An air treatment method, apparatus, medium, and robot

Abstract

This application discloses an air treatment method, apparatus, medium, and robot, relating to the field of smart homes. The solution involves acquiring a map of the target location where the robot is located; acquiring a configuration task issued by the user for the target location, the configuration task including the target areas within the target location requiring air treatment and the target time; and controlling the robot to perform air quality detection and / or air purification treatment on each target area within the target location based on the map and the configuration task. Therefore, the air treatment method in this application allows for customization of the target time and target area requiring purification, and automatically completes the air quality detection and / or air purification tasks based on the map of the target location where the robot is located and the configuration task, thereby improving the user experience.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of smart homes, and in particular to an air treatment method, device, medium, and robot. Background Technology

[0002] With the continuous improvement of technology, the application of robots is becoming more and more widespread. At the same time, with the continuous improvement of people's economic and living standards, people are paying more and more attention to home health issues, especially indoor air pollution issues such as formaldehyde, TVOC, and PM2.5.

[0003] Therefore, it is essential to provide an air treatment method for controlling robots to autonomously purify the air in homes in order to improve people's quality of life. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this application is to provide an air treatment method, apparatus, medium, and robot that can customize the target time and target area to be purified, and automatically complete the tasks of air quality detection and / or air purification based on the map of the target location where the robot is located and the configured tasks, thereby improving the user experience.

[0005] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this application provides an air treatment method, comprising:

[0006] Obtain a map of the target location where the robot is located;

[0007] Obtain the configuration task issued by the user for the target location, the configuration task including the target area and target time within the target location that require air treatment;

[0008] Based on the map and the configured task, the robot is controlled to perform air quality detection and / or air purification in each target area within the target location.

[0009] Preferably, controlling the robot to perform air quality detection and / or air purification in each target area within the target location based on the map and the configured task includes:

[0010] Based on the map and the configured task, determine the robot's movement route;

[0011] At the target time, the robot is controlled to move sequentially to each of the target areas according to the movement route;

[0012] Whenever the system moves to a target area, air quality detection and / or air purification are performed on the target area according to the configured task.

[0013] Preferably, after controlling the robot to perform air quality detection and / or air purification in each target area within the target location according to the map and the configured task, the method further includes:

[0014] Upload environmental data of the target area where air quality was detected and / or purification records after air purification treatment.

[0015] Preferably, when performing air purification treatment on the target area, the method further includes:

[0016] Before the purification process begins in the target area, air quality is detected in the target area, and the detected environmental data before purification is uploaded.

[0017] After the target area is purified, the air quality of the target area is tested, and the detected purified environmental data is uploaded.

[0018] Preferably, it further includes:

[0019] The robot's battery level is acquired at preset time intervals;

[0020] Based on the power information, determine whether the robot's power level is lower than a preset power threshold;

[0021] If the value is below the threshold, the current configuration task is stopped, and the robot is controlled to move to the charging station for charging.

[0022] Preferably, after obtaining the configuration task issued by the user for the target location, the method further includes:

[0023] The type of configuration task is determined based on the configuration task, and the type of configuration task includes automatic type and user-specified type;

[0024] The step of controlling the robot to perform air quality detection and / or air purification in each target area within the target location, based on the map and the configured task, includes:

[0025] Based on the map, the configured task, and the type of the configured task, the robot is controlled to perform air quality detection and / or air purification in each target area within the target location.

[0026] Preferably, when the configuration task type is automatic, the configuration task also includes a repetitive cycle in which air treatment needs to be performed in the target location, and the target time includes a start time and an end time;

[0027] The step of controlling the robot to perform air quality detection and / or air purification in each target area within the target location, based on the map and the configured task, includes:

[0028] At each repetition cycle, the robot is controlled according to the map to move to the target area at the start time, perform air quality detection and / or air purification in the target area, and stop performing air quality detection and / or air purification in the target area at the end time.

[0029] Preferably, when the configuration task is of a user-specified type; before controlling the robot to perform air quality detection and / or air purification treatment on each target area within the target location according to the map and the configuration task, the method further includes:

[0030] Control the robot to stop executing the configuration task of the automatic type;

[0031] After controlling the robot to perform air quality detection and / or air purification in each target area within the target location based on the map and the configured task, the method further includes:

[0032] Control the robot to continue executing the configuration task of type automatic.

