Method and apparatus for cleaning target area, storage medium and electronic device

Through image acquisition and automatic cleaning modes, the floor scrubber's cleaning box achieves efficient cleaning without human intervention, solving the problem of users' reluctance to clean manually and improving the user experience.

CN116158706BActive Publication Date: 2026-02-27HAIER YOUJIA INTELLIGENT TECH (BEIJING) CO LTD +2
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Application Number
CN202211653673.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-12-21
Publication Date
2026-02-27
Estimated Expiration
2042-12-21

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Technical Problem

In existing technologies, the waste materials in the cleaning box of floor scrubbers are mixed and need to be manually cleaned by users, leading to secondary pollution and users' reluctance to clean.

Method used

The image acquisition device acquires images of the cleaning box to determine the degree of cleanliness, automatically selects the cleaning mode and cleans in sections, using high-pressure water or steam to clean the target area until the cleaning threshold is reached.

Benefits of technology

This technology enables automatic cleaning of the floor scrubber's cleaning box without manual user contact, improving the user experience and avoiding the risk of contamination associated with manual cleaning.

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Abstract

The application discloses a target area cleaning method and device, a storage medium and an electronic device, relates to the technical field of smart homes, and comprises the following steps: determining the current cleanliness of a cleaning box of a cleaning device, wherein the cleaning box is used for carrying garbage objects collected by the cleaning device after the cleaning device completes a cleaning task; determining a cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device and a target area to be cleaned in the cleaning box according to the current cleanliness; and cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode. The problem that the cleaning box of the cleaning device can only be cleaned in a manual contact mode in the prior art is solved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of smart home, in particular to a target area cleaning method and device, a storage medium and an electronic device. BACKGROUND

[0002] For female friends or pet owners, it is easy to suck hair, pet hair and other fiber materials into the cleaning box of the scrubber when cleaning the home with the scrubber. When the cleaning is completed, the user does not want to manually clean the mixed garbage in the cleaning box. When the cleaning box is used for a period of time, dirt will accumulate in the cleaning box, causing secondary pollution.

[0003] In the related art, there is no effective solution to the problem that the cleaning box of the cleaning device can only be cleaned by the user manually.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to improve the related art to overcome the defects in the related art. SUMMARY

[0005] The embodiments of the present application provide a target area cleaning method and device, a storage medium and an electronic device to at least solve the problem that the cleaning box of the cleaning device can only be cleaned by the user manually in the related art.

[0006] According to one of the embodiments of the present application, a target area cleaning method is provided, comprising: determining the current cleanliness of the cleaning box of the cleaning device, wherein the cleaning box is used to carry the garbage objects collected by the cleaning device after completing the cleaning work; determining the cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device and the target area to be cleaned in the cleaning box according to the current cleanliness; and cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode.

[0007] In one exemplary embodiment, determining the cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device comprises: obtaining a first image acquisition result of the cleaning box by an image acquisition device; determining the current cleanliness of the cleaning box according to the material condition and water quality condition in the first image acquisition result; and determining the cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device according to the current cleanliness.

[0008] In one exemplary embodiment, determining the target area to be cleaned in the cleaning box comprises: obtaining a plurality of division zones of the cleaning box, wherein the division zones are obtained according to a preset rule; and determining the target area whose current cleanliness is less than a first cleanliness threshold from the plurality of division zones, wherein the target area comprises at least one division zone.

[0009] In an example embodiment, cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode comprises: in a case where the cleaning mode is multiple and the target area comprises multiple divided areas, determining the divided areas corresponding to the cleaning modes respectively; and cleaning the divided areas corresponding to the cleaning modes respectively.

[0010] In an example embodiment, cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode comprises: in a case where the cleaning mode is a high-pressure cleaning mode, generating high-pressure water by a high-pressure pump in the cleaning device; in a case where a pressure regulating valve in the cleaning device forms the high-pressure water into a high-pressure water column, spraying the high-pressure water column to the target area to clean the target area.

[0011] In an example embodiment, cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode comprises: in a case where the cleaning mode is a steam cleaning mode, spraying steam generated by a steam pipe in the cleaning device to the target area to clean the target area.

[0012] In an example embodiment, during the process of cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode, the method further comprises: monitoring a current cleanliness of the target area; in a case where the current cleanliness is less than a second cleaning threshold, continuing to clean the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode; and in a case where the current cleanliness is greater than the second cleaning threshold, stopping cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode.

[0013] According to another embodiment of the present application, a cleaning device for a target area is also provided, comprising: a first determining module configured to determine a current cleanliness of a cleaning box of a cleaning device, wherein the cleaning box is configured to carry garbage objects collected by the cleaning device after the cleaning device completes a cleaning task; a second determining module configured to determine, according to the current cleanliness, a cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device and a target area to be cleaned in the cleaning box; and a cleaning module configured to clean the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode.

