A control method and device of a washing machine, the washing machine and a storage medium

By connecting to the internet to detect ambient noise and reminding users to take out clothes when there is no noise, the problem of washing machines not being able to accurately remind users in the home environment is solved, achieving accurate reminders and energy savings.

CN115992425BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-05FOSHAN SHUNDE HAIER ELECTRIC APPLIANCES CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202111212230.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2021-10-18
Publication Date
2025-12-05
Estimated Expiration
2041-10-18

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Technical Problem

Existing washing machines cannot accurately remind users to take out clothes in time in a home environment, resulting in wrinkled clothes and increased energy consumption. This is because the ambient noise makes it impossible to hear the beeping reminder sound.

Method used

By connecting the washing machine to smart home devices, it detects ambient noise and emits a beep when there is no noise. If clothes are not removed within a preset time period, the beep stops, and the ambient noise is re-detected until there is no noise before the beep resumes. Combined with a shaking process, it prevents wrinkles.

Benefits of technology

It enables accurate reminders for users to take out their clothes even when there is ambient noise, thus avoiding wrinkles and saving energy.

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Abstract

The application provides a control method and device of a washing machine, the washing machine and a storage medium. The washing machine is controlled to send a prompt sound to prompt a user to take out clothes. If the clothes are not taken out within a preset time period, it is determined whether there is environmental noise in a home environment. If yes, the washing machine is controlled to stop sending the prompt sound, and it is re-determined whether there is environmental noise in the home environment until it is determined that there is no environmental noise in the home environment, and the washing machine is controlled to send the prompt sound again to prompt the user to take out the clothes. Through analysis of the environmental noise in the home environment, the washing machine sends the prompt sound to remind the user to take out the clothes when there is no environmental noise. Compared with the prior art, the application considers the influence of noise in the home environment on the reminding function of the washing machine, can more accurately remind the user to take out the clothes, avoids wrinkles of the clothes caused by long-time placement of the clothes in the washing machine, and can save energy consumption.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of clothes processing, and in particular to a control method and device of a washing machine, the washing machine and a storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the improvement of people's living standards, the washing machine has become an indispensable household appliance in people's daily life. People usually put clothes into the washing machine and do not wait beside it until the washing program ends. Therefore, more and more users pay more attention to how the washing machine can effectively remind them to take out the clothes in time.

[0003] In the prior art, most of the washing machines ring a buzzer to prompt the user to take out the clothes when the washing program ends. If it is detected that the user does not take out the clothes within a predetermined time period, the buzzer continues to remind the user until the user takes out the clothes.

[0004] Since multiple household devices may be operated simultaneously in a home environment, the simultaneous operation of the household devices may cause certain environmental noise in the home environment, which makes the user unable to hear the prompt sound of the washing machine and take out the clothes in time. The standby time of the washing machine is also increased. This method is neither accurate nor energy-saving, and it also easily causes the clothes to be wrinkled for a long time in the washing machine. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application provides a control method and device of a washing machine, the washing machine and a storage medium to solve the problem that the washing machine cannot accurately remind the user to take out the clothes in the washing machine in time.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides a control method of a washing machine, comprising:

[0007] controlling the washing machine to emit a prompt sound to prompt the user to take out the clothes;

[0008] if the clothes are not taken out within a predetermined time period, determining whether there is environmental noise in the home environment;

[0009] if yes, controlling the washing machine to stop emitting the prompt sound;

[0010] redetermining whether there is environmental noise in the home environment until it is determined that there is no environmental noise in the home environment, and then controlling the washing machine to emit the prompt sound again to prompt the user to take out the clothes.

[0011] In a second aspect, the present application provides a control device of a washing machine, comprising:

[0012] a first control module, which controls the washing machine to emit a prompt sound to prompt the user to take out the clothes;

[0013] The second control module determines whether there is environmental noise in the home environment if the clothes are not taken out within a preset time period, and controls the washing machine to stop issuing the prompt sound if there is the environmental noise.

[0014] The determining module re-determines whether there is environmental noise in the home environment until it is determined that there is no environmental noise in the home environment, and controls the washing machine to re-issue the prompt sound to prompt the user to take out the clothes.

