A method and system for linking a garment treatment device and a garment treatment agent.

Abstract

This invention discloses a method and system for associating garment processing equipment with garment processing agents. The method is executed on a smart terminal, which has an application management program installed for controlling the garment processing equipment. The method includes the following steps: acquiring garment processing agent information and preset association instructions stored in an electronic tag unit; opening the garment processing equipment association interface in the application management program according to the association instructions; recommending and displaying garment processing equipment information associated with the garment processing agent in the garment processing equipment association interface based on the garment processing agent information and preset association rules; receiving user operation instructions and associating and binding the target garment processing equipment with the garment processing agent according to the operation instructions. This invention allows for quick access to the garment processing equipment association interface through an electronic tag unit and recommends and displays associated garment processing equipment information according to preset association rules. The operation is simple, convenient, time-saving, and highly efficient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of garment treatment technology, specifically, it relates to a method and system for linking garment treatment equipment and garment treatment agent. Background Technology

[0002] With the development of technology, clothing processing equipment has become increasingly feature-rich and more complex to operate. The operation of clothing processing equipment has evolved from the traditional knob or button operation to select clothing processing programs to comprehensive operation of clothing processing equipment through an APP. Users can monitor the washing status at any time through the APP and remotely control the operation status of clothing processing equipment, providing a more comprehensive and superior experience compared to traditional clothing processing equipment.

[0003] While operating garment processing equipment via an app offers users some convenience, the increasing functionality of these devices has led to a proliferation of garment processing agents of various types and brands, such as detergents, color protectants, disinfectants, and fabric softeners. This can easily result in misuse. Therefore, to reduce misuse, it is necessary to associate and bind each garment processing agent with its corresponding garment processing equipment to improve the accuracy of dispensing.

[0004] Currently, users can bind garment treatment agents to garment treatment devices via the app. However, users first need to open the app, find the control UI of the garment treatment device, and then add the currently used garment treatment agent through scanning or photo recognition to associate it with the device. This process is cumbersome, requiring multiple steps and interfaces to find the association interface, resulting in a poor user experience. Furthermore, some users, such as men or the elderly, may not have a clear understanding of the specific garment treatment programs performed by each device or the specific uses of each garment treatment agent. Therefore, they cannot accurately and professionally associate garment treatment agents with garment treatment devices.

[0005] In view of this, the present invention is hereby proposed. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a method for associating clothing treatment equipment and clothing treatment agent. The method can quickly access the clothing treatment equipment association interface through the electronic tag unit, which effectively solves the problem that the existing operation of associating clothing treatment equipment and clothing treatment agent is complicated and cumbersome, requiring multiple steps and multiple interfaces to access the clothing treatment equipment association interface.

[0007] To address the aforementioned technical problems, the first aspect of this application discloses a method for associating a garment treatment device with a garment treatment agent. The method is executed on a smart terminal, which has an application management program installed for controlling the garment treatment device, and includes the following steps:

[0008] Retrieve the clothing treatment agent information and preset associated instructions stored in the electronic tag unit;

[0009] Open the clothing processing device association interface in the application management program according to the association instruction;

[0010] Based on the information of the garment treatment agent and the preset association rules, the information of garment treatment equipment associated with the garment treatment agent is recommended and displayed in the garment treatment equipment association interface.

[0011] Receive user operation instructions and associate and bind the target garment treatment device with the garment treatment agent according to the operation instructions.

[0012] Furthermore, the electronic tag unit includes a near-field communication tag pre-written with clothing treatment agent information and association instructions, and the association method includes:

[0013] The smart terminal triggers the association command in the near-field communication tag at close range, directly opening the clothing processing device association interface in the application management program;

[0014] While the smart terminal triggers the associated command at close range, it acquires the clothing treatment agent information from the near-field communication tag.

[0015] Based on the obtained clothing treatment agent information and the preset association rules, the clothing treatment equipment information associated with the clothing treatment agent is recommended and displayed in the clothing treatment equipment association interface.

[0016] Preferably, the near-field communication tag includes an NFC tag disposed on the garment treatment container.

