment, controlling the air outlet of the air conditioner to face the compartment area may specifically include:

[0062] Determine the target air supply direction of the air conditioner based on the position information of the partitions on both sides of the compartment area;

[0063] The air outlet direction of the air conditioner is controlled to be adjusted to the target air supply direction, so as to control the air outlet direction of the air conditioner to be directed toward the compartment area.

[0064] In actual application, when there are multiple compartments in the target area, each compartment can be numbered in advance, each compartment corresponds to a unique number, and the door lock of the compartment is bound to the number of the corresponding compartment. In this way, the air-conditioning controller can determine whether the corresponding compartment needs to be disinfected based on the obtained door lock status.

[0065] Furthermore, in order to ensure that the air-conditioning controller can quickly adjust the direction of the air outlet toward the corresponding compartment area after determining the compartment to be disinfected, this embodiment can determine the corresponding air supply direction of the air conditioner based on the position information of the partitions on both sides in each compartment area. Specifically, the position information of the partitions on both sides in the compartment area may include the position coordinates of the partitions on both sides in the target area of the compartment area. Since the partitions on both sides are generally rectangular plates, the above position coordinates can be the position coordinates of the four corners of the partitions on both sides. Based on the position coordinates at the four corners, the spacing between the partitions on both sides, the length of the partitions, and the height of the partitions can be determined, and then the range of the compartment area can be determined. The air supply direction of the air conditioner to each compartment area can be obtained in advance based on the range of each compartment area obtained and obtained through prior manual calibration.

[0066] That is to say, the correspondence between each compartment area and the air supply direction of the air conditioner can be determined in advance. In this way, after knowing the compartment area to be disinfected, the air supply direction of the air conditioner in the above correspondence can be used as the target air supply direction, and the air outlet direction of the air conditioner can be controlled to be adjusted to the target air supply direction to control the air outlet direction of the air conditioner toward the compartment area.

[0067] It can be understood that the air supply direction of the above-mentioned air conditioner can be determined comprehensively by the left and right wind directions and the up and down wind directions of the indoor unit's air outlet. In actual application, it is necessary to ensure that the left and right wind directions of the indoor unit's air outlet can cover the various compartments corresponding to the indoor unit in the arrangement direction of the compartments, and the up and down directions of the indoor unit's air outlet can cover the various compartments corresponding to the indoor unit in the length direction of the compartments. This can ensure that the air delivered by the air conditioner can be fully received within the compartment range corresponding to each compartment.

[0068] In this embodiment, the upward, downward, left, and right swing wind modes can be set to perform sweeping disinfection on the compartment area that needs to be disinfected. At the same time, the wind speed can be controlled to increase the preset value based on the current wind speed, such as increasing it by 100n / min (revolutions / minute), and continue for a preset time, such as 5 minutes. After that, the targeted disinfection process is terminated and the normal air supply state is restored. The air supply direction and wind speed are also restored to the set values under the previous normal state.

[0069] In another embodiment, in order to ensure the disinfection effect, an ion emitter can be installed at the air outlet of the air conditioner. Turning on the ion emitter can release a large amount of negative ions. The negative ions can be blown into the air with the wind sent out from the air outlet to achieve the effect of sterilization, thereby making the disinfection effect better.

[0070] In an exemplary embodiment, a first detection component may be provided in the air conditioner or the compartment. The air conditioner control method may further include:

[0071] Acquiring status information of people in the compartment through the first detection component;

[0072] If the status information is determined to be abnormal, the door lock of the compartment with the abnormal status information is controlled to be opened, and / or the air conditioner is controlled to issue a prompt message.

[0073] In this embodiment, the first detection component can be a data acquisition device such as a device that can realize position detection and a device that can realize temperature detection. Specifically, it can be implemented by using sensors such as infrared sensors and temperature sensors, or using thermal infrared detectors or radar temperature sensors to synchronously collect personnel position and temperature information. The first detection component can be installed at an appropriate position on the air conditioner or in a compartment. The installation position can be reasonably selected based on actual application requirements and the type of device selected.