[0014] According to still another aspect of the present application, a computer readable storage medium is also provided, which stores a computer program, wherein the computer program is configured to execute the cleaning method for a target area when running.

[0015] According to a further aspect of the embodiments of the present application, an electronic device is provided, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the cleaning method of the target area by the computer program.

[0016] According to the embodiments of the present application, the current cleanliness of a cleaning box of a cleaning device is determined, wherein the cleaning box is used to carry garbage objects collected by the cleaning device after the cleaning device completes a cleaning task; according to the current cleanliness, a cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device and a target area to be cleaned in the cleaning box are determined; and the target area in the cleaning box is cleaned according to the cleaning mode. The problem that the cleaning box of the cleaning device can only be cleaned by a user in a manual contact mode in the related art is solved, and user experience is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and form part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application and, together with the description, further serve to explain the principles of the application.

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the accompanying drawings required to be used in the embodiments or prior art description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings without creative labor.

[0019] Figure 1 is a hardware environment schematic diagram of an optional target area cleaning method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 2 is a flowchart of an optional target area cleaning method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 3 is an optional cleaning device cleaning structure diagram of an optional target area cleaning method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 4 is an optional cleaning device control terminal display screen schematic diagram of an optional target area cleaning method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 5 is an optional cleaning device steam pipe and high-pressure pipe structure schematic diagram of an optional target area cleaning method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 6 is an optional cleaning device structure side schematic diagram of an optional target area cleaning method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 7 is a structural block diagram of an optional target area cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] In order to enable persons skilled in the art to better understand the schemes of the present application, the technical schemes in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by persons skilled in the art without creative labor should fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0027] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-described drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and do not necessarily have to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data thus used can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "include" and "have" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units does not have to be limited to only those steps or units clearly listed, but can include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0028] According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a target area cleaning method is provided. The target area cleaning method is widely applied to smart home (Smart Home), smart home, smart home device ecology, intelligence house (Intelligence House) ecology, and whole-house intelligent digital control application scenarios. Optionally, in the present embodiment, the above-mentioned target area cleaning method can be applied to the hardware environment composed of a plurality of terminal devices 102 and a server 104 as shown in Figure 1 As shown in Figure 1 The server 104 is connected with the plurality of terminal devices 102 through a network, and can be used to provide services (such as application services, etc.) for terminals or clients installed on terminals, a database can be set on the server or independently of the server, and used to provide data storage services for the server 104, cloud computing and / or edge computing services can be configured on the server or independently of the server, and used to provide data operation services for the server 104.

[0029] The network can include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: a wired network, a wireless network. The wired network can include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: a wide area network, a metropolitan area network, a local area network. The wireless network can include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: WIFI (Wireless Fidelity), Bluetooth. The terminal device 102 can be, but is not limited to, a PC, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a smart air conditioner, a smart oven, a smart refrigerator, a smart oven, a smart oven, a smart washing machine, a smart water heater, a smart washing device, a smart dishwasher, a smart projection device, a smart television, a smart clothesline, a smart curtain, a smart audio and video, a smart socket, a smart sound, a smart sound box, a smart fresh air device, a smart kitchen and bathroom device, a smart bathroom device, a smart sweeping robot, a smart window cleaning robot, a smart mopping robot, a smart air purification device, a smart steamer, a smart microwave oven, a smart kitchen, a smart purifier, a smart water dispenser, a smart door lock, etc.

[0030] In the present embodiment, a cleaning method for a target area is provided, which includes but is not limited to being applied to a cleaning device, Figure 2 is a flowchart of an optional cleaning method for a target area according to an embodiment of the present application, which includes the following steps:

[0031] Step S202: determining the current cleanliness of a cleaning box of a cleaning device, wherein the cleaning box is used to carry garbage objects collected by the cleaning device after the cleaning device completes a cleaning task;

[0032] Step S204: determining a cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device and a target area to be cleaned in the cleaning box according to the current cleanliness;

[0033] Step S206: cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode.

[0034] Through the above steps, the current cleanliness of a cleaning box of a cleaning device is determined, wherein the cleaning box is used to carry garbage objects collected by the cleaning device after the cleaning device completes a cleaning task; a cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device and a target area to be cleaned in the cleaning box are determined according to the current cleanliness; and the target area in the cleaning box is cleaned according to the cleaning mode. The problem that users are unwilling to manually contact the cleaning box of the cleaning device for cleaning in the related art is solved, thereby improving the user experience.

[0035] Optionally, determining the cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device comprises: obtaining a first image acquisition result of the cleaning box by the image acquisition device; determining the current cleanliness of the cleaning box according to the substance condition and the water quality condition in the first image acquisition result; and determining the cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device according to the current cleanliness.