[0015] In a third aspect, the present application provides a washing machine, comprising:

[0016] A washing machine body and a control device installed on the washing machine body;

[0017] The control device is used to control the washing machine body to work according to the control method of the washing machine as any one of the preceding.

[0018] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides an electronic device, comprising:

[0019] At least one processor and a memory;

[0020] The memory stores computer execution instructions;

[0021] The at least one processor executes the computer execution instructions stored in the memory, so that the at least one processor executes the method as any one of the preceding.

[0022] In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores computer execution instructions, and when a processor executes the computer execution instructions, the method as any one of the preceding is implemented.

[0023] In a sixth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product, comprising a computer program, which is executed by a processor to implement the method as any one of the preceding.

[0024] The present application provides a control method and device of a washing machine, a washing machine and a storage medium. The washing machine is prompted to issue a prompt sound to prompt the user to take out the clothes. If the clothes are not taken out within a preset time period, it is determined whether there is environmental noise in the home environment. If there is the environmental noise, the washing machine is controlled to stop issuing the prompt sound. It is re-determined whether there is environmental noise in the home environment until it is determined that there is no environmental noise in the home environment, and the washing machine is controlled to re-issue the prompt sound to prompt the user to take out the clothes.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the application considers the influence of noise in the home environment on the reminding function of the washing machine, analyzes the environmental noise in the home environment, and controls the washing machine to issue a prompt sound to remind the user to take out the clothes when there is no environmental noise, which can more accurately remind the user to take out the clothes and avoid wrinkles caused by long-term stacking of the clothes in the washing machine, and can save energy consumption. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] The drawings incorporated by reference in the specification and forming part of the specification illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application and, together with the specification, serve to explain the principles of the application.

[0027] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture based on the present application;

[0028] Figure 2 is a flowchart of a control method of a washing machine provided by the present application;

[0029] Figure 3 is a structural schematic diagram of a washing machine control device provided by the present application;

[0030] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a washing machine provided by the present application;

[0031] Figure 5 is a hardware structure schematic diagram of an electronic device provided by the present application.

[0032] Through the above drawings, the specific embodiments of the present application have been shown, and will be described in more detail hereinafter. These drawings and written descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the concept of the present application in any way, but to illustrate the concept of the present application to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments are not meant to represent all implementations consistent with the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of the present application as detailed in the appended claims.

[0034] With the development of laundry processing technology and Internet of Things technology, users have higher and higher demands for household appliances, especially washing machine devices which are essential in daily life. At present, users are more concerned about how the washing machine can effectively remind them to take out the clothes from the washing machine after completing the washing program, which has become a hot research topic in this field.

[0035] In the prior art, the user is repeatedly reminded to take out the laundry at certain time intervals by setting the washing machine program, and the washing machine is not turned off until the user takes out the laundry, that is, the washing machine first issues a buzzing reminder to the user to take out the laundry when the washing program just ends, and then waits for a certain period of time, during which the weight sensor in the washing machine transmits the weight of the laundry in the washing machine drum to the washing machine controller in real time, if the weight does not change, the washing machine continues to issue a buzzing sound to remind the user to take out the laundry, and when the weight sensor collects a weight of 0, the washing machine no longer reminds the user to take out the laundry and enters the off state.

[0036] However, the influence of environmental noise in the home environment is not considered in the prior art, the user may be cooking in the kitchen or watching audio and video in the living room, etc., which can all cause the buzzing reminder sound issued by the washing machine to be unable to be heard by the user, so the washing machine is very likely to not play any role in reminding for a long period of time, and cannot effectively remind the user to take out the laundry in time, which is easy to cause the laundry to wrinkle, and also causes resource waste.

[0037] In view of such a technical problem, the present application considers the influence of environmental noise in the home environment, connects the washing machine and the smart device in the home into the same network, and when the washing program is completed, the washing machine control device first controls the washing machine to issue a buzzing sound to remind the user to take out the laundry, and then detects whether the laundry in the washing machine is taken out and whether there is environmental noise around in the preset time period, and controls whether the washing machine stops issuing the prompt sound according to the detection result of the environmental noise, so as to effectively remind the user to take out the laundry from the washing machine in time.