[0074] Of course, in this embodiment, the status information of the personnel is not limited to the position information and temperature information of the key parts of the personnel, but can also include sound information in the compartment. The sound information can be collected by sound collection devices such as microphones, and the specific information can be reasonably selected according to actual needs.

[0075] In this embodiment, the prompt information can be sent in the form of a prompt sound played by the air conditioner, or in the form of a prompt light emitted by the air conditioner. The air conditioner can also establish communication with a service desk near the bathroom and send a rescue prompt information to the service desk through the air conditioner.

[0076] In an exemplary embodiment, the status information may include position information and temperature information of key parts of the human body;

[0077] The above process of determining whether the status information is abnormal may specifically include:

[0078] If it is determined based on the position information of the key part of the human body that the position of the key part of the human body is abnormal, and / or it is determined based on the temperature information that the temperature change is abnormal, then the state information is determined to be abnormal.

[0079] Considering that when a person is in an abnormal condition, the position and temperature of key parts are more likely to change, this embodiment uses the position information and temperature information of key parts to judge whether the person's status information is abnormal separately or comprehensively, so that the control process can better meet the needs of the actual situation.

[0080] Furthermore, based on the position information of the key parts of the human body, determining whether the position of the key parts of the human body is abnormal may specifically include:

[0081] If, based on the position information of the key part of the human body, it is determined that the position of the key part of the human body meets the preset judgment condition, then it is determined that the position of the key part of the human body is abnormal;

[0082] The preset judgment conditions include:

[0083] The key part of the human body is in the first preset position and lasts for more than the first preset time, the key part of the human body moves from the first preset position to the second preset position and stays in the second preset position for more than the second preset time, or the key part of the human body is lower than the second preset position.

[0084] See attached Figure 3 Taking the forehead as an example, a key part of the human body, this embodiment pre-marks three positions, where position a represents the approximate position of the forehead when the person is standing, position b represents the approximate position of the forehead when the person is squatting, and position c represents the approximate position of the forehead in an abnormal critical state.

[0085] In this embodiment, the first preset position may be Figure 3 The second preset position can be Figure 3 When a key part of the human body is in the first preset position and lasts for more than a first preset time, for example, the forehead is in position b for more than the first preset time, for example, more than 20 minutes, it can be determined that the person's status information is abnormal.

[0086] Of course, in order to ensure the reliability of the judgment results, the temperature judgment conditions can also be comprehensively considered on the basis of the above. Specifically, it can be when the key parts of the human body are in the first preset position, continuously exceed the first preset time and the temperature changes abnormally. For example, in this embodiment, the forehead is in position b for more than the first preset time and the temperature change range exceeds the preset temperature change threshold. For example, the forehead is in position b for more than 20 minutes and the temperature change range exceeds 3 degrees Celsius, then it can be determined that the person's status information is abnormal.

[0087] In another situation, when a key part of the human body moves from a first preset position to a second preset position and remains at the second preset position for more than a second preset time, for example, in this embodiment, the forehead moves from position b to position c and remains at position c for more than the second preset time, for example, more than 1 minute, then it can be determined that the person's status information is abnormal.

[0088] Of course, in order to ensure the reliability of the judgment results, the temperature judgment conditions can also be comprehensively considered in this case. Specifically, when the key part of the human body moves from the first preset position to the second preset position, stays in the second preset position for more than the second preset time and the temperature changes abnormally, for example, in this embodiment, the forehead moves from position b to position c, and stays in position c for more than 1 minute, and the temperature change range exceeds 3 degrees Celsius, then it can be determined that the person's status information is abnormal.

[0089] In another case, when a key part of the human body is lower than the second preset position, such as the forehead is lower than position c in this embodiment, this situation indicates that the person in the compartment accidentally falls or faints. At this time, it can be directly determined that the person's status information is abnormal.

[0090] In actual application, if the air conditioner has a fresh air function, it can also control the air conditioner to supply fresh air to the compartment area corresponding to the abnormal compartment after determining that the status information of the people in the compartment is abnormal, so as to alleviate the discomfort symptoms of the people in the compartment.