[0036] It can be understood that the image acquisition device in the cleaning device, such as the miniature camera 32 in the cleaning device 1 shown in FIG. 1, acquires the image of the cleaning box to obtain the first image acquisition result, and the cleaning device extracts the feature value of the first image acquisition result, including but not limited to the extraction of color and area features. Figure 3 It can be understood that the image acquisition device in the cleaning device, such as the miniature camera 32 in the cleaning device 1 shown in FIG. 1, acquires the image of the cleaning box to obtain the first image acquisition result, and the cleaning device extracts the feature value of the first image acquisition result, including but not limited to the extraction of color and area features.

[0037] Further, in the case that the cleanliness of the target object is less than the first threshold value, the cleaning mode selection operation can be selected by the target object itself, specifically, the operation on the display screen of the cleaning device and / or the operation on the mobile terminal of the target object; in the case that the target object does not select or selects the automatic cleaning function (as shown in FIG. 2), the cleaning device automatically selects the cleaning mode in the case that the target object does not operate for the set time. Figure 4

[0038] Optionally, determining the target area to be cleaned in the cleaning box comprises: obtaining a plurality of division areas of the cleaning box, wherein the division areas are obtained according to a preset rule; and determining a target area with a current cleanliness less than a first cleanliness threshold from the plurality of division areas, wherein the target area comprises at least one division area.

[0039] It can be understood that after the cleaning device performs image feature extraction and weighted calculation to obtain the cleanliness of the cleaning box, the cleanliness is compared with the first cleanliness threshold, and the cleaning area can be divided according to the upper, middle upper, middle, middle lower and lower five areas of the cleaning brush 35 (as shown in FIG. 1). Figure 3 It can be understood that after the cleaning device performs image feature extraction and weighted calculation to obtain the cleanliness of the cleaning box, the cleanliness is compared with the first cleanliness threshold, and the cleaning area can be divided according to the upper, middle upper, middle, middle lower and lower five areas of the cleaning brush 35 (as shown in FIG. 1).

[0040] ​Optionally, the cleaning of the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode comprises: in the case that the cleaning mode is multiple and the target area comprises multiple divided areas, determining the divided areas corresponding to the cleaning mode respectively; and cleaning the divided areas corresponding to the cleaning mode respectively.

[0041] Further, in the case that different divided areas correspond to different cleaning degrees, different cleaning modes can be selected for different divided areas. For example, the cleaning device can display the cleaning degrees of different divided areas on the display screen and / or the mobile terminal, and recommend the target object with the cleaning mode according to the different cleaning degrees; in addition, the target object can also select the cleaning mode according to the cleaning degree value, for example, in the case that only the middle and lower parts of the cleaning degree are fed back, i.e. only the cleaning degrees of the middle and lower parts are less than the first cleaning threshold, and the cleaning degree of the middle part is very low and the cleaning degree of the lower part is relatively high, the high-pressure cleaning mode is selected for the middle part and the ultra-speed cleaning mode is selected for the lower part.

[0042] Optionally, the cleaning of the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode comprises: in the case that the cleaning mode is the high-pressure cleaning mode, generating high-pressure water by the high-pressure pump in the cleaning device; in the case that the high-pressure water is formed into a high-pressure water column by the pressure regulating valve in the cleaning device, spraying the high-pressure water column to the target area to clean the target area.

[0043] Specifically, Figure 3 is a cleaning structure diagram of an optional cleaning device of an optional target area cleaning method according to the embodiments of the present application; as Figure 3 shown, the cleaning structure of the cleaning device comprises: a control terminal 31 (with a display screen and a motor drive), a miniature camera 32, a cleaning box 33, a drain valve 34, a cleaning brush 35, a roller shaft 36, and a steam pipe and a high-pressure pipe. The structure diagram of the steam pipe and the high-pressure pipe is shown in Figure 5 , which comprises: a transmission gear 51, a steam pipe 52, a heating wire 53, a roller shaft 36, a high-pressure pump 55, a pressure regulating valve 56, a high-pressure pipe 57, a transmission shaft 58, and another transmission gear 59. The roller shaft body is uniformly covered with small holes.

[0044] Further, when the target object selects and / or the cleaning device selects the high-pressure cleaning mode, the high-pressure pump in the cleaning device starts to work, converts the water in the roller shaft into high-pressure water, and then forms a high-pressure water column through the pressure regulating valve, and sprays it to the target area in the box body through the small holes of the roller shaft body, which can be the entire box body or one or several divided areas.

[0045] Optionally, the cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode comprises: in the case that the cleaning mode is a steam cleaning mode, spraying steam generated by a steam pipe in the cleaning device to the target area to clean the target area.

[0046] Further, when the target object selects and / or the cleaning device selects a high-pressure cleaning mode, the bottom plate opens the heating development, and then the heating wire starts heating. After the steam pipe is heated, the water in the roller shaft is further heated to form steam, which is then sprayed to the inside of the box body through the small holes of the roller shaft body. It can be the entire box body or a certain or several divided areas.