[0038] Specifically, the washing machine control method provided by the present application controls the washing machine to issue a prompt sound to prompt the user to take out the laundry, and if the laundry is not taken out in the preset time period, it is necessary to determine whether there is environmental noise in the home environment, if yes, the washing machine is controlled to stop issuing the prompt sound, and the determination of whether there is environmental noise in the home environment is re-performed until it is determined that there is no environmental noise in the home environment, and the washing machine is controlled to issue the prompt sound again to prompt the user to take out the laundry. By analyzing the environmental noise in the home environment, the washing machine issues a prompt sound to remind the user to take out the laundry when there is no environmental noise, compared with the prior art, the present application considers the influence of noise in the home environment on the reminding function of the washing machine, and can more accurately remind the user to take out the laundry, and can also save energy consumption.

[0039] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the application and how the technical solutions of the application solve the above technical problems will be described in detail below with specific embodiments. The following specific embodiments can be combined with each other, and the same or similar concepts or processes can not be described again in some embodiments. The embodiments of the application will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[0040] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a network architecture based on the present application is shown in FIG. 1, which includes a washing machine 1 and a smart device 2. Figure 1

[0041] The washing machine 1 is a household smart washing machine, which stores the working state information of the washing machine during operation. At the same time, the washing machine 1 and the smart device 2 realize information interaction between them through Internet of Things communication technology, that is, the washing machine 1 can obtain the working state information of the smart device 2 during operation, and can control the washing machine according to the working state information to effectively remind the user to take out the clothes in time. In addition, the washing machine control device provided by the present application can be integrated or installed therein, which can control the washing machine to issue a suitable and effective buzzing prompt sound to remind the user after the washing is completed based on the washing machine control method provided by the present application.

[0042] The smart device 2 can be a gas stove, an exhaust hood, a television, etc., which can communicate with the washing machine 1 by means of wireless sensing technology, and can transmit the working state of itself during operation to the washing machine 1 in real time or according to a certain period, for use by the washing machine control device in the washing machine 1, and determine whether there is environmental noise in the home environment, and then take appropriate control measures for the washing machine.

[0043] Embodiment one

[0044] Figure 2 A flowchart of a washing machine control method provided by the present application is shown in FIG. 2, which includes the following steps: Figure 2

[0045] Step 201, controlling the washing machine to issue a prompt sound to prompt the user to take out the clothes;

[0046] Step 202, within a predetermined time period, if the clothes are not taken out, determining whether there is environmental noise in the home environment, and if so, controlling the washing machine to stop issuing the prompt sound;

[0047] Step 203, re-determining whether there is environmental noise in the home environment until it is determined that there is no environmental noise in the home environment, and then controlling the washing machine to re-issue the prompt sound to prompt the user to take out the clothes.

[0048] ​​It should be noted that the execution subject of the method for controlling the washing machine provided in the present application is the aforementioned washing machine control device, which can be installed or carried in the aforementioned washing machine 1.

[0049] The working state of the washing machine 1 during operation includes the start time, the washing program, the time used for the washing program, the remaining time when the washing program is about to be completed, the state of the washing machine door, the shutdown time, etc. The working state of the intelligent device 2 during operation can include the start time, the fire power, the shutdown time, the working state of the range hood during operation includes the start time, the gear value, the lighting switch state, and the shutdown time.

[0050] Specifically, in step 201, the washing machine transmits the working state data information to the washing machine control device in real time during operation. After the washing machine control device obtains the information, it can be known from the remaining time when the washing program is about to be completed that the washing machine is completed, and then the washing reminder module is triggered to emit a beeping sound when the washing machine is completed, and the corresponding prompt sound of other sound-emitting devices in the home environment of the washing machine is emitted to remind the user to take out the clothes.

[0051] The other sound-emitting intelligent devices in the home environment can be intelligent voice speakers, intelligent robots, etc.

[0052] The user may not be able to obtain the reminder information after the washing machine first emits the reminder, therefore, the washing machine control device needs to determine whether the clothes in the washing machine have been taken out, if yes, the washing machine enters the shutdown state, if not, the washing machine control device needs to continue step 202.