[0033] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this application also provides an air handling apparatus, comprising:

[0034] Memory, used to store computer programs;

[0035] A processor, used to implement the steps of the air treatment method as described above when storing a computer program.

[0036] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the air treatment method described above.

[0037] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this application also provides a robot, including the air handling device described above.

[0038] This application provides an air treatment method, apparatus, medium, and robot, relating to the field of smart homes. The solution involves acquiring a map of the target location where the robot is located; acquiring a configuration task issued by the user for the target location, the configuration task including the target areas within the target location requiring air treatment and the target time; and controlling the robot to perform air quality detection and / or air purification treatment on each target area within the target location based on the map and the configuration task. Therefore, the air treatment method in this application allows for customization of the target time and target area requiring purification, and automatically completes the air quality detection and / or air purification tasks based on the map of the target location where the robot is located and the configuration task, thereby improving the user experience. Attached Figure Description

[0039] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application, the drawings used in the prior art and embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0040] Figure 1 A schematic flowchart of an air treatment method provided in this application;

[0041] Figure 2 A schematic diagram illustrating the first type of configuration information provided in this application;

[0042] Figure 3 A schematic diagram illustrating the second type of configuration information provided in this application;

[0043] Figure 4 This is a first display illustration provided for this application;

[0044] Figure 5 This is a second display illustration provided in this application;

[0045] Figure 6 This application provides a third type of display diagram;

[0046] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the first type of purification record provided in this application;

[0047] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the second type of purification record provided in this application;

[0048] Figure 9 This application provides a structural block diagram of an air handling device. Detailed Implementation

[0049] The core of this application is to provide an air treatment method, device, medium, and robot that can customize the target time and target area to be purified, and automatically complete the tasks of air quality detection and / or air purification based on the map of the target location where the robot is located and the configured tasks, thereby improving the user experience.

[0050] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this application clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0051] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1 A flow chart of an air treatment method provided in this application, the method comprising:

[0052] S11: Obtain a map of the target location where the robot is located;

[0053] Specifically, the air treatment method in this application can be applied to, but is not limited to, home scenarios. When treating the air in the robot's location, the robot needs to move. Therefore, it is necessary to obtain a map of the robot's location first. The specific way to obtain the map can be, but is not limited to, loading a map pre-stored inside the robot, or the robot constructing a map based on the environmental information of the robot's location before air treatment. Other implementation methods are also possible, and this application does not impose any special limitations on them.

[0054] S12: Obtain the configuration task issued by the user for the target location. The configuration task includes the target area and target time within the target location that require air treatment.

[0055] Specifically, when using a robot to perform air quality detection and / or air purification in a home environment, the purification time and purification area can be selected according to a user's settings. Therefore, this application requires obtaining the configuration task sent by the user to the robot in order to determine the target time and target area for air treatment in the target location based on this configuration task.

[0056] As a preferred embodiment, after obtaining the configuration task issued by the user for the target location, the method further includes:

[0057] The type of configuration task is determined based on the configuration task itself. The types of configuration tasks include automatic type and user-specified type.

[0058] Based on the map and configured tasks, the robot is controlled to perform air quality detection and / or air purification in various target areas within the target location, including:

[0059] Based on the map, configured tasks, and the type of configured tasks, control the robot to perform air quality detection and / or air purification in various target areas within the target location.

[0060] Specifically, this application also divides configuration tasks into different types, which can be further divided into automatic configuration tasks and user-specified configuration tasks. Different types of configuration tasks correspond to different target areas and target times. Therefore, after obtaining the configuration task, it is also necessary to determine the type of the current configuration task so as to determine the specific control method for the robot based on the type of the current configuration task, the map, and the configuration task.

[0061] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 , Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the first type of configuration information provided in this application. Figure 3 This is a diagram illustrating the second type of configuration information provided in this application.

[0062] In a preferred embodiment, when the task type is configured as automatic, the task configuration also includes a repetitive cycle in which air treatment needs to be performed in the target location, and the target time includes the start time and the end time.

[0063] Based on the map and configured tasks, the robot is controlled to perform air quality detection and / or air purification in various target areas within the target location, including:

[0064] At each repetition cycle, the robot is controlled to move to the target area at the start time according to the map, perform air quality detection and / or air purification in the target area, and stop performing air quality detection and / or air purification in the target area at the end time.