[0017] Furthermore, the method for associating the garment treatment equipment with the garment treatment agent also includes the following steps:

[0018] Download the application management program, register an account, and bind at least one garment processing device;

[0019] Obtain information about clothing processing devices with intelligent dispensing function from the clothing processing devices bound to the application management program account, and associate the clothing processing devices with intelligent dispensing function with the clothing processing agent.

[0020] Furthermore, the method for associating the garment treatment equipment with the garment treatment agent also includes the following steps:

[0021] Obtain information on the most frequently used clothing treatment devices within a set time period, and by default recommend associating the most frequently used clothing treatment devices with the clothing treatment agent.

[0022] Furthermore, the garment treatment agent information includes at least the type of garment treatment agent, and the association method further includes:

[0023] The type of clothing treatment agent is obtained based on the electronic tag unit;

[0024] Obtain information about the type of garment processing device bound to the application management program and / or the garment processing programs historically executed by the garment processing device;

[0025] Based on the type of garment processing equipment and / or the information on garment processing procedures historically executed by the garment processing equipment, as well as the type of garment processing agent, it is recommended to associate the garment processing equipment with the highest matching degree of the garment processing agent;

[0026] Preferably, the historical clothing processing program information includes the frequency at which each clothing processing device executes a set clothing processing program and / or the number of times the set clothing processing program is executed within a set time period.

[0027] Furthermore, the garment processing device association interface displays at least: the identified garment processing agent information, the recommended associated garment processing device information, and the association confirmation option;

[0028] Preferably, within a set time period during which the garment treatment equipment association interface recommends and displays information about garment treatment equipment associated with the garment treatment agent:

[0029] If no user operation command is received, the recommended clothing treatment device will be selected by default and associated with the clothing treatment agent.

[0030] Furthermore, the interface of the garment processing equipment also displays the associated time;

[0031] Preferably, the usage time of the clothing treatment agent is calculated based on the number of clothing treatment devices associated with the clothing treatment agent and the clothing treatment program information executed by the clothing treatment devices in the past, and the usage time is displayed as the associated time on the clothing treatment device association interface.

[0032] Furthermore, the method for associating the garment treatment equipment with the garment treatment agent also includes the following steps:

[0033] When the remaining association time is less than the set time, send the user a reminder message to purchase clothing treatment agent and / or a confirmation message requesting whether to add clothing treatment agent to continue association;

[0034] Wherein: the remaining association time is the difference between the association time and the actual usage time of the clothing treatment agent;

[0035] Preferably, if a confirmation message from the user to continue the association is received within the association time, the association time is updated. The association time is the sum of the remaining association time from the last association and the usage time of the clothing treatment agent in this association.

[0036] The usage duration of the associated clothing treatment is the time manually entered or selected by the user.

[0037] Furthermore, the method for associating the garment treatment equipment with the garment treatment agent also includes the following steps:

[0038] Determine whether the account of the application management program is bound to multiple clothing processing devices;

[0039] If so, the clothing treatment equipment association interface will recommend and display clothing treatment equipment information associated with the clothing treatment agent, and will also display an association replacement option.

[0040] After receiving the user's operation instruction, the association replacement option will redirect to the association replacement interface.

[0041] The interface for changing the association displays information on all clothing processing devices bound to the account associated with the application management program, and receives user selections;

[0042] Associate and bind the user-selected target garment treatment device with the garment treatment agent.

[0043] A second aspect of this application also provides a system for linking a garment treatment device and a garment treatment agent, for implementing the above-described linking method, comprising:

[0044] The electronic tag unit stores information about the garment treatment agent and preset association instructions;

[0045] A smart terminal is used to identify the electronic tag unit to obtain clothing treatment agent information, and to obtain clothing treatment equipment information recommended and associated with the clothing treatment agent information according to the association instruction;

[0046] Preferably, the electronic tag unit is an NFC tag or an RFID tag set on the garment treatment box;

[0047] The smart terminal includes a tag recognition module, which can be either an NFC recognition module or an RFID recognition module.

[0048] By adopting the above technical solution, the present invention has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art.