[0047] Optionally, during the process of cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode, the method further comprises: monitoring the current cleanliness of the target area; in the case that the current cleanliness is less than a second cleaning threshold, continuing to clean the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode; in the case that the current cleanliness is greater than the second cleaning threshold, stopping cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode.

[0048] It can be understood that after cleaning the cleaning box, the current cleanliness is calculated again by image acquisition, and in the case that the cleanliness is less than the second cleaning threshold, the cleaning mode is repeated to clean the cleaning box. In the case that the cleanliness is greater than the second cleaning threshold, it is confirmed that the cleaning box has been cleaned, and the cleaning mode is stopped. It should be noted that the cleaning mode is repeated to clean the cleaning box, which can directly repeat the just executed cleaning mode for all divided areas, or can select to execute the cleaning mode with the highest cleaning degree among all cleaning modes for all divided areas.

[0049] Optionally, after cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode, the method further comprises: image acquisition of the cleaned cleaning box to obtain a second image acquisition result of the cleaning box; determining whether the cleaning box is damaged according to the second image acquisition result; in the case that the cleaning box is damaged, sending prompt information to the mobile terminal of the target object, wherein the prompt information is used to prompt that the cleaning box has been damaged.

[0050] Specifically, after the first cleaning, it is judged whether the cleaning box is damaged according to the second image acquisition result obtained by re-acquiring, and in the case that the cleaning box is damaged, the cleaning box replacement reminder is sent to the terminal of the target object and the cleaning box replacement reminder is directly displayed on the display screen of the cleaning device.

[0051] Optionally, before determining the cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device, the method further comprises: receiving a setting instruction of the target object; in response to the setting instruction, selecting a target function from all functions possessed by the cleaning device; and generating the cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device according to the target function.

[0052] For example, after the target object sets the instruction on the display screen of the terminal or the cleaning device, for example, selects the manual cleaning + middle and upper part + steam cleaning in Figure 4 , the cleaning device receives and responds to the setting instruction of the target object, and then selects the corresponding target function according to the setting instruction, that is, mobilizes the middle and upper part of the cleaning brush to steam clean the cleaning box, and then calls the components such as the steam pipe shown in Figure 5 to cooperate with steam cleaning, and then starts to clean the cleaning box.

[0053] Obviously, the above-described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, not all. In order to better understand the above-mentioned target area cleaning method, the above process is described below in combination with the embodiments, but not used to limit the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, specifically:

[0054] Figure 3 is a cleaning structure diagram of an optional cleaning device of an optional target area cleaning method according to an embodiment of the present application; as shown in Figure 3 , the cleaning structure of the cleaning device includes: a control terminal 31 (with a display screen and a motor drive), a miniature camera 32, a cleaning box 33, a water drain valve 34, a cleaning brush 35, a roller shaft 36, and a steam pipe and a high-pressure pipe.

[0055] In the cleaning structure: 1) the control terminal display screen schematic diagram as shown in Figure 4 is used to prompt the user to select different cleaning functions, mainly manual cleaning, super speed, fast, high-pressure cleaning, automatic cleaning, slow, steam cleaning, and the cleanable cleaning box parts are respectively the upper part, the middle and upper part, the middle part, the middle and lower part, and the lower part; the control terminal motor drive is used to drive the roller shaft to work according to the function selected by the user; 2) the structure schematic diagram of the steam pipe and the high-pressure pipe as shown in Figure 5 , including: a transmission gear 51, a steam pipe 52, a heating wire 53, a roller shaft 36, a high-pressure pump 55, a pressure regulating valve 56, a high-pressure pipe 57, a transmission shaft 58, and another transmission gear 59.

[0056] Figure 6 is a structure side view schematic diagram of an optional cleaning device of an optional target area cleaning method according to an embodiment of the present application, the visible side structure includes: a handle 61, a display screen 62 (the display screen 62 is on the control terminal 31), a motor part 63, a water tank 64, a motor transmission shaft 58, a transmission gear 59, a water receiving pipe 67, a steam pipe 52, a cleaning box 33.

[0057] More specifically, the functions of the various parts are as follows:

[0058] 1) Control terminal: contains a display screen and a motor drive, the display screen is used to prompt the user to select different functions, and the motor drive is used to drive the roller shaft to work according to the user's selection of functions;

[0059] 2) Micro camera: embedded on the upper, middle and lower parts of the inside of the cleaning box, a total of three on the left and right sides, powered by a button cell, used to scan the substances and water quality inside the cleaning box (equivalent to the garbage object in the above embodiment), to determine the cleaning mode to be used in the scanning area;

[0060] 3) Cleaning box: a device made of high-strength material for storing water and cleaning substances;

[0061] 4) Drain valve: a device for draining the substances and water quality inside the cleaning box;

[0062] 5) Cleaning brush: a uniformly distributed high-strength flexible device installed on the roller shaft, used to cut the cleaning material, controlled and driven by the roller shaft;

[0063] 6) Roller shaft: a cylindrical device installed in the middle of the cleaning box, with small holes evenly distributed on the shaft body (for releasing steam and high-pressure water), the shaft body has waterproof, anti-electric and high-temperature resistance properties, used to receive control instructions from the control terminal and control the cleaning brush to perform corresponding operations according to the instructions.