[0053] Specifically, in step 202, a time interval is preset in the washing machine, and during the time interval, the washing machine control device determines whether the clothes in the washing machine have been taken out according to the value transmitted by the weight sensor and the state information of the washing machine door, if the value transmitted by the weight sensor is 0 or the state of the washing machine door is changed from closed to open, the washing machine control device determines that the clothes in the washing machine have been taken out.

[0054] The preset time interval is set according to the experience value, but is not limited to this way.

[0055] If the clothes in the washing machine have not been taken out, the washing machine control device controls the rotation of the drum of the washing machine according to the preset rotation speed in the washing machine, so as to perform the scattering treatment on the clothes in the washing machine, to prevent the clothes from being wrinkled due to long time in the washing machine. The washing machine control device controls the rotation of the drum of the washing machine until the user takes the clothes out of the washing machine. The preset rotation speed is set according to the experience value, which is usually much smaller than the normal rotation speed of the washing machine.

[0056] The fluffing treatment in the above can be that the washing machine control device controls the washing machine to intermittently rotate at the preset rotating speed based on a preset time interval, or controls the washing machine to continuously rotate at the preset rotating speed, both of which can keep the washing machine drum rotating to prevent clothes from being stacked for a long time to generate wrinkles, but are not limited to the two modes.

[0057] In addition, the washing machine control device needs to preset a working gear in the washing machine before determining whether there is environmental noise in the home environment, which is used as a basis for determining whether there is environmental noise. The preset working gear is specifically set according to an experience value.

[0058] The washing machine control device obtains the running state information of the smart device according to the communication between the washing machine and the smart device, and then determines whether the working gear of the smart device reaches the preset working gear. If the preset working gear is reached, it is determined that there is environmental noise in the home environment where the washing machine is located.

[0059] For example, the smart device is specifically a range hood and / or a gas stove, and the preset working gear is a 2-gear gear of the range hood, a medium fire gear of the gas stove, etc. If the working state of the range hood and / or the gas stove reaches or is higher than the preset working gear during operation, the washing machine control device determines that there is environmental noise in the home environment where the washing machine is located.

[0060] Alternatively, the smart device 3 can also include a smart TV, a sound, etc. At this time, the preset working gear should be understood as a preset volume value in this scenario. When the washing machine control device obtains the working state information of the smart TV, the sound, etc., and determines whether the working state during operation reaches the preset volume value, if the preset volume value is reached, the washing machine control device determines that there is environmental noise in the home environment where the washing machine is located.

[0061] The working state of the smart TV during operation includes the boot time, the volume value, the standby time, the shutdown time, etc. The working state of the smart sound during operation includes the boot time, the volume value, the standby time, the shutdown time, etc.

[0062] In other alternative embodiments, the washing machine control device can also determine whether there is noise in the home environment according to the sound collected by the sound sensor in the home environment.

[0063] Specifically, at least one sound sensor can be arranged in the household environment where the washing machine is located. The sound sensor can be arranged or integrated in a sensing element in a smart speaker or camera, such as a mic sensor, or can be a sensing device independent of other devices, such as a dedicated noise collection device. The sound sensor collects sound in the household environment and transmits the collected results to the washing machine through wireless communication technology for use by the washing machine control device in the washing machine.

[0064] Further, the sound collected by the sound sensor is transmitted to the washing machine, and the washing machine processes the collected sound. Then, the washing machine control device compares the collected sound with a preset volume value. If the preset volume value is reached, the washing machine control device determines that there is environmental noise in the household environment.

[0065] When the washing machine control device detects that there is environmental noise in the household environment, the washing machine control device controls the washing machine to no longer emit a beep sound within a preset time period, and no longer controls other smart sound-emitting devices in the household environment to emit a prompt sound to remind the user, but still maintains the shaking and scattering working state.