[0049] 1. In the method for associating clothing treatment equipment and clothing treatment agent provided by the present invention, the smart terminal can quickly access the clothing treatment equipment association interface through the electronic tag unit, and directly recommend and display the associated clothing treatment equipment information on the clothing treatment equipment association interface according to the preset association rules. The association operation is simple and convenient, time-saving, efficient, and provides a better user experience. It effectively solves the problem that the existing clothing treatment equipment and clothing treatment agent association operation is complicated and cumbersome, requiring multiple steps and multiple interfaces to access the clothing treatment equipment association interface.

[0050] 2. In the method for associating clothing treatment equipment and clothing treatment agent provided by the present invention, the smart terminal can, based on the type of clothing treatment equipment and / or the clothing treatment program information executed by the clothing treatment equipment in the past, and combined with the information of the clothing treatment agent obtained from the electronic tag unit, use big data analysis to match and recommend clothing treatment equipment that should be preferentially associated with the clothing treatment agent, so as to achieve a more professional, accurate and intelligent association between the clothing treatment agent and the clothing treatment equipment, further reducing the probability of mis-dispensing and ensuring the clothing treatment effect.

[0051] 3. In the method for associating the garment processing device and the garment processing agent provided by the present invention, the garment processing device association interface also displays the association time, giving the user an intuitive time reminder. Furthermore, when the remaining association time is less than the set time, it will also send the user a reminder to purchase the garment processing agent and / or a request confirmation message asking whether to add the garment processing agent to continue the association, reminding the user to purchase or add the garment processing agent, thus avoiding the phenomenon that the garment processing procedure cannot be executed normally due to insufficient remaining garment processing agent because the user forgets to add or purchase the garment processing agent.

[0052] The specific embodiments of the present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0053] The accompanying drawings, as part of this invention, are used to provide a further understanding of the invention. The illustrative embodiments and descriptions of the invention are used to explain the invention, but do not constitute an undue limitation of the invention. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely some embodiments, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative effort. In the drawings:

[0054] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the process for linking the garment treatment equipment and the garment treatment agent of the present invention;

[0055] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating one embodiment of the method for associating the clothing treatment device and the clothing treatment agent in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

[0056] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating one embodiment of the method for associating the garment treatment device and the garment treatment agent in Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

[0057] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating one embodiment of the method for associating the garment treatment device and the garment treatment agent in Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

[0058] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram showing the interface associated with a clothing processing device when the application management program is bound to only one clothing processing device in this embodiment of the invention.

[0059] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram showing the interface for the association of clothing processing devices when the application management program is bound to multiple clothing processing devices in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0060] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the changing of the associated interface display on the smart terminal in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0061] It should be noted that these accompanying drawings and textual descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way, but rather to illustrate the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. Detailed Implementation

[0062] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0063] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the embodiments.

[0064] like Figure 1 As shown, this invention discloses a method for associating a garment treatment device with a garment treatment agent. The association method is executed on a smart terminal, which has an application management program installed for controlling the garment treatment device. The method includes the following steps:

[0065] S101: Obtain the clothing treatment agent information and preset associated instructions stored in the electronic tag unit;

[0066] S102: Open the clothing processing device association interface in the application management program according to the association instruction;

[0067] S103: Based on the clothing treatment agent information and preset association rules, recommend and display clothing treatment equipment information associated with the clothing treatment agent in the clothing treatment equipment association interface;

[0068] S104: Receive the user's operation command and associate and bind the target clothing treatment device with the clothing treatment agent according to the operation command.

[0069] In the above solution, the smart terminal is an electronic device such as a smartphone, smart computer, or smart iPad that can obtain the clothing treatment agent information and preset association instructions stored in the electronic tag unit. The electronic tag unit can be installed on a liquid container for storing the clothing treatment agent, such as a clothing treatment agent box or bag; of course, the electronic tag unit can also be installed in other locations convenient for user operation. The application management program can be a mini-program or APP that can remotely control the clothing treatment equipment; preferably, the application management program is an APP.