[0064] 7) Steam pipe: installed inside the roller shaft, connected to the roller shaft body through gears on the upper and lower ends of the transmission shaft, with a heating wire sealed inside the pipe, the heating switch is connected to the bottom plate of the control terminal by wired mode, powered by the bottom plate, when the user selects steam cleaning, the bottom plate opens the heating switch and the heating wire starts heating, the steam pipe is heated to form steam from the water inside the roller shaft, which is sprayed into the box body through the small holes on the roller shaft body;

[0065] 8) High-pressure pipe: installed inside the roller shaft, connected to the roller shaft body through gears on the upper and lower ends of the transmission shaft, powered by the bottom plate, with a high-pressure pump and a pressure regulating valve installed inside the pipe, the high-pressure pump is connected to the bottom plate of the control terminal by wired mode, when the user selects high-pressure cleaning, the high-pressure pump starts working to convert the water inside the roller shaft into high-pressure water, which forms a high-pressure water column through the pressure regulating valve, which is sprayed into the box body through the small holes on the roller shaft body.

[0066] Further, when the user completes the cleaning work, he can choose manual cleaning or automatic cleaning on the display screen according to the turbidity of the water quality in the cleaning box, and the control screen drives the motor to perform different cleaning modes, and the motor drives the roller shaft and the cleaning brush to separate and flush the garbage in the barrel.

[0067] Further, the roller shaft divides the cleaning brush into five cleaning areas, i.e., upper, upper middle, middle, lower middle and lower areas, which can work independently or in combination. When the user selects a cleaning mode and a cleaning area, the roller shaft can select a corresponding mode in the corresponding area. When the user does not select a cleaning area, the five cleaning areas perform the same cleaning mode.

[0068] Specifically, after the user makes a cleaning selection: 1) when the user selects manual cleaning, the user can also select three cleaning speeds, i.e., super speed, fast speed and slow speed, and can also select one or more of the five areas, i.e., upper, upper middle, middle, lower middle and lower areas, of the cleaning brush;

[0069] It should be noted that the manual cleaning in this optional embodiment refers to manually selecting a cleaning instruction on a control terminal (including but not limited to a mobile terminal of the user and a display screen of the cleaning device), and the cleaning device automatically performs cleaning of the cleaning box after receiving the control instruction, rather than manually cleaning by the user.

[0070] 2) When the user selects automatic cleaning, a micro camera of the cleaning box scans the inside of the cleaning box to automatically determine which cleaning mode is needed for each of the five areas, and sends the determined cleaning instruction (including a cleaning area, a cleaning speed and a cleaning mode) to the control terminal, which sends a cleaning mode that should be performed by each cleaning area to the roller shaft according to the cleaning instruction.

[0071] 3) When the user selects steam cleaning, the inside of the cleaning box is washed with high-temperature steam, and the micro camera confirms whether the box is clean. When the cleanliness of the box reaches 99.99%, the camera sends an instruction to the control terminal, and the control terminal sends a stop instruction for the steam cleaning mode to stop the motor. This effectively inhibits the growth of bacteria inside the cleaning box.

[0072] 4) When the inside of the cleaning box is pasted with impurities that are difficult to clean, the user selects high-pressure cleaning, and the micro camera confirms whether the inside of the box is clean. When the cleanliness of the box reaches 99.99%, the camera sends an instruction to the control terminal, and the control terminal sends a stop instruction for the high-pressure cleaning mode to ensure the cleanliness of the inside of the cleaning box.

[0073] Through the above content of this optional embodiment, the user can freely select a cleaning method, which solves the problem in the related art that the user does not want to manually contact the cleaning box of the cleaning device for cleaning, thereby improving the user experience.

[0074] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method according to the above-mentioned embodiments can be realized by means of software on a general hardware platform, and of course can also be realized by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present application can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as a ROM / RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk) and includes a plurality of instructions for causing a terminal device (which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, or a network device) to execute the methods of the various embodiments of the present application.

[0075] In the embodiments, a cleaning device for a target area is also provided, which is used to implement the above-mentioned embodiments and preferred embodiments, and will not be described again. As used below, the term "module" can be a combination of software and / or hardware that implements a predetermined function. Although the devices described in the following embodiments are preferably implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware is also possible and is contemplated.