[0091] Of course, after detecting that a person has been in the compartment for more than the third preset time according to the person's status information, the air conditioner can also be controlled to send fresh air toward the corresponding compartment area to ensure the air quality in the compartment. Figure 3 Taking the illustrated embodiment as an example, after detecting that the forehead is in position b for more than 20 minutes, the air conditioner can be controlled to supply fresh air to the corresponding compartment area.

[0092] On the basis of the above embodiment, the status information of the person may further include sound information. When it is determined through the sound information that an abnormal sound occurs, the status information is determined to be abnormal.

[0093] In actual application, a comprehensive judgment can be made based on the tone, frequency and other information of the sound information. For example, if the tone and frequency of the current sound information exceed the corresponding preset values, it can be determined that an abnormal sound has occurred. The abnormal sound at this time may be a distress signal from the person in the bathroom. At this time, it can be determined that the status information of the person is abnormal.

[0094] In an exemplary embodiment, the air conditioner further includes a voice interaction component, and the control method of the air conditioner may further include:

[0095] Get voice commands through the voice interaction component;

[0096] Generate a response command based on the voice command, and control the air conditioner to execute the response command.

[0097] In this embodiment, the voice interaction component can provide voice interaction services for people in the bathroom. People in the bathroom can issue voice commands to the voice interaction component in the form of a conversation. After receiving the voice command, the voice interaction component will parse the command, generate a response command, and control the air conditioner to execute the response command.

[0098] For example, when people in the bathroom encounter an emergency, they can send a distress signal to the air conditioner in the form of a conversation. After receiving the distress signal, the voice interaction component in the air conditioner generates a response instruction, such as an instruction to dial a distress number or to emit a distress prompt tone, and executes the above instructions, thereby providing voice interaction services for people in the bathroom.

[0099] On the basis of the above embodiment, if the status information is determined to be abnormal, the air conditioner can also be controlled to issue an inquiry voice through the voice interaction component to inquire whether the person with abnormal status information needs medical treatment, and receive feedback voice instructions in real time. After parsing the voice instructions and determining that the person needs medical treatment, the air conditioner is controlled to issue a prompt message. At this time, the prompt message can be a voice prompt seeking help, or a rescue prompt message sent to the hospital service desk.

[0100] In an exemplary embodiment, the air conditioner may also be connected to at least one terminal device around the target area. In this case, controlling the air conditioner to execute the response instruction may specifically include:

[0101] determining a target terminal device from at least one terminal device based on the response instruction;

[0102] Control the air conditioner to interact with the target terminal device, and control the air conditioner to feedback the result of the interaction with the target terminal device to control the air conditioner to execute the response instruction.

[0103] In this embodiment, the air conditioner can interact with external terminal devices, thereby executing response instructions during the interaction process. In this embodiment, the terminal devices around the target area can be servers in the service desk, servers in the rescue station, etc., or other terminal devices that can meet the information query needs. For example, taking the bathroom in the hospital as an example, the target area can be the number-taking machine in the department near the bathroom in the hospital, the server of the number-taking center, the report management terminal, the report self-service query terminal and other terminal devices.

[0104] In actual application, for example, in a hospital restroom, the air conditioner can also broadcast the real-time status of the number-queuing machines in nearby departments, allowing users to schedule their appointments more efficiently. If a user in the restroom realizes their turn is imminent, they can send a voice command to the air conditioner, explaining their situation. The air conditioner then responds and promptly transmits this information to the central server, allowing the queue to be adjusted accordingly.

[0105] In addition, people in the bathroom can also interact with the air conditioner by voice and report the report number to inquire whether the report has been issued. In this case, the voice command is a report query command, and the response command is to retrieve the report issuance result corresponding to the current report number from the report management terminal. The air conditioner interacts with the report management terminal in the hospital to inquire whether the report is completed, and broadcasts the query result of whether it is completed to the inquiring person.

[0106] In addition, in this embodiment, the air conditioner can also communicate directly or indirectly with the broadcasting system in the building where it is located. For example, if the user does not bring a mobile phone into the bathroom and needs to communicate with the outside world in an emergency, a voice command can be sent to the air conditioner. After the air conditioner receives the voice command, the response command generated is to publish a broadcast message. This process can first send a request to publish a broadcast to the server in the service desk, and the server in the service desk controls the broadcasting system to publish the broadcast information. The air conditioner can also directly interact with the broadcasting system to control the broadcasting system to publish the broadcast information, thereby notifying the user's family or friends in time.