[0070] Furthermore, the electronic tag unit in this invention stores information about the garment treatment agent stored in the garment treatment agent box or bag, such as the type, concentration, net content, and ingredients of the garment treatment agent. Each garment treatment agent box or bag corresponds to one electronic tag unit. The electronic tag unit also has a pre-written association instruction to bind the garment treatment agent to the garment treatment device. When the smart terminal triggers the electronic tag unit, it obtains the association instruction and directly adjusts to the garment treatment device association interface to perform the corresponding association operation.

[0071] The association instruction stored in the electronic tag unit of the present invention is: open the clothing treatment device association interface, and associate the clothing treatment agent with the clothing treatment device bound in the application management program according to the preset association rules.

[0072] This invention enables quick access to the garment processing equipment association interface via an electronic tag unit, and recommends and displays associated garment processing equipment information according to preset association rules. The operation is simple and convenient, time-saving, efficient, and provides a better user experience. It effectively solves the problem that the existing operation of associating garment processing equipment with garment processing agents is complicated and cumbersome, requiring multiple steps and multiple interfaces to access the garment processing equipment association interface.

[0073] Example 1

[0074] The method for associating the garment treatment device and the garment treatment agent provided in this embodiment is described in detail, mainly taking the use of a near-field communication tag in the electronic tag unit.

[0075] Specifically, such as Figure 2 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for associating a garment treatment device with a garment treatment agent. The electronic tag unit includes a near-field communication tag pre-written with garment treatment agent information and association instructions. The association method includes the following steps:

[0076] S201: The smart terminal triggers the association command in the near-field communication tag at close range, directly opening the clothing processing device association interface in the application management program;

[0077] S202: While the smart terminal triggers the associated command at close range, it obtains the clothing treatment agent information in the near-field communication tag;

[0078] S203: Based on the obtained clothing treatment agent information and preset association rules, recommend and display clothing treatment equipment information associated with the clothing treatment agent in the clothing treatment equipment association interface;

[0079] Preferably, the near-field communication tag includes an NFC tag disposed on the garment treatment container. The NFC tag can be affixed to the garment treatment container, and the NFC tag contains internally stored information about the garment treatment and associated instructions.

[0080] Of course, the near-field communication tag is not limited to NFC tags, but can also be an RFID tag. In this embodiment, the electronic tag unit preferably uses an NFC tag. When the electronic tag unit is an NFC tag, the association operation process is as follows: The user opens the NFC function settings interface of the smart terminal, and the smart terminal is brought close to the NFC tag, so that the NFC tag falls into the sensing range of the smart terminal, triggering the association command. The smart terminal directly opens the clothing treatment equipment association interface of the application management program. Based on the clothing treatment agent information and the preset association rules, the clothing treatment equipment association interface recommends and displays clothing treatment equipment information associated with the clothing treatment agent.

[0081] By using NFC tags as electronic tag units, not only is the cost low, but the shortcut instructions written in the NFC tags also make the entire association operation simpler and faster.

[0082] Furthermore, by using NFC tags as electronic tag units, users can also use NFC-enabled smart terminals to select and adjust the associated commands according to their own needs, thereby meeting their personalized requirements and improving the user experience.

[0083] For example, the preset association rules include a first association rule and a second association rule. A user can use a smart terminal to write an association command into the NFC tag: "Open the clothing treatment device association interface in the application management program, and recommend and display clothing treatment device information associated with the clothing treatment agent in the clothing treatment device association interface according to the first association rule." In this way, when the smart terminal performs the association operation between the clothing treatment device and the clothing treatment agent, it will associate and bind them according to the first association rule based on the user's selection, meeting the user's personalized needs.

[0084] Example 2

[0085] The method for associating the garment treatment equipment and the garment treatment agent provided in this embodiment is based on Embodiment 1, and further details how the garment treatment equipment and the garment treatment agent are associated and bound.