[0076] Figure 7 is a structural block diagram of an optional cleaning device for a target area according to an embodiment of the present application, which includes:

[0077] A first determining module 72 is configured to determine a current cleanliness level of a cleaning box of a cleaning device, wherein the cleaning box is used to carry garbage objects collected by the cleaning device after the cleaning device completes a cleaning task;

[0078] A second determining module 74 is configured to determine, according to the current cleanliness level, a cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device and a target area to be cleaned in the cleaning box;

[0079] A cleaning module 76 is configured to clean the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode.

[0080] By means of the above-mentioned device, the current cleanliness level of the cleaning box of the cleaning device is determined, wherein the cleaning box is used to carry garbage objects collected by the cleaning device after the cleaning device completes a cleaning task; according to the current cleanliness level, a cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device and a target area to be cleaned in the cleaning box are determined; and the target area in the cleaning box is cleaned according to the cleaning mode. The problem that users are unwilling to manually contact the cleaning box of the cleaning device for cleaning in the related art is solved, and user experience is thus improved.

[0081] Optionally, the second determining module 74 is further configured to acquire the first image acquisition result of the image acquisition device on the cleaning box; determine the current cleanliness of the cleaning box based on the material and water quality conditions in the first image acquisition result; and determine the cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning equipment based on the current cleanliness.

[0082] It is understandable that the image acquisition device in the cleaning equipment, such as Figure 3 The miniature camera 32 in the device captures images of the cleaning box, obtaining a first image acquisition result. The cleaning device extracts feature values ​​from the first image acquisition result, including but not limited to color and area features. Then, the extracted feature values ​​are weighted and calculated; for example, color feature value × color weight + area feature value × volume weight = degree of dirtiness. The cleanliness level of the cleaning box is then determined based on the degree of dirtiness. It should be noted that the weights of the feature values ​​can be set by the target object or automatically generated by the system within the cleaning device.

[0083] Furthermore, if the target object's cleanliness level is below a first threshold, the user can select a cleaning mode, specifically by operating the selection on the cleaning device's display screen and / or on their mobile device; if no selection is made on the target object and / or the automatic cleaning function is selected (e.g., ...), the user can choose a cleaning mode. Figure 4 In the case shown), if the cleaning equipment waits for the set time without receiving an operation command from the target object, it will automatically select a cleaning mode. It should be noted that the target object is not selected during the waiting period; however, if the target object selects the automatic cleaning function, the cleaning equipment will automatically select a cleaning mode.

[0084] Optionally, the second determining module 74 is further configured to acquire multiple division zones of the cleaning box, wherein the division zones are obtained according to preset rules; and to determine a target area from the multiple division zones whose current cleanliness level is less than a first cleanliness threshold, wherein the target area includes at least one division zone.

[0085] Understandably, after the cleaning equipment extracts and weights image features to determine the cleanliness level of the cleaning box, it compares this cleanliness level with a first cleanliness threshold. The division of the cleaning area can be based on the cleaning brush size (e.g., 35). Figure 3 The five areas (upper, upper-middle, middle, lower-middle, and lower) of the cleaning box correspond to the designated areas. The cleanliness level of each area can be calculated separately, allowing cleaning to be performed only on areas with a cleanliness level below a first cleanliness threshold. It should be noted that this application does not limit whether to perform zoned cleaning or overall cleaning.

[0086] Optionally, the cleaning module 76 is further configured to, in the case that the cleaning mode is multiple and the target area comprises multiple sub-areas, determine the sub-areas corresponding to the cleaning modes respectively; and clean the sub-areas corresponding to the cleaning modes respectively.

[0087] Further, in the case that different sub-areas correspond to different cleaning degrees, different cleaning modes can be selected for different sub-areas. For example, the cleaning device can display the cleaning degrees of different sub-areas on the display screen and / or the mobile terminal, and recommend the target object with the cleaning modes according to the different cleaning degrees; in addition, the target object can also select the cleaning modes according to the cleaning degrees, for example, in the case that only the cleaning degrees of the middle part and the lower part are fed back, i.e. only the cleaning degrees of the middle part and the lower part are less than the first cleaning threshold, and the cleaning degree of the middle part is very low and the cleaning degree of the lower part is relatively high, the high-pressure cleaning mode is selected for the middle part and the ultra-speed cleaning mode is selected for the lower part.

[0088] Optionally, the cleaning module 76 is further configured to, in the case that the cleaning mode is the high-pressure cleaning mode, generate high-pressure water by a high-pressure pump in the cleaning device; form a high-pressure water column by a pressure regulating valve in the cleaning device; and spray the high-pressure water column to the target area to clean the target area.