[0107] Of course, a SIM card can also be installed inside the air conditioner, and cooperate with the voice interaction component and the air conditioner controller to realize the voice dialing function. Specifically, after the air conditioner receives the voice command issued by the user, it generates a response instruction to dial the parsed number based on the number information in the parsed voice command, thereby executing the response information through the cooperation of the SIM card to realize the voice dialing function.

[0108] In an exemplary embodiment, a second detection component may be provided in the air conditioner or the target area. The air conditioner control method may further include:

[0109] Acquiring information on the number of people in the toilet through the second detection component;

[0110] Based on the number of people in the target area, the air supply temperature of the air conditioner is controlled.

[0111] The second detection component of this embodiment can be a thermal infrared detector or a radar temperature sensor, which can detect the number of people in the target area by measuring temperature. Of course, the number of people in the target area can also be determined by other non-image acquisition methods. For example, human body sensors can be installed in each compartment and other key locations. The number of people sensed by the human body sensors can be summed to obtain the current number of people in the target area.

[0112] In actual application, the corresponding supply air temperature when the number of people in the target area is different can be pre-set, and a corresponding relationship between the number of people and the supply air temperature can be established. Therefore, after determining the number of people in the target area, the corresponding supply air temperature can be directly determined, and then the air conditioner can be controlled to supply air according to the determined supply air temperature.

[0113] When it is determined that there is no one in the current target area based on the acquired information about the number of people in the target area, the air conditioner can be controlled to enter an energy-saving mode to reduce the energy consumption of the air conditioner.

[0114] In another embodiment, the air conditioner further includes a third detection component, and the air conditioner control method may further include:

[0115] Acquiring ambient temperature information of the target area through a third detection component;

[0116] The ambient temperature information is compared with the preset ambient temperature threshold, and the wind speed and frequency of the air conditioner are controlled according to the comparison result.

[0117] In this embodiment, the third detection component may be at least one temperature sensor, which detects the ambient temperature information of the target area.

[0118] Specifically, controlling the wind speed and frequency of the air conditioner according to the comparison result may include:

[0119] If the difference between the ambient temperature information and the ambient temperature threshold is within a first difference setting value, the air conditioner is controlled to reduce a preset wind speed value based on the current wind speed, and the air conditioner is controlled to reduce a preset frequency value based on the current frequency;

[0120] If the difference between the ambient temperature information and the ambient temperature threshold is between the first difference setting value and the second difference setting value, the air conditioner is controlled to maintain the current wind speed and the current frequency;

[0121] If the difference between the ambient temperature information and the ambient temperature threshold is greater than a second difference setting value, the air conditioner is controlled to increase a preset wind speed value based on the current wind speed, and the air conditioner is controlled to increase a preset frequency value based on the current frequency.

[0122] In this embodiment, the ambient temperature is set to Tr, the ambient temperature threshold is set to Ts, in this embodiment, Ts = 26°C, the current wind speed is F, the current frequency is P, the adjusted wind speed is F', the adjusted frequency is P', the preset wind speed value is 50n / min, and the preset frequency value is 10Hz. The process of controlling the wind speed and frequency of the air conditioner based on the comparison results is as follows:

[0123] When Tr-Ts≤2, F'=F-50, P'=P-10;

[0124] When 2<Tr-Ts<5, F'=F, P'=P;

[0125] When Tr-Ts≥5, F'=F+50, P'=P+10.

[0126] In addition, taking the bathroom as an example, the air-conditioning controller of the air conditioner can also be connected to the flush button in the compartment. After obtaining the signal of the flush button being pressed, it delays for a preset period of time, such as one minute, and then sends a door opening command to the door lock corresponding to the compartment where the flush button is pressed. The door lock is controlled to open automatically, making it easier for people in the compartment to walk out, making the air-conditioning control process more intelligent and humane, and the control process function more complete.