[0086] like Figure 3 As shown, in a preferred embodiment of this example, the method for associating the garment treatment device with the garment treatment agent further includes the following steps:

[0087] S301: Download the application management program, register an account, and bind at least one garment processing device;

[0088] S302: Obtain information about clothing processing devices with smart dispensing function from the clothing processing device order bound to the application management program account;

[0089] S303: Associate the clothing treatment device with intelligent dispensing function with the clothing treatment agent.

[0090] In the above implementation, the user needs to first download or install the application management program, register an account, and bind one or more remotely controlled clothing processing devices to the account. During the binding process, information about each clothing processing device needs to be obtained. This information includes: the location, name, function type, device model, and historical clothing processing program information of each device. Based on this information, information about clothing processing devices with intelligent dispensing capabilities is obtained, and these devices are associated with the clothing processing agent to achieve precise and intelligent dispensing of the agent.

[0091] In the above implementation, all clothing processing devices with smart delivery function bound to the application management program account can be associated by default, or one or more clothing processing devices with smart delivery function can be associated according to preset association rules.

[0092] Furthermore, in another preferred embodiment of this invention, the method for associating the garment treatment device with the garment treatment agent further includes the following steps:

[0093] Obtain information on the most frequently used clothing treatment devices within a set time period, and by default recommend associating the most frequently used clothing treatment devices with the clothing treatment agent.

[0094] Specifically, if it is determined that the application management program account is bound to multiple clothing processing devices, then when performing the association operation, the clothing processing device that has been used most frequently or most often in the past month or quarter can be associated by default.

[0095] By adopting the above association rules, we can avoid the smart terminal from associating some long-unused clothing treatment devices with the clothing treatment agent when performing association operations, thus avoiding affecting the user experience.

[0096] Furthermore, in another preferred embodiment of this example, the clothing treatment agent information includes at least the type of clothing treatment agent, and the association method further includes:

[0097] The type of clothing treatment agent is obtained based on the electronic tag unit;

[0098] Obtain information about the type of garment processing device bound to the application management program and / or the garment processing programs historically executed by the garment processing device;

[0099] Based on the type of garment processing equipment and / or the garment processing program information executed by the garment processing equipment in the past, as well as the type of garment processing agent, it is recommended to associate the garment processing equipment with the highest matching degree of the garment processing agent.

[0100] Preferably, the historical clothing processing program information includes the frequency at which each clothing processing device executes a set clothing processing program and / or the number of times the set clothing processing program is executed within a set time period.

[0101] By adopting the association method provided in the above embodiments, a more accurate association and matching between clothing treatment equipment and clothing treatment agent can be achieved, avoiding association confusion that could lead to poor clothing treatment results and affect the user experience.

[0102] To further illustrate, if the smart terminal obtains information from the electronic tag unit that the laundry detergent is a detergent specifically for children or infants, then when associating the laundry, it is recommended to prioritize associating with a children's washing machine, or to prioritize associating with the washing machine that executes the infant wash or children's stubborn stain wash program most frequently or repeatedly.

[0103] Alternatively, if the smart terminal obtains from the electronic tag unit that the garment treatment agent is a care agent or a colorant, it is recommended to prioritize associating with garment treatment devices that have care functions, such as a washing and care machine, or to prioritize associating with garment treatment devices that perform garment care procedures most frequently or repeatedly.

[0104] In the method for associating clothing treatment equipment and clothing treatment agent provided in this embodiment, the smart terminal can use big data analysis to match and recommend clothing treatment equipment that should be preferentially associated with the clothing treatment agent based on the type of clothing treatment equipment and / or the clothing treatment program information executed by the clothing treatment equipment in the past, combined with the information of the clothing treatment agent obtained from the electronic tag unit. This achieves a more professional, accurate, and intelligent association between the clothing treatment agent and the clothing treatment equipment, further reducing the probability of mis-dispensing and ensuring the clothing treatment effect.

[0105] Furthermore, such as Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown in this embodiment, the clothing treatment device association interface displays at least: the identified clothing treatment agent information, the recommended associated clothing treatment device information, and the association confirmation option.

[0106] The association confirmation option is a touch key displayed on the association interface of the garment processing equipment. Users can confirm the association operation by clicking the touch key.