[0089] Specifically, Figure 3 is a cleaning structure diagram of an optional cleaning device according to an optional target area cleaning method of an embodiment of the present application; as Figure 3 shown, the cleaning structure of the cleaning device comprises: a control terminal 31 (with a display screen and a motor drive), a miniature camera 32, a cleaning box 33, a drain valve 34, a cleaning brush 35, a roller shaft 36, a steam pipe and a high-pressure pipe. The structure diagram of the steam pipe and the high-pressure pipe is shown in Figure 5 , which comprises: a transmission gear 51, a steam pipe 52, a heating wire 53, a roller shaft 36, a high-pressure pump 55, a pressure regulating valve 56, a high-pressure pipe 57, a transmission shaft 58, and another transmission gear 59. The roller shaft body is uniformly and densely covered with small holes.

[0090] Further, when the target object selects and / or the cleaning device selects the high-pressure cleaning mode, the high-pressure pump in the cleaning device starts to work to convert the water in the roller shaft into high-pressure water, and then form a high-pressure water column through the pressure regulating valve, and then spray to the target area in the box body through the small holes of the roller shaft body, which can be the entire box body or one or several sub-areas.

[0091] Optionally, the cleaning module 76 is further configured to, in the case that the cleaning mode is the steam cleaning mode, spray steam generated by a steam pipe in the cleaning device to the target area to clean the target area.

[0092] Further, when the target object selects and / or the cleaning device selects the high-pressure cleaning mode, the bottom plate opens the heating development, and then the heating wire starts heating. After the steam pipe is heated, the water in the roller shaft is further heated to form steam, which is then sprayed into the box body through the roller shaft body hole. It can be the entire box body or a certain or several partitioned areas.

[0093] Optionally, the cleaning module 76 is further configured to monitor a current cleanliness degree of the target area during the cleaning of the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode; continue to clean the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode when the current cleanliness degree is less than a second cleaning threshold; and stop cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode when the current cleanliness degree is greater than the second cleaning threshold.

[0094] It can be understood that after cleaning the cleaning box, the current cleanliness degree is calculated again by image acquisition. When the cleanliness degree is lower than the second cleaning threshold, the cleaning mode is repeated for the cleaning box. When the cleanliness degree is greater than the second cleaning threshold, it is confirmed that the cleaning box has been cleaned, and the cleaning mode is stopped. It should be noted that the cleaning mode can be directly repeated for all partitioned areas, or all cleaning modes with the highest cleaning degree can be selected for all partitioned areas.

[0095] Optionally, the cleaning module 76 is further configured to acquire an image of the cleaned cleaning box after cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode, to obtain a second image acquisition result of the cleaning box; determine whether the cleaning box is damaged according to the second image acquisition result; and send a prompt information to a mobile terminal of the target object when the cleaning box is damaged, wherein the prompt information is used to prompt that the cleaning box has been damaged.

[0096] Specifically, after the first cleaning, it is judged whether the cleaning box is damaged according to the second image acquisition result obtained by re-acquiring, and the cleaning box replacement reminder is sent to the terminal of the target object and the cleaning box replacement reminder is directly displayed on the display screen of the cleaning device when the cleaning box is damaged.

[0097] Optionally, the second determination module 74 is further configured to receive a setting instruction of the target object before determining the cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device; select a target function from all functions possessed by the cleaning device in response to the setting instruction; and generate the cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device according to the target function.

[0098] For example, the target object sets the instruction on the terminal or the display screen of the cleaning device, such as selectingFigure 4 The manual cleaning + middle and upper part + steam cleaning shown in the figure, the cleaning device receives and responds to the setting instruction of the target object, and then selects the corresponding target function according to the setting instruction, that is, mobilizes the middle and upper parts of the cleaning brush to steam clean the cleaning box, and then calls the steam pipe and other components cooperating with steam cleaning, and then starts to clean the cleaning box. Figure 5 The steam pipe and other components cooperating with steam cleaning are shown in the figure, and then the cleaning of the cleaning box is started.

[0099] Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer readable storage medium, which stores a computer program, wherein the computer program is configured to execute the steps in any of the above method embodiments when running.

[0100] Optionally, in the present embodiment, the above storage medium can be configured to store a computer program for executing the following steps:

[0101] S1, determining the current cleanliness of a cleaning box of a cleaning device, wherein the cleaning box is used to carry garbage objects collected by the cleaning device after the cleaning device completes cleaning work;

[0102] S2, determining a cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device and a target area to be cleaned in the cleaning box according to the current cleanliness;

[0103] S3, cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode.

[0104] In one exemplary embodiment, the above computer readable storage medium can include, but is not limited to, a U disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a mobile hard disk, a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and various media that can store computer programs.

[0105] The specific examples in the present embodiment can refer to the examples described in the above embodiments and exemplary implementation manners, which will not be described here again.

[0106] Embodiments of the present application also provide an electronic device, comprising a memory and a processor, the memory stores a computer program, and the processor is configured to execute the computer program to execute the steps in any of the above method embodiments.