[0065] First, it should be noted that the automatic type of configuration task defined in this application refers to a configuration task that is automatically executed when no user-specified configuration task is specified. Specifically, it can be controlling a robot to process the corresponding air in a preset area or several areas at a preset time or period.

[0066] Specifically, when the current configuration task is determined to be an automatic configuration task, the specific method for determining the target time and target area based on the configuration task can be as follows: Determine the start time, end time, repetition cycle, and target area for each air treatment session based on the configuration task. The start time is the user-defined (but not limited to) time when air treatment begins, at which point the air treatment device (such as an air detection device and / or an air purification device) is turned on / started. The end time is the user-defined time when air treatment is completed, at which point the air treatment device is turned off. The repetition cycle is the repetition time set by the user via a host computer (such as an app), such as a specific day of the week (e.g., [missing information]). Figure 2 ) or at what time each day (e.g.) Figure 3 The specific repetition cycle is not limited here, and the target area is the area that needs air treatment as set by the user through the host computer.

[0067] In one specific embodiment, the user can set up a host computer to perform air quality testing and air purification in bedroom A, bedroom B, and the living room every Monday morning at 8:00 AM.

[0068] As a preferred embodiment, when the configuration task is specified by the user, before controlling the robot to perform air quality detection and / or air purification treatment on each target area within the target location based on the map and the configuration task, the method further includes:

[0069] Control the robot to stop executing configuration tasks of the automatic type;

[0070] After controlling the robot to perform air quality detection and / or air purification in various target areas within the target location based on the map and configured tasks, the process also includes:

[0071] Control the robot to continue executing the configuration task of type automatic.

[0072] First, it should be noted that in this application, the priority of user-specified configuration tasks is higher than that of automatic configuration tasks. When the current configuration task type is determined to be user-specified, if the robot is currently executing an automatic configuration task, the robot will stop this automatic configuration task and execute the user-specified configuration task. Specifically, the robot will perform a configuration task on the user-specified target area at the user-specified target time. After the user-specified configuration task is completed, the automatic configuration task can be resumed.

[0073] The user-specified configuration task can be, but is not limited to, issued by the user through a host computer, or it can be a voice command input by the user, which is then recognized to determine the user-specified configuration task contained in the voice command.

[0074] For example, if a user issues a task command via a host computer or inputs a voice command such as "purify bedroom A in one hour", and there is an automatic configuration task within that time, then the automatic configuration task will be stopped (that is, the automatic configuration task will not be executed at that time), and the robot will be controlled to purify the air in bedroom A at that time.

[0075] Specifically, the configuration task type specified by the user can include, but is not limited to, three task modes: in-place configuration task, partition configuration task, and whole-house configuration task. After receiving the instruction, the robot will start executing the corresponding configuration task according to the different task modes.

[0076] Similarly, the configuration tasks in the above three modes have higher priority than automatic configuration tasks. For example, if the user specifies an in-place configuration task, the automatic configuration task will be paused first, and will continue to be executed after the user-specified in-place configuration task is completed. If a partition configuration task or a whole-house configuration task is to be executed, the automatic configuration task will also be terminated first, and the user-specified partition configuration task or whole-house configuration task will be executed. The automatic configuration task will be re-executed only after the user-specified partition configuration task or whole-house configuration task is completed.

[0077] It should be noted that when air purification is required for a target area, the on-site configuration task (usually only one target area) will end after a preset purification time period (e.g., 15 minutes) if no human intervention is required. For zone configuration tasks and whole-house configuration tasks (usually including more than one target area), the robot will purify each target area for a preset time period (e.g., 15 minutes). After each configuration task is completed, the robot will return to the charging station to wait for the next configuration task.

[0078] It should also be noted that this application can also use voice commands or commands issued through an APP (both of which are specific implementation methods specified by the user) to instruct the robot to perform configuration tasks in a certain area. This type of task is just a type of in-situ task, and the execution logic is the same as the in-situ configuration task mentioned above, so this application will not repeat it here.

[0079] S13: Based on the map and configured tasks, control the robot to perform air quality detection and / or air purification in each target area within the target site.

[0080] Specifically, after determining and configuring the target area and target time corresponding to the task, the robot is controlled to perform air treatment on the target area at the target time. This air treatment may involve only air quality detection in the target area at the target time, only air purification, or both air quality detection and air purification, depending on the actual situation. This application does not impose any special limitations on this.