[0107] Preferably, within a set time period during which the garment treatment equipment association interface recommends and displays information about garment treatment equipment associated with the garment treatment agent:

[0108] If no user operation command is received, the recommended clothing treatment device will be selected by default and associated with the clothing treatment agent.

[0109] In the above scheme, if the user does not confirm within the set time after the recommendation, the smart terminal will default to selecting the recommended clothing treatment device and binding it with the clothing treatment agent.

[0110] Preferably, the set time is between 10s and 20s, which provides the user with sufficient operation time while avoiding excessive waiting time that could affect the normal use of the clothing processing equipment.

[0111] Example 3

[0112] The main difference between the method for associating the garment treatment device and the garment treatment agent provided in this embodiment and that in Embodiments 1 and 2 is that the garment treatment device association interface also displays the association time.

[0113] like Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown in the figure, the method for associating the garment treatment device and the garment treatment agent provided in this embodiment also displays the association time on the garment treatment device association interface;

[0114] Preferably, the usage time of the garment treatment agent is calculated based on the number of garment treatment devices associated with the garment treatment agent, the garment treatment program information executed in the past by the garment treatment devices, and the garment treatment agent information obtained based on the electronic tag unit, and the usage time is displayed as the associated time on the garment treatment device association interface.

[0115] In the above scheme, the historical clothing processing program information executed by the clothing processing equipment includes the frequency and number of times the clothing processing equipment executes the set clothing processing program, as well as the amount of clothing processing agent added each time; the clothing processing agent information includes the type, concentration, net content, etc. of the clothing processing agent. Based on the above information, the theoretical usage time of the clothing processing agent is calculated and displayed as the associated time on the clothing processing equipment's associated interface, allowing users to roughly know and understand the associated time, and prepare for subsequent purchases or additions of clothing processing agent.

[0116] In this embodiment, the association time can be updated automatically. When the user opens the association interface of the clothing treatment device, the user can intuitively see the remaining association time, which makes it easier for the user to prepare for subsequent purchase or addition of clothing treatment agent.

[0117] Preferably, such as Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the clothing processing device's interface also has time increment / decrement buttons, allowing users to manually increase or decrease the associated time based on the recommended associated time.

[0118] Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment, the method for associating the garment treatment device with the garment treatment agent further includes the following steps:

[0119] When the remaining association time is less than the set time, send the user a reminder message to purchase clothing treatment agent and / or a confirmation message requesting whether to add clothing treatment agent to continue association;

[0120] Wherein: the remaining association time is the difference between the association time and the actual usage time of the clothing treatment agent.

[0121] Preferably, if a confirmation message from the user to continue the association is received within the association time, the association time is updated. The association time is the sum of the remaining association time from the last association and the usage time of the clothing treatment agent in this association.

[0122] The usage duration of the associated clothing treatment is the time manually entered or selected by the user.

[0123] In the method for associating the garment processing device and the garment processing agent provided in this embodiment, the garment processing device association interface also displays the association time, giving the user an intuitive time reminder. Furthermore, when the remaining association time is less than the set time, it will also send the user a reminder to purchase the garment processing agent and / or a request confirmation message asking whether to add the garment processing agent to continue the association. This reminds the user to purchase or add the garment processing agent, avoiding the situation where the garment processing procedure cannot be executed normally due to insufficient remaining garment processing agent because the user forgets to add or purchase the garment processing agent.

[0124] If no confirmation message from the user to continue the association is received when the association period has ended or the associated clothing treatment agent has been used up, a reminder can be issued to indicate that the clothing treatment agent has been used up.

[0125] Example 4

[0126] The main difference between the method for associating the garment treatment device and the garment treatment agent provided in this embodiment and that in embodiments one to three is that the garment treatment device association interface also displays an association replacement option, allowing users to manually replace the associated garment treatment device.

[0127] The method for associating clothing processing equipment and clothing processing agent provided in this embodiment is mainly applicable to situations where an application management program account is bound to multiple clothing processing devices, and users can manually change the associated clothing processing devices.