[0066] In order to accurately remind the user to take out the clothes from the washing machine, step 203 needs to be performed, and the washing machine control device needs to re-determine whether there is environmental noise in the household environment. If there is noise, the shaking and scattering working state in step 202 is still maintained, and then the re-determination of whether there is environmental noise in the household environment is continued until it is determined that there is no environmental noise in the household environment. Then, the washing machine control device controls the washing machine to emit a prompt sound to remind the user to take out the clothes.

[0067] Specifically, the washing machine control device re-detects whether there is environmental noise in the household environment according to the method described in step 202. If there is no noise, the washing machine control device triggers the reminder module again to make the washing machine emit a beep sound, and controls other smart sound-emitting devices in the household environment to emit a prompt sound to remind the user, such as through a smart voice speaker, so as to accurately remind the user to take out the clothes from the washing machine.

[0068] Further, when the user takes out the clothes, the washing machine control device obtains the weight information collected by the weight sensor as 0. At this time, the washing machine control device controls the washing machine to enter an off state.

[0069] The application provides a control method of a washing machine, which controls the washing machine to send a prompt sound to prompt a user to take out clothes, and determines whether environmental noise exists in a family environment if the clothes are not taken out within a preset time period, controls the washing machine to stop sending the prompt sound if yes, and redetermines whether environmental noise exists in the family environment until the washing machine is controlled to send the prompt sound again to prompt the user to take out the clothes when it is determined that no environmental noise exists in the family environment. By analyzing the environmental noise in the family environment, the washing machine is controlled to send the prompt sound to remind the user to take out the clothes when no environmental noise exists, compared with the prior art, the application considers the influence of noise in the family environment on the reminding function of the washing machine, can more accurately remind the user to take out the clothes, avoids that the clothes are wrinkled for a long time in the washing machine, and can also save energy consumption.

[0070] Embodiment two

[0071] The control method of the washing machine corresponding to the application, Figure 3 Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a washing machine control device provided by the application. For convenience of description, only parts related to the application are shown.

[0072] With reference to Figure 3 The washing machine control device comprises:

[0073] A first control module 10 is configured to control the washing machine to send a prompt sound to prompt a user to take out clothes.

[0074] A determination module 20 is configured to determine whether environmental noise exists in a family environment if the clothes are not taken out within a preset time period, and control the washing machine to stop sending the prompt sound if yes.

[0075] A second control module 30 is configured to redetermine whether environmental noise exists in the family environment until the washing machine is controlled to send the prompt sound again to prompt the user to take out the clothes when it is determined that no environmental noise exists in the family environment.

[0076] The first control module 10 is specifically applied to:

[0077] The washing machine and a sound-emitting intelligent device in the family environment are controlled to send the prompt sound to prompt the user to take out the clothes.

[0078] The determination module 20 is specifically applied to:

[0079] The washing machine is controlled to rotate at a preset rotating speed to perform a shaking treatment on the clothes in the washing machine until the user takes out the clothes.

[0080] The determination module 20 is specifically applied to:

[0081] determine whether the ambient noise exists in the home environment according to the running states of the smart devices;

[0082] Optionally, the smart devices include an extractor hood and / or a gas stove.

[0083] If it is determined that the extractor hood and / or the gas stove are in a working state and the current working gear is higher than the preset working gear, it is determined that the ambient noise exists in the home environment.

[0084] The determining module 20 is specifically applied to:

[0085] controlling at least one sound sensor arranged in the home environment to collect ambient sound in the home environment;

[0086] determining whether the ambient noise exists in the home environment according to the collection results of the ambient sound of each sound sensor.

[0087] The second control module 30 is specifically applied to:

[0088] determining the running states of the smart devices in the home environment and determining whether the ambient noise exists in the home environment according to the running states of the smart devices;

[0089] Optionally, the smart devices include an extractor hood and / or a gas stove.

[0090] If it is determined that the extractor hood and / or the gas stove are in a working state and the current working gear is higher than the preset working gear, it is determined that the ambient noise exists in the home environment.

[0091] If the ambient noise exists in the home environment, it is determined again whether the ambient noise exists in the home environment until it is determined that the ambient noise does not exist in the home environment.

[0092] controlling the washing machine and the sound-producing smart device in the home environment to simultaneously emit prompt sound to prompt the user to take out the clothes.