[0081] As a preferred embodiment, based on a map and configured tasks, the robot is controlled to perform air quality detection and / or air purification in various target areas within the target location, including:

[0082] Determine the robot's movement route based on the map and configured tasks;

[0083] The robot is controlled to move sequentially to each target area according to the designated route within the target time.

[0084] Whenever the system moves to a target area, it performs air quality detection and / or air purification in that target area according to the configured tasks.

[0085] Specifically, in some cases, the configuration task issued by the user includes multiple target areas, such as bedroom A, bedroom B, and the living room. In this case, the steps for controlling the robot to perform air purification on each area are as follows: First, load the pre-stored map / custom-built map (this map refers to the map of the robot's location). Then, determine the movement route based on this map and the multiple target areas that need air purification. Control the robot to move to each target area according to the movement route, and perform air purification on each target area. Specifically, after determining that the air purification of the current target area is complete, control the robot to move to the next target area according to the movement route and perform air purification on the next target area, until the air purification of the last target area in the movement route is completed.

[0086] As a preferred embodiment, when performing air purification treatment on the target area, the method further includes:

[0087] Before purification begins in the target area, air quality is tested, and the detected environmental data before purification is uploaded.

[0088] After the target area is purified, the air quality of the target area is tested, and the detected purified environmental data is uploaded.

[0089] In one specific embodiment, the specific steps for air treatment of the target area are as follows: control the robot to move to the target area, first turn on the air quality detection device to detect the air quality of the target area and upload the detected environmental data, and at the same time turn on the air purification device to purify the air in the target area. After a preset time period (e.g., 15 minutes), turn off the air purification device to stop the purification process. At this time, turn on the air detection device again to detect the air quality of the target area after purification and upload the detected environmental data again. At this time, it is determined that the air treatment of the area has been completed, and the air detection device is turned off.

[0090] The method described in this embodiment makes it easier for users to understand the environmental data of the target area and the effect of purification on the target area.

[0091] As a preferred embodiment, after uploading the environmental data, the method further includes:

[0092] The host computer classifies the environmental data into levels based on the values ​​and displays the values ​​and levels of the environmental data.

[0093] To facilitate a more intuitive understanding of the environmental information corresponding to the environmental data, in this application, after the host computer receives the uploaded environmental data, the host computer (App) displays the data based on the uploaded environmental data values ​​and uses color-coded levels to indicate the comfort level. For example, comfort is divided into 9 categories: suitable, slightly dry, slightly humid, slightly cold, slightly hot, slightly dry and cold, slightly humid and cold, slightly dry and hot, and slightly humid and hot. (See reference...) Figures 4-6 , Figure 4 This is the first display illustration provided in this application. Figure 5 This is a second display illustration provided in this application. Figure 6 This is a third display diagram provided for this application. Formaldehyde and TVOC concentration levels are both divided into four levels: Excellent; Good; Average (meets national standards); Poor (exceeds national standards). Indoor PM2.5 concentration is divided into five levels: Excellent; Good; Lightly polluted; Moderately polluted; Heavyly polluted. (For example...) Figure 2 With humidity at 30%, temperature at 10°C, TVOC at 0.2%, formaldehyde at 0.07%, and PM2.2 at 30%, the comfort level is suitable and the grade is excellent.

[0094] As a preferred embodiment, after controlling the robot to perform air quality detection and / or air purification in various target areas within the target location based on the map and configured tasks, the method further includes:

[0095] Upload environmental data of the target area where air quality was detected and / or purification records after air purification treatment.

[0096] To facilitate users' timely understanding of environmental information and air purification information about the robot's location (home), this application can also upload environmental data of the target area obtained after air quality testing (such as uploading to a host computer).

[0097] In one specific embodiment, the robot is equipped with an air quality detection device, which can detect environmental data and transmit the data to a processor, which then forwards the data to a host computer. In one specific embodiment, environmental data can be reported every 5 minutes (i.e., environmental data is detected and uploaded every 5 minutes). Specifically, the environmental data can include, but is not limited to, the current time, location, temperature, humidity, comfort level, formaldehyde, TVOC, PM2.5, indoor formaldehyde concentration level, indoor volatile gas level, and indoor air quality.