[0128] Specifically, such as Figure 4 , Figure 6 , Figure 7 As shown, the method for associating the garment treatment device and the garment treatment agent provided in this embodiment further includes the following steps:

[0129] S401: Determine whether multiple clothing processing devices are bound to the account of the application management program;

[0130] S402: If so, the garment processing equipment association interface, while recommending and displaying garment processing equipment information associated with the garment processing agent, also displays an association replacement option; (see...) Figure 6 (As shown)

[0131] S403: After the association change option receives the user's operation instruction, it will jump to the change association interface;

[0132] S404: Change the associated interface to display all clothing processing device information bound to the account of the aforementioned application management program, and receive user selections (see...). Figure 7 (as shown);

[0133] S405: Associate and bind the user-selected target garment treatment device with the garment treatment agent.

[0134] In the above solution, the target garment treatment device can be one or more units. The method of associating garment treatment device and garment treatment agent provided in this embodiment allows users to manually change the associated garment treatment device according to their actual needs, thereby meeting users' personalized needs and providing a better user experience.

[0135] Example 5

[0136] This embodiment provides a system for linking a garment treatment device and a garment treatment agent, used to implement the linking methods described in Embodiments 1 to 4 above. The linking system includes:

[0137] The electronic tag unit stores information about the garment treatment agent and preset association instructions;

[0138] A smart terminal is used to identify the electronic tag unit to obtain clothing treatment agent information, and to obtain clothing treatment equipment information recommended and associated with the clothing treatment agent information according to the association instruction;

[0139] Preferably, the electronic tag unit is an NFC tag or an RFID tag set on the garment treatment box;

[0140] The smart terminal includes a tag recognition module, which can be either an NFC recognition module or an RFID recognition module.

[0141] More preferably, the electronic tag unit is an NFC tag disposed on the garment treatment container, and the NFC tag stores the internal garment treatment information and the association command. The smart terminal is a smartphone with NFC functionality.

[0142] This embodiment also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the above-described method for associating the garment treatment device with the garment treatment agent.

[0143] For example, when the processor executes the computer program, it performs the following steps:

[0144] S101: Obtain the clothing treatment agent information and preset associated instructions stored in the electronic tag unit;

[0145] S102: Open the clothing processing device association interface in the application management program according to the association instruction;

[0146] S103: Based on the clothing treatment agent information and preset association rules, recommend and display clothing treatment equipment information associated with the clothing treatment agent in the clothing treatment equipment association interface;

[0147] S104: Receive the user's operation command and associate and bind the target clothing treatment device with the clothing treatment agent according to the operation command.

[0148] The clothing processing equipment described in this invention includes, but is not limited to, washing machines, dryers, garment care machines, washer-dryers, and washer-care combos. Preferably, the clothing processing equipment described in this embodiment of the invention is a washing machine.

[0149] The garment treatment agent includes, but is not limited to, detergents, fabric softeners, disinfectants, color protectants, fragrance enhancers, and bleaching agents. Preferably, the garment treatment agent in this embodiment of the invention is a detergent.