[0127] The control device of the air conditioner provided by the present invention is described below. The control device of the air conditioner described below and the control method of the air conditioner described above can be referred to each other.

[0128] Figure 5 The control device of an air conditioner provided by an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The air conditioner has a disinfection component, which is used to disinfect the gas in the target area. The device includes:

[0129] An acquisition module 501 is configured to acquire a door lock status of at least one compartment in a target area;

[0130] The first processing module 502 is configured to determine the compartment area corresponding to the door lock when it is determined that the door lock of the compartment has changed from a closed state to an open state based on the door lock state;

[0131] The second processing module 503 is used to control the air outlet of the air conditioner to face the compartment area and supply air to the compartment area to disinfect the compartment area.

[0132] In an exemplary embodiment, the second processing module 503 may be specifically configured to:

[0133] Determine the target air supply direction of the air conditioner based on the position information of the partitions on both sides of the compartment area;

[0134] The air outlet direction of the air conditioner is controlled to be adjusted to the target air supply direction, so as to control the air outlet direction of the air conditioner to be directed toward the compartment area.

[0135] In an exemplary embodiment, a first detection component is provided in the air conditioner or the compartment, and the control device of the air conditioner may further include:

[0136] The third processing module is used to obtain the status information of the personnel in at least one compartment through the first detection component; if the status information is determined to be abnormal, the door lock of the compartment with abnormal status information is controlled to open, and / or the air conditioner is controlled to issue a prompt message.

[0137] Furthermore, the status information may include position information and temperature information of key parts of the human body. The third processing module may be specifically used to:

[0138] If it is determined based on the position information of the key part of the human body that the position of the key part of the human body is abnormal and / or it is determined based on the temperature information that the temperature change is abnormal, then it is determined that the state information is abnormal.

[0139] Furthermore, the third processing module can determine whether the position of the key part of the human body is abnormal based on the position information of the key part of the human body through the following process, including:

[0140] If, based on the position information of the key part of the human body, it is determined that the position of the key part of the human body meets the preset judgment condition, then it is determined that the position of the key part of the human body is abnormal;

[0141] The preset judgment conditions include:

[0142] The key part of the human body is in the first preset position and lasts for more than the first preset time, the key part of the human body moves from the first preset position to the second preset position and stays in the second preset position for more than the second preset time, or the key part of the human body is lower than the second preset position.

[0143] In an exemplary embodiment, the air conditioner further includes a voice interaction component, and the control device of the air conditioner further includes:

[0144] The fourth processing module is used to obtain voice instructions through the voice interaction component; generate response instructions based on the voice instructions, and control the air conditioner to execute the response instructions.

[0145] Furthermore, the air conditioner is also connected to at least one terminal device around the target area, and the fourth processing module can be specifically used to:

[0146] determining a target terminal device from at least one terminal device based on the response instruction;

[0147] Control the air conditioner to interact with the target terminal device, and control the air conditioner to feedback the result of the interaction with the target terminal device to control the air conditioner to execute the response instruction.

[0148] In an exemplary embodiment, a second detection component may be provided in the air conditioner or the target area, and the control device of the air conditioner may further include:

[0149] The fifth processing module is used to obtain the number of people in the target area through the second detection component; based on the number of people in the target area, the air supply temperature of the air conditioner is controlled.

[0150] To sum up, the control device of the air conditioner provided in the embodiment of the present invention obtains the door lock status of at least one compartment in the target area through the acquisition module, and determines the compartment area when the first processing module determines that the door lock of the compartment is changed from a closed state to an open state, and then controls the air conditioner to supply air to the compartment area through the second processing module, thereby specifically disinfecting the compartment area. Compared with the traditional control method, the disinfection treatment effect is more ideal and the control process reliability is higher.

[0151] Figure 6The control system of an air conditioner provided in an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The system includes: an air conditioner 601, a door lock 602, and a controller 603. The air conditioner 601 and the door lock 602 are both connected to the controller 603. The door lock 602 is provided on at least one compartment in the target area. The air conditioner 601 has a disinfection component for disinfecting the gas in the target area.