[0107] Optionally, in the present embodiment, the above processor can be configured to execute the following steps through the computer program:

[0108] S1, determining the current cleanliness of a cleaning box of a cleaning device, wherein the cleaning box is used to carry garbage objects collected by the cleaning device after the cleaning device completes cleaning work;

[0109] S2, determining a cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning device and a target area to be cleaned in the cleaning box according to the current cleanliness;

[0110] S3, cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode.

[0111] In an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device described above can further include a transmission device connected to the processor and an input / output device connected to the processor.

[0112] The specific examples in the present embodiment can refer to the examples described in the above embodiments and exemplary implementation manners, which will not be described herein again.

[0113] Obviously, those skilled in the art should understand that the modules or steps of the present application described above can be realized by general computing devices, which can be concentrated on a single computing device or distributed on a network composed of multiple computing devices, and can be realized by program codes executable by the computing devices, so that they can be stored in storage devices and executed by the computing devices, and in some cases, the steps shown or described can be executed in different order, or they can be manufactured into individual integrated circuit modules, or multiple modules or steps among them can be manufactured into a single integrated circuit module. Thus, the present application is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

[0114] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and it should be pointed out that those skilled in the art can make several improvements and refinements without departing from the principles of the present application, and these improvements and refinements should be considered as the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for cleaning a target area, characterized in that, include: Determine the current cleanliness level of the cleaning box in the cleaning equipment, wherein the cleaning box is used to hold the waste objects collected by the cleaning equipment after the cleaning equipment has completed the cleaning work; Based on the current level of cleanliness, determine the cleaning mode to be used by the cleaning equipment and the target area to be cleaned in the cleaning box; The target area within the cleaning box is cleaned according to the cleaning mode, wherein determining the target area to be cleaned in the cleaning box includes: Multiple division zones of the cleaning box are obtained, wherein the division zones are obtained according to preset rules; Determine a target area whose current cleanliness level is less than a first cleanliness threshold from the plurality of partitioned zones, wherein the target area includes at least one partitioned zone, and cleaning the target area within the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode includes: When there are multiple cleaning modes and the target area includes multiple partitioned areas, the partitioned areas corresponding to the multiple cleaning modes are determined respectively. Clean the areas corresponding to the cleaning modes respectively.

2. The cleaning method for the target area according to claim 1, characterized in that, Determining the cleaning mode to be used by the cleaning equipment includes: Obtain the first image acquisition result of the image acquisition device on the cleaning box; The current cleanliness of the cleaning box is determined based on the material and water quality conditions in the first image acquisition result; The cleaning mode to be used by the cleaning equipment is determined based on the current level of cleanliness.

3. The method for cleaning the target area according to any one of claims 1-2, characterized in that, Cleaning the target area within the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode includes: When the cleaning mode is high-pressure cleaning mode, high-pressure water is generated by the high-pressure pump inside the cleaning equipment. When the pressure regulating valve in the cleaning equipment forms a high-pressure water jet, the high-pressure water jet is sprayed onto the target area to clean the target area.

4. The method for cleaning a target area according to any one of claims 1-2, characterized in that, Cleaning the target area within the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode includes: When the cleaning mode is steam cleaning mode, the steam generated by the steam pipe in the cleaning equipment is sprayed onto the target area to clean the target area.

5. The cleaning method for the target area according to claim 1, characterized in that, During the cleaning of the target area within the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode, the method further includes: Monitor the current cleanliness level of the target area; If the current cleanliness level is less than the second cleaning threshold, continue cleaning the target area in the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode; If the current cleanliness level is greater than the second cleaning threshold, cleaning of the target area within the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode is stopped.

6. A cleaning device for a target area, characterized in that, include: The first determining module is used to determine the current cleanliness level of the cleaning box of the cleaning equipment, wherein the cleaning box is used to hold the garbage objects collected by the cleaning equipment after the cleaning equipment has completed the cleaning work; The second determining module is used to determine the cleaning mode to be adopted by the cleaning equipment and the target area to be cleaned in the cleaning box based on the current cleanliness level. The cleaning module is used to clean the target area within the cleaning box according to the cleaning mode. The second determining module is further used to acquire multiple division zones of the cleaning box, wherein the division zones are obtained according to preset rules; determine a target area from the multiple division zones whose current cleanliness level is less than a first cleanliness threshold, wherein the target area includes at least one division zone; and the cleaning module is further used to, when there are multiple cleaning modes and the target area includes multiple division zones, determine the division zones corresponding to each of the multiple cleaning modes; and clean the division zones corresponding to the cleaning modes respectively.

7. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium includes a stored program, wherein the program, when executed, performs the method of any one of claims 1 to 5.

8. An electronic device comprising a memory and a processor, characterized in that, The memory stores a computer program, and the processor is configured to execute the method of any one of claims 1 to 5 through the computer program.

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