[0150] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way. Although the present invention has been disclosed above with reference to preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make some modifications or alterations to the above-described technical content to create equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes, and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention shall still fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for associating a laundry treatment device with a laundry treatment agent, characterized in that: the method is executed on a smart terminal, the smart terminal is installed with an application management program for controlling a laundry treatment device, and comprises the following steps: obtaining laundry treatment agent information stored in an electronic tag unit and a preset association instruction; the laundry treatment agent information at least comprises a type of laundry treatment agent; opening a laundry treatment device association interface in the application management program according to the association instruction; obtaining a type of laundry treatment device bound by the application management program and / or laundry treatment program information historically executed by the laundry treatment device; recommending a laundry treatment device with the highest matching degree with the laundry treatment agent for association according to the type of laundry treatment device and / or the laundry treatment program information historically executed by the laundry treatment device, and the type of laundry treatment agent; and recommending and displaying laundry treatment device information associated with the laundry treatment agent in the laundry treatment device association interface; receiving an operation instruction of a user, and binding a target laundry treatment device with the laundry treatment agent according to the operation instruction. 2.The method for associating a laundry treatment device with a laundry treatment agent according to claim 1, characterized in that: the electronic tag unit comprises a near field communication tag pre-written with laundry treatment agent information and an association instruction, and the association method comprises: the smart terminal triggers the association instruction in the near field communication tag at a close distance, and directly opens the laundry treatment device association interface in the application management program; the smart terminal obtains the laundry treatment agent information in the near field communication tag at the same time of triggering the association instruction at a close distance; and based on the obtained laundry treatment agent information and a preset association rule, the laundry treatment device association interface is recommended and displayed with laundry treatment device information associated with the laundry treatment agent; the near field communication tag comprises an NFC tag arranged on a laundry treatment agent box. Further comprising the following steps: downloading the application management program, registering an account, and binding at least one laundry treatment device; obtaining laundry treatment device information of a laundry treatment device with a smart dispensing function bound by the account of the application management program, and associating the laundry treatment device with the laundry treatment agent. Further comprising the following steps: obtaining laundry treatment device information with the highest usage frequency within a set time period, and defaulting to recommend a laundry treatment device with the highest usage frequency for association with the laundry treatment agent. 5.The method for associating a laundry treatment device with a laundry treatment agent according to claim 1, characterized in that: the laundry treatment device association interface at least displays: recognized laundry treatment agent information, recommended laundry treatment device information for association, and an association confirmation option; and within a set time of recommending and displaying laundry treatment device information associated with the laundry treatment agent in the laundry treatment device association interface: if an operation instruction of a user is not received at all, then a recommended laundry treatment device for association is default selected for binding with the laundry treatment agent. 6.The method for associating a laundry treatment device with a laundry treatment agent according to claim 5, characterized in that: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 3.The method of claim 2, wherein, ​ ​ ​ 4. The method of associating a laundry treating appliance with a laundry treating agent according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The clothes treatment device association interface also displays the association time; According to the number of clothes treatment devices associated with the clothes treatment agent and the clothes treatment program information executed by the clothes treatment devices, the use time of the clothes treatment agent is calculated; And the use time is displayed as the association time on the clothes treatment device association interface. 7.The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises, if the laundry treatment device is not connected to the laundry treatment agent, displaying a message for connecting the laundry treatment device to the laundry treatment agent. Further comprising the following steps: When the remaining association time is less than the set time, the user is prompted with prompt information to purchase clothes treatment agent and / or request confirmation information whether to add clothes treatment agent for continued association; Wherein: the remaining association time is the difference between the association time and the actual use time of the clothes treatment agent; If the user's confirmation information for continued association is received within the association time, the association time is updated, and the association time is the sum of the last remaining association time and the use time of the associated clothes treatment agent this time; Wherein: the use time of the associated clothes treatment agent this time is the time manually input or manually selected by the user.

8. The method of associating a laundry treating appliance with a laundry treating agent according to any one of claims 5-7, characterized in that, Further comprising the following steps: Determine whether multiple clothes treatment devices are bound in the account of the application management program; If yes, the clothes treatment device association interface displays the association replacement option while recommending and displaying the clothes treatment device information associated with the clothes treatment agent; After receiving the user's operation instruction on the association replacement option, jump to the replacement association interface; The replacement association interface displays all clothes treatment device information bound in the account of the application management program, and receives the user's selection; The target clothes treatment device selected by the user is associated and bound with the clothes treatment agent.

9. A clothes treatment apparatus and clothes treatment agent association system, characterized by, For implementing the association method according to any one of claims 1-8, comprising: An electronic tag unit storing clothes treatment agent information and a preset association instruction; A smart terminal for identifying the electronic tag unit to obtain clothes treatment agent information, and obtaining clothes treatment device information recommended for association with the clothes treatment agent information according to the association instruction; The electronic tag unit is an NFC tag or an RFID tag arranged on a clothes treatment agent box; The smart terminal includes a tag identification module, which corresponds to an NFC identification module or an RFID identification module. The smart terminal includes a tag identification module, which corresponds to an NFC identification module or an RFID identification module.

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