[0152] The controller 603 is used to obtain the door lock status of the door lock 602; if based on the door lock status, it is determined that the door lock 602 is changed from a closed state to an open state, the compartment area corresponding to the door lock 602 is determined; the air outlet direction of the air conditioner 601 is controlled to be toward the compartment area, and air is supplied to the compartment area to disinfect the compartment area.

[0153] In this embodiment, the controller 603 may be a controller added to realize the control function, or the controller of the air conditioner itself may be directly used.

[0154] In an exemplary embodiment, the controller 603 may be specifically configured to: determine a target air supply direction of the air conditioner 601 based on position information of partitions on both sides of the compartment area;

[0155] The air outlet direction of the air conditioner 601 is controlled to be adjusted to the target air supply direction, so as to control the air outlet direction of the air conditioner 601 to be directed toward the compartment area.

[0156] In an exemplary embodiment, a first detection component is provided in the air conditioner 601 or the compartment, and the controller 603 can also be used to:

[0157] Acquiring status information of people in the compartment through the first detection component;

[0158] If the status information is determined to be abnormal, the door lock 602 of the compartment with the abnormal status information is controlled to be opened, and / or the air conditioner 601 is controlled to issue a prompt message.

[0159] Furthermore, the above-mentioned status information may specifically include position information and temperature information of key parts of the human body;

[0160] The controller 603 may specifically determine that the status information is abnormal through the following process, including:

[0161] If it is determined based on the position information of the key part of the human body that the position of the key part of the human body is abnormal and / or it is determined based on the temperature information that the temperature change is abnormal, then it is determined that the state information is abnormal.

[0162] Furthermore, the controller 603 can determine that the position of the key part of the human body is abnormal based on the position information of the key part of the human body in the following manner, including:

[0163] If, based on the position information of the key part of the human body, it is determined that the position of the key part of the human body meets the preset judgment condition, then it is determined that the position of the key part of the human body is abnormal;

[0164] The preset judgment conditions include:

[0165] The key part of the human body is in the first preset position and lasts for more than the first preset time, the key part of the human body moves from the first preset position to the second preset position and stays in the second preset position for more than the second preset time, or the key part of the human body is lower than the second preset position.

[0166] In an exemplary embodiment, the air conditioner 601 further includes a voice interaction component, and the controller 603 can also be used to:

[0167] Get voice commands through the voice interaction component;

[0168] A response instruction is generated based on the voice instruction, and the air conditioner 601 is controlled to execute the response instruction.

[0169] Furthermore, the air conditioner 601 is also connected to at least one terminal device around the target area. The controller 603 can specifically control the air conditioner to execute the response instruction through the following process, including:

[0170] determining a target terminal device from at least one terminal device based on the response instruction;

[0171] The air conditioner 601 is controlled to interact with the target terminal device, and the air conditioner 601 is controlled to feed back the result of the interaction with the target terminal device, so as to control the air conditioner 601 to execute the response instruction.

[0172] In an exemplary embodiment, a second detection component is provided in the air conditioner 601 or the target area, and the controller 603 can also be used to:

[0173] Acquiring information on the number of people in the target area through the second detection component;

[0174] Based on the number of people in the target area, the air supply temperature of the air conditioner 601 is controlled.

[0175] In addition, an embodiment of the present invention also provides an air conditioner, which uses the above-mentioned air conditioner control method to achieve multiple functions such as targeted air supply and disinfection, abnormal prompts, voice interaction, temperature control, etc. in each compartment area within the target area, and can better meet the application requirements of the target area for environmental health.

[0176] The main application scenarios of the air conditioner in this embodiment can be public toilets such as hospital toilets, shopping mall toilets, or other areas with partitions. It can meet the higher disinfection requirements in the above application scenarios and realize targeted disinfection functions.

[0177] Figure 7 An example of a physical structure diagram of an electronic device is shown below. Figure 7 As shown, the electronic device may include: a processor 701, a communication interface 702, a memory 703, and a communication bus 704, wherein the processor 701, the communication interface 702, and the memory 703 communicate with each other via the communication bus 704. The processor 701 may call the logic instructions in the memory 703 to execute an air conditioner control method, which includes: obtaining the door lock status of at least one compartment in the target area; if it is determined based on the door lock status that the door lock of the compartment has changed from a closed state to an open state, then determining the compartment area corresponding to the door lock; and controlling the air outlet direction of the air conditioner to face the compartment area and supply air to the compartment area to disinfect the compartment area.