[0093] The implementation principle of the washing machine control device provided in the present application is similar to the manner in any of the above embodiments, and thus will not be described herein.

[0094] The application provides a control device of a washing machine, which controls the washing machine to send a prompt sound to prompt a user to take out clothes, and if the clothes are not taken out within a preset time period, determines whether there is environmental noise in a home environment, if yes, controls the washing machine to stop sending the prompt sound, re-determines whether there is environmental noise in the home environment until it is determined that there is no environmental noise in the home environment, and controls the washing machine to send the prompt sound again to prompt the user to take out the clothes. Through the analysis of the environmental noise in the home environment, the washing machine sends the prompt sound to remind the user to take out the clothes when there is no environmental noise, compared with the prior art, the application considers the influence of the noise in the home environment on the reminding function of the washing machine, can more accurately remind the user to take out the clothes, avoids that the clothes are wrinkled for a long time in the washing machine, and can also save energy consumption.

[0095] Embodiment three

[0096] The control method of the washing machine corresponding to the application, Figure 4 Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a washing machine provided by the application. For the convenience of description, only the parts related to the application are shown.

[0097] With reference to Figure 4 The washing machine comprises:

[0098] a washing machine body and a control device 111 mounted on the washing machine body;

[0099] The control device 110 is specifically used for:

[0100] carrying the control device 111 on the washing machine;

[0101] implementing communication with the smart device 2.

[0102] The control device 110 is specifically used for:

[0103] controlling the washing machine to send a prompt sound to prompt a user to take out clothes;

[0104] if the clothes are not taken out within a preset time period, determining whether there is environmental noise in a home environment;

[0105] if yes, controlling the washing machine to stop sending the prompt sound;

[0106] re-determining whether there is environmental noise in the home environment until it is determined that there is no environmental noise in the home environment, and controlling the washing machine to send the prompt sound again to prompt the user to take out the clothes.

[0107] The control device 110 is specifically used for:

[0108] The washing machine is controlled to rotate at a preset rotating speed to perform a shaking treatment on clothes in the washing machine until the clothes are taken out by the user.

[0109] The control device 110 is further configured to:

[0110] determine the running states of the smart devices in the home environment, and determine whether there is environmental noise in the home environment according to the running states of the smart devices, the smart devices including an extractor hood and / or a gas stove;

[0111] If it is determined that the extractor hood and / or the gas stove are in a working state and the current working gear is higher than a preset working gear, it is determined that there is environmental noise in the home environment.

[0112] The control device 110 is further configured to:

[0113] control at least one sound sensor arranged in the home environment to collect environmental sound in the home environment;

[0114] determine whether there is environmental noise in the home environment according to the collection results of the environmental sound of the sound sensors.

[0115] The control device 110 is further configured to:

[0116] control the washing machine and the sound-producing smart device in the home environment to simultaneously emit a prompt sound to prompt the user to take out the clothes.

[0117] The washing machine provided in the present application carries or installs a control device therein, and the control device controls the washing machine to emit a prompt sound to prompt the user to take out the clothes. If the clothes are not taken out within a preset time period, it is determined whether there is environmental noise in the home environment. If there is, the control device controls the washing machine to stop emitting the prompt sound, and determines again whether there is environmental noise in the home environment. When it is determined that there is no environmental noise in the home environment, the control device controls the washing machine to emit the prompt sound again to prompt the user to take out the clothes. Through analysis of the environmental noise in the home environment, the control device controls the washing machine to emit the prompt sound to remind the user to take out the clothes when there is no environmental noise. Compared with the prior art, the present application takes into account the influence of noise in the home environment on the reminding function of the washing machine, can more accurately remind the user to take out the clothes, avoids wrinkles on the clothes caused by long-time placement of the clothes in the washing machine, and can also save energy consumption.

[0118] Embodiment Four

[0119] The electronic device provided in the present application can be used to execute the technical solutions of the above-mentioned method embodiments. Figure 5 FIG. 1 is a hardware structure schematic diagram of an electronic device provided in the present application. For ease of illustration, only the parts related to the present application are shown.