[0098] Furthermore, in addition to proactively reporting environmental data to the host computer at preset intervals, this application also pushes / uploads the environmental data corresponding to the environmental data request information to the host computer (APP) when the user issues (e.g., via the host computer (APP)) a refresh / submit environmental data request. The environmental data corresponding to the environmental data request information can be, but is not limited to, the current environmental data, or environmental data at a specific point in time or within a specific time period specified by the user.

[0099] In addition, if network fluctuations occur during the upload of environmental data and the upload fails, it will be marked as unsuccessful in the robot's local database. The data will then be uploaded to the host computer (user's mobile app) once the network is restored.

[0100] like Figure 7 and Figure 8 As shown, Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the first type of purification record provided in this application. Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the second type of purification record provided in this application. Specifically, the uploaded purification record may include, but is not limited to, information such as purification mode, purification status, task initiation method, purification start time, purification duration, purification area, and purification zone.

[0101] In summary, the air treatment method in this application allows for customization of the target time and area to be purified, and automatically completes the tasks of air quality detection and / or air purification based on the map of the target location where the robot is located and the configured tasks, thereby improving the user experience.

[0102] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this application also provides an air handling device, please refer to... Figure 9 , Figure 9 A structural block diagram of an air handling device provided in this application includes:

[0103] Memory 91 is used to store computer programs;

[0104] The processor 92 is used to implement the steps of the air treatment method as described above when storing a computer program.

[0105] For a description of the air handling device, please refer to the above embodiments; this application will not repeat it here.

[0106] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the air treatment method described above. For a description of the computer-readable storage medium, please refer to the above embodiments; further details will not be repeated here.

[0107] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this application also provides a robot, including an air handling device as described above. For a detailed description of the robot, please refer to the above embodiments; further details will not be repeated here.

[0108] It should also be noted that, in this specification, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0109] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use this application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of this application. Therefore, this application is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An air treatment method, characterized in that, include: Obtain a map of the target location where the robot is located; Obtain the configuration task issued by the user for the target location, the configuration task including the target area and target time within the target location that require air treatment; Based on the map and the configured task, the robot is controlled to perform air quality detection and air purification in each target area within the target location. Also includes: The type of configuration task is determined based on the configuration task. The type of configuration task includes automatic type and user-specified type. When the configuration task type is automatic type, the configuration task also includes the repetitive cycle of air treatment required in the target location. The target time includes start time and end time. The step of controlling the robot to perform air quality detection and air purification in various target areas within the target location, based on the map and the configured task, includes: When the configured task type is automatic, every repetition cycle, the robot is controlled to move to the target area at the start time according to the map, and performs air quality detection and air purification in the target area, and stops performing air quality detection and air purification in the target area at the end time. When the configuration task is of a user-specified type; before controlling the robot to perform air quality detection and air purification treatment on each target area within the target location based on the map and the configuration task, the method further includes: Control the robot to stop executing the configuration task of the automatic type; After controlling the robot to perform air quality detection and air purification in each target area within the target location based on the map and the configured task, the method further includes: Control the robot to continue executing the configuration task of type automatic.

2. The air treatment method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The step of controlling the robot to perform air quality detection and air purification in various target areas within the target location, based on the map and the configured task, includes: Based on the map and the configured task, determine the robot's movement route; At the target time, the robot is controlled to move sequentially to each of the target areas according to the movement route; Whenever the system moves to a target area, air quality detection and air purification are performed on the target area according to the configured task.

3. The air treatment method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, After controlling the robot to perform air quality detection and air purification in each target area within the target location based on the map and the configured task, the method further includes: Upload environmental data of the target area where air quality was detected and purification records after air purification treatment.

4. The air treatment method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The air purification process for the target area also includes: Before the purification process begins in the target area, air quality is detected in the target area, and the detected environmental data before purification is uploaded. After the target area is purified, the air quality of the target area is tested, and the detected purified environmental data is uploaded.

5. The air treatment method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: The robot's battery level is acquired at preset time intervals; Based on the power information, determine whether the robot's power level is lower than a preset power threshold; If the value is below the threshold, the current configuration task is stopped, and the robot is controlled to move to the charging station for charging.

6. An air handling device, characterized in that, include: Memory, used to store computer programs; A processor, configured to implement the steps of the air treatment method as described in any one of claims 1-5, while storing a computer program.

7. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the air treatment method as described in any one of claims 1-5.

8. A robot, characterized in that, Includes the air handling apparatus as described in claim 6.

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