[0178] In addition, the logic instructions in the above-mentioned memory 703 can be implemented in the form of a software functional unit and can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium when sold or used as an independent product. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or the part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

[0179] On the other hand, the present invention also provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and the computer program includes program instructions. When the program instructions are executed by a computer, the computer can execute the air conditioning control method provided by the above-mentioned embodiments, the method including: obtaining the door lock status of at least one compartment in the target area; if it is determined based on the door lock status that the door lock of the compartment is changed from a closed state to an open state, then determining the compartment area corresponding to the door lock; controlling the air outlet direction of the air conditioner to face the compartment area, and supplying air to the compartment area to disinfect the compartment area.

[0180] On the other hand, the present invention also provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the method for controlling the air conditioner provided in the above-mentioned embodiments is implemented, the method comprising: obtaining the door lock status of at least one compartment in the target area; if based on the door lock status, it is determined that the door lock of the compartment is changed from a closed state to an open state, then determining the compartment area corresponding to the door lock; controlling the air outlet direction of the air conditioner to face the compartment area, and supplying air to the compartment area to disinfect the compartment area.

[0181] The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, i.e., they may be located in one location or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected based on actual needs to achieve the objectives of the present embodiment. Persons of ordinary skill in the art will be able to understand and implement the present invention without inventive effort.

[0182] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that each embodiment can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, or of course, by hardware. Based on this understanding, the essence of the above technical solution or the part that contributes to the existing technology can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as ROM / RAM, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc., and includes a number of instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment or certain parts of the embodiments.

[0183] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an air conditioner, characterized in that: The air conditioner has a disinfection component for disinfecting the gas in the target area; the method includes: Obtaining a door lock status of at least one compartment in the target area; If it is determined based on the door lock state that the door lock of the compartment is turned from a closed state to an open state, then determining the compartment area corresponding to the door lock; Controlling the air outlet of the air conditioner to face the compartment area and supply air to the compartment area to disinfect the compartment area; The left and right wind directions of the air outlet of the indoor unit of the air conditioner cover the compartments corresponding to the indoor unit in the arrangement direction of the compartments, and the up and down directions of the air outlet of the indoor unit of the air conditioner cover the compartments corresponding to the indoor unit in the length direction of the compartments; Set the upward, downward, left, and right swing wind modes to perform sweeping disinfection on the compartment area, and control the wind speed to increase the preset value based on the current wind speed, and end the disinfection process after the preset time period; An ion emitter is installed at the air outlet of the air conditioner, and the ion emitter is turned on to release a large amount of negative ions. The negative ions are blown into the air with the wind from the air outlet to achieve a sterilization effect; The controlling the air outlet of the air conditioner to face the compartment area includes: determining a target air supply direction of the air conditioner based on position information of partitions on both sides of the compartment area; The air outlet direction of the air conditioner is controlled to be adjusted to the target air supply direction, so as to control the air outlet direction of the air conditioner to be directed toward the compartment area.

2. The air conditioner control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first detection component is provided in the air conditioner or the compartment, and the method further comprises: Acquiring status information of people in the compartment through the first detection component; If it is determined that the status information is abnormal, the door lock of the compartment with the abnormal status information is controlled to be opened, and / or the air conditioner is controlled to issue a prompt message.

3. The air conditioner control method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The state information includes position information and temperature information of key parts of the human body; The determining that the status information is abnormal includes: If it is determined based on the position information of the key part of the human body that the position of the key part of the human body is abnormal and / or it is determined based on the temperature information that the temperature change is abnormal, then the state information is determined to be abnormal.

4. The air conditioner control method according to claim 3, characterized in that: The determining, based on the position information of the key part of the human body, that the position of the key part of the human body is abnormal includes: If it is determined based on the position information of the key part of the human body that the position of the key part of the human body meets the preset judgment condition, then it is determined that the position of the key part of the human body is abnormal; The preset determination conditions include: The key part of the human body is in a first preset position and lasts for more than a first preset time, the key part of the human body moves from the first preset position to a second preset position and stays in the second preset position for more than a second preset time, or the key part of the human body is lower than the second preset position.