[0120] refer to Figure 5 It shows a structural schematic diagram of an electronic device 1000 suitable for implementing the embodiments of this application, which can be a central control terminal device. Figure 5 The electronic device shown is merely an example and should not impose any limitation on the functionality and scope of use of the embodiments of this application.

[0121] like Figure 5 As shown, the electronic device 1000 may include a control device (e.g., a central processing unit, a graphics processor, etc.) 1001, which can perform various appropriate actions and processes according to a program stored in a read-only memory (ROM) 1002 or a program loaded from a storage device 1009 into a random access memory (RAM) 1003. The RAM 1003 also stores various programs and data required for the operation of the electronic device 1000. The control device 1001, ROM 1002, and RAM 1003 are interconnected via a bus 1004. An input / output (I / O) interface 1006 is also connected to the bus 1004.

[0122] Typically, the following devices can be connected to the I / O interface 1006: input devices 1006 including, for example, a touchscreen, touchpad, keyboard, mouse, camera, microphone, accelerometer, gyroscope, etc.; output devices 1007 including, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), speaker, vibrator, etc.; storage devices 1009 including, for example, magnetic tape, hard disk, etc.; and communication devices 10010. Communication device 10010 allows electronic device 1000 to communicate wirelessly or wiredly with other devices to exchange data. Although Figure 5 An electronic device 1000 with various devices is shown; however, it should be understood that it is not required to implement or possess all of the devices shown. More or fewer devices may be implemented or possessed alternatively.

[0123] Specifically, according to embodiments of this application, the processes described above with reference to the flowcharts can be implemented as computer software programs. For example, embodiments of this application include a computer program product comprising a computer program carried on a computer-readable medium, the computer program containing program code for performing the methods shown in the flowcharts. In such embodiments, the computer program can be downloaded and installed from a network via communication device 10010, or installed from storage device 1009, or installed from ROM 1002. When the computer program is executed by control device 1001, it performs the functions defined in the methods of embodiments of this application.

[0124] It should be noted that the computer readable medium in the present application can be a computer readable signal medium or a computer readable storage medium or any combination of the two. The computer readable storage medium may, for example, be, but is not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, device, or apparatus, or any combination of the above. More specific examples of the computer readable storage medium can include, but are not limited to, an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the above.

[0125] In the present application, the computer readable storage medium can be any tangible medium that contains or stores a program that can be used by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus or device. In the present application, the computer readable signal medium can include a data signal that is propagated in a baseband or as a part of a carrier wave, in which a computer readable program code is carried. Such a propagated data signal can take many forms, including but not limited to electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof. The computer readable signal medium can also be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus or device. The program code contained on the computer readable medium can be transmitted by any suitable medium, including but not limited to wire, cable, RF (radio frequency), etc., or any suitable combination of the above.

[0126] The computer readable medium described above can be contained in the electronic device described above; or can exist separately and not be assembled into the electronic device.

[0127] The computer readable medium described above carries one or more programs, which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform the method shown in the above embodiments.

[0128] A computer program product is provided in this application, which can be written in one or more programming languages or combinations thereof to execute computer program codes for performing the operations of the present disclosure, including object-oriented programming languages such as Java, Smalltalk, C++, and conventional procedural programming languages such as "C" language or similar programming languages. The program code can be executed entirely on a user computer, partially on a user computer, as an independent software package, partially on a user computer and partially on a remote computer, or entirely on a remote computer or media library. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer can be connected to the user computer through any kind of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or can be connected to an external computer (for example, through the Internet by using an Internet service provider).

[0129] The flowcharts and block diagrams in the drawings illustrate the possible implementation architecture, function and operation of the system, method and computer program product according to various embodiments of the present application. In this regard, each block in the flowcharts or block diagrams can represent a module, a program segment, or a part of code containing one or more executable instructions for implementing a specified logical function. It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the blocks can occur in different order than that shown in the drawings. For example, two blocks that are shown in succession can actually be executed substantially in parallel, and sometimes in reverse order, depending on the involved functions. It should also be noted that each block in the block diagrams and / or flowcharts, and the combination of blocks in the block diagrams and / or flowcharts, can be implemented by a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified functions or operations, or can be implemented by a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

[0130] The units involved in the embodiments described in the present application can be implemented in software or in hardware. Among them, the name of the unit does not constitute a limitation to the unit itself in some cases, for example, the first acquisition unit can also be described as "a unit for acquiring at least two internet protocol addresses".

[0131] The functions described above in this paper can be executed at least partially by one or more hardware logic components. For example, non-limitingly, exemplary types of hardware logic components that can be used include field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), application specific standard products (ASSP), system on a chip (SOC), complex programmable logic devices (CPLD), etc.

[0132] In the context of the present application, a machine-readable medium can be a tangible medium that can contain or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. The machine-readable medium can be a machine-readable signal medium or a machine-readable storage medium. Machine-readable storage medium can include, but are not limited to, electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of a machine-readable storage medium will include one or more lines of electrical connections, portable computer disks, hard disk, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory), optical fiber, portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), optical storage device, magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

[0133] Other embodiments of the application will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the application disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the application being indicated by the following claims.

[0134] It is to be understood that the application is not limited to the precise construction described and as shown in the attached figures, and that various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the application. The scope of the application is limited only by the claims that follow.

Claims

1. A control method of a washing machine, characterized by, The method comprises: controlling the washing machine to issue a prompt sound to prompt the user to take out the clothes; if the clothes are not taken out within a preset time period, determining whether there is environmental noise in the home environment; if yes, controlling the washing machine to stop issuing the prompt sound; redetermining whether there is environmental noise in the home environment until it is determined that there is no environmental noise in the home environment, and then controlling the washing machine to issue the prompt sound again to prompt the user to take out the clothes.

2. The control method according to claim 1, characterized by, if the clothes are not taken out within a preset time period, the control method further comprises: controlling the washing machine to rotate at a preset speed to perform a shaking treatment on the clothes in the washing machine until the user takes out the clothes.

3. The control method according to claim 1, characterized by, The determination of whether there is environmental noise in the home environment comprises: determining the running states of the smart devices in the home environment, and determining whether there is environmental noise in the home environment according to the running states of the smart devices.

4. The control method according to claim 3, characterized by, The smart devices include an extractor hood and / or a gas stove. The determination of the running states of the smart devices in the home environment and the determination of whether there is environmental noise in the home environment according to the running states of the smart devices comprise: if it is determined that the extractor hood and / or the gas stove are in a working state and the current working gear is higher than a preset working gear, it is determined that there is environmental noise in the home environment.

5. The control method according to claim 1, characterized by, The determination of whether there is environmental noise in the home environment comprises: controlling at least one sound sensor arranged in the home environment to collect environmental sound in the home environment; determining whether there is environmental noise in the home environment according to the collection results of the environmental sound of the sound sensors.

6. The control method according to claim 1, characterized by, The control of the washing machine to issue the prompt sound comprises: controlling the washing machine and a sound-producing smart device in the home environment to issue the prompt sound simultaneously to prompt the user to take out the clothes.

7. A control device for a laundry machine, characterized in that, The method comprises: a first control module for controlling the washing machine to issue a prompt sound to prompt the user to take out the clothes; a determination module for determining whether there is environmental noise in the home environment if the clothes are not taken out within a preset time period, and controlling the washing machine to stop issuing the prompt sound if yes; a second control module for redetermining whether there is environmental noise in the home environment until it is determined that there is no environmental noise in the home environment, and then controlling the washing machine to issue the prompt sound again to prompt the user to take out the clothes.

8. A laundry machine characterized by The washing machine comprises: a washing machine body and a control device arranged on the washing machine body; the control device is used to control the washing machine body to work according to the control method of the washing machine in any one of claims 1-6.

9. An electronic device, comprising: The method comprises: at least one processor and a memory; the memory stores computer-executed instructions; the at least one processor executes the computer-executed instructions stored in the memory, so that the at least one processor executes the method in any one of claims 1-6.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores computer-executed instructions, and when the processor executes the computer-executed instructions, the method in any one of claims 1-6 is implemented.

11. A computer program product comprising a computer program, characterized in that, The computer program is executed by the processor to implement the method in any one of claims 1-6.

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