5. The air conditioner control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air conditioner further includes a voice interaction component, and the method further includes: Acquiring voice commands through the voice interaction component; A response instruction is generated based on the voice instruction, and the air conditioner is controlled to execute the response instruction.

6. The air conditioner control method according to claim 5, characterized in that: The air conditioner is further connected to at least one terminal device around the target area, and controlling the air conditioner to execute the response instruction includes: determining a target terminal device from the at least one terminal device based on the response instruction; The air conditioner is controlled to interact with the target terminal device, and the air conditioner is controlled to feed back the result of the interaction with the target terminal device, so as to control the air conditioner to execute the response instruction.

7. The air conditioner control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: A second detection component is provided in the air conditioner or the target area, and the method further includes: Acquiring information on the number of people in the target area through the second detection component; Based on the number of people in the target area, the air supply temperature of the air conditioner is controlled.

8. A control device for an air conditioner, characterized in that: The air conditioner has a disinfection component for disinfecting the gas in the target area; the device includes: An acquisition module, configured to acquire a door lock status of at least one compartment in the target area; a first processing module, configured to determine a compartment area corresponding to the door lock when determining that the door lock of the compartment is turned from a closed state to an open state based on the door lock state; a second processing module, configured to control the air outlet of the air conditioner to face the compartment area and supply air to the compartment area to disinfect the compartment area; The left and right wind directions of the air outlet of the indoor unit of the air conditioner cover the compartments corresponding to the indoor unit in the arrangement direction of the compartments, and the up and down directions of the air outlet of the indoor unit of the air conditioner cover the compartments corresponding to the indoor unit in the length direction of the compartments; Set the upward, downward, left, and right swing wind modes to perform sweeping disinfection on the compartment area, and control the wind speed to increase the preset value based on the current wind speed, and end the disinfection process after the preset time period; An ion emitter is installed at the air outlet of the air conditioner, and the ion emitter is turned on to release a large amount of negative ions. The negative ions are blown into the air with the wind from the air outlet to achieve a sterilization effect; The second processing module is configured to: determining a target air supply direction of the air conditioner based on position information of partitions on both sides of the compartment area; The air outlet direction of the air conditioner is controlled to be adjusted to the target air supply direction, so as to control the air outlet direction of the air conditioner to be directed toward the compartment area.

9. An air conditioning control system, characterized in that: include: An air conditioner, a door lock, and a controller, wherein the air conditioner and the door lock are both connected to the controller; the door lock is provided on at least one compartment in the target area; the air conditioner has a disinfection component, and the disinfection component is used to disinfect the gas in the target area; The controller is used to obtain the door lock state of the door lock; if it is determined based on the door lock state that the door lock is turned from the closed state to the open state, then determine the compartment area corresponding to the door lock; control the air outlet direction of the air conditioner to be toward the compartment area, and supply air to the compartment area to disinfect the compartment area; The left and right wind directions of the air outlet of the indoor unit of the air conditioner cover the compartments corresponding to the indoor unit in the arrangement direction of the compartments, and the up and down directions of the air outlet of the indoor unit of the air conditioner cover the compartments corresponding to the indoor unit in the length direction of the compartments; Set the upward, downward, left, and right swing wind modes to perform sweeping disinfection on the compartment area, and control the wind speed to increase the preset value based on the current wind speed, and end the disinfection process after the preset time period; An ion emitter is installed at the air outlet of the air conditioner, and the ion emitter is turned on to release a large amount of negative ions. The negative ions are blown into the air with the wind from the air outlet to achieve a sterilization effect; The controller is used to: determining a target air supply direction of the air conditioner based on position information of partitions on both sides of the compartment area; The air outlet direction of the air conditioner is controlled to be adjusted to the target air supply direction, so as to control the air outlet direction of the air conditioner to be directed toward the compartment area.

10. An air conditioner, characterized in that: Use the air conditioner